Mikey P (he/him)
@mikeypadventures.bsky.social
Editor, writer, journalist and street photographer. I write about film and TV, gaming and culture (twistedwonderland.substack.com), do photography (instagram.com/mikeypstreetphotography) and here's my portfolio (linktr.ee/mikeypadventures)
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My go-to cyberpunk media
Films, video games, books and television shows
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For my latest @twistedwonderland.substack.com piece I've written my go-to list of cyberpunk media (film, TV, video games and books). Be warned, it's big, but has links so you can jump to sections of interest. Or if you're an absolute fiend, read the whole thing.
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
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Is colour back in the world? Or slowly leaving us? I decided to investigate, looking at Pantone’s colour of 2026, recession haircuts, bright computers and phones, and a sea of grey cars on the road.
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Re-colourisation: colour is back, baby! Or is it?
Is Pantone's 'Cloud Dancer' a sign of the times?
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February 4, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Is colour back in the world? Or slowly leaving us? I decided to investigate, looking at Pantone’s colour of 2026, recession haircuts, bright computers and phones, and a sea of grey cars on the road.
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
Best comment I saw online today:
Canada must feel like an apartment above a meth lab.
Canada must feel like an apartment above a meth lab.
January 21, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Best comment I saw online today:
Canada must feel like an apartment above a meth lab.
Canada must feel like an apartment above a meth lab.
I just watched Mike Flanagan's The Life of Chuck on Netflix, adapted from a Stephen King novella. And I have to say, this Cat-Bus is better.
January 21, 2026 at 11:21 PM
I just watched Mike Flanagan's The Life of Chuck on Netflix, adapted from a Stephen King novella. And I have to say, this Cat-Bus is better.
In 1997, Ultra Nate told us we were free, to do what we want to do. But it was a damn lie.
January 15, 2026 at 11:14 AM
In 1997, Ultra Nate told us we were free, to do what we want to do. But it was a damn lie.
I like film posters. I always have done. Although I worry they are dwindling as a type of physical media. So I want to fly the flag for this format and urge people to support them. Buy them, stick them on your walls, talk about them. Preserve this type of art.
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The lost art of movie posters
This format of physical media must be preserved
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January 11, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I like film posters. I always have done. Although I worry they are dwindling as a type of physical media. So I want to fly the flag for this format and urge people to support them. Buy them, stick them on your walls, talk about them. Preserve this type of art.
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
My copy of Hardwired by Walter Jon Williams finally arrived. Took a whole month in the post. It is considered one of the seminal cyberpunk novels. Pleased to add this to my collection and I look forward to reading it. #cyberpunk #books
January 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
My copy of Hardwired by Walter Jon Williams finally arrived. Took a whole month in the post. It is considered one of the seminal cyberpunk novels. Pleased to add this to my collection and I look forward to reading it. #cyberpunk #books
Amazing stuff. So proud of @discobooks.bsky.social for writing their first novella, a dystopian tale called This Is How The World Ends. Out this autumn.
📣 NEW AUTHOR ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣
We're very, very happy to report that we've signed the amazing @discobooks.bsky.social's debut novella, dystopian specfic THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS - tacitly scheduled for an Autumn release
And we're pretty sure you're going to love it as much as we do 🦇📚
We're very, very happy to report that we've signed the amazing @discobooks.bsky.social's debut novella, dystopian specfic THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS - tacitly scheduled for an Autumn release
And we're pretty sure you're going to love it as much as we do 🦇📚
January 8, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Amazing stuff. So proud of @discobooks.bsky.social for writing their first novella, a dystopian tale called This Is How The World Ends. Out this autumn.
Watching the final season of Stranger Things youtu.be/6eWsFFQP0gA?...
Wayne's World 2 (10/10) Movie CLIP - A Real Actor (1993) HD
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January 7, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Watching the final season of Stranger Things youtu.be/6eWsFFQP0gA?...
