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John Walsh @walshbros.bsky.social · 3h

Today marks the 53rd anniversary of filming beginning on The Wicker Man—the cult horror masterpiece! To celebrate, snag a limited edition bookmark + signed bookplate with my book 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺. Pre-order now via @titanbooks.bsky.social! Link in bio. #TheWickerMan

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Art & Hue @artandhue.bsky.social · 4h

53 years ago today, filming began on the classic British film "The Wicker Man" starting in Plockton with the harbourmaster scenes & the inspection of the schooner ship called "Summerisle". Discover Art & Hue's stylish pop art inspired by the cult film at artandhue.com/wicker

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John Walsh @walshbros.bsky.social · 2d

To celebrate Britt Ekland’s birthday, I have more limited edition bookmarks and signed bookplates for my book 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 by sending your @Amazon or @GoodReads review screenshot. @titanbooks.bsky.social #TheWickermanBook #TheWickerMan
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John Walsh @walshbros.bsky.social · 8d

Deeply saddened by the passing of the legendary Italian artist Renato Casaro. I had the honor of interviewing him for my books, and his iconic poster art for #FlashGordon and #ConanTheBarbarian remains unforgettable. Rest in peace, maestro. #RIPRenatoCasaro

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Art & Hue @artandhue.bsky.social · 9d

On BBC Four tonight at 10pm, the first episode of "Arena: The Orson Welles Story" examining the life & career of the cinema icon, with the concluding episode following at 11.50pm. artandhue.com/noir

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John Walsh @walshbros.bsky.social · 19d

Watch and win with my exclusive #unboxing of @rayharryhausen.bsky.social GHOULS from the classic film Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977) by @StarAceToysLtd @XPLUSCollection and epic box designs by @theartofchristophernico #harryhausenunboxing #RayHarryhausen
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Ghouls Final VideoHarryhausen Unboxing: GHOULS with John Walsh

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John Walsh @walshbros.bsky.social · 26d

Pleasure to have worked with Jean Marsh on my Henry VIII costume drama film, Monarch, now streaming on @amazonprime.bsky.social #MonarchFilm www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/det...

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Art & Hue @artandhue.bsky.social · Sep 7

Remembering the Irish actor T.P. McKenna who was born on this day in 1929. artandhue.com/irish

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John Walsh @walshbros.bsky.social · Sep 7

My great privilege to have directed TP as Henry VIII in my film Monarch. Now streaming @primevideobrasil.bsky.social

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John Walsh @walshbros.bsky.social · Aug 22

🎉Celebrate 60 years of 𝘿𝙧. 𝙒𝙝𝙤 & 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙠𝙨! Explore the ultimate behind-the-scenes story in my book 𝗗𝗥 𝗪𝗛𝗢 & 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗞𝗦: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀. Get yours now! @titanbooks.bsky.social @studiocanal.co.uk @forbiddenplanet.bsky.social
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60th Anniversary - Dr. Who & The Daleks: The Official Story of the Films by John Walsh

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John Walsh @walshbros.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thanks Steve!

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John Walsh @walshbros.bsky.social · Aug 22

🎉Celebrate 60 years of 𝘿𝙧. 𝙒𝙝𝙤 & 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙠𝙨! Explore the ultimate behind-the-scenes story in my book 𝗗𝗥 𝗪𝗛𝗢 & 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗞𝗦: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝘀. Get yours now! @titanbooks.bsky.social @studiocanal.co.uk @forbiddenplanet.bsky.social
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60th Anniversary - Dr. Who & The Daleks: The Official Story of the Films by John Walsh

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John Walsh @walshbros.bsky.social · Aug 20

“𝙶𝚕𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝙸: 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙰𝚛𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 - 𝙹𝚘𝚑𝚗 𝚆𝚊𝚕𝚜𝚑 𝚍𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚍𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚌-𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚌𝚞𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚜𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚜𝚘 𝚔𝚎𝚎𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚝 𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚕𝚊𝚛𝚐𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚊𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚙𝚒𝚗-𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚙 𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚛𝚊𝚏𝚝𝚜𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙.”-‪@bck2themovies.reme.social
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John Walsh @walshbros.bsky.social · Aug 19

