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Malcolm Timperley

@malcolmtimperley.bsky.social

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Scotland-based writer and teller of unsettling tales (horror & comedy, the two closest genres), heritage railway signaller, photographer, recovering psychiatrist, international man of mystery. Bio available on request (Terms & Conditions apply).

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Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · 13d

Well done! Envious as hell...

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Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · 16d

A doctor writes....

Autism was identified in 1830, and first named in 1911. Tylenol (Acetaminophen in US, Paracetamol in GB) was first marketed in 1955.

Not only that, the man who said Tylenol causes Autism said it was a great idea to drink bleach.

Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · 17d

It's somewhere you store/rummage for junk in a house, typically chaotic and over-full. A good example is the cupboard under the stairs. But I wouldn't confirm this by Googling it...

Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · 19d

Autism, immigrants, KIrk, whatever. It doesn't matter. Anything, absolutely anything at all, to distract folk from Epstein....

Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · 22d

Sounds good. As it happens, I actually am a signalman on a heritage railway (Strathspey Railway, Scotland). Like the SVR and many other preserved lines, we earn a useful amount by selling ourselves to film and TV companies for period locations.

Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · 22d

It wasn't red in the film. It appeared in the film in its original green GWR livery and with its original number 5764. It had passed to BR at nationalisation; when they'd finished with it, they sold it to London Transport, who numbered it L95. More here - preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/5764-2/

5764

5764 was built in 1929 at Swindon at a cost of £2,651. It spent its entire service under BR ownership based at Old Oak Common. 5764 was sold to London Transport (LT) in 1960 and renumbered L95. By …

preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com

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Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · 24d

Some years ago I overheard a fellow guest at a Lakes B&B complaining to the hill farmer owner that it had rained continuously since his arrival from Surrey. The farmer took a moment to light his pipe, looked the yuppie up and down, and replied - "Where do you think the bloody lakes come from, then?"

Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · Sep 8

Out today! Features "Witch Hunt", a tale of mine that should put you off hiking in the Highlands of Scotland this winter. Or any other time, come to that...

Frost Zone Stories @frostzonestories.bsky.social · Sep 8

Now available, Frost Zone Stories, book 2.
Happy publication day to the authors of these eleven frosty tales. 🖤🥶
books2read.com/u/3JMW5A

Cover of Frost Zone Stories, book 2: Background is an abstract design of purple and green maple leaves with a portal-like section in the middle being black and white, beneath is a path. A skeletal figure with long purple and black hair, wearing a raggedy black dress, points a bony finger toward the path. Title is in banner at the top: Frost Zone Stories, small type above this: Book 2 on the left and Autumn, 2025 on the right.

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Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · Aug 29

America, as seen by every other country (Art by Ben Jennings, The Guardian).

Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · Aug 24

I hated it before it was fashionable...

Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · Aug 21

Taken at work today...

Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · Aug 14

I guess I might as well give up trying to write weird fiction...

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Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · Aug 14

Think yourself lucky. Britain is being run into the ground by a bunch of "TV never were beens".

Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · Aug 13

Red, white and blue...

Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · Aug 11

Out for a walk...

Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · Aug 5

£90,000 per year for an MP and the best they can come up with is electronic lice.

Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · Aug 5

Inspired by places like this...

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Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · Aug 5

One of the spooky things about some of JAG's paintings is that you can't tell if the figures are moving away or coming towards you...

Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · Jul 23

Roll on September...

Frost Zone Stories @frostzonestories.bsky.social · Jul 23

Frost Zone Stories Book 2 will arrive September 8th!
Eleven dark and dreadful tales for your reading pleasure 😨
Pre-order price is only .99c
link in comments to purchase; more retailers to be added soon (if you don't want to order from Am*zn)

eBook cover for Frost Zone Stories Book 2: a background of maple leaves in purple and green, with black & white leaves in the centre above a twisting path. A skeletal figure with long purple hair, and wearing ragged black dress points one bony finger down the path, inviting you to ..go there. Authors listed on right: Jenny Hart, Diane Dooley, Malcolm Timperley, Camden Rose, Nick Young, Michael Penncavage, Kay Hanifen, D. Thomas Minton, Ken Foxe, Ann Wuehler, and Maureen O'Leary.
Pre-order now at the reduced price of .99 cents.

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Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · Jul 18

National Railway Museum
Merchant Adventurers' Hall

Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · Jun 28

OK, there's a conflict of interest here the size of the Hindenburg, but I think you should buy this...

Frost Zone Stories @frostzonestories.bsky.social · Jun 21

Summer Solstice is wonderful, but...
We know that autumn isn't that far off. 🍂🍁🎃

Releasing in September is Book 2 of Frost Zone Stories, featuring new short stories by 11 authors.
#shortstories #horrormag #quiethorror #Canadianpublisher

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Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · Jun 16

See my friend...

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Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · Jun 12

Do whatever works for you. Not only is it therapeutic, but nothing pisses the fascists off more than folk running their own lives just as they want to...

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Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · Jun 10

Well, it's here. Such stuff as screams are made on....

DarkHolmePublishing @kerry767.bsky.social · Jun 10

📖 Just one, you said. One story. But now the lights flicker when you blink.
Dark Descent: Whispers From Beyond is here. 100+ microhorrors you won’t forget.

🛒 Link in bio
🌘 It’s already too late.

#booksky #horrorcommunity #readingcommunity #DarkDescent2025

Malcolm Timperley @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social · Jun 6

Includes one of my tales...

DarkHolmePublishing @kerry767.bsky.social · Jun 6

Want to know which stories stuck with readers all year?
Whispers from Beyond collects 100+ of them—from winners and shortlisted entries in Dark Descent.

Releases June 10th.

👁️ Link in Bio

#booksky #horrorreads #microfiction #horrorstories

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