It's not that I mind paying taxes, you understand. It's that I then want those taxes to be used to the benefit of society rather than as a way to fill in the money pit left by not properly taxing the enormously wealthy.

Massive bunch of OOP and rare minis from Forgeworld, Hasslefree, Heresy plus a whole bunch of physical media on bluray and dvd, ps4 games... all in the Clearance section of the site and almost all one-offs. Once they're gone, they're gone!

On my Patreon I share research articles and findings, including curated clippings about Warhammer history. I recently came across a fascinating interview with Kim Newman during his time working on Warhammer fiction that is really worth a read! www.patreon.com/posts/kim-ne...

I guess Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee wasn't assigned reading when ol' Petey was in high school.

This week's review looks at 1957's The Curse of Frankenstein, which is better than you might think, but not as good as it could've been.

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No, you just put together a story idea linking Roman mosaics, pub signage, obscure Gnostic sects and a giant something that may or may not be the ghost of a snake. Not me. Not this guy. I'm normal, with normal ideas.

From The Sketchbook: Ambush Bug #DCComics #BestComicBookCharacterEver #Sketchbook

I like the new Aliens tv show because I'm enjoying the possibility that at some point, a sheep with a freaky eyeball is going to beat a xenomorph's ass. That's cinema, that is.

A month until the veil is lifted and THIS WORLD OF VILE WONDER: HORROR TALES OF THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION is unleashed! Nine tales of horror & dread that put candle flame to the underbelly of this mortal coil. Amazon & Kobo ⬇️

Time for another installment of Hollow Earth Expeditions, where I discuss THE PRESTIGE, Clive Barker, the desire to scare yourself... and what all that has to do with NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND, coming very soon from @wordhorde.bsky.social!

There's one week left for writers in the North of England to send us their stories! We're looking for folklore-inspired tales to publish in our first anthology. It's been a real treat to read all the submissions so far, but we'd love to squeeze a few more in 🙏 carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions

Coming Next Month with stories by @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social , @jmreynolds.bsky.social , Me, and a cool bunch of other folks!

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Nightmares drain the citizens of Arkham but what are the same dreams fueling? This is where Harvey's problems begin and how he will finish his own quest will be revealed in The Arcane Gamble of Harvey Walters in October.

The saga of The Drowned City book series continues. Purchase The Forbidden Visions of Lucius Galloway by Carrie Harris and The Nightmare Quest of April May by @rosemaryjones.bsky.social wherever you buy books, and pre-order The Arcane Gamble of Harvey Walters now! www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLR9GKN...

I put that sticker on my ideas notebook. Though, admittedly, I have no idea where the miniatures that accompanied it are at the moment.

This month's Silver Screams takes a look at the 1965 shocker, Dark Intruder...

Coming in December! HECTOR PLASM: HUNT THE BIGFOOT #3! Will he finally catch the Bigfoot??? Covers by Derek Hunter @ericafails.bsky.social and @tomfowler.bsky.social

I wrote this short blog on the discriminatory demobilisation of French colonial troops for the Returning Soldier network: returningsoldier.co.uk/2025/09/18/n...

Kandisha (2020) Ostensibly, this one is your standard ‘avenging spirit on a rampage’ story, but it has some deep roots in Moroccan folklore, and Bustillo and Maury don’t shy away from examining the social and cultural context that gives the titular spirit her potency. The urban sprawl of Paris…

The ACLU has written a guide to basic protest OPSEC that addresses the very basic risk factors -- it's nowhere near fully comprehensive, but it's the absolute table stakes for responsible protest: aclu-wa.org/story/Protes...

We are up and running! Netgalley copies of The Arcane Gamble of Harvey Walters available if you don't want to wait until October to find out how Harvey plans to save Arkham. Tentacles and tenacious hope as the waters rise. www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

Resistance in every form and place is urgent. But we need bread *and* roses.

Here’s where you’ll find the Dorin Toth stories so far. An occult investigator travels Eastern Europe in the 1680s with his greyhound, Vinegar Tom, and Great Pyrenees, Basina.

Arkham International: Chapter Seven. The investigation moves to Oxford. Written by @jmreynolds.bsky.social, read or listen now! www.arkhamhorror.com/news/arkham-...

Arkham International: Chapter Seven. The investigation moves to Oxford. Written by @jmreynolds.bsky.social, read or listen now! www.arkhamhorror.com/news/arkham-...

Ready for a new issue? Pre-orders for The Mirror Issue are now open worldwide! ✨🪞✨ Mirror magic, ritual masks, films that cast a spell, doppelgängers and fetches, changelings, evil portraits, spirit traps and much more. 👉🏼 helleborezine.com

Before bed, my seven year old completed a very detailed drawing of a cupcake with her set of smelly markers and then proceeded to ball it up and stuff it in her mouth. She did this because she wanted dessert and we didn't have any ice cream. I can't help but admire that sort of magical thinking.

