Wild Man — Master of the Amsterdam Cabinet (aka Master of the Housebook), ca. 1475

*hands you cold smooth rocks I just got from the bed of a river*

Baby pitcher plants, if needed 🥹 (Sarracenia minor)

I got lots of good stuff on my itch store if you like vampires, werewolves, dykes, and goths, but this has all of those things, and people really seem to like it!

What’s a better haunted house than Hell itself? I’ll be speaking about Dante’s deeply gothic Inferno at this day-long event but, more importantly, so will @anatomicalcat.bsky.social and @gothicbodies.bsky.social !

It’s not a withdrawal until ICE is abolished. I have neighbors everywhere.

The grey wolf is quilted. This piece was made possible, in part by a grant from Vermont Arts Council. #quiltsky

In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women." Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration. It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Our latest.

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A Gaelic variation on the white lady is the Scaoineag, a female spirit in Scottish folklore, her name meaning ‘weeper’. Her lament foretells death in her clan and is heard in the night at a waterfall, stream, loch or glen. #phantomsFriday

Ye, who passing graves by night, Glance not to the left or right, Lest a spirit should arise, Cold and white, to freeze your eyes, Some weak phantom, which your doubt Shapes upon the dark without From the dark within, a guess At the spirit's deathlessness J.R. Lowell, The Ghost-Seer #phantomsfriday

To start my #PhantomsFriday, something by contemporary artist John Kenn Mortensen, also known as Don Kenn. #ghost #ghosts #weirdart #DanishArt #artsky

#PhantomsFriday 'The Appearance of a Spectre' by Serafino Macchiati (1861-1916)

Sir George Blount, of Kinlet, #Shropshire, was so angry at his daughter marrying a man he disliked, he vowed to haunt her after his death. And he did so, on one occasion charging into the Hall on his spectral horse and riding across the table when the family were at dinner. #PhantomsFriday #folklore

In the 1720s, murderers buried the head of their victim in their backyard so his dead body couldn't be identified. But it started screaming from under the earth. Terrified, they resurrected it and then chucked it in the Thames. But it bobbed up and started screaming again... [Cont: #PhantomsFriday

Many water spirits seek to kill humans. And worse, some are even able to compel their victims to approach their waters so that they offer themselves up to the slaughter! #phantomsfriday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/Nixie_in_the_Lake_near_Wanzka

#PhantomsFriday Garden at Lu (Weird Tales, Mar 1942)) by Gerald Chan Sieg. Her name was Geraldine, but she published with a male pseudonym. Art credit in alt text.

“And still the shadowy finger, long and lean, Now beckon’d Nick, now pointed to the door; And many an ireful glance, and frown, between, The angry visage of the Phantom wore” (Richard Harris Barham “The Ingoldsby Legends”) 🎨 Arthur Rackham (1898) #PhantomsFriday #goldenageofillustration #booksky

An account of a particularly violent ghost: "This ghost is a bloodthirsty ghost who nightly rends a ghostly babe in pieces." — from pg. 2, Nashua Daily Telegraph, September 22nd, 1891 #PhantomsFriday

One of my older professionally published articles for both #ForteanFriday and #PhantomsFriday today then. Because sometimes, #ParanormalSky, the thing that goes bump in the night is no ghost. Hunt carefully out there, Gravehounds, and stay safe.

Hey #PhantomsFriday friends! Romancing the Gothic has an amazing lineup of talks for its upcoming charity teach-a-thon, including a workshop on writing haunted lakes led by me. You can help feed hungry kids and get inspiration for writing your own ghostly stories to share on future Fridays 👇🏻

An account of "Strange and Terrifying Sight on Ong's Pond in New Jersey" — from pg. 8, The Spokesman-Review, October 3rd, 1895 #PhantomsFriday

By the power invested in me, I hearby proclaim this woman, "White Woman of Next Month!" (sorry, you cant have February.) Not all heroes wear blue jeans

@apexmag.bsky.social is open to nonfiction pitches. We would love to hear about your thoughts and experiences within speculative fiction. Check out the full guidelines on how to submit here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

Disturbing graves is an effective form of divination, if done right. But if done wrong, the dead will make their displeasure known in no uncertain terms. #phantomsfriday https://wiki.sunkencastles.com/wiki/The_Summoning_of_the_Dead

Some poltergeists show no restraint at all. In 1907 one chose to infest a stationers in South Kensington, #London, and threw books - BOOKS! - all over the place (as well as bottles of ink and a lamp). Disgraceful behaviour. #PhantomsFriday #ghosts #poltergeist #BookChatWeekly

What's $6.66? The suggested retail price of the Beast.

I cannot attend the function I am *sounds of something being devoured violently in the woods*

I said I did a few interviews about Wuthering Heights... here's another article on the dark histories that the book reveals. I was interviewed for this one on toxic love stories and histories of adaptation www.aol.com/articles/wut...

www.bigissue.com/culture/film... I've done quite a few interviews in the lead up to the release of Wuthering Heights. I really enjoyed the Big Issue's focus on Heathcliff as Landlord (yet another thing that goes missing if you chop out the second half of the book in adaptation!)

This is an amazing cause, and I will be speaking at 3 on body snatching on film - come and join us!

Amazing day of classes, starting at only £5!! And it’s all for charity to buy breakfast for kids! AND if your budget allows you can choose to donate enough to feed a whole class for a month! So you get to learn new stuff AND help out!! What could be better than that?!

Nora Rose Hendrix was a pillar of Vancouver's Hogan's Alley. She built the community, and worked tirelessly to save it from demolition by the City of Vancouver. Her grandson Jimi was also a pretty damn good guitar player. This is the story of Nora Hendrix! 🧵 1/11

Little Crow Ink and colored pencils on toned paper 5x7 #art #birds #sciart #nature

Happy birthday to Charles Darwin, patron saint of tired scientists, grumpy fieldworkers, and hating your own manuscript.

Hope you get to make art today.

It's that time of year again!!! 🥳 It's Goths for Breakfast time! This year, it's running on 28th February 9am - 10pm GMT. Online. Pop in and out as much as you like! It's a charity teach-a-thon, raising money for Magic breakfast to feed hungry kids. Get tickets - buytickets.at/romancingthe...

Ominous bird valentines.

well i for one couldn’t be more excited for the possibilities of AI. finally a technology that answers the age old question ‘what if clippy was wormtongue’

Goths assemble! Sam has put together another awesome line-up of talks and workshops to raise money for Magic Breakfast on February 28th. It's all online and you can dip in and out of the day as you like (or catch up with the recordings later). 🖤🦇

I hear a lot of people saying that ai makes art accessible.. well I personally think that's bullshit- so I made this to drive my point home. #regalsart #illustration #fuckai #digitalart

Rockwell would have painted this.

On February 28th, you can join me for a writing workshop dive into the dark depths of haunted lakes — part of Romancing the Gothic’s Goths for Breakfast A day of Goth goodness for a great cause 🖤

Someone has very kindly donated some free tickets so if you can't afford the £5 ticket, you can still come! Send me a message if you need a free ticket :)

I am the target audience for this niche. Surely I am not alone.

Did you miss Sasha Ravitch's talk on Nick Cave and Gothic Women? It was an exciting deep dive into his earlier work and into the influence of Anita Lane! youtu.be/vD7C69Xj-kI

AMERICAN GESTAPO: A new anthology from RHP Press this fall. We're looking for dark crime stories (2-7k words) about American fascism. Subs open Feb 15 to March 15. More info: bit.ly/4pTIdJF

I'm really excited for Dr Icy's writing workshop with us on Saturday. They are always fantastic!