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Scott Dorward @sdorward.bsky.social · 9h

Is Nightmare City any good? No.

Is it entertaining? In places.

Would I recommend it? Only if you you share my dysfunctional relationship with cheesy Italian horror. And why wouldn't you?

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Nightmare City (1980) - OHMC 2025 Day 10 - Blasphemous Tomes

Scott Dorward joins the atomic blood frenzy around Nightmare City as part of his 2025 October Horror Movie Challenge

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Pat Houlihan @patrickhoulihan.bsky.social · 1d

A new episode from the @apocalypseplayers.bsky.social campaign #murdershack written by @sdorward.bsky.social www.patreon.com/posts/139189...

The Murder Shack 02: ‘Simply Dead’ | The Apocalypse Players

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 1d

"Keep it down JK or I swear to god I'll get the hose."

a meme by salt_baer: I put a fried egg on my Croque Monsieur to make it a Croque Madame and now JK Rowling is outside my house shouting at me.

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Scott Dorward @sdorward.bsky.social · 1d

Roadgames is a perfectly serviceable thriller in the Hitchcock mould, but it just feels too damn safe. A bit more meanness could have made it into something special.

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Roadgames (1981) - OHMC 2025 Day 9 - Blasphemous Tomes

Scott Dorward drives off into the Outback to play some Road Games as part of his 2025 October Horror Movie Challenge

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Scott Dorward @sdorward.bsky.social · 2d

Sister Midnight is hard to sum up, which may be why I loved it so much. More of an absurd black comedy than a horror film, but with the kind of gothic sensibilities horror fans will enjoy.

My pick of the month so far.

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Sister Midnight (2024) - OHMC 2025 Day 8 - Blasphemous Tomes

Scott Dorward stays up past his bedtime with Sister Midnight as part of his 2025 October Horror Movie Challenge

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 3d

My new book, THE FLESH KING is out today and available everywhere your get your books. But I’d feel like an ass if I didn’t mention new books by two of my favorite writers: THE ESSENTIAL HORROR OF JOE R. LANSDALE and SHADOW TICKET by Thomas Pynchon. Why not go nuts and get all three?

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Scott Dorward @sdorward.bsky.social · 3d

I adored The Monkey. It is exactly the kind of gory, macabre fun that gets a ghoulish chuckle out of me. The only real surprise is that it was made by Oz Perkins, whose films are usually weightier.

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The Monkey (2025) - OHMC 2025 Day 7 - Blasphemous Tomes

Scott Dorward faces the music with The Monkey and its evil drum as part of his 2025 October Horror Movie Challenge

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Scott Dorward @sdorward.bsky.social · 3d

I think it can be, but here it seemed to be a pretty grounded example of how decorum can be deadly when it's used to excuse or ignore monstrous behaviour. There's a lesson for all of us in that.

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Scott Dorward @sdorward.bsky.social · 3d

It was wonderful to talk to @jaredlogan.bsky.social about all this gory stuff. I've wanted to have him on the Good Friends for a long time, and he did not disappoint.

The Good Friends of Jackson Elias @goodfriendsofje.bsky.social · 3d

@jaredlogan.bsky.social joins the Good Friends to help us work out why we love gore so much, why it makes us laugh, and how we can use it in our games without it becoming numbing

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The Joy of Gore, with Jared Logan - Blasphemous Tomes

Jared Logan joins the the Good Friends to discuss the the joy of gore, and how we can bring some blood and guts to our Call of Cthulhu games

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Scott Dorward @sdorward.bsky.social · 4d

I've heard good things over the years about Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, and took this opportunity to finally catch up with it. It's a gorgeous gothic fairy tale, although sometimes creepy for the wrong reasons.

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Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970) - OHMC 2025 Day 6 - Blasphemous Tomes

Scott Dorward embarks on a strange adventure with Valerie and Her Week of Wonders as part of his 2025 October Horror Movie Challenge

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Scott Dorward @sdorward.bsky.social · 5d

I felt in the mood for some schlocky nonsense, and WolfCop more than delivered.

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This is a daft, crass, messy film, and I was surprised by how much I liked it.

WolfCop (2014) - OHMC 2025 Day 5 - Blasphemous Tomes

Scott Dorward goes howling mad for the absurdity of WolfCop as part of his 2025 October Horror Movie Challenge

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Scott Dorward @sdorward.bsky.social · 6d

Today's OHMC review is The Lodge, a wintry tale of isolation, delusion, and dark secrets.

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The atmosphere is impeccable, even if the story itself doesn't always convince. Still, a nice, creepy gothic tale, made with real flair.

