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John Reppion

@johnreppion.bsky.social
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Knackered writer. Mr @leahmoore.bsky.social Comics for DC, Dark Horse, 2000 AD etc, articles for Hellebore, Daily Grail, Fortean Times, etc, Weird Fiction... loads of stuff. Haunted Book Club with @gavcross.bsky.social linktr.ee/haunted_bookclub

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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
An Albion 20th anniversary edition signing at Liverpool Forbidden Planet this October forbiddenplanet.com/events/2026/...
Moore & Reppion singing at Forbidden Planet Liverpool Oct 17th
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
You can also join us live on YouTube tonight. We're experimenting. m.youtube.com/watch?v=sH0I...
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Haunted Book Club: The Chat 10 | The Well by W.W. Jacobs with John Reppion & Gav Cross
An experimental co-stream of the usual Substack chatter. First: Re...
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Join us live for the chat this evening at 9pm. linktr.ee/haunted_book...
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haunted_bookclub Official: Instagram, Facebook | Linktree
Haunted Book Club: for those curious to know more about the stories that make their skin crawl. @gavcross & @johnreppion live on Substack, Spotify & More
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Daily Grail @dailygrail.com · 28/09/2026
For more on the embrace of jiu-jitsu by British women in the early 1900s, check out @johnreppion.bsky.social's piece on the 'Ju-jutsuffragettes'. www.dailygrail.com/2017/05/bari...
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Baritsu, Bartitsu, and the Ju-Jutsuffragettes
In December 1893 a crime was committed which sent shock-waves around the world. Readers of the monthly publication Strand Magazine were the first to learn of the offence, but news spread fast, and soon the tragic facts of the case were common knowledge: Sherlock Holmes was dead. After six years of recording his exploits, Arthur Conan Doyle had grown tired of the Great Detective and decided the only way he could be truly free of the character was to kill […]
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Myself and @leahmoore.bsky.social will be at @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social this November.
Moore & Reppion at Thought Bubble 2026.
Travelling Man Hall
Table D19
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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Glazebrook sits on a hay bale with a tomato as big as his head, and a many-limbed white radish that’s almost as tall as him
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Haunted Book Club 10 - Part One (the story) - The Well by W. W. Jacobs. Read by @gavcross.bsky.social youtu.be/SvnK4SiIi40?...
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Haunted Book Club 010: The Well by W.W. Jacobs Read by Gav Cross
YouTube video by Gav Cross: Storyteller
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Medievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Why Did the Medieval Irish Bury Butter? www.medievalists.net/2025/09/why-... #Ireland
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Why Did the Medieval Irish Bury Butter? - Medievalists.net
Why did the medieval Irish bury butter in peat bogs? Discover the surprising reasons behind bog butter, from preservation and protection to ritual offerings and curious modern finds.
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Haunted Book Club discussion of M R James' Lost Hearts (audio only - or find it wherever you get your podcasts). Myself @gavcross.bsky.social and the bookclubbers chat about this classic Ghost Story. youtu.be/tpoqlGBXakg?...
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Haunted Bookclub 009 Part 2 - The Chat: Lost Hearts by MR James with John Reppion & Gav Cross
YouTube video by Gav Cross: Storyteller
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missinglinkage.bsky.social @missinglinkage.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
David Frazer is an Australian artist. "The Tangled Wood," 2018 wood engraving
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Mike Batt @mikebatt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A little conversation I had on Twitter 🙂
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
His greatest strength is that he can say and do literally anything and people support him. It's hard to even blame him at this point.
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Have you noticed how mainstream media talk about AI has suddenly shifted to "omg it's conscious because it asked not to be turned off!!!"? It's as conscious as a piece of bread someone had written "please don't toast me" on. It says what it's told to. Bomb the data centres. Don't fall for this.
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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Keep your lamp lit and doors locked - unless you're leaving to get #GhostStoriesofanAntiquary: The Compendium, which is OUT NOW! (Cover art by @ffrancavilla.bsky.social) @leahmoore.bsky.social @johnreppion.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/FM6QmG7 #selfmadehero #horror #comics #spooky
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I think there are still a couple of places left.
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
If you're in or around Merseyside, don't forget to book your FREE tickets for the Skalli book launch next week. eventslist.co.uk/liverpool/ev...
