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Dr Diane A Rodgers @dianearodgers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If you're following me on here, it's more likely because of the folklore/folk horror/hauntological work that I do, but I'm gonna tell you about my band THE CRYPTKICKER FIVE's forthcoming gigs anyway...

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Paul Cornell @paulcornell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The new Patrons-only episode of Telefantasy Time Jump is out now! Join @lizbethmyles.bsky.social and I as we watch 1973's Star Trek animated series and The Starlost! www.patreon.com/TelefantasyT...

The cast of Star Trek: The Animated Series.

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Scarred For Life Books @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

HARPYA(1979): Channel 4's Four-Mations strand showed mind-blowing world animations during the 90s, including Raoul Servais' live action/stop-motion horror classic about a man who takes in a Harpy with an insatiable appetite...

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Folk 'n' Hell @folknhell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We've added a new feature to folknhell.com - Where to watch. No matter where in the world you are, this handy gizmo will tell you what streaming services are playing each of the films we cover on the podcast. Because we want you to enjoy the films we enjoy ;-) www.folknhell.com/where-to-watch

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Dr Diane A Rodgers @dianearodgers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My band The Cryptkicker Five have several gigs coming up, here's the first one of the bunch - in Nottingham and it's FREE ENTRY!

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

December is peak spooky season, and we've got plenty on the go to mark the occasion with our range of online talks for 2026! www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/alex-davis... #xmas #christmas #ghosts #ghoststories #haunting #hauntings #spooky #spookyseason

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🧟‍♀️ Liza Frank @lilithepunk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Fancy a folklore writing workshop at Waterstones in Worthing on Wednesday 14 October at 6pm? I might even drop a few divinatory techniques to help solve writers block too... To book tickets go to: www.waterstones.com/events/folkl... #WritingCommunity #Worthing #Folklore #CreativeWriting #AmWriting

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Laura Kremmel @lkremmel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Paperback #pubday for Romantic Medicine and the Gothic Imagination! www.uwp.co.uk/book/romanti...

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Derek Johnston @drdjohnston.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Partial garden grape harvest … Now, what to do with them! Eat some and make some grape jelly, probably.

A large metal bowl, about 30cm across, filled with bunches of small green grapes.

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Dr Scarlett Butchers @scarlettbutchers1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I'm looking to chat to any PhDs who are doing/have done some tutoring to find out more about it. Please comment or DM!

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We're looking for folk horror features and short films for next year's DARKNESS IN THE FIELDS FILM FESTIVAL at QUAD here in Derby - if you've got something that fits the bill, why not check it out at filmfreeway.com/Darknessinth... #folkhorror #folklore #filmfest #filmfestivals #horrorfilm

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Darkness in the Fields Film Festival 2027

Darkness in the Fields is a one-day film festival running each March/April in Derby, serving up a day of folk horror features, shorts and more. Our events to...

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Be sure to capture the Christmas spirit with us this year, as we present a week of Xmas lectures online from the 14th-18th December - we've got a range of topics from a great array of speakers incoming! www.eventbrite.com/e/christmas-... #christmas #xmas #festive

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Christmas Lecture Series 2026

A series of five online Christmas lectures, across a wide range of festive topics!

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Stephen Gallagher @stephengallagher.co.uk · 19/09/2026

I've added a new feature to my website where I'll make a selection of script pitches, outlines, and early drafts available for download. The PDFs themselves will be password protected in a futile attempt to keep the scrapers at bay, but the code's right there. First up, John Buchan's The 39 Steps

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Downloads – Stephen Gallagher

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Our speaker dropped out for tomorrow's talk so I am diving into the breach We'll be heading back to the 18th century to explore 'Fantomina: An Alternative Genealogy of Romance' You can join online at 10am and 7pm BST on Saturday 10 - buytickets.at/romancingthe... 7- buytickets.at/romancingthe...

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Select tickets – Fantomina and an Alternative History of Romance Fiction with Dr Sam Hirst – Zoom

Fantomina and an Alternative History of Romance Fiction with Dr Sam Hirst – Zoom, Sat 19 Sep 2026 - Fri 2 Oct 2026 - Our series of talks is funded exclusively by donations. The talks are free to acces...

