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Independent non-fiction publisher since 1991. We publish the stuff you love. Film. Music. Strangeness. Headpress is @davidkerekes.bsky.social and @harbottlestores.bsky.social. We will not use or publish AI-generated work in any form. web: headpress.com

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Headpress @headpress.com · Sep 5

Coming soon... Nick Cato's obsessive deep-dive into Romano Scavolini's Nightmare, DARK DREAMS. #cultfilm #horror #precert #vhs #videonasties

More info at the link: headpress.com/product/dark...

Dark Dreams An Obsessive Look at Romano Scavolini’s NIGHTMARE

In the early 1980s slasher films were all the rage. But none were as controversial as Romano Scavolini’s Nightmare, the subject of this book by Nick Cato.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 3d

A new issue of Bizarrism #zine is always cause for celebration! Issue 19 includes a piece on the strange death of Thelma Todd, as well as a review of Edwin Lee Canfield's fabulous @headpress.com book on Criswell.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 7d

Thank you to Adam at The Bedlam Files for the latest review of Richard Scheib's A Viewing Guide to the Pandemic!

#newbooks #cultfilm #horror #cultcinema #filmbooks

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A VIEWING GUIDE TO THE PANDEMIC: DEPICTIONS OF PLAGUE AND PANDEMIC ON FILM AND TV | The Bedlam Files

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Headpress @headpress.com · 10d

Featuring Hollywood Haunts the World author Robert Guffey! 👇

Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 10d

Get your folk horror fix with us to tide you through December with our annual DARKNESS IN THE FIELDS: MIDWINTER weekend, running 6th and 7th December! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/darkness-i... #folkhorror #folklore #midwinter #horror

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 12d

For reasons, it would be v. helpful to have information from a broad range of academic and non-academic (incl. GLAM) users of the BBC Written Archives OTHER THAN historians, briefly on: 1) What you've used it for and 2) How the proposed changes would impact on your research.

Reposts welcomed.

Historians dismayed by ‘scandal’ of BBC cutting access to...

Critics say new limit to trove of information sounds knell for independent research

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Headpress @headpress.com · 24d

Aaand... the website is up and running again! Thank you for bearing with us, and apologies for the inconvenience.

A still from b&w film Young Frankenstein, depicting Gene Wilder as Frankenstein. He is standing in a white coat in a lab with his arms outstretched, looking proud of the Monster who is strapped to the table in front of him.

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Headpress @headpress.com · 24d

Thank you to @retroramblings.bsky.social for this great review of Richard Scheib's A Viewing Guide to the Pandemic!

"[A]nother left field, entertaining film book from Headpress".

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BOOK REVIEW: "A VIEWING GUIDE TO THE PANDEMIC: DEPICTIONS OF PLAGUE AND PANDEMIC ON FILM AND TV" BY RICHARD SCHEIB - Cinema Retro

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Headpress @headpress.com · 27d

Just a heads up that we are still- aaargh - experiencing problems with our website and some email accounts. Please bear with us, and we'll get back to you as soon as we can ✍️ (possibly by carrier pigeon).

Headpress @headpress.com · Sep 17

We're still having technical issues with the website. Hang tight, we're working on it with our provider and hope to be back to normal soon!

Headpress @headpress.com · Sep 16

🖤 We're so pleased to be publishing this!

Jon Dear @accordingtojond.bsky.social · Sep 16

Here’s a little treat for you. Lawrence Gordon Clark’s original storyboard, and the shot used.

The book’s coming soon. From @headpress.com #signalman

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DJ SpaceTerrapin @gehegedrei.bsky.social · Sep 14

1 hour to go
#enclosurethree

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Scholars of the Peak @scholarspeak.bsky.social · Sep 14

This evening you can catch a guest selection from Will Burns, the author of the fantastic Ghost of an Idea from @headpress.com on It Came From ... Enclosure Three from @gehegedrei.bsky.social

If you've not come across Will's book it's very much worth checking out !

#ghostofanidea #williamburns

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Headpress @headpress.com · Sep 12

Coming soon from Headpress: Rachel Walther's 'Born to Lose: The Misfits Who Made Dog Day Afternoon'. More info and mailing list sign-up here: headpress.com/product/born...

Image of a book cover titles Born to Lose: The Misfits Who Made Dog Day Afternoon by Rachel Walther. The background is black with white and orange text. On the right hand side of the cover is a full length black and white photo rendered into orange, of a dark-haired man stood in a street raising his right fist and smiling. He is dressed in a white buttoned shirt, dark trousers, and dark smart shoes.