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SKALLI: Notes on an Estuary Entity Book Launch
24 Sept 2026 · Nettle — SKALLI: Notes on an Estuary Entity Book Launch will take place on September 24, 2026, at 6:00 PM at Nettle in Liverpool. The event is a
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2000 AD Comics @2000ad.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Judge Dredd Megazine 496 is out on 16th September, featuring STORM WARNING: SLAUGHTERHOUSE, Part Two by: 📝 Script: @johnreppion.bsky.social ✏️ Art: @mrleecarter.bsky.social 💬 Letters: @robsteen.bsky.social Subscribe now and get zarjaz free gifts ➡️ bit.ly/2Ws04uc
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This week Haunted Book Club (myself and @gavcross.bsky.social) will be discussing Lost Hearts by M. R. James. Join the club, live on Substack Tues 15th of September, at 9pm linktr.ee/haunted_book...
Haunted Book Club discussing Lost Hearts by M. R. James live online 15th Sept 9pm
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This week Haunted Book Club (myself and @gavcross.bsky.social) will be discussing Lost Hearts by M. R. James. Join the club, live on Substack Tues 15th of September, at 9pm linktr.ee/haunted_book...
Haunted Book Club discussing Lost Hearts by M. R. James live online 15th Sept 9pm
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Haunted Book Club #9 Part One: Lost Hearts by M. R. James read by @gavcross.bsky.social youtu.be/ldiGr9vVwho?...
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Haunted Bookclub 009 Part 1 - The Story: Lost Hearts by MR James
YouTube video by Gav Cross: Storyteller
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Haunted Book Club #9 Part One: Lost Hearts by M. R. James read by @gavcross.bsky.social youtu.be/ldiGr9vVwho?...
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Haunted Bookclub 009 Part 1 - The Story: Lost Hearts by MR James
YouTube video by Gav Cross: Storyteller
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Give me some examples of really good, effective single page comics which don't have a million panels (so not a Chris Ware page). Any genre. Any age. My first thought was Hellboy - Pancakes, but that's two pages. Please and thank you.
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
And next week's Haunted Book Club with me and @gavcross.bsky.social will be all about M R James' Lost Hearts, which features in the new compendium. 🫀💀👻
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SelfMadeHero @selfmadehero.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It is nearly here - the ominous thing... #GhostStoriesofanAntiquary: The Compendium, the collected edition of M. R. James' ghost stories in graphic novel form, arrives in ONE WEEK! @leahmoore.bsky.social @johnreppion.bsky.social #selfmadehero #graphicnovel #indiecomics #publishing #ghosts
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Give me some examples of really good, effective single page comics which don't have a million panels (so not a Chris Ware page). Any genre. Any age. My first thought was Hellboy - Pancakes, but that's two pages. Please and thank you.
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alicia 🍳 @acorviart.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
a murder [ #art ]
Illustration of a crow on a branch, surrounded by the old windows XP ghosting error screens, all duplicating the crow's face so it looks like there's a murder of crows.
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Why is everyone talking about 29 years ago? Why can't this wait until next year, so it's a round number? Or does this happen every year and I've never noticed before?
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Alisdair Wood @alisdairwood.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
With the new release of Hammer’s classic Dracula this week, what better time to pick up issue 1 of @claretzine.bsky.social. With features on all of the Hammer Dracula films. claretzine.com/shop
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Mr. Tyler CroOoOoOoOok @mrtylercrook.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
This is where I post from
An original game boy connected to an ultra rare game boy QWERTY keyboard.
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Saw little review of the 1st part my latest Storm Warning story in the Meg that complained it was silly of me to name a family Slaughter and have them have a manor house home called Slaughter House. FYI the Slaughters are a real English aristocratic family www.bestcotswoldtours.co.uk/how-were-the...
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How were the Slaughters Named - Best Cotswold Tours
Upper and Lower Slaughter are two of the loveliest unspoilt villages in the Cotswolds. There are two theories of the origin of their name:  the name Slaughter comes from the old English word “Slothre”...
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Haunted Book Club 8 - The Five Senses by Edith Nesbit (part one - the story, read by @gavcross.bsky.social) youtu.be/Ebpff_IB6wA?...
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Haunted Bookclub 008 Part 01 The Story The Five Senses by Edith Nesbit
YouTube video by Gav Cross: Storyteller
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Downgrade a movie: Alans
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Ramsey Campbell @ramseycampbell.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
At Halloween Jeremy Dyson and I will be in conversation, starting at 12.45, and signing our book afterwards. Advance copies of my new novel will also be on sale. Come if you can! events.bl.uk/events/tales...
