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Alice Vernon @alicevernon10.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote about the five best tales of horror (pre-2010) for The Wall Street Journal. It's paywalled, but my picks were:
Shirley Jackson - The Sundial
Toni Morrison - Beloved
Ira Levin - Rosemary's Baby
Stephen King - 'Salem's Lot
Dennis Wheatley - The Devil Rides Out

www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

Five Best: Tales of Horror

Selected by Alice Vernon, the author of “Ghosted: A History of Ghost Hunting, and Why We Keep Looking.”

www.wsj.com

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Alice Vernon @alicevernon10.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote about the five best tales of horror (pre-2010) for The Wall Street Journal. It's paywalled, but my picks were:
Shirley Jackson - The Sundial
Toni Morrison - Beloved
Ira Levin - Rosemary's Baby
Stephen King - 'Salem's Lot
Dennis Wheatley - The Devil Rides Out

www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

Five Best: Tales of Horror

Selected by Alice Vernon, the author of “Ghosted: A History of Ghost Hunting, and Why We Keep Looking.”

www.wsj.com

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Alice Vernon @alicevernon10.bsky.social · 1d

It was common for spirits to write on slates during séances, but it could be easily faked. In the dark, the medium would make it seem as though both hands were held in the circle...but they had, in fact, spread one hand to touch the sitter on either side, leaving their other hand free to write.

An illustration from William E. Robinson's 'Spirit Slate Writing' (1898). It shows three men sitting at a table. The man in the middle is holding his neighbours' hands using one of his own, and his free hand is writing on a slate. The caption reads: 'Fig. 10. - The Medium Holding the Two Skeptics' Hands.'

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Alice Vernon @alicevernon10.bsky.social · 2d

If you fancy having a read (or a nightmare): uk.bookshop.org/p/books/nigh...

Night Terrors: Troubled Sleep and the Stories We Tell About It

Troubled Sleep and the Stories We Tell About It

uk.bookshop.org

Alice Vernon @alicevernon10.bsky.social · 2d

My first book, Night Terrors, came out three years ago today. I wrote it to make sense of my own spooky sleep, but also to help people talk about their parasomnias and to know they're not alone.

Last night I dreamt I was looking for a sword in a warehouse, but kept finding potato mashers...

A hardcover copy of my book, Night Terrors: Troubled Sleep and the Stories We Tell About It. The font is translucent over Henry Fuseli's painting, 'The Nightmare', which has a woman lounging over a bed with a goblin-like incubus on her chest.

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Alice Vernon @alicevernon10.bsky.social · 7d

It is spooky season, my dudes. If you fancy reading about the history of ghost-hunting, séances, Spiritualism, and a recipe to make your own gloopy ectoplasm, please check out my book Ghosted!

Thank you very much to the excellent @mjpcuervo.bsky.social for the wonderful endorsement. ☺️👻

A banner advert for my book, 'Ghosted'. The book is on the right, and there's a spooky-looking candle on the left. In the middle is an endorsement from Maria J. Pérez Cuervo, founder and editor of Hellebore, that reads: 'An honest, respectful and thought-provoking reflection on the conflicting forces of scepticism and belief.'

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Alice Vernon @alicevernon10.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you! 😁

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Adam Christopher @adamchristopher.me · 7d

Okay this book looks PERFECT. Sold.

Alice Vernon @alicevernon10.bsky.social · 7d

It is spooky season, my dudes. If you fancy reading about the history of ghost-hunting, séances, Spiritualism, and a recipe to make your own gloopy ectoplasm, please check out my book Ghosted!

Thank you very much to the excellent @mjpcuervo.bsky.social for the wonderful endorsement. ☺️👻

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Alice Vernon @alicevernon10.bsky.social · 7d

It's so much fun, isn't it? There's nothing quite like bonding over doughnuts and ghosts at 2am in a freezing cold building. 😂👻

Alice Vernon @alicevernon10.bsky.social · 7d

Oh my goodness - thank you so much, Thorn! I really hope you enjoy it. ☺️

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Hellebore @helleborezine.bsky.social · 7d

Exciting news! HELLEBORE’s first short story anthology is here! 9 new tales of the supernatural and the strange by Ramsey Campbell, Ally Wilkes, Reggie Oliver, Helen Grant and more, set in some of the most beguiling locations of Occult Britain.

👉🏼 Pre-order now to secure your copy: helleborezine.com

Tales of Occult Britain - edited by Maria J Pérez Cuervo- cover art by Isabella Mazzanti, design by Sam Freeman. Cover shows a skull with a crown, a witch, a faerie, a toad and the moon.

