Amy Beddows

Have you got plans for Halloween? You have now... 'Horror Film Therapy': an online workshop led by a trauma therapist where we will discuss the benefits of horror and some therapeutic tools to maximise our scary film watching. 6pm GMT, free/suggested donation. Hit me up for the link!

Poem for Halloween Monday 10.26.26 ~ Andrea Cohen Ghosting -How cavalier people are-with language and with silence. the last thing we mean to do —is leave you.

Friday 30th!!! 'Horror Film Therapy' free online workshop. 6pm GMT, message for link. Start your Halloween festivities with some therapy.

My favourite horror article this year - all good boys and girls!

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Hey, please can you sign this urgent petition. The nature and wildlife we all love: birds, bees, hedgehogs - are being silently poisoned by a group of powerful chemical companies making billions selling toxic pesticides and fertilisers. It only takes 2 minutes. act.gp/4dc62rO

The V/H/S anthology series has been on a downward trajectory for a while but holy moly, the 'Heartbeat' segment was the absolute stuff of nightmares.

'Faces of Death' was awesome!! Why is no one talking about Faces of Death? Barbie Ferreira is a queen in this film.

Renny Harlin's 'Mindhunters' is a wild ride - how have I not seen this delicious slice of early-2000s serial killer nonsense before? Se7en meets Untraceable meets Saw meets The Bone Collector... I don't know man, just watch it. On Netflix UK til Halloween!

Random thought: perhaps Saw XI could be set in a frat house?

You're never too old to get excited about seeing a really big tree.

A brace of litter picks for October: 🧤 Edinburgh Trash Club Tue 6 Oct, 6.30pm Meet outside Herringbone, London Road Gardens Kit provided, one-hour pick, then Jeremiah’s Taproom Instagram: @edinburghtrashclub

I am Jane Doe. #IAmJaneDoe

#Iamjanedoe is trending and for good (awful) reason. I may watch 'The Autopsy of Jane Doe' tonight. Sometimes horror films feel closer to vindication and retribution than anything that happens in real life. If you keep treating us like witches, we might start acting like witches.

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Ladies and goons, it's grandson. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKH3...

I wish I saw more people talking about Radical Face - his music is hauntingly beautiful and *perfect* for autumn. If there is one reason to thank Criminal Minds, it's for introducing a generation of emo crime-creeps to the sublime 'The Gilded Hand'. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqMe...

Watching 'Loner' on FoundTV (it's also on Amazon Prime) - it is quite charming and surprisingly sad. "That fucking cabin... although technically I don't think it is a cabin, I think it is a fucking glamping pod." I'm excited to see what Charlie Robb and Douglas Tawn do next.

Darcy loves Scotland. All dogs should go to Scotland.

Did you miss my Horror Film Therapy fringe show? Fear not! On Friday 30 October at 6pm, I'll be running an online workshop on therapeutic film watching. It will be a welcoming space for anyone who likes horror and wants to explore its emotional benefits. #Horror #therapy #horrortherapy

This summer has been too hot for Darcy. Roll on Autumn x

I imagine this is a worry for people at the moment. To be clear, my classes are explicitly and actively trans inclusive. People can feel excluded from Higher Education for a whole host of reasons from disability, to neurodivergence, to race, to queerness, to class. If you have any worries, DM me.

If Dolly was our constant reminder that it was Good to be Good, Tim Curry was our reminder that it was Good to be Weird. Embrace your strangeness, sing with Muppets, wear your lingerie with a leather jacket, and fuck with uptight people who hate anything that makes them remotely uncomfortable.

One of the greatest line reads of all time. Tim Curry for Command And Conquer, clearly it was a one and done and he could barely stop laughing at the ridiculousness of the line. Perfection

This one hurts. Rest in fierceness, sweet prince xxx

I don't scare easily but I've just started 'Them' (season 2) and it is the most frightening thing I've seen in a long time. Luke James is INCREDIBLE as Edmund.

My final Horror Film Therapy show is on Monday - my previous show SOLD OUT so please, if you're thinking of coming along, get a ticket. Monday 24 August 1:30pm The Stand 2. www.thestand.co.uk/performance/... Because a good scare is self care! #edfringe #horrorfam

My favourite genre? Horror shows where the theme tune slaps EVEN more than the show itself.

Tomorrow night and only 3 tickets left!! I. Am. Terrified. Horror Therapy, The Stand Comedy Club Edinburgh, 17:35. www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...

Sick as a dog (and missing some awesome fringe shows 😭) so watching 'Hereditary' in my jammies with the blinds pulled right down even though it is glorious sunshine. Why are we like this? (and by 'this' I mean badass at self-care).

Roll up, roll up! I've got some new online courses starting soon at the University of Liverpool for Continuing Education! First up, Rise of the Gothic! Come and explore the early Gothic with me, from poetry to prose, short stories, ballads and chapbooks! www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...

FIVE DAYS UNTIL THE SHOW! Can't believe it is happening and also that people are buying tickets!? Join us for Horror Film Therapy and be sure to say hi and tell me your favourite films after. Saturday 15th: www.thestand.co.uk/performance/... Monday 24th: www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...

THREAD/ORIGINAL ART GIVEAWAY This hare linoprint is by my mum, Jo. I'll be sending an original of this to one randomly chosen person who reposts this link to my recently updated website & pops a reply below. www.tom-cox.com The offer is open worldwide. I also have some more art to give away...

Thought I'd start my day with a silly little horror film and accidentally watched 'Clickbait' ('American Sweatshop' US title). Good grief. What an unassumingly brutal film. That's the day ruined. #notwithmycheerios

The pup cups at Saughton Park cafe (E'burgh) are WILD. Darcy's review, 10/10. And only £1.50!

I may be biased, but my dog is the most beautiful creature that ever existed.

Wowzers. If 'I Had Legs I'd Kick You' might be my favourite film of the year - what a bonkers and bittersweet ride. I think therapists and women on the edge will particularly enjoy it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywFD...

On the recommendations of the Faculty of Horror, I watched Marina de Van's 'In My Skin'. Wowzers..... what a film. It has imperfect women! Useless boyfriends! Grotesque body horror! The crushing weight of surveillance and control of female bodies! French arthouse goodness! What's not to love?

Drop a crush from your youth! River Phoenix, what a sweet energy. Poor soul 🖤

CBT therapists, this is on Friday! Come along for a friendly and informative chat about all things menopause.

The X-Files was so unserious.