Leila Taylor @leilataylor.bsky.social · 25/08/2026She was the best of us. In every way. RIP Dolly 020
Reposted by Leila TaylorAlex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com 69135088678
Reposted by Leila TaylorAllison C. Meier @allisoncmeier.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I'll be talking cemeteries, trains, trolleys, and more at this happening tonight in Queens. Free to stop by, have a drink, enjoy! 021
Reposted by Leila TaylorColin Dickey @colindickey.com · 19/07/2026Hey New York! If you're looking for something to do that is *not* World Cup related today, come see @allisoncmeier.bsky.social out in Ridgewood! Tonight at 5:00 at the Flying Fox, Allison will be talking about how death shaped NYC's public transit! I'll be talking about how vampires got horny! 4294
Leila Taylor @leilataylor.bsky.social · 13/07/2026RIP to my favorite single dad/international spy. 021
Leila Taylor @leilataylor.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Sam Neill will always be my favorite antichrist. 010
Reposted by Leila Taylorgamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 01/07/2026I don’t know how to say without sounding trite that I love my trans brothers, sisters, and siblings. That I am sorry this country keeps asking you to justify your humanity to bigots who have never had to defend their own. And that I will fight for you. 832763
Reposted by Leila TaylorProPublica @propublica.org · 17/06/2026ProPublica spoke to dozens of people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.” We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words. ➡️ This is what they wrote: propub.li/4veRIqA 442320844
Leila Taylor @leilataylor.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Yearly reminder that Wendy Carlos, the woman who scored The Shining, is trans. youtu.be/pylfy_L6Bjs?...youtu.beMain Title (The Shining)YouTube video by Wendy Carlos - Topic 020
Leila Taylor @leilataylor.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Us + Backrooms + Silicon Valley. Fascinating read! Also, it's got me thinking of the horror potential of the abandoned, dead data centers of the future. Also "sloppelgänger" is my new favorite word. 041
Reposted by Leila TaylorLetterboxd @letterboxd.social · 16/03/2026Michael B. Jordan wins Best Actor in a Leading Role for Sinners #Oscars 362271627
Reposted by Leila TaylorLetterboxd @letterboxd.social · 16/03/2026Autumn Durald Arkapaw wins Best Cinematography for Sinners #Oscars 91047272
Reposted by Leila TaylorLetterboxd @letterboxd.social · 16/03/2026Ludwig Göransson wins Best Music (Original Score) for Sinners #Oscars 6894262
Reposted by Leila TaylorLetterboxd @letterboxd.social · 16/03/2026Ryan Coogler wins Best Writing (Original Screenplay) for Sinners #Oscars 161855490
Leila Taylor @leilataylor.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Since the teaser trailer for Backrooms is out I thought I'd share a piece I wrote a while ago. leila-taylor.ghost.io/youve-been-h...leila-taylor.ghost.ioYOU‘VE BEEN HERE BEFOREOn January 6, 2017, 71-year old Bernard Gore was spotted pacing back and forth in front of the Chanel store at the Westfield Bondi Junction Mall in Sydney Australia. After doing a little shopping, he ... 041
Reposted by Leila TaylorNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 10/12/2025I lost my job, my kids have measles, and my town is flooded with cocaine now that Trump pardoned all the traffickers. But at least the State Department is using Times New Roman again. 381753293
Reposted by Leila TaylorMercy Charlotte Reise @mercymeows.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Just making sure @schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social see this 022
Reposted by Leila TaylorDominic Pettman @dominicpettman.bsky.social · 11/11/2025A stunning response (i.e., more than just a review) of GHOSTING, by Tyran Grillo. If you don't have the time or inclination to read the book, this serves as an excellent bluffer's guide to something we all deal with, at some point.ecmreviews.comDominic Pettman: Ghosting (Book Review)Ghosting: On Disappearance is a treatise of nonbeing—or, perhaps more precisely, of unbeing. It is not merely about disappearance but about the existential tremors that ripple outwar… 054
Leila Taylor @leilataylor.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Just skipping down Bourbon St. in NOLA crying and wanting to shout at total strangers “He won!” ❤️❤️❤️ @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social 1111
Leila Taylor @leilataylor.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Got a Lift after visiting Anne Rice’s final resting place. Turns out my driver was also a location scout for The Mayfair Witches. I love New Orleans. 0110
Reposted by Leila TaylorThe Quietus @thequietus.com · 31/10/2025Authors Catriona Ward, Michael Cisco, Greg F. Gifune & Leila Taylor join tQ writers Sean Kitching and Mat Colgate to bring you what they consider to be the best novels, short stories and graphic novels in the genre The 25 best pieces of #Horror Fiction of the 21st century so far… buff.ly/C4B49ZM 194