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Alice Vernon @alicevernon10.bsky.social · 7d

More information here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ghosted-9...

Ghosted

A social, historical and scientific exploration of ghost-hunting, and why our fascination with the paranormal is as timeless as the ghosts we hope to find.The h…

www.bloomsbury.com

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Alice Vernon @alicevernon10.bsky.social · 7d

It is spooky season, my dudes. If you fancy reading about the history of ghost-hunting, séances, Spiritualism, and a recipe to make your own gloopy ectoplasm, please check out my book Ghosted!

Thank you very much to the excellent @mjpcuervo.bsky.social for the wonderful endorsement. ☺️👻

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Alice Vernon @alicevernon10.bsky.social · 12d

I had a fantastic time at The Curious Cat Bookshop in Frodsham last night. I loved hearing everyone's spooky stories!

Crackers the cat nicely warmed up a few copies of Ghosted, too.

Crackers the black and white longhair cat sitting on a pile of copies of Ghosted.

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Alice Vernon @alicevernon10.bsky.social · 14d

Tibbs is the gift that keeps giving.

I'm excited to have a weekend back home, and for my Ghosted events in Frodsham and Mold! ☺️

Tibbs the black and white cat sitting happily buried in wrapping paper.

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Alice Vernon @alicevernon10.bsky.social · 18d

Ha! 😂 I'm never writing a book with the word 'dirigible' in it again, that's for sure. Thank you so much for your support, Nick. ☺️

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Alice Vernon @alicevernon10.bsky.social · 18d

Oh my goodness - thank you so much, Nick! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. ☺️ I learnt how many words I've mispronounced my whole life when I did that recording... 😂

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Nick Roche @nickroche.bsky.social · 18d

Just finished listening to the audiobook of this, wonderfully read by its author, @alicevernon10.bsky.social. A lovely open-minded but detailed piece of writing about the history of ghost-hunting, and some of the fads, frauds and hoaxes that make up that world. Perfect for the shortening evenings!

Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 27d

👻 Ghosted - Alice Vernon

A social, historical and scientific exploration of ghost-hunting, and why our fascination with the paranormal is as timeless as the ghosts we hope to find.

Read more - www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ghosted-9...

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Alice Vernon @alicevernon10.bsky.social · 19d

One week to go until my event with Mold Bookshop! It would be great to meet some Mold and Flintshire ghost hunters. 👻

Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-moldbook...

A poster advertising my event for Ghosted at Mold Bookshop, in Mold Library on Friday 26th September at 7pm.

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Hellebore @helleborezine.bsky.social · 21d

Ready for a new issue? Pre-orders for The Mirror Issue are now open worldwide! ✨🪞✨

Mirror magic, ritual masks, films that cast a spell, doppelgängers and fetches, changelings, evil portraits, spirit traps and much more.

👉🏼 helleborezine.com

Cover of Hellebore: The Mirror Issue, showing a woman with eyes closed and her reflections in two mirrors, both with open eyes

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Society for Psychical Research @spr1882.bsky.social · 24d

The Rise of Spiritualism (and Séances) After the First World War: lithub.com/the-rise-of-...

The Rise of Spiritualism (and Séances) After the First World War

The First World War began in July 1914, and by its conclusion in November 1918, over nine million soldiers had been killed in the conflict. Each death was devastating to relatives and friends left …

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Alice Vernon @alicevernon10.bsky.social · 25d

Every chapter of Ghosted has a fantastic and spooky illustration by Cassandra Ford (it's worth reading for those alone, tbh). This is the illustration for Chapter 1: The Séance Room. The facial expressions are so evocative of the hope, fear, and incredulity of the séance.

An original illustration by Cassandra Ford. Three people are sitting at a table in front of a crystal ball inside which is a scary skull. The facial expressions show a mix of confusion, hope, fear, and incredulity.

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · 27d

👻 Ghosted - Alice Vernon

A social, historical and scientific exploration of ghost-hunting, and why our fascination with the paranormal is as timeless as the ghosts we hope to find.

Read more - www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ghosted-9...

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Alice Vernon @alicevernon10.bsky.social · 27d

Happy publication day to Ghosted! This book was so much fun to research and write, and I can't wait to go on a ghost hunt again.

Thank you to everyone who's ordered a copy! I hope you enjoy reading it...with all the lights on, obviously. 👻

(Note: video plays crackling static sound)

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Alice Vernon @alicevernon10.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you! ☺️

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