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Headpress @headpress.com · Sep 12

We're having some technical issues this week, so if we're slower than usual to reply to emails please bear with us - we'll get back to you as soon as possible!

A black and white still from a Twilight Zone episode in which a man in a white lab coat sits in front of some technical equipment. A screen in front of him displays the text 'You have a problem.'

Headpress @headpress.com · Sep 9

Exciting news: PURE by @jaredstearnssf.bsky.social is now available in a Spanish language edition from Applehead!

appleheadteam.com/producto/pur...

#booksintranslation #marilynchambers

Photo of a book on top of a green and purple patterned tablecloth. The book cover depicts a black and white photo of Marilyn Chambers and the title Pura: Las revoluciones sexuales de Marilyn Chambers. The author is Jared Stearns.

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Anne Billson @annebillson.bsky.social · Sep 9

Trusses (early 1980s) photograph by Anne Billson (limited interactions to avoid having to deal with Liz Truss comments)

Busy shop window display of medical supplies shop with a red neon sign saying TRUSSES. Also visible: girdles; support hose; vibra-heat cushion; the new improved copper magnet; walking frame; and a sign saying "qualified chiropodist in attendance.

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DJ SpaceTerrapin @gehegedrei.bsky.social · Sep 7

#enclosurethree

Next week something really special...a wonderful hauntological session from William Burns.

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Headpress @headpress.com · Sep 7

Thank you! We'll investigate asap.

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · Sep 6

Orson Welles would murder every one of you motherfuckers with a hammer.

The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · Sep 5

Orson Welles’ Lost Movie Will Use AI to Reconstruct Missing 43 Minutes

Since the rise of generative artificial intelligence in 2022, the technology has mostly been plugged into parts of the production pipeline as far as its deployment in Hollywood. Think visual effects, dubbing and storyboarding. As it stands, it’s mostly thought of as a tool to streamline certain processes and cut costs.

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Headpress @headpress.com · Sep 6

We're set up for the Occultz #zine fair at The Bullingdon in Oxford today - come see us from 10.30!

Photo of a table containing stacked books in a display.

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Headpress @headpress.com · Sep 5

Coming soon... Nick Cato's obsessive deep-dive into Romano Scavolini's Nightmare, DARK DREAMS. #cultfilm #horror #precert #vhs #videonasties

More info at the link: headpress.com/product/dark...

Dark Dreams An Obsessive Look at Romano Scavolini’s NIGHTMARE

In the early 1980s slasher films were all the rage. But none were as controversial as Romano Scavolini’s Nightmare, the subject of this book by Nick Cato.

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Headpress @headpress.com · Sep 5

Tomorrow!

Headpress @headpress.com · Aug 29

We'll be at the Occultz comic, cult and zine fair in #Oxford on Saturday 6 September, with a host of @headpress.com goodies including some rare items from the vaults for sale! Stop by and see us from 10.30 at The Bullingdon on Cowley Road. #oxfordevents #cultfilm #zines #indiepublishing

Headpress @headpress.com · Sep 2

Thank you, @sliceofscifi.com!

Slice of SciFi / Writers, After Dark @sliceofscifi.com · Sep 1

Podcast: Slice of SciFi 1139

If you enjoy lists & catalogs about specific TV and film genres, "A Viewing Guide to the Pandemic: Depictions of Plague and Pandemic on Film and TV" by Richard Scheib is a fun one for your library. @headpress.com #movies #tv #horror
www.sliceofscifi.com/2025/08/30/s...

“A Viewing Guide to the Pandemic”: Richard Scheib chases contagions on film | Slice of SciFi

For folks who enjoy reading lists and examinations about various TV and film genres, the new A Viewing Guide to the Pandemic: Depictions of Plague and Pandemic on Film and TV by author and journalist…

www.sliceofscifi.com

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Headpress @headpress.com · Aug 29

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Who Cares Anyway @leavinghashurt.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thank you to the great Mike Watt (!) for having me as a guest on the Watt from Pedro show today.

We talk a lot about Michael Belfer/Sleepers/When Can I Fly? and a little about Who Cares Anyway.

@wattfrompedro.bsky.social @headpress.com

www.twfps.com/past-episode...

on-air guest will york from raleigh, nc via discord - The Watt from Pedro Show

www.twfps.com

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Headpress @headpress.com · Aug 19

When you're proofing in a cafe and the music sounds like you're in the early scenes of an Italian cannibal film.