Charles R. Rutledge
@crutledge.bsky.social
Tonight's feature was 1965's NIGHTMARE CASTLE starring Barbara Steele. And kids, this one is nuts! Not many of the 'Gothic' films I've seen actually approach the sheer level of over-the-top wildness of the original Gothic novels of the 1700s, but this one really does. I enjoyed the hell out of it.
November 29, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Tonight's feature was 1965's NIGHTMARE CASTLE starring Barbara Steele. And kids, this one is nuts! Not many of the 'Gothic' films I've seen actually approach the sheer level of over-the-top wildness of the original Gothic novels of the 1700s, but this one really does. I enjoyed the hell out of it.
And speaking of Barbara Steele, (when am I not) this is the only Black Friday sale item I bought, the new 4K/Blu-Ray 4 Disk set of THE GHOST.
November 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM
And speaking of Barbara Steele, (when am I not) this is the only Black Friday sale item I bought, the new 4K/Blu-Ray 4 Disk set of THE GHOST.
I think this is the last of the Barbara Steele Italian Gothics. I need. Anyway, it's on the way.
November 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I think this is the last of the Barbara Steele Italian Gothics. I need. Anyway, it's on the way.
Boom! Get a nifty pre-made cover for your next project from a human artist. Adrian does great work.
November 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Boom! Get a nifty pre-made cover for your next project from a human artist. Adrian does great work.
Found a nifty little tea shop. They let me try some samples and I bought this lovely tea.
November 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Found a nifty little tea shop. They let me try some samples and I bought this lovely tea.
Hurm, gettin' kinda Gothic on that top shelf.
November 28, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Hurm, gettin' kinda Gothic on that top shelf.
As always, I am most thankful for my friends.
And comic books.
And dinosaurs.
And comic books.
And dinosaurs.
November 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
As always, I am most thankful for my friends.
And comic books.
And dinosaurs.
And comic books.
And dinosaurs.
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Happy Thanksgiving!
During Hippocampus Press's Black Friday Sale you can get the two volume letters of H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard, A Means to Freedom, for half price. I highly recommend this set for fans or scholars of either writer. 30 bucks is a steal.
www.hippocampuspress.com/h.p-lovecraf...
www.hippocampuspress.com/h.p-lovecraf...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
During Hippocampus Press's Black Friday Sale you can get the two volume letters of H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard, A Means to Freedom, for half price. I highly recommend this set for fans or scholars of either writer. 30 bucks is a steal.
www.hippocampuspress.com/h.p-lovecraf...
www.hippocampuspress.com/h.p-lovecraf...
Today's movie was 1948's Mr. Blandings Builds his Dream House, with Cary Grant, Myrna Loy and Melvyn Douglas. I hadn't seen that one in decades. Forgot how much I like Myrna Loy, and what an interesting face she had. To a large degree I thought Melvyn stole the show. He's great in all his scenes.
November 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Today's movie was 1948's Mr. Blandings Builds his Dream House, with Cary Grant, Myrna Loy and Melvyn Douglas. I hadn't seen that one in decades. Forgot how much I like Myrna Loy, and what an interesting face she had. To a large degree I thought Melvyn stole the show. He's great in all his scenes.
Random panels from Tsutomu Nihei's TOWER DUNGEON, contrasting a simplicity of detail Alex Toth would have loved with a mastery of light & shadow, and of perspective.
November 23, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Random panels from Tsutomu Nihei's TOWER DUNGEON, contrasting a simplicity of detail Alex Toth would have loved with a mastery of light & shadow, and of perspective.
Yesterday I learned these existed. Today I have them. No wall between thought and deed.
November 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Yesterday I learned these existed. Today I have them. No wall between thought and deed.
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REVIEW COPIES AVAILABLE. Message me if you would like an epub or pdf of this character driven slasher novella.
November 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
REVIEW COPIES AVAILABLE. Message me if you would like an epub or pdf of this character driven slasher novella.
Happy Doctor Who Day. Be kind, and never be cruel or cowardly.
November 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Happy Doctor Who Day. Be kind, and never be cruel or cowardly.
It's Sunday morning and you know what that means.
This week's newsletter is live. briankeene.substack.com/p/letters-fr...
November 23, 2025 at 11:35 AM
It's Sunday morning and you know what that means.
For my money, BATMAN/DEADPOOL was superior to DEADPOOL/BATMAN, but that's not surprising with Grant Morrison writing the DC half of the crossover. Still, the highlight for me was seeing John Constantine contrasted with Doctor Strange.
November 23, 2025 at 12:21 AM
For my money, BATMAN/DEADPOOL was superior to DEADPOOL/BATMAN, but that's not surprising with Grant Morrison writing the DC half of the crossover. Still, the highlight for me was seeing John Constantine contrasted with Doctor Strange.
Mail Call! Pertinent to our interests, @leannareneehieber.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Mail Call! Pertinent to our interests, @leannareneehieber.bsky.social
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If anyone, especially my fellow @hwany.org members, needs access to the above works for voting purposes (both are available across retailers in a variety of formats), but please do let me know, appreciate your ongoing support for my heartfelt, ghost-filled works more than I can say. 🖤👻
November 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
If anyone, especially my fellow @hwany.org members, needs access to the above works for voting purposes (both are available across retailers in a variety of formats), but please do let me know, appreciate your ongoing support for my heartfelt, ghost-filled works more than I can say. 🖤👻
It is the Birthday of writer Roy Thomas, the man who introduced me to Conan the Cimmerian and thus to the genre of sword & sorcery, in 1973. Lancer books had folded and Conan was out of print, so it was a while before I could read REH prose. Many years later I got Roy to sign my copy of CtB #36
November 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
It is the Birthday of writer Roy Thomas, the man who introduced me to Conan the Cimmerian and thus to the genre of sword & sorcery, in 1973. Lancer books had folded and Conan was out of print, so it was a while before I could read REH prose. Many years later I got Roy to sign my copy of CtB #36
Here's a photo memory, @briankeene.bsky.social . That time I signed the signature sheets at NECON for CLICKERS FOREVER.
November 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Here's a photo memory, @briankeene.bsky.social . That time I signed the signature sheets at NECON for CLICKERS FOREVER.
And here's the whole set.
November 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
And here's the whole set.
This never goes well...
November 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM
This never goes well...
Terrific cover for a terrific book.
Barbarian Emerges is an illustration originally created to celebrate #frankfrazetta Now the cover of Horror fantasy writer @briankeene.bsky.social novel #islandofthedead. A traditional pen #sketch which was later digitally painted in #Photoshop.
#frazetta #fantasy #conanthebarbarian #zombies
#frazetta #fantasy #conanthebarbarian #zombies
November 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Terrific cover for a terrific book.
The last of the Cormac Mac Art pastiches I needed to complete the set. I wanted the Jeff Jones cover, so had to look around a bit.
November 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The last of the Cormac Mac Art pastiches I needed to complete the set. I wanted the Jeff Jones cover, so had to look around a bit.
In honor of the 94th anniversary of the release of James Whale's FRANKENSTEIN, I'm watching his film for Friday Night Frights. As ever, I'm your host, Charnel R. Rutledge.
November 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
In honor of the 94th anniversary of the release of James Whale's FRANKENSTEIN, I'm watching his film for Friday Night Frights. As ever, I'm your host, Charnel R. Rutledge.