Andrew Middleton

@birobasher

Music, Art, writing, cinema. Political posts will expire. Remember: don't argue with *them*, just report/block. Just so you know, I mute anyone who creates or spreads #AIslop My blog:

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David Cronenberg is redecorating

Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Jul 8

This comment below the line sums it up for me.

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Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Jun 16

Mine are grey (age comes to us all)

Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Jun 9

Get it while it's hot!

Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Feb 14

@weheartgiantrobots.bsky.social heart this one?

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Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Jan 13

I read 'Meta Nonce Specs' in this voice:

Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Dec 23

"A candy coloured clown they call the Sandman..." Found for a quid at #recordcollector in #Sheffield. Despite a torn cover, once cleaned the vinyl is surprisingly good, with no locks, jumps or clicks. It's a 'dreams' concept album almost. #RoyOrbison was streets ahead of his contemporaries.

Front cover of the Roy Orbison album 'In Dreams'.

Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Nov 26

"And this is the last in session tonight from Sex Cardigans. Starts quietly"

Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Nov 26

But IMO if you look at her in her 'Black Books' costume, she's serving Eccleston looks for sure

Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Nov 21

"We KNOW he has POWER,but we DON'T KNOW how MUCH power"

Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Oct 31

'Ringu' helped spur a new thread of more emotional/psychological horror and ghost story cinema. Definitely influenced by MR James, in particular 'Casting The Runes'. #31DaysInOctober #Halloween

Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Oct 27

#31DaysInOctober #Halloween #horror Back in 1984, when what remained of the British film industry was all about frightfully worthy things like empire and athletics, 'The Company Of Wolves' was a most un-British British film. Dream state and properly surreal.

Sarah Patterson as Rosaleen in 'The Company of Wolves'. A teenager with long brown hair, wearing a white smock under a red woollen shawl.

Animatronic flayed wolf in 'The Company of Wolves'.

A stork stands on a stone bridge silhouetted. A church spire stands to the left.

Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Oct 27

Adverts should be representative of traditional British families.

Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Oct 24

John Carpenter's urban cosmic #horror 'Prince Of Darkness' is tonight's #31DaysInOctober selection. #Halloween

Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Oct 22

Last night's viewing, Neil Jordan's modern day #vampire tale, 'Byzantium' #Halloween #31DaysInOctober #horror

Bluray case for the film 'Byzantium'. Title at the top in red capitals, a dark red background and starkly lit portaits of Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan.

Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Oct 21

Mark Gatiss' adaptation of M R James' 'Count Magnus' suffers a little from the penury of BBC budgets, but it's still an effective telling. #31DaysInOctober #Halloween #horror

Title card for 'A Ghost Story For Christmas'

Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Oct 16

#31DaysInOctober and last night I partook of another @nunkie.bsky.social production, 'A Warning To The Curious'. In my opinion, Robert Lloyd Parry's intense performance outshines the Lawrence Gordon Clark Ghost Story For Christmas adaptation. #Halloween #horror #GhostStory

Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Oct 12

A bit of catching up for #31DaysInOctober. Finished Guillermo del Toro's vampire tale 'Cronos' over two nights and snatched a Simpsons episode before I went out t'pub on Friday. #horror #Halloween #cinema #TV

Simpsons 'Treehouse Of Horror' DVD cover. The Simpson family's decapitated heads pull grotesque faces.

DVD cover of 'Cronis', Red type on a dark background with a graphic of s pale woman with head arched back. The Cronos device, a gold mechanical beetle, is latched onto her breast.

Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Oct 8

Tonight's #31DaysInOctober viewing is balls-to-the-wall horror from the Titan of Terror, the Duke O' Darkdom, @garthmarenghi.bsky.social, featuring the so goddam controversial episode 'Scotch Mist' from #Darkplace.

DVD menu screen of 'Garth Marenghi's Darkplace'

Screenshot of Matt Berry on the left and Matthew Holness on the right, im 'Darkplace'

Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Oct 6

Tonight's eldritch selection is a millenial found footage take on the #ghoststory, 'The Casebook Of Eddie Brewer'. #31DaysInOctober #horror #Halloween

Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Oct 5

Today's choice is Mark Gatiss' deliciously grim portmanteau TV drama, 'Crooked House'. #31DaysInOctober #Halloween #horror

Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Oct 4

A twofer tonight, having missed yesterday James Whale's 'Frankenstein' and 'Bride of Frankenstein' #cinema #horror #Halloween #31DaysInOctober

A monochrome DVD cover showing Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchester as Frankenstein's monster and The Bride.

Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Oct 2

One visual tale of terror a day for #Halloween. 2. 'The Residence At Whitminster' by M R James, performed by @nunkie.bsky.social #31DaysInOctober #horror

A TV screen displays the nenu screen for the DVD of 'A Thin Ghost'

Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Oct 1

It turns out that I have just enough discs to do the one horror/supernatural film a day for #Halloween. 1. 'Casting The Runes' (ITV) #31DaysInOctober #horror

The dvd menu screen for the 1970s ITV adaptation of M R James' 'Casting The Runes'.

Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Sep 27

Ah, there wasnae any blood!

Andrew Middleton@birobasher· Sep 20

Holiday reading #RoxyMusic #Art #PopArt