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Cutaway Comics @cutawaycomics.bsky.social · 2d

Classic Who. New Perspectives. The next strand in The DNA of Doctor Who launches this Friday 10th October at 11am BST. Pre-sign up now! #DoctorWho #BookSky #Books

www.kickstarter.com/projects/roo...

Coming soon: THE GRAHAM WILLIAMS YEARS - The DNA of Doctor Who

Our second title in a range of beautiful large-format books focusing on the creative team behind BBC Television's DOCTOR WHO!

www.kickstarter.com

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Stephen Candy @stephencandy.co.uk · 1d

That second pic, at a glance, made me think you were some sort of book spine cracking monster, but I realise you have, in fact, wisely obtained two copies of this mighty tome.
Looking forward to mine arriving.

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Stephen Candy @stephencandy.co.uk · 5d

Available now on the Uncanny Live website shop page, if that helps?
Link: uncannylive.com/product/keyr...

Fear of the Dark Logo Keyring | Danny Robins Uncanny Tour

Enamel fill, Glow in the Dark, Engraving on back.

uncannylive.com

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Stephen Candy @stephencandy.co.uk · 7d

Are you getting spooky with @dannyrobins.bsky.social and the #UncannyCommunity this October?
What better way than with a GLOW IN THE DARK #Uncanny keyring!
.
I'll be tuning in all month for the daily new Uncanny mini-podcasts!
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"I glow what I saw..."😉

Glow in the dark Uncanny keyring, on the "Fear of the Dark" programme.

Glow in the dark Uncanny keyring, on the "Fear of the Dark" programme with a York Ghost (also glowing) in front of the "I Know What I Saw" sweatshirt.

Glow in the dark Uncanny keyring, on the "Fear of the Dark" programme with a York Ghost (also glowing.)

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Stephen Candy @stephencandy.co.uk · 8d

An extra delight for the box. Thank you for this!

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Stephen Candy @stephencandy.co.uk · 8d

Stunning glass Fey Glamour Dice from @ginnydi.com & Norse Foundry Dice!
I love how beautifully they catch the light, different every time you look. Lovely items, I'm so glad I was able to get a set of these.

$Glass d20 die refracting light in different colours, stood on its box with the Ginny Di and Norse Foundry logos.$

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Stephen Candy @stephencandy.co.uk · 8d

Possibly the best Cyber-portraits I've ever seen - and a heap of Dalek treats on the site too.
I couldn't resist grabbing a huge pile of these and other #DoctorWho fans will definitely want to do the same.

Anthony Lamb @antlamb.bsky.social · 9d

⚡ Cyberman art prints available now! ⚡

‘A Shocking Defeat’ – Available in A4

Seven Cyber portraits – available in A5

Bundle deal – pick any 5 A5 portraits for £20 (save £10!)

Link below!
anthonyflamb656e.myportfolio.com/cgi

A montage of eight cyberman pictures against a blue metal background

Stephen Candy @stephencandy.co.uk · 10d

I did! A little while ago now.
I saw the book in @hauntedmagazine.bsky.social (so advertising with them clearly worked) and grabbed myself a copy.
Excellent work by all involved.

Stephen Candy @stephencandy.co.uk · 11d

I offer a hearty endorsement of this book. Great value even at full price, so grab that discount while you can!

Graphic novel "Hocus Pocus: Magic, Mystery & The Mind" sat amidst spooky props and Haunted Magazine.

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Stephen Candy @stephencandy.co.uk · 11d

A big hat-tip to the Arthur C Clarke/John Fairley & Simon Welfare "Mysterious World" trilogy (based on their TV series) but the winner is the "Usborne Guide to the Supernatural World." Influential to this day.
I've still got it, and it often finds its way to the surface among other spooky items.

Haunted Magazine issue 28 with The Usborne Guide to the Supernatural World.

Danny Robins "Do You Believe in Ghosts" with The Usborne Guide to the Supernatural World and Ellen Walker's illustrations.

A pair of York Ghosts with The Usborne Guide to the Supernatural World.

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Stephen Candy @stephencandy.co.uk · 12d

Danny Robins has upstaged me here. I'm somewhere behind his shoulder.
Fair enough though, it's his show - and what a show!
Had a great time last night, today's audiences are in for a spooky treat!

Danny Robins @dannyrobins.bsky.social · 12d

Haunting #9 of the Uncanny pod live tour - the lovely, atmospheric
Theatre Royal Brighton.

Can you spot yourself in the crowd? 👻

We have 2 more shows in #Brighton today! Who’s coming? 👻

Stephen Candy @stephencandy.co.uk · 12d

Star Wars and Alien did this with their films. It was not universally well received... 😛

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Stephen Candy @stephencandy.co.uk · 13d

But, outside of initial viewing figures, it did get many more magazine covers and media coverage, plus wider exposure such as merchandise, models, toy lines etc. (Not to mention an entire franchise that span off for years.)
If it hadn't got to the third/fourth season that wouldn't have happened.

Stephen Candy @stephencandy.co.uk · 13d

Several hit TV shows didn't really hit their stride until second or even third seasons. (Next Generation Star Trek & Red Dwarf spring to mind. Not to say there wasn't good stuff in early seasons but didn't become cultural phenomena until later.)
Now everything gets cancelled if not an instant hit.

