Will I see you in Hawkins? The final season of Stranger Things... and why I'll be dropping into town. theconversation.com/stranger-thi...

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"Why Jim Henson should be recognised as one of the foremost creators of fairytales on screen" (Jim Henson shown here on the set of his film Labyrinth, an old favourite of mine): theconversation.com/why-jim-hens...

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#SUBMISSION BBC Writers Open Call for writers based in Wales, United Kingdom. Details on the poster below. Good luck!

#CULTURE #NEWS First Minister of Wales, Eluned Morgan: “Congratulations to #Aberystwyth for becoming Wales’ first UNESCO Creative City and City of Literature. Wales is a land of creativity, made up of great authors, poets, singers and actors." Aber is also home to @gossamerwight.com! bit.ly/4nDeCmN

The Usual Choices is a 150+ page collection of short comics written by Keith Frady, with a killer row of superb artists. From Lovecraftian sci-fi to existential autobiography, this collection spans genres, but returns to themes of love, death, gods, and monsters. www.kickstarter.com/projects/kei...

I've written another article for The Conversation, this time about the popularity of séances to contact dead soldiers during and after WWI. It produced a fascinating but sad series of Spiritualist books allegedly written from men who'd died on the Front. theconversation.com/after-the-fi...

My flash science fiction collection, 'Mars & More', is still available! If you'd like to get YOUR hands on some punchy, bite sized SF, you can find the ebook here: books2read.com/MarsMore Or order in print (paperback) through your favourite bookstore: the ISBN is 979-8-227-17966-1

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Be sure to play the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark official trailer embedded in this article in The Conversation by Christina Morin, Professor in School of English Irish & Communication, University of Limerick. Watch it in the dark... naturally! theconversation.com/scary-storie... #GossamerWight

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A sharply insightful article by Aislinn Clarke in The Conversation about the 1978 animated version of Richard Adams’ Watership Down. "Yes, I am saying that Watership Down is a horror film. [...] Like Lovecraft’s cosmic horror, like The Thing or Alien." (Clarke). theconversation.com/scary-storie...

Guillermo de Toro’s Frankenstein: beguiling adaptation stays true to heart of Mary Shelley’s story. We can't wait to see it! #Horror #Frankenstein. theconversation.com/guillermo-de...

Black hats, cauldrons and broomsticks: the historic origins of witch iconography theconversation.com/black-hats-c...

Look, Yule has come early! Delivered earlier this afternoon from www.lovereading.co.uk ... "Witsh" by @mariellisdunning.bsky.social If you haven't already, we'd highly recommend visiting Mari's website: mariellisdunning.cymru and linktr.ee/maridunning. #Witchcraft #Novel #HistoricFiction #Wales

According to Clarissa Pinkola Estés, a #Crone is the "one who sees far, looks into the spaces between the worlds, can literally see what is coming, what has been, what is now, what underlies, & what stands behind many things." 🪄 🧙‍♀️ #Fairytales #archetype #Witchsky

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In #Narnia, each child embarks on their own journey, facing fears and embracing destiny. C.S. Lewis beautifully weaves adventure and growth, reminding us that courage can be found in the unlikeliest places. #Booksky

#Essay: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C. S. Lewis. I compare Lewis’ children’s classic with Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces: The Call to Adventure, Refusal of the Call, The Crossing of the First Threshold, and Supernatural Aid. bit.ly/4nFyFSi #Narnia #CSLewis #Booksky

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Devine floral artistry… and not a headless horseman in sight 🎠

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'The image is stark and shocking. A decapitated head, her eyes open, her mouth agape in a silent scream, her hair a nest of still-hissing snakes. Blood pours out from her severed neck. She is not quite alive, but she is not yet dead either.' bit.ly/4nFclZi #MedusaLegend #GreekMyths #GossamerWight

We're looking forward to attending the talk by Professor Debbie Felton, 'Fairy Tales: Their Ancient Origins,' on Sunday 12 October 2025, 20:00-21:30 GMT, online (Zoom). details: www.gossamerwight.com/events/ #events #fairytales #folklore #esoteric #medusa #ethnography #ancientworld

Thread w/ links to pre-order AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC via your fave retailers! For signed books and/or to attend our upcoming in-person NYC events, info in this thread! I'll continue on a solo tour to MA, RI, OH, MI & WV, then back to NYC for @boroughsofthedead.bsky.social tours, full schedule soon!

