#IrishHistory #IrishLaw #IrishStatutes #ILD Good news for those working on Irish history from 1692 to 1800. The Irish Legislation Database is back online at a new address. resources.qub.ac.uk/ild/ Much thanks to Prof David Hayton. Please share widely.

Coming soon: the game-changing, years-in-the-making new biography of M.R. James written my most excellent colleague, Darryl Jones! @profdarryljones.bsky.social @irishgothichorror.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social

August 1988 letter to the NYT:

Job Opportunity! Lecturer in Modern British History (post-1800) The University of Manchester - History Department www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSB645/l...

This June 27th, may your aim be true!

Coming soon: the debut feature film from my very talented cousin Sinèad Murphy. An intense psychological thriller with a unique regional twist, 'Sludge'.

It was probably inevitable that undeniable Shirley Jackson echoes would surface in Widow's Bay... (spoilers in article for season finale so avoid if you haven't watched it yet). www.salon.com/2026/06/18/w...

Romanticism folks, I am looking for new contributors for The Year's Work in English Studies (YWES). YWES is an annual review of scholarly work. It's the largest & most comprehensive work of its kind. I am looking for two people to join the poetry team and one person to take over drama.

oh permanent full-time pre-1800 job at Limerick! Deadline 14 August -- start of the job in January 2027. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRU993/a... #earlymodern #MedievalSky #Skystorians #Jobfairy

Permanent lectureship in Modern British History at the University of Manchester. FT, £42-58k, closing date 30 June 26, starting Sept 26 onwards. For international people, this is equivalent to a tenure-track Assistant Lectureship. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... #SkyStorians

In October 2026, the upcoming PGR-led conference, Dark Enchantments: Gothic Folklore and the Monstrous Fairy-Tale, will be held at the University of Sheffield. Interested in getting involved? Follow the QR code and send us your abstracts by the end of July! 🦇👻

Widow’s Bay manages the rare trick of being an often hilarious take on well-worn genre tropes as well as being a genuinely effective horror show.

Applications for a new, 2 year postdoctoral position are now open! Please share widely. The Eamon Cleary Postdoctoral Fellowship in Irish Studies, based at Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, the University of Otago, Aotearoa New Zealand, is open to Ph.D. graduates in any area of Irish studies.

A really engaging & readable survey of apocalyptic fiction and film

'It is as much an exercise of history as it is an experiment of alchemy' - Wisconsin Death Trip.

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Pack your saris, prepare for ghosts, we're heading to Bollywood! Meraj Ahmed Mubarki's "The Horror in Hindi Cinema" examines decades of Indian myth and monsters onscreen, now out in paperback. #Routledge www.routledge.com/The-Horror-i...

Ch4. Robert Lloyd argues that #ShirleyJackson’s Hangsaman (1951) channels the literary possibility afforded by figurative spectrality & with her figuration of the ghostly/ghosted woman writes the ghost story into numerous—sometimes surprising—shapes that in turn interrogate the form. #NewDirections👻

Here are the timings for the #HandOfGlory Folklore Festival this weekend in Whitby!!! Everything is FREE, tickets for Friday and Saturday night are going fast so get yours while you can to avoid disappointment! See my previous posts for eventbrite links 🖤👁️🤍

Plenty of interest here for King fans - I found the section on how the original full length draft of 'Carrie' wildly differed from the published one very illuminating (C has a v pulp SF physical transformation and is v meglomaniacal)

Happy John Carpenter's 'The Fog' Day to all who celebrate* *hopefully they fare better than the justly cursed citizens of Antonio Bay

My old university NTNU in Trondheim is finally! recruiting a fully tenured associate professor in modern environmental history. This is a great opportunity for the right person. #envhist

Where and How Book Censorship Is Impacting Children’s Publishing Right Now. Publishing imprints for young readers are shuttering thanks to a softening school and library market. That's the result of book censorship. bookriot.com/book-bans-an...

