On this day in 1980, Joy Division released the iconic "Love Will Tear Us Apart" on 7" single - a month after #IanCurtis died. It was their first chart hit, reaching number 13 in the Singles Chart and topping the Indie Chart the following month. It is inscribed on Curtis' gravestone to this day.

Louise by Edward Thayer Monroe, 1926. A newly discovered superior version of a classic portrait.

waiting with creeping, unnameable dread for robed meteorologists to deploy the Colour Out Of Space

Due out September 25th, Eternal (Live) was organized over several years, and features recordings culled from 16 live performances by #JoyDivision

Tonight, catching a gig in a tiny 60-cap, unventilated venue. Beseeching St Peter (Murphy) to send us the breeze conjured by his Maxell tapes

"The Leonard Cohen Estate has learned that the song ‘Hallelujah’ is to be performed at a Donald Trump rally on June 24. This use is not authorized, and the Estate does not support or approve of this or any similar usage. Thank you for your attention to this matter." www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...

I'd buy this EBM album

On this day in 1982, #Bladerunner by #RidleyScott was released in the US. It starred Harrison Ford, Sean Young and Rutger Hauer with a soundtrack by #Vangelis.

actually great career goals

I moved about 150 miles away from my hometown and there's a graveyard about 5 minute walk from me, I often buy flowers and put them on random graves that look like they don't get many visitors.

For it is St. John’s feast and all our shadows are given permission to walk abroad independently. We can only hope that they get up to the right sort of mischief.

fire walk with me 🥵

Viola Dana for Dangerous to Men (1920).

PEOPLE! RASPUTINA IS ON BANDCAMP!!!! rasputina2.bandcamp.com

"...the player had to contend with entities directly referencing H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, all set to a dark ambient soundtrack by none other than Trent Reznor’s Nine Inch Nails." #Quake #NIN

Finally, a politician I can trust.

Edward Scissorhands is basically "What if you found Robert Smith in your backyard?"

Watch The Cure Headline The Netherlands’ Pinkpop (Live Stream Info for Saturday, June 20)

As soon as I finish for today, I'm opening the wine and playing this whole, beautiful album LOUD and on repeat. I suggest you all do the same 🖤

On this day 45 years ago, #SiouxsieAndTheBanshees released their fourth studio album, the outstanding "Juju".

The witch is the water she walks. Salt-hag on the shore. Curse-cleaner by the brook. Omen-harvester at her reflecting pool. Every nephomantic cloud amplified in its floating. – #EmilyCBanting, 1982 #FolkWitchFriday

lol, lmao

On this day in 1984, #NickCaveAndTheBadSeeds released their debut album, "From Her To Eternity". Trouser Press noted that while "the album relies less on shock effects than any #TheBirthdayParty ever made, the explosive parts are that much more effective."

On this day in 1985, #TheSistersOfMercy performed "Wake" - their final performance as the lineup that produced the debut album, "First and Last and Always" (minus Gary Marx!)

Louise with Fritz Rasp in a still for Diary of a Lost Girl (1929).

Goodnight from Jo Morris, standing in drizzling rain because the man in the bus shelter seems to be emitting a gentle glow of lilac light. Goodnight from Susie Lum, walking Horton Woods in vague hope she might catch sight a Fox Bride wending her way back home. Goodnight from Hookland.

Most people learned contouring from YouTube makeup tutorials, 2000s teenagers learned it from Chiana

Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie -Take a break from the internet, have a snack, take your meds. -Kind is very different from nice. Be kind. -The Cursed Object complained that the Thing in the Walls cheats when playing lava floor, because it never touches the floor anyway. ❤️ Auntie Jilli

On this day forty years ago, #TheChameleons released "Tears" as the lead single from their third studio album, "Strange Times".

"The Queen Is Dead", the third studio album by #TheSmiths, is forty years old today. Metacritic found the deluxe version received a rating of 99 out of 100 based on eleven critic reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". In 2013 the #NME declared it the greatest album of all time.

Each a band name greater than the last

Well it had to happen eventually. We spent two hours discussing "Crossover" from season three of #DeepSpaceNine last Monday - and only got halfway through! We'll be back to TRY and finish it from 8PM BST tonight - twitch.tv/theBloggingGoth

This’ll really upset both the teenagers on bluesky.

To celebrate Pride Month, here’s a short interview about my forthcoming body horror book - and queerness. 🏳️‍🌈🧪 #pridemonth #bodyhorror #horror #newbook cupblog.org/2026/06/15/x... @columbiaup.bsky.social

The publishing industry views Bluesky as some tiny unimportant island out somewhere in a far-off ocean. It's not worthy of their attention like Amazon Algoland or The Republic Of Instagram Influencer Collaborativepost is. What they don't realise is just how much the island's inhabitants love books.

On this day 47 years ago, #JoyDivision released their debut album "Unknown Pleasures" - probably one of the most influential albums of all time. theblogginggoth.com/2019/06/15/k...

And Bluesky, which was *not* banned

really fucking hate how "accessibility" has been hijacked to mean "let's treat everyone as if they're children at all times"

The goblin shark won't see you calling it ugly, but your friends who look like goblin sharks will.

Bram Stroker's Jackula?

best exit for literally any situation is standing up abruptly, loudly declaring, "well, you know what they say!" and then immediately leaving

Tempted to bid on a slice of the Red Room from Twin Peaks, friends?

The house, like the girl, is patient.

Discworld QOTD, from The Wee Free Men

On this day in 1991, the finale of season two of #TwinPeaks was broadcast on ABC - leaving viewers of the cult show on a cliffhanger and waiting 25 years to see the next chapter.

On this day 41 years ago, #TheDamned released "The Shadow of Love", second single from their sixth studio album "Phantasmagoria". Led by #DaveVanian deep baritone, pensive arrangements and benefiting from a cover featuring #SusieBick (nee Cave) in a cemetery, it was a major #gothicrock release!

On this day 35 years ago, #SiouxsieAndTheBanshees released "Superstition", their tenth studio album. The lead single, "Kiss Them for Me", gave the band their first top 40 Billboard Hot 100 entry in the United States, peaking at No. 23, with the album reaching No. 65 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Farewell to John Blanche (1948-2026), who spent four decades with #GamesWorkshop making #Warhammer the most distinctive it could be. It was his cover for 1997's Codex: Sisters of Battle that forever stuck in my mind as an iconic piece of #grimdark art - absolutely legendary work. #40K