I have some Ghost Stories for Christmas on my Dark True Encounters channel, which you might enjoy. All Free. Merry Christmas. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Witches Blooding -2nd book of the Witches Copse Series is now available.

I've found the most interesting account of a community's response to a witch from 1828 Shrewsbury. It's intriguing, tragic, and an insight into the realities of life on the fringes of acceptability. I am hoping to have it added to my article on shropshire witches this week. Im excited to share it!

Nos Calan Gaef hapus! youtu.be/BCuLsAL8yTw

Free to read online, my horror short story 'Window' appears in The Dark Magazine here www.thedarkmagazine.com/window/

Mist on the flats. A forbidden house. Three figures waiting at the water’s edge. The Waitchers — a folk horror story from Dark True Encounters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=url-...

Exciting news. I’ll be doing an event with the Berwyn Bookshop on Thursday 27th February. If you’d like to come along, here’s the link for a ticket. Be good to see you there xx 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿📚 www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/mol...

Thanks to everyone that came along to Tarvin Library last night, and to Helen, the lovely staff and the Curious Cat bookshop. It was a great night.

Some ghostly trees in Basingwerk Abbey this morning.

Watched these on BBC Four last night; I've seen them countless times, but watching amid the glow of the Christmas tree lights with a glass of port in hand made them all the more enjoyable. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

An Unlikely Muse: Inspiration from the Ordinary - some musings on the writer's muse, what it means to me, and interested in what it means to you open.substack.com/pub/mathbird...

Ep-11 Winter Ghosts - journeys with Haunted States (@repeaterbooks.bsky.social, 2024 ) across America’s landscapes and delves into some recent #ghost story anthologies for the long winter nights. Ghosts of #Christmas Past and The #Haunting Season. Have a listen; it’s free. 😃 mathbird.co.uk#podcast

We’re delving into Miranda Corcoran’s Haunted States, with its blend of travelogue, history, and cultural criticism, journeying across America to explore the American Gothic, its monsters, stories, and landscapes. mathbird.substack.com/p/ep-11-wint... or wherever you get your podcasts

Two landmarks near me: Basingwerk Abbey, founded c.1132, and Garreg Pharos, a Roman navigation marker restored in 1897 for Queen Victoria's Jubilee. I’ve explored these places since childhood. Consciously and subconsciously, such places shape my stories and themes. Which places shape yours?

Ghostly Chickens justghosts.co.uk/index.html

Every single Tom Rollins book is still just .99 on Kindle up until the end of the 12th - don’t miss out!

All of our titles are now 50% off via repeaterbooks.com with code: FROSTY50, get titles from authors such as Micky P Kerr, Miranda Corcoran, and Steven Shaviro at half price for the festive season!

‼️THE #UNCANNY CHRISTMAS SPECIAL IS OUT NOW!!! And… it’s a big one - RETURN TO LUIBEILT A 1 HOUR special taking us back to one of the scariest most intriguing #Uncanny cases with new evidence and new witnesses. Listen on BBC Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts and let me know your thoughts😱

Some more great moments from #UncannyCon2024. And yes…that is THE Elton’s phone ☎️

We are festive and we don't agree! Get in on the action in our Xmas sale with 50% off all titles on repeaterbooks.com with code FROSTY50 at checkout!

In this festive episode of Just Ghosts, we uncover the quirky and chilling tradition of Christmas Ghost Stories: from Royal Hauntings to Phantom Chickens, and a deep dive into Ramsey Campbell's excellent haunting tale: 'The Christmas Present' justghosts.co.uk/index.html

👻 If you have a podcast and you are interested in having me as a guest then drop me a DM. I am writer specialising in dark local history. I also write about my own spooky experiences. I am a paranormal investigator and researcher too. UK based but happy to connect with anyone worldwide 👻

Interested in some of the darker folklore of Cornwall? Check this site out: www.darkcornwall.com #folklore #folkloring #darktourism #legendtripping

Optimum tui instar esto - FREE ghost story for Christmas... open.substack.com/pub/mathbird...

A GHOST STORY FOR CHESHIRE...podcast episode : the real history behind one of the best known hauntings in Cheshire legend, the haunting of Marbury Hall! Listen on Apple, Spotify or on the link below www.buzzsprout.com/1987488/epis... #MARBURYLADY #CHESHIREHAUNTING #cheshirehistory

books make excellent christmas gifts why? you can stack them use without batteries or downloading an update they bring quiet to a room fill you with emotions tell you about people and the world you can reuse them again and again and again and again before passing on

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Tonight, The Signalman arrives at Thingwall before @ShakespeareNP, @MetalLiverpool (on the atmospheric platform of Edge Hill Station) & St Nicholas, Halewood. 🎟️ ticketquarter.co.uk #theatre #Liverpool #ghoststories #thingstodoinliverpool #visitliverpool #winterchills #writer #writerscommunity

I sold a story! To one of my favorite markets!! It's been, like, years since I sold a story that wasn't a) solicited by an editor or b) a reprint from my Patreon I made a vow several months ago to write and submit more stories to magazines because I miss being part of that conversation. Yay!

