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Deborah Hyde @deborahhyde.bsky.social · 22h

I'll be helping at @forteanlondon.bsky.social annual event at @conwayhall.bsky.social. Great speakers as always. Get your tickets now while they're still available. www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...

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Deborah Hyde @deborahhyde.bsky.social · 22h

Halloween #NerdNite is tomorrow: @profchrisfrench.bsky.social, Naomi Ryan and I will be speaking. Be there and be square!
www.designmynight.com/london/whats...

Nerd Nite London October 2025

Buy tickets for Nerd Nite London October 2025, London. Information on Nerd Nite London October 2025, Wednesday 15th October 2025 in London.

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Deborah Hyde @deborahhyde.bsky.social · 1d

If you've ever wondered how the classic stage trick #PeppersGhost works, there's a brilliant set-up at @thevaultslondon #DarkSecretsExhibition. You can get a piccie of your ghostly self playing the piano: thevaults.london/dark-secrets

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Deborah Hyde @deborahhyde.bsky.social · 1d

I was finally able to meet magician & forensic anthroplogist Mattheo Borrini in person (we've been FB friends for a while) at the @thevaultslondon #DarkSecretsExhibition press event. Here's the Spiritualism section of this creepy show. Treat yourself: thevaults.london/dark-secrets

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Deborah Hyde @deborahhyde.bsky.social · 1d

The horror crowd at the press event for @thevaultslondon #DarkSecretsExhibition. The Morbid Tourist, @laurenwrites.bsky.social, @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social, Yours Truly & Norie Miles looking like we're going to sacrifice Kristian Lander. Treat yourself this Halloween: thevaults.london/dark-secrets

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London Fortean Society @forteanlondon.bsky.social · 2d

The Haunted Landscape 2025: Ghosts, Magic and Lore
22 November 2025 10 am - 5 pm

@conwayhall.bsky.social and online

Speakers, and others, books available, plus book signings on the day.

Hosts: @valleyofthe.bsky.social & @deborahhyde.bsky.social

www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...
10/10

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Deborah Hyde @deborahhyde.bsky.social · 3d

Baphomet is also at @thevaultslondon. The #darksecretsexhibition has all the important guys. Well worth a visit. www.thevaults.london/dark-secrets

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Deborah Hyde @deborahhyde.bsky.social · 3d

Guess who I ran into at @thevaultslondon? The #darksecretsexhibition includes a full-size Pazuzu. Well worth a visit. www.thevaults.london/dark-secrets

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Deborah Hyde @deborahhyde.bsky.social · 5d

Here is @CaitlinBBaines talking at @ConwayHall for @ForteanLondon about her book 'How to Build Haunted House'.

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 7d

This is my ink drawing of Wayland's Smithy, a Neolithic long barrow close to the Ridgeway in Oxfordshire. It is said that if you leave your horse there with a coin then Wayland will magically reshoe it.
The original artwork is now available on my Etsy shop here: shorturl.at/HDzSI
#TombTuesday

A black and white ink drawing of the neolithic tomb known as Wayland's Smithy

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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 8d

I’m pleased to say you can now pre-order my next book, ‘Fairies: A History’ (out in February 2026) from
@politybooks.bsky.social. Thank you to Jeremy Harte, Simon Young, Jo Hickey-Hall and Owen Davies for such generous endorsements! 🌿📚 www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

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Chris French @profchrisfrench.bsky.social · 7d

Next up at @GreenwichSitP: Investigative journalist Meirion Jones (aka @MeirionTweets) on "How They Hide the Truth from You" at 7:30 pm on 13/10/25 at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, London SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org

Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub

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Chris French @profchrisfrench.bsky.social · 7d

Our second October talk for @GreenwichSitP: Cardiologist Dr Chris Labos (@drlabos) on "Superfood or Supertoxic – Debunking Food Myths" at 7:30 pm, 20/10/25, at the Plume of Feathers, 19 Park Vista, Greenwich, SE10 9LZ. Free, open to all, no need to book. greenwichskeptics.org

Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub

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Deborah Hyde @deborahhyde.bsky.social · 11d

I had a great time talking with Bernard about Ghosts, Demons & Vampires as part of of Bern's Speak Easy Halloween Series. Join us here: www.youtube.com/@bernspeakeasy

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 14d

What drives young men into the 'manosphere'? Journalist @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social takes us on a personal journey through these online subcultures. Our annual #HolyoakeLecture, 4 December in Manchester humanists.uk/events/holyo...

Lost boys: a personal journey through the manosphere, with James Bloodworth | Holyoake Lecture 2025

In an era of profound social and political shifts, old certainties about masculinity have been swept away, leaving a vacuum that, for some, has been filled by a sprawling and sinister collection of…

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 19d

How to recognise fascism when you see it, by the the Italian humanist and author Umberto Eco. This 14-point guide is taken from Eco's 1995 essay 'Ur-Fascism' – informed by his own experiences of Nazism in the 20th century.

A 14-point list from Umberto Eco's Ur-Fascism essay - it's too long to replicate here so go find it online at https://www.openculture.com/2024/11/umberto-ecos-list-of-the-14-common-features-of-fascism.html

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Andrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social · 21d

Home of humanism, #ConwayHall, opened its doors on this day, 1929. One of two surviving buildings in the UK built for the non-religious to gather and find community. 🧵https://heritage.humanists.uk/conway-hall/

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Deborah Hyde @deborahhyde.bsky.social · 23d

Where am I? I'll tell you at #Halloween !

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Deborah Hyde @deborahhyde.bsky.social · 29d

Yesterday I had a great chat with Bernard at @BernSpeakEasy (@YouTube). The podcast will go out on 3rd October. @chriscfrench 's talk is here www.youtube.com/watch?v=xApj...

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 29d

Why do myths about the brain persist in education? Professor Paul Howard-Jones explores 'neuromyths' and how they undermine learning in our #BlackhamLecture 2025 on 19 November online. Book now humanists.uk/events/black...

Neuromyths: classrooms, culture, and climate change | The Blackham Lecture 2025, with Professor Paul Howard-Jones, chaired by Dr Ginny Smith

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Neil Davies Illustration @neildaviesart.bsky.social · Sep 7

No actor scares me like McAvoy, he's top psycho

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Deborah Hyde @deborahhyde.bsky.social · Sep 7

'Speak No Evil' is well worth an hour and a half of your time, psychological horror with a 'Straw Dogs' vibe.

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Deborah Hyde @deborahhyde.bsky.social · Sep 6

Paya Lehane is an amazing multi-instrumental musician - the storytelling in my recent YouTube series about The Green Children of Woolpit was beautifully enhanced by music from her album 'Oppidamus'. Here we are at my b'day last week. Find out more:
www.facebook.com/payalehanemu...

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Deborah Hyde @deborahhyde.bsky.social · Sep 6

It was great to see Norie Miles last week for birthday drinks.

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Deborah Hyde @deborahhyde.bsky.social · Sep 6

How is it you can tell I'm catching up on all my piccies from the last week? Here is critic and writer Barry Forshaw at last weekend's birthday party. I have known Barry for yeeeeeears

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