Haunting The Atom
@hauntingtheatom.bsky.social
The dark stuff: words, pictures, moving images and electronic sound + maker of music videos with '80s-style goth duo Deadlight Dance.
I post about horror/sci-fi, real-life weirdness, synth music and film scores.
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I post about horror/sci-fi, real-life weirdness, synth music and film scores.
🔗 https://linktr.ee/hauntingtheatom
Still got the signed poster (yeah, like I was gonna bin it 😄).
November 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Still got the signed poster (yeah, like I was gonna bin it 😄).
These landed yesterday: the expanded Carpenter/Carpenter/Davies scores for Halloween Kills/Ends - not films I love but I dig the music, and there are 35 previously unreleased cues here.
A reflection in this pic makes it look like I've got my hand around Mr Myers' neck. Was gonna retake but... nah.
A reflection in this pic makes it look like I've got my hand around Mr Myers' neck. Was gonna retake but... nah.
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
These landed yesterday: the expanded Carpenter/Carpenter/Davies scores for Halloween Kills/Ends - not films I love but I dig the music, and there are 35 previously unreleased cues here.
A reflection in this pic makes it look like I've got my hand around Mr Myers' neck. Was gonna retake but... nah.
A reflection in this pic makes it look like I've got my hand around Mr Myers' neck. Was gonna retake but... nah.
Last night I watched Antrum (2018), which purports to be a cursed '70s film that could kill viewers. The prologue set up the conceit well enough to make me a tad nervous, and I found the film pleasingly off-kilter. Cracking music too, by Alicia Fricker. The main theme, especially, is <chef's kiss>.
November 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Last night I watched Antrum (2018), which purports to be a cursed '70s film that could kill viewers. The prologue set up the conceit well enough to make me a tad nervous, and I found the film pleasingly off-kilter. Cracking music too, by Alicia Fricker. The main theme, especially, is <chef's kiss>.
Remembering the days when choosing a font meant browsing the racks of Letraset* in WHSmith. #Fanzines
* Other brands of dry-transfer lettering were available.
* Other brands of dry-transfer lettering were available.
November 16, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Remembering the days when choosing a font meant browsing the racks of Letraset* in WHSmith. #Fanzines
* Other brands of dry-transfer lettering were available.
* Other brands of dry-transfer lettering were available.
Every week on here I see the #TOTP hashtag and think: 'I ought to dig out the pics I took last year of those neon signs in God's Own Junkyard, in Walthamstow.' And this week I've got my bum in gear and done it. I'm pretty sure these are originals.
November 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Every week on here I see the #TOTP hashtag and think: 'I ought to dig out the pics I took last year of those neon signs in God's Own Junkyard, in Walthamstow.' And this week I've got my bum in gear and done it. I'm pretty sure these are originals.
I searched for the quote on archive-org, and found it in a Jung collection. I've screen-grabbed the snippet below, and here's a link so you can see the source and further context: tinyurl.com/carljungquote (sorry for the redirect - the original URL is super-long).
November 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I searched for the quote on archive-org, and found it in a Jung collection. I've screen-grabbed the snippet below, and here's a link so you can see the source and further context: tinyurl.com/carljungquote (sorry for the redirect - the original URL is super-long).
Looking through some old snaps recently, I found this curio from the late '80s, taken by my friend Jason. I asked him what the object is, and... well, mystery solved (answer in the alt-text). But I still think it's a cracking pic. I love the reflection and the way everything blurs *just enough*.
November 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Looking through some old snaps recently, I found this curio from the late '80s, taken by my friend Jason. I asked him what the object is, and... well, mystery solved (answer in the alt-text). But I still think it's a cracking pic. I love the reflection and the way everything blurs *just enough*.
Now playing is an album that always hits the spot: Repeated Viewing & Timothy Fife Explore Paranormal Sounds Of The Synthesizer, a split LP from 2019 that pays homage to library records, and channels the other side* in a pleasingly retro-electronic manner.
* Meaning both 'beyond the veil' and BBC2.
* Meaning both 'beyond the veil' and BBC2.
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Now playing is an album that always hits the spot: Repeated Viewing & Timothy Fife Explore Paranormal Sounds Of The Synthesizer, a split LP from 2019 that pays homage to library records, and channels the other side* in a pleasingly retro-electronic manner.
* Meaning both 'beyond the veil' and BBC2.
* Meaning both 'beyond the veil' and BBC2.
Remembering that time during the Covid lockdown when I showed up at East Croydon station at 8am to find it deserted and the announcer issuing virus warnings. In my earphones was the title track from Tangerine Dream's Phaedra, and it soundtracked the haunting, sci-fi surreality of it all so well.
November 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Remembering that time during the Covid lockdown when I showed up at East Croydon station at 8am to find it deserted and the announcer issuing virus warnings. In my earphones was the title track from Tangerine Dream's Phaedra, and it soundtracked the haunting, sci-fi surreality of it all so well.
