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Film critic @Starburst_Mag @BFI @ScreamHorrorMag . Author of DAWN OF THE DEAD, GLOBAL HORROR CINEMA TODAY, CANDYMAN, SUBVERSIVE HORROR CINEMA and 40 CULT MOVIES.

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Jon Towlson

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WINDOW ON THE WORLD: A LOVE LETTER TO CINEMA. Now only 99p on #Kindle ! Hurry - offer ends 29 September. ❤️🎬🎬🎬🎥🎥📽📽🎞🎞🎞📣📣 “This book will make you remember your first infatuation with movies" - Luiz Asp #FilmTwitter #kindlebook #kindlebooks

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Window on the World

‘Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, my window on the world was film, and as a filmmaker, teacher and film critic, I have encountered many people for whom the cinema fulfils the same function.’ This...

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Jon Towlson

1 year

GIVEAWAY! On Sunday night, I’ll pick one random winner and send them a copy of my book on George A. Romero’s zombie classic DAWN OF THE DEAD! Just Follow and RT to be eligible. Good luck! #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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My new book 40 CULT MOVIES will be published for #Halloween2023 ! To help spread the word I will be giving away copies of this and my other books. Watch this space! #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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My new book 40 CULT MOVIES will be published for #Halloween2023 ! To help spread the word I will be giving away copies of this and my other books. Watch this space! #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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GIVEAWAY! On Sunday night, I’ll pick one random winner and send them an advance copy of my brand new book 40 CULT MOVIES! In bookstores October 16. Just Follow and RT to be eligible. Good luck! #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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"One last question: If the new variant strain was known about since September, why did you put London in Tier 2 in the first place?" #Tier4

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The big book of #folkhorror has arrived! I wrote a chapter on folk horror in children’s TV. #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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My DAWN OF THE DEAD book giveaway ends tonight. I will DM the winner! Just RT and FOLLOW to be eligible to win a copy of my book on DAWN OF THE DEAD. Watch out for a new #Halloween2023 GIVEAWAY tomorrow! #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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Jon Towlson

1 year

My new book 40 CULT MOVIES will be published for #Halloween2023 ! To help spread the word I will be giving away copies of this and my other books. Watch this space! #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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GIVEAWAY! To mark the publication of my book 40 CULT MOVIES in hardcover, on Halloween I’ll pick one random winner and send them a signed hardcover copy. Just Follow and RT to be eligible. Good luck! #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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Jon Towlson

1 year

My new book 40 CULT MOVIES is OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK💲14.99/ £11.99!!! Follow these links to buy: (US) (UK) #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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I’m giving away a copy of my book on George A. Romero’s zombie classic DAWN OF THE DEAD for #Halloween2023 . Hear me talk about DAWN OF THE DEAD alongside Gaylen Ross and John Amplas on The Projection Booth Podcast. #horror #FilmTwitter #Horrorfam #HorrorMovies #HorrorCommunity

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2 years

Episode 591: Dawn of the Dead (1978) #FilmTwitter #Podcast

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GIVEAWAY! To mark the publication of my book 40 CULT MOVIES in hardcover, on Halloween I’ll pick one random winner and send them a signed copy. Just Follow and RT to be eligible. Good luck! #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter #horror

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Jon Towlson

1 year

My new book 40 CULT MOVIES is OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK💲14.99/ £11.99!!! Follow these links to buy: (US) (UK) #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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My new book 40 CULT MOVIES is OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK💲14.99/ £11.99!!! Follow these links to buy: (US) (UK) #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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Congratulations to the winner of my DAWN OF THE DEAD giveaway! A copy of my book on DAWN OF THE DEAD is in the mail. Look out for a new #Halloween2023 giveaway very shortly. #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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Jon Towlson

1 year

My new book 40 CULT MOVIES will be published for #Halloween2023 ! To help spread the word I will be giving away copies of this and my other books. Watch this space! #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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Delighted to announce my new book for @AuteurPub @DevilsAdBooks @LivUniPress is on DAWN OF THE DEAD (1978). Published April 2022. #horror @theGARFofficial

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1 year

GIVEAWAY! On Sunday night, I’ll pick one random winner and send them a copy of my book on international horror movies GLOBAL HORROR CINEMA TODAY! Just Follow and RT to be eligible. Good luck! #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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Jon Towlson

1 year

My new book 40 CULT MOVIES will be published for #Halloween2023 ! To help spread the word I will be giving away copies of this and my other books. Watch this space! #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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3 years

My forthcoming book on Dawn of the Dead has a cover @DevilsAdBooks @GarfUk @LivUniPress

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1 year

On track for a #Halloween2023 release!💲14.99/£11.99 paperback. #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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@carebecc @deadmeatjames Your DEAD MEAT podcasts are amazing. I am going to vote for you as Best Multimedia Site at this year's Rondo Awards. Voting is open to everyone, so spread the word to your fans!

