Rebekah King
@rebekahking.bsky.social
Writer/researcher https://www.rebekahkingwriter.com/
Articles on magic, theatre, horror etc here https://rebekahkingwriter.substack.com
Articles on magic, theatre, horror etc here https://rebekahkingwriter.substack.com
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Who has made this 🤣
December 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Who has made this 🤣
YES
This week I have been mostly thinking about The Roman Empire
About halfway through I, Claudius (1976) and it is every bit as brilliant as I had heard. Can see the clear inspiration for Game of Thrones, although I, Claudius is by far its superior
Augustus' (Brian Blessed) death scene is incredible
About halfway through I, Claudius (1976) and it is every bit as brilliant as I had heard. Can see the clear inspiration for Game of Thrones, although I, Claudius is by far its superior
Augustus' (Brian Blessed) death scene is incredible
December 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
YES
Church Doom Paintings. The First Horror films?
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Church Doom Paintings. The First Horror films?
Horror Moments (mini-series), Church Architecture Edition
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December 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Church Doom Paintings. The First Horror films?
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✨ The York Magic and Witchcraft Conference is back for 2026! ✨
Join us in historic York from 24–26 June as we explore the mysteries of Nature and the Supernatural. 🪄🌿
Submit your abstracts by 14 March 2026 to [email protected] ☺️
Join us in historic York from 24–26 June as we explore the mysteries of Nature and the Supernatural. 🪄🌿
Submit your abstracts by 14 March 2026 to [email protected] ☺️
December 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
✨ The York Magic and Witchcraft Conference is back for 2026! ✨
Join us in historic York from 24–26 June as we explore the mysteries of Nature and the Supernatural. 🪄🌿
Submit your abstracts by 14 March 2026 to [email protected] ☺️
Join us in historic York from 24–26 June as we explore the mysteries of Nature and the Supernatural. 🪄🌿
Submit your abstracts by 14 March 2026 to [email protected] ☺️
I impulse-bought one of those overnight face masks and it’s all gone a bit Georges Franju
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
December 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I impulse-bought one of those overnight face masks and it’s all gone a bit Georges Franju
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Eyes Without a Face (1960)
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This year I've published 28 lost tales by Oscar Cook, presented a new 'lost' author called Bernard C. Blake and the BL have published my major 'lost' occult discovery. It's been quite the year.
December 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
This year I've published 28 lost tales by Oscar Cook, presented a new 'lost' author called Bernard C. Blake and the BL have published my major 'lost' occult discovery. It's been quite the year.
Can’t wait to read this!
POSSESSED - my major discovery for the British Library, written by Rosalie and Edward Synton (Corse-Scott) comes out this week (4th)! Includes an essay from yours truly and photos of the authors (courtesy of the Corse-Scott family who I finally tracked down a few weeks before the book went to print)
December 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Can’t wait to read this!
Had an unexpected friend on our garden shed this morning in central London. What a lovely last glimpse of autumn!
November 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Had an unexpected friend on our garden shed this morning in central London. What a lovely last glimpse of autumn!
This week, I’ve been working as a librettist on some intense but incredible Opera Lab workshops at the Royal Academy of Music. On our final day we had 24 hours to write a mini opera based on a news headline. Our group was given ‘Couple Adopts Pig from a Sanctuary only to Cook and Eat Her.’ (1/2)
November 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This week, I’ve been working as a librettist on some intense but incredible Opera Lab workshops at the Royal Academy of Music. On our final day we had 24 hours to write a mini opera based on a news headline. Our group was given ‘Couple Adopts Pig from a Sanctuary only to Cook and Eat Her.’ (1/2)
Last night I had a dream where I’d submitted a story about ‘space worms’ (?!) to a workshop being run by Kate Bush, and I thought damn, I shouldn’t have sent the one about the space worms, it’s not my best and then Kate Bush came up to me and said (1/2)
November 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Last night I had a dream where I’d submitted a story about ‘space worms’ (?!) to a workshop being run by Kate Bush, and I thought damn, I shouldn’t have sent the one about the space worms, it’s not my best and then Kate Bush came up to me and said (1/2)
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And the award for the most beautiful venue of the “Uncle Vincent” tour has to go to Dunbar’s Harbour Chapel!
One more performance of this beautiful play by @rebekahking.bsky.social tonight in Smailholm Village Hall.
Hopefully we’ll be taking Vincent on the road again next year though 🌻
One more performance of this beautiful play by @rebekahking.bsky.social tonight in Smailholm Village Hall.
Hopefully we’ll be taking Vincent on the road again next year though 🌻
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
And the award for the most beautiful venue of the “Uncle Vincent” tour has to go to Dunbar’s Harbour Chapel!
One more performance of this beautiful play by @rebekahking.bsky.social tonight in Smailholm Village Hall.
Hopefully we’ll be taking Vincent on the road again next year though 🌻
One more performance of this beautiful play by @rebekahking.bsky.social tonight in Smailholm Village Hall.
