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013: A Hospital Ward Cock-a-Snooker

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011: An NHS patient tests some 
state of the art equipment.

Off The Island

In a change to our normal domestic flight path, we now take a 2,391.16 mile diversion to Hong Kong, and celebrate the arresting visual imagery and sheer bonkers brio of their television and film. 'Sexy Killer' is a 1976 take on the old 'comely lady takes brutal revenge on nasty criminals' sub-genre perhaps best typified by the fantastic Pam Grier. The credit sequence is just about the best thing in the film, but there is an awful lot more on offer: sex, violence, drugs, groovy music, larger than life performances - and some eye watering outfits.      

The Art Of Universal #5

Some frames from Universal's 'House Of Dracula'(1945).  

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009: A Brummie.

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008: Borstal Boys and Staff.

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007: A Typical Scottish Child. 

Coming Soon...

You might not be aware of it from reading this blog, but the UK does still make horror films. Occasionally, it makes halfway decent ones. In 2011, it made two good ones, so it makes sense to say a few words about them. Be here at midnight for the first instalment.

I Know What I Like

Gulley Jimson, 'Nude In Bathtub' (c. 1938).