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Mark H @blackhole.bsky.social · 1h

Picked this up out of curiosity, dangerous I know. TV tie-in for a short 1979 BBC thriller series, starring Bryan Marshall and Cyd Hayman.

The Mourning Brooch.
Anyone heard of it or know if it still exists?

Notice that the photo cover features a subtle, out of scale, cutout ‘falling body’.

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Hellebore @helleborezine.bsky.social · 5h

6. The Goat of Mendes from The Devil Rides Out (1968)
*Followed by a soundtrack of ritual drums and ecstatic screams*
You'll need:
-Goat of Mendes horned mask
-Your shirtless torso
-The deep conviction that you throw the best parties on Salisbury Plain

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Simon Spanton @simonguy.bsky.social · 4h

"Hush! I hear something, down—down in the cellars. It has a creaking sound. My God, it is the opening of the great, oak trap. What can be doing that? The scratching of my pen deafens me...I must listen...There are steps on the stairs; strange padding steps, that come up and nearer..."

A photo of a copy of the 2002 Gollancz edition of The House on the Borderland and Other Novels by William Hope Hodgson. The cover art, of a fortified medieval house on a cliff edge under grey skies, is by Jim Burns.

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Hellebore @helleborezine.bsky.social · 5h

British folk horror and occult characters to be on Halloween, a thread.

1. Mr Fisher from Robin Redbreast (1970).
Catchphrase: “The study of religions is one of my many interests.”
You’ll need:
- Tweed trilby
- Mutton chops
- Cracked spectacles
- A copy of The Golden Bough

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Simon Spanton @simonguy.bsky.social · 10h

Reading Holy Warriors,Jonathan Phillips' excellent history of the crusades, I learn that catapults on the opposing sides at the siege of Acre at the end of the 12th century went by names such as "Bad Neighbour" and "Evil Cousin."

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wrongtom @wrongtom.bsky.social · 8h

Loved writing this piece

FRBH Recordings @frbhrecs.bsky.social · 9h

Cheer up your Saturday with this article by @wrongtom.bsky.social on the formidable Shut Up & Dance - special mention for “18 Inch Speaker” as well

daily.bandcamp.com/features/shu...

How Shut Up & Dance Cross-Wired Reggae With Rave, Techno, Jungle, and More

In the late ’80s and early ’90s Hackney’s PJ and Smiley had UK dance music in their grip.

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Harehunterfield @harehunterfield.bsky.social · 5h

Happy Birthday!

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Chris Woodyard @chriswoodyard.bsky.social · 1d

#PhantomsFriday
The Phantom Guests, Georgie Hobson
www.sworder.co.uk/auction/lot/...

Dark sepia painting of phantoms in 18th century clothes descending a staircase.

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Jonathan Caves @jonathancaves.bsky.social · 7h

Autumn in Paris

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 7h

What Thiel is saying about tax havens = what Altman is saying about copyright:

"I can't be rich unless you let me steal from you."

This is how Broligarchs differ from oligarchs of yore: the latter tried to hide their thievery; the Broligarchs trumpet their entitlement to steal as a natural right.

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Monkey @monkeypicks.bsky.social · 7h

Big fan of fanzines, Brenda Sweeney’s art (see orange/black abstract brutalism in background) and her taste for indiepop and 60s nooks and crannies - so Here’s Where You Belong, is entirely correct. You? brensweeney.bigcartel.com

Fanzine, issue 2. Comet Gain, The Pastels, St Etienne, Autocamper, The Wednesday Play, Corita Kent Art, Pastels Pop Quiz. Bargain for £5

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Live Tapes @livetapes.heads.social.ap.brid.gy · 7h

Television - 1975-10-27 - Max's Kansas City, New York City, NY https://archive.org/details/television1975-10-27.unk

Television - 1975-10-27 - Max's Kansas City, New York City, NY : Television : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Television1975-10-27Max's Kansas City, NYCAudience Recording. Lineage unknown.Disc 1 (37:35)1. Fire Engine2. Judy3. Marquee Moon4. Friction5. Torn Curtain6....

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Neil Hegarty @neilhegarty.bsky.social · 8h

'In Fermanagh, the almost total disappearance of greys and re-emergence of red squirrels is being largely put down to pine martens.' This is a great story.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Pine martens on the move in Northern Ireland

One of Northern Ireland's rarest native mammals have been turning up in some unusual places.

www.bbc.com

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Kate 🩸’The Brood’🩸 Armstrong @brainchain.ca · 8h

Although it’s rainy today.. I just want to say the light this autumn has been so clarifying and incredible.

An arch of deciduous trees over a street with a red brick house in the distance and a wispy blue sky

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musicdocumentaries.bsky.social @musicdocumentaries.bsky.social · 14h

Here's a great documentary about bassist, composer, innovator Charles Mingus:

youtu.be/knPGsa3B4D4?...

Charles Mingus - Triumph Of The Underdog

YouTube video by Markus Breuss

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Memorial Device @memorialdevice.bsky.social · 22h

The MD list of Alternative National Treasures: Helen Day.

Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 22h

My travelling ‘Ladybird artists’ exhibition is still going strong!

Next year, Cambridge and Mansfield
2027 (tbc) Southampton and Motherwell
2028 Lichfield

Photograph of myself, smiling cheesily as I stand in front of the wall of books which is the centrepiece of my ladybird artists exhibition

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Simon Underwood @lizardbrain-art.bsky.social · 19h

"The apparitions are getting worse. The air in the vaults feels like a thin curtain that could be ripped away at any moment. I do not know what door I opened in search of the afterlife, but I pray to all the gods it isn't the one our souls go to in the end."

A quick one for the spookiest of seasons

Pen and ink illustration depicting a darkened doorway in a stone wall. A robed scholar scrambles away from the doorway in a panic, having dropped his writing implements, as a monstrous, glowing apparition manifests in the darkness beyond. At first glance, it appears vaguely humanoid, but has the suggestion of three heads, many mouths, and an indeterminate number of limbs.

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It Came From Blog @itcamefromblog.bsky.social · 19h

Perfect weekend double-feature!

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JacquiWine @jacquiwine.bsky.social · 1d

Love this photograph of Leonora Carrington, currently on display at the excellent LEE MILLER exhibition at Tate Britain. #LeeMiller #Tate #art #London #BookSky 💙📚

Black and white photograph of Leonora Carrington sitting with her hands around her knees.

Close-up view of the same photo. Taken in 1939, I think?

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Aquarium Drunkard @aquariumdrunkard.com · 23h

For anyone who frequents their local record store, the term “cheap heat” is likely a familiar one. Ramsey Lewis’ 1970 funky soul jazz gem Them Changes, a record we’ve never seen priced higher than $10 that burns hot.

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Ramsey Lewis :: Them Changes - Aquarium Drunkard

For anyone who frequents their local record store, the term "cheap heat" is likely a familiar one. Often its own section, the cheap heat bin usually contains copies of iconic records in dubious condit...

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Gilly @gillyarcht.bsky.social · 1d

‘Now we are broke, the sky was the colour of a dirty nickel, and a mean mountain wind cut down Larimer Street.’
I’ve only ever met one of the people in the article (not Kerouac) and I can 100% guarantee that the backstory to this piece would make a delicious piece of film by whoever directs it

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

‘Very significant’ Jack Kerouac story discovered after mafia boss auction

Exclusive: Two-page 1957 manuscript signed by author linked to his classic of beat literature, On the Road A “very significant” unpublished story by Jack Kerouac described as “a lost chapter of the On the Road saga” has been discovered after languishing in the files of an assassinated Mafia crime boss for at least 40 years. The two-page typewritten manuscript signed by Kerouac in green ink is titled The Holy, Beat, and Crazy Next Thing and is dated 15 April 1957, five months before his classic of beat literature, On the Road, was published. Continue reading...

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Royal Ontario Museum @romtoronto.bsky.social · 1d

Update: Saturday is Sold OUT. We recommend pre-booking for Sunday and Monday.

Sharks opens Saturday, October 11! 🦈

Though many associate sharks with the terrifying monster from the movie Jaws, they are far more fascinating and complex than their depiction in popular culture.

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Editions Mego @editionsmego.bsky.social · 1d

EMEGO 053V Kevin Drumm: Sheer Hellish Miasma
Out today and shipping!

2LP reissue in gatefold sleeve available on Bancamp, at your record stores and on all digital platforms

editionsmego.bandcamp.com/album/sheer-...

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Sheer Hellish Miasma, by Kevin Drumm

5 track album

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Mary M Talbot 🇪🇺 @eyedotter.bsky.social · 1d

Saturday 8th November - save the date! Bryan will be signing copies of his new book at Gosh! Comics in London. You can pre-order it here: goshlondon.com/pre-order-th...

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Mark Stafford @marxtafford.bsky.social · 1d

Work in progress. Page from 'Magical', a bit of a fairytale. Which will, gawd willing, be ready in time for Thought Bubble, possibly Winchester...

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