Launching this Thursday @ 5pm UK time - The Haunted Archive's facsimile manuscript edition of M.R. James's 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad." Annotated with new illustrations. Pre-register at Kickstarter: bit.ly/OhWhistle FYI @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social @bschillace.brandyschillace.com

Writing Competition A Monkey With Cymbals theatre company is holding a write-response activity during the UK tour of their show 'Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbit'. Find out more about it here: www.amonkeywithcymbals.co.uk/writing-comp... #theatre #playwright #ghoststories #gothic

Make way for the patriarchs of evil... Sunday 26 April. A livestreamed telling of M R James's "Mr Humphreys and his Inheritance". Register and pay what you can here: livestreamhumphreys.eventbrite.co.uk Pass it on... art by Paul Lowe

We cast our lantern over the cursed pages of @tbodal.bsky.social - original&classic stories masterfully written, adapted&performed by @adamzed.bsky.social (host of @ghoststorybookclub.bsky.social) - new show Deepest Fears&podcast Deadvault with @mikemuncer.bsky.social coming soon. adamzrobinson.com

Tickets are now on sale for our return to #Leicester this November. Dare you hear the legend of Pock? www.leicestermuseums.org/event-detail...

If you enjoy #ghoststories #folklore #horror & #gothic we aim to share the work of the finest live performers - including master racontuers @nunkie.bsky.social @adamzed.bsky.social @tbodal.bsky.social @jamescswanton.bsky.social @clairelouiseamias.bsky.social and @weepingbank.bsky.social

I'm off to the post office later, so if anyone wants to take advantage of this offer (and save £7.50), now's a good time to let me know...

'Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbit' comes to the Theatre Royal Wakefield in a week's time on 16 April. And how apt, considering how many ghosts have been apparently spotted in the area, both at the Black Horse Pub and Wakefield station! www.theatreroyalwakefield.co.uk/events/haunt...

Claire's interview starts at about 1hr 40 min: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Listen here... Claire comes is at 2.12: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

A labyrinth of dread coming your way online on Sun April 26 @ 8pm(UK): "Mr Humphreys And His Inheritance" by M R James. A livestreamed telling by R M Lloyd Parry. Catch up anytime after the livestream, but be sure to register and pay-what-you-CAN in advance here livestreamhumphreys.eventbrite.co.uk

Our lantern light falls on the extraordinary @jamescswanton.bsky.social - a masterful actor who has brought chilling life to phantoms & monsters on the big & small screen. James also performs the ghost stories of #CharlesDickens - an essential event for all storytelling fans. www.jamesswanton.com

Nice little plug for Haunted Shadows in the Wakefield Express for our @trwakefield.bsky.social show on 16 April www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/whats-on/thi...

Our Library Challenge encourages people to discover the #ghoststory in all its forms, visit their #library to explore further & share their favourites. Libraries can download the booklet, but anyone can discover #ghoststories right now at www.weepingbank.com/library-challenge #GoAllIn2026

👻🎃📖 Trailer time! Here's an extract from the wonderfully spooky #TheListener by #AlgernonBlackwood, the #Halloween2026 offering from Neu Noir Theatre Company, read by yours truly: youtu.be/qiMdt5RaTlo?...

Two spaces remain for this guided walk of Cambridge on Friday, looking at the stories, lives and haunts of some of the many writers of the supernatural who have lived in the city... gwotc26.eventbrite.co.uk

'Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbit' will tour to the Ellen Terry Barn Theatre in Kent on 25 April. Find out more about Kentish writer Edith Nesbit's spooky childhood and the gothic tales it inspired: www.amonkeywithcymbals.co.uk/haunted-shad... #edithnesbit #ghoststories #tenterden

Consider this: coming on Friday ay 7.30pm to the Cambridge Leper Chapel to hear some stories by and about the lesser known horror writer, Frederick Cowles (1900 - 1947). Including a story set in the Leper Chapel itself... tickets here cowlescambridge.eventbrite.co.uk

Our first recommendation to see on tour in 2026. @clairelouiseamias.bsky.social chilling performance in #HauntedShadows. Directed by horror film historian Jonathan Rigby and endorsed by the legendary #MarkGatiss www.amonkeywithcymbals.co.uk/haunted-shad

Last night we launched the Weeping Bank Library Challenge, inviting you to discover The Librarian's tales & the spooky stories that inspired him. www.weepingbank.com/library-challenge Thanks to Emma of the National Literacy Trust, who joined us to talk about the #NationalYearofReading2026.

