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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · 1d

We're working on a sample issue, which will be published shortly. In the meantime, we've a new website, and looking forward to sharing lots of new content with everyone, including reviews and ghost hunts! Woo!

#gothic #comingsoon #WritingCommunity #horror #horrorsky

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Tom Stanger @tomasstanger.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you, I really enjoyed it, and such a great subject. I only dipped my toes into the subject as part of another project, but soon took my interest way more than the main project.

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · 2d

@tomasstanger.bsky.social review of Voices of Thunder: Radical Religious Women of the Seventeenth Century by @drnaomibaker.bsky.social published by @reaktionbooks.bsky.social is on our website now:

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#Booksky #writingcommunity #bookreviews #cats #folklore

Voices of Thunder by Naomi Baker

I find the subject of women in religion an absolutely fascinating subject, to the extent that I dedicated a large part of my own research

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Tom Stanger @tomasstanger.bsky.social · 7d

I've been missing getting out and about on weekends, so I've been thinking about National Trust membership, in the hope I may make a bit more use of my weekends.

Weekends used to be for adventures, which I've not had for a while.

Yes, I will still be ghost hunting!

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Tom Stanger @tomasstanger.bsky.social · 10d

Sunday mornings (along with any other time of day) were made for Betty Davis.

Such an underrated, sexy and funky album! Although only releasing 5 albums, she remains one of the most great breaking funk artists of the 70s and 80s.

#music #vinylcommunity

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · 12d

Day three, and our #Halloween #Horror 'masterpiece' is 1970s, Scream and Scream Again.

A man wakes up in hospital with his legs amputated. There's a serial killer, a fascist secret army; none of it makes sense. Mad scientist Vincent Price creates murderous superhumans. I fell asleep before the end.

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Tom Stanger @tomasstanger.bsky.social · 12d

Good morning, from the 3 minutes it was actually dry on my morning walk.

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Tom Stanger @tomasstanger.bsky.social · 13d

My review of the fantastic Flashbacks & Polaroids by Blind River Scare is on my website to read now:

tomasstanger.com/flashbacks-p...

#music #countrymusic #Americana #albumreview

Flashbacks & Polaroids by Blind River Scare

Back in 2021, I had the privilege to review The Mileage Made by Newport's Blind River Scare, and here we are in 2025, and

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · 13d

Today's #Halloween #Horror 'masterpiece' is the 1960 City of the Dead, aka Horror Hotel.

A student goes to research witchcraft in a small town. The hotel is run by a reincarnated witch, trying to achieve immortality.

The 'heroes' arrive for the climax, which involves a big crucifix. Everyone dies.

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · 14d

It's October 1st, and our #Halloween #horror countdown.

Today is the 1974 'masterpiece', The Beast Must Die.

Eight people are invited to an island by a millionaire, who thinks one of them is a werewolf and wants to hunt it. So, he chases it in a helicopter, trying to shoot it with a machine gun.

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Tom Stanger @tomasstanger.bsky.social · 19d

Morning has broken

Tom Stanger @tomasstanger.bsky.social · 27d

My review of Brightening from the East by @kgeorgew.bsky.social published by @littletollerbooks.bsky.social is on my website to read now:

tomasstanger.com/brightening-...

#Booksky #writingcommunity #bookreviews #history #landscape

Brightening from the East by Ken Worpole

Living across the country, in South Wales, the Essex landscape seems very alien to me. From the hills and mountains which surround much of

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · Sep 11

Betty Boop Meets Dracula (1933)

This wonderful live-action short, starring Mae Questel sings to wax figures, while the Dracula figure, portrayed by Bela Lugosi, comes to life to stalk our Miss Boop!

"You've Booped your last Boop!!"

Fantastic!

#Gothic #horror #movies

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Betty Boop meets Dracula (1933) [ www.peepingtom.it ]

YouTube video by losteyeways

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Tom Stanger @tomasstanger.bsky.social · Sep 8

Owing to the fact that the rain from Spain mostly falls on Newport, we've had a few rainbows.

Tom Stanger @tomasstanger.bsky.social · Aug 28

My review of Three Rivers by Robert Winder, published by @eandtbooks.bsky.social‬ is on my website to read now:

tomasstanger.com/three-rivers

#Booksky #writingcommunity #bookreviews #Travel #NonFiction #History

Three Rivers by Robert Winder

Three Rivers must rank as one of the most deceiving books I've read recently. On reading the description, I felt I was about to read

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · Aug 21

Happy birthday to An American Werewolf in London, released on 21 August 1981. Written and Directed by John Landis. Combining horror, comedy and a top-tier cast, this remains a benchmark for both werewolf films since. And, let's be honest, that transformation sequence is superb!

#Gothic #horrorsky

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · Aug 11

Happy Birthday on this date, August 11th 1937, to Anna Massey, known for her roles in British Horror films Peeping Tom and The Vault of Horror, also the psychological thriller, Bunny Lake is Missing, and Alfred Hitchcock's penultimate film, Frenzy.

#horror #Gothic #birthday #horrormovies

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Tom Stanger @tomasstanger.bsky.social · Jul 31

Congratulations Shafik!

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Tom Stanger @tomasstanger.bsky.social · Jul 30

My review of On the Narrow Road to the Deep North: Journey into a Lost Japan by @lesleydowner.bsky.social‬, published by Eland Books, is on my website to read now:

tomasstanger.com/on-the-narro...

#Booksky #writingcommunity #bookreviews #travel #TravelBlogShare

On the Narrow Road to the Deep North: Journey into a lost Japan by Lesley Chan Downer

Along with many other people, I've always been fascinated by Japanese culture; it still remains a country which can seem mysterious to many,

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Tom Stanger @tomasstanger.bsky.social · Jul 12

Yes definitely! I am enjoying the weather, make sure to put plenty of Factor 50 on though, I'm a bit burned! 😳

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Tom Stanger @tomasstanger.bsky.social · Jul 10

Thanks Mick, hope you’re well?

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Tom Stanger @tomasstanger.bsky.social · Jul 10

Day off today as it’s my birthday, which brings me to Glastonbury Tor, clambering up the steep hill only to find the actual footpath once I got to the top!

Going to pop to the village next, and maybe a spot of lunch and see if the old bookshop is still here, as I think I need more books

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · Jul 9

Enjoying a spot of light reading

I’m not sure why I never brought a copy of Lovecraft’s Necromomicon before, but the shelf thought it was missing something.

#booksky #writingcommunity #gothic #horror

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · Jul 3

@tomasstanger.bsky.social review of Eaters of the Dead: Myths and Realities of Cannibal Monsters by @kevinwetmore.bsky.social published by @reaktionbooks.bsky.social is on our website to read now:

thegothicrevival.com/eaters-of-th...

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#Booksky #writingcommunity #bookreviews #Horror #folklore

Eaters of the Dead by Kevin J. Wetmore Jr

If there's one taboo in human nature, it's the idea of eating another human. In Eaters of the Dead: Myths and Realities of Cannibal Monsters,

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