Reposted by Leila TaylorCloser to Home @closertohome.bsky.social · 27/10/2025NEW EPISODE OUT NOW! 🏠 Why do some buildings just feel somehow wrong? 🎃 Why are some houses just plain spooky? 👻 What do horror movies say about our anxieties at home? 🏛️ Is Birmingham haunted by the ghost of Telly Savalas? All of these questions and more, with our guest @leilataylor.bsky.social. 021
Reposted by Leila TaylorCloser to Home @closertohome.bsky.social · 25/10/2025We’re excited about our next episode with the amazing @leilataylor.bsky.social. There is also some carving to be done… 011
Reposted by Leila Taylornaylandblake @naylandblake.bsky.social · 17/10/2025If you want to see my current show, and can't make it to New York, you can get a look here:matthewmarks.comNAYLAND BLAKE | Matthew Marks GalleryMatthew Marks is pleased to announce Nayland Blake , the next exhibition in his galleries at 522 and 526 West 22nd Street. For decades, Nayland Blake has made vital contributions to contemporary a... 0173
Reposted by Leila TaylorBess Lovejoy @besslovejoy.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Anyway, I loved what this book had to say about Gray Gardens -- among other things. Highly recommend @leilataylor.bsky.social's latest. 1102
Reposted by Leila TaylorJustin Seitz @justinseitz.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Come get a tiny bit weird! With a mention to @leilataylor.bsky.social 's awesome book Sick Houses! open.substack.com/pub/bullshit...open.substack.comFor the Weekend Warriors, Weirdos & Whackjobs - Issue #98Cloudy with a chance of curious 053
Reposted by Leila TaylorThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/10/2025Jane Goodall died on Wednesday at 91 after a life spent revolutionizing the study of primates and then bringing her global fame to the cause of conservation. Here are snapshots from her life and career.nyti.msJane Goodall: A Life in PicturesThe primatologist gained scientific acclaim for her work with chimpanzees and then later used her fame to champion conservation. 18583107
Leila Taylor @leilataylor.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Also I got a cat! Introducing Miss Purrleen Mouse aka Mousie. She's really into this bag from Marshall'shjgewo( Ko9p0... that was her walking across my laptop. As I was saying she really loves this bag. 050
Leila Taylor @leilataylor.bsky.social · 29/09/2025So excited to be reading with some excellent company at @rallyreading.bsky.social This Thursday at Pete's Candy Store in Brooklyn. 042
Reposted by Leila TaylorLeanna Renee Hieber @leannareneehieber.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Dears! We have an amazing lineup of AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC: HAUNTED HISTORY STRANGER THAN FICTION tour stops starting next week! We begin @astoriabookshop.bsky.social on release day, 9/30 with the inimitable @leilataylor.bsky.social! RSVP here, NYC! 🖤 astoriabookshop.com/events/32552...astoriabookshop.comAMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC by Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes, in conversation w/ Leila Taylor | Astoria BookshopBooks of all kinds for readers of all ages, located in central Astoria, Queens. Established 2013. 198
Reposted by Leila TaylorLeanna Renee Hieber @leannareneehieber.bsky.social · 18/09/20259/30! Launch Day! Join us at the lovely @astoriabookshop.bsky.social where we'll be in conversation with one of our favorite authors, @leilataylor.bsky.social, so you can get AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC signed at the same time as Leila's latest, SICK HOUSES, which makes an amazing pairing: 🖤 0105
Reposted by Leila TaylorJustin Clark @justinofclark.bsky.social · 11/09/2025A tragedy has occurred today. Please, let us mourn one of our best, taken from us too soon.people.comMaru the Box-Loving Cat, Once the Most Viewed Animal on YouTube, Dies at 18Maru the cat, a Scottish Fold feline, died at the age of 18 following a decline in health and a cancer diagnosis. The feline is famous for squeezing into boxes, antics that were documented in popular ... 063
Reposted by Leila TaylorThe Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Fifteenth-century handwriting as seen in The History of Ink (1860), a book including beautiful samples of penmanship from 1500 BC to 1834 AD: publicdomainreview.org/collection/t… 05610
Leila Taylor @leilataylor.bsky.social · 08/09/2025I never thought I’d see his name and Drexcyia in the same sentence but apparently even imagining a world where the slave trade never happened is un-American.mixmag.asiaTrump criticises Smithsonian over Drexciya-inspired Afrofuturism exhibitionThe White House listed the exhibition as an example of "anti-American propaganda" for its depiction of an Afrofuturist utopia populated by the descendants of slaves 143
Leila Taylor @leilataylor.bsky.social · 06/09/2025It’s opening day at Twisted Spine, NYC’s first horror bookstore, and the line is all the way down the block! Faith in humanity restored. 🖤📚🦇 190
