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Fine fragrance, est. 2002 🜏 perfume oil • hair gloss • beard oil • atmosphere spray • anti-fascism • and more! blackphoenixalchemylab.com

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Once Upon A VHS - 80s and 90s Fantasy Podcast @onceuponavhs.bsky.social · 4h
We have some very special guests joining us for Halloween bangers on the podcast this month! @robwillb.bsky.social - An American Werewolf in London @msclairebiddles.bsky.social - Interview with the Vampire @misterjoeblack.bsky.social - Bram Stoker’s Dracula Follow us: linktr.ee/onceuponavhs
Movie posters for Elvira Mistress of the Dark, An American Werewolf in London, Interview with the Vampire and Bram Stoker’s Dracula with a caption in the middle: “This year’s new additions”
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DEAD TEENAGERS out now in paperback @judedoyle.bsky.social · 2h
Cannot say this enough: If a woman calls out rape culture, she's being "too sensitive" or a prude or she can't take a joke. If another guy looks you in the face and tells you that you're being a fucking freak, guys actually listen, which means giving your bud a pass is the worst thing you can do.
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Raw Dog Screaming Press @rdspress.bsky.social · 13h
Tomorrow is National Dark Poetry Day which marks the day Edgar Allan Poe died and the day the HWA Poetry Showcase will be released. This year's edition, edited by Colleen Anderson, has a killer line-up. rawdogscreaming.com/book/hwa-poe...
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HWA Poetry Showcase XIII
Where Dread Meets Verse Step into the shadows with the 13th macabre volume of poetry from the Horror Writers Association. Curated by editor Colleen Anderson, this collection presents 50 poems of dr…
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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @mady.cat · 06/10/2026
the Ohio Democratic party is purging its ranks by forcing trans people to either resign or go along with politicians who threaten their existence and calling a pride group an "unwelcoming distraction." If we're just a distraction, then win without our votes and get rid of the fake "pride" orgs 👍🏾
2020: Democrat Stalin and transgender
2026: Democrat Stalin
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DEAD TEENAGERS out now in paperback @judedoyle.bsky.social · 23h
It's PUB DAY for the trade paperback of DEAD TEENAGERS, the extremely goofy time-loop-slash-horror-slash-Jennifer-Garner's-"13 Going on 30" comic I did with @caitlinyarsky.bsky.social, which I love very much. It's backordered at Bookshop . org, but you can get it here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSDSQGH...
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 22h
So far they only hold the paperback rights!
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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 23h
Elsa Lanchester was the daughter of a socialist firebrand and a posh woman who ran away with him to become a left-wing vegetarian who refused to marry on principle, and who also once worked as a secretary to Karl Marx’s daughter…
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I shared publisher links, but these books can be ordered online in various shops, or by any bookseller or public library! (I personally don't get any money from the book or perfume sales, at this point I'm in it for the love of the game.)
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Bride Of Frankenstein Iconic Scream
ALT: Bride Of Frankenstein Iconic Scream
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Lightning Strikes is a series of perfumes we launched to celebrate the Bride book's release: three variations on BPAL's classic Lightning scent, each representing a different phase of the Bride's conceptual journey across the centuries: blackphoenixalchemylab.com/collections/...
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Lightning Strikes
These perfumes were created in collaboration with PS Publishing to celebrate the release of their new Electric Dreamhouse book The Bride of Frankenstein, a companion of collected writings exploring th...
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I was invited to participate because of my success in getting Lanchester's 1983 memoir republished – with a new introduction by @marawilson.bsky.social, no less! It had languished out of print for decades. www.chicagoreviewpress.com/elsa-lanches...
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Elsa Lanchester, Herself | Chicago Review Press
Being known as "The Bride of Frankenstein" is an unusual form of fame, but for Elsa Lanchester the unusual came naturally.
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Hello from a contributing author to this fabulous hardcover book exploring the rich cinematic legacy of #TheBrideofFrankenstein! My part is a biographical essay about Elsa Lanchester, the actress whose image was immortalized by this dual performance ⚡ pspublishing.co.uk/bride-of-fra...
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
✤ A SAVAGE VEIL, SEVERE AND STRONG Black plum, 7-year aged patchouli, nutmeg, and tobacco leaf. ✤ SNAKY-HAIR’D MOIRAI MANY-FORM’D Tobacco-threaded incense smoke, labdanum, red benzoin, and blackened vanilla. Everything above the cost of production is donated!
