+++ Wishing a wonderful birthday to singer songwriter, producer, Ian Broudie, who was born on this day, the 4th of august 1958 in Liverpool +++ Emerged via #BigInJapan & then put together #TheLightningSeeds, & produced for #EchoandtheBunnymen etc #altrock #postpunk #OTD #ianbroudie #newwave #indie

+++ John Gore Studios Hammer - is unleashing a brand new monster! +++ Ithaqua, created by director & producer Casey Walker, is set in the brutal wilderness of 1800s Canada, where a dark force is waiting Catch it at @frightfest.bsky.social 29th Aug 2026 #Ithaqua #hammerhorror #frightfest #horror

+++ On this very evening, the 1st August 1893. From the Log of the Demeter, which is travelling from Varna to Whitby +++ " We seem to be drifting towards some terrible doom " The picture is the Dmitry from Narva, wrecked in 1885 which inspired Bram #BramStoker #Dracula #Whitby #GothicHorror #OTD

+++ Today the 1st of August 2026 is both Lughnasadh & Lammas. +++ It marks the start of the harvest season, sitting halfway between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox It is one of the four main seasonal fire festivals alongside Samhain, Imbolc, & Beltane. #OTD #Lughnasadh #Lammas #pagan

+++ #OTD, 39 years ago, the 31st of July 1987, The Lost Boys, was released. +++ "Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire." The title is a reference to the Peter Pan and Neverland characters, the Lost Boys, who like vampires never grow up. #TheLostBoys

+++ #OTD the 30th of July 1890 was the first recorded visit of #BramStoker to #Whitby +++ Under the cover of a family holiday, Bram was researching for his new book By the time he left Count Wampyr had become #Dracula He discovered the name in a travel guide in the town library #GothicHorror

+++ Wishing a most wonderful birthday, to the one & only Kate Bush, who was born on this day, the 30th of July 1958, in Bexleyheath, South East London. +++ #katebush #otd

+++ Due to a number of complicated health issues, including two medical negligence cases, that all appear to be coming to a head, I am stepping away from social media, to concentrate on myself and the family. +++ So please all play nice, whilst we are away. ;-)

+++ There are just 4 types of humans! +++ Type 1. People who carefully remove all the stickers & crap from CD jewel cases. Type 2. Those whose stickers stay on. Type 3. Those terrible people who do not put CD's back in their right cases. Type 4. Do not buy CDs! I am type 2. What type are you?

+++ Wishing a most wonderful 69th birthday to Mister Peter Murphy, who was born on this day, the 11th of July 1957, in Northampton. +++ #petermurphy #bauhaus #postpunk #daliscar #goth #altrock #gothicrock #otd

+++ On this day, 45 years ago, the 10th of July 1981, Escape from New York, was released. +++ It was set in 1997, in which Manhattan Island in New York City is country's sole maximum security prison. #escapefromnewyork #OTD #johncarpenter #kurtrussell #SnakePlissken #scifi #actionfilm #NYC

+++ Wishing a most wonderful 72nd birthday to Mister Neil Tennant, who was born on this day, the 10th of July 1954, in North Shields, Northumberland. +++ #NeilTennant #petshopboys #synthpop #electropop #otd #smashhits #pop #ukmusic

+++ On this evening, 48 years ago, the 9th of July 1978, The Cure played their very first show under that name, at The Rocket, Crawley, West Sussex. +++ Previously they had played as 'Easy Cure'. #TheCure #RobertSmith #OTD #postpunk #alt #altrock #newwave #goth #gothicrock #rock #Crawley

+++ Wishing a most wonderful 69th birthday to Mister Marc Almond (OBE), who was born on this day, the 9th of July 1957, in Southport, Lancashire. +++ #marcalmond #softcell #synthpop #newwave #artpop #cabaret #OTD

+++ Lets Make Bins Great Again! +++ ;-) #pootin #putin #countbinface #deformUK

+++ Rest In Power - Andrew John Fletcher aka 'Fletch', who was born on this day, the 8th of July 1961, in Nottingham. +++ #andyfletcher #andrewfletcher #fletch #depechemode #OTD #Synth #Synthpop #newwave #alt #electronic #altrock

+++ Happy 86th birthday to Sir Richard Starkey MBE, better known as Ringo Starr of The Beatles, who was born in Liverpool, on this day the 7th of July 1940. +++ Four lads who shook the world. #RingoStarr #TheBeatles #OTD #YellowSubmarine #OctopusGarden #withalittlehelpfrommyfriends #Liverpool

FIFA fixed it for you.... #fifafix #worldcup #trump #fifa #usa ;-(

+++ Today, we are remembering James Caan, who died on this day, the 6th of July 2022. +++ Star of the grossly underrated 'Rollerball', released back in 1975, & which spawned numerous video games. #JamesCaan #Rollerball #OTD #scifi #dystopia

+++ #OTD, 43 years ago, the 5th of July 1983, Bauhaus performed what was expected to be their final concert, at the Hammersmith Palais +++ Released as the live 'Rest in Peace' album in 1992, the band would actually then reform in 1998, 2005, 2019 & 2022! #bauhaus #postpunk #GothicRock #alt #goth

+++ #OTD, the 4th of July 1921, the Grand Overlook Hotel Ball took place. +++ It still boggles my mind. that Ridley Scott used unused aerial footage from The Shining, in the happy ending version of Bladerunner. Seems a very Ed Wood thing to do! #theshining #stanleykubrick #jacknicholson #4thofJuly

+++ Rest In Power - Jim Morrison, who left this world, 55 years ago today, aged just 27, on the 3rd of July 1971. +++ #JimMorrison #thedoors #thelizardking #mrmojorisin #otd #bluesrock #acidrock #Psychedelicrock #Psychedelic

+++ Wishing a happy birthday to Vince Clarke, born #OTD, the 3rd of July 1960, in South Woodford, Essex +++ In the late 1970s, Clarke & schoolmate Andy Fletcher formed a short-lived band called No Romance in China. #VinceClarke #depechemode #erasure #yazoo #synth #synthpop #newwave #electro #pop

+++ Wishing a most wonderful 81st birthday, to 'Debbie' Harry, born on this day, the 1st of July 1945, in Miami Florida. +++ #debbieharry #blondie #OTD #newwave #powerpop #punkrock #pop

+++ #OTD, the 30th of June 1978, The Human League released their debut single 'Being Boiled', via Fast Product. +++ Composed by Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh, with lyrics by Philip Oakey, it has been released several times since 1978, finally becoming a UK top ten hit in 1982. #TheHumanLeague

+++ Everyone tells me that I will be far more popular if I put up cat pic's. +++ Meow! 😉 #cat #cats #catsofbluesky #catworld #worldofcats #catpictures #catpicoftheday #catpic

+++ Wishing the most wonderful birthday, to the always amazing Amanda Donohoe, who was born on this day, the 29th of June 1962, in London. +++ #amandadonohoe #TheLairoftheWhiteWorm #bramstoker #kenrussell #otd

+++ A very happy 100th birthday, to Mel Brooks. Born on this day, the 28th of June 1926, in NYC. +++ Mel is one of only 22 entertainers to win the EGOT, which includes an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, & a Tony. #melbrooks #theproducers #highanxiety #youngfrankenstein #draculadeadandlovingit #OTD

;-0 #toystory5 #toystory

+++ On this day, the 27th of June 1980, Joy Division released, 'Love Will Tear Us Apart', via Factory Records. +++ Ian Curtis had of course departed from this mortal coil by his own hand, just a month earlier, grabbing a tragic defeat from the jaws of victory #joydivision #OTD #lovewilltearusapart