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Scarred For Life

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A trilogy of books and a podcast about the dark pop culture of the 1970s and 1980s, from public information films to nuclear war! Buy our books: linktr.ee/scarredforlife Listen to the podcast: pod.link/1706291698 Contact: [email protected]

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Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 1d

Get a nice 10% discount off our books with the case-sensitive code BOOKGROWTH10 until midnight on Friday October 17th! A trilogy of huge tomes about the dark, weird pop culture of the 70s and 80s...
Also available as colour eBooks!

Store link: linktr.ee/scarredforlife

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Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 9h

They were produced by the Central Office of Information from 1946 until 2011, when it was shut down due to cost-cutting measures. PIFs had dwindled since the 90s anyway, mainly to do with road safety by the end. I think they're definitely as necessary as ever!

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Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 9h

A little-known fact - Cryer was a milkman before he walked the beat ;)

Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 9h

It was from a road safety PIF. The hammer is a speeding car, the peach is... well, you get the gist ;)

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Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 9h

Full info and credit is in my follow up post below the clip

Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 11h

The brilliant Scarred For Life theme tune was composed and performed by the insanely talented @soullessparty.bsky.social

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Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 13h

It was indeed! With The Bill's Sgt Cryer as the milkman :)

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Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 13h

Final Destination had nothing on British public information films.

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Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 1d

I'm going to try that one tomorrow! :)

Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 1d

My pleasure, Jase! I'm just sipping on a Fluttering Kite now - it's lovely :)

Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 1d

The beautifully grotesque horror art of Ken Reid, one of Britain's greatest cartoonists. The genius behind Faceache, Jonah, and Frankie Stein was let loose with WORLD WIDE WEIRDIES (1974), full-page pinups in Whoopee! and Shiver and Shake. For kids, if you please!

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Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 1d

PLAY SAFE! DRINK SAFE! The Neon Raptor Brewing Company's new beer collection is based on the public information films of the 70s and 80s: No Swimming, Fluttering Kite, and Shockball. A big thank you to them for sending these samples - at 8.5%, No Swimming will have me floating on me back!

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Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 2d

This sole issue of Spirit World, along with unused material, was reprinted by DC as a hardcover edition in 2012. A fascinatingly bizarre experiment.

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Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 2d

In 1971, comics legend Jack Kirby created SPIRIT WORLD, an adult-oriented magazine based around the paranormal. Featuring his trademark collages, Spirit World freaked DC Comics out so much that they published it under a non-existent imprint, Hampshire Distributors!

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Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 6d

Northwest weirdies! Join me and @bobfischer.bsky.social for our GHOST STORY SPECIAL at Dukes Lancaster on Wednesday 29 October - it's a big group chat about all things spooky. Bring your real-life ghost stories too!

Tickets: bit.ly/3HK5duQ

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Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 3d

Daniel Farson's HAMLYN BOOK OF GHOSTS IN FACT AND FICTION (1978), one of Hamlyn's quadrilogy of classic books about horror, mysteries, and monsters, went all-out on the illustrations. At times, it's neck-and-neck with Usborne's famous trilogy of paranormal-themed books. That second picture!

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Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 3d

Bit of a, erm, mixed message there...

Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 4d

THE BLUNDERS (1976): A series of PIFs starring the titular family of careless drivers. Each episode veers from naff comedy to graphic horror as the unlucky victim is sent head-first through the windscreen. Extra point for the creepy 70s-era letchery in this episode, too.

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Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 4d

The podcast gang is onstage at Manchester's Cultplex in just a few hours! Share your scars with Dave, Andy, and John! Tickets at the link, or pay on the door:

cultplex.co.uk/Cultplex.dll/WhatsOn?f=761022

Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 4d

Quick reminder that this 15% discount off our books ends at midnight tonight!

Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 8d

Get a big 15% discount off our books with the case-sensitive code PRINTPROJECT15 until midnight on Friday October 10th! A trilogy of huge tomes about the dark, weird pop culture of the 70s and 80s...
Also available as colour eBooks!

Store link: linktr.ee/scarredforlife

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amylata.bsky.social @amylata.bsky.social · 4d

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From a childhood book! Cant recal now can u help?A riff on mary had a litle lamb that ends

He bit the teacher on the leg
And she fell off her stool
Hit the teacher! Hit the teacher!
All the children cried
And each of them picked up a rock
And stoned her til she died

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Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 4d

Blimey! That rings no bells with me, but I'll repost and see if anyone knows...

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Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 5d

What a way to make a comeback!

Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 5d

One day to go!

Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 10d

The Scarred For Life live podcast is a mere 6 days away! Join our Dave, Andy Bush, and producer Dane at @CPXMCR next Friday, with their special guest, the brilliant John Thomson!

Tickets: cultplex.co.uk/Cultplex.dll/WhatsOn?f=761022

Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 5d

QUATERMASS (1979): The final adventure for Nigel Kneale's intrepid scientist saw him fighting a mysterious alien force harvesting members of the 'Planet People' youth cult. Here, the aliens come for Isabel, survivor of an earlier harvesting...

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