Thomas House of Dublin exhibiting the pro-human solidarity that all of us should demonstrate.

OMG, From season 4 continues to not disappoint. I love this fucking show. #FromSeason4 Labelled as graphic to avoid showing spoilers to the timeline (at least spoilers of which characters make it to season 4)

Went looking for this post as I am again waiting for an absentee ballot that will arrive after the election.

A superb piece, not the least for the author's insistence on using "emit" to describe a chatbot's output. That's exactly what's happening! They're not *saying* anything. They're not *telling* you anything. They're emitting words. Such an important distinction. www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...

#OTD in 1979, American author Octavia E. Butler's breakout novel "Kindred" is published. Her most famous novel, it’s a harrowing "time-travel" story where a Black woman from the 1970s is repeatedly pulled back to a plantation in the antebellum South. #booksky #litsky #scifi #SpeculativeFiction

Just welcome to Ireland I guess.

HAPPY PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🏳️‍⚧️

Yes! Finally have time for more bell clanging. #FromSeason4

New podcast episode: Irish Writers and Literary Institutions feat. Suad Aldarra, Kevin Power, and Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe, with @molimuseum.bsky.social This was a great conversation! radio.moli.ie/r/irish-writ...

I have so many thoughts about Bronson Pinchot that I may have to be restrained. Join us tomorrow evening to talk about "The Langoliers"

@irishgothichorror.bsky.social film club is doing a miniseries! Join us for the very 1990s adaptation of Stephen King's The Langoliers! #horrorsky

Without downloading anything new, where are you mentally.

I am absolutely delighted to have finally received my contributor copy of this exciting collection, edited by @middleagewitch.bsky.social. It looks fantastic! I can't wait to read the other chapters. #Satanism #Feminism #PopularCulture #ShirleyJackson

Is it weird that I'm disappointed that I'm not on the AI haters block list? I must not be posting hard enough.

My body decided a few weeks ago that it could have little a flu, as a treat. I'm just starting to feel human again and somehow it's mid-April all of a sudden.

Hooray Ireland!

AMY MADIGAN!!!

I did not expect to have this article about horror and the oscars make me so emotional:https://www.fangoria.com/oscars-horror-2026/

Jetlag means I get to watch The Last Drive-In live on this special night. Absolutely jumping with sleepy joy that he's talking 70s anxiety and paranoia as intro to Messiah of Evil. #thelastdrivein

Two days into jetlag. I'm sleeping, but in weird chunks and partly during the day, unfortunately. Trying to work and very partially succeeding. Thousand yard stares are nearly constant. Current status: Ash from the middle to the end of the first Evil Dead movie.

So very jetlagged and trying to stay up to go to bed at a "regular" hour. Current status: Nancy in the third act of Nightmare on Elm Street.

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:

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

We are delighted to announce that our film for our 4 February Film Club (7pm Irish time) will be the 1971 classic The Abominable Dr. Phibes, a truly gothic love story. You can register to receive a link to watch the film & then join our discussion here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/1421842121... #INGHS

Back to work today!

Watching the final episode of Stranger Things and it is neverending. Is this just my life now? An eternity stuck in the final episode of Stranger Things?

Seems about right

To ring in the New Year Phil and I watched The Shining and Phil kept making jokes about how Scatman Crothers' symbolized 2026 and that we think 2026 is going to show up and save us. Reader, he knew what he was doing.

Today is the day a very special man was born, sent to us many years ago to tell fantastic tales and bring messages of peace and understanding. Happy birthday Rod Serling!

This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.

Absolutely right. AI might be able to summarize (poorly) what we currently know, but a major goal of historical research is to find the hidden surprises out there. Let me illustrate …

"The one thing I was pretty sure about when I started was that whatever else happens, everyone agreed that Batman smells." This is important work.

Got to see Die Hard in the theater for the first time ever and despite having seen it a hundred times or so it was like a whole new experience. I also remembered this "fun" "joke" that @crankandrattle.bsky.social used to do

Got to see this beautiful short film by Charlie Kaufman and Eva H.D. at @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social today, with both filmmakers in attendance for a Q and A. Just a lovely experience overall

BILLY EICHNER ANGRY VOICE: It's an 8 bit animated feature film set in the Frogger-verse starring live action George Clooney and it's called "Michael Clayton 2 Colon This Time He's Frogger" and it's a GOLDMINE because BABIES LOVE INTRIGUE!

Its Christmas season, time to watch the The Riverbottom Nightmare Band win again. 😂

Tonight!

Got back from the annual @popmec.bsky.social conference yesterday. Recovering today. Such an inspiring experience, and I had many exciting conversations. Thank you Anna, Laura, and the whole conference team! I also wholeheartedly recommend this organization to any Americanists out there.

Help save American Studies at the University of Nottingham: c.org/Hk65TVQ7f5

This was my post on my birthday last year. This year, as we approach my birthday things are looking up. It's always a mixed bag with a birthday near or on election day.

Seeing as it's #IrishBookWeek, I've put together a Starter Pack of bricks 'n' mortar bookshops. Terrified I've forgotten someone obvious so please let me know of additions go.bsky.app/G4kmxVq

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Spooky film fest 2025! Every October I try to catch up on spooky films I've missed or brand new things I'm excited about. Film #1! Promising start but eventually convoluted & disappointing. I actually kinda fell asleep. Distracting wigs & anachronistic-looking take-out coffee cups. #spookyfilmfest25

Having trouble dealing with all of the Americans in football jerseys all over Dublin today.

In the very early stages of a blog about GIFs of femme monsters from horror films and how they recontextualise moving images for humour, relatable and activist content. Have a look! femmonsterarchive.wordpress.com

This was a fantastic and inspiring discussion that I'm sure will continue in future @irishgothichorror.bsky.social and @tlrhub.bsky.social events.

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