What are you doing this Valentine's day? Saying 'boo' to love and coming to an online ghost-writing workshop? All year is a Goth holiday if we want it to be, no need to save it up for Halloween! (Details below!)

Loved this morning's Ghost Writing Workshop with @icysedgwick.bsky.social and @romgothsam.bsky.social

This play is beyond scary, causing many screams with a packed audience, who didn't know what to expect. Also, I got to chat with Mark Gatiss, who sat two seats from me on the front row, and he said that he did provide the creepy voice in this audio infused play. #ghoststory #horrorplay

A badge of honour from @miskatonicihs.bsky.social #horrorstudies #gothicstudies

An excellent talk by Dr Nedeem Hassan, titled Heavy Metal Horror Film in 1980s' USA: Moral Panic and Folk Devil Reactions. Organised by @miskatonicihs.bsky.social and hosted by @joshsaco.bsky.social #heavymetalmusic #heavymetalhorror #heavymetalhorrormovies #moralpanic #folkdevil

Splurging on books @treadwells-books.bsky.social #occultbooks #esoterica

Spotted this yesterday morning. #genewilder #comedylegend #hollywoodicon

#mummy #mummies

Special thanks to Dr Alessandra Pino for inviting me to this fabulous morning house party, promoting Scream 7. My only disappointment was that it ended very soon and I had to go back to work. #scream #scream7 #scream7movie #screamhouseparty #horrorfilm

Now that I have finished my tea. Time to read some Folk Horror with @weirdwalk.bsky.social #folkhorror #folkhorrorrevival #folkhorrorweek

Sporting my sweater from Killstar that I wore at today's Scream 7 House Party that was awesome. Photos will appear tonight. Chucky meets Ghost face.... #chucky #childsplay #scream7 #screamhouseparty

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A very interesting talk by Aurora Linnea, titled: The Sexual Politics of Body Horror, hosted by @morbidanatomy.bsky.social #bodyhorror #davidcronenberg #feministhorror

A highly-enjoyable talk on the origins of folk horror with novelist and academic Professor Marisa Linton by Seed Talks. #folkhorror

Saturday afternoon stroll in Snaresbrook....

Another lunchtime shot. #tyburn

Spotted this during my lunch break.

@sasharavitch.bsky.social @romgothsam.bsky.social

Romancing the Gothic organises free talks every Saturday all through the year! Our talks are open to all, happen at two different times (usually) so people can join us from different time zones, and are free (though donations welcome to support the programme) This year's programme below!

An afternoon visit to St Peter in the Forest cemetery 🪦 #cemeteriesofinstagram #cemetery #churchyard

This Gothic house, now flats, does remind me of the Borley Rectory. While examining this building it looks like a new build. #gothichouse #gothicarchitecture #borleyrectory

A perfect setting for a Gothic ghost story #gothicsetting #gothicghoststory #gothichouse

Always a taphophile.... #taphophiles_only #tombstonetourist #cemeteriesofinstagram #churchyard #cemetery

Great talk by folklorist John Clark about how 19th Century parents kept their children away from water with nursery bogies (Jenny Greenteeth and Grindylow), while in 1973, a hooded grim reaper-like figure terrified children on screen. #grindylow #pifs #darkandlonelywater #jennygreenteeth #faries

More to come... variety.com/2026/film/ne...

Throwback Thursday: John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let The Right One In) Taken: 25 August 2008 #lettherightonein #lettherightoneinmovie #johnajvidelindqvist #horrorauthor #vampire

Spotted this greetings card from @treadwells-books.bsky.social #greetingcards #cards

Charity shop finding for £3. #spirits #ghosts #psychics #mediums #victoriangothic

I'm so excited to work with Chiwetel again! And more to come, very soon... deadline.com/2026/02/the-...

My new jumper.... #nosferatu #horrorclothing #horrorjumper

Water-hag #folklore is across British Isles,but takes on distinctive characteristics.Ginny’s Lancastrian,Welsh Marches equivalent be Jenny Greenteeth…Peg Powler haunts Teesside, luring men and boys to watery doom. Yorkshire has Grindy Low. #wetlandsday northerncurio.wordpress.com/2021/02/01/g...

#vincentprice #vincentpricelegacyuk #kingofhorror

Catching this on Friday. #samraimi #horrorcinema #horrorfilm

Current read.... #darksidemagazine #horrormagazine #horrorfilms

Loved the comical horror take on The Highgate Vampire. The final performance is at 19:30 tonight. A creepy and funny play that entertained the audience. @bagofbeardtheatre.bsky.social #thehighgatevampire #hammervampires #vampires #horrorplay #seventieshorror

It's a cold, grey Sunday in Bloomsbury, but somehow our Street has a bit of cheer. Here's the view looking to Senate House (University of London) past our lovely neighbouring businesses: Life Goddess Restaurant, Russell & Chappell Art Supplies, and The Printing Centre.

On my way to see The Highgate Vampire the play, before seeing this.... #draculasociety #draculatheplay #dracula #gothictheatre #horrorplay

Many thanks to @subexotic.bsky.social for this brilliant hauntological album by Foster Neville. This release also echoes M.R. James. A treat for the haunted generation. #hauntologymusic #hauntology #mrjames #hauntedgeneration #electronicmusic

A great talk by Dr Lauren Stephenson called 'Revolting Women's The Final Girl as Anti-Capitalist Symbol, hosted by @romgothsam.bsky.social #thefinalgirl #horrorcinema #eattherich #classandhorror

From @discopogo.bsky.social #ambientmusic #electronica #electronicmusic #aphextwin

Cannot stop buying books from @treadwells-books.bsky.social #books

New ouija boards for my collection. #talkingboardhistoricalsociety #talkingboard #spiritboard #ouijaboard #ouijaplanchette .

My first @treadwells-books.bsky.social talk of the year was insightful and brilliant. Learned a lot about Jinnology, which is underrepresented, from followed by complementary drinks with the fellow attendees and main speaker. #occultism #islamicoccultism #jinn #jinnology #magic

Tonight, in just about an hour we’ll be live, taking about the movie “We Always lived in the Castle” 2018 Join us The Witches’ Movie Coven. You tube. 9pm EST

Window shopping...

Absolutely loved this brilliantly clever musical parody of @stephenking.bsky.social body of work that I want to see again. A must see for constant readers (King fans like myself).... #stephenking #horrorlegend #horrorwriter #musical #theshining

So many traditional #ghosts are headless, one has to to wonder why (except for those who actually had their heads chopped off). I like the idea the missing head represents a kind of cancellation of their humanity, that they are no longer the living personality, that they have no soul. #WyrdWednesday

Congratulations to @drjaysullivan.bsky.social for this excellent talk called Victorian Mummymania by @forteanlondon.bsky.social #ancientmummies #egyotology #victorianmummy #victoriangothic #gothichorror

More reference books for the forthcoming MA Victorian Gothic (Distance Learning) @uophistory.bsky.social #gothicstudies #dracula #victorianstudies #victoriangothic