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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

If you haven't book your tickets for today's talk on Christian Nationalism and Evangelical Horror... talks are at 4pm and 9pm 4 - buytickets.at/romancingthe... 9 - buytickets.at/romancingthe...

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Select tickets – Evangelical Horror and Christian Nationalism in The Conjuring with Zachary Dorion

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Han O'Flanagan (they/he) @smaugish.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Please excuse any and all typos for a while- my vision is still recovering and so most of the time I'm just touch typing and hoping for the best 😅

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Han O'Flanagan (they/he) @smaugish.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Returning to my thesis after my month off I thought I'd do a lil reintroduction to the blue app. Hi! I'm Han, a (very nearly finished).PhD candidate at Lancs looking at aceness in fin de siecle ghost/supernatural/weird stories. Following are some free talks what I've done on my work...

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Han O'Flanagan (they/he) @smaugish.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Oh hey bluesky. My hair is v short and all green now. Few other updates too. Taking a month off for surgery on my eyes and being able to do very little other than listen to podcasts and my own thoughts... really did a number on me 😅

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Han O'Flanagan (they/he) @smaugish.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

10 minutes into Woman of Stone and I already hate it.

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Han O'Flanagan (they/he) @smaugish.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Apologies for the break in my ghost stories of advent- will catch up today!- but if you missed my talk from last week, it's up on YouTube now!

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Han O'Flanagan (they/he) @smaugish.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Ghosts of Advent Day 11- A Wicked Voice by Vernon Lee A composer becomes haunted by the 'ghost' of a dead singer, his obsession growing with every passing day... There might not be a real 'ghost' in this short story, but it's haunting all the same!

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Han O'Flanagan (they/he) @smaugish.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Ghosts of Advent Day 10- The Pavilion by Edith Nesbit Plain Jane Amelia has to watch with unease as two of her cousin's suitors enter into a deadly game of machismo. Another Weird story where there might not be any ghosts, but the vampiric plants dwelling in the Pavilion are deliciously creepy!

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Han O'Flanagan (they/he) @smaugish.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Ghosts of Advent Day 9-The Cold Embrace by Mary Elizabeth Braddon An artist gifts his already engaged cousin a ring before travelling... but whilst he forgets his love for her, she cannot. A haunting story of love that lingers after death, we are back to a classic and creepy ghost story for day 9!

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Han O'Flanagan (they/he) @smaugish.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Ghosts of Advent Day 8- The Room in the Tower by E. F. Benson A young man has a recurring nightmare about staying with the family of a friend and the terrifying Mrs. Stone, that seems to be coming true... Again, not quite a ghost story, but something almost vampiric for our eighth story!

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Han O'Flanagan (they/he) @smaugish.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Ghosts of Advent Day 7- The Blue Room by Lettice Galbraith Another potentially 'ghost' less story, this short supernatural tale sees a housemaid witness strange events that take place inside an apparently haunted room, before an act of bravado threatens to turn to tragedy...

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Han O'Flanagan (they/he) @smaugish.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Ghosts of Advent Day 6- The Waiting Room by Robert Aickman A much more 'modern' choice, and only really tangentially a ghost story, but a delightfully Weird and strange pick that sees a man encounter shades of the past when he is stranded at a quiet, countryside train station.

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Han O'Flanagan (they/he) @smaugish.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Ghosts of Advent Day 5- The Curse of the Stillborn by Margery Lawrence A creepy and sometimes unsettling story, with a dose of Egyptomania and a commentary on colonialism, this one sees a Christian couple bring about the curse of the still-born when they ignore the wishes of bereaved parents!

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Han O'Flanagan (they/he) @smaugish.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Ghosts of Advent Day 4- The Real and the Counterfeit by Louisa Baldwin A young man spends Christmas at his friends' family estate, and decides to stage a prank when he learns about the mysterious 'family' ghost that goes terribly wrong... Another creepy classic for day 4 of our advent countdown!

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Han O'Flanagan (they/he) @smaugish.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Ghosts of Advent Day 3- Was It An Illusion? by Amelia B. Edwards. A school inspector gets lost in the fog on his way to an inspection, and comes across two mysterious strangers. A classic ghost story for our third day, with a mystery that will have you asking yourself if it really was an illusion?

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Han O'Flanagan (they/he) @smaugish.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Ghosts of Advent Day 2- The Diary of Mr Poynter by M. R. James A collector finds JUST the pattern to finish off his house inside an antique journal, but what else has been hidden inside there? A deliciously creepy M. R. James classic for our second day. The climax will stay with you!

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Han O'Flanagan (they/he) @smaugish.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Ghosts of Advent Day 1- Miss Mary Pask by Edith Wharton. A personal favourite to kick off this spooky countdown, this is a story of spinsters, dark houses, and a terrifying night spent in the company of an apparent ghost who is very aware of their spectral existence...

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Han O'Flanagan (they/he) @smaugish.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

3 years ago, in my first year of my PhD, I shared a festive countdown of ghost stories. It feels only fitting that in my final year, I do it all again. Christmas is the season for ghost stories, new and old and returning favourites. So join me starting from tomorrow for my Ghosts of Advent 2024.

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Han O'Flanagan (they/he) @smaugish.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

First time I've ever googled something thesis related and had myself come up (and as the second result, no less!)

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Han O'Flanagan (they/he) @smaugish.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Bluesky academics, lets get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren’t working on but keep thinking about. 1) my PhD thesis on asexuality in fin-de-siecle ghost and supernatural/Weird fiction! 2) HP Lovecraft and sex repulsion!

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Han O'Flanagan (they/he) @smaugish.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Hello! I'm Han, I research asexuality and ghosts and Weird things, I play lots of TTRPGs (especially D&D and CoC), and other things I'll share too!

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