We're baaaaaaack! The fourth annual Haunted Futures Conference will take place on September 29th and 30th @ucc.ie. This year we propose to explore the theme of 'Spaces in Crisis' and will be accepting abstracts until July 24th

Believe it or not, I am doing a Fringe show! On horror films! 🖤 I'll be talking about the genre and why horror films can be better than therapy, even the really nasty ones... 15 & 24 August @The Stand Tickets here: bit.ly/42jWs1m

Did anyone else get chills from this scene in 'Midsommar'? It is striking to see someone express deep feelings, and being supported by others, rather than supressing rage or loss. Just one of the ways that horror can be healing! If your curious, see my Fringe show on the subject: bit.ly/42jWs1m

I feel like male violence against women is so acceptable - that a man bombing his partner and himself to death in Bristol isn’t being treated by media, pundits and politicians as being illustrative of a national emergency and an act of terrorism- It absolutely is www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

PSA to my fellow Zoom users -- it's automatically turned on a bunch of A.I. features without asking you✌️ to turn all 32 of them off, go to "Settings" --> "My Account" --> "View advanced features" it'll open up your browser and list a SHITTON of A.I. features, many of which will be on (scroll!)

This is going to be a heck of a year for horror. - rewatched 'Oddity', it is great - can't wait for 'Hokum'. - rewatched 'Milk & Serial', also really good - can't wait for 'Obsession'. Horror is thriving! "What do you mean you don't like it?"

CBT therapists!

Absolutely. There is no shame in needing antidepressants to survive and we all deserve to have a life well lived.

I've given up chocolate for a month to raise money for British Heart Foundation. Am going to post random updates of my suffering for lols. Day 1: I'm in Switzerland, the land of chocolate, and this is my airport taxi. The old gods are TESTING me.

Here I am, back again, banging on about the therapeutic value of horror... www.lifesdirtylittlesecretspodcast.com/episodes/sec...

I LOVED 'Something Very bad is Going to Happen'. Bloody loved it! Spooky, twisty, gory, funny, vengeful, feminist as fuck, with a great soundtrack. What more could a horror heart want?

Happy 80th birthday to Tim Curry who has always, *always* understood the assignment.

Return to Silent Hill (2026)

Have you got your free tickets for this week's online talk yet? (Donations welcome!)

The new Massive Attack song is stunning and devastating - a must watch/listen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-57...

Really excited to share my love of horror - again - and talk about all things scary and therapeutic x

A grinch is for life, not just for Christmas.

A view I’ve long dreamed of. From Ryūganbuchi in Shizuoka Prefecture, gazing at Mount Fuji 🗻🌸 The cherry blossoms in full bloom and the majestic mountain together created a truly breathtaking scene. #桜 #Sakura

For reasons I no longer remember, I am giving up chocolate for a whole month to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. If you have any spare change and wish to support my hellish endeavour, here's the Just Giving page: www.justgiving.com/page/amy-bed...

I'm embarrassingly late to this but hot damn, '28 Years Later: Bone Temple' is AMAZING and the Jimmys are some of the scariest villains I've seen in a wee while. Got me very excited for the last installment.

Edinburgh folks - if you like Studio Ghibli, make sure you get to the Cocktail Geeks before they change themes on 19th April. It is *adorable*!

This is such a great article for young people struggling with belonging: substack.com/home/post/p-... "You are still becoming. And that is not something to rush. In a world that moves quickly, there is value in slowing things down".

A humble reminder that the struggle is very real for most of us, and the threat of poverty is around most corners. Alexandra is a pillar of the genre community and deserves all our support and love. Donate.

Always good news when Alexandra Heller-Nicholas crops up in the special features. Happened just now with the announcement from Severin of a new four disc Lucile Hadžihalilović boxset (essential purchase)! Much more importantly, Alexandra currently needs a boost if you can manage...

I am loath to do this, but I need your help. My 20+ year marriage has unexpectedly imploded. There's a kid involved. Aside from Lupus, Autism and a shitty 2009 Mazda, I have nothing. Things are fairly desperate right now, so if you can help out now in any way at all I'd be really grateful ❤️

This weekend, don't forget to bestow Eostre blessings to your local Sadako.

I adore Alexandra's work and she hugely influenced my interest in horror, therapy, research and writing. If you can spare a little change, give her a boost x

Dacre Montgomery was one of the best things in 'Stranger Things' (fight me), I'm quite excited for FACES OF DEATH.

Tonight! Free, first come first in at the Banshee Labyrinth.

'Just Act Normal' on BBC iplayer is stellar TV. Loved every minute, incredible acting from everyone involved. Can't wait to see what Janice Okoh does next.

Our event for April looks really interesting. Come along to the Banshee Labyrinth on Niddry St, 7:30, 1st April. Dr Amy Beddows: Media, gender, and violence meetu.ps/e/PVz91/mqBz...

I'll be speaking with the Edinburgh Skeptics Society about media, gender and violence. Can violent media cause violence? Let's discuss... Free, 1st April (no joke!) 7:30pm Banshee Labyrinth. @edinburghskeptics.bsky.social www.meetup.com/edinburghske...

Derby legend Jack O'Connell at the Oscars 🧛‍♂️

Good morning!!!

Happy INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY #HorrorSky! #IWD 🖤 🧵Here are some women of Horror I believe deserve recognition today. CORALIE FARGEAT: The Substance broke box office records when it surpassed $70M+ globally, earning the title of 'most successful Body Horror movie since The Fly'. JULIA DUCOURNAU:

Happy International Women's Day from the WOMGEND SIG! "International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender equality." #InternationalWomensDay2026 #IWD2026

For all my stay-at-home girlies, '28 Years Later... Bone Temple' is now on Rakuten VOD. #Bonetemple

How's your Tuesday going? Let it out.

If you're a Woman in Horror, be it artist, illustrator, author, writer, reviewer, director, WHATEVER- Say hi and link to your work here! Let's make a thread of Horror from Women that people can peruse & discover some cool, new stuff I'll start, in the comments/replies :) ♀️🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 📚🎨 ✍️ 📽️🩸 #wihm

“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.” James Baldwin

The beautiful short film, 'This Is Endometriosis', is now a BAFTA-winning short film! It is a worth a watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q-u...

Heck yeah

🦉☕🥧 Happy #TwinPeaksDay to all who celebrate!* 🦉☕🥧 *(Except BOB)

'This is Endometriosis' won the BAFTA for short film. It presents an intimate picture of this horrible, invisible condition and is beautiful. You can watch here for free: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPlo...

More please.

I'm enjoying 'The Beauty'... BUT we need to talk about how the show does not consider Rebecca Hall to be the most 'perfect' version of herself. What?!

Can't believe she used to be so small. Just a puddin' 😭

I watched 'Mother of Flies' last night - it is an excellent flick! On Shudder, check it out for some witchy goodness 🖤

I love a good found footage mockumentary! Lake Mungo, Savageland, Horror in the High Desert, Butterfly Kisses... Which ones have I missed?