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1 year

My 40 CULT MOVIES book giveaway ends tonight. I will DM the winner. Just FOLLOW and RT to be eligible to win a copy of my brand new book 40 CULT MOVIES! #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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Jon Towlson

1 year

My new book 40 CULT MOVIES is OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK💲14.99/ £11.99!!! Follow these links to buy: (US) (UK) #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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Vote for the fantastic DEAD MEAT PODCAST @deadmeatjames @carebecc at this year's @RondoAwards

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Paying respects to GEORGE A. ROMERO on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Read my book on DAWN OF THE DEAD published by Liverpool University Press. @theGARFofficial @WalkofFameStar @LivUniPress

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Jon Towlson

8 years

An article I wrote for @BFI on Spielberg's CLOSE ENCOUNTERS. My @Constelbooks @ColumbiaUP book is out now

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Jon Towlson

1 year

Review copies are available of my new book 40 CULT MOVIES if anyone would like to review it for a website/magazine/journal/blog/podcast. Please DM me if interested! #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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Look what I got from the mall today! #zombies #HorrorMovies @GARF_Europe @LivUniPress @AuteurPub

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1 year

This amazing volume on #folkhorror is coming in October! I wrote a chapter on 1970s children's TV.

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11 months

GIVEAWAY! Last chance to win a copy of my new book 40 CULT MOVIES. Just Follow and Repost. #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter #horror

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Jon Towlson

1 year

My new book 40 CULT MOVIES is OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK💲14.99/ £11.99!!! Follow these links to buy: (US) (UK) #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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Number 1 New Release in Horror Movies & Video!!! #BookTwitter #FilmTwitter #HorrorMovies #HorrorCommunity

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Number 5 on Amazon in horror movies! #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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40 Cult Movies!!! #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter #31DaysofHalloween

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Jon Towlson

6 years

My book on #candyman is now in stock at ! #horror #HorrorMovies #slasher

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Happy Halloween #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter #horror

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Jon Towlson

1 year

Coming soon! A lifetime of cult movie watching crammed into 176 pages! #cultmovies #Horrorfam #HorrorMovies

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1 year

Work completed today... Cover art for the forthcoming book from Jon Towlson (a London-based journalist and film critic. He has written for Starburst Magazine, Paracinema, Exquisite Terror...) Shared with kind permission.

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Jon Towlson

6 years

I'm teaching a course on #folkhorror @CityScreenYork in October. Please spread the word!

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5 years

Great podcast on THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE @carebecc @deadmeatjames Thanks for the name check!

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Jon Towlson

3 years

In the Christmas issue of @ScreamHorrorMag I dismember George A. Romero's DAY OF THE DEAD! @GarfUk

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Jon Towlson

1 year

25% off all McFarland horror movie books (including 3 of mine) when you order direct from McFarland this October! Use the coupon code HALLOWEEN23. Here's the link: #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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2 years

Dawn of the Dead was released in NY on 20 April 1979. Can you imagine the response to the 'Most Intensely Shocking Motion Picture Experience For All Times'? My new book details it! Out 1st May 2022. #romero #georgearomero #notld #dotd #dawnofthedead #nightofthelivingdead

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1 year

Price reduced on Amazon! #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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40 Cult Movies!!! #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter #31DaysofHalloween

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1 year

Hot new release on Amazon! #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter #Halloween2023

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Jon Towlson

1 year

My new book 40 CULT MOVIES is OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK💲14.99/ £11.99!!! Follow these links to buy: (US) (UK) #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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8 years

#horror @LondonHorrorSoc @STARBURST_MAG

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Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies

8 years

Friday Jan 6th is the last day to apply for the @DiaboliqueMag Scholarship to attend @MiskatonicLON FREE this spring

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Jon Towlson

1 year

Congratulations to the winner of my 40 CULT MOVIES giveaway! A copy of my new book 40 CULT MOVIES is in the mail. #Halloween2023 #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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Jon Towlson

1 year

My new book 40 CULT MOVIES is OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK💲14.99/ £11.99!!! Follow these links to buy: (US) (UK) #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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Get it while it’s hot! #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies 📷 #FilmTwitter

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Jon Towlson

11 months

My new book 40 CULT MOVIES is OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK $14.99/ £11.99, HARDCOVER $19.99/£16.99 and KINDLE $6.99/ £5.99!!! Follow these links to buy: (US) (UK) #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies 📷 #FilmTwitter

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8 years

This month's @STARBURST_MAG is out, and it's a good 'un!

