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Stuart Wright
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Screenwriter. Adapting 2 novels for tv: David Nolan’s Manc noir BLACK MOSS & Justin Robertson’s folk horror THE TANGLE, developing a black metal horror & more. Britflicks Podcast. LFC.
Today... Lucy got a surprise visit from Uncle Leonard. She excitedly went inside her skincare boutique. He followed, carrying a gift-wrapped box big enough for a bowling ball. She wasn't disappointed when she opened it & lifted out the severed head of her cheating ex, Toby.

What do you see?
November 28, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Today... Caroline saw Gary on the tube platform. Continuing on to work she has an abysmal day & her boss gives her time off. Back home her front door is on its hinges, neighbours are in the street & Gary is sitting in her living room with no idea where he's been for 3 years.

What do you see?
November 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Today... Philip & Jenny's roleplaying started at his drinks reception. He was accosted by management bootlickers. She checked out the cheap buffet. Philip sidled up behind her. She threatened him with HR for inappropriate touching before leading him off to the disabled bathroom.

What do you see?
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
What film best defines art vs commerce? Is it Stanley Tucci’s BIG NIGHT?

@philralph.bsky.social talks about the ongoing crisis in the TV industry & share 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

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November 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Today... Betty got Jonathan home after his retirement do. He fell asleep eating a kebab & she went to bed. In the morning she found him where she had left him. Whipping open the curtains, he didn't respond to her cheery shouts of wakey wakey. His face was ashen. He had no pulse.

What do you see?
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Today... Mary watched on as her best friend Karen escape the school trip to the National Gallery to meet up with Terry, a photographer more than twice her age, who'd promised her some head shots at his studio out in Southgate. She was never seen again.

What story do you see in this picture?
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Today... brothers Bernard & Terry argued on the sidelines of a paper mill footie match. A paper mill that survived only in name + FC. The pair of childless widowers had each other, but Bernard, in his TK Maxx coat, demanded far too much emotionally, which is why they fought.

What story do you see?
November 21, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Today... Public-school failure Billy's whirlwind month w/ Kelly saw him disconnect from family. So much so they offered her a £1m to give him back. He doesn't understand why she wouldn't just take it. She doesn't understand why he thinks she needs it.

What story do you see in this picture?
November 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Today... Lady Philipa lit a cig, gasping for a smoke after 4 hours in the cancer ward w/ Bernard. He'd been given 6 wks to live & she was giving him earache about how hard it would be for her. Caring for him? Living on her own? He left her standing & headed for the pub.

What story do you see?
November 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
What film defined your generation?

Irish filmmakers: Alan Hopkins & Husni Hafid talk about making their short films JUNGLE and OGHAM and share 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life

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November 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
What's a film you saw the most in theatres? Author Amanda Graham saw Edward Scissorhands 14 times. Can you beat that?

Amanda also talks about her book Good Stuff To Read When You're About To Lose Your Shit

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November 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
What is the greatest horror film? And why is it Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Alexandre O. Phillipe talks abt his TCM documentary: CHAIN REACTIONS (Out now)

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@strikemediaglobal.bsky.social @darkskyfilms.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Today... Jenny snuck into Bill's house, sedated his wife & led him out into the late night street at gun point. He called her bluff over using the weapon on him & she shot out both his kneecaps. Once he quietened his screaming she waited on her apology.

What story do you see?

#writingprompt
November 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Horror fans of Nottingham... Who is going to Dead Duck Film Festival? An all-dayer of new french extreme horror movies for just £20, at the Savoy Cinema, Nottingham

Dare you attend? savoyonline.co.uk/SavoyNotting...
October 31, 2025 at 4:28 PM
October 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
What is the origin story for your career in film?

@tullstories.bsky.social shares some of his experiences since becoming an independent film distributor & 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life
October 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Today... Tony ushered the talent into a swanky hotel. The talent followed a porter up to the room. Tony dealt with the admin. The fire alarm sounded. Tony raced up 9 flights of stairs, only to find his client teeth deep into the porter's neck. He sighed: We have to go, again.

What story do you see?
October 22, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Today... Drunk Tony crashed his car, called his ex-wife & sobbed. She said it was 3am & they'd been divorced over 3 yrs. Armed w/ the last of his vodka, he set off on a suicide mission, but meets a homeless guy, Brian, who shares his vodka, talks him out of it & walks him home.

What do you see?
October 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Join screenwriter me as I dive into movies that changed your life with fellow screenwriter @heidihornbacher.bsky.social and discuss @pagecraft.bsky.social and the power of mentoring

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October 15, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Today... Cyril called the number on clamp & a van turned up to take him to their offices. He was drugged & woke in cage. His neighbour, Tom, explained this was park like a c*nt prison. But men are fighting back. They will park where they want. Pollute the air with diesel.

What story do you see?
October 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Today... Billy woke up staring at the faded Back To The Future poster that clung to wall of his carehome bedroom. He'd dreamed, again, about his uncle breaking him out of there in a Delorean & driving them back in time to '19 before his dad died of covid & his mum's suicide.

What story do you see?
October 14, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Today... Mary stared out the window, stuck w/ Tom, in a traffic jam. Her care home had shut & there were no more within a 100 miles. Her son had taken the latest fascist govt incentive of euthanise your aged relatives. The 3 mile tail back told her he wasn't alone.

What do you see in this picture?
October 13, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Today... Terry turns up at Gary's mews to collect on a £10k debt that's risen to £100k in 6mths. He doesn't have the money/anything of any value in his home. Terry hands him a junior hacksaw. £10k for every digit & toe he removes. Advising him to adopt the 3/2 ratio.

What do you see in the picture?
October 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Today... Lady Montgomery was forced to slum it at Moss Bros owing to the financial irregularities of her dead father. Jim, her ever loyal driver, the only 1 of her staff left since the scandal helped to pick out a tweed number & took her to their fave roadside diner

What do you see in this picture?
October 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Since 2005, what horror movies have excited you the most?

@scsheil.bsky.social on 21 years of @mayhemfilmfestival.bsky.social
16-19 Oct 2025 @broadwaycinemauk

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@chriscooke.bsky.social @melimoi.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM