Reposted by Peter BebergalLamp of Goth @larkfall.bsky.social · 18/08/2026... and this is why all necromancers should do their market research before setting up to practice their baleful arts. (From Appendix N, edited by Peter Bebergal) 042
Reposted by Peter BebergalStrange Attractor Press @strangeattractor.bsky.social · 20/07/2026We've got a new website 💻️ Check it out for news and upcoming events as well as new releases, older publications and (soon) info about our authors! 1226
Peter Bebergal @pbebergal.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Happy belated birthday to Thomas Ligotti. In case you missed it, here's a piece I did on him for the New Yorker's website in 2015: www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...newyorker.comThe Horror of the UnrealThe horror stories of Thomas Ligotti are fugues of the creeping unknown. 1115
Reposted by Peter BebergalStrange Attractor Press @strangeattractor.bsky.social · 05/06/2026“The delight he took in his visions is a delight that he spreads so easily and joyously." –David Tibet Artist As Astronaut is coming soon. Back it now on Kickstarter ✨ www.kickstarter.com/projects/str... #IonelTalpazan #UFO #FolkArt #Esoteric #Extraterrestrial #Cosmic 071
Reposted by Peter BebergalChaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Out now! Pulp Cthulhu: Clockwork & Claws is a collection of two scenarios designed for 3-6 players, set in New England in the 1930s. Each scenario includes maps and hand-outs. The book also contains six pre-generated pulp heroes, so everyone can swing right into quip-spouting, fist-pumping action!chaosium.comOut now! Pulp Cthulhu: Clockwork & ClawsOut now! Pulp Cthulhu: Clockwork & Claws is a collection of two scenarios designed for 3-6 players, set in New England in the 1930s. 0206
Reposted by Peter BebergalMIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 20/05/2026What if the monster should be left alone because killing it would bring more shame upon the hero than glory?thereader.mitpress.mit.eduThe Strange Melancholy of Slaying Monsters From “Shadow of the Colossus” to “Undertale,” video games have turned one of their oldest rituals into an ethical dilemma. 03810
Reposted by Peter BebergalStrange Attractor Press @strangeattractor.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Holiday shipping notice ❄️ Don't forget to order any books from our online shop today if you want them in time to wrap for the holidays! Our newest titles would make a great gift this year... strangeattractor.greedbag.com X 041
Reposted by Peter BebergalJohn Coulthart @johncoulthart.com · 13/12/2025New blog post: Weekend links 808johncoulthart.comWeekend links 808Comets from Meyers Konversationslexikon (1885–90). • At The Daily Heller: Steven Heller reviews A Life in Ink, a new monograph about the art of Ralph Steadman. Heller is full of praise for Steadman, and discusses commissioning his work for The New York Times. But in his bewilderment at Steadman's lack of a knighthood he seems unaware of the degree to which state honours are frequently refused by Britons, especially those who position themselves in opposition to the established order. 063
Reposted by Peter BebergalRiley V @vandalorum.itch.io · 25/08/2025Today’s colour-coordinated catches: Appendix N by @pbebergal.bsky.social An anthology of weird tales drawing on the original inspirational reading for D&D The Electrum Archive Issues 1 & 2 by @emielboven.itch.io and @avaislam.bsky.social Exceptional Science-fantasy zines with maps! #dnd #ttrpgs 1245
Reposted by Peter BebergalStrange Attractor Press @strangeattractor.bsky.social · 05/08/2025The Decadent Bestiary edited by Sam Kunkel and Jessica Gossling is available for pre-order on our website! From the Golden Fly to the Wounded Lion, over 40 tales of decadence and mystery await in this sumptuously illustrated collection of fin-de siècle animal stories and poems 051
Peter Bebergal @pbebergal.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Friends, please join me March 10 at 7pm EST for my online talk "Demons and Dybbuks: Magic and the Occult in the Jewish World," hosted by Morbid Anatomy!morbidanatomy.orgOnline Talk · Demons and Dybbuks: Magic and the Occult in the Jewish World with Author Peter Bebergal — Morbid AnatomyMonday, March 10, 2025 7 pm ET (NYC time) PLEASE NOTE: This lecture will be recorded and available for free for our Patreon members. Become a Member HERE . Ticketholders: A Zoo... 171
