Scott Dorward

blasphemoustomes.com/2026/10/27/t... A fun, well-crafted monster movie with terrific practical effects, but one that loses its heart when it shifts from poignant and creepy to gory action

This is quite interesting. I don't know how robust the methodology is but the research strongly suggests that by far the biggest barrier to tax reform is billionaire press owners using their outlets to persuade people it's a bad idea via lies & dodgy stats www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Be the candy corn you want to see in the world

After the storm my barbecue looks like a meth addicted Minion

blasphemoustomes.com/2026/10/26/f... A serviceable ghost story let down by a plodding pace, somewhat salvaged by its willingness to be nasty. Still, average and forgettable. Based on a book by Peter Straub, although not his finest work.

blasphemoustomes.com/2026/10/25/a... I can't decide whether Angst is exploitative for building on a real murder case. It's refreshing to see a film about a psychopath that makes its subject so unglamorous, however. It's an anti-slasher film, in which the monster is an irredeemable loser.

blasphemoustomes.com/2026/10/24/f... Fréwaka is now the film to beat this month. I loved everything about it. One of the finest folk horror films I've seen and certainly the best portrayal of the dark side of fairy folklore.

What I love about this episode is how every scene they discuss pushes Scott closer to despair, while Eleanor, completely unfazed by his growing exasperation, cheerfully declares yet another of her favorite moments from the movie. It’s fantastic. 😂 #teamMoM

blasphemoustomes.com/2026/10/23/c... Daft, pulpy fun from Mario Bava that borrows heavily from Nigel Kneale. Also, weirdly gory for a fifties monster movie.

blasphemoustomes.com/2026/10/23/t... I keep going back and forth on whether I like this one. It's an ambitious piece of guerrilla filmmaking, but light on plot, messy, and badly paced. An interesting curiosity, if nothing else. Also, the same director as Space Mutiny!

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blasphemoustomes.com/2026/10/21/v... Man, I love this film. It is just so fucking weird. A talkie that thinks it's a silent film, a script filled with moon logic, and some remarkably artificial performances. Everything is at least a bit off, but the elements come together deliriously.

Unacceptable from anyone organising a con, but from one of the people in charge of the biggestUK event? At what point did he think this was a) good comms strategy? & b) not going to get spread far & wide? Then again, I've always felt that the organisers have utter contempt for traders and attendees

blasphemoustomes.com/2026/10/20/t... A subtle but nightmarish tale of portents and inevitability. While I adored this film, I wonder how it will go down with those who didn't grow up with British media of the 1970s.

*fires a gun in the air to lower the property values* www.patreon.com/doriandawes/...

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blasphemoustomes.com/2026/10/20/i... @stardustandsigil.bsky.social joins the Good Friends once again, peering In the Mouth of Madness. Opinions may be divided.

Escape from New York, the glider scene. It's '81, a year before Tron revolutionised CG and Carpenter has 1/3 of Tron's budget...so how did he pull off an absurdly sophisticated wireframe simulation?! It's actually a cardboard city painted matte black, lined with reflective tape and lit with UV.

blasphemoustomes.com/2026/10/19/b... A classic of extreme horror. Not a gory film, but a hard one to watch because of its attitude towards sexual violence. An amazing, uncomfortable psychodrama, with a gripping final act, but I suspect a lot of people will never make it that far for good reason.

blasphemoustomes.com/2026/10/18/u... A very average tale of demonic influence propped up by some imaginative storytelling. Not a film that will stay with me, but still fine I guess. Also one of the most overtly Christian horror films I've seen for a while, although it stops short of evangelising.

I see we're having a debate about whether it's okay to go back to "X," the site owned by a trillionaire fascist who is currently bankrolling the GOP's midterm, throttled Ukraine's war effort, and still winkingly allows vast amounts of CSAM on his service Answer: No, what the fuck is wrong with you

blasphemoustomes.com/2026/10/17/c... Some great ideas, and the ghost is pretty creepy, but I found the film itself flat and lifeless. It seemed to want to tell two different stories -- a classic urban legend and an exploration of parental abuse -- but couldn't quite make them mesh.

incredibly humbling to have been first through the breach on this. no trans woman had ever had a horror novel at a big five publisher before MANHUNT, which is not to slap myself on the back but to comment on how lonely and scary it was. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

And it's funded now. Someone bought in at the £5k mark (not me, as if I'd have that much). I'm really happy as this is what Kickstarter should be used for, helping bring projects for small companies and individuals to life.

Sanguine merfolk:

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This looks amazing! The interview with Frank Belknap Long about Lovecraft is particularly exciting. Now I need to work out what level I can justify backing. www.kickstarter.com/projects/lov...

blasphemoustomes.com/2026/10/15/h... Tense, creepy fun, but I would have liked it better if it had been more misanthropic. As fond as I am of horror as metaphor, Hokum felt like it was pulling in two different directions at times.

blasphemoustomes.com/2026/10/14/v... Tedious to begin with, but once it takes off, we get plenty of fun, gruesome body horror. Shades of The Thing and Tomie, but, you know, with clay.

Last night’s Impossible Landscapes session with @discourseminis.bsky.social @sskorkowsky.bsky.social @sdorward.bsky.social and @jaredlogan.bsky.social ended with the cliffhanger results of Agent Moist deciding to recon a location solo. Unfortunately, texting under pressure may not be his forte.

blasphemoustomes.com/2026/10/13/s... Send Help was so much fun. Twisty, brutal, and darkly humorous, with some wonderfully shocking moments. And it's a delight to see Raimi making horror again.

not really into this whole “for they shall inherit the Earth” thing. I’m meek for the love of the game

blasphemoustomes.com/2026/10/12/s... I hadn't heard of this until I saw it in the Arrow catalogue, but comparisons to Man Bites Dog and Creep hooked me. An odd little film, more uncomfortable and blackly humorous than frightening, but clever and imaginative enough to warrant a watch.

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blasphemoustomes.com/2026/10/11/e... A kung-fu-action-comedy-horror about a cat spirit -- an evil one. If that makes it sound daft, that's only because it is. It's also a hell of a lot of fun. A tonal mishmash, and the fight scenes are tame for a Hong Kong action film, but still highly watchable.

blasphemoustomes.com/2026/10/11/s... I really liked this. It's creepy, vicious, and quite disgusting in places. At the same time, it's a surprisingly sensitive exploration of disordered eating and weight loss. A strong contender for film of the month for far, although it is still early days.

blasphemoustomes.com/2026/10/09/t... While I liked this more than people told me I would, it is a pretty awful horror film. It's a confused mess that does little to shock, scare or sicken. But it's a nice, sleazy snapshot of Bohemian seventies NYC. Fun, but maybe not for the intended reasons.

I witness that too. Things are getting worse.

blasphemoustomes.com/2026/10/08/n... A weird Japanese psychological horror. I'm still not sure what I make of this one. It's tense and moody, offering more questions than answers. I'm hesitant to recommend it, as I suspect most people will hate it, but I found it unsettling.

blasphemoustomes.com/2026/10/07/d... A creepy, imaginative tale about the worst kind of imaginary friend. It manages to explore the ambiguity between mental illness and demonic possession without feeling trite or derivative. Even so, it falls short of being great.