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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · 4d

'The Forbidden' and 'The HellBound Heart'

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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · 8d

Bravo

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 8d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · 8d

Yes, he's my little brother! We're clearly a morbid family

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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · 8d

Yeooo

Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · 8d

Amazing looking volume - and what's more, my brother @ragemonki.bsky.social aka Eóin Murphy has a fantastic S Armagh set story in it!

Hellebore @helleborezine.bsky.social · 8d

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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The Irish Network for Gothic and Horror Studies @irishgothichorror.bsky.social · 16d

We're having an online pub quiz to celebrate the spooky season! This will be an informal, relaxed, fun evening of socializing while flexing our trivia knowledge.

Registration is free and open to everyone.

www.eventbrite.ie/e/inghs-onli...

INGHS Online Pub Quiz

Join the Irish Network for Gothic and Horror Studies for a free online pub quiz, 16 October at 7 pm Irish time.

www.eventbrite.ie

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Irish Studies at QUB @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social · 14d

Assistant Prof of Modern Ireland post at Notre Dame

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Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · 17d

The Trinity Arts & Humanities Research Festival kicks off today! 🎉

Start your week with a dose of inspiration and discovery, and join us for thought-provoking talks and panel discussions that will spark new ideas and conversations.

#TCDAHFest #ResearchMatters

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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · 21d

It's going to be good!!!

Kevin Corstorphine @drkevcorstorphine.bsky.social · 21d

Heads up @igagoths.bsky.social - delighted to announce the CFP for IGA 2026: 'Gothic Selves/Artificial Others' hosted at the University of Hull 28-31 July! hullgothic.wordpress.com

Gothic Selves/Artificial Others

18th Biennual Conference of the International Gothic Association: 28-31 July, 2026. Hull, UK

hullgothic.wordpress.com

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Deirdre Flynn @deirdreflynn.bsky.social · 22d

Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Creative Writing - 5 years
University College Dublin

Full time, temporary

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOS472/l...

Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Creative Writing - 5 years at University College Dublin

Recruiting now: Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Creative Writing - 5 years on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · 23d

What happens when true crime becomes entertainment?

Join us for 'The Evidence of Things Not Seen': Ethics & the True Crime Industry to explore how ethics, storytelling & responsibility clash in the true crime boom.

🎟️ Get tickets: bit.ly/483nQEX

#TCDAHFest @murphgothic.bsky.social

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Society for the Study of the American Gothic @ssag.bsky.social · 22d

For the 50th anniversary of Stephen King’s The Shining, eds. Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock and Tony Magistrale solicit chapter proposals for an edited collection Fifty Years of The Shining: New Essays. Proposals are welcome on any aspects of the novel, adaptations, paratexts, and cultural influence.

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Dr Janice Deitner @janiceflux.bsky.social · 27d

I am absolutely delighted to be taking part in this panel discussion with @murphgothic.bsky.social, @ordonnel.bsky.social, @profdarryljones.bsky.social, and @drdara.bsky.social. I'll be talking about Gertrude Barrows Bennett. It's part of @tlrhub.bsky.social's research festival. Free & open to all!

A poster for the Lost Souls event that shows a black and white picture of a medium in a black gown tied into a chair while spooky-looking spirits crowd around her. Information for the event is given: A panel discussion exploring the life and work of neglected figures associated with Horror and the Gothic. Featuring panellists from the School of English Trinity College Dublin. An Irish Network for Gothic and Horror Studies event. Thursday
25 September
12 pm
TCD Long Room Hub
For more information: https://tinyurl.com/y9hdepeh

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Deirdre Flynn @deirdreflynn.bsky.social · Sep 5

IASIL ECR: Research Ireland Postdoc Information Session

6-7pm [Irish time] September 11, 2025, ONLINE

Thanks to @lnhowley.bsky.social

Please share #IrishStudies #ECR #Postgrad #IrishResearch

sign up & more info:
www.iasil.org/2025/09/iasi...

PS - MENTORS we want you (see more at the link)

IASIL ECR: Research Ireland Postdoc Information Session – International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures

www.iasil.org

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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · 28d

Looming start of term reading...

Book with cover reading 'Screaming amd Conjuring' by Clark Collis. Cover illustration of a bloody face screaming

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𝕰𝔦𝖑𝔢𝖊𝔫 𝔐. 𝕳𝔲𝖓𝔱 @eileenmhunt.bsky.social · 29d

Breathtaking! Thanks to Oxford World’s Classics for making this dual edition of Mary Shelley’s ‘The Last Man’ & ‘The Journal of Sorrow’ possible & beautiful! Out in Feb in UK, May in US—in the bicentennial year of these literary masterpieces.

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Society for the Study of the American Gothic @ssag.bsky.social · Sep 6

American Gothic Studies is seeking contributions for our "EXHUMATIONS" section.

Exhumations present new editions of American Gothic texts (max 12K words) that have been lost, forgotten, overlooked, or otherwise unavailable to contemporary readers.

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · Sep 6

Ted Levine & Brooke Smith recording their country music classic ‘Put The Lotion In The Basket If You Still Love Me’

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Society for the Study of the American Gothic @ssag.bsky.social · Sep 1

Reminder that the deadline for SSAG proposals for our American Nightmares II Conference in Salem, MA, is due October 1st!

More info: americangothicsociety.com/symposium/

#SSAG #GothicLiterature #Conference #Horror

American Nightmares II: Return to Salem – Society for the Study of the American Gothic

americangothicsociety.com

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Society for the Study of the American Gothic @ssag.bsky.social · Sep 1

It's Alive!!

Our Gothic Reading Group Returns September 26th at 2:30 PM EDT with The Ballad of Black Tom.

Zoom Registration Link: gmu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SSAG #ReadingGroup #GothicLiterature

a black and white photo of a man with a stethoscope around his neck screaming .

ALT: a black and white photo of a man with a stethoscope around his neck screaming .

media.tenor.com

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Máiréad Casey @maireadcasey.bsky.social · Aug 26

Join me and @irishgothichorror.bsky.social next week for a discussion about Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971). All welcome but registration is required: www.eventbrite.ie/e/inghs-film...

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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · Aug 28

Great to see TCSM on the big screen & in 35m @irishfilminstitute.bsky.social

Cinema screen with an image of a chain saw wielding leatherface.

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Sally Hayden @sallyhayd.bsky.social · Aug 14

Please dm me if you can help.

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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · Aug 13

Suburban Gothic is back, baby, and in fine style - I have a lot of spoilerific thoughts about 'Weapons', but found it tremendously enjoyable and v well constructed - see it with a crowd if you can.

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Dr Panti Bliss-Cabrera @pantibliss.bsky.social · Aug 13

This takes about one minute to do, it’s extremely simple, just a few simple questions, and you don’t need to be an artist to do it, it’s open to the general public. And the far right are trying to load it, so please take a moment and fill it out

Literature Ireland @literatureireland.bsky.social · Aug 12

Would you like to contribute to the public consultation about the Basic Income for the Arts? 💡

Fill out this survey from Minister O’Donovan at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

Basic Income for the Arts public consultation

ec.europa.eu

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