In my fourth decade as a freelance writer. Currently focused on screenwriting and Psychotronic Review (https://psychotronicreview.com/)https://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3mv2hm2lhmk2uCapsule Review: The Skeleton Key (2005) This is a really good film. But I didn't much enjoy it. The ending is harsh and I really don't see why you would pick it over the "happy" ending. But I'm getting old... https://psychotronicreview.com/short-takes/s/#skeleton-key09 Sep 2026 02:13 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2hm2lhmk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3mv2czh7mq22uWhat's so annoying about this is almost universally the mainstream press is putting it at the end of general stories with disclaimers about how they can't possibly know what he was referring to. And few stories specifically about it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 00:51 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv2czh7mq22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3muzbcgmaqc2yNew World Pictures released Battle Beyond the Stars on 8 September 1980. I do my best to relate the characters in it to those in Seven Samurai. https://psychotronicreview.com/anniversaries/september/08-september/08 Sep 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzbcgmaqc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3muzccqesuc2oOther Psychotronic Releases (see article for details): The Phantom Fiend (1932) Psycho (1960) A Bay of Blood (1971) Kickboxer (1989) Shadow Builder (1998) The Watcher (2000) The Covenant (2006) Uncharted (2009) It (2017). [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzccqesuc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3muzbo3ezgs2oPsychotronic Birthdays (see article for details): Sid Caesar (1922-2014) Arthur C Pierce (1923-1987) Peter Sellers (1925-1980) David R Ellis (1952-2013) David Arquette (1971-) Martin Freeman (1971-). [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzbo3ezgs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3muzbcgmaqc2yNew World Pictures released Battle Beyond the Stars on 8 September 1980. I do my best to relate the characters in it to those in Seven Samurai. https://psychotronicreview.com/anniversaries/september/08-september/08 Sep 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzbcgmaqc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3muwu7vn74c2yPsychotronic Releases (see article for details): Count of Monte Cristo (1934) Queen of Outer Space (1958) The Warrior And The Sorceress (1984) Slumber Party Massacre III (1990) Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) Psycho Beach Party (2001) The Nun (2018). [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Sep 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwu7vn74c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3muwtybf7rs2yOther Psychotronic Birthdays (see article for details): George Waggner (1894-1984) Elia Kazan (1909-2003) John Phillip Law (1937-2008) Julie Kavner (1950-) Corbin Bernsen (1954-) Doug Bradley (1954-) Toby Jones (1966-) Shannon Elizabeth (1973-) Devon Sawa (1978-). [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Sep 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwtybf7rs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3muwti7ctoc2vDario Argento was born on 7 September 1940. Frankly, he is the best Italian horror director ever. He isn't my favorite, but he's made some of my favorite films. We watch the underrated Phenomena (1985). https://psychotronicreview.com/anniversaries/september/07-september/07 Sep 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwti7ctoc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3muuhlgshxk2fPsychotronic Releases 1/2 (see article for details): The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940) Fire Maidens of Outer Space (1956) The Ghastly Ones (1968) The Thirsty Dead (1974)... [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Sep 2026 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuhlgshxk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3muuh7qdpps2fOther Psychotronic Birthdays (see article for details): Max Schreck (1879-1936) Otto Kruger (1885-1974) Rowland V Lee (1891-1975) Paul Naschy (1934-2009) Tommy Lee Wallace (1949-) Naomie Harris (1976-). [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Sep 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuh7qdpps2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3muufwhlbsk2oJohn Berry was born on 6 September 1917. He was a very successful Hollywood director. Then, in the 1950s, Hollywood blacklisted him. He fled to France but returned in the 1960s. https://psychotronicreview.com/anniversaries/september/06-september/06 Sep 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3muufwhlbsk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3muro3kfkt22iRKO Radio Pictures released Citizen Kane throughout the United States on 5 September 1941. But at Psychotronic Review, we prefer other Welles films and so watch Touch of Evil! https://psychotronicreview.com/anniversaries/september/05-september/05 Sep 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3muro3kfkt22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3mus5lz2qa22kEast Hell is a wonderful short comedy-horror film from 2017. If only Christianity were more like these kinds of films. I might join up! https://psychotronicreview.com/2026/09/05/east-hell/05 Sep 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mus5lz2qa22khttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3muroizdm322iOther Psychotronic Releases (see article for details): Vampire Queen (2002) Blade of the Vampire (2005) Kinky Kong (2006). [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3muroizdm322ihttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3murocp37uc2iPsychotronic Birthdays (see article for details): Darryl F Zanuck (1902-1979) Gloria Holden (1903-1991) William Devane (1939-) Raquel Welsh (1940-2023) Werner Herzog (1942-) Rod Arrants (1944-2021) Dennis Dugan (1948-) Michael Keaton (1951-) Rose McGowan (1973-). [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3murocp37uc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3muro3kfkt22iRKO Radio Pictures released Citizen Kane throughout the United States on 5 September 1941. But at Psychotronic Review, we prefer other Welles films and so watch Touch of Evil! https://psychotronicreview.com/anniversaries/september/05-september/05 Sep 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3muro3kfkt22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3muqd4aw4uc2iThe second season of Ludwig is coming! I may someday start a website about cozy mysteries because I like the best of them as much as I do Lucio Fulci! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GydS_60QoIQ05 Sep 2026 01:25 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqd4aw4uc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3mup5gjthpk2yFilm director Roy William Neill was born on 4 September 1887. He died before he reached 60. But Neill directed 11 of the 14 Rathbone/Bruce Sherlock Holmes films. https://psychotronicreview.com/anniversaries/september/04-september/04 Sep 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup5gjthpk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3mup7hasens2yPsychotronic Releases (see article for details): Project Moon Base (1953) The Crawling Hand (1963) The Rosary Murders (1987) Curse Of The Wolf (2007) Unholy (2007) Carriers (2009). [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup7hasens2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3mup7ao3n3c2yOther Psychotronic Birthdays (see article for details): Edward Dmytryk (1908-1999) Dick York (1928-1992) Michael Berryman (1948-) Patricia Tallman (1957-). [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup7ao3n3c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3mup5gjthpk2yFilm director Roy William Neill was born on 4 September 1887. He died before he reached 60. But Neill directed 11 of the 14 Rathbone/Bruce Sherlock Holmes films. https://psychotronicreview.com/anniversaries/september/04-september/04 Sep 2026 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup5gjthpk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3mumsuuactk2aSerious question: What impact did Collins have? Other than message votes when it didn't matter, she seems to have done nothing but support Trump. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumsuuactk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3mumnnwcae22tPsychotronic Releases (see article for details): Cat-Women of the Moon (1953) The Vampire Lovers (1970) Kalifornia (1993) Martyrs (2008) Mechete (2010) Clownado (2019) Tenet (2020). [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumnnwcae22thttps://bsky.app/profile/franklycurious.bsky.social/post/3mumn7a2ouk2tOther Psychotronic Birthdays (see article for details): Mantan Moreland (1902-1973) Eileen Brennan (1932-2013) Charlie Sheen (1965-). [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:aisthsa4ottvfpeow7tevtbk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumn7a2ouk2t