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John Reppion

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Knackered writer. Mr @leahmoore.bsky.social Comics for DC, Dark Horse, 2000 AD etc, articles for Hellebore, Daily Grail, Fortean Times, etc, Weird Fiction, reviews... loads of stuff. www.moorereppion.com https://ko-fi.com/johnreppion

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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 8d

I have a lot of books about ghosts and hauntings on my shelves. So, as we countdown to Halloween 2025, I'm going to pick a book and a ghost/haunting from that book and post a little bluesky sized summary of that on here.
#DailyGhost

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Thought Bubble Festival @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social · 1h

The Thought Bubble Comic Convention full programme is LIVE!!

Two days rammed with panels, workshops, guest signings, and loads, loads more. Why not start planning your weekend schedule?

Take a look: thoughtbubblefestival.com/conventionprogramme

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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 1d

#DailyGhost
9) RED BRIDGE GHOST
A contemporary ghost (when the book came out). Red Bridge near Llanidloes, Wales, was the site of multiple sightings young woman's ghost during the 1970s. Drivers would see her on the road, but have no time to break. She would pass through their car, looking mournful.

Modern mysteries of Britain by Janet and Colin Bord (1987/88)

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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 22h

"No? Well, do you want to join?"

John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 23h

When you enter America they ask you "Are you now, or have you ever been, dating one of the founders of antifa?".

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 1d

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 1d

A the old "can I borrow your book" trick.😢

John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry, I always write these up just a bit wrong because I'm holding the book in one hand, and typing on my phone with the other.

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ouinne @ouinne.bsky.social · 1d

The only correct take on a fundamentally anti-human technology.

Screenshot of David Simon interview
SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 8d

If you're interested in ghosts and monsters and folklore, @pauljholden.com and I did a book which you should probably buy
moorereppion.bigcartel.com/product/fasc...

Fascinating Folklore

- A compendium of comics and essays - Crafted by the masterful minds of two comic world luminaries, John Reppion and PJ Holden, Fascinating...

moorereppion.bigcartel.com

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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 1d

Wow. That's a strange coincidence.

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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 1d

Beating beating beating. You get the idea anyway 🥁

John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 1d

Wait until they find out about Bombay Duck, a Tailor's Ham, steak crisps, beef tomatoes, Kinder eggs...

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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 1d

I was only half listening, but I think I heard on the radio that the EU is banning veggie food being called sausages and burgers, because those are meat words. And, I'm pretty sure that there are better things they could be doing, you know?

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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 1d

Yikes.

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Matthew Kilburn @matthewkilburn.bsky.social · 1d

Unexpected walls in Oxford suggest earlier settlement by the Thames than was known: oxfordclarion.uk/have-we-foun...

Have we found St Frideswide’s Priory?

An unexpected discovery at Oxfordshire County Council’s proposed new HQ could transform our understanding of Oxford’s history. Madeline Odent explains more… Oxfordshire County Council received some u...

oxfordclarion.uk

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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 1d

Prose fiction takes (me) ages to write, but I *think* I'm going to finally finish a short story for a new Lovecraft related thing this week.

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Wild Hunt Books @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social · 1d

*SUBMISSION WINDOW NOW OPEN 5 DAYS ONLY*

We're open to unagented subs from 6-12 Oct. For this submission period we are looking for novellas only (35K-50K). We're specifically looking for novellas that play w horror, mystery, weird & the unusual.

More info 🐐
www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/blog/pop-up-...

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Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 1d

DRAMARAMA SPOOKY - THE KEEPER (1983): Alan (The Owl Service) Garner wrote this brilliant episode of the supernatural anthology for kids. Two ghost hunters bite off more than they can chew during an overnight vigil at a haunted cottage...
A chilling, atmospheric episode with a hell of an ending.

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AP Strange @apstrange.bsky.social · 1d

Archaeologists Discovered Remnants of an Ancient Religion. They Weren't Supposed to Be There.

The cult site dedicated to a goddess of the Phrygian religion was further west than any previous evidence of the religion’s spread, though Greeks and Romans were also known to worship the goddess, Mat...

www.popularmechanics.com

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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 1d

Unwrapping the presents,
Under the tree,
This one is a hat, Peter,
"Very funny!".

John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 1d

#DailyGhost
8) DRUMMER BOY
In the 12th century a young drummer boy was murdered at Dover Castle. Peter was killed, robbed, and beheaded, but his head was never found. His headless ghost is said to march around the castle grounds, beating still beating his drum.

Weekend book of ghosts #5 edited by Richard Whittington-Egan (1985)

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Tommy Siegel @tommysiegel.bsky.social · 29d

I think about this sometimes

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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 1d

My phone periodically tells me that my Zettle POS has stopped working. No one reads "POS" and thinks "Point Of Sale", do they?

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David Ziggy Greene (Jam bookshop) @jambookshopuk.bsky.social · 2d

A cool charity in Hoxton that teaches & gives disadvantaged kids skills in filmmaking has asked me a question:

Any female animators want to take part in a mentorship programme they run?

They've been doing good work for 25+ years.

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John Reppion @johnreppion.bsky.social · 2d

Was it racist? Was it some occult revelation? Was it a confession? She gone now. I'll never know.

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