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Original first line of Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear And Loathing In South Wiltshire.

Coming soon! The 404 Ink Bursary for small presses and accompanying crowdfunder will launch in mid-March. This will give away at least £3,000 to small presses - we hope to raise more to pay it forward to even more people.

Headpress is celebrating 35 years of books on cults films, TV and music with a one day event.
I will be on the panel The Kneale Inheritance discussing the influence of Nigel Kneale with @mrgeetsromo.bsky.social @tobyhadoke.bsky.social @bronteschiltz.bsky.social @accordingtojond.bsky.social

ROSE TINTED SPECTACULAR ZINE FAIR CALL OUT! If you would like to table with us contact rtszines@gmail.com/@rstzines to enquire The Rose Hill - Brighton 12-5pm Sunday 26/04/26 OPTIMISM! SOLIDARITY! ZINES!

NEWCASTLE ZINE FEST Save the date SUNDAY 3RD MAY 2026 STAR AND SHADOW CINEMA

MARGATE ZINE FAIR Marine Studios, Margate 11th & 12th April, 11am-3pm Ft zines, small press, artists, poets, makers, open min and more! Free entry

Everything £5 or less! Tees zine fest Dundas Shopping Centre Dundas Street TS11HR 28TH MARCH 2026 10AM-4PM @teeszineworks www.teeszineworks.com

I am currently updating the UK zine events calendar - take a browse, and send me any I've missed! penfightdistro.com/zine-events/

Headpress 35th Anniversary Extravaganza Join us for a day of author talks and panels celebrating cult films and TV, weird music, and a Q&A with special guest Jörg Buttgereit.

Headpress is 35 years old! To celebrate the continued vibrancy of #indiepublishing, join us for a day of talking about music and films + a Q&A with Jörg Buttgereit:

⏰ 23 May 2026, 10.00 - 5.30 (UK time)
📍 International Anthony Burgess Foundation, #Manchester
🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/headpress-...

Photo of two mean seated and in conversation on a stage, in front of a projected backdrop that reads: UK Ghost Story Festival. Saturday 28th February, 6.30pm - 7.30pm. Interview - Jon Dear. No Digging: The Story of the BBC's A Ghost Story for Christmas.

We're sorry to have missed the UK Ghost Story Festival, which has looked fantastic - including @accordingtojond.bsky.social talking about the subject of his forthcoming @headpress.com book: the BBC Ghost Story for Christmas 👻

Two beds in my hotel room in Derby.

I don’t want to worry anyone but I’ve just checked into my hotel for The UK Ghost Story Festival and THERE’S TWO BEDS!

No doubt I’m going to wake from a troubled sleep and be attacked by the other duvet.

An incredible series covered by the equally incredible @andrewscreenbskys.bsky.social in his Book of Beasts 🤱🛒🐬🐀🐺

#ThrowbackThursday Interview with @headpress.com David Kerekes, regarding the book he wrote with David Slater -Cannibal Error. The truly definitive and wholly fascinating chronicling of the so-called ‘video nasties’ phenomenon/era. #VideoNasties #horrorfilms
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New on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast: Robert Guffey talks to @rj-buchanan.bsky.social about Hollywood Haunts the World! 👽🎥🧛‍♂️🎬🤖🦇

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Remembering 'The King' Barry John who died on this day in 2024.

And if you're interested to hear about the Welsh-language horror film he appeared in, pick up a copy of
@headpress.com/@jupton30.bsky.social's Offbeat ASAP!

#barryjohn #welsh #offbeat

My short ghost story 'The Humming Trick' is in the February issue of 'Peculiar Tales'. You can grab it here....
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One year ago. #thesignalman

No Digging: The Story of the BBC’s Ghost Story at Christmas - Jon Dear Interview | Derby QUAD View our latest event: No Digging: The Story of the BBC’s Ghost Story at Christmas - Jon Dear Interview. See what the available times are for this event.