Episode 180 EDITH NESBIT'S GHOST STORIES Watch the interview and other content on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkDM... Listen on the website: www.thefolklorepodcast.com/episode-180.... Or via your podcast app Join me and @clairelouiseamias.bsky.social to learn about Edith's gothic tales

I'm excited to have the opportunity to interview @clairelouiseamias.bsky.social for the podcast soon about her amazing one woman show about Edith Nesbit, HAUNTED SHADOWS - directed by Jonathan Rigby I'll be watching the show live next month too. Here's a trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w_t...

Behold, happy literary walkers. #ghostwritersonthecam

Frederick Cowles was born in Cambridge, Easter Day, 1900. He's best remembered as the author of 2 volumes of pulp horror stories which often pay homage to M R James. Several of these are set in his native town and you can hear the best of them there this Good Friday. cowlescambridge.eventbrite.co.uk

Anyone got suggestions for performance venues in Edinburgh? (not the Storytelling Centre, or Conan Doyle Centre) (this isn't for the Festival.)

Three tickets remain for a guided walk of Cambridge city centre on Good Friday afternoon (Apr 3), looking at the lives and stories of the many writers of supernatural tales who have been connected with the town. Get them here: gwotc26.eventbrite.co.uk

With @accordingtojond.bsky.social and Mark Gatiss in the iconic Signal Box from the 1976 BBC Ghost Story For Christmas 'The Signalman' - with grateful thanks to the staff and volunteers at Seven Valley Railway for making this possible. #ghosts #ghoststoriesforchristmas #locations #ghoststories

Early bird tickets are now on sale for our first visit to The Edge Arts Centre in #MuchWenlock, #Shropshire, on Sat 21 November. 'The Oratory' A chilling tale from #WeepingBank - the acclaimed ghost story experience, bridging the gap between page and stage. www.ticketsource.co.uk/edgeartscent...

Absolutely thrilled to be returning to the storyteller's chair for another gripping tale of the supernatural for #halloween2026. A chiller from #AlgernonBlackwood for my 6th year reading these classic tales at an array of wonderful venues. More details here: neunoir.wordpress.com/2026/03/19/a...

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My interview for the Dickens Museum's SHOWTIME! exhibition is now available online. They projected it on a wall for six months, meaning I was too frightened to watch! Includes ramblings on David Lean's seminal OLIVER TWIST (1948), Simon Callow, Alastair Sim, Gonzo, etc.

Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbit is coming to The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre on 20 May 2026 - we can't wait to share our 'frightening' theatre show with audiences in Havant near Portsmouth. The show is now on sale, so get your tickets here: www.thespring.co.uk/event/haunte...

Get ready to be chilled to the bone by the award-winning show 'Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbit' at the stunning Skipton Town Hall on 9 May. Come and experience the darker side of Nesbit's work skiptontownhall.co.uk/whats-on/hau... #edithnesbit #ghoststories #Skipton #hauntedshadows

Our 3rd date for 'Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbit' is at the atmospheric Ellen Terry Barn Theatre in #Tenterden #Kent on 25 April. Find out about Nesbit's chilling childhood experiences & stories: etbarntheatre.com/hauntedshado... #kenttheatre #edithnesbit #ghoststories

Get ready for a spine tingling experience in Wolverhampton! The 2nd venue on our spring tour of 'Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbit' is the wonderful Wolverhampton Arts Centre. Watch this award-winning, 4-star reviewed show! #Wolverhampton wolverhamptonartscentre.co.uk/events/haunt...

We're gearing up for our spring tour, & we can't wait to perform 'Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbit' @trwakefield.bsky.social on 16 April. A beautiful theatre built by renowned Victorian architect, Frank Matcham. www.amonkeywithcymbals.co.uk/haunted-shad... #ghoststories #wakefield