For my latest article I've written about the return of buttons! Specifically the mechanical analogue kind, and I've focused on cars and mobile phones, as an area where we're likely seeing a return to older tech that worked well. open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
Re-buttonisation: analogue tech is back, baby!
From cars to phones, physical buttons are returning
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January 7, 2026 at 5:25 PM
For my latest article I've written about the return of buttons! Specifically the mechanical analogue kind, and I've focused on cars and mobile phones, as an area where we're likely seeing a return to older tech that worked well. open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
Just finished The Walking Dead games and was not prepared for how invested I'd be in Clementine's story. She's 8 when the apocalypse starts, and 16 by the end. I rooted for her every step of the way.
I haven't cared as much about the fate of a character since Red Dead Redemption 2's Arthur Morgan.
I haven't cared as much about the fate of a character since Red Dead Redemption 2's Arthur Morgan.
January 5, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Just finished The Walking Dead games and was not prepared for how invested I'd be in Clementine's story. She's 8 when the apocalypse starts, and 16 by the end. I rooted for her every step of the way.
I haven't cared as much about the fate of a character since Red Dead Redemption 2's Arthur Morgan.
I haven't cared as much about the fate of a character since Red Dead Redemption 2's Arthur Morgan.
For my latest piece I've done an epic 2026 video game preview: all the games I'm most excited to play, or at least interested in. There's a few surprises in there too, like the ‘80s coming-of-age game Mixtape, and the 2.5D cinematic cyberpunk platformer, Replaced.
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2026 video game preview
This could be a standout year for gaming
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January 3, 2026 at 6:19 PM
For my latest piece I've done an epic 2026 video game preview: all the games I'm most excited to play, or at least interested in. There's a few surprises in there too, like the ‘80s coming-of-age game Mixtape, and the 2.5D cinematic cyberpunk platformer, Replaced.
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
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We got all of Stranger Things before GTA 6.
January 1, 2026 at 4:10 PM
We got all of Stranger Things before GTA 6.
I was just looking at my Letterboxd for 2025, and I've watched about 50 films. It felt light, but apparently the average person watches about 35 a year. Mine is a mixed bunch. The winter months at each end being the high points.
I am going to try and watch more older movies in 2026, I think.
I am going to try and watch more older movies in 2026, I think.
January 1, 2026 at 11:23 AM
I was just looking at my Letterboxd for 2025, and I've watched about 50 films. It felt light, but apparently the average person watches about 35 a year. Mine is a mixed bunch. The winter months at each end being the high points.
I am going to try and watch more older movies in 2026, I think.
I am going to try and watch more older movies in 2026, I think.
To end the year I've written about AI, and how filmmakers and video game makers appear to be fighting back, and flying the flag for human creativity. Or at least trying to, in the face of the relentless AI assault by big tech open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
How film and gaming is responding to AI
‘The number one thing we’re here to defend as artists is humanity.’
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December 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
To end the year I've written about AI, and how filmmakers and video game makers appear to be fighting back, and flying the flag for human creativity. Or at least trying to, in the face of the relentless AI assault by big tech open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
Forget Nolan, this is my Odyssey.
December 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Forget Nolan, this is my Odyssey.
I've found myself humming the tunes to Chip n Dale, The Bill and Gladiators recently. This is what I get for taking a trip down ‘90s TV memory lane.
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Lamenting the death of TV theme songs
Good intros endure in pop culture, and need to be brought back
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December 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I've found myself humming the tunes to Chip n Dale, The Bill and Gladiators recently. This is what I get for taking a trip down ‘90s TV memory lane.
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open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
Some people stand in the darkness. I, however, am not afraid to step into the light. Because I decided to write about the death of the TV intro theme song, with a trip down televisual musical memory lane.
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Lamenting the death of TV theme songs
Good intros endure in pop culture, and need to be brought back
open.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Some people stand in the darkness. I, however, am not afraid to step into the light. Because I decided to write about the death of the TV intro theme song, with a trip down televisual musical memory lane.