Hopefully we’ll be taking Vincent on the road again next year though 🌻
Hearing @johnnymains.co.uk talk about this at the recent Tales of the Weird event has sent this straight to the top of my ‘to buy’ list.
November 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Hearing @johnnymains.co.uk talk about this at the recent Tales of the Weird event has sent this straight to the top of my ‘to buy’ list.
As a one-time librarian I can’t wait for this one!!
Cursed shelves and ghoulish libraries... 👻
Dive into fourteen tales featuring bewitched books in The Haunted Library, for lovers of the weird and the written word.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/the-haunted-library-tales-of-cursed-books-and-forbidden-shelves
Dive into fourteen tales featuring bewitched books in The Haunted Library, for lovers of the weird and the written word.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/the-haunted-library-tales-of-cursed-books-and-forbidden-shelves
November 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
As a one-time librarian I can’t wait for this one!!
SHOCKING photos show before and after the feminisation of academia
November 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
SHOCKING photos show before and after the feminisation of academia
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Publishing December 4th! 🖤
British Library Publishing have sent me a photo of POSSESSED - it EXISTS!!!
Am so proud to present this lost novel - nobody knew it existed until I came across it.
Includes an 8,000 word introduction with the first biographical essay on Rosalie and Edward.
An important work. Links to order below
Am so proud to present this lost novel - nobody knew it existed until I came across it.
Includes an 8,000 word introduction with the first biographical essay on Rosalie and Edward.
An important work. Links to order below
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Publishing December 4th! 🖤
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Today is the OFFICIAL publication day for TEXTILE SHAKESPEARE! Please indulge me: I want to say a little (perhaps rather a lot) about it and share my acknowledgements - and a discount code! Appropriately,🧵1/10
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Today is the OFFICIAL publication day for TEXTILE SHAKESPEARE! Please indulge me: I want to say a little (perhaps rather a lot) about it and share my acknowledgements - and a discount code! Appropriately,🧵1/10
My new business cards have turned out great
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
My new business cards have turned out great
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Reading Your Future with Edward Gorey and 'The Fantod Pack'
Horror Moments, Edward Gorey Edition
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November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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I met friend for life @rebekahking.bsky.social yesterday! She is awesome, been helping me out behind the scenes with BL book scanning. A true angel!
November 2, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I met friend for life @rebekahking.bsky.social yesterday! She is awesome, been helping me out behind the scenes with BL book scanning. A true angel!
Unseen Sex and Violence in The Curious Sofa
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Unseen Sex and Violence in The Curious Sofa
Horror Moments, Edward Gorey Edition
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October 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Unseen Sex and Violence in The Curious Sofa
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Quiz! Horror Movie Taglines
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Quiz! Horror Movie Taglines
Curious Quiz, October 2025
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October 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Quiz! Horror Movie Taglines
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It was such an honour to be asked to be a part of this! Well done to everyone involved.
😈The Wyrd Revels have finished. Devils have crawled back into their firey pits, witches have put a brew on and put their feet up, and the house of Pelops are regretting that restaurant they went to the other night. Many thanks to all the audience, participants, and attendant spirits.
Till next time!
Till next time!
October 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
It was such an honour to be asked to be a part of this! Well done to everyone involved.
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This was an EXCELLENT telling of Faustus, and I had a great time discussing this and all other things wyrd with @rebekahking.bsky.social . Thank you @beyondshakes.bsky.social for inviting me!
🚨Last day of the Revels!
😈It's Doctor Faustus 1616 at 3pm (yes, it's a matinee) followed by our post season panel asking What Makes a Revel Wyrd?
With @magicnotwitches.bsky.social, author of Cunning Folk & @rebekahking.bsky.social #horror #drama #halloween
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😈It's Doctor Faustus 1616 at 3pm (yes, it's a matinee) followed by our post season panel asking What Makes a Revel Wyrd?
With @magicnotwitches.bsky.social, author of Cunning Folk & @rebekahking.bsky.social #horror #drama #halloween
www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...
October 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
This was an EXCELLENT telling of Faustus, and I had a great time discussing this and all other things wyrd with @rebekahking.bsky.social . Thank you @beyondshakes.bsky.social for inviting me!
Looking forward to speaking on the panel this afternoon!
🚨Last day of the Revels!
😈It's Doctor Faustus 1616 at 3pm (yes, it's a matinee) followed by our post season panel asking What Makes a Revel Wyrd?
With @magicnotwitches.bsky.social, author of Cunning Folk & @rebekahking.bsky.social #horror #drama #halloween
www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...
😈It's Doctor Faustus 1616 at 3pm (yes, it's a matinee) followed by our post season panel asking What Makes a Revel Wyrd?
With @magicnotwitches.bsky.social, author of Cunning Folk & @rebekahking.bsky.social #horror #drama #halloween
www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...
October 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Looking forward to speaking on the panel this afternoon!