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Dr Jen Baker @jendeavour.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Next month! A few tickets still available. THE CRADLE & THE GRAVE: Grief and Terror in Victorian Child Bereavement w. Dr Jen Baker, Sat 17th Oct, 1:30pm Brompton Cemetery, London. Tickets £13.50 inc a gin cocktail 🍸 & 20% donation to Brompton Cemetery: londonmonthofthedead.com/tickets.html

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Dr Diane A Rodgers @dianearodgers.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Introducing the wonderful host for my book launch: Prof @helenwheatley.bsky.social, gothic television scholar and one of my role models, check out some of Helen's brilliant work if you haven't already! There are hardly any tickets left for this event - last couple at tinyurl.com/wyrdTVlaunch

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If you've got a folk horror feature or short film in the works, then at DARKNESS IN THE FIELDS film festival we want to hear from you! Early bird submissions are now open... filmfreeway.com/Darknessinth... #folkhorror #horrorfilm #horrorfilms #horrormovies #horrormovie #horrorfestival

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Darkness in the Fields Film Festival 2027

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I've just put up another new Romancing the Gothic talk for October. Really excited to hear from Carolina Barcelos about contemporary Latin American women writing the Gothic and horror! October 10th at 4 and 9pm BST 4 - buytickets.at/romancingthe... 9 - buytickets.at/romancingthe...

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Select tickets – Latin American Women Are Speaking: Horror and Gothic in Our Contemporary Literature with Carolina Barcelos – Zoom

Latin American Women Are Speaking: Horror and Gothic in Our Contemporary Literature with Carolina Barcelos – Zoom, Sat 10 Oct 2026 - Our series of talks is funded exclusively by donations. The talks a...

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International Gothic Association @igagoths.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Join the @gothicstudies.bsky.social editorial team! Gothic Studies is pleased to announce a number of editorial positions: 2 associate editors and 1 North American reviews editor. Click here for more information and to apply: www.globalgoth.org/blog/join-th...

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Join the Gothic Studies editorial team - Gothic Association

Gothic Studies is pleased to announce a number of editorial positions.

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Melanie Williams @britfilmmelanie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Excited to be keynote speaker for this essential biennial conference where all the feminist media historians gather!

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University of Wales Press @uniwalespress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Join @drdarrengray.bsky.social at the BFI London Film Festival! He'll be speaking to Adam Pearson about his new book, Horror and Disability: Representations of Disability in Twenty-First-Century Film and Television. 📆18 October 🕡️1pm 📍BFI Reuben Library, BFI Southbank 🎟️Tickets go live 10am 1 October

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Monstrous? Rethinking Disability in Horror | BFI London Film Festival 2026

Dr Darren Gray joins us to discuss his book, Horror and Disability: Representations of Disability in Twenty-First-Century Film and Television.

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Erin Sebo @erinsebo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Out soon with Manchester University Press! The artefact is from a 6th century hoard found near Lejre, where part of Beowulf takes place. And the book will be available at the Lejre Museum!

Cover of "Beowulf and the Economy of Emotion" out soon with Manchester University Press

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Paul Cornell @paulcornell.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The new episode of Telefantasy Time Jump is out now, free wherever you get your podcasts! Join @lizbethmyles.bsky.social and I as we watch the children's masterpiece that is The Tomorrow People. www.patreon.com/TelefantasyT... #TomorrowPeople

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Telefantasy Time Jump #21: The Tomorrow People (1973) | Telefantasy Time Jump

In our twenty-first main episode, Liz and Paul watch the great ITV children's show The Tomorrow People, specifically the first episode ('The

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University of Wales Press @uniwalespress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

New in paperback! 'Beyond the Lesbian Vampire' by @drsamtabet.bsky.social is a groundbreaking dive into the pervasive archetype of the violent lesbian, examining this historically problematic figure within cultural and cinematic imagination. 📚️ www.uwp.co.uk/book/beyond-...

‘This volume is a lively and thoughtful analysis of recent horror films including The Neon Demon (2016), Knife + Heart (2018), and Lizzie (2018). Exploring these films within the contexts of New Queer Horror, Tabet shows how they rescript the “violent
lesbian” to explore concerns specifically related to LGBTQ+ audiences, including assimilation, family and race. Filled with brilliant insights and detailed analyses, Beyond the Lesbian Vampire is an important contribution to the ever-growing field
of queer horror scholarship.’

