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Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social · 19h

Very pleased to see Tarantula in there, it doesn't get enough love.

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waltydunlop @waltydunlop.bsky.social · 7d

Happy Boktober

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Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social · 8d

Happy birthday! Have a good one.

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Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social · 10d

If you've not read it before and you fancy some more Bradbury, I really highly recommend Something Wicked This Way Comes - seasonally appropriate for Halloween, too.

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Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social · 10d

There really is no depth their ignorance can't sink to.

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Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social · 11d

We take to the high seas on next month's episode of The Thriller Cabinet podcast. I'm sure the resident marine life will take kindly to our excursion...

Coming Soon!

An overhead view of a dramatic scene at sea. In the foreground, a soaked man is climbing up the white mast of a rapidly sinking ship, a makeshift harpoon in hand. Below him, surfacing from the foaming waters, is an enormous shark, jaws akimbo and eye staring.

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Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social · 16d

Hope Max gets better soon! (Incidentally, I don't know if you're aware but The Bookubus gives your new book a name check in her recent video on October reading, and was quite rightly very positive about your previous short stories too.)

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Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social · 17d

I'm really sorry to hear that, Dan. Please take care of yourself.

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Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social · 29d

Join @gemseddon.bsky.social and myself as we discuss Rob Reiner's MISERY (1990) on this month's episode of The Thriller Cabinet podcast.

Bates & Caan, Stephen King, hobblings - it's all here just waiting for its Number One Fans...

Available on Spotify, Apple and here: thethrillercabinet.libsyn.com

A beautiful poster for the film MISERY (1990). At the top of the image, we can see snow-capped mountains in the evening light. Working down the page, the picture descends into deep, dark blues with the title 'Misery' in red type-writer style font. At the very bottom, enclosed in the darkness, is a house. It's wooden frame and snowy roof should look homely, but instead it's laden with menace. One downstairs window is lit, shining like a cry from the depths...

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Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social · 18d

That's a lovely thing to say, thanks!

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Elizabeth - hand-crafted unique dolls & more @elizabethdollmaker.bsky.social · 19d

Another excellent episode with a delightful guest in @gemseddon.bsky.social Loved the clever intro, giggled evilly like an idiot listening to it. This book and movie was a big part of my early teens. Go give it a listen!!

Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social · 29d

Join @gemseddon.bsky.social and myself as we discuss Rob Reiner's MISERY (1990) on this month's episode of The Thriller Cabinet podcast.

Bates & Caan, Stephen King, hobblings - it's all here just waiting for its Number One Fans...

Available on Spotify, Apple and here: thethrillercabinet.libsyn.com

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Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social · 19d

Thanks Elizabeth!

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Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social · 24d

Glad you enjoyed it! I've not seen it in years but would love to - I wish it'd get a proper UK re-release.

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Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social · Sep 6

I had the absolute privilege of joining @top100pod.bsky.social to discuss Carol Reed's glorious noir THE THIRD MAN (1949) this month.

It's hard to do full justice to such an immortal classic, but I gave it my best shot...

Available wherever you get your podcasts!

A graveyard in Vienna. A young woman stands in the foreground on the left in long coat and hat, her dark-gloved hands clasped, her expression one of reserved, deeply private grief. Behind her looms an awkward-looking man in a long dark coat; he seems both saddened and uncomfortable, as if he's little idea how to respond to the situation.

A small tabby cat crouches next to a dark shoe, its wide and lustrous eyes full of watchful tenderness.

An anxious-looking man stands before a large ferris wheel. Shot from below, the angle seems to increase his nervousness - his coat draped unevenly over his shoulders, his hat slightly askew, his hands fretting, and a look that borders on distress fighting its way across his face.

A narrow brickwork tunnel, ankle-deep in water. A figure stands with his back to us, arms out as if preparing to turn and run. A bright light is coming towards him from the front, illuminating his plight in the surrounding darkness.

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Gem Seddon 🏳️‍🌈 @gemseddon.bsky.social · 29d

Absolutely loved chatting it up with the lovely @johnnyrestall.bsky.social about all-things Misery.

Such a delight to be able to talk about Stephen King on my 4th podcast appearance! 😊

Listen now and subscribe to The Thriller Cabinet!! It’s dead good!

Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social · 29d

Join @gemseddon.bsky.social and myself as we discuss Rob Reiner's MISERY (1990) on this month's episode of The Thriller Cabinet podcast.

Bates & Caan, Stephen King, hobblings - it's all here just waiting for its Number One Fans...

Available on Spotify, Apple and here: thethrillercabinet.libsyn.com

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Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social · 29d

Thanks again for coming on, Gem!

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Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social · 29d

Join @gemseddon.bsky.social and myself as we discuss Rob Reiner's MISERY (1990) on this month's episode of The Thriller Cabinet podcast.

Bates & Caan, Stephen King, hobblings - it's all here just waiting for its Number One Fans...

Available on Spotify, Apple and here: thethrillercabinet.libsyn.com

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Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social · Sep 6

Excellent screening and Q&A, really special. Very much looking forward to reading the book!

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Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social · Sep 6

I had the absolute privilege of joining @top100pod.bsky.social to discuss Carol Reed's glorious noir THE THIRD MAN (1949) this month.

It's hard to do full justice to such an immortal classic, but I gave it my best shot...

Available wherever you get your podcasts!

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Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thanks again for inviting me on Tim - it was such a pleasure to delve into this film!

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Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social · Aug 31

Very highly recommend this richly evocative mini album (still in the wild on CD, I believe).

Clay Pipe Music @claypipemusic.bsky.social · Jul 25

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David Boulter's 'Whitby' is finally here and I'll be doing my best to get copies out to you for the release date next Friday. The vinyl is sold out on Bandcamp, but there are a few copies left in Greedbag.

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Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social · Aug 31

One of their best for me. Andre Morrell's Sir James should definitely have had his own spin-off franchise investigating other paranormal mysteries.

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Elizabeth - hand-crafted unique dolls & more @elizabethdollmaker.bsky.social · Aug 31

Just finished listening to the latest Thriller Cabinet episode as I was working on my latest doll. Fantastic podcast, please give a listen! #podcast #thrillers

Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social · Aug 8

Join me and @fatscoleman.bsky.social on this month's episode of The Thriller Cabinet as we examine Michael Mann's MANHUNTER (1986) - the first screen adaptation of Thomas Harris's Hannibal Lecter novels, but far more than just that...

Find it on Spotify, Apple or here:
thethrillercabinet.libsyn.com

Illustrated poster for the film Manhunter. The image is dominated by a threatening, greyish and partially masked male figure. He wears a stocking on the top half of his face, his head at a quizzical but menacing angle. His bare chest appears to bear a large red tattoo, based on William Blake's 'Great Red Dragon' pictures. He is emerging from surrounding darkness, as if approaching the viewer. In the bottom half is the film title in red along with the credits in white.

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Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social · Aug 31

Thanks Elizabeth, that's very kind of you. Glad you enjoyed it (and hope the doll went well too)!

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Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thanks for listening! It's much appreciated.

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