Reposted by Leila TaylorJustin Seitz @justinseitz.bsky.social · 10/08/2025@leilataylor.bsky.social Sick Houses is so freaking insightful, witty, cutting, deeply researched and I cannot put it down. I love this book! 071
Reposted by Leila TaylorJonathan Stegall @jonathanstegall.bsky.social · 09/08/2025Starting Wednesday season 2 reminded me (bc I do think an aesthetically amazing show that didn’t have bad politics is possible, but probably not with Tim Burton) of @leilataylor.bsky.social’s amazing book, “Darkly: Black History and America’s Gothic Soul.” www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/609185...penguinrandomhouse.comDarkly by Leila Taylor: 9781912248544 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: BooksA fascinating journey into the dark heart of the American gothic that analyzes its connections to race and racism in 21st-century America Haunted houses, bitter revenants and muffled heartbeats unde... 032
Reposted by Leila TaylorShelagh Rowan-Legg @shelaghrowanlegg.northsky.social · 11/08/2025recently announced: THE FILMS OF LARRY FESSENDEN VOLUME 1, from @vinsyn.bsky.social , featuring some incredible exras, including an audio comentary on HABIT with me and the amazing @leilataylor.bsky.social . Now available to preorder! vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...vinegarsyndrome.comThe Films of Larry Fessenden: Volume 1 - Habit & No Telling2025 Subscribers: This is included in your subscription package. This special limited edition 4-disc, 2 x 4K UHD/2 x Blu-ray, set comes with a spot gloss hard slipcase + dual slipcover combo (designed 081
Reposted by Leila TaylorLyndsie Manusos @lmanusos.bsky.social · 30/07/2025My latest @bookriot.bsky.social post is live, in which I talk about @leilataylor.bsky.social's magnificent book Sick Houses: Haunted Homes & The Architecture of Dread. Add this book to your TBR asap! bookriot.com/sick-houses-...bookriot.comThe Vibes Are Off: Horror and Foreboding ArchitectureWe've all come across a room, house, or building that gave off bad vibes. This book is a fascinating look about the architecture of dread. 1167
Reposted by Leila TaylorAlex Land @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social · 19/07/2025If you’ve ever wanted to read a book about a Palestinian haunted house that fights back against its occupiers—and the three generations of Palestinian women who are connected to it—then be on the lookout for Deena Helm’s debut! Coming to you in Sept 2026 from Tor Nightfire! 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 4232102
Leila Taylor @leilataylor.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Check out this fantastic interview with @nkjemisin.bsky.social on the @bklynlibrary.bsky.social podcast Borrowed & Returned!podcasts.apple.comN.K. Jemisin on Truth, Education, and SpeculationPodcast Episode · Borrowed & Returned · S9, E2 Bonus · 21m 000
Reposted by Leila TaylorAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 15/07/2025"Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people who need it" @hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000 www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...theatlantic.comThe Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency FoodFederal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste. 35644603195
Reposted by Leila TaylorBright Wall/Dark Room @brightwalldarkroom.com · 04/07/2025“It is the Fourth of July and it is summer in America, goddammit. It is summer in America and everywhere you look you see people in denial. You are waiting for someone to turn the boat around.” - @eccantwell.bsky.socialbrightwalldarkroom.comJaws (1975): It’s Only An Island If You Look At It From The WaterIt is summer in America and everywhere you look you see people in denial. You are waiting for someone to turn the boat around. 111328
Reposted by Leila TaylorDominic Pettman @dominicpettman.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Published today in the UK! (a couple of months later here in the US) . . . Notable perhaps - given the date today, and the headlines - that it includes a chapter discussing how we are all being ghosted by our so-called elected representatives and civic leaders. 2216
Reposted by Leila TaylorLeanna Renee Hieber @leannareneehieber.bsky.social · 02/07/2025AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC: HAUNTED HISTORY STRANGER THAN FICTION launches 9/30 via @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social! 9/30 night, @andreajanes.bsky.social & yours truly talk with the amazing @leilataylor.bsky.social at @astoriabookshop.bsky.social! See you there, NYC! Let's sign spooky books together! 🖤 1114
Reposted by Leila TaylorBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 02/07/2025Christ, I just went down this rabbit hole and there is a LOT 10533251386
Leila Taylor @leilataylor.bsky.social · 30/06/2025There’s a reason I say I was technically born in Ohio but I’m not “from” there. 020
Reposted by Leila TaylorZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 25/06/2025In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it. I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City. 1559673189278