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1 year

40 Cult Movies!!! #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter #31DaysofHalloween

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Jon Towlson

4 years

The new @ScreamHorrorMag is out October 20, and you can preorder now! I look back at CREEPSHOW and the E.C. Comic legacy; plus remember RE-ANIMATOR!

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4 years

SCREAM MAGAZINE Issue #63 is now available for pre-order. We have CREEPSHOW, CHRISTINE & RE-ANIMATOR AND SO MUCH MORE! 100 pages of full colour glossy horror! This issue will be sent to our worldwide subscribers and pre-order customers on OCTOBER 20th.

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5 years

SCREAM #55 @ScreamHorrorMag now in WH Smiths. Chock full of goodies from the Scream Team. I look back at Sam Raimi's DRAG ME TO HELL. On US news stands soon! #dragmetohell #HorrorMovies #SamRaimi

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Jon Towlson

11 months

Happy Halloween! #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter #horror

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Jon Towlson

11 months

WIN A COPY OF 40 CULT MOVIES! Enter the GRIMMFEST (‘Manchester’s International Festival of Fantasy Film’) competition to win my new book. Click on this link to enter: @grimmfest #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter #horror

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Jon Towlson

1 year

My new book 40 CULT MOVIES is OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK💲14.99/ £11.99!!! Follow these links to buy: (US) (UK) #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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Jon Towlson

7 years

My new book on #CANDYMAN is now available to preorder at Amazon. #horror #gothic

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Jon Towlson

11 years

In this month's Digital FilmMaker Magazine I take you behind the scenes of The Casebook of Eddie Brewer @eddiebrewerfilm @DFM_magazine

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11 months

My new book 40 CULT MOVIES is OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK $14.99/ £11.99, HARDCOVER $19.99/£16.99 and KINDLE $6.99/ £5.99!!! Follow these links to buy: (US) (UK) #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies 📷 #FilmTwitter

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6 years

The new SCREAM @ScreamHorrorMag is now out! Available at WH SMITH, MACCOLLS & MARTINS. Includes my look back at 50 years of #NIGHTOFTHELIVINGDEAD @NOTLDmovie . It's the perfect Xmas gift for your granny!

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10 months

It keeps going back to Number One! #FilmTwitter #BookTwitter #HorrorMovies #HorrorCommunity

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My new book 40 CULT MOVIES is out on KINDLE eBOOK November 1st. £5.99. PREORDER now! #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter #Horror

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40 Cult Movies: From Alice, Sweet Alice to Zombies of Mora Tau

40 Cult Movies: From Alice, Sweet Alice to Zombies of Mora Tau eBook : Towlson, Jon: Amazon.co.uk: Books

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Jon Towlson

6 years

In the latest @ScreamHorrorMag out now! I talk #Amicus !

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11 months

Getting hotter on Kindle! #BookTwitter #FilmTwitter #horror

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10 months

Still number one! #BookTwitter #FilmTwitter #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies

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2 years

Here's a short piece I wrote to mark the publication of my book on DAWN OF THE DEAD #horror #zombies #gothic @theGARFofficial @AuteurPub @LivUniPress

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1 year

Why Night of the Living Dead was a big-bang moment for horror movies #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #FilmTwitter

Why Night of the Living Dead was a big-bang moment for horror movies

Horror films were never the same again after George A. Romero set hordes of zombies loose in farmland Pennsylvania, 50 years ago. But what was new about it?

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10 months

STILL hanging in there at number one, even against Romero! #BookTwitter #FilmTwitter #HorrorMovies #HorrorCommunity

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7 years

The new issue @STARBURST_MAG out now. I talk about Jennifer Lynch's serial-killer #horror #thriller CHAINED.