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I hate how often it has seemed appropriate to reintroduce folks to our perfumes which fundraise for #RAINN, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. Artistically, these scents are envisioned as an appeal to the Fates for justice and vengeance. blackphoenixalchemylab.com/collections/...
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Hymn to the Erinyes
Vociferous Bacchanalian Furies, hear! Ye, I invoke, dread pow’rs, whom all revere;Nightly, profound, in secret who retire, Tisiphone, Alecto, and Megara dire:Deep in a cavern merg’d, involv’d in night, near where Styx flows impervious to the sight;Ever attendant on mysterious rites, furious and fierce, whom Fate’s drea
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 04/10/2026
"Here we are, back in this terrible place, just forty-one years after Brett Kavanaugh became a Delta Kappa Epsilon Deke, and eight years after his confirmation to the Supreme Court. How did we get here?" buff.ly/K3eqEvg
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How Could Such a Thing Still Happen in a Country with a Frat Boy Supreme Court Justice?
“I’m just thinking out loud here, but maybe a political party that has dedicated the last forty years to taking away women’s rights could also give some thou...
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Once Upon A VHS - 80s and 90s Fantasy Podcast @onceuponavhs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Tom & Galen testing our @bpal.bsky.social collab scent Stir the Cauldron! 😍 “An immediate favourite” “Grime + glamour in one scent” “Reminds me of watching movies as a child” “Beautiful, mutable elements in terms of elegance vs scuzz” “Back from the dead and HOT!!!” m.youtube.com/watch?v=HGQ-...
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Halloween Preview Scents 🎃 Live-Sniff
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I’m dropping it like it’s hot at the edges but cold in the middle
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Norman, Bub, Courtney, and the whole gang (including Hippie Ghost) can be found in the Collaborations section of our shop! blackphoenixalchemylab.com/collections/...
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Paranorman
The ParaNorman Collection Scents based on Laika’s ParaNorman film. PERFUME OIL BLENDSPresented in an amber apothecary vial. Because of the nature of this project, imps are not available for any ParaNo...
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We bottled pure Laika magic to wear on the skin! Our official #ParaNorman fragrance collection can be yours year round, but we especially love revisiting Blithe Hollow in the fall. 🍂
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Dracula doesn't give me nightmares, but Audible rolling out AI-generated "interactive storytelling" for their new Dracula audiobook sure does
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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A native of the Kayaye village (Gambia), dressed head to toe in boughs and leaves as part of the Kongcorong ceremony. Featured in Major William Gray's 1825 account of his doomed trip through Western Africa. From our essay on failed colonial expeditions: publicdomainreview.org/essay/f...
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Me realizing there are only 29 days left in October
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
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Abigail Larson @abigaillarson.com · 02/10/2026
“I have been in love with no one, and never shall," she whispered, "unless it should be with you." 🩸 Carmilla, by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
illustration by Abigail Larson inspired by the 1872 "Carmilla" novella by J. Sheridan Le Fanu depicting Carmilla leaning into Laura whispering passionately to her. Laura looks a little concerned by what she hears.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 02/10/2026
There are now more than 2,200 No Kings events on the map for October 17! We hope to see you in the streets again with millions of Americans to stop the fascists from sabotaging the midterms.
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No Kings
For more than a year, millions of people have come together to send a clear message: in America, we have no kings. Power doesn't belong to billionaires, strongmen, or politicians who think they're abo...
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Kylie Cheung @kylietcheung.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Who is this working on anymore like "im a 50 year old alcoholic and im mean 😈😈" ok??????
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is a great opportunity to experiment with fake laughs purely for your own amusement. I recommend a startling "Hoo hoo hoo!" or a nasally "Erm hrm hrm"
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Woman Removing Wig
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We’re still hard at work on this year’s Halloweenie collection. Which treasures from past ‘Weens are you enjoying in the meantime? Any you’re hoping will resurface?
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Well hello, October! 💀
a black and white photo of a white-wigged skull, its mouth open in that way skulls have of appearing to be laughing. Text reads: "me when OCTOBER"
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Not soon enough! 🥲
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
More hot hand action!
