Scarred For Life
@scarredforlife
Staying up late to watch horror films of a weekend was always a joy when I was a kid. This scene from SOMETHING EVIL, a 1972 'demonic possession' TV movie directed by Steven Spielberg, scared the living stink out of me when I was 8 or 9, and it stayed with me for decades.
38
Likes
2
Reposts
3
Replies
More from Scarred For Life
-
EVE OF THE WAR (1978), the second single from Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, is an absolute banger. But the video is on another level, perfectly capturing t...
230 29 -
RIP the great Micheal Keating. The heart and soul of Blake's 7, he played cowardly con-man Vila Restal (my favourite character) with a beautifully world-weary charm, and perfect co...
223 4 -
Apparently Saturday Night Live UK did a parody of this Scarred For Life gem last night: the deeply sinister early 80s British Pork ad! Talk about a deep cut...
149 18 -
A clip that makes my stomach drop to my bum every time I see it: everyman daredevil John Noakes climbs to the top of Nelson's Column in a 1977 BLUE PETER episode. File under 'healt...
140 24 -
THE OWL SERVICE (1969): The deeply eerie title sequence to Granada's beautiful adaptation of Alan Garner's classic novel. One of the most mature children's dramas ever, for me it t...
123 6
Apparently Saturday Night Live UK did a parody of this Scarred For Life gem last night: the deeply sinister early 80s British Pork ad! Talk about a deep cut...
TERRAHAWKS (1983) was salvaged from Thunderhawks, an anime show Gerry Anderson pitched to Japan. Anderson's shows were so popular there that Terrahawks was gifted its very own anime title sequence, and it's lovely!
THE TRIPODS (1984): BBC adaptation of John Christopher's YA novels about a future England under alien occupation. The population is 'capped' at 16, becoming thralls to the tripods, but one group of plucky teens decides to join the French resistance... Where's series 3, lads?
RIP the great Micheal Keating. The heart and soul of Blake's 7, he played cowardly con-man Vila Restal (my favourite character) with a beautifully world-weary charm, and perfect comic timing. He and Paul Darrow's Avon made one of the all-time great double acts.
RED TRAFFIC SIGN: MUST NOT (1974) Some public information films were like mini-movies. And some just got straight to the point, like this five second beast. Must not. Must not. MUST NOT.
In the days of the old ITV regions, Thames television would regularly break out the delightfully spooky 'Thames After Dark' version of their ident, usually prior to shows like Armchair Thriller. Bring back spooky idents!
STAR MAIDENS (1976): British-German 'battle of the sexes' disco sci-fi series starring Judy Geeson and Gareth Thomas. On Medusa, a planet ruled by women, two men escape to Earth... The German producers were making a sex comedy, while the Brits wanted serious sci-fi. The result is a glorious mess!
SURVIVORS (1975): Terry 'Daleks' Nation's classic drama about a plague that wipes out most of humanity, and the lengths the rest must go to to restore civilisation. The first series is dark and bleak, but after Nation leaves it's a bit like The Good Life with added starvation, death, and rabies.
My new Patreon launches on Wednesday June 3! Apart from brand new SFL essays, you'll be getting Show and Tell videos and this: The Scarred For Life Bunker Show, a radio show transmitting into the wastelands with chat, music and clips. Here's a peek at ep 1, where I talk about my earliest scars...
Battle of the Planets was the edited American version of seminal anime Gatchaman (1972). Shown in the UK in school holidays, episodes were cut for violence or skipped altogether, as I suspect ep. 25 was: 'The Magma Giant, Emperor of Hell', featuring a lava kaiju bearing the face of Jesus Christ!
