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Finlay J Beatson @fjbeatson.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Imma need a bucket of popcorn for this chapter

A picture of a page with "But Seward is hardly Stoker's mouthpiece in Dracula; in fact he is a narrow-minded, bumbling character whose inability to put aside his scientific prejudices repeatedly precipitates disaster." In pink highlighter.

Next to it is "Holy shit" written in blue pen as a note.

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Inner Worlds @innerworlds.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Submissions open now for members of marginalised groups! 🎉 (general submission window 15-31 July) Seeking speculative stories about our inner lives: 💙 500 - 2,500 words 💚 £0.02 per word, min £20 💛 Sim subs welcome! 🧡 Reprints welcome! inner-worlds.ghost.io/submission-g... #SubmissionCall

Text from post overlaid on a photo of a low bunker-like corridor or tunnel in dark red light.

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Finlay J Beatson @fjbeatson.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

I may have to give this a watch 👀

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Finlay J Beatson @fjbeatson.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Saw this in Southampton Waterstones and just had to get my hands on it! I already have a beautiful copy of Stoker's short stories, so this is a copy I can highlight to pieces! It also has the newly discovered Gibbet Hill 🦇

A small white penguin archive book with red text. "Bram Stoker. The Burial of the Rats."

A red book with silver holographic decoration detailing numerous rats. In the middle it says "The Burial of the Rats & other tales of the macabre by Bram Stoker. Edited by Xavier Aldana Reyes."

This book is published by The British Library.

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Emory 🩶 @emory-f8.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Did you know? In the Victorian era, there was a special chair designed specifically for courtship. The courting or conversation chair allowed a young couple to sit together—without actually touching. A chaperone would be present in the same room, seated in a separate chair. #Victorian #history

It shows a conversation chair positioned in the corner of a room. The chair features two seats, connected but facing in opposite directions.

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Finlay J Beatson @fjbeatson.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Starting to think these headaches are Kernberg specific 🫠 W. Grossman and C. Brenner are a gentle breeze by comparison Reading him feels like my own personal masochism, how apt.

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tamrakat @tamrakat.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Image of library book display labeled: “It's A Warning Not An Instruction Manual.” Books on display: • On Tyranny • Twenty Lessons From The 21st Century • 1984 • A Handmaids Tale • Diary of Anne Frank • Parable of The Sower • Fahrenheit 451 • Animal Farm • Brave New World ~TAiLS of a Bookworm

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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

The OG leftist drag queens

Image from Disney's Robin Hood of a cartoon fox and bear both wearing dresses, wigs, and bandanas tied around their heads

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Finlay J Beatson @fjbeatson.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Diving back into psychoanalysis and now I have a headache. Coincidence? I think not. Thanks Kernberg.

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NearlyKnowledgeable @g0blinegg.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

In some parts of Shropshire, there was a belief that one should never look behind them once a journey had started. This was because the Devil was always close to the traveller, waiting to claim their soul. #Superstition #Folklore #Shropshire #Devil #folkbelief

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Ria Cheyne @riacheyne.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Could you mentor a neurodivergent, early career humanities academic? I did this last time: it's not a big time commitment and is massively rewarding. You don't necessarily have to be neurodivergent/in humanities yourself. @ndhumanities.bsky.social

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Finlay J Beatson @fjbeatson.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Even in Arcadia. What an album.

Plain white genderless figure crying, laying on their back in a pool of their own tears

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Finlay J Beatson @fjbeatson.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Abebooks saving my bacon once again! Two books for £50 that would have cost me about £90 brand new! 🥳

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Finlay J Beatson @fjbeatson.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Finally reading through this number! Surprisingly easy to digest and would recommend for anyone casting their eye towards minor characters in fiction! Definitely fueling my inspiration for my next PhD chapter 🦇

A title page from a book that says "JEREMY ROSEN. minor CHARACTERS HAVE their DAY. Genre and the Contemporary Literary Marketplace.

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Dundee Contemporary Arts @dcadundee.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

We've been working behind-the-scenes to add even more horror fun to Dundead! We're delighted to be welcoming some special guests and we've added a programme of exciting (and terrifying!) short films to the line-up. Find out more: tinyurl.com/3juwed7u

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Discover more at Dundead 2025 - Dundee Contemporary Arts

This year's Dundead festival is fast approaching and we can't wait to welcome you for four days filled with the best new and vintage titles. There's two UK premieres, four Scottish premieres and six r...

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 05/05/2025

BREAKING: Noah Webster just fell down the stairs at the Met Gala!

Jason Derulo/Falling Down Stairs Meme but with Noah Webster

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Emory 🩶 @emory-f8.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Did you know? In the Victorian era, a rather large contingent of the population believed in the therapeutic benefits of sun gazing. Doctors and scientists of the time warned against it, but many people ignored them. Permanent eye damage was their reward. 🤷‍♀️ #Victorian #history

It shows a visually impaired man looking towards the sky. He's sitting on a park bench, holding a book on his lap.

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Finlay J Beatson @fjbeatson.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Terrifier Conference was so damn fun! I miss it already 😭 And I think I got over my fear of public speaking :O

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Finlay J Beatson @fjbeatson.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

From analysing motherhood, to a token from my own mother, needless to say Shaun is scared to turn around

A little sheep keyring facing the camera, with a blurry PowerPoint with a gore image on it in the background

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Signature Entertainment @signatureuk.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Day 2 of #TerrifierConference at the University of Warwick! Have you been watching online? #ArtTheClown #Terrifier

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Have just learned that a new name for “rough draft” is “sloppy copy”, and I, once again, stand in appreciative aw at the ever-evolving beauty of Language 😍

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Simon and Gargamel @kellylink.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I mean, fix your heart and you’re still going to die someday. But you might as well fix your heart.

