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Spooky Sunday @spookysunday.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Thanks to everyone for joining us on #SpookySunday - a fun, fascinating and fearful time was had by all! I'm looking forward to more splendid spookdome next week.

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David Castleton (Author) @david-castleton.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Newcastle's keep has several ghosts, but perhaps the most unusual is that of a Spanish cavalier who walks across the Great Hall and is only visible from the waist down. Other spooks include a mischievous flower girl who haunts the stairs and Roman soldiers. #SpookySunday #folklore #gothic #wierd

A large battlemented keep built of grey-brown stone.

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Elizabeth - hand-crafted unique dolls & more @elizabethdollmaker.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

“She rose ... with an indescribable grand melancholy of indifference and detachment ... Dishonoured and tragic, she was all before me.” - Henry James 'The Turn Of The Screw' Miss Jessel doll created by me in 2025. #SpookySunday

Black and white photo of a doll dressed in black sitting on a doll couch. Couch sits on faux greenery that is on an armchair.

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Folk Horror Revival 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @folkhorrorrevival.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#SpookySunday 'The drowned man's ghost tries to claim a new victim for the sea' by Danish artist Thorvald Niss (1842-1905)

Painting of a bleak sea shore with a lighthouse in the distance. In the foreground is a skeletal figure tugging on the arm of a man trying to pull him into the waves.

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Nina Antonia @ninaantonia13.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#SpookySunday Phantom Femmes by Belgium artist, Gaston Bogaert, (1918-2008) whose work had an unsettling appeal.

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Rivka @theasraidance.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Daughters of the Night by Lajos Gulácsy, c.1900 #SpookySunday

A line of ghostly figures in white emerging from an archway. A man running away. Full moon, its light reflected in a body of water.

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Michael @selmerguy.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Occult Files of Dr. Spektor was a comic book from the early 1970s. Each issue featured Dr. Spektor investigating a different occult occurrence which was sometimes a ghostly event but it usually involved something like a mummy, werewolf or another corporeal creature he could punch. #SpookySunday

Cover of the comic book, the occult files of Dr. Spektor. The image shows a number of ghosts rising from the grave.

Cover of the comic book, the occult files of Dr. Spektor. The illustration shows the good doctor punching a skeleton.

The occult files of Dr. Spektor. The illustration shows Dr. Spector about to fight a mummy.

Cover of the comic book, the occult files of Dr. Spector. The image shows the doctor fighting a sea monster with an oar.

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B. Rae “Rusty” Grosz @braegrosz.com · 06/09/2026

Frontispiece to one of my favorite Gothic chapbooks: Tales of Terror! or, More Ghosts (1802). Illustration credited to “Crookshanks Del.” gothic.lib.virginia.edu/access-the-a... #SpookySunday

Illustration of a man in armor, wielding a sword and torch, confronting a ghost-like figure draped in a white sheet. The man’s discarded helmet rests on the floor nearby, while two additional armored figures in the background bow their heads.

Text reads: “Follow me said the figure, unless you want the courage of your race.”

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Coffin Boffin @coffinboffin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

FOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE A vampiric #ghost returns from the grave to prey on her lover, dressed in her shroud. Draws on Keats & Poe & also Le Fanu & Arthur Machen. The story is from F. Marion Crawford, author of Wandering Ghosts, 1911. Image: Mihály Zichy, The Ghost Hour, 1880 #SpookySunday

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Spooky Sunday @spookysunday.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Well, these two Penguins have never been in front of my eyes before despite much rummaging on bookstalls over the years. Extraordinary. The Ghost Nun is especially suitable for #SpookySunday

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The Ghost Monk @theghostmonk.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

And talking of #Vikings (as I was, below), here is a ghostly one, accompanied by a procession of apparitions of many different peoples, in an illustration by Stanley Wood for Guy Boothby's novel 'The Marriage Of Esther'. #SpookySunday #Viking #ghosts #supernatural

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The Godyssey Podcast @godysseypodcast.com · 06/09/2026

In the 1920s a man and woman met at the top of the Eiffel Tower, he to propose, she to break up. When she rejected him, they say she either was pushed over the edge or slipped. Now, tourists occasionally hear a spectral scream as they relive this rejection eternally #SpookySunday

The famous photo of a woman in early 20th century attire standing out of the gates of the Trocadero, her back to the viewer, with the foggy Eiffel Tower in the sunlight.

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Chris Woodyard @chriswoodyard.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#SpookySunday The Ghost That Haunts the Well [just off Hempstead harbor, New York] "Seen by several women and now the good people of Hempstead and Glenwood are greatly agitated over it. It is the wraith of a woman and appears between 8 and 3:20 every night." 1896

Black and white illustration of a white, shrouded figure standing on a wooded bank next to a brick structure, observed by three women in a boat rowed by a man with his back to the viewer.

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Mr Jim Moon @hypnogoria.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

1 As summer heat begins to wane, On the air is a distant call, That the seasons' wheel turns again, And autumn's coming for us all. Mist haunts crisp mornings and damp nights, Gold leaves are beginning to fall, Time for bonfires and candle-lights, As autumn's coming for us all.

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The Ghost Monk @theghostmonk.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Like most monastic communities on the east coast, the one at Lindisfarne was raided by #Vikings. Dating from the 8th C is the ghost of a monk fleeing from the (medieval) ruins. He is thought to be escaping with relics and other treasures as he runs across a causeway to safety at Beal. #SpookySunday

The ruins of the medieval St Cuthbert's Priory, painted by Thomas Girtin in the early 19th Century.

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LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Dyott crest & chapel at St Mary’s where generations of the famous Lichfield family lie. The death of a Dyott was marked by a torchlit procession accompanied by servants from their Freeford estate. No family members were present for fear of being the next to follow to the grave. #spookysunday

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missscarlett2024.bsky.social @missscarlett2024.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

For at least a hundred years, Cape Hatteras lighthouse in North Carolina has been #haunted by the #ghost of a large black and white cat. It is friendly but vanishes whenever anyone tries to pick it up (as do real ones,sometimes) #SpookySunday

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐰𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 This U.S. National Historic Landmark in Brownville, Nebraska was built in 1931 and is one of the few surviving examples of its type built to control flooding along the U.S. rivers. It now operates as a museum and is believed to be haunted. #SpookySunday 🧵

The Capt. Meriwether Lewis dredge boat sits docked on land, featuring a white multi-level cabin, black hull, and a large metal crane structure.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Sallie House is a haunted house and tourist attraction located in Atchison, Kansas. The house dates back to the mid-1800s, and is said to be haunted by the ghost of a young girl named Sallie, #SpookySunday

A weathered two-story white brick house with peeling paint and a grey shingled roof stands under a dark, cloudy sky, framed by two large trees.

A wooden crib sits before a window, holding a rag doll with red yarn hair and a dark-haired doll, with a small toy rabbit on the windowsill behind.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma has been providing a good time to Tulsans since 1924, and the spirits that call this popular music venue home seem unwilling to give up the splendor of the past. Located in the heart of downtown Tulsa, Cain’s ballroom was the site #SpookySunday

The exterior of the historic Cains Ballroom with a prominent red neon sign, cream-colored stone walls, glass block windows, and a black metal door.

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Dirk Puehl @wunderkammertales.eurosky.social · 06/09/2026

"The Spectre of Death" 🎨 Kazimierz Stabrowski (1907) #SpookySunday

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bus_error @buserror5.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#SpookySunday The Ghosts by Lord Dunsany. First collected in The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories (1908). When a man is assailed by the manifested sins of ghosts, he fends them off and restores his reason and sanity by reciting a geometry proof. Illustrations by Sidney Sime from this story.

Title: Oneleigh

A tall mansion closely surrounded by dark woods.

Title: A Herd of Black Creatures

Ghosts in elegant, old-fashioned clothing chat with each other. Below them are dark creatures that look like strange dogs. These are the manifested sins of the ghosts.

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Gloso (glowing sow) has red eyes and full of fire, sparks fly from her as she rampages. For a good harvest and for protection, she must be given gruel and fish. After the harvest, 3 sheaves are left in the field for Gloso #SpookySunday 1/2

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The Ghost Monk @theghostmonk.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

One of the most fascinating 19th Century accounts of a haunting is that of the HMS Asp, which found itself possessed of a mysterious phantom woman, and other phenomena, from 1850-7. Its skipper, Capt Alldridge, RN, recorded his own and his crew's terrifying experiences in 1867. [Cont: #SpookySunday

A Victorian illustration of a phantom woman drifting across a sailing ship's deck towards a cowering sailor.

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Whatters2 @whatters2.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

In the 16th and 17th Century in London, bear baiting was seen at the Tower of London and a ghost of a bear is said to appear from behind the door of The Jewel Room. Also a ghost of a black bear is reported to have appeared near the Martin Tower in 1816. #SpookySunday

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Stephen G. Rae @stephengrae.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The ghost of a woman devoured by wolves haunts the well of Lady's Dub near the village of Ulpha. Ulpha from Old Norse 'ulfr' meaning 'wolf'. more in my "Folklore of the Lake District" bardofcumberland.com/folklore/ #SpookySunday #ReadABookDay art: Arthur Rackham

A woman clings to the branches of a tree, a pack of wolves below

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M.H.Urban - Horror Author @mhurban.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Frida Kahlo, “Niña con máscara de muerte” (girl with death mask), 1938 (Foto: Wiki Art) #SpookySunday

Frida Kahlo, “Niña con máscara de muerte”, 1938 (Foto: Wiki Art)

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Dr Paul Lee @drpaullee.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

My article on the most haunted venues is in the latest issue of "Haunted" magazine. Part 2 to come later... @hauntedmagazine.bsky.social #spookysunday #ghosts #hauntings

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The Great Detective @greatdetective.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux as a Dell Murder Mystery #SpookySunday #illustration #coverart

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The Ghost Monk @theghostmonk.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

'Ghost Stories' by someone called Hain Friswell, a rare survivor of the cheap paperback 'shilling shockers' that were churned out in the 1800s. This one dates from 1858. I have many questions about this cover but the main one is: 'What the hell is that thing on the floor!?' #SpookySunday #Victorian

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Joy Parry @joy13.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#SpookySunday It is said that circling the huge oak tree growing inside the ruined church at East Somerton, Norfolk [three times widdershins] will summon the ghost of a witch reputedly buried inside the church. The oak tree is said to have sprouted from the witch's wooden leg!

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Bruce Arthurs @brucearthursaz.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#SpookySunday A 1906 magazine illustration by Walter Clark, depicting an apparent consultation between an early 20th-Century doctor and the Grim Reaper.

A 1906 magazine illustration by illustrator Walter Clark.

Two seated figures at opposite sides of a multi-drawered wooden table. At left is a robust older man with white hair and bushy moustache, wearing a dark coat and a stern expression. At right, leaning forward, is the dark-hooded figure of the Grim Reaper, Death himself, only his skeletal hands showing.

On top of the table, Death's hourglass sits among an array of medicinal bottles, and beneath the table sits a black bag, indicating the human figure is almost certainly a doctor.

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Folklore of Scotland @folklorescotland.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The 'White Lady of Strathaven Castle' wanders the castle grounds. In local legend, she was entombed within the walls and left to starve. Then, in the 19th century, part of the castle wall fell down and human bones were discovered within. #SpookySunday #Scotland art: Arthur Rackham

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The Folklore of Warwickshire @warksfolklore.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A headless female ghost, said to be a murder victim, was believed to wander the ruins of the medieval Bagot’s Castle. In 1934 archaeologists digging at the site were warned by an anxious local that their activities would provoke the ghost. #SpookySunday

Remains of a room in the ruins of Bagot's Castlle

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Mary B @beesincampanula.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

According to legend, the ghost of Charles I wanders the halls of Christ Church, sometimes with his head and sometimes without. During the Civil War, the King used the Christ Church Deanery as his palace and the Great Hall for counter-Parliament sessions. He was said to love the city. #SpookySunday

Looking towards Christ Church across flowerbeds with lavender in bloom

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Mika Paananen @painmike1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

In vanishing hitchhikers department, here's Finnish Comic Book Artist Tarmo Koivisto's view from the 1970s, when they were a hot topic. Listen to 'true' local stories. Church, that classic destination for the strange new passenger in the dark. Add loose shoelaces and you got a case. #SpookySunday

Tarmo Koivisto: Mämmilä(Osuuskunta Käyttökuva 1978)

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🦤 @dayofthedodo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#SpookySunday A Haunting in Venice is the third film with Kenneth Branagh as Poirot, loosely based on A Halloween Party by Agatha Christie. I haven't read the novel, but found the film pleasingly ghostly. Dodgy mediums, dead children, PTSD, and grief, avoid slipping from drama to pantomime.

Hercule Poirot and a masked figure are placed in front of a Venetian bridge. On the bridge are placed other characters from the film A Haunting in Venice. The image is at night or twilight.

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Spooky Sunday @spookysunday.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Get your party shrouds on again tomorrow for #SpookySunday, the feed that celebrates all things ghostly. Any posts on ghosts in #folklore, fiction, #poetry, #art, haunted locations, popular culture etc will be most welcome. (But #ghosts only, please: other supernatural beings will exorcised!)

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Spooky Sunday @spookysunday.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Well, it's been a spiffing #SpookySunday! Thank you for all your terrific contributions. A couple didn't quite fit the brief so I'll repost them on @theghostmonk.bsky.social tomorrow. I now realise 'Spooky' is too vague: alliteration be damned, I should've gone for 'GhostlySunday'. But what the hey.

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Coffin Boffin @coffinboffin.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

GHOSTS The voice of the dead is a kind of whistling 'like the cry of bats' (1692) according to Robert Kirk. In 'Whistle And I'll Come To You' by M. R. James, 'Quis est iste qui venit', (Who is this who is coming?) is crudely scratched on a bone ghost whistle #SpookySunday

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Elizabeth - hand-crafted unique dolls & more @elizabethdollmaker.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A young woman was standing at the back of the church. She was dressed in old-fashioned black clothes – clothes of sixty years ago. A large, old-fashioned bonnet covered her face. She raised her head and looked at me. The young woman’s face was white and very thin. How ill she looked! #SpookySunday

Woman in black sits on a doll couch. The doll couch sits on faux greenery on a yellow armchair. To the left is a copy of 'The Woman In Black' by Susan Hill.

Woman in black sits on a doll couch. The doll couch sits on faux greenery on a yellow armchair. To the left is a copy of 'The Woman In Black' by Susan Hill. Photo taken from the right of the doll.

Woman in black sits on a doll couch. The doll couch sits on a yellow armchair.

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Jussi @finnfolklorist.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

One of the buildings in Deadwood that certainly deserves a spot on any list of the most haunted locations in South Dakota would be the Lucky Nugget Casino. This is a favorite spot for paranormal investigators and over the years there has been #SpookySunday 🧵

A historic street scene in Deadwood featuring the Lucky Nugget Gambling Hall with a tan facade next to the brick Saloon No. 10 under a pine forest.

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M.H.Urban - Horror Author @mhurban.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

You can almost see the ghosts of those executed in this chair. A haunting picture. Andy Warhol, “Big Electric Chair”, 1967 (Foto: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0) #SpookySunday

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