💪 Recupera tu crédito en 6 pasos esenciales y toma control de tu futuro financiero. ¡No esperes más, empieza hoy! 👉 https://www.maximumficoscore.com/ #RecuperaTuCredito #FicoScore
@mayor.nyc.gov press conferences always feel celebratory, but let’s ground this: we are in a childcare crisis. Expanding it isn’t just workforce policy. It’s infrastructure for children. Safe spaces, nutritious meals, early learning. That’s how a society signals good values #Pinks #Momsky
So ICE is tear gassing children on the streets. Ya know, In addition to the horrors they’re inflicting onto children and families in the detention centers. Cool cool cool The “party of family values” MY ASS! #Pinks #ProudBlue 🤬🤬🤬🤬
x.com/domijo/statu... TIME 22:00 OR 00:00 WE🙏FOR #Ukraine #World #GlobalNews #Euronews #NATO #OTAN #UnitedNations #EuropeanParliament #Europe #Europa #DefenceU #Front_Ukrainian #UkrainianSquad #24hoursofukraine #united24media #EuromaidanPress #VaticanNews #inUKRofficial STAY SAFE🙏🇺🇦💪🫡❤️🙏🇺🇦🪖💪🫡❤️🫂👊🏼👹🇳🇱🌷🌷
Unravel the mystery before it unravels you...🔍 Dive into Chimera's chilling secrets. Can you handle the suspense? 🧩 http://dlvr.it/TShHs9
🇺🇸Environ 20 à 30 coups de feu ont été tirés à l'extérieur de la Maison Blanche, selon NBC News. ➡️ Le Secret Service a précipité les membres de la presse rassemblés sur la pelouse nord pour se rendre immédiatement dans la salle de conférence.
Winds of Trade | Monthly Update Teaser The winds are shifting… Sail faster, explore further. 🌬️ If you’ve been curious about BitCraft, now’s the perfect time and our Autumn Sale is live on Steam with 35% off! 🎉 #bitcraft #monthlyupdate #gameupdate #mmorpg #mmo #gaming #steamgame #windsoftrade
Dathomir (Star Wars Canon) - Horror Fun Facts Doc- #dathomir #starwars #clonewars #theclonewars #scifi #nightsisters #rancor #horror #planet
This is the matchup the entire baseball world will be tuned into tonight⬇️ Emerson Hancock ranks 99th percentile in Fastball Run Value The Astros offense has slugged .489 against fastballs, 2nd-best in MLB Who comes out on top?
A closer look at Perspective #1 on display at Bankside Gallery DENISE BALLARD-WYLLIE ARE Plus some good news for collectors
Thursday 5/21/26 Quick4Cast. Watching for rain on Friday! What you need to know in 30 seconds. Check the First Alert 4 weather app for more forecast details #stlwx Full forecast -> firstalert4.com/weather
MDZ Lady’s Creations® celebrates Teacher & Teaching Staff Appreciation Week📐🎨📚 mdzladycreations.com #mdzladycreations#teacher#appreciation#week#dedicated#instruction#inspire#students#pupil#school#staff#assistant#aide#apple#books#motivation#help#thankyou#lead#superheroes#
Full Video Here: youtu.be/d0zjLDSCS-w #epstein #epsteinfiles #jeffreyepstein #trump #donaldtrump #abuse #abusers #felon #convicted #katiemiller #toddblanche #ghislainemaxwell #prison #releasethefiles
👩🏼🦰🎶(VIDEO/SOUND) NOT TODAY BUT **TOMORROW** The weekly edition of #ZYDECAJUN radio will be available. TOMORROW, if you don't see the link in your stream #SEARCH for "MUSIC 260526" For some great #ZYDECO #CAJUN #MUSIC TO LISTEN TO
Organized crime is using a centuries-old Chinese payment system to launder billions of dollars across the globe. You can watch the full video via the link on YouTube 👇🏼 youtu.be/nAFw5i39m9I
Christi Jacobsen still hasn’t shown up to a hearing herself. Her office won’t answer questions from Democratic or Republican legislators - listen for yourself 👀 #mtpol
Western Correspondent Pat Mcgrath details the issues that matter most to constituents in Galway West. #RTÉTWIP repeats at 00:00 on @rteone.rte.ie, and at 18:30 and 22:00 on the RTÉ News channel.
“Wrestling Legends: The Early Years” spotlights some of the top matches of stars before they hit the national circuit. Dusty! Flair! Savage! Lawler! Rude! Harley! Kamala! Gorgeous George! See this rare PPV hosted by Mean Gene Okerlund available now at ProWrestlingLibrary .com!
Day 700. It feels like the world can’t tell the difference between good and evil anymore
Harry Enten just put the number on screen: Republicans gave Trump a +68 net approval on inflation when he was running. It’s now -5. That’s a 73-point collapse on the issue he built his entire comeback on. It’s about time.
