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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · 18h

We're working on a sample issue, which will be published shortly. In the meantime, we've a new website, and looking forward to sharing lots of new content with everyone, including reviews and ghost hunts! Woo!

#gothic #comingsoon #WritingCommunity #horror #horrorsky

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · 1d

@tomasstanger.bsky.social review of Voices of Thunder: Radical Religious Women of the Seventeenth Century by @drnaomibaker.bsky.social published by @reaktionbooks.bsky.social is on our website now:

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#Booksky #writingcommunity #bookreviews #cats #folklore

Voices of Thunder by Naomi Baker

I find the subject of women in religion an absolutely fascinating subject, to the extent that I dedicated a large part of my own research

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · 8d

Day 5 of our #Halloween #horror Countdown is the TIGON release, The Blood Beast Terror.

Recognised this from the opening scene, apparently set in Africa, which remarkably resembles parts of Norfolk.

Basically, it’s a big moth.

Peter Cushing is in it, so all is not lost!

The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · 9d

Day 4 of our #Halloween #horror Countdown is the TIGON release, Doomwatch.

“The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.”

More sci-fi than horror. The acting was horrible, so I guess it fits!

The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · 11d

Day three, and our #Halloween #Horror 'masterpiece' is 1970s, Scream and Scream Again.

A man wakes up in hospital with his legs amputated. There's a serial killer, a fascist secret army; none of it makes sense. Mad scientist Vincent Price creates murderous superhumans. I fell asleep before the end.

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · 12d

Today's #Halloween #Horror 'masterpiece' is the 1960 City of the Dead, aka Horror Hotel.

A student goes to research witchcraft in a small town. The hotel is run by a reincarnated witch, trying to achieve immortality.

The 'heroes' arrive for the climax, which involves a big crucifix. Everyone dies.

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · 13d

It's October 1st, and our #Halloween #horror countdown.

Today is the 1974 'masterpiece', The Beast Must Die.

Eight people are invited to an island by a millionaire, who thinks one of them is a werewolf and wants to hunt it. So, he chases it in a helicopter, trying to shoot it with a machine gun.

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · Sep 11

Betty Boop Meets Dracula (1933)

This wonderful live-action short, starring Mae Questel sings to wax figures, while the Dracula figure, portrayed by Bela Lugosi, comes to life to stalk our Miss Boop!

"You've Booped your last Boop!!"

Fantastic!

#Gothic #horror #movies

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Betty Boop meets Dracula (1933) [ www.peepingtom.it ]

YouTube video by losteyeways

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Tom Stanger @tomasstanger.bsky.social · Aug 28

My review of Three Rivers by Robert Winder, published by @eandtbooks.bsky.social‬ is on my website to read now:

tomasstanger.com/three-rivers

#Booksky #writingcommunity #bookreviews #Travel #NonFiction #History

Three Rivers by Robert Winder

Three Rivers must rank as one of the most deceiving books I've read recently. On reading the description, I felt I was about to read

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · Apr 3

Just a quick update on what we're up to.

We've built a new website (thegothicrevival.com) for the magazine and other areas, which currently includes articles and reviews. Also, we're creating a sample issue which will be released soon.

We hope you'll enjoy both

#Gothic #horror #writingcommunity

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Reviving the Past, Enchanting the Present

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · Aug 21

Happy birthday to An American Werewolf in London, released on 21 August 1981. Written and Directed by John Landis. Combining horror, comedy and a top-tier cast, this remains a benchmark for both werewolf films since. And, let's be honest, that transformation sequence is superb!

#Gothic #horrorsky

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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · Aug 14

2,178 Occult Books Now Digitized & Put Online, Thanks to the Ritman Library and Da Vinci Code Author Dan Brown

In 2018 we brought you some exciting news.

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · Aug 11

Happy Birthday on this date, August 11th 1937, to Anna Massey, known for her roles in British Horror films Peeping Tom and The Vault of Horror, also the psychological thriller, Bunny Lake is Missing, and Alfred Hitchcock's penultimate film, Frenzy.

#horror #Gothic #birthday #horrormovies

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · Jul 9

Enjoying a spot of light reading

I’m not sure why I never brought a copy of Lovecraft’s Necromomicon before, but the shelf thought it was missing something.

#booksky #writingcommunity #gothic #horror

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · Jul 3

@tomasstanger.bsky.social review of Eaters of the Dead: Myths and Realities of Cannibal Monsters by @kevinwetmore.bsky.social published by @reaktionbooks.bsky.social is on our website to read now:

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#Booksky #writingcommunity #bookreviews #Horror #folklore

Eaters of the Dead by Kevin J. Wetmore Jr

If there's one taboo in human nature, it's the idea of eating another human. In Eaters of the Dead: Myths and Realities of Cannibal Monsters,

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · Jun 12

Congratulations, looking forward to reading!

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David Paul Nixon @newghoststories.bsky.social · May 22

#BOTD Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of 22 novels and 204 short stories, and creator of the most famous detective in the world. He was an advocate of justice reform and a major proponent of the spiritualist movement. Supernatural works include The Ring of Thoth & Horror the Heights #books #ghosts

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · Apr 30

Up to the second half of the 20th century CE, Walpurgis Night (30th April) was observed in rural communities throughout Lincolnshire hanging cowslips to ward off evil spirits.

#folklore #evilspirits #walpurgis

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · Apr 26

Movies you’ve watched more than six times

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · Apr 3

Just a quick update on what we're up to.

We've built a new website (thegothicrevival.com) for the magazine and other areas, which currently includes articles and reviews. Also, we're creating a sample issue which will be released soon.

We hope you'll enjoy both

#Gothic #horror #writingcommunity

The Gothic Revival

Reviving the Past, Enchanting the Present

thegothicrevival.com

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · Mar 18

On This Day March 18th 1910, the first-ever film version of Frankenstein was released by Edison Studios. On Mary Shelley's bicentennial, Library of Congress announced they had restored the film and made available to the general public

#Gothic #horror

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Frankenstein

YouTube video by Library of Congress

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · Mar 16

A great weekend at Dale Fort attempting to channel the dead. The scenery was breathtaking, the blood moon on Friday was literally out of this world, and typically hid when I wanted to take a photo. Never mind, the oil refinery in the dark makes it look a bit jazzy!

#gothic #Horror

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · Mar 11

We're finally working on a sample issue for your enjoyment, which will be published later this year. In the meantime, we're currently building a new website, and looking forward to sharing lots of new content with everyone, including reviews and ghost hunts!

Woo!

#Gothic #Horror #bookreviews

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · Oct 20

Happy birthday to Bela Lugosi, born 142 years ago today!

He's looking great for his age!

#gothic #Horror

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The Gothic Revival @thegothicrevival.bsky.social · Oct 1

"Take me with you, friend John," said the Professor. "His case in your diary interest me much, and it had bearing, too, now and again on _our_ case. I should much like to see him, and especial when his mind is disturbed."

19th-century Asylums were very much prone to voyeurism.

#Gothic #Horror

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