Love literary crime? "Histories of the Dead and Other Stories" takes you to the atmospheric Welsh borderlands with tales of betrayal, survival, and moral dilemmas. Featuring stories first published in various magazines, currently only £1.99 www.amazon.co.uk/Histories-De...

Just a quiet little boost to trail the fact I have a new book due next year! #newbook #crimefiction #dundee #tartannoir #writing More details and cover should be coming soon...

For anyone who wants to know all about my PhD on early modern magic without having to read it, this is a marginally shorter experience and includes the brilliant insightful questions of Alex and his listeners: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJjv...

currently reading Haunted States - An American Gothic Guidebook by Miranda Corcoran - and I'm thoroughly enjoying it, so much so, that it'll be one of the featured books on the December episode of the Bird's EyeView of Books podcast repeaterbooks.com/product/haun...

The American Gothic has its roots in the nation’s dark history of colonialism, slavery, violence and oppression – past sins that continue to haunt the national consciousness to this day. Miranda Corcoran's Haunted States: An American Gothic Guidebook, is out now via repeaterbooks.com/product/haun...

Sun's shining across the border sands.

I thought I’d introduce myself! As I’m new to Bluesky! My name is Mhara, I’m a Welsh Witch. I write books! Currently have two books out - Welsh Witchcraft and Welsh Fairies! (More to come! 😁). I’m originally from Ynys Môn, currently living in Chester. And I love sharing about Welsh magic and lore!

St Peter's in Melverley has been a site of Christian worship for 1000 years. In 1401, the original Church was burnt down by Owain Glyndwr's armies. By 1406, it was rebuilt using local oak. The vastness of history rises from the wood. It's such a special place 💚 #Folklore #Shropshire

Good day all !!! Don’t forget The Paranormal Monkey Podcast at 8pm tonight!! @paranormalmonkey.bsky.social

The latest episode of the Just GHOSTs podcast looks at November's, haunted, fog-laden Roads - although gazing through the window last night it was hard to see any fog amid all the snow. justghosts.co.uk

I'll be talking and signing books at @writeblendbookshop.bsky.social on 20 November. Come if you can!

The Dee Estuary is only a stone's throw away. In Ep -5 of the Bird's EyeView of Books podcast, I looked at how it has influenced local writers: Border Tales: Flintshire's Literary Mosaic mathbird.co.uk#podcast

a few ghostly clouds on the Welsh horizon today... which reminds me the latest episode of the Just Ghosts podcast is available: November's Phantom Roads - looking at some of the UK's most haunted roads justghosts.co.uk

Full Steam Ahead for The Signalman. Limited tickets for Shakespeare North Playhouse and Metal at Edge Hill Station www.ticketquarter.co.uk to book tickets for this must-see ArtsGroupie CIC production. #liverpoolghoststories #visitliverpool #thingstodoinliverpool #theatre #Liverpool #GhostStories

The Bird's EyeView of Books podcast celebrates and discusses books, stories, writing and writers. Happy to consider books and story collections for review/feature on the podcast. Forthcoming episodes - noir /crime story collections - Winter ghosts (ghosts, supernatural novels or story collections)

Do you enjoy the ghost stories of M R James? In Ep 3 of the Bird's Eyeview of Books podcast, I delved into what made a ghost story, Jamesian, and explored some modern proponents of the Jamesian tale.

I love reading ghost story collections as the winter nights approach, and will delve into these delights up to and beyond the Winter Solstice and feature a few of the stories in forthcoming podcast episodes.

Not so long ago, it was Halloween - and the Just GHOSTs podcast began with Ep. 1 - Halloween Haunts, asking a centuries-old question: why do we believe in the supernatural? And delved into Ramsey Campbell's excellent short story 'The Trick' - available wherever you get your podcasts justghosts.co.uk

Back in March Ep- 6 of the Bird's Eyeview of Books podcast looked at two of Flintshire's finest literary sons, Emlyn Williams and Emyr Humphreys, exploring the themes that define their literary legacy and how Flintshire's influenced their storytelling mathbird.co.uk#podcast