Reposted by Peter BebergalMax Moon Games @maxmoon.bsky.social · 23/02/2025If you haven't noticed, I don't tend to do things the normal way. The ever-obscure Dungeon Divinations is back...for now. Limited to 100 signed and numbered copies formatted into a 4x6, 84-page, foiled pocketbook. With lovely rose gold on black. www.maxmoongames.com/product/dung...maxmoongames.comDungeon Divinations: Ace of Swords Edition (100 copies) | Max Moon GamesA new rendition of the obscure text, Dungeon Divinations. Third edition. Limited to 100 signed and numbered copies.4x6 pocketbook, 83 pages. New layout & design featuring public domain art of th... 3103
Reposted by Peter BebergalGareth Branwyn @garethbranwyn.bsky.social · 21/02/2025My latest on Boing Boing.boingboing.net"Dark Regards," a comic so metal, it’s printed in human blood!Dark Regards is the brainchild of writer/comedian/actor/musician Dave Hill (Tasteful Nudes) and artist Artyom Topilin (Cruel Universe, I Hate This Place). 092
Reposted by Peter BebergalDr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Launch day for HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY! So relieved to make it this far. 💙📚 🧪 🗃 #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH buttondown.com/surekhadavie...buttondown.comLaunch Day for HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY!Welcome back, and hallo, new readers! This is it! The US launch day for HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY is February 4th. I’m amazed and relieved to get to this... 2326569
Peter Bebergal @pbebergal.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Just wanted to thank all the amazing folks here that were part of making Appendix N: Weird Tales From the Roots of D&D a book I am incredibly proud of: @aptshadow.bsky.social @strangeattractor.bsky.social @markopilkington.bsky.social @annvandermeer.bsky.social! 0101
Peter Bebergal @pbebergal.bsky.social · 04/02/2025@delver.bsky.social Hey you're the random pick for a copy of Appendix in hardcover. Message me your details! 150
Peter Bebergal @pbebergal.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Any synth DIY folks on blsky? #modular #eurorack 180
Reposted by Peter BebergalMark O Pilkington @markopilkington.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Come see Teleplasmiste (myself & Michael J York) and the mighty Hawthonn, in a rare London live double bill, celebrating our new album 'Of Nature & Electricity', out now via @state51.bsky.social Tickets are free but you need to book via the link below. dice.fm/partner/the-...dice.fmTeleplasmiste 'Of Nature & Electricity' Album Launch Show Tickets | Free | 28 Feb @ Secret London Location, E2, London | DICETeleplasmiste 'Of Nature & Electricity' Album Launch Show with special guests Hawthonn RSVP only 1267
Reposted by Peter BebergalGareth Branwyn @garethbranwyn.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Latest on Boing Boing.boingboing.net"Bowling with Corpses" in Mike Mignola's new land of dark fantasy folkloreMike Mignola is back, and this time, the Hellboy creator is inviting us into a wholly new universe of eerie, whimsical, and darkly enchanting folktales. Mignola's Bowling With Corpses and… 192
Peter Bebergal @pbebergal.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Friends, tickets are now available for my online talk with Morbid Anatomy on Jewish magic and superstition, March 10 at 7pm. Hope to see you there.morbidanatomy.orgOnline Talk · Demons and Dybbuks: Magic and the Occult in the Jewish World with Author Peter Bebergal — Morbid AnatomyMonday, March 10, 2025 7 pm ET (NYC time) PLEASE NOTE: This lecture will be recorded and available for free for our Patreon members. Become a Member HERE . Ticketholders: A Zoo... 170
