Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 14hToday is an entire year since I witnessed one of the robot helpers in Charles de Gaulle airport go full Terminator when it got stuck within a crowd of humans. I have rarely laughed so hard. 050
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 14h“This is exactly what we didn’t want to happen,” said the director of Shelekhov’s Anti-Plague Research Institute. 010
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Earthquake-a youtu.be/uIqn3Dzs77gyoutu.beKids in the Hall - Nervous Break(Fast) Down: Can't fix the car without a whole lotta milka.YouTube video by rf dobbs 020
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Bamboozled a guy today taking a census of local footpath usage when I listed my destination as “none”. You can’t be going nowhere, he says. I’m not going nowhere. I’m just going. But why, he says. I like walking. Just walking? Yeah. Walking where? Wherever. 030
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Remedy somehow manage to make games where you can help a dog find its toy and then do karaoke, followed by some of the most harrowing narrative about loss of self and the myth of autonomy you’ve ever experienced. 110
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Astonished a work colleague by revealing that not only have I never watched The Traitors but I am not entirely sure what it is. 210
Reposted by Daniel PietersenSwan River Press @swanriverpress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Yesterday we announced our forthcoming title GHOSTS ON THE CAM edited by Robert Lloyd Parry. This meticulously researched volume gives insight into M. R. James's Cambridge, and even sheds light on the possible identity of the elusive "DNJ". Pre-order here: swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/gh... 02110
Reposted by Daniel PietersenDr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be doing a "soft launch" in Edinburgh on October 14! Get your hands on SLEUTH-HOUND before it's officially out in the city where the story took place! I'll be in conversation with @anatomicalcat.bsky.social! Tickets here: www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinb...toppingbooks.co.ukLindsey Fitzharris for Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes at Edinburgh New Town Church 69737
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Right-wingers: “America is a country of pioneers and survivors. A people of indomitable spirit. God’s hand guides our destiny.” Woman: *survives death penalty twice* Right-wingers: “Ah. Now. No.” 022
Reposted by Daniel PietersenAngela Collier @acollierastro.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I just think women should be able to get educations without a constant threat of sexual violence. 91375207
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Building up steam, nuclear screams / Warheads are ready to fight / Black leather hounds, faster than sound / Metal our purpose in life / Black metal! RIP Cronos.youtu.beVenom - Black Metal (Official Video)YouTube video by venom 020
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 01/10/2026the word that describes this is redacted / repeat the word / the name of the sound / it resonates in your house / after the song, time for applause / we build you till nothing remains Control Resonant (Remedy Entertainment, 2026) 000
Reposted by Daniel PietersenUndertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Announcing a new, occasional journal - PALE GREY IDOL. I hope you'll come along with us on this new venture. Info: palegreyidol.ca 510242
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Shouting “DENTIST TIME” whenever someone mentions an event happening at two thirty (tooth hurty) 100
Reposted by Daniel PietersenZachary Gillan @megapolisomancy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I’m guest editing the next issue of Agita; send me your weirdest <1000 word stories about weird art. Authors from marginalized backgrounds encouraged and prioritized. No AI bullshit. The weirder the better. agitamag.com/submissions/ 514692
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“They’re selling hippy wigs in Woolworths, man” 130
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A hissing in my ear serves as reminder that today marks eleven years since Raskolnikov, the Great Sorceror Himself, came to reside at Castle Pieterstein. Ophidian blessings on us all! 050
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The fact that THE ACTUAL GOVERNMENT doesn’t already have enterprise-level access to stuff like this is bonkers, regardless of what you think about The Economist specifically. 021
Reposted by Daniel PietersenDr Emily Vincent @dremilyvincent.bsky.social · 04/09/2026As spooky season approaches, I’ll be giving a very fitting online talk on ‘Séances, Spectres & Ghost Stories’ for the equally fitting College of Psychic Studies on Tuesday 20th October 2026: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm (UK) Tickets here: www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/talks/esoter... #occult #psychic #lit👻collegeofpsychicstudies.co.ukThe College of Psychic Studies : Talks : Esoteric : Seances spectres ghost storiesJoin Dr Emily Vincent for an online livestream talk exploring Victorian Spiritualism, séances and the ghost stories they inspired. Spaces limited – book now. 0217
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The selling point of these things is always “get more done”. It doesn’t matter what it is, as long as there’s more of it. Productivity for its own sake. 000
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Naming your copy and paste machine after the goddesses of human inspiration and creativity is so tech bro it’s no longer funny. You can almost hear how shallow their thought processes are.ai.meta.comMuse: Meta's personal AI agent, features & capabilitiesMeet Muse, Meta's personal AI agent. Learn what it can do across everyday tasks, how it works, and how it helps you get more done. 020
Reposted by Daniel PietersenDr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Did you miss this Sunday's fabulous talk on Queered Frankensteins? No worries! Catch it here! youtu.be/cTi5SkMFNdMyoutu.beAn Introduction to Queered Frankenstein with Dr Lucy AllanYouTube video by Romancing the Gothic 12210
