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Desperate Living @desperate-living.bsky.social · 9h

So pleased to be part of this epic exploration of destape-era Spanish exploitation - a wild, under-explored era of no-holds-barred sleazy cinema crossed with arthouse ideas. I do commentaries on three titles here that I think sum up the era's mad vibe, mixing gore, sex, politics and experimentalism.

Severin Films @severinfilms.bsky.social · 11h

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EXORCISMO: DEFYING A DICTATOR & RAISING HELL IN POST-FRANCO SPAIN

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19 Feature Films Including Award-Winning Documentary, Plus New 168-Page Book & 21+ Combined Hours of Bonus Features

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Desperate Living @desperate-living.bsky.social · 13h

New family member.

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Desperate Living @desperate-living.bsky.social · 13h

That's a different can design to the one I bought in Spain the other week. Lemon Fanta had another horror character, one that I was unfamiliar with but probably from one of those franchises the young people enjoy.

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Desperate Living @desperate-living.bsky.social · 1d

And I've become very tired of wholesale invention of facts, characters, etc in biopix being seen as acceptable without any acknowledgement that this is a work of fiction, one designed to fit an agenda, a belief or commercial considerations.

Beyond all that, I thought it was an awful, shoddy show.

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Desperate Living @desperate-living.bsky.social · 1d

As you say, this is going to be the version of the Gein story that most people see and the myth will become established as fact. But the whole thing feels fraudulent, stretched - I mean, 8 episodes and lengthy lip-smacking Nazi fantasies feels like extreme padding even by Netflix standards...

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Desperate Living @desperate-living.bsky.social · 1d

I watched the first episode of this and gave up. I know a thing or two about the Gein case and the immediate fictionalising of events, invention of characters and the curious inference that it was the comics wot made 'im do it felt rather offensive.

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Desperate Living @desperate-living.bsky.social · 8d

We've watched (English language) documentaries on Netflix with (English) subtitles, where what appears on screen is different to what is being said... sometimes actually changing the context and meaning. Pure laziness from companies that could easily afford to hire actual humans to subtitle work.

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Desperate Living @desperate-living.bsky.social · 24d

Maybe best to hang on for a better copy.

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Desperate Living @desperate-living.bsky.social · 24d

Sounds worth the price. Though you didn't mention the condition.

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Desperate Living @desperate-living.bsky.social · Sep 7

From the high seas to the high street - the Fighting Furies were some of the most impressive action figures of the 1970s, combining button-controlled sword fighting, extravagant costumes and a unique look. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EawJ...

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Desperate Living @desperate-living.bsky.social · Aug 25

New vital documentary study:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo2W...

Mail Order Monkey Madness!

YouTube video by The Overlooked Hotel

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Eamonn McGuinness @emcguinness.bsky.social · Aug 22

If you enjoyed 'Space' on #TOTP 1977 tonight then the excellent @desperate-living.bsky.social has a insightful video on the real sound of '77 youtu.be/0LHfyY8pQTY?...

The Sound of 1977

YouTube video by The Overlooked Hotel

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Desperate Living @desperate-living.bsky.social · Aug 21

It certainly doesn't remotely smack of desperation to justify a system that can't be justified.

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Desperate Living @desperate-living.bsky.social · Aug 20

As for the rest of this: I'm calling bullshit on most of these claims. They have a whiff of the infamous 'video violence and children' report from the video nasty days (where kids claimed to have seen non-existent films), while claims of 'porn addiction' should be taken with an entire block of salt.

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Desperate Living @desperate-living.bsky.social · Aug 20

Incredible, isn't it? I'd predicted that this would happen, but I'd figured that they would wait six months or so before trotting out the 'loophole' nonsense.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Stop children using VPNs to watch porn, ministers told

The children's commissioner for England tells the BBC virtual private networks are a

www.bbc.co.uk

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Eamonn McGuinness @emcguinness.bsky.social · Aug 19

youtu.be/bBUquZZckFE?... from @desperate-living.bsky.social

The Story of Cyborg, Muton and Android

YouTube video by The Overlooked Hotel

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Desperate Living @desperate-living.bsky.social · Aug 20

Kennedytwaddle? Definitely twaddle. I hope thew sign stays. A pity that the Soho Society hasn't been as keen on preserving other parts of the area's historical past, though.

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Desperate Living @desperate-living.bsky.social · Aug 2

Tweaks: 7 minutes of footage removed; a handful of images replaced; certain 'problematic' words removed. I still think that it works and doesn't feel overly compromised. But obviously, I'd suggest watching the full version if you can. It's also on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/satan-...

The Satan Sellers | Desperate Living

www.patreon.com

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Desperate Living @desperate-living.bsky.social · Aug 2

Given that this was slapped with the YouTube X-rating, I've followed the grand tradition of American movie making by doing an R (or PG-13) edit. The unrated version remains available but people who can't/won't sign in to YT can now watch it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFtv...

THE SATAN SELLERS: the Rise, Fall and Resurrection of the Satanic Panic (PG-rated edit)

YouTube video by The Overlooked Hotel

www.youtube.com

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Desperate Living @desperate-living.bsky.social · Jul 30

Think of glamour girls of the 50s and 60s, and you might think of Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Mamie Van Doren or Diana Dors. But there was another household name of the era, now all but forgotten - Sabrina. www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8vd...

SABRINA - The Forgotten Blonde Bombshell of the 1950s

YouTube video by The Overlooked Hotel

www.youtube.com

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Steven Sheil @scsheil.bsky.social · Jul 30

Passes for this year's Mayhem Film Festival in Nottingham are now available to buy! 4 days of horror, sci-fi and cult cinema - premieres, previews, guest Q&As, archive screenings and other good stuff!

Mayhem Film Festival @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social · Jul 28

Early Bird Passes for this year's Mayhem Film Festival are now on sale! 16-19 October @broadwaycinema.bsky.social

broadway.org.uk/whats-on/may...

Mayhem Film Festival 2025 - Early Bird Pass

Mayhem Film Festival returns to Broadway on Thu 16 - Sun 19 October 2025 to showcase the best in international horror, sci-fi and cult cinema. The first three films for Mayhem's 2025 edition have been...

broadway.org.uk

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Desperate Living @desperate-living.bsky.social · Jul 24

It's 2025 and I've just bought a VHS video recorder. And a cassette player. Of course.

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Desperate Living @desperate-living.bsky.social · Jul 23

Whoopee, we poor UK residents now have to start verifying our age to do all sorts of things online - including read messages on this site. Scammers and hackers must be over the moon.

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Desperate Living @desperate-living.bsky.social · Jul 21

'Moron' does seem unfair when 'clueless fuckwit' is available.

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Desperate Living @desperate-living.bsky.social · Jul 20

YouTube has seen fit to place both age restrictions and limited advertising on this, after previously declaring it OK. I wonder what might have changed their mind? Anyway, if you want to encourage us to do more of this sort of thing, maybe consider supporting us via Patreon or Buy Me a Coffee...