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Finlay J Beatson @fjbeatson.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Okay maybe I should finally get back on this social media horse...

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Jason D. Brawn @jasondbrawn.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Picked this from my local cinema yesterday. #nosferatu #countdracula #dracula #vampire #roberteggers

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Finlay J Beatson @fjbeatson.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

My most recent article got published today!!! A nice little boost before Christmas. You can read it here: abatececilia.wixsite.com/horrorschola...

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Horror Scholar Journal Volume 6 - SAW | Journal Repository

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Finlay J Beatson @fjbeatson.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

I stayed up until 1:30am a few nights back reading Hercule Poirot's Christmas. Such a charming book and Poirot is excellent as always... Now I'm gonna be on an Agatha Christie kick for a while, I'm sensing it

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Simon Bacon @baconetti.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Aca-Vampy-Undead-Colleagues. Reminder for “Vampire Studies: New Perspectives on the Undead” series I run at Peter Lang, Oxford. If you have thoughts on a monograph or edited collection on vampires, the vampiric, or the undead (metaphorical, fictional, or real) contact me at: baconetti@gmail.com

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P H Lee 🪬 @p-h-lee.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

there is no point in arguing if sex scenes are "necessary for the plot" or not-- writing, including whole scenes and chapters, can exist for purely aesthetic reasons. sex scenes very much included.

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Barnes & Noble @barnesandnoble.com · 06/12/2024

Choose empathy. Read.

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Agatha Andrews @agathaandrews.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

NEW EPISODE! Today I welcome Neil McRobert from the beloved horror podcast, @talkscaredpod.bsky.social We discuss Gothic, what it is and why it matters that we understand the difference between Gothic and other genres. This means a lot to both of us, in these weird times, so we hope you enjoy it!

Info graphic for the She Wore Black Podcast episode, "What is Gothic? And why it matters," with Neil McRobert from the Talking Scared Podcast

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Bodleian Libraries @bodleian.ox.ac.uk · 05/12/2024

Oracles, Omens & Answers. The Bodleian’s next exhibition. Opens Friday 6 December! Discover how people have sought answers to life’s big questions throughout history. This exhibition is free & open to all until April 27 2025. Our crystal ball tells us you're going to love it.

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Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Two stages of writing: 1) This shouldn't take too long 2) Oh no

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Finlay J Beatson @fjbeatson.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

If these cuts couldn't get any more depressing... This is starting to smell like elitism at its finest

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Zooey Ziller @zooeyziller.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

📢 CfP: Delighted to invite submissions for the British Association for Romantic Studies ECR & PGR Conference, 'Romantic (Un)Consciousness'. 🗓️ Trinity Hall, Cambridge, 4-5 September, & Online, 12 September 2025 Abstracts due on 6 January 2025. 🔗 More Details: barsconference2025.wixsite.com/home

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Finlay J Beatson @fjbeatson.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

My partner and I went on a lovely little long weekend to Glenshee. Gave me real 'Monarch of the Glen' vibes. And driving through the Cairngorms on a foggy evening didn't help my murder mystery craving either...

Rolling fields and hills in the Scottish countryside with blue, slightly cloudy skies

A field and hill pictured through barren trees. There's blue, clear skies

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Sarah Chavez @sarahcalavera.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

This 1909 autograph book was meant to provide the owner with "ghosts" of their friends' signatures Images from Alden Library

Photo of autograph book with green cover and gold lettering. Next to it a hand with a book tattoo on the writ holds open the book to show the “ghost” signature of Lola K Spies

Photo of a pair of hands with a book tattoo on the wrist holds open the book to show the “ghost” signature of Lola K Spies

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Jason D. Brawn @jasondbrawn.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

This book from We Belong Dead magazine features five articles from me. #vampirecinema #vampirefilms #vampires

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Suspiciously Nice Prof @niceprof.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Doing that academic thing where you promise yourself that if you can just make it through the end of this semester, you will change absolutely everything for the next one.

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UofG Fantasy @uofgfantasy.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

We come with great news! There is still time to send in your proposal for our upcoming symposium on ‘Publishing #Fantasy for Younger Readers’ with a #keynote by @franceshardinge.bsky.social! Find out how to submit on our blog: fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk

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Finlay J Beatson @fjbeatson.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

"death of the author" I'm in tears 🤣

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Tatiana Fajardo @tatiana1979.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Max Ernst, "The Vampire's Kiss" (1934)

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Johnny Mains @johnnymains.co.uk · 25/11/2024

I demand we re-evaluate*everything* that we believe we know about ghosts. You can clearly *only* see them if you're a FASHIONABLE YOUNG LADY who is TROUBLED WITH THE SPLEEN. Source: Gloucester Journal, 1750.

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Catharine Morris @catharinemorris.bsky.social · 18/03/2024

"Many of these diaries function as a place to say what is unsayable elsewhere ... But what is deemed unsayable has shifted"; Nicola Shulman has reviewed 'Secret Voices: A year of women’s diaries', edited by Sarah Gristwood, for the TLS (@thetls.bsky.social): www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/sec...

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Why women’s anger and frustration could only find an outlet in their diaries

On January 20, 1919, Virginia Woolf made a note to self in her now celebrated journal: “this diary writing does not count as writing”. She’d reread it and

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