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7 years

@ErikHofstatter 's #CRABIANHEART published this week. Read my @STARBURST_MAG review

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7 years

Say his name five times...now available to pre-order from Amazon! #Slasher #horror #HorrorMovies #gothic @TonyTodd54 @madlyv @BernardJMRose #candyman @AuteurPub @DevilsAdBooks @ColumbiaUP

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11 months

What a wonderful review of #40CultMovies ! Thank you @Plan9Crunch . #BookTwitter #Horrorfam #HorrorMovies #FilmTwitter

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11 months

Plan9Crunch blog reviews Jon Towlson's new book on "40 Cult Movies" -- @plan9crunch2 @Systemshocks

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1 year

I’m giving away a copy of my book on international horror movies GLOBAL HORROR CINEMA TODAY for #Halloween2023 . Read HORRIFIED‘s review of the book and interview with me here: @HorrifiedMag #HorrorCommunity #Horrorfam #HorrorMovies #FilmTwitter

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Jon Towlson

1 year

My new book 40 CULT MOVIES will be published for #Halloween2023 ! To help spread the word I will be giving away copies of this and my other books. Watch this space! #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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1 year

These two beauties arrived today. Delighted to have contributed to both! @TreasFilmsUK @pspublishinguk @EmmaJWestwood

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5 years

The new @ScreamHorrorMag is out now! I take a look at found footage #HorrorMovies and the legacy of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT.

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1 year

My new book on MIDNIGHT COWBOY is in Book Soup in West Hollywood. Go see DESPERATE SOULS, DARK CITY playing across the US now. @BookSoup @McGillQueensUP @DSDC_Doc @KinoLorber @NancyBuirski @zeitgeistfilms

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11 months

I talk future cult movies with David Rosen on his amazing Piecing It Together Podcast! @PiecingPod #FilmTwitter #HorrorCommunity

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Future Cult Classics (Special Episode featuring Jon Towlson)

Jon Towlson, author of 40 Cult Movies joins me to talk about some films we think will be future cult classics!

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Jon Towlson

6 years

The big 50 issue of @ScreamHorrorMag out now! Inside I take a close look at Polanski's 1968 classic ROSEMARY'S BABY. Get yourselves to WH SMITHS!

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Jon Towlson

1 year

Delighted to have a video essay and written essay in this beautiful @ArrowFilmsVideo boxset. #FilmNoir

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Jon Towlson

3 years

In the latest @ScreamHorrorMag I take a look at David Cronenberg's SHIVERS! Issue #71 out soon!

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Jon Towlson

3 years

BEWARE THE POD PEOPLE! In the latest @ScreamHorrorMag I look at INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS. Available early November at WH Smith in the UK; December at Barnes and Noble in the USA. #horror #HorrorMovies

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10 months

Catch up on 40 CULT MOVIES this weekend! FREE on #KindleUnlimited #FilmTwitter #HorrorMovies #HorrorCommunity

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4 years

Lookit this beauty that's just arrived. So pleased to have been a part of this!

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6 years

@ScreamHorrorMag #48 out now! Includes my retrospective of Tod Browning's FREAKS! #horror

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Jon Towlson

3 years

Looks like I'm first up in the Eco Horror stream at today's #Fear2000 talking about Susan Sontag's Imagination of Disaster in the age of the pandemic horror narrative. 10 am in Stream B!

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9 months

Still FREE on #KindleUnlimited

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Jon Towlson

10 months

Catch up on 40 CULT MOVIES this weekend! FREE on #KindleUnlimited #FilmTwitter #HorrorMovies #HorrorCommunity

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Jon Towlson

4 years

The new @ScreamHorrorMag just landed! And look - an article by me on LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT!

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Jon Towlson

5 years

SCREAM #56 out soon and available to pre-order now! I look back at ALICE, SWEET ALICE... @88films @ScreamHorrorMag #HorrorMovies

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Jon Towlson

4 years

Very proud to have contributed a bumper essay on censorship of The Raven & The Black Cat, and to share booklet with the wonderful @suspirialex !

@Eurekavideo

Eureka Entertainment

4 years

New Announcement! THREE EDGAR ALLAN POE ADAPTATIONS STARRING BELA LUGOSI, will be released on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK. Presented in a 2-Disc Ltd Edition Blu-ray set (2000 copies only) available from 20 July 2020. PRE-ORDER now #MastersofCinema

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Jon Towlson

1 year

25% off all horror movie books this October @McFarlandCoPub including my book SUBVERSIVE HORROR CINEMA #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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Jon Towlson

5 years

Look at those snappers! The new SCREAM is out October 21st, available to preorder @ScreamHorrorMag . I take a look back at THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. #horror

@ScreamHorrorMag

SCREAM MAGAZINE

@ScreamHorrorMag

5 years

The next bloody edition of SCREAM MAG is out Oct 21st! Pre-Order your copy NOW! These won't last long! 100 pages of full colour HORROR! 💀 #HorrorMovies #MichaelMyers #ITChapter2 #FreddyKrueger #Halloween #JasonVoorhees #HammerHorror #Halloween2019 #Jaws2

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8 years

Thanks to those who braved the storms for @CityScreenYork screening of #horror classic #candyman & to @BernardJMRose for a great Q&A!