Meet these great indie authors who write fantasy at the Fantasy Genre Indie Authors Starter Pack! If you wish to be included in the starter pack, reply here. #writingcommunity #fantasy #authorsky #writersky bsky.app/starter-pack/inventi...

I had a fantastic time at The Curious Cat Bookshop in Frodsham last night. I loved hearing everyone's spooky stories! Crackers the cat nicely warmed up a few copies of Ghosted, too.

“this novel is EXACTLY the Lovecraftian cosmic horror that I have been looking for” @theevilcookiepub.bsky.social reedsy.com/discovery/bo...

My story 'Poison', shortlisted in the WestWord Folktale Flash competition @retreatwest.bsky.social, is now available to read! 🍎 westword.substack.com/p/poison Congratulations to the winners and to my fellow shortlistees 🎉 #flashfiction

NOW available in e-book (and in print on 10/15), HOWLING OF THE UNFORTUNATE DEAD is the second book in John Baltisberger's MÖRK BORG novel series! Bask in the bleak, pitch-black fantasy! #MörkBorg #Books #HorrorCommunity #WritingCommunity madnessheart.press/product/howl...

Have you tried the flash fiction writing prompts on our website at www.gossamerwight.com/prompts/? #GossamerWight #LiteraryMagazine #LitMag #prompt #prompts #writer #writing #WritingCommunity #flashfiction #story #stories #horror #fantasy #supernatural #ghost #weird #dystopian #uncanny.

One week to go until my event with Mold Bookshop! It would be great to meet some Mold and Flintshire ghost hunters. 👻 Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-moldbook...

Hello! I work as a lecturer, workshoppers and event organiser, focussing mostly on horror with a smattering of SF and fantasy. Here's a few of the things I get up to regularly... www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/alex-davis... www.derby.ac.uk/departments/... www.writers-online.co.uk/writing-cour...

A perfect read for spooky season 🎃🍂 My debut horror fiction collection, From the Dark Observatory, is available on Amazon (eBook, including Kindle Unlimited, paperback and hardback). All links here linktr.ee/LiselJones   #horrorjunkie #horrorstories #books #Halloween #spookyseason 🎃👻🍂

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Meet these great indie authors who write in the horror genre at the Horror Genre Indie Authors Starter Pack! If you wish to be included, reply here. #writingcommunity #authorsky #horrorwriters #writer bsky.app/starter-pack/inventi...

Staff member: Miggy, our marmalade mouser mascot! bit.ly/4nF73f. #SubmissionCall #Anthology #Anthologies #LiteraryMagazine #LitMag #GossamerWight #Writer #Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #FlashFiction #ShortStory #ShortStories #Horror #Weird #Supernatural #Speculative #Dystopian #Fantasy #Eerie.

Hello to all new follows!🖖 Re-introduction time— I'm Jeannie, I write nearly-always-queer stories of fantasy, SciFi, and horror, & my darlings are often the most tender, open-hearted saps that ever fought eldrich beings and bled forbidden magics. Accordingly: poly horromantasy coming late 2025 🌈🚀💫

Dropping November 4!

We loved the comprehensible scientific analysis offered in this article from The Conversation. Welcome to The tick, D. plumbicare (the plant pod), Trypanohyncha ocellus, The fly, and The Xenomorph. All will be made clear!

Want to research the witch trials of Wales? Where better to start than the National Library? #archives #witchtrials #wales #witches #writing #writingsky

Spotted in Waterstones: 'Witchy Stitching: 25 Patterns to Haunt Your Home.' Great cover. Paperback. Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN: 9781789942248 'The haunted side of stitching. Bewitch your home with gothic art inspired patterns, Halloween curiosities, haunted holidays & witchy oddities.'