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Stephen Candy @stephencandy.co.uk · 16d

Here's a splendid spooky book that your children will want to read - and so will you!
Grab a copy of @dannyrobins.bsky.social & Ellen Walker's "Do You Believe in Ghosts?" for a brilliant introduction to the supernatural.
It's the book I'd have read as a child alongside the Usborne Guide!

Danny Robins & Ellen Walker's book "Do You Believe In Ghosts?" with copies of Haunted Magazine, prints of Ellen's Uncanny illustrations and a copy of "The Usborne Guide to the Supernatural World."

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Stephen Candy @stephencandy.co.uk · 18d

A great event at @gobsmack-comics.bsky.social in Horsham today, celebrating their tenth anniversary with lots of great characters - and also enjoying the last pre-Christmas weekend at their Square Eye Retro Arcade.

Catwoman Cosplayer at Square Eye Retro Arcade

Chewbacca outside Gobsmack Comics in Horsham.

Gobsmack Comics Tenth Anniversary event group photo.

Star Wars characters, with the Star Wars Trilogy arcade machine at Square Eye Retro Arcade.

Stephen Candy @stephencandy.co.uk · 20d

An in-joke with friends is that I "don't collect dice."
My dice bag is almost entirely gifts or acquired in the line of duty for promo work. However I had to make an exception as these are JUST TOO PRETTY!
(Sold out fast too. Glad I went with my instincts and ordered the second I got the email.)

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Stephen Candy @stephencandy.co.uk · 25d

Beautiful work from @slipperyjack.bsky.social "professionally defacing" copies of the books he's illustrated/edited.
Delighted to have these in my collection!
(Tales Accursed available now directly from his website.)

Remarqued copies of "Blood on Satan's Claw", "Damnable Tales" and "Tales Accursed" all illustrated by Richard Wells, seen with a glass York Ghost and a carved Keith Wells wooden ghost.

Remarqued copy of "Blood on Satan's Claw" illustrated by Richard Wells.

Remarqued copy of "Tales Accursed" illustrated by Richard Wells.

Remarqued copy of "Damnable Tales" illustrated by Richard Wells.

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Stephen Candy @stephencandy.co.uk · 26d

The more I look at the details about this book, the more I want to read it.
You will want to read it too, so why not order yourself one? You won't regret it.

Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 26d

And a shoutout for our brilliant Box of Delights cover artists. The limited edition hardback is by veteran cartoonist Paul Cemmick and the paperback edition features illustrations by our talented friend @gkw.bsky.social. 🖍️

Ten Acre Books @tenacrebooks.bsky.social · 26d

We’re pleased to announce that Richard Marson’s long-awaited history of BBC Children’s TV will be published on November 17 in trade paperback and a collector’s hardback, limited to 300 copies.

Order Box of Delights: The Story of BBC Children’s Television now from tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com

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James Blake-Lobb @jamesblakelobbb.bsky.social · 29d

If you are responsible for delivering Personal Development in your school, do consider #TaskmasterClub as an engaging way to meet many of your objectives. Here is how it can help... jamesblakelobb.co.uk/personal-dev...

#PersonalDevelopment #Enrichment #SecondaryEducation

Personal Develop through Taskmaster Club | James Blake-Lobb's Blog

jamesblakelobb.co.uk

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Stephen Candy @stephencandy.co.uk · Sep 8

Cosplay pals, there's a free photoshoot in it for you if you can come up with something like this!

Ghostbusters News @ghostbustersnews.bsky.social · Sep 8

Who needs special effects when the cosplay is this good?! 👻

Check out this incredible Ghostbusters build from the Portland Ghostbusters.

Video credit: ansolo00 via Reddit.

Stephen Candy @stephencandy.co.uk · Sep 7

A large number of postcards from this exhibition have just fallen into my online shopping basket.
If you can't get to the actual exhibition (which I can't) then don't miss the chance to check it out online (which I am grateful that I could do.)

Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · Sep 7

Today's painting from my Brave New Worlds exhibition:

BLADE RUNNER (1982)

(acrylic on oil paper)

To take a closer look (or to buy the original painting) follow this link:

barnabyedwards.co.uk/brave-new-wo...

#BladeRunner #RidleyScott #RutgerHauer #PhilipKDick

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Stephen Candy @stephencandy.co.uk · Sep 3

6 all day long.
CyberNeomorphs FTW!
Never bettered, it's the design all the earlier ones were working towards.

a statue of a robot with the word excellent written on the bottom

Alt: A CyberNeomorph (1980's style) Cyberman saying "Excellent" on account of being the best design of Cyberman.

media.tenor.com

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Stephen Candy @stephencandy.co.uk · Sep 3

These are deservedly flying off the shelves. Or @slipperyjack.bsky.social's garage. Whatever. Either way you should definitely buy this book and you won't regret adding a defacement for extra unique art joy.

Richard Wells @slipperyjack.bsky.social · Sep 3

Cor, all sold out of the standard defacements. I'll set to work on a second batch, ready to go live on Friday 26th Sept ✨👍...

Richard Wells @slipperyjack.bsky.social · Sep 2

Punch defacement completed. Just getting a few more copies ready before the first sales push tomorrow...
👁️ slipperyjack.bigcartel.com

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Stephen Candy @stephencandy.co.uk · Aug 31

Every year I have to listen to supermarket staff explain that it's "too early" for Halloween cakes etc. while standing in front of a huge display of Christmas food.

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