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Scarlett Butchers
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PhD student ◇ Ecocriticism, Folk Horror, Monstrosity, David Rudkin, (eco)gothic ◇ 1/3 of @makingitwyrd.bsky.social
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Scarlett Butchers @scarlettbutchers1.bsky.social · Nov 11
Hello! I am undertaking a PhD on the landscapes of dramatist David Rudkin. Other research areas include (eco)gothic, Folk Horror, monstrosity, Ecocriticism. I also am 1/3 of Lincoln Gothic Group 👻👻👻
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Scarlett Butchers @scarlettbutchers1.bsky.social · 17d
My PhD thesis is due 15 weeks today 😰 so, if anyone sees any jobs lying around in the lecturing, research, proofreading, or copywriting sphere, I am soon available! Research interests inc. gothic, folk horror, ecocritcism, cultural materialism, post-war British theatre, David rudkin, toxic nostalgia
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Scarlett Butchers @scarlettbutchers1.bsky.social · 2d
Looking forward to this! 🌱 the range of speakers looks so exciting!
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Scarlett Butchers @scarlettbutchers1.bsky.social · 4d
Picked up these beauties by @icysedgwick.bsky.social after the Fantastic Folklore event on Friday. The TBR list is getting unreasonable 😅
The books Ghostlore and Rebel Folklore.
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Scarlett Butchers @scarlettbutchers1.bsky.social · 6d
Maybe the perfect Friday evening, who's to say?
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Scarlett Butchers @scarlettbutchers1.bsky.social · 6d
Folklore on a Friday! Can't wait to hear this talk from @icysedgwick.bsky.social @stonelands.bsky.social and @occultaria.bsky.social as part of the Lincoln Book Festival
A ticket for Fantastic Folklore at Lincoln Arts Centre.
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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 8d
I will not piss on anyone’s chips, but as a project which celebrates the English gothic and the weird every day of the year, I sigh heartily at the start of October. Celebration of the dark and strange should never be calendar constrained. #October
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Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd.bsky.social · 8d
The next Best Gothic Novel Ever battle is here!
Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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The Tale-Tale Heart - Edgar Allan Poe
Vote in the comments!
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Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd.bsky.social · 9d
Our next post will be: 'I am deathly afraid of Ponyo, and if you had any sense, you would be too'.
The post will build upon my (@scarlettbutchers1.bsky.social) visceral reaction upon watching the film:
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Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd.bsky.social · 9d
Who can guess our upcoming blog post?
Hint: 🐟➡️👩🌊🇯🇵 😰😰😰
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Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd.bsky.social · 12d
We are very excited to hear @icysedgwick.bsky.social and @stonelands.bsky.social speaking about folklore on Friday in Lincoln! We couldn't track down Richard's bluesky but we are very excited to hear from him too!
Programme listing for 'Fantastic Folklore'.
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Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd.bsky.social · 13d
We all love houseplants, but what does that mean it a time of climate precarity?🌱🪴🌵

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From Triffids to Tulips: Gardening at the End of the World
“Triffids were at large […] I began to loathe them now from more than their carrion-eating habits – they […] seemed able to profit and flourish on our disaster”  John Wyndham, The …
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Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd.bsky.social · 16d
A little snippet of what we get up to on tiktok. Here is ep 1 of our Pop Girlies and the Monstrous Feminine - Sabrina Carpenter
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Scarlett Butchers @scarlettbutchers1.bsky.social · 17d
My PhD thesis is due 15 weeks today 😰 so, if anyone sees any jobs lying around in the lecturing, research, proofreading, or copywriting sphere, I am soon available! Research interests inc. gothic, folk horror, ecocritcism, cultural materialism, post-war British theatre, David rudkin, toxic nostalgia
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Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd.bsky.social · 20d
It's time to add some new texts to our nonfiction rec list! Books, articles, blog posts - have you written something gothic you think should be on here? Have we missed your favourite? Let us know! 👻👻👻
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Non-fiction
You’ll find here an evolving collection of non-fiction books and journal articles that we think fall within the Gothic canon. Make sure to let us know your thoughts, we’re always open to recommenda…
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Scarlett Butchers @scarlettbutchers1.bsky.social · 20d
Lincoln Gothic Group is now called Making It Wyrd 👻👻👻
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Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd.bsky.social · 21d
What connects these works?