Very sad news! We just learned that Valancourt author Thomas Tessier (RAPTURE, FINISHING TOUCHES, and THE NIGHTWALKER) passed away recently. We were honored to be able to republish those three classics of horror recently and are saddened to hear of his passing. www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...

Very pleased to tell you that I will be appearing in human form as part of the Fiends In The Furrows folk horror film festival panel discussion, here in Edinburgh. I’ll be joined by the illustrious Drs Catherine Lester and Jonny Murray with host Morvern Cunningham. Full programme and tix linked 👇

'The Sound of Falling' - achieves Haneke-like depths of icy grimness but is also a genuinely unsettling take on the idea of the haunted place/family, with a particular focus on women-centered intergenerational trauma.

Paid opportunity for PhD students and ECRs! The Elizabeth Montagu Correspondence Online (@montaguletters.bsky.social) 2026 Summer Internship Programme is open for applications. Deadline: 1st April 2026 More details on the blog: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6359

'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You' is a tremendous addition to that worthy pantheon of non-horror films that manage to be significantly more unsettling than 90% of actual horror films. Bonus points for the terrifying hamster.

Tomorrow! 7pm Irish time! Join us for a fab deep dive into the world of Irish spooky podcasting! All welcome: you just need to register via the link below:

I really adored this - 'Brian' by Jeremy Cooper (2023). Really moving & affirming short novel about an isolated man whose life gradually transforms after he joins the BFI & becomes ever more absorbed in the world of film.

🚨We're hiring! The Research Ireland Centre ADAPT at Trinity College Dublin is hiring a Post-Doctoral Researcher in NLP for Historical Texts and Knowledge Graphs with Prof John Kelleher on the VOICEs project. 💡Find out more here www.adaptcentre.ie/careers/ @researchireland.ie

Join us on 25th February at 7 pm Irish Time for the first of our discussions with Irish podcasters! We'll be talking to folks from Petrified & Scream Queens about their work, the genre, and the practice of podcasting. This online event is free & open to all (registration necessary). bit.ly/4qufUTv

Such good news - basic Income for Artists to become permanent: www.rte.ie/culture/2026...

“There are places in the Pacific almost as far away as another star.” STRANGE SOUTH SEAS | Beatrice Grimshaw #StrangeStoriesbyIrishWomen swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/st...

Really enjoyed seeing Friedkin's Sorcerer for the first time at the Lighthouse this afternoon: it looked amazing in new 4k restoration. Rain, sweat & driving peril so realistic you feel unpleasantly damp just watching it...

The plenary speakers have just been announced! And a reminder that the CfP for the 18th biennial conference of the International #Gothic Association closes on the 31st of January. hullgothic.wordpress.com @igagoths.bsky.social @gothicstudies.bsky.social

One of the reasons why I love ‘Arrival’ is because it suggests that with adequate whiteboard access, academics can save humanity

New BARS Digital Event Announcement: Re-reading the Minerva Press Taking place 22 Jan 2026, 6pm GMT For more info and to register for the Zoom link: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6265

THE DARK RETURN OF TIME by R. B. Russell is a title in our catalogue occasionally overlooked. It's an uncanny tale for bibliophiles: It concerns an antiquarian bookshop in Paris. One day a gentleman enters the shop searching for a book that should not exist. swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/th...

A proclivity for producing v large tomes must run in the family...

Beginning 2026 with a Battlestar Galactica rewatch: still, for the most part, fantastic.

Last day today to download this fascinating sounding book in this great series

This was a really special event: www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Great line-up in this beautifully designed new anthology from @helleborezine.bsky.social including a new South Armagh-set horror story from my v talented brother Eóin Murphy @ragemonki.bsky.social

📣 Trinity College Dublin is hiring 2 #tenuretrack Assistant Professors in Sociology. 👉 Environmental Sociology. Closing Dec 1 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPH703/a... 👉 Gender and Sexuality. Closing Dec 2 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI055/a... @tcdsociology.bsky.social @isa-rc28.bsky.social @eaps.bsky.social