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 29/09/2026
The Talmud teaches that anyone who sustains one soul, has sustained an entire world. For generations, Jewish New Yorkers have sustained our city. Today, we are launching the first-ever municipal Strategy to Combat Antisemitism.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🍏Toxins out of our food 🧑‍🌾Farmers first, not chemical companies ❌Break up corporate concentration in agriculture 💧Clean water, guaranteed 🍽️School meals that nourish 💸Public dollars should buy public health ⚕️Food as medicine ⚖️Accountability for polluters, not immunity
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's not often that we get to draw from source material so jam-packed with color! Trying to capture that in a teeny 5ml label image was really difficult, having a full 4oz to play with felt like a luxury. Dr. Caligari is streaming on AMC+ and Shudder! 👅 blackphoenixalchemylab.com/collections/...
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Dr. Caligari
“That’s the funny thing about desire… if it’s not crude, it’s not pure.” Stephen Sayadian’s 1989 cult classic DR. CALIGARI was released to critical acclaim before slipping underground, proliferating t...
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When we first launched the 4oz spray (a followup to the 5ml perfume oil) the label ended up being a bit rushed, borrowing from the standard format of our regular sprays. I use the spray lots, and looking at it was making me sad! So the updated label is wall-to-wall movie art.
The new label for BPAL's Tongue Wall atmosphere spray, featuring stills from the 1989 art horror movie Dr. Caligari. The main image is of a woman with her hair pulled back extending her tongue toward a large, diseased, biomorphic mass that is reaching back with a tongue of its own. The second image is the titular Doctor, in yellow lab coat with metal breast domes, vamping in front of an asylum doorway skewed to German Expressionist proportions
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Some primo hand-acting by Galen in this clip showing off our new label for TONGUE WALL atmosphere spray 👅
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It only takes a minute to contact the offices of these delusional “Democrats” and remind them who they work for, and what they’re supposed to stand for
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.
A crowded broadsheet with way too many fonts. It says:
Forget ChatGPT Flyers
Say it with 
Broadsheets
Unlimited fonts
Stretch them
Or cram a really long sentence into one line for no good reason
No whitespace
Mix capital and lowercase
Pointing hands
(They're called manicules!)
Don't be left behind
Broadsheets are the future
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I was seduced into trying out some “pumpkin pie but healthy” pudding/bar recipes from the internet, and they were BAD, don’t do it
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Philly's Market of the Macabre at Laurel Hill has been postponed due to weather, so we will *NOT* be seeing you there tomorrow. Please play it safe as you weather the storm! 🩶
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Jamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Can’t eat a sandwich until you subscribe to sandwiches. Can’t eat today’s sandwich until it has applied daily sandwich updates. Sandwich now has adverts even though you paid for ad-free sandwich. Can pay again to have less sandwich adverts. Now you can eat the sandwich, but it’s smaller.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 24/09/2026
This is what happens when you get loud and demand Dems not drop trans people. We CAN get orgs to realize this. But we can’t stop with Kaptur. She’s the worst but not the only one. There is NO acceptable anti-trans vote or statement or ad from a Democrat. None. GET LOUDER!
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 24/09/2026
We are at the break glass moment on the Democratic Party and its treatment of transgender people, and it is my opinion that if we don’t act now and loudly demand to be heard, we will suffer the consequences of their shift.
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S. Elizabeth @mlleghoul.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In celebration of my book, The Art of the Unknown, the fragrant fabulists & alchemical aesthetes at @bpal.bsky.social have gathered up a handful of the book’s visuals & distilled them drop by drop into perfumes as rich and curious as the artworks themselves blackphoenixalchemylab.com/collections/...
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DEAD TEENAGERS out now in paperback @judedoyle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It is t i m e www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/its...
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It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers
For the seventeenth year: Welcome to autumn, fuckheads.
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S. Elizabeth @mlleghoul.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hey friends and future readers! Just a reminder, you can buy signed copies of my book directly from me! sarahelizabethauthor.com/books/
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
ProPublica got the literal check Collins was bribed with.
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Just because you infer something doesn’t mean it was implied. Trans folks’ fears matter very much, and they deserve enthusiastic support! But if the concern is about winning elections, there’s little reason to speak on this subject at all. It would be kinder to avoid it than to spread further harm.
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
That was exactly my point 💋
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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds, 1871.⠀ ⠀ One of several hummingbird / orchid paintings by Martin Johnson Heade. This and a couple of other Heade works available as prints in our online shop here: publicdomainreview.org/shop/fine-ar…
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