Here’s the thing about being a short story writer: there are a lot of you. A lot who started writing before you, and a lot who will start after. And depending on when you begin to send your work out, there may be a plethora of places to publish, or a paucity. (1/8)

Our medieval curator Alison Ray introduces Rawlinson Bodleian Library MS. Rawl. D. 252...a 15th Century necromancer's journal. This manuscript contains spells written in Latin and Middle English, and would have served as a reference for a professional sorcerer. #MedievalMonday

In a further attempt to ingratiate myself with my Mindless heroes, I wrote another thing for them, inevitably about Blake, but also H.P. Lovecraft (who I've never actually read 😬) and Grant Morrison

Horse skulls were often concealed within buildings to ward off evil. At a pub called The Portway in Herefordshire 24 were screwed beneath the floor. Find out more in my book, Magical House Protection: The Archaeology of Counter-Witchcraft (Berghahn 2019) www.apotropaios.co.uk

Here is Little Mari the Toast Ghost 👻 offering you Trick or Toast

See you at 6.30PM to watch @jmswallow.bsky.social talking about Blood Angels' first Horus Heresy book, Fear To Tread! Then stick around at 8.00PM for a live chat with @armadajosh.bsky.social from Black Armada games to talk all about their new game Ex Tenebris! youtu.be/znRAsnvYYQs

Working on a new Silver Screams essay about The Giant Claw (1957), which is a film I dig but the rest of the world seems to hate. Which is odd, because you'd think a film about a giant buzzard eating politicians would be pretty popular.

So, our test packages to the US have so far all got through without grief and so the great distribution of issue 7 begins, I’m going to say probably towards the end of next week just to be safe. But now’s a great time to order a copy and/or pick up our mega bundle with issues 3-6 shop.wyrd.science

Gonna write some brief troll mitigation tips for you all because like any successful, happy woman on the internet, i’ve had ‘em Tips break down into two main areas: 1. Defensive tactics: how not to make it easy for them 2. Offensive tactics: fuck ‘em up 🧵:

South German Ivory Hunting Whistle in the form of a Human Skull. www.finch-and-co.co.uk/artwork-deta...

Issue #23 of our newsletter is out now, ft. William Blake and the Sea Monsters of Love, THAT ACCURSED SPIDER-MAN!, Peter's Thoughts, B.Eno, Scottish brunch at Boisdales of Belgravia, the tragedy of Future, and the spectacular finale of Doomed Summer!

This month's Nightmare Men takes a look at Terry Nation's Robert Baldick...

Just had to help herd a group of six and seven year olds from school to a party. A more nerve-wracking experience I cannot imagine. We nearly lost one in a hedge.

The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972) I’ve watched this one I don’t know how many times. It’s comfort viewing for me – if I’m having a crap day, or just need to chill, on goes The Legend of Boggy Creek. There’s something just so dang soothing about the tale of the Fouke Monster. Or maybe I’m just a…

The current book-in-progress is going smoothly. Too smoothly. I suspect I have made a mistake somewhere. An error in plotting, a scene that defies explanation - something. It's stalking me. I can feel it, but I can't see it. Yet.

The House on the Moor Scotland, a misty moor, an old crumbling manor house, an owner with a scandalous secret, and something skittering in the rafters of the library - you'll find them all here, along with more than a hint of a Hammer horror or two. Only 99C! www.williammeikle.com/aboutthehous...

Random reviewer: 'I don't care for Song of Carcosa because Reynolds let his political opinions show.' Said opinions being: Fascists eat shit. Anyway, buy my book: www.aconytebooks.com/shop/song-of...

#mummymonday The real hero of The Mummy’s Ghost is Peanut, the little mutt owned by nominal hero Tom (Robert Lowery). While his master dithers about and achieves absolutely nothing, the brave pup leads rescue parties on the trail of Kharis (Lon Chaney Hr) after he abducts Amina (Ramsay Ames).

Even ghosts tell stories...and the name whispered in hushed tones over the dying embers of campfires past is that of the drifter, the con man, the shaman, the witch doctor, the exorcist... HECTOR PLASM.

A hill I will die on is that Borges' "The Book of Sand" is one of the best examples of cosmic horror in print, to date. Borges does more with five pages than I could do with fifty. If you haven't read it, you should do yourself a favour and do so.

I just don’t want “film a video and hope it goes viral” to be a “reasonable” expectation of authors!! I hate being on video! I am too awkward for video!