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Stephen Graves
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Special Projects Editor at Decrypt, director of short films (The Dead of Winter, premiered at @frightfest.bsky.social), player of D&D, painter of little Warhammer/MESBG men. @stephengraves on Twitter.
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KRAMPUSS (d. Guðni Líndal Benediktsson, 2023, Iceland, 8 mins)
On Christmas Eve, an Icelandic family comes face to face with the Yule Cat, a ravenous creature of folklore hungry for those who didn't get clothes for Christmas.
Poster for Krampuss. A little girl confronts a monstrous creature with glowing eyes.
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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NO DIGGIN’ HERE (d. Adam Scovell, 2016, 3 mins)
A short Super-8 response to M.R.James' "A Warning To The Curious," looking at the landscapes of Aldeburgh that inspired the original story.
Still from No Diggin' Here showing a Martello tower shot on Super 8 film stock.
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Presenting the trailer and full line-up for COLD SNAP: SHORT HORROR FILMS FOR WINTER NIGHTS!

❄️💀🕯️

December 11th, 7pm at ActOne Cinema

🎟️ Book your tickets here! 🎟️

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November 25, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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The KUBRICK-ENDORSED Ian Watson 40K novels.

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What a magpie Stanley was, seizing on whatever I might mention. A book I owned about The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals: he must borrow it. Papal Indulgences; and I was faxing him information. I had written a novel entitled Inquisitor set in the wacky far-future world of Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40,000; he wanted a pre-publication printout right away. “Who knows, Ian?” he mused. “Maybe this is my next movie?” I arranged for Games Workshop to send him samples of their games and artwork and obtained for him from fantasy artist Ian Miller a portfolio of drawings of monsters. Anything could be grist to the mill, now or at some future date.
November 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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A movie that takes place where you're from.
Mia Farrow in "See No Evil (aka Blind Terror)"
November 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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A seat for a goblin and a porch for a fairy door.
Fly agaric mushroom that's been eaten away in such a way that it looks like it's glowing from within. A hole in a tree with a bracket fungus forming a "porch" over the "door."
November 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Anyone in Wokingham, Berkshire: my cat Monty has been missing since November 11th, he is microchipped and registered lost, and was last seen wearing a fluorescent yellow collar.

Please share and let me know if you have seen him.
Monty, a black cat wearing a fluorescent yellow collar Monty, a black cat Monty, a black cat Monty, a black cat wearing a fluorescent yellow collar
November 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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My campaign promises are simple.
Mamdani sign generator text: BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD Mamdani sign generator text: SKULLS FOR THE SKULLS THRONE
November 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Simpsons "Say the line Bart" panel 1, the schoolkids all facing the camera expectantly. The Economist headline: "Democrats risk drawing the wrong lessons from one good day" dek: "Moderate governors offer a better model than a charming socialist in New York" The third panel of the "Say the line Bart" meme; the class in uproar, cheering.
November 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Oops.

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Previous festive tales for the BBC from Gatiss have included last year's Woman of Stone, The Mezzotint, Martin's Close, Count Magnus and The Tractate Middoth - all of which were based on works by M.R James. In 2023 he wrote and directed Lot No. 249 - an adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's short story.
November 5, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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THIS WEEK! THE DEAD OF WINTER is off to Rochester, NY for Anomaly – The Rochester Genre Film Festival!

👻❄️

Screening Friday 7 November at The Little Theatre as part of Freaky and Funny Friday Shorts. 🍿📽️

🎟️ Tickets here! 🎟️

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Poster for The Dead of Winter showing a silhouetted figure against a blood-red backdrop, walking down an alley. A festival laurel for the 2025 Anomaly – The Rochester Genre Film Festival is superimposed.
November 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Following its US premiere at Screamfest LA, THE DEAD OF WINTER is returning to haunt Screamfest NOLA this week!

⚜️🎺

Screening Saturday 1 November, 12 noon at The Broad Theater.