Correct guesses get a warm feeling of a job well done 👻👻👻
Book cover for The Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning. Book cover of Our Wives Under the Sea. Book cover for Rebecca.
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Scarlett Butchers @scarlettbutchers1.bsky.social · 22d
Throwback to my blog post on the gothic double in Love Island
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Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd.bsky.social · 22d
There's something creepy about Love Island...💔🖤
We have a blog post about it:
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Seeing Double: the Lie at the Heart of Love Island
A group of strangers are invited by an unseen figure to stay at a decadent lodging on an island. All have been given a reason to justify their attendance – this is no simple holiday. On the i…
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Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd.bsky.social · 24d
The next round of the Best Gothic Novel Ever competition is here!
'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde' by Robert Louis Stevenson
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'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde
Vote in the comments!
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Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd.bsky.social · 26d
All this Wuthering Heights talk has us thinking about adaptation. What is the purpose of an adaptation? Can (or should) we expect adaptations to be faithful to the original work? 🤔
Film poster for Wuthering Heights showing Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie.
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Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd.bsky.social · Sep 2
Who has spotted our new header? Tag yourself - are you disco ghost, book ghost or movie ghost? 👻👻👻
A drawing of 3 ghosts, one is at a disco, one is reading and one is at the cinema.
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Scarlett Butchers @scarlettbutchers1.bsky.social · Sep 1
Introducing Making It Wyrd!
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Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd.bsky.social · Sep 1
Did someone say rebrand? 👻👻👻
Check out our fresh blog: makingitwyrd.wordpress.com
It's time for a change...👻👻👻 As we approach the end of our PhDs we have to face the fact that Lincoln may not be our home much longer. However, we love the gothic mayhem we have been creating and want to carry on with it long after we become 'Dr'. So, a rebrand is in order. From today, Lincoln Gothic Group is transforming into.... Making It Wyrd! Our content won't change - there will just be more of it! We might even dip our toes into the audio/visual medium (watch this space). Spooky things incoming, The Making It Wyrd trio 👻👻👻.
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Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd.bsky.social · Sep 1
Did someone say rebrand? 👻👻👻
Check out our fresh blog: makingitwyrd.wordpress.com
It's time for a change...👻👻👻 As we approach the end of our PhDs we have to face the fact that Lincoln may not be our home much longer. However, we love the gothic mayhem we have been creating and want to carry on with it long after we become 'Dr'. So, a rebrand is in order. From today, Lincoln Gothic Group is transforming into.... Making It Wyrd! Our content won't change - there will just be more of it! We might even dip our toes into the audio/visual medium (watch this space). Spooky things incoming, The Making It Wyrd trio 👻👻👻.
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Scarlett Butchers @scarlettbutchers1.bsky.social · Aug 21
My next blog post for Lincoln Gothic Group is up! This one is about one of my favourite films this year.
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Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd.bsky.social · Aug 21
👻New blog post alert!👻 this one is an informal chat about The Ballad of Wallis Island and all the ways it seems gothic but actually isn't...

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The Ballad of Wallis Island and the Heart-warming Haunting of the Anti-Gothic.
A fanatical widower lures two former lovers to a remote island where they must perform a musical act for his solo enjoyment and, in doing so, appease the memory of his dead wife. This premise …
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Scarlett Butchers @scarlettbutchers1.bsky.social · Aug 31
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Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd.bsky.social · Aug 31
Summer's ending and the spooky season approaches. That's not the only thing changing around here...
Something wicked this way comes 👻👻👻
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Scarlett Butchers @scarlettbutchers1.bsky.social · Aug 21
My next blog post for Lincoln Gothic Group is up! This one is about one of my favourite films this year.
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Making It Wyrd @makingitwyrd.bsky.social · Aug 21
👻New blog post alert!👻 this one is an informal chat about The Ballad of Wallis Island and all the ways it seems gothic but actually isn't...

lincolngothicgroup.wordpress.com/2025/08/21/t...
The Ballad of Wallis Island and the Heart-warming Haunting of the Anti-Gothic.
A fanatical widower lures two former lovers to a remote island where they must perform a musical act for his solo enjoyment and, in doing so, appease the memory of his dead wife. This premise …
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