Reposted by Peter BebergalJay Babcock @jaywbabcock.bsky.social · 27/12/2024For the nerds and nostalgians, I've assembled a gallery of all the Arthur Magazine covers, with links to PDFs for 18 out of the 35 issues. (PDFs for the remaining issues should be available in Spring, 2025.) Happy reading, and enjoy all the vintage ads! arthurmag.com/read-the-mag...arthurmag.comRead the magazine in PDF formatFor the nerds and nostalgians, I’ve assembled a gallery of all the Arthur Magazine covers, with links to PDFs for 18 out of the 35 issues. (PDFs for the remaining issues should be available i… 1221262
Reposted by Peter BebergalJames Lowder @jameslowder.bsky.social · 19/12/2024The 2024 edition of my Games to Gift segment ran on Milwaukee Public Radio yesterday. (Fifteenth year, somehow.) Games covered include Adventure Party, Forgery, Life in Reterra, Wyrmspan, Hard Rock: 1977, Devil's Dandy Dogs, and more. The archive page includes my full PDF write-up.wuwm.comTop games to gift in 2024Gaming expert James Lowder shares his top picks for 2024 games, including two-player, family and role-playing games suitable for players of all ages and skill levels, with his favorite game taking the... 222
Reposted by Peter BebergalStrange Attractor Press @strangeattractor.bsky.social · 16/12/2024A look back at SAP in 2024, our 20th year of continuous publishing. Thanks to our authors, editors, designers, printers and distributors - and of course to all of our readers the world over. We'll see you early in 2025 with Timothy D'Arch Smith - The Stammering Librarian. Jamie and Mark / SAP 1143
Peter Bebergal @pbebergal.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Here's your holiday reminder that Friends, Appendix N: Weird Tales From The Roots Of D&D, revised and expanded edition from @strangeattractor.bsky.social, is out now and would make a great gift for anyone into fantasy fiction or D&D. Cover by Arik Roper and distributed by @mitpress.bsky.social. 051
Reposted by Peter BebergalMark O Pilkington @markopilkington.bsky.social · 09/12/2024If I can say so myself, Moon's Milk, our new book of CD-R sized action paintings by John Balance has turned out beautifully. Don't sleep on it if you'd like a copy, as numbers are limited. Only available from our @state51.bsky.social Greedbag site: strangeattractor.greedbag.com/buy/ygguqd/strangeattractor.greedbag.comMoon's Milk: Images By Jhonn BalanceMoon's Milk: Images By Jhonn Balance Compiled by Peter Christopherson & Andrew Lahman Foreword by Andrew Lahman Afterword by Gavin Semple Limited to 1,000 Copies Debossed Hardcover with Dustjacket ... 0122
Reposted by Peter BebergalDungeon Books @dungeonbooks.bsky.social · 03/12/2024🎲 ✨ Looking for the perfect gift for the TTRPG-er in your life? Dungeon Books has must-have treasures for every adventurer. ⭐ The Book of Gaub ⭐ Appendix N: Revised and Expanded Edition ⭐ Thousand Year Old Vampire ⭐ HOME ⭐ The Monster Overhaul ⭐ Monster Cards DnD 5e Now available at Dungeon Books! 231
Peter Bebergal @pbebergal.bsky.social · 04/12/2024The best part of writing a book is playing chess on your phone. 190
Peter Bebergal @pbebergal.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Friends, there are still copies of the limited edition hardcover of Appendix N direct from @strangeattractor.bsky.social with a new cover by Arik Roper. Would make a great gift for gamers, fantasy readers, and book collectors.strangeattractor.greedbag.comAppendix N: Weird Tales From The Roots Of Dungeons & Dragons Revised And Expanded EditionAppendix N: Weird Tales From The Roots Of Dungeons & Dragons Revised And Expanded Edition Edited By Peter Bebergal Foreword By Adrian Tchaikovskly Afterword By Ann Vandermeer Available as a deluxe h... 043
Peter Bebergal @pbebergal.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Enchanted music from the other side of the veil: "Of Nature & Electricity" by Teleplasmiste-- @markopilkington.bsky.social and michael_j_york-- is one of the best releases of the year. Available from @state51.bsky.social 073
Reposted by Peter BebergalMark O Pilkington @markopilkington.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Pre-order 'Delinquent Elementals: A Pagan News Anthology' eds @philh.bsky.social and @rodneyorpheus.bsky.social A fascinating glimpse into the British occult and pagan countercultures of the 1980s and early ’90s. Available in hardback and paperback from: strangeattractor.co.uk/shoppe/delin...strangeattractor.co.ukDelinquent Elementals - Strange AttractorA fascinating glimpse into the British occult and pagan countercultures of the 1980s and early 1990s.More → 14112