🚨 Shoigu: Kyiv strike warning "completely serious," could happen "at a For daily global news videos, please visit Ranked.News/videos
One woman was killed and others injured in an Israeli strike in Al-Rimal, west of Gaza City.
🇺🇸 2028 presidential speculation surrounding Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been shut down by the governor herself: "I didn't start talking about 2028. I got the 100th question… I'm not making plans. I've got nothing to announce."
Avi Lewis: “Employers are explicitly referring to the hammer of Article 107 in the Labour Code to simply refuse to negotiate in good faith at the very beginning of negotiations. This article needs to be removed from the Labour Code.”
Everybody's Dead, Dave. What George? Everybody's dead, Dave. Captain Blackadder? Everybody is dead, Dave. Darling isn't, is he? Gordon Bennett! Yes, Darling, everybody, everybody's dead, Dave! #Gaming #SuddenStrike5 #VideoGames
Proving Humanity, the Video Finished the promo video for my ebook “Proving Humanity: The Six Factors of Identity Verification and Authentication.” Learn more at: bredemarket.com/proving-huma...
Hosting Roasted Hemp Festival had a new comic with a #stagename #standup #standupcomedy
Pogoń Szczecin’s last game of the season summed up the entire campaign - winning 1-0 until the 88th min, goalie handballs outside the area, gets sent off, all the subs used, former player then duly scores in 90+5. The only consolation was that the draw meant that Legia didn’t qualify for Europe 😹
Some much needed light relief tonight. Enjoy Tattoo Dave's take on the 'Muslim takeover of the UK'. Told with wit and dropping some truth b*mbs also. You can follow him on TikTok @ www.tiktok.com/@tattoodave1... And on Insta @ www.instagram.com/p/DYKPPEeoKNa/
🎨V-Highlight 🎨 I found out about @welnyxstudios.bsky.social through my good friend @tnsteeny.bsky.social and I gotta say their work is CLEAAAAAN, I may or may not be obsessed! #MilkClubMedia || #VHighlight
From $188 to $1,500. How are families supposed to survive this? U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell on ACA cuts.
Global Briefing: Undersea Security Tech, Regional Border Challenges, and South American Trade Disputes #breakingnews #worldnews #currentevents #newsupdate #headlines #newsalert #news
Watch Morning Minute feat. Wisconsin Health News panel on #Wisconsin's budget & #Medicaid feat. Sen. Mary Felzkowski & Lisa Hassenstab of Disability Rights WI. -Full program: wiseye.org/2025/07/30/w... -Subscribe: wiseye.org/newsletters #WisconsinEye #Wisconsin #wipolitics #wibudget
"I didn't just consider it, I threatened to resign on a number of occasions and made demands..." Jess Phillips MP, former Safeguarding Minister, on how she responded to the prime minister's appointment of Lord Mandelson as US Ambassador. #Newsnight
Combo system coming together. Actions chaining off each other now. #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame
🌿Assorted graphics I made for my little website 🍅 ⠂⠄⠄⠂⠁⠁⠂⠄⠄⠂⠁⠁⠂⠄⠄⠂⠁⠁⠂⠄⠄⠂ #PixelArt #ドット絵 #Oc
Rubio on distributing Ebola Vaccines: "The president had asked that we allow Secretary Kennedy to play a leading role on the Gavi decision because of the strongly held views with regard to vaccine safety…Right now we're at a stage where we are going to reengage. We need to drive this to an outcome."
A white dress worn historically by Black women at Spelman College #BlackWomen
The more I've seen the Ant dunk over John Collins from 2 yrs ago, the more I've come to believe that it might be the best looking posterization of all time from the broadcast camera. Some dunks might look better on instant replay, but from the live game cam this is hard to top.
My message to Trump: Your message of bigotry won’t work. Somali Americans are here to stay. 💅🏾
A year ago today, Trump illegally declared across-the-board tariffs on nearly every nation on earth. When I asked Treasury Secretary Bessent who paid the tariffs, he was unable (or more likely unwilling) to answer. Spoiler alert: it’s American consumers.