Less than two weeks to go until our live show at Derby QUAD on Saturday 7th September, as part of Edge-Lit! Join us and Bob Fischer for a delve into the childhood nightmares of the 70s and 80s... Tickets: bit.ly/3AmucjI

Always nice to see a PIF in its proper context, nestled away in an advert break. Here's the most maudlin CHARLEY SAYS episode, 'Mummy Should Know' (1973), still going strong in a CITV break in 1986!

All bids appreciated on this fantastic 1983 artwork by Kevin O'Neill. ebay.co.uk/itm/2049600417…

This 10% discount ends at midnight!

The second hottest ticket in Manchester! There probably aren't 150,000 people queuing for the Scarred for Life Folk Horror special at HOME on Fri 18th Oct, but a few more tickets have been put onsale anyway. Happy Day! They're here... homemcr.org/production/sca…

Only about 30 tickets left for this as well. Next Saturday in Derby...

One for Scarred for Life - I remember a video from the 80s I’m sure it was Danny Baker telling a ghost story of a cab driver giving a hitchhiking girl a cardigan and then she was dead and he found it on a grave the next morning - Reddit can’t help

Only about 30 tickets left for our live show at Derby QUAD next Saturday 7th September, as part of Edge-Lit! We and Bob Fischer will be talking about scary kids' shows, PIFs, the Usborne Book of Ghosts, nuclear war, and lots more besides! Tickets: bit.ly/3AmucjI

Some sad news. My father (and @skeevyd ‘s), Brian Trueman, has died. 92 years of happy life. A career in television and radio that included Children's Hour, Clitheroe Kid, Scene at 6.30, Granada Reports, Brass Tacks, Screen Test…

Get a huge 15% discount off our books with the case-sensitive code CREATEGIFTS15 till Friday September 6! As the days start to draw in, wallow in the dark, scary, and just plain weird pop culture of the 70s and 80s... Store link: linktr.ee/scarredforlife

The 1970s was a boom time for gorgeous horror-themed board games. From the 3D pop-up book stylings of Ghost Castle, to the beautiful board, playing pieces, and green vampire mask of Game of Dracula (my favourite), each one was a spooky delight.

Time for a classic from 1973! One of the greatest and most effective public information films of all time (and easily the most influential, too). Here's good old Donald Pleasence as The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water...

There are only 20-odd tickets left for Saturday's live show at Derby. It's heading for a sellout, so if you fancy popping along, don't delay!

A quick reminder that this 15% discount ends at midnight tomorrow!

So here's what I've been working on all summer...an hour digging into the creation & legacy of the incredible BBC-commissioned nuclear war film Threads, broadcast 40 years ago this month, with a soundtrack by Ghost Box Records. Artwork by Catrin James. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…