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Tales of the Weird – An Autumnal Festival | British Library
Some of our finest writers and connoisseurs of the weird gather in the Autumnal gloom for a day of talks with sessions ranging from a celebration of Mervyn
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Stop telling me what awful people I hate have said. I don't want to know what they've said. They're arseholes. If I wanted to know, I'd be listening to them.
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Haunted Book Club 8 - The Five Senses by Edith Nesbit (part one - the story, read by @gavcross.bsky.social) youtu.be/Ebpff_IB6wA?...
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Haunted Bookclub 008 Part 01 The Story The Five Senses by Edith Nesbit
YouTube video by Gav Cross: Storyteller
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A really basic thing that people who use generative AI to make flyers, menus, book covers etc don't seem to grasp is that it makes it look like a scam. Using an image which has been generated makes it look like the real thing doesn't exist. No one wants to buy a ticket or whatever. It looks fake.
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
RIP to two absolute, genuine legends.
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I've just been on linkedin and the amount of people touting their "new AI project" with a straight face is a sight to behold. Imagine doing that and not getting blacklisted forever. I would not touch that shit with someone else's barge pole.
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2000 AD Comics @2000ad.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Judge Dredd Megazine 495 is out on 19th August, featuring STORM WARNING: SLAUGHTERHOUSE, Part One by: 📝 Script: @johnreppion.bsky.social ✏️ Art: @mrleecarter.bsky.social 💬 Letters: @robsteen.bsky.social Subscribe now and get zarjaz free gifts ➡️ bit.ly/2Ws04uc
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Skalli - notes upon an estuary entity - book launch www.moorereppion.com/skalli-notes...
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SKALLI – Notes Upon an Estuary Entity: book launch | moorereppion
- Unveiled on the 18th of June, SKALLI is the work of Merseyside artist Patric Rogers. The sculpture has drawn a lot of attention in the months since, both in the press and from the general public. SK...
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Haunted Book Club #7 - The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood. Myself and @gavcross.bsky.social discuss the Haunted House classic with the bookclubbers. Also available as an audio only podcast wherever you get yours, so you're not distracted by our faces youtu.be/_v9H_rErPCI?...
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Haunted Book Club 007 - Part 2 The Chat "The Empty House" by Algernon Blackwood With Gav Cross & Jo
YouTube video by Gav Cross: Storyteller
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Haunted Book Club #7 - The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood. Myself and @gavcross.bsky.social discuss the Haunted House classic with the bookclubbers. Also available as an audio only podcast wherever you get yours, so you're not distracted by our faces youtu.be/_v9H_rErPCI?...
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Haunted Book Club 007 - Part 2 The Chat "The Empty House" by Algernon Blackwood With Gav Cross & Jo
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MrLeeCarter @mrleecarter.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Comp copies of Judge Dredd Megazine 495 just popped in from @2000ad.bsky.social … cheers .. Storm Warning written by John Reppion with letters by Rob Steen , drew by me
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
"The People Who Made Real Unicorns" | IFLScience" www.iflscience.com/the-people-w...
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The People Who Made Farm Animals Into "Real Unicorns"
A tale of myths, biology, and goats.
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Join us in The Empty House tomorrow evening... if you dare.
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
For those who dwell beside the Mersey: something fishy this way comes
SKALLI - Notes Upon an Estuary Entity
Book launch 
Nettle, Port Sunlight, Thurs 24th September
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
For those who dwell beside the Mersey: something fishy this way comes
SKALLI - Notes Upon an Estuary Entity
Book launch 
Nettle, Port Sunlight, Thurs 24th September
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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Remember, if your disembodied head... Looks like If it looks like this it is & this, then it is Fantasy Sci-Fi
a still from the acclaimed, seminal even ITV children's show Knightmare, where a young idiot wearing a horned bucket upon his head is being watched over by the disembodied head of a bearded mana still from another ITV show, GamesMaster, where venerable astronomer Patrick Moore suffers the late stage career indignity of being turned into a kind of Lawnmower Man horror
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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I know a sleeping Troll when I see one.
Two figures stand before a cliff which looks like a sleeping troll's head The same image but with a drawing of the troll's head added on over the top
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