Farewell to Stephen Luscombe (1954-2025) of Blancmange. I loved their early music. When I first heard Waves, I thought it would be No. 1 forever, but it stalled at No. 19. I still can't believe it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvb8m8Trh8c
#Blancmange #StephenLuscombe #Synthmucic #Synthesizer

Night of the Wolf, a magnificent BBC Radio play starring Vincent Price and Coral Browne.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9f2Z25QhjE
#VincentPrice #CoralBrowne #VictorPemberton #Werewolf #Wolfman #RadioPlay #Oldtimeradio #OTR #Horrorradio

My son introduced me to Video Market in Shinjuku today. It's a heaven on earth for lovers of horror & cult movies. I found an excellent mummy and zombie documentary hosted by Christopher Lee and Laura in the bargain bin for the grand price of 400 yen!
#VideoMarket #Laura #ChristopherLee #VincentPrice

My son has had the VHS of Toire no Hanako-san
(トイレの花子さん 1998) since he was at elementary school. He's now upgraded to the DVD. He used to find the cover too scary to see on the shelf!
#ToirenoHanako-san #トイレの花子さん #JHorrorMovies

Yotsuya Kaidan pre-war postcard.
#Yotsuyakaidan #Oiwa #Yurei #Japanesehorror #四谷怪談 #怪談 #幽霊

A collection of 107 photos of Nio statues.
https://snapmart.jp/photos?keyword=%E4%BB%81%E7%8E%8B%E5%83%8F&search%5Bselection%5D=&content_type=all&tab=recomm
#Niostatues #仁王

My son and I caught the last day of the "Yōkai from Old Folk Tools" exhibition at the Japan Open-Air Folk House Museum in Kawasaki yesterday. The heat was punishing, but it was worth the effort.
#Yōkai #JapanOpen-AirFolkHouseMuseum #NihonMinka-en #川崎市立 #日本民家園 #妖怪

I've just finished re-reading Dracula. Such a powerful and deeply moving novel! Several passages always make me unashamedly shed a tear. What a bittersweet climax!
#BramStoker #Vampire #BelaLugosi #Books #Victoriannovel #Dracula

I need a bigger shelf for Lafcadio Hearn.
#LafcadioHearn #KoizumiYakumo #Kwaidan #小泉八雲 #怪談

An innocent-looking pre-war summer greeting card has a ghostly surprise inside.
#Japaneseghost #Postcard #Yurei #幽霊