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Acrobatic Flea
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Geek, comic book reader, table top gamer, fan of Lovecraftian horror, Rick and Morty, westerns, sword & sorcery, and sci-fi. Married to @rachellk.bsky.social

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Changes are coming (through necessity) to the blog. Please read:

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NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES AHEAD
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Just a little head's up for the half-a-dozen or so punters that actually read my drivel here ( rather th...
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The film review on the blog today is Colony, the inventive new Korean #zombie #horror:

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Colony (2026)
Disgruntled scientist Seo Yeong Cheol (Koo Kyo-hwan) stages a terrorist attack on the company that stole his ideas, unleashing a zombie-lik...
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October 2, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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Today’s #horror film review on the blog is Slender Man:

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Slender Man (2018)
A quartet of teenage girls decide to freak themselves out by watching an online video about summoning the urban legend known as Slender M...
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October 1, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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Today’s “film review” (and I use that term loosely) on the blog is Hawk The Slayer:

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Hawk The Slayer (1980)
Four essential movies shaped my early Dungeons & Dragons games: namely Jason & The Argonauts from 1963; Sinbad And The Eye of The Tiger (...
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September 30, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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Unclean! Unclean! Unclean! 🔔

We’re all ill here 🤧😷🤧

Read more on the blog today:

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HEALTH UPDATE: Germ Season!
Photo by cottonbro studio It's official. I have Rachel's germs. My poor wife has heroically struggled through a lengthy spell of serious lur...
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September 27, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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Today on the blog I share a video celebrating classic villains of the #Western genre:

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The Twenty Best Western Movie Villains Of All Time (1950-2026)
"The Western genre has produced some of the most original and memorable villains in the history of cinema, so in this video I rank my Top 20...
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September 26, 2026 at 11:17 AM
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Sonja will be turning the solstice red this December. Check the blog for details:

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Sonja's Back To Make Your Solstice Wishes Come True
Main cover art by Francesco Mattina Ace swords-and-sorcery scribe Torunn Grønbekk returns to the pages of Red Sonja for the Red Sonja Solst...
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September 25, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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Look fear in the face in latest Clayface trailer on the blog today:

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Body Horror Oozes Into The Streets of Bat'verse
DC Studios’ Clayface is a horror thriller from director James Watkins, starring Tom Rhys Harries in the title role of the cult favourite vi...
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September 25, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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Today’s #horror film review on the blog is The Midnight Man:

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The Midnight Man (2016)
Good grief, The Midnight Man is one frustrating film. It stars two stalwarts of the horror movie scene (Lin Shaye and Robert Englund), is...
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September 25, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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For #ThrowbackThursday on the blog, I reflect on an unexpected Christmas present from 2020:

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THROWBACK THURSDAY: Terminus Turkey For Christmas
My most unexpected Christmas present in 2020 a DVD ( and VHS tape ) of Terminus , an obscure Karen Allen film I'd been hunting for. Knowing ...
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September 25, 2026 at 7:25 AM
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Celebrate #DoctorWho Day with a cinematic screening of The Satan Pit. Read more on the blog today:

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Celebrate Doctor Who Day On The Silver Screen
To mark 20 years of the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler, experience a one-night-only movie-length screening, with previously deleted scenes rest...
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September 24, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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Today's film review on the blog is the most recent #Candyman:

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Candyman (2021)
I reviewed the original 1992 Candyman yesterday just to remind me of the titular character's backstory, little realising that the 2021  Cand...
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September 24, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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Today's film review on the blog is the original #Candyman from 1992:

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Candyman (1992)
Mature student Helen Lyle ( Michael Madsen's sister Virginia doing a good Gillian Anderson impression ) is investigating urban legends for a...
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September 23, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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Devour looks like it could be a ton of fun. Check out the trailer on the blog today:

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Well, This Seems To Have EVERYTHING!
Stranded after a concert scam, an all-girl heavy metal band and their vampire manager, stumble into a town ruled by a warlock and crawling w...
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September 22, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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On the blog today I share the latest magical track from Atarashii Gakko:

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MUSICAL MONDAY: Sweet Memories (Atarashii Gakko! featuring アイナ・ジ・エンド)
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September 21, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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Little to report on the blog this week, reading-wise, except for finally tracking down a book I’ve been after for an age:

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READING REPORT: Not Much To Report
Honestly, I don't know where this week has gone. Have I been so under a cloud and distracted that it has slipped by me? I know we had game...
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September 20, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Today on the blog we are thinking about the Roman Empire again and sharing a very interesting feature about the Colosseum:

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The Colosseum Was A State Propaganda Machine
Photo by Ceyda Çiftci In this video, geek architect Dami Lee deconstructs the Colosseum of Ancient Rome, explaining how it operated as a pr...
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September 19, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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Today’s film review on the blog wraps up The Hobbit trilogy with Battle of The Five Armies:

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The Hobbit - The Battle Of The Five Armies (2014)
And so Peter Jackson's epically-padded adaptation of a 300-page children's book into three two-and-a-half hour films comes to end with a ...
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September 18, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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The new season of #AmericanHorrorStory is almost upon us! Check out the latest trailers on the blog today:

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"SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES"
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September 18, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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For this week's Throwback Thursday on the blog I contemplate the last time I read The Hobbit, ahead of the release of Peter Jackson's movies:

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THROWBACK THURSDAY: What Was Gandalf's Handicap?
"...and knocked their king Golfimbul's head clean off with a wooden club. It sailed a hundred yards through the air and went down a rabbit-h...
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September 17, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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Latest #TwilightSword #ttrpg update: it’s nearly here. Read more on the blog today:

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TWILIGHT SWORD UPDATE: Not Long Now
A quick update from Italian game publishers Two Little Mice this week: its video game/anime-inspired fantasy roleplaying game  Twilight Swo...
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September 17, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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Today’s film review on the blog: The Hobbit - Desolation of Smaug:

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The Hobbit - The Desolation Of Smaug (2013)
One of the main things to take away from The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug is that it is infinitely better than its predecessor ( An U...
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September 17, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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The Tuesday Knights are plunging deeper into the mystery of the hollow earth. Read about our latest #ttrpg exploits on the blog today:

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EPISODE NEIN: Jeek and Ye Shall Find
PREVIOUSLY ON OUTGUNNED ADVENTURES : Trapped on a dinosaur-infested desert island in the Hollow Earth ( possibly ), our heroes engage a squa...
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September 16, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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Today's film review on the blog is The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey:

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The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Although I now class Peter Jackson's Lord Of The Rings as one of my favourite movies, I wasn't overly impressed when I first saw The Fell...
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September 16, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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Okay, the latest trailer (on the blog now) has won me round: my interest is piqued in #CrystalLake, the #FridayThe13th prequel series:

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So It's Thursday The 12th?
The legend begins at Camp Crystal Lake. Crystal Lake , starring Linda Cardellini, premieres on Sky ( Peacock in the States) this October...
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September 15, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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Today's film review on the blog is the chaotically entertaining Throne of Fire:

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The Throne of Fire (1983)
The witch Azira (Beno Cardoso) is ravished by the Devil's Messenger, the demon Belial (Harrison Muller), who proclaims that their progeny wi...
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September 15, 2026 at 11:08 AM