Finally saw Late Night With The Devil (it's currently streaming on C4). My verdict? It cheats with its styling - eg, multicam backstage conversations, and modern editing when the drama ramps up. But when the '70s US talk-show aesthetic is on point it's impressive, and despite niggles I enjoyed it.
November 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Finally saw Late Night With The Devil (it's currently streaming on C4). My verdict? It cheats with its styling - eg, multicam backstage conversations, and modern editing when the drama ramps up. But when the '70s US talk-show aesthetic is on point it's impressive, and despite niggles I enjoyed it.
Erm, actually, I think you'll find...
Probably a Mail reader.
Probably a Mail reader.
November 2, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Erm, actually, I think you'll find...
Probably a Mail reader.
Probably a Mail reader.
Last night I rewatched Whistle And I'll Come To You. I've long been impressed by the way it captures the terror of seeing something darkly inexplicable. I'm still not sure what I'm looking at in *those* scenes, even in terms of how the effects were done, so they tickle my lizard brain beautifully.
November 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Last night I rewatched Whistle And I'll Come To You. I've long been impressed by the way it captures the terror of seeing something darkly inexplicable. I'm still not sure what I'm looking at in *those* scenes, even in terms of how the effects were done, so they tickle my lizard brain beautifully.
Here's me carving a pumpkin tonight: 26 minutes compressed into 1m 18s. Warning: contains blasphemy, gloop and middle-aged sounds.
Happy Halloween to all my followers, including the man with the horns who's staring at me right now through my living-room window (my living room is two floors up).
Happy Halloween to all my followers, including the man with the horns who's staring at me right now through my living-room window (my living room is two floors up).
October 31, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Here's me carving a pumpkin tonight: 26 minutes compressed into 1m 18s. Warning: contains blasphemy, gloop and middle-aged sounds.
Happy Halloween to all my followers, including the man with the horns who's staring at me right now through my living-room window (my living room is two floors up).
Happy Halloween to all my followers, including the man with the horns who's staring at me right now through my living-room window (my living room is two floors up).
Danny Robins leads a séance - well, a theatrical one - last night at the Royal Albert Hall. Fright Night was an entertaining mix of ghostly RAH-centric anecdotes, tongue-in-cheek supernatural fun, and orchestral music: film themes, original pieces and even some Black Sabbath. A spirited evening.
October 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Danny Robins leads a séance - well, a theatrical one - last night at the Royal Albert Hall. Fright Night was an entertaining mix of ghostly RAH-centric anecdotes, tongue-in-cheek supernatural fun, and orchestral music: film themes, original pieces and even some Black Sabbath. A spirited evening.
Here's me in 2009: a zombie extra in a report by Myleene Klass about London's FrightFest.
Two years before, I'd taken part in a zombie gathering: a FrightFest world-record attempt, for which 700 people showed up. This time there was about 20 of us, but it was fun. I still have the 'bloodied' shirt.
Two years before, I'd taken part in a zombie gathering: a FrightFest world-record attempt, for which 700 people showed up. This time there was about 20 of us, but it was fun. I still have the 'bloodied' shirt.
October 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Here's me in 2009: a zombie extra in a report by Myleene Klass about London's FrightFest.
Two years before, I'd taken part in a zombie gathering: a FrightFest world-record attempt, for which 700 people showed up. This time there was about 20 of us, but it was fun. I still have the 'bloodied' shirt.
Two years before, I'd taken part in a zombie gathering: a FrightFest world-record attempt, for which 700 people showed up. This time there was about 20 of us, but it was fun. I still have the 'bloodied' shirt.
A fine night at EartH in Hackney with Fabio Frizzi and his band playing his composer's cut of The Beyond, plus 20 minutes of other goodies.
'Twas the fifth time I'd seen Mr Frizzi since 2013 - each time around the end of October, and twice on Halloween itself. It's always a pleasure. #OldTraditions
'Twas the fifth time I'd seen Mr Frizzi since 2013 - each time around the end of October, and twice on Halloween itself. It's always a pleasure. #OldTraditions
October 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
A fine night at EartH in Hackney with Fabio Frizzi and his band playing his composer's cut of The Beyond, plus 20 minutes of other goodies.
'Twas the fifth time I'd seen Mr Frizzi since 2013 - each time around the end of October, and twice on Halloween itself. It's always a pleasure. #OldTraditions
'Twas the fifth time I'd seen Mr Frizzi since 2013 - each time around the end of October, and twice on Halloween itself. It's always a pleasure. #OldTraditions
This landed today: the new 4K release of In The Mouth Of Madness, from Arrow Video. I don't believe that this splendid #JohnCarpenter film has had a physical release in the UK since the VHS days - till now I've made do with the US DVD from 2000 - so this is long overdue.
October 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This landed today: the new 4K release of In The Mouth Of Madness, from Arrow Video. I don't believe that this splendid #JohnCarpenter film has had a physical release in the UK since the VHS days - till now I've made do with the US DVD from 2000 - so this is long overdue.