Reposted by Peter BebergalMark O Pilkington @markopilkington.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Happy publication day to the expanded edition of Peter Bebergal's 'Appendix N', featuring 3 new stories and a foreword by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Available now from good bookstores on many worlds. A limited edition hardback is also still available from us at SAP: strangeattractor.co.uk/shoppe/appen...strangeattractor.co.ukAppendix N: Revised And Expanded Edition - Strange AttractorFantastical tales that inspired the world’s greatest roleplaying game.More → 0185
Peter Bebergal @pbebergal.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Friends, today is the official release of Appendix N: Weird Tales From The Roots Of D&D in a revised and expanded edition, available wherever you buy books! Would make a great gift for anyone into fantasy fiction or D&D. And thanks to @strangeattractor.bsky.social it's a beautiful object as well. 1156
Peter Bebergal @pbebergal.bsky.social · 25/11/2024My most recent search in Proquest: "gargoyles AND penis." 010
Reposted by Peter BebergalAndy Vitek @avitek.bsky.social · 22/11/2024I dislike being called out in this fashion. 0132
Peter Bebergal @pbebergal.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Appendix N: Weird Tales from the Roots of D&D, the revised and expanded edition, will be on sale in the US on Nov. 26th! Preorder now from you favorite bookstore/site. And you can still get the limited edition hardcover direct from @strangeattractor.bsky.social. 182
Peter Bebergal @pbebergal.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Working on a book about 60s/70s monster movie culture, so I'm spending lots of time watching old movies, reading Warren 'zines and other comics, flipping through movie books. I first thought the enjoyment of this is just an exercise in nostalgia, but realized that no, at 57 I still love this stuff. 280
Reposted by Peter BebergalMark O Pilkington @markopilkington.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Big thanks to Carl Griffin at @electronicsound.bsky.social for this fab review of our new Teleplasmiste album 'Of Nature & Electricity'. You can listen to it and buy it on delicious vinyl over here: state51.greedbag.com/buy/of-natur... And over at all the usual digital outlets. 0164
Reposted by Peter BebergalWyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 25/09/2024Didn’t realise @strangeattractor.bsky.social had released a new edition of Peter Berbergal’s Appendix N anthology but they have, cool, & he spoke to @boingboing.bsky.social about it: boingboing.net/2024/09/16/p... & here’s something related Peter wrote for us: www.wyrdscience.online/post/words-a... 0163
Peter Bebergal @pbebergal.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Trying to get back to work on writing, creating, building. All this still matters, right? 020
Reposted by Peter BebergalJay Babcock @jaywbabcock.bsky.social · 13/11/2024For all the new — or returning? — followers: I do a newsletter called LANDLINE. No paywall, but made possible by support from some readers. Check it out, sign up, do the do... jaybabcock.substack.comjaybabcock.substack.comLANDLINE by Jay Babcock | SubstackA newsletter of ideas, nudges and recommendations that hopefully form a small bailiwick outside the cruddiness at large, from the founding editor of Arthur Magazine. Click to read LANDLINE by Jay Babc... 032
Reposted by Peter Bebergaldan friedman @danfriedmanme.bsky.social · 13/11/2024D&D turned 50. And @pbebergal.bsky.social actually made Gary Gygax' Appendix N into a real book. So I read and reviewed it! bookandfilmglobe.com/fiction/appe...bookandfilmglobe.com'Appendix N': The Weird Literary Origins of D&D - Book and Film GlobeThe book is called Appendix N, a selection of stories that reflect the actual Appendix N from the 1970s, in which Gary Gygax listed the books and authors that had influenced him in his quest to codif... 061
Peter Bebergal @pbebergal.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Glad to be here. Hoping to see some old friends and make some new ones. In the meantime here is a classic Sergio Aragonés strip. 1136