“𝙶𝚕𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝙸: 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙰𝚛𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 - 𝙹𝚘𝚑𝚗 𝚆𝚊𝚕𝚜𝚑 𝚍𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚍𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚌-𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚌𝚞𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚜𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚜𝚘 𝚔𝚎𝚎𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚝 𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚕𝚊𝚛𝚐𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚊𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚙𝚒𝚗-𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚙 𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚛𝚊𝚏𝚝𝚜𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙.”-‪@bck2themovies.reme.social
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John Walsh @walshbros.bsky.social · Jul 3

The brilliant Frank Skinner got a signed copy of my new book 𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗜: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗧𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠. Get yours at @ForbiddenPlanet
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Frank Skinner gets a signed copy of GLADIATOR II: The Art and Making of the Ridley Scott Film

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John Walsh @walshbros.bsky.social · Jul 31

“𝙶𝚕𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝙸: 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙰𝚛𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚁𝚒𝚍𝚕𝚎𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚘𝚝𝚝 𝙵𝚒𝚕𝚖 𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚜 𝚊 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕 𝚙𝚞𝚗𝚌𝚑. 𝙸𝚝 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚞𝚕𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚐𝚞𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚋𝚎 𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚊𝚝 𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚍𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚒𝚕𝚖 𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚑𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚊𝚜𝚝.”- @SciFiPulse @Abramsbooks
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John Walsh @walshbros.bsky.social · Apr 24

The book signing video at @ForbiddenPlanet for my new book 𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗜: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗧𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 from @Abramsbooks @GladiatorMovie @Paramount Pictures. Filmed and edited by Phil Wallis. Order a signed copy now. youtu.be/mklrJ9r-t7Y?...

Book Signing GLADIATOR II: The Art and Making of the Ridley Scott Film by John Walsh

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John Walsh @walshbros.bsky.social · Jul 31

“𝙶𝚕𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚝𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝙸: 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙰𝚛𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙼𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚁𝚒𝚍𝚕𝚎𝚢 𝚂𝚌𝚘𝚝𝚝 𝙵𝚒𝚕𝚖 𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚜 𝚊 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕 𝚙𝚞𝚗𝚌𝚑. 𝙸𝚝 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚞𝚕𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚐𝚞𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚋𝚎 𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚊𝚝 𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚍𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚒𝚕𝚖 𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚑𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚊𝚜𝚝.”- @SciFiPulse @Abramsbooks
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John Walsh @walshbros.bsky.social · Jul 10

To celebrate John Carpenter’s classic Escape From New York premiering on this day in 1981 win a signed copy of my book ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK: The Official Story of the Film now in Japanese, German and French. #EFNY @TitanBooks #escapefromnewyork #snakeplissken #johncarpenter youtu.be/6Ch6wZH0Oe8

Watch and Win! ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK:The Official Story of the Film Japanese, German &French Editions

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John Walsh @walshbros.bsky.social · Jul 3

The brilliant Frank Skinner got a signed copy of my new book 𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗜: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗧𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠. Get yours at @ForbiddenPlanet
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Frank Skinner gets a signed copy of GLADIATOR II: The Art and Making of the Ridley Scott Film

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John Walsh @walshbros.bsky.social · Jun 30

That’s great. I hope you enjoyed it.

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John Walsh @walshbros.bsky.social · Jun 29

On what would have been @rayharryhausen.bsky.social 105th birthday, greatly missed and always remembered. #RayHarryhausen

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John Walsh @walshbros.bsky.social · Jun 20

If you were entertained, then get a signed copy of my new book 𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗜: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗧𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 from @Abramsbooks at @ForbiddenPlanet forbiddenplanet.com/454675-gladi...
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John Walsh @walshbros.bsky.social · Jun 16

Watch and win with my exclusive #unboxing of @rayharryhausen.bsky.social Griffin from the classic film The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)by @StarAceToysLtd @XPLUSCollection #harryhausenunboxing #RayHarryhausen
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Harryhausen Unboxing: THE GRIFFIN with John Walsh

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John Walsh @walshbros.bsky.social · May 31

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