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Jaywalker (MØAA, 2023) moaamusic.bandcamp.com/album/jaywal... #NowPlaying 000
Reposted by Daniel PietersenMike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I know there is a hell of a lot going on right now. But not all of it is bad. Some is astonishingly good - like the results of this study from June. Cervical cancer is a terribly cruel thing. This might, at long last, be the beginning of the end of it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 15657371606
Reposted by Daniel PietersenAlliance for Choice @all4choice.bsky.social · 28/09/2026International Safe Abortion Day is the global day of action to demand safe, legal abortion care for everyone, everywhere. buff.ly/Uxlgw5F 095
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Anything described as “just a bit of fun” will not even be that much fun. 010
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A killing moon hanging over Edinburgh Castle, flanked by the cross outside St John’s. A nice view to snap last night on the way back from a gig. 0183
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I do love how the new Silent Hill game being set in Scotland has got all these folk saying it’s “not Silent Hill enough”. Have you been to Scotland? Moaning figures contorted with generational grief and wielding improvised weapons is the fucking High Street here. It’s fucking Tesco. 151
Reposted by Daniel PietersenDaniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The new @blpublishing.bsky.social Tales of the Weird collection is one it’s surprising we’ve not seen already, given the inherent spookiness of cats. Some classics here, like Lovecraft’s ‘The Cats of Ulthar’ but also some deeper cuts for feline fanatics. #TalesOfTheWeird #Horror #Fiction #Cats 0132
Reposted by Daniel PietersenDr Jen Baker @jendeavour.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Next 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 1167
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The new @blpublishing.bsky.social Tales of the Weird collection is one it’s surprising we’ve not seen already, given the inherent spookiness of cats. Some classics here, like Lovecraft’s ‘The Cats of Ulthar’ but also some deeper cuts for feline fanatics. #TalesOfTheWeird #Horror #Fiction #Cats 0132
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Castle Pieterstein has a very relaxed attitude towards music - although La Contessa is sometimes so cruel as to point out that some of my favourite ditties are “barely even noise” - and yet even we have standards. On one side of the castle’s main gates a sign states “No oiks” on the other… 030
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I could go back into the ancient texts with stuff like Ant Attack or Avalon or the proto folk horror of Feud but it was late-night Command & Conquer LAN parties in my mate Dave’s garage that turned me from someone who played games into a gamer. 040
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I haven’t seen something this savage for a long time. This is like watching a leopard. Amazing. 010
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 21/09/2026One of the finest paragraphs in the English language is contained within Moby Dick. I remember reading this and then putting the book to one side, consumed with an exultant grief. 050
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Who wants to chip in and buy this? A complimentary Hand of Glory in every room, next to the coffee maker.bbc.co.ukCreetown pub used in cult film The Wicker Man up for auctionThe Ellangowan Hotel in Creetown became the Green Man pub for the 1970s cult horror movie. 030
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This is let down by slightly ropey acting in parts but it also has some very creepy moments and the all-in-one-take conceit adds a well done claustrophobia. Bury the Devil (Adam O'Brien, 2026) #NowWatching 000
Reposted by Daniel PietersenDr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 20/09/2026If you missed my talk yesterday, you can watch it here! Fantomina and an alternative genealogy of the romance! youtu.be/Jkq0PO4GeGUyoutu.beFantomina and an Alternative Genealogy of the Romance with Dr Sam HirstYouTube video by Romancing the Gothic 23012
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 20/09/2026And I saw when the Lamb opened the first of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, COME AND SEE. And I saw, and I beheld that The Boo Radleys are touring the UK 020
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The new Ghost in the Shell anime is fine so far but it does suffer from Godawful Anime Soundtrack Syndrome. A shame given the score for the 1995 feature is impeccable. 040
Reposted by Daniel PietersenMat Pringle @matpringle.bsky.social · 18/09/2026FRIDAY SHOP PLUG! Combining my love of folklore and stupid dances here are some linocut mummers. Mummers were (are) cavorting masked performers in folk play or mime often demanding food or booze for their efforts… matpringleillustration.bigcartel.com/product/mumm... 112531
Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Just For A Day, the glorious debut album by Slowdive, turns 35 this month… 120
Reposted by Daniel PietersenSurgeons' Hall Museum @surgeonshall.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Join historian, author, and broadcaster Anthony Delaney and anatomist and human remains conservator Cat Irving (@anatomicalcat.bsky.social) for an exploration of the fascinating and, often unsettling, world of Georgian medicine and surgery. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/blood-bone...eventbrite.co.ukBlood, Bones & Body SnatchersExploring Georgian Medicine and Surgery with Anthony Delaney and Cat Irving 292
Reposted by Daniel PietersenDr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I'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...buytickets.atSelect tickets – Latin American Women Are Speaking: Horror and Gothic in Our Contemporary Literature with Carolina Barcelos – ZoomLatin 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... 02415
