Xmas ghosts are stirring
@toffph.bsky.social
anthologist of Victorian Christmas ghost stories
local historian and gravestone conservationist
H. C. Dodge & shape poem collector
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20841298.Christopher_Philippo/blog
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local historian and gravestone conservationist
H. C. Dodge & shape poem collector
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20841298.Christopher_Philippo/blog
https://www.findagrave.com/user/profile/477914
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![THE FUTURE “AMERICA.”
My country, 'tis of thee.
Land of lost Liberty,
Of thee we sing.
Land which the millionaires,
Who govern our affairs,
Own for themselves and heirs—
Hall to thy king.
Land once of noble braves,
But now of wretched slaves—
Alas! too late.
We saw sweet Freedom die,
From letting bribers high
Our unprized suffrage buy.
And mourn thy fate.
Land where the wealthy few
Can make the many do
Their royal will.
And tax for selfish greed
Thy toilers till they bleed.
And those not yet weak-kneed
Crush down and kill.
Land where a rogue is raised
On high and loudly praised
For worst of crimes.
Of which the end must be
A hell of cruelty,
As proved by history
Of ancient times,
My country, 'tis of thee.
Betrayed by bribery.
Of thee we sing.
We might have saved thee long.
Had we, when proud and strong,
Put down the cursed wrong
That makes thy king.
—H. C. Dodge, in N. Y. World.
Yakima Herald [Washington Territory]. April 11, 1889: 1 col