Got a ticket to attend next Thursday's sold out listening party for @boardsofcanada.bsky.social new album, as well as getting freebies for attending. @dreamhouseldn.bsky.social #boardsofcanada #ambientmusic #hauntologymusic #retromusic #electronicmusic

Iron Maiden's Paul Di'Anno. Former lead vocalist for the bad, from 1978 to 1981. God rest his soul. @ironmaiden.bsky.social #ironmaiden #pauldianno #rocklegend #rockstar

Annie Chapman. You will always be remembered and loved. #anniechapman #whitechapelmurders #jacktheripper

My only football scarf from Whitby Town FC despite being a Gooner. Sorry @arsenalfc.bsky.social Had to get this. #whirby #bramstokersdracula #countdracula #footballscarf

Acquisitions from last night's Dark Arts.... Night Fayre! Satanic Flea Market... @lawnofthedead.bsky.social @stishprints.bsky.social #occulture #oddities

Wonderful time at last night's Dark Arts.... Night Fayre! hosted by the Satanic Flea Market. #occulture #oddities #wonderfulpeople❤️

Enjoyed reading this compendium of previous articles, centered around one of my favourite subjects. @forteantimes.bsky.social #forteantimesmagazine #folklore #folkloreofthebritishisles

Another visit to @treadwells-books.bsky.social @northernearth.bsky.social #bookstagram

Reading this before tonight's talk on lost hospitals @forteantimes.bsky.social #forteantimesmagazine

SCRATCH MOSS is a folk horror novel set in a northern mining town which goes from the present day back in time to the founding of the coal mine, then claws back through the years to today… dragging with it the truth about what lurks beneath. Currently 99p on Kindle. www.amazon.co.uk/Scratch-Moss...

Enjoyed this afternoon's visit to the headquarters of the prestigious Society of Psychical Research in West Kensington, London. Got to take advantage of their book sale that cost me £10 for these wonderful titles. #societyofpsychicalresearch #paranormal #mediumship #theunexplained #supernatural

My fourth set of tarot cards from Killstar from a reduced price. #tarotdeck #tarot #tarotcards

Forgot to include the shoes' rear, giving it a Beetlejuice look from Blackcult Clothing. #beetlejuice #baphomet #ouija #sliponshoes

New shoes from Blackcraft Clothing.... #ouija #sliponshoes

Latest issue of @generalwitch.bsky.social if you love British horror and folk horror too. #folkhorrorweek #folkhorrorrevival #britishhorror #beltane

Latest issues @screamhorrormag.com #darksidemagazine #horrormagazines

Charity shop purchases for 50p... #stmichaelbook #horrorbookstagram #horrorbook #monstermovies

Looking forward to seeing this play about Sir Henry Irving and Ellen Terry. #sirhenryirving #ellenterry #victorianstage #bramstokersdracula #theatre

New coat/hat stand I assembled this morning. Love the mahogany finish. #coatstand #vintagefurnitures

My first and only @mastersofficial.bsky.social action figure. #orko #mastersoftheuniverseorigins @funko.bsky.social #actionfigures #wizard #sorcery

Delivery from @middleofbeyond.bsky.social #phantasm #horrorclothing #flannelshirt

Today is publication day for ‘Fairies: A History’ - so I’ve written a special free post over on ‘All Old Strange Things’ to celebrate 📚🧚 open.substack.com/pub/drfranci...

Caught this on my way to @conwayhall.bsky.social for tonight's talk with @forteanlondon.bsky.social #devil #hornedone

A fantastic evening for a discussion with @maddypelling.bsky.social and Dr Anthony Delaney. And special thanks to @forteanlondon.bsky.social for this event. #cocklaneghost #yorkshirewitch #princesscaraboo #hoaxes #fortean

I've done a fun little month's round up for April. Our theme was 'Folklore and Fear' so if that's your jam... give it a look! romancingthegothic.com/2026/05/07/f...

So excited... @maddypelling.bsky.social @forteanlondon.bsky.social #hoax #hoaxes #ghosts #fortean

Another book on Hammer from Donald Fearney. #countdracula #hammerdraculafilms #britishhorrorfilms #christopherlee

April's musical purchases from @repeatedviewing.bsky.social @electronicsound.bsky.social @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social @caminauta.bsky.social #electronicmusic

Now, that's my sort of bookshop. #BookWormSat #BookChatWeekly #booksky #Victorian

We are open for applications to the MA Victorian Gothic: History, Literature and Culture for Sept 2026. Tutors include @c19thceleb.bsky.social @christopherpittard.bsky.social @bradbeaven.bsky.social @karlbell.bsky.social For info on our distance learning course see 👇 www.port.ac.uk/study/course...

More books on the Victorian era for my forthcoming MA Victorian Gothic (Distance Learning) @uophistory.bsky.social from September 2026 for a year. #victoriantimes #victorianculture #victorianlife #victoriangothic #victoriansupernatural

#TheVictorianBookoftheDead #KentuckyDerby Death and the Jockey, 1825

My folkloric jewellery from the fabulous, and I will visit them soon, The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic.... #cornishpisky #manocornuto #amulet #pendant #hornshand

An enjoyable Q&A and signing with horror author @revpeterlaws.bsky.social #horrorauthorsofinstagram #horrorauthor #horrorwriter

Might submit this expansion pack idea for May Day bsky.app/profile/mole...

@kickstarter.com now live! Annotated Facsimile #MRJames manuscript bit.ly/OhWhistle Contributors include: @accordingtojond.bsky.social @helengrantsays.bsky.social @manoghosts.bsky.social @theprofrog.bsky.social @nunkie.bsky.social @profdarryljones.bsky.social @jfmachin.bsky.social

In case you haven’t noticed, we do have a special bundle option on the new 'zine. You can get it with 3 x Giclée Art Prints and a Glossy #BigChrisLee sticker! ko-fi.com/s/10658eddf2

Great meeting horror author and podcaster @revpeterlaws.bsky.social

New socks... #quirkysocks

Mayday! Mayday! Here is 'May Day' by Thomas Lord Busby, 1820. In this performance the May Queen is really an elaborate Jack in The Green (or Jill In The Green). I can see the 'dairy maid' is holding a spoon - any idea what the men are holding? #MayDay #folklore

My little sister saw this book and got it for me. The coolest book on horror this year... #horrorgenre #horrorbookstagram #historyofhorror

Happy Walpurgis Night. On my way to @spookyisles.bsky.social event on Beltane and Walpurgis Night. #beltane #walpurgisnacht

From @treadwells-books.bsky.social @marcovisconti.org @1428publishing.bsky.social #occultbook #aleistercrowley #horrorgenre #liminalspaceaesthetic

Before stepping in The Bell Pub for last night's talk with @hookland.bsky.social by @forteanlondon.bsky.social ran into Drac, who too was meant to show up but wasn't invited. #countdracula #pixelart #graffiti #whitechapel

Drank in the same drinking hole as this person. #baphomet

Finally got my certificate and finisher's medal framed. #halloweenwalk

Today's delivery from @hammerfilms.bsky.social #vincentprice #thecurseoffrankenstein1957 #michaelgough #britishhorrorfilms

Surprise, surprise... @hammerfilms.bsky.social #hammerhorror

A witch with her book of spells by Salvator Rosa, 1646. #WyrdWednesday #witch #witchcraft #ItalianArt #BaroqueArt #Baroque