I finally bought my would-be jack-o'-lantern but, man, it was carnage in Tesco's pumpkin bins at 5pm. Pulp and seeds everywhere: an absolute juicebath. After a lengthy and horribly wet search I came across a lone survivor, which I escorted to safety in my basket.
October 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I finally bought my would-be jack-o'-lantern but, man, it was carnage in Tesco's pumpkin bins at 5pm. Pulp and seeds everywhere: an absolute juicebath. After a lengthy and horribly wet search I came across a lone survivor, which I escorted to safety in my basket.
Walking home from a gig last night I was stopped in my tracks by this object of beauty, in the window of a shop called Quirky Bits ("quality furniture bought and sold"). To get some scale look at the chair next to it - it's a big 'un! It's also the episode of Bagpuss I didn't know I needed till now.
October 25, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Walking home from a gig last night I was stopped in my tracks by this object of beauty, in the window of a shop called Quirky Bits ("quality furniture bought and sold"). To get some scale look at the chair next to it - it's a big 'un! It's also the episode of Bagpuss I didn't know I needed till now.
Some lovely Friday night electronica at the Rich Mix in Shoreditch (I love a venue that rhymes). Intense hypnotic soundscapes from opener @jo-johnson.bsky.social, and the soundtrack to our urban '80s future, from @warringtonruncorn.com. Plus a bonus dog, 'cos I know that social-media loves a dog.
October 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Some lovely Friday night electronica at the Rich Mix in Shoreditch (I love a venue that rhymes). Intense hypnotic soundscapes from opener @jo-johnson.bsky.social, and the soundtrack to our urban '80s future, from @warringtonruncorn.com. Plus a bonus dog, 'cos I know that social-media loves a dog.
A pic from the late '80s of me and a friend in The Pit: a mini canyon in the woods where my friends and I would hang out, sometimes late at night. I still don't know what The Pit's purpose was. It was human-made but there were no machines around; it wasn't a work in progress. It was just... The Pit.
October 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
A pic from the late '80s of me and a friend in The Pit: a mini canyon in the woods where my friends and I would hang out, sometimes late at night. I still don't know what The Pit's purpose was. It was human-made but there were no machines around; it wasn't a work in progress. It was just... The Pit.
Ooh, I've got one of those featuring Edmund Blake - also by @matpringle.bsky.social (I've just learned!). I picked it up at Derby station in July this year.
October 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Ooh, I've got one of those featuring Edmund Blake - also by @matpringle.bsky.social (I've just learned!). I picked it up at Derby station in July this year.
At £23 it's not cheap, but when I think how much I sometimes pay for gigs or theatre shows it puts it into context. I spent 150 minutes there and enjoyed it.
A warning to parents: kids are allowed but I wouldn't recommend it. There's a gory murder scene that will, I guarantee, scar them for life.
A warning to parents: kids are allowed but I wouldn't recommend it. There's a gory murder scene that will, I guarantee, scar them for life.
October 18, 2025 at 8:52 AM
At £23 it's not cheap, but when I think how much I sometimes pay for gigs or theatre shows it puts it into context. I spent 150 minutes there and enjoyed it.
A warning to parents: kids are allowed but I wouldn't recommend it. There's a gory murder scene that will, I guarantee, scar them for life.
A warning to parents: kids are allowed but I wouldn't recommend it. There's a gory murder scene that will, I guarantee, scar them for life.
Yesterday I visited Dark Secrets at The Vaults, beneath Waterloo station, for a bit of the ol' Devil worship.
The exhibition houses a large collection of objects, covering the history of the macabre, and is nicely atmospheric. Lots to read too, though not much about where exhibits were sourced.
The exhibition houses a large collection of objects, covering the history of the macabre, and is nicely atmospheric. Lots to read too, though not much about where exhibits were sourced.
October 18, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Yesterday I visited Dark Secrets at The Vaults, beneath Waterloo station, for a bit of the ol' Devil worship.
The exhibition houses a large collection of objects, covering the history of the macabre, and is nicely atmospheric. Lots to read too, though not much about where exhibits were sourced.
The exhibition houses a large collection of objects, covering the history of the macabre, and is nicely atmospheric. Lots to read too, though not much about where exhibits were sourced.
Last night I rewatched The Eclipse, an Irish ghost story from 2009 - my fourth viewing in 10 years. First time I saw it its jump scares sent me through the roof. But it's its subject that I find most haunting and which has me returning to it. Lovely piano/choral score too, by Fionnuala Ní Chiosáin.
October 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Last night I rewatched The Eclipse, an Irish ghost story from 2009 - my fourth viewing in 10 years. First time I saw it its jump scares sent me through the roof. But it's its subject that I find most haunting and which has me returning to it. Lovely piano/choral score too, by Fionnuala Ní Chiosáin.