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
Earlier this year I wrote about games I've played, plan to play and stopped playing. I've now written another piece reflecting on my year of gaming this year. It's quite a mixed bunch, from RPGs to shooters, horrors and story-driven games. open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
My 2025 year in gaming, part two
I've completed quite the diverse mix of games this year, from a variety of RPGs to shooters, horror games, mysteries and story-driven ones
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December 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Earlier this year I wrote about games I've played, plan to play and stopped playing. I've now written another piece reflecting on my year of gaming this year. It's quite a mixed bunch, from RPGs to shooters, horrors and story-driven games. open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
For @twistedwonderland.substack.com I had a few thoughts on the 2025 Game Awards: from Expedition 33 winning almost everything to Larian's announcement of a new Divinity game. Have a read.
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Reflecting on the 2025 Game Awards
Expedition 33 wins a record nine awards
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December 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
For @twistedwonderland.substack.com I had a few thoughts on the 2025 Game Awards: from Expedition 33 winning almost everything to Larian's announcement of a new Divinity game. Have a read.
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
For my latest @twistedwonderland.substack.com piece I've written my go-to list of cyberpunk media (film, TV, video games and books). Be warned, it's big, but has links so you can jump to sections of interest. Or if you're an absolute fiend, read the whole thing.
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
My go-to cyberpunk media
Films, video games, books and television shows
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
For my latest @twistedwonderland.substack.com piece I've written my go-to list of cyberpunk media (film, TV, video games and books). Be warned, it's big, but has links so you can jump to sections of interest. Or if you're an absolute fiend, read the whole thing.
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
I know everyone in gaming has now said at least something about the new Steam Machine, but I thought I'd throw a few thoughts and a bit of reporting in there myself, so to speak. I like to think Gabe’s new cube will shake up the industry. But we will see.
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Will the Steam Machine shake up gaming?
Now could be the perfect time for a PC-console hybrid
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November 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I know everyone in gaming has now said at least something about the new Steam Machine, but I thought I'd throw a few thoughts and a bit of reporting in there myself, so to speak. I like to think Gabe’s new cube will shake up the industry. But we will see.
open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
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For my latest @twistedwonderland.substack.com piece I decided to profile or list a number of up-and-coming women directors whose work I like, and whose films we should talk about more, and watch, and so on. open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
Up-and-coming women filmmakers that I like
Body horror, drama, romance, and comedy
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November 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
For my latest @twistedwonderland.substack.com piece I decided to profile or list a number of up-and-coming women directors whose work I like, and whose films we should talk about more, and watch, and so on. open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
I finally watched horror-comedy The Lair of the White Worm (1988), with Peter Capaldi and Hugh Grant. It was a little slow in the first half, but things picked up in the second, with moments involving a UV tanning bed, bagpipes, a mongoose and a grenade, and Hugh Grant swinging a longsword.
October 31, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I finally watched horror-comedy The Lair of the White Worm (1988), with Peter Capaldi and Hugh Grant. It was a little slow in the first half, but things picked up in the second, with moments involving a UV tanning bed, bagpipes, a mongoose and a grenade, and Hugh Grant swinging a longsword.
For @twistedwonderland.substack.com I've written a piece on Hollywood and the issue it has with casting the same small group of actors in every high-profile project, and how it seems like this problem is getting worse open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
Hollywood has a casting problem
Studios are drawing from the same grubby pool of actors
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October 31, 2025 at 12:08 AM
For @twistedwonderland.substack.com I've written a piece on Hollywood and the issue it has with casting the same small group of actors in every high-profile project, and how it seems like this problem is getting worse open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
For my latest @twistedwonderland.substack.com article I've written about why streaming studios continue to fail fantasy as a genre, with many examples, as well as some thoughts from acclaimed author Brandon Sanderson. Have a read. open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...
Streamers keep failing fantasy as a genre
This growing trend of cancelling shows is getting worse
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October 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
For my latest @twistedwonderland.substack.com article I've written about why streaming studios continue to fail fantasy as a genre, with many examples, as well as some thoughts from acclaimed author Brandon Sanderson. Have a read. open.substack.com/pub/twistedw...