Mark Slater
@markslater.bsky.social
If you see me posting here, remind me I have too many books, BluRays, DVDs, comics & games to get through to be wasting time on socials. Those backlogs aren’t going to clear themselves.
Occasional maker of THINGS.
@MarkSlater42 on Letterboxd
(He/Him)
Occasional maker of THINGS.
@MarkSlater42 on Letterboxd
(He/Him)
Ok, so I really didn’t like Danny Boyle’s ‘28 Years Later’. It was messy, unstructured, full of daft ideas that went nowhere and spoiled what made the original unique - and some of it was just badly directed.
But wow - ‘The Bone Temple’ - light and shade, 100 times better - what a turnaround!
But wow - ‘The Bone Temple’ - light and shade, 100 times better - what a turnaround!
January 17, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Ok, so I really didn’t like Danny Boyle’s ‘28 Years Later’. It was messy, unstructured, full of daft ideas that went nowhere and spoiled what made the original unique - and some of it was just badly directed.
But wow - ‘The Bone Temple’ - light and shade, 100 times better - what a turnaround!
But wow - ‘The Bone Temple’ - light and shade, 100 times better - what a turnaround!
Dipped my toe into Reddit for research purposes. Wow! There are a lot of arseholes on there aren’t there!
Deleted it again - life’s way too short.
Deleted it again - life’s way too short.
January 16, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Dipped my toe into Reddit for research purposes. Wow! There are a lot of arseholes on there aren’t there!
Deleted it again - life’s way too short.
Deleted it again - life’s way too short.
@kevingham.bsky.social
Saw this posted on the Stockport Reddit group. Maybe we won!
Saw this posted on the Stockport Reddit group. Maybe we won!
January 16, 2026 at 5:42 PM
@kevingham.bsky.social
Saw this posted on the Stockport Reddit group. Maybe we won!
Saw this posted on the Stockport Reddit group. Maybe we won!
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#Reading Challenge for 2026: M is for Murders, more precisely, The Murders of Conky Whallop is a #cosymystery or #cozymystery #comedy book.
#booksky #skybrarian
#booksky #skybrarian
January 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
#Reading Challenge for 2026: M is for Murders, more precisely, The Murders of Conky Whallop is a #cosymystery or #cozymystery #comedy book.
#booksky #skybrarian
#booksky #skybrarian
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#Reading Challenge for 2026: L is for Large Print, The Murders of Conky Whallop comes in the large, #dyslexia friendly #lexend font, so you want miss any of the twists and turns of this #cosymystery.
#booksky #skybrarian
#booksky #skybrarian
January 12, 2026 at 2:29 PM
#Reading Challenge for 2026: L is for Large Print, The Murders of Conky Whallop comes in the large, #dyslexia friendly #lexend font, so you want miss any of the twists and turns of this #cosymystery.
#booksky #skybrarian
#booksky #skybrarian
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#Reading Challenge for 2026: K is for Kali, who appears in the fifth Derring-Do Club adventure #book, the Sisterhood of the Death-Goddess.
#booksky #skybrarian
#booksky #skybrarian
January 11, 2026 at 11:37 AM
#Reading Challenge for 2026: K is for Kali, who appears in the fifth Derring-Do Club adventure #book, the Sisterhood of the Death-Goddess.
#booksky #skybrarian
#booksky #skybrarian
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#Reading Challenge for 2026: J is for Jackdaw, Jackdaw’s Choice is the first #book of The Daughters of Égraine trilogy.
#booksky #skybrarian
#booksky #skybrarian
January 10, 2026 at 4:44 PM
#Reading Challenge for 2026: J is for Jackdaw, Jackdaw’s Choice is the first #book of The Daughters of Égraine trilogy.
#booksky #skybrarian
#booksky #skybrarian
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#Reading Challenge for 2026: I is for I, the sentient phone in the SF #novel, I, Phone.
#booksky #skybrarian
#booksky #skybrarian
January 9, 2026 at 12:48 PM
#Reading Challenge for 2026: I is for I, the sentient phone in the SF #novel, I, Phone.
#booksky #skybrarian
#booksky #skybrarian
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#Reading Challenge for 2026: H is for Hastag, the first #book of the Thinkersphere series.
#booksky #skybrarian
#booksky #skybrarian
January 8, 2026 at 2:04 PM
#Reading Challenge for 2026: H is for Hastag, the first #book of the Thinkersphere series.
#booksky #skybrarian
#booksky #skybrarian
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#Reading Challenge for 2026: G is for Grey, the third Derring-Do Club #adventure #novel.
