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Martyn Hackett
@rivernorthexile.com
Random thoughts thrown at the wall of the internet. Brought to you in association with Coffee and Autism.

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Never seen this, no idea if it's any good, but how could I turn down a show with an episode called "The House That Bled To Death"?!

#hammerhorror
December 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Agree wholeheartedly!
December 10, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Started a replay of the PS1 "Resident Evil 3". Still my favorite of the entire series.

Just hearing that "S.T.A.R.S..." growl gets me every time.
December 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Well, it had to be done... (with apologies to @mikemuncer.bsky.social for the casting)
December 6, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Always love the made-up genre part of these things making me sound more eclectic than I really am.
December 4, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Two more loft finds, along with several others. Can't wait to re-read them.

#filmsky #booksky
November 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Found my long-lost copy of my favorite novel.

This is the cover I'll always associate with "Dune", the one from the copy I picked up in my school library.

#booksky #dune
November 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Two time-capsule soundtracks this week. One a classic of my teen years, the other is "The One".

Can confirm we don't need to bring nu-metal back, guys.

#lastfourwatched #filmsky #Letterboxdfriday
November 28, 2025 at 8:04 AM
This episode was the excuse I needed to finally get the Arrow Blu-ray. Both are excellent!
November 27, 2025 at 8:25 AM
A few first-watches, with an old favorite to lift the mood.

"Sarcastically, I'm in charge!".

#lastfourwatched #Letterboxdfriday #filmsky
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Bought a used PS4 Pro and a stack of console exclusive games. Right now is the "last-gen" sweet spot before it becomes "retro" and prices start going back up. A second-hand 3DS goes for the same price as the console.

Replacement cases were cheap, too.
November 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Give me movies that actually look like movies. Lens flare and bokeh. Shadows and contrast. Lurid colours. Leading lines.

("Ghosts of Mars" is still a mess, though)

#Letterboxdfriday #filmsky #lastfourwatched
November 14, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Finally getting around to reading this. Then I want the modern version: Paul Thomas Anderson interviews Paul WS Anderson.

#filmsky
November 8, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Romance, possession, Yetis; this week had a lot going on. Plus, it rained Yakuza...

#lastfourwatched #Letterboxdfriday #filmsky
November 7, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Picked this up to write a campaign based in the "John Wick" continuity (provisionally called "High Table"). The more I dig back into the movies, the more I realize the hierarchical structure is oddly like "Vampire: The Masquerade".

#ttrpg
November 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
My gaming backlog is ridiculous. This is just what I came name off the top of my head.
November 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"The Continental" was a massive disappointment. Great soundtrack, but visually it's just brown mush.

Should have stuck to horror movies.

#filmsky #lastfourwatched #Letterboxdfriday
October 31, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I think about the ending of "AC: Revelations" a lot. Having played his part, Ezio leaves the stage. It hits WAY HARDER than Desmond Miles' standard "Chosen One" story.

Trying to turn 200 words of scattered observations about that into a coherent essay.

#assassinscreed #EzioAuditore
October 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
October rolls on and we stay spooky, but expect at least one swerve next week...

#filmsky #lastfourwatched #Letterboxdfriday
October 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Finished reading the excellent "Make Us Whole" by @unabridgedgamer.bsky.social

Thorough without ever being dry or dull.

This, however, was the result...

Good job it's spooky month.
October 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM
To beat a dead horse of a joke: The music video for the new Nine Inch Nails album is kinda rubbish.

#Letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched #filmsky
October 17, 2025 at 7:41 AM
So glad I got a VPN (I live the UK, try going online without one now). The US version Tubi is *crazy good*.
October 16, 2025 at 8:51 AM
The book for the moment, as the tide finally turns.

#nowreading #booksky
October 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
New film podcast has joined the list: "Hammer Time" (Every Hammer Horror movie in order). So expect one to be in the 4 on the regular, starting with "Quatermass".

Good work, @bunnydarke.bsky.social !

#letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched #filmsky
October 10, 2025 at 6:22 AM
2014 restoration. Just rewatched it! Really nice score, too.
October 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM