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Oliver Sheppard

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“The earth is a tomb, the gaudy sky a vault, we but walking corpses." —Mary Shelley, 𝘖𝘯 𝘎𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 (1824)

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Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · Jul 28

My new collection of verse, THE FUNERAL COLONY, can be bought here:
TheFuneralColony[dot]com

330 page, 84+ poemS. If you want to wait until Tues, July 28, I’ll have copies available on me to buy, can sign, etc., and you can buy one off me directly then.

#thefuneralcolony #darkpoetry #darkpoems

Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · 11h

Currently reading.

#thomaspynchon #shadowticket #pynchon

Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · 1d

Check out this unusual pic of Fugazi. Halloween show, Leeds, UK, 2002.

One of their last shows. It’s a little depressing to think that 2002 was 23 years ago.

#fugazi #punkhistory

Reposted by Oliver Sheppard

Jon Amadeus Markley @xjamarkleyx.bsky.social · 2d

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Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · 8d

Eight German Expressionist horror poems are here, translated to English, to kick off the Halloween season.

You’re welcome.

They’re here: tr.ee/C6ZwNW

#germanexpressionism #halloween

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Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · 8d

Had to get a screenshot to mark the occasion! 🤘

Up to 669 subscribers when I last looked a second ago. (Nice.) Never really imagined it’d get this large. A few academic and literary heroes subscribed, in the past few months—which blew me away, when I realized who they were.

Life is good.

Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · 8d

Um, Happy October 1st? 🎃👻 #halloween #rocktober

Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · 10d

At BatwingBooks.com

Batwing Books | Online used spooky bookstore

Specializing in horror, occult, gothic, and whimsical used books. Discover rare finds and haunting treasures at Batwing Books — for the ones who read by moonlight.

BatwingBooks.com

Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · 10d

Ordered these 5 titles from some friends of mine who recently started a pretty great secondhand online bookstore, Batwing Books. (Link in comments.)

Great place to buy your next favorite read! 🦇

#bibliophile #bibliophilia #bibliomania

Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · 14d

Another collection of Georg Trakl translations I just picked up. 2011 translations by Stephen Tapscott.

Cover image is a self-portrait Georg Trakl painted himself.

I've made several posts about Trakl at my Substack. My most recent SUbstack piece about Trakl is here: tr.ee/gNoCNv

#georgtrakl #

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Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · 15d

#historyrepeatsitself

Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · 21d

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Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · 21d

This was a great night. 7 years ago at Sundown at Granada in Dallas, Texas.

Youth DJing. Jaz and Geordie and Big Paul hanging out like locals.

Great memories from a brilliant band we’ll never see play live again. Dancing to music played by Youth! Bittersweet now.

#killingjoke #postpunk

Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · 23d

Happy 71st bday today—Tuesday Sept 16–to #ColinNewman of #Wire.

I forget who I got this image from. I think it was from DJ Joey Seeman.🩶

Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · 26d

Watching #WEAPONS. Witch, please. #Endora would like a word with “Aunt Gladys.”

#weaponsthemovie #auntgladys

Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · 26d

Watching #WEAPONS. Witch, please. #Endora would like a word with “Aunt Gladys.”

#weaponsthemovie #auntgladys

Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · 26d

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THE FUNERAL COLONY (2025) is available from: TheFuneralColony.com

See OliverSheppard.com as well.

Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · 26d

My new collection of verse, THE FUNERAL COLONY, is out now. Link to purchase in comments.

My two poetry collections, Thirteen Nocturnes (2018) and The Funeral Colony (2025), are pictured.

#darkpoems #darkpoetry #weirdhorror #weirdpoetry #gothichorror #gothicliterature #gothicpoems

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Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · 26d

A quote from Marcus Manilius’ ASTRONOMICON (ca 40 CE) that I used as an epigraph in my first poetry collection, 2017’s DESTRUCTION: TEXT I (from which this picture is taken). Theory is that #HPLovecraft got the idea for his #NECRONOMICON from Manilius’ work. #astronomicon #weirdhorror

Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · 29d

No kidding? I’ll check it out

Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · 29d

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Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · 29d

Happy Birthday today, Sept 10th, to Georges Bataille. I found this copy of his LITERATURE & EVIL at Dallas’ Dolly Python store.
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#georgesbataille #thestoryoftheeye #literatureandevil #acephalé

Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · Sep 10

From my new collection of verse, THE FUNERAL COLONY.

It can be purchased here: TheFuneralColony.com

#thefuneralcolony #mywork #darkpoems #darkpoetry #weirdpoems #weirdpoetry #horrorpoetry #horrorpoems #gothichorror #gothicliterature #gothicpoems #gothicpoetry #oliversheppard

Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · Sep 8

Recommending this gorgeously-designed 38-page poetry + photography chapbook by Sean M. Huber and Chris Friel (photos). HECATOMBS, by Infinity Land Press, 2025. The book is a wonderful objet d’art (Karolina Urbaniak deserves credit for this fantastic design).
#seanmhuber #infinitylandpress

Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · Sep 7

- Haven’t found an answer yet. I’ve asked on a couple other platforms. Probably should ask on Reddit….

Oliver Sheppard @oliversheppard.bsky.social · Sep 7

Frank’s book(s) etc are here:

www.blurb.com/b/6488069-ki...

Killing Joke Picture Book by frank jenkinson | Blurb Books

Find Killing Joke Picture Book by frank jenkinson at Blurb Books. After the release of the first EP “Turn to Red” things were beginning to kick off for Killing...