Nicholas Diak
@nickdiak
Pop culture scholar of peplum, Italian films, industrial music, horror studies, and other odd subjects. Tiki and cocktails, mid-century and pinups. Co-host of H.P. Lovecast Podcast. He/Him. nickdiak.com. Glendale, AZ.
Brand new #comicbook review at my website! I continue my retrospective deep dive into Budd Root's Cavewoman comics. Here is my review of "Snow" #4: nickdiak.com/2026/07/the-... #Tarzan #Sheena #Cavewoman #Pulp #Cheesecake #Pinup #Dinosaurs #Jurassic #JungleGirl #NeoJungleGirl #IndieComic #comic
Rest in Peplum to Sam Neill! One of those actors you'd love to meet and hear stories from. #SwordandSandal wise, he was Merlin. My favourite movie of his was Event Horizon, though Dr. Grant is iconic cinematically. #RestInPeplum #SamNeill #RIPSamNeill #EventHorizon #Horror #
Happy birthday to Charles Saunders. I recently discovered his work via New Edge Sword and Sorcery / @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social #SwordAndSoul #SwordAndSorcery #Fantasy #CultBook #Imaro
Working on getting my books all organized using the new corner shelf I got. But, here is a snap of all my Arkham House, Ballantine Adult Fantasy, and Dark Harvest books on one shelf. Old school cool. #Books #Arkham #Pulp #Cult #OOP #Lovecraft #LinCarter #Horror
Today's treasure from the archive: Cannibal Apocalypse, autographed by John Saxon and Edoardo Margheriti. Great post-Zombi/post-Cannibal Holocaust/post-Apocalypse Now Italo exploitation film. #ExploitationFilm #Cultfilm #BFilm #GenreCinema #WarMovie #Cannibals #Vietnam #HorrorFilm #Autograph
New #Comicbook review up at my website! I take a look at issue 3 of the "Snow" storyline from Budd Root's Cavewoman series. Check it out here: nickdiak.com/2026/07/the-... #JungleGirl #NeoJungleGirl #Pulp #ComicBookReview #Tarzan #Sheena #Dinosaurs #IndieComics #Pinup #Cheesecake
Tonight’s treasure from the archive: Cryptz! Autographed by the indomitable @juliacmarchese.bsky.social !! #horror #cultfilm #exploitationfilm #dvd #moviecollection
July 5th afternoon - too hot to mow the lawn, so I'm drinking pisco sours and putting together legos I've had boxed up for 16+ years. Work on all the Knights sets! Catapults away! #Lego #Legos #SwordAndSorcery #Medieval #MiddleAges
Publication news! New issue of National Capital Panthans Journal was published earlier today. This issue contains a reprint of my interview with the creative team behind the comic book adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' I Am a Barbarian. Original can be read here: nickdiak.com/2022/07/we-a...
Monthly news update at my website! Projects, accomplishments, publications, etc: nickdiak.com/2026/07/news... Review of Cavewoman snow #2 Reprint in Pathans Journal Watched hundreds of Beavers CFPs Opened a Pango bookstore & more! #JungleGirl #Neojunglegirl #Tarzan #CFP #books #Comics #comicbook
How the mighty have fallen. GTA6 with a digital code only physical release? Yikes. How things used to be: here is my special edition of GTA4 that had a safety deposit box, soundtrack, art book, and other cool swag. Extra cool: my copy signed by Niko bellic himself ;) #grandtheftauto #gta6 #xbox
New #comicbook review up at my website! I take a look at issue 2 of the "Snow" storyline from the #junglegirl / #neojunglegirl comic Cavewoman. Check it out here: nickdiak.com/2026/06/down... #CaveWoman #BuddRoot #IndieComic #Tarzan #Pulp #ComicBookReview #pinup #sheena
Rest in peplum Anthony Head! He was Chiron in the #neopeplum "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters". I have fond memories of him in REPO and Michele grew up with him in a series of Nescafe coffee commercials. #RestInPeplum #AnthonyHead #SwordAndSandal #Peplum #PercyJackson #Chiron
My May round up of projects and writing: nickdiak.com/2026/06/news... Review of Cavewoman Snow #1 Interview in Exotica Moderne Vidcast review of Hercules '83 Review published in Panthans Journal And lots more! #JungleGirl #NeoJungleGirl #Tiki #Hercules #Peplum #SwordAndSandal #AntonioMargheriti
Of course, when James Bond / #JamesBond is in the news, I gotta plug Michele Brittany's book, James Bond and Popular Culture, published by @mcfarland.bsky.social that contains an essay from your's truly about Italian Eurospy films. Pick up your copy: mcfarlandbooks.com/product/jame...
Arrived in the mail! The new James Bond game from @ioi.dk It fits right at home with my other Bond games :D Super excited for this one. Activision squandered their time with Bond (Legends esp, though Bloodstone was legit), so IO is gonna save the day. #JamesBond #Xbox #VideoGame #Hitman #Eurospy
Rad news to kick off the weekend! Arrow Video announced they are putting out a new edition of Troy and I got to play a small part in this release! I provided notes/letters from my #peplum library that is getting reprinted in this set. Excited to be a part of a #SwordAndSandal release! #Troy
Rest in Peplum to George Eastman! A stalwart of Spaghetti Westerns and pasta'pocalypse films. One of his great 80s peplum/strongman films was Ironmaster, where he played a villain that got the hero's journey treatment. #RestInPeplum #Peplum #SwordAndSorcery #Cultfilm #GeorgeEastman #RIP #Django
My evening reading setup. That’s our pergola, which needs repairs. It is covered in grapevines. Got a hammock I can watch the sun set from. A chi chi cocktail, comic book, voice recorder for taking notes. The bubbling fountain provides the ambiance. It’s cozy.
Time to celebrate! It's the weekend & my contributor copy of Exotica Moderne #31 has arrived! This issue has my interview of the filmmakers behind the documentary The Donn of Tiki. Isn't the cover gorgeous? Issue can be found at: houseoftabu.com/products/exo... #Tiki #Cocktail #Midcenturymodern
A new "for fun" article up at my website! I take the new Antonio Margheriti boxset from @severinfilms.bsky.social and pair it up with old VHS/DVDs that I have. Check it out! nickdiak.com/2026/05/call... #CultFilm #ExploitationFilm #AntonioMargheriti #IndianaJones #AdventureFilm #RetroFilm #VHS
Newest swag in the mail: the Bubsy collection from @limitedrungames.com I grew up playing Bubsy 1 on my Genesis and that game ruled. I never played the sequels let alone the much aligned 3D game, but I’m excited to give this all a dive! #retrogame #videogame #bubsy #sega #xbox #physicalmedia
Double reply with Castle of Blood! One of the most important Italian gothic horror films ever!