👻❄️

🎟️ Tickets here! 🎟️

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Poster for The Dead of Winter showing a looming figure and Screamfest NOLA film festival laurels.
October 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Also this guy who's a job lot from the bits box. 2nd Edition body, 3rd Edition arm, Rogue Trader missile launcher and OG RTB01 beakie backpack.

Time flows strangely in the Warp.
Converted Chaos Space Marine with missile launcher. Converted Chaos Space Marine with missile launcher.
October 24, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Decided to see if I could rescue two of the goofiest 2nd Edition 40K miniatures - the Noise Marine and Daemonette with the massive claws - by mashing then together like a capricious Chaos God.
Converted Slaanesh Chaos Lord miniature.
October 24, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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I mean, he came closer than anyone imagined (considering that no one imagined he was even *aware* of it) to doing a Warhammer 40,000 movie.

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Text reads: What a magpie Stanley was, seizing on whatever I might mention. A book I owned about The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals: he must borrow it. Papal Indulgences; and I was faxing him information. I had written a novel entitled Inquisitor set in the wacky far-future world of Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000; he wanted a pre-publication printout right away. "Who knows, lan?" he mused. "Maybe this is my next movie?"
October 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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RIP Drew Struzan, whose movie poster art illustrated my childhood. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Drew Struzan poster art for Back to the Future, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and The Empire Strikes Back.
October 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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🚨 TONIGHT! 🚨

🌞 THE SEVERED SUN + director Q&A 🌞

Thursday October 9th at 7:30pm, Reading Biscuit Factory

Folk horror fans, this is not to be missed!

🎟️ Tickets here 🎟️

www.readingbiscuitfactory.co.uk/movie/the-se...
October 9, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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A surprisingly large number of them think the way to connect with Gen Z is "dress like Sylvester McCoy's Doctor Who."
A screen grab of a Times article. The photograph depicts three men and a woman - according to the caption these are Charles Amos, Rhys Benjamin, Daniel Campbell and Glesni Reece. Charles is in tweeds and a fedora, Rhys sports a combover and a question mark pullover as worn by the seventh Doctor Who. Daniel wears a blue "Make Britain Great Again" baseball cap. Glesni, unlike the others, is not wearing an outlandish costume, just a black tailored jacket over a white blouse. Text reads: Meet the young Tories dreaming of a bright blue future The Conservatives know they have a problem with Gen Z voters. At the party conference, The Times met a new breed of activists who are embracing the challenge
October 9, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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🚨 TOMORROW! 🚨

🌞 THE SEVERED SUN + director Q&A 🌞

Thursday October 9th at 7:30pm, Reading Biscuit Factory

Folk horror fans, this is not to be missed!

🎟️ Tickets here 🎟️

www.readingbiscuitfactory.co.uk/movie/the-se...
October 8, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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You wouldn't even need to change the dialogue at the, er, climax.
October 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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THIS WEEK! Reading Biscuit Factory is screening folk horror feature THE SEVERED SUN, followed by a Q&A with director Dean Puckett.

🌞 Thursday October 9th, 7:30pm 🌞

🎟️ Tickets here! 🎟️

www.readingbiscuitfactory.co.uk/movie/the-se...
October 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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But they've already done that?
October 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Mushrooms!
A fly agaric mushroom. A brown mushroom nestled among the brambles. A brown mushroom. A white mushroom. Probably one of those wildly lethal ones.
October 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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We already know what his legacy is.
Daily Mail comment screenshot. Text reads: meercat, Leeds, United Kingdom, 19 minutes ago IS TONTY BLAIR BEHIND THIS Reply
October 3, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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Folk horror fans! Reading Biscuit Factory is screening THE SEVERED SUN, and I'll be conducting a Q&A with director Dean Puckett.

🌞 Thursday October 9th at 7:30pm 🌞

If you've enjoyed my folk horror shorts screenings, this is not to be missed!

🎟️ Tix: www.readingbiscuitfactory.co.uk/movie/the-se...
Poster for THE SEVERED SUN depicting a woman wielding an axe.
October 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM