A fascinating part of #vampire history; she appears to have been reading Polidori’s The Vampyre, translated into French by Henri Faber as 'Le vampire' (Paris, 1819). Charles Nodier’s stage version Le Vampire was performed at La Théâtre de la Port-Saint Martin on 13 June 1820

📢Call for Papers📢 Lying in Legend and Tradition: The Nineteenth Legendary Weekend of The Folklore Society will be held on Saturday 6th - Sunday 7th September 2025 at Tullie House, Carlisle. Submission deadline: 1st July 2025. folklore-society.com/event/lying-in…

This student field trip to Avebury today with MA Folklore and Heritage PhD students was really refreshing. University field trips have become so rare now & today proved their value. Real pleasure.

Registration is now open for our ghost conference at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick this June! If you'd like to come along and listen to our wonderful line up of talks please sign up below - note that we are an in-person only event. eventbrite.ie/e/ghosts-in-br…

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AVAILABLE NOW! PATTERNS - an anthology of pattern-themed HORROR. All 2025 profit to NAPS, a menstrual disorder charity. Paperback and e-book purchase link: mybook.to/patternspaperb…

Happy Birthday to the horror legend, Jeffrey Reddick 🌈👻, creator of the FINAL DESTINATION franchise! His work always keeps us on the edge of our seats! 👉 Be sure to check out the latest horror Jeffrey produced, THE OTHER! It's currently available on Prime Video, Apple TV & more.

now rewatching this super clever, super fun horror mockumentary I first caught at Unnamed Footage Festival virtual

i think it's time we put the things i promised in my research proposal behind us

D is also for DAGON Dagon is an ancient fish-tailed god from Mesopotamia; a bearded male with the lower body of a fish. Dagon's worship was believed to bring prosperity through his control over the seas. He appears in many literary works including Milton's Paradise Lost 1667

I was really excited to take part in creating a film about Byron and Newstead Abbey You can watch it here youtube.com/watch?v=1v_3ld…

Just missed it, but Fright Night turned 40! Time flies! Fright Night was a big influence on me (well, its sequel, specifically). The film still holds up after all this time. "You're so cool, Brewster!" movieweb.com/fright-night-b…

Interested to see this includes mermaids. Open Graves & Minds are posting an A-Z of mermaids each day ahead of their Sea Changes conference in Sept!

We have sold out 7-8 Sept but you can join us online Sat 6 September for a theme of #Selkies, World #Mermaids & Creative Flash Fiction joined by Betsy Cornwell. 35.00 day ticket 25.00 concessions #SeaChanges #GothicMermaids Booking now ticketpass.org/event/EKWAGV/s…

Zoran is keeping Hot Saw Summer alive a bit longer! Join him as he livestreams the 2009 Saw video game this Thursday (8/28) on Dead Meat Presents!

now rewatching for the most cursed sequence ever:

Now available in bookstores and libraries everywhere! The October Film Haunt is my debut novel and a love letter to horror films and all of us who carry them in our hearts. And, if I may say so, pretty damned scary. static.macmillan.com/static/smp/oct…

9 years in the making, 3 major horror festivals in the US, 2 incredibly grateful creators, yet only 1 day left to help us go on this 25-days-long Halloween tour across North America with We Put the World to Sleep, and have your name in the credits on the big screen at

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