Just under a month to go until @accordingtojond.bsky.social's talk/Q&A about his forthcoming book on the BBC Ghost Story for Christmas, as part of the UK Ghost Story Festival 2026. Derby Quad, 28 February, 6.30pm.

Tickets: www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/nodig...

Bookshops in Birmingham, with a lovely mention of the mighty Andromeda Bookshop...

#Birmingham #Brum #Bookshop

HOLLYWOOD HAUNTS THE WORLD on... CONSPIRINORMAL! I'm delighted to report that CONSPIRINORMAL is up and running again on a regular schedule, and I've just appeared on the latest episode with...

It's Friday! And there's a brand new Conspirinormal podcast featuring Robert Guffey!

cryptoscatology.blogspot.com/2026/01/holl...

Dark Secrets The Esoteric Exhibition Cursed dolls and rogue scientific experiments, David Kerekes reports back from Dark Secrets in London, an exhibition devoted to all things occult and esoteric.

Here's a short photo article on my recent visit to Dark Secrets: The Esoteric Exhibition in London. @headpress.com #darksecrets #horror #folklore
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Pre-order Adam Gorightly & Christopher Graybill's SAUCERS, SPOOKS AND KOOKS! I just finished watching Adam Gorightly and Christopher Graybill's new documentary SAUCERS, SPOOKS AND KOOKS   (based on Gorightly's 2021 bo...

Robert Guffey appears in Adam Gorightly and Christopher Graybill's new documentary, Saucers, Spooks and Kooks:

cryptoscatology.blogspot.com/2026/01/pre-...

Robert Guffey: Encoded Cinema and Hollywood Taboos - Hi, Strangeness HI friends! This week, my guest is the legendary fringe culture author, Robert Guffey! Robert has been writing about conspiracy culture for years now, and has contributed a lot wildly fascinating stor...

Lunchtime listening: Robert Guffey on Steve Berg's Hi, Strangeness podcast, discussing new book Hollywood Haunts the World:

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Boyle Heights, You Are Too Hot: Singing Your Life at MorrisseyOke With the release of a new solo album from Morrissey, amid tour dates (some cancelled), Melissa Mora Hidalgo visits a popular karaoke theme night in East LA.

On the 10th anniversary of Melissa Mora Hidalgo's Mozlandia, we revisit a #Morrissey themed karaoke night in LA in this extract from Chapter 2 of the book:

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Criswell Fact, Fictions, and the Forbidden Predictions of the Amazing Criswell by Edwin Lee Canfield The life and times of showman prognosticator Jeron Criswell revealed through friends, appearances, and am…

Some nice coverage for Edwin Lee Canfield's book on Criswell: "A must-read for fans of cult heroics with noirish tendencies."

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HOLLYWOOD HAUNTS THE WORLD on RavenStar's Witching Hour! On November 8, 2025, Solaris Blue Raven interviewed me on her podcast , Ravenstar's Witching Hour . You can hear the entire show at the b...

Afternoon listening: Robert Guffey on Ravenstar's Witching Hour, with a deep dive into the history of esoteric cinema: cryptoscatology.blogspot.com/2025/12/holl...

A black sign with the words 'New Year's Resolution: Support your local indie bookstore and have a radical 2026!'

These are your instructions.

📸 @bookhaus.bsky.social

Born To Lose The Misfits Who Made Dog Day Afternoon Born To Lose is a book about the making of Dog Day Afternoon and the crazy, true-crime story that inspired it.

Happy New Year! And the happiest of New Year news is that Rachel Walther's Born to Lose: The Misfits Who Made #DogDayAfternoon, will be published this March 🎉

More info and mailing list sign-up here: headpress.com/product/born...

I’ve just started reading this, and it promises to be a fascinating take on film history.

Unboxing Hollywood Haunts the World...

cryptoscatology.blogspot.com/2025/12/unbo...

Happy New Year, Offbeaters! Kick-off 2026 the right way by catching The Appointment on @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social tonight at 9.55pm! @headpress.com

My new book project revealed!