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The Lodge (2019) - OHMC 2025 Day 4 - Blasphemous Tomes

Scott Dorward settles in for a nice family getaway at The Lodge as part of his 2025 October Horror Movie Challenge

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Scott Dorward @sdorward.bsky.social · 7d

The Uninvited is an uneasy mashup of mystery, romance, and ghost story, with some awkward attempts at humour. It's perfectly entertaining, but nothing stands out as exceptional. Not a terrible way to spend 90 minutes, but I'm puzzled that it's so often cited as a classic of the genre.

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Scott Dorward @sdorward.bsky.social · 7d

I've gone back to 1944 for today's pick, although I'm not sure the journey was worth it.

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The Uninvited (1944) - OHMC 2025 Day 3 - Blasphemous Tomes

Scott Dorward lights some candles and searches the shadows for The Uninvited as part of his 2025 October Horror Movie Challenge

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Ain’t Slayed Nobody @aintslayed.bsky.social · 8d

Our next improvised Call of Cthulhu series begins October 8th with an incredible table! Join Keeper @rossbryant.bsky.social with @abubakarsalim.bsky.social, @jcvim.bsky.social, @sdorward.bsky.social and @cuppycup.bsky.social.

Subscribe on your podcatcher of choice or join us at pushtheroll.com

Title "Push the Roll with Ross Bryant" at the top with a large centered photo of Ross Bryant looking suspicious. He is surrounded by thumbnails of players Abubakar Salim, Josephine McAdam, cuppycup, and Scott Dorward. Bottom text says "New Episode: The Title will be revealed on October 8!"

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Pat Houlihan @patrickhoulihan.bsky.social · 8d

www.patreon.com/posts/139189... So excited for the @apocalypseplayers.bsky.social to run #themurdershack written by @sdorward.bsky.social and I am hoping we get callbacks to their previous campaign #crimsonletters

The Murder Shack 01: ‘How Does That Make You Feel?’ | The Apocalypse Players

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Scott Dorward @sdorward.bsky.social · 8d

Yeah, that was a real WTF moment

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 8d

When the horror changes who you are...that's the scariest kind in my mind. That you can be lost and never found. The horror takes your soul-what makes you, YOU

The Possession of Alba Díaz
My Best Friend's Exorcism
The Exorcist
The Shining
My Darling Girl
Boys in the Valley
Come Closer
Goddess of Filth
Feast While You Can
A Head Full of Ghosts
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Nosferatu
Hereditary
the VVitch
The Exorcist
Saint Maud
The Shining
The Blackcoats Daughter
Event Horizon
Jennifer's Body
Midnight Mass

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Scott Dorward @sdorward.bsky.social · 8d

After the more philosophical horror of Heretic yesterday, I decided to cleanse my palate with some blood. The Sadness has gone a long way towards rekindling my interest in zombie films.

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The Sadness (2021) - OHMC 2025 Day 2 - Blasphemous Tomes

Scott Dorward sinks his teeth into the limbic horrors of The Sadness as part of his 2025 October Horror Movie Challenge

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sumrow 💙⚔️🎨 @sumrow.bsky.social · 8d

Hot off the press! Got more meticulous with registration. Nailing it now! Run is almost done. Friends you have a week to grab one of these. 🔥⚔️🎨

#printmaking #linocut #ink #dragon #printsky #handmade

A sheet of uncut bookmarks. A red dragon looks out to the viewer whilst smoking a pipe. (A dragon etching in red and black ink smoking a pipe)

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Scott Dorward @sdorward.bsky.social · 8d

Push the Roll is very much Ross's baby, but I'll be running plenty more games on the main ASN feed

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Scott Dorward @sdorward.bsky.social · 9d

It also doesn't help that I'm pretty damn old now. My memory is a thing of the past.

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Scott Dorward @sdorward.bsky.social · 9d

I've also replaced it, I'm afraid, as it turns out only to be on the US version of Shudder. Maybe I can review it next time it turns up this side of the pond.

It's one of those films I'm half-convinced I watched in the eighties, but I remember nothing about.

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Scott Dorward @sdorward.bsky.social · 9d

I'm really glad you liked it!

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Scott Dorward @sdorward.bsky.social · 9d

I'm kicking off my 2025 October Horror Movie Challenge with Heretic, a creepy, talky film whose highlight is a remarkable performance from Hugh Grant

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Heretic (2024) - OHMC 2025 Day 1 - Blasphemous Tomes

Scott Dorward settles down to argue theology with Heretic to kick off his 2025 October Horror Movie Challenge

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