Professor Harry M. Benshoff, University of North Texas

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A fantastic line-up of talent joining us for a day of Gothic and ghostly workshops and interviews - WINTER HAUNTS will be running on the 14th November, and we're online so you can join us from anywhere! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-hau... #Gothicfiction #Gothic #spooky #supernatural

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WINTER HAUNTS 2026

Ghost story, gothic and supernatural fiction day Saturday 14th November, 10:30am-6:30pm approx Online via Google Meet

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Simon Guerrier @0tralala.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

News! Launch event for my new biography, Written by Terrance Dicks, on Wednesday 25 November at the Portico Library in Manchester: www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend... @porticolibrary.bsky.social @tenacrebooks.bsky.social #DoctorWho Yes, that is the anniversary of The Five Doctors.

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TerranceDicks — The Portico Library

New biography of prolific children's author Terrance Dicks, who is best known for his time as script editor and writer on Doctor Who.

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Richard Wells @slipperyjack.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Here's a bit of a Friday Shop Plug: 👁️ Haunted lino prints and defaced books! 👁️ Every order placed between now and Sunday night will receive a free A5 Vinegar Tom printed on luxury laid card! 👁️ slipperyjack.bigcartel.com

Two haunted lino prints along with a 'V is for Vinegar Tom' art card.

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Derek Johnston @drdjohnston.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Oh, Etsy, you’re so broken! Full of AI imagery, and constantly presenting me with the items that I’ve pressed “See less of these” on. Presenting me with a “Specially selected for you based on your recent browsing” that’s based on a misclick trying to hit that “see less” is additionally annoying!

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Dr Diane A Rodgers @dianearodgers.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Happy X-Files day, 33 years ago today since the landmark series premiered! And may I take the opportunity to mention this book celebrating its legacy! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/legacy-of...

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The Legacy of The X-Files

The Legacy of The X-Files examines the content and production of the show, its reception, its use of legend and folklore, its contemporary resonance in politics…

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Eddie Robson @eddierobson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

TITLE AND COVER REVEAL: My next novel, Painting With A Dead God's Blood, will be published on 22 June 2027. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Painting With A Dead God's Blood by Eddie Robson. The cover shows a mural of alien beings in a street in Kyoto.

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Darryl Jones @profdarryljones.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

‘For the Dead Remember: The Life of M. R. James’ is published today! Seven years in the writing, many more in the planning, and - here it is!

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Get those Christmas vibes going with us this December as we present our biggest run of festive lectures yet, taking in an array of seasonal (and spooky) topics! www.eventbrite.com/e/christmas-... #xmas #Christmas #festive #Xmaslectures #Christmaslectures

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Christmas Lecture Series 2026

A series of five online Christmas lectures, across a wide range of festive topics!

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Dr Diane A Rodgers @dianearodgers.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Pleasantly amazed to report that, after only a few days of my book launch being announced, there are suddenly only a third of tickets left for this event! If you fancy getting one whilst they're available, the link is here: tickts.co.uk/events/book-...

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Book launch - Wyrd TV: Folklore, Folk Horror and British Television

Book launch event, in association with Sensoria Festival, for WYRD TV: FOLKLORE, FOLK HORROR AND BRITISH TELEVISION. Featuring author and folk-horror scholar Dr Diane A. Rodgers in conversation with....

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Hello again! If you've been considering joining my online Gothic course with the University of Liverpool... there are still places and we need three more sign ups to run the course. Come join us for a deep dive in the 18th and early 19th century Gothic! www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...

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The Rise of the Gothic: 1764-1820 | Continuing Education | University of Liverpool

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Professor Marion Gibson @witchesetc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I’ll be chatting about #witches in #history on Friday at 7.30pm in #Crediton #Devon www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/welcome-to...