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City Screen York

@CityScreenYork

8 years

Special showing of CANDYMAN, + intro by Jon Towlson & Skype Q&A w/ director Bernard Rose. 21/11,20:40 Book here:

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Jon Towlson

2 years

Out now! #HorrorMovies #dawnofthedead @theGARFofficial

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Liverpool University Press

2 years

Now Available: Dawn of the Dead by Jon Towlson @Systemshocks explores the various ways in which Romero took Dawn of the Dead into areas of extremity. Find out more: . @AuteurPub @DevilsAdBooks 📚

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11 months

Check this out: Film critic and author Jon Towlson talks to us about his new book 40 CULT MOVIES: FROM ALICE, SWEET ALICE TO ZOMBIES OF MORA TAU and you could win a copy!

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Film critic and author Jon Towlson talks to us about his new book 40 CULT MOVIES: FROM ALICE, SWEET...

This book looks amazing! The prolific Jon Towlson is a regular contributor to Starburst Magazine, and has also written for the BFI, Pop Matters, Scream, The Dark Side, Diabolique, The Quietus,...

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Jon Towlson

11 months

Today I started work on my new book.

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Jon Towlson

6 years

Very pleased to introduce @YorkshireSilent screening of Tod Browning's THE UNKNOWN at Hyde Park Picturehouse, Leeds on Sunday May 20th. @HydeParkPH #horror #gothic

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Northern Silents

@NorthernSilents

6 years

Tod Browning's demented circus shocker, THE UNKNOWN, starring Lon Chaney and Joan Crawford. In 35mm at #ysff18 in Leeds and Sheffield.

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Jon Towlson

3 years

Looking forward to friends' and colleagues' papers today at #fear2000 and to giving my own tomorrow morning at 10 am, revisiting Susan Sontag's The Imagination of Disaster in the Age of the Pandemic Horror Narrative.

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Jon Towlson

1 year

25% off all horror movie books this October @McFarlandCoPub including my book THE TURN TO GRUESOMENESS IN AMERICAN HORROR FILMS, 1931-1936 "The book on 'classic horror' to beat" - VIDEO WATCHDOG #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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Jon Towlson

6 years

There are still a couple of places left for my one-day course on Universal #Horror @derbyquad on June 2nd. Here's me talking 1930s horror at @halloweeklypod

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Jon Towlson

6 years

On my #folkhorror course tonight @CityScreenYork , delighted to welcome guest speaker @laurenrachel11 who will be discussing #Edenlake !

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Jon Towlson

10 months

Back at a number 1 in New Releases in Horror Movies and Video! #FilmTwitter #BookTwitter #Horror #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies

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Jon Towlson

11 months

Number 1 New Release in Horror Movies & Video!!! #BookTwitter #FilmTwitter #HorrorMovies #HorrorCommunity

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8 years

Justin John, Caroline Munro, Martine Beswick & guys @Ray_Harryhausen #StarburstFF

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Jon Towlson

7 years

@STARBURST_MAG @DFM_magazine

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Jon Towlson

7 years

'How not to work an claim benefits' by @rottenparkroad on Amazon Prime. Well worth a watch.

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7 years

'How not to work an claim benefits' by @rottenparkroad on Amazon Prime. Well worth a watch.

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Jon Towlson

6 years

In Dark Side #194 I take a close look at the censorship of classic #horror DRACULA'S DAUGHTER (1936). In shops August 2nd.

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Jon Towlson

3 years

Delighted to contribute a booklet essay to this.

@brokehorrorfan

Broke Horror Fan

@brokehorrorfan

3 years

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein starring Robert De Niro heads to 4K Ultra HD via @ArrowFilmsVideo : Art by @lazmarquez !

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Jon Towlson

4 years

I was delighted to write the booklet essay for this - one of my favourite films of the 1990s.

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Arrow Academy

4 years

NEW UK/US/CA TITLE: Toto the Hero (Blu-ray)

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Jon Towlson

3 years

Look what the postie brought today: my latest book on #HorrorMovies #horrorfilms #HorrorCommunity

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Jon Towlson

11 months

LAST CHANCE! WIN A COPY OF 40 CULT MOVIES! Enter the GRIMMFEST (‘Manchester’s International Festival of Fantasy Film’) competition to win my new book. Click this link to enter: #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter #horror

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Jon Towlson

1 year

My new book 40 CULT MOVIES is OUT NOW IN PAPERBACK💲14.99/ £11.99!!! Follow these links to buy: (US) (UK) #Horrorfam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FilmTwitter

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