#booksky #skybrarian
#booksky #skybrarian
January 7, 2026 at 11:22 AM
#Reading Challenge for 2026: G is for Grey, the third Derring-Do Club #adventure #novel.
#booksky #skybrarian
#booksky #skybrarian
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#Reading Challenge for 2026: F is for Future, the complete set of near-future SF police procedurals #ebooks in one #boxset.
#booksky #skybrarian
#booksky #skybrarian
January 6, 2026 at 12:31 PM
#Reading Challenge for 2026: F is for Future, the complete set of near-future SF police procedurals #ebooks in one #boxset.
#booksky #skybrarian
#booksky #skybrarian
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#Reading Challenge for 2026: E is for Empire, the first #book of the Derring-Do Club adventures.
#booksky #skybrarian
#booksky #skybrarian
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 PM
#Reading Challenge for 2026: E is for Empire, the first #book of the Derring-Do Club adventures.
#booksky #skybrarian
#booksky #skybrarian
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#Reading Challenge for 2026: D is for Death, the fourth #book of the Derring-Do Club adventures.
#booksky #skybrarian
#booksky #skybrarian
January 4, 2026 at 12:14 PM
#Reading Challenge for 2026: D is for Death, the fourth #book of the Derring-Do Club adventures.
#booksky #skybrarian
#booksky #skybrarian
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#Reading Challenge for 2026: C is for Crow, the second #book of The Daughters of Égraine trilogy.
#booksky #skybrarian
#booksky #skybrarian
January 3, 2026 at 11:46 AM
#Reading Challenge for 2026: C is for Crow, the second #book of The Daughters of Égraine trilogy.
#booksky #skybrarian
#booksky #skybrarian
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January 2, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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Should books have spoiler warnings? e.g. SPOILER WARNING: This cosy mystery gives away the identity of the murderer near the end.
December 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Should books have spoiler warnings? e.g. SPOILER WARNING: This cosy mystery gives away the identity of the murderer near the end.
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Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
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Suddenly getting bursts of new followers. I’m guessing this is down to a new Twitter exodus and people signing up to a starter pack that I’m on. 🤷🏻♂️
January 11, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Suddenly getting bursts of new followers. I’m guessing this is down to a new Twitter exodus and people signing up to a starter pack that I’m on. 🤷🏻♂️
Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert and a picture of the band or artist.
January 11, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert and a picture of the band or artist.
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A considered piece about Robin Ince and his stand. Some excellent writing here, I implore you to read it.
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The BBC Chose Transphobia over Science
Transcript: Over the holidays, there was some news out of the UK that I wanted to highlight, lest it be lost in the news black hole that is Christmas and New Year: the British Broadcasting Corporat…
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January 10, 2026 at 11:02 PM
A considered piece about Robin Ince and his stand. Some excellent writing here, I implore you to read it.
skepchick.org/2026/01/the-...
skepchick.org/2026/01/the-...
‘Hamnet’ is excellent, but to use a handy phrase I picked up from @danpopomatic.bsky.social, it’s a bit of a day ruiner.
Jessie Buckley needs to win all the shiny things.
Jessie Buckley needs to win all the shiny things.
January 10, 2026 at 10:48 PM
‘Hamnet’ is excellent, but to use a handy phrase I picked up from @danpopomatic.bsky.social, it’s a bit of a day ruiner.
Jessie Buckley needs to win all the shiny things.
Jessie Buckley needs to win all the shiny things.
Bloody hilarious!
This wheel is to the boy squirrel the way that the football is to Charlie Brown and it still makes me laugh every time he tries to use it only to be immediately spun.
January 10, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Bloody hilarious!
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January 10, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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What’s really pleasing is both the photos I found of my childhood cinemas are from 1978 when I was 9 years old, and the marquees on both indicate they are showing films which I saw at these cinemas.
What was your #childhoodcinema
I had two in Stockport.
The Ritz, Duke St. Opened 1938, closed 1982, demolished 1986.
The Classic, Wellington Rd - opened 1937 as the Carlton, became the Essoldo in 1948, a 2nd screen was added in 1971 becoming the Classic in 1972. Closed 1992. Demolished 1994.
I had two in Stockport.
The Ritz, Duke St. Opened 1938, closed 1982, demolished 1986.
The Classic, Wellington Rd - opened 1937 as the Carlton, became the Essoldo in 1948, a 2nd screen was added in 1971 becoming the Classic in 1972. Closed 1992. Demolished 1994.
January 9, 2026 at 2:21 PM
What’s really pleasing is both the photos I found of my childhood cinemas are from 1978 when I was 9 years old, and the marquees on both indicate they are showing films which I saw at these cinemas.