Poster for talk about witches in history at Crediton, Devon, on 11th September at 7.30pm

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Dr Diane A Rodgers @dianearodgers.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

WYRD TV book launch - get your tickets sooner rather than later - limited seats! Sun 6th Dec 2-5pm, Sidney & Matilda, Sheffield @sensoriafestival.bsky.social #sidney&Matilda @helenwheatley.bsky.social tickts.co.uk/events/book-...

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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Possibly my favourite piece of art in any medium. It’s only PENDA’S FEN! On the actual TV! Join @greavesian.bsky.social on Wednesday night, BBC4.

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Derek Johnston @drdjohnston.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This year all three of our willow trees died. Today, I was clearing away around the base of one that had just rotted away and found this. Obviously, we’re not being cursed, this is just some scented herb bag that somehow got to the base of the trees. Behind the greenhouse. In the back garden…

A small, rough bag of a green fabric tied with a cord, covered in earth. A small mushroom grows out of the fabric.

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Richard Wells @slipperyjack.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Going live in thirty...

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Submissions are now open for the DARKNESS IN THE FIELDS film festival - if you've got a folk horror short or feature in progress, or completed, we'd love to see it! filmfreeway.com/Darknessinth... #folkhorror #horror #horrorfestival #filmfestival #filmfest #Derby #Derbyshire

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Darkness in the Fields Film Festival 2027

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Dr Scarlett Butchers @scarlettbutchers1.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Putting out another call into the job search void: I am available for lecturing, research, proofreading, copywriting etc. Research interests inc. gothic, folk horror, ecocritcism, cultural materialism, post-war British theatre, David rudkin, toxic nostalgia, and more! 😁

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It won't be long until festive season is here, and this year we'll be marking the occasion with a series of online Christmas lectures, with a range of seasonal topics incoming! www.eventbrite.com/e/christmas-... #xmas #christmas #festive #lecture #lectures

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Christmas Lecture Series 2026

A series of five online Christmas lectures, across a wide range of festive topics!

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Swan River Press @swanriverpress.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I've added a couple of events to our calendar. Saturday, 26 September 2026 Doors Into the Darkness, Queen’s University, Belfast Friday, 27 November – Saturday, 28 November 2026 Dublin Small Press Fair, Pearse Street Library, Dublin Details here: swanriverpress.ie/events/forth...

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Forthcoming Events | Swan River Press

Forthcoming Events Saturday, 26 September 2026 Doors Into the Darkness, Queen’s University, Belfast Publisher Brian J. Showers will be participating in a panel entitled “Strange Business: Publishing W...

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David F Chapman @autocratik.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Quick post on my (free) Patreon to sum up the latter half of #RPGaDAY2026. Thank you to everyone who took part again this year and shared a bit of positivity about tabletop gaming. www.patreon.com/Autocratik/p...

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#RPGaDAY2026 Pt3 | Autocratik for the Masses

We've reached the end of August, and this year's #RPGaDAY initiative is over! Thank you to everyone who took part this year. The last couple

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Ian Greaves @greavesian.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

In the new Radio Times... Screening 9 September on BBC Four.

DRAMA
Penda’s Fen 10.15pm BBC Four Catch up via iPlayer
In his last summer before adulthood, the priggish
son of a village parson has his certainties on faith,
politics and sexuality disturbed by homoerotic
visions, as well as by supernatural apparitions that
include pagan king Penda and even Edward Elgar.
A pastoral chiller suffused with eerie imagery
and Elgar’s music, this BBC Play for Today from 1974
was filmed on the composer’s home turf near
the Malvern Hills. Written by David Rudkin
and directed by the great Alan Clarke,
Penda’s Fen soon became a cult classic
and has been hailed as a masterpiece.
It has warranted sporadic repeats,
cinema screenings, a Blu-ray release
by the BFI and, last year, a scene-byscene analysis from Ten Acre Books.
Spencer Banks, who played troubled
teen Stephen and was then best known
for the ITV kids’ drama Timeslip,
introduces tonight’s revisit at
10.00pm. PATRICK MULKERN

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Join us for a feast of Christmas lectures this year, as we bring together five exciting speakers for five festive sessions this December! www.eventbrite.com/e/christmas-... #xmas #christmas #lecture #lectures #festive

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Christmas Lecture Series 2026

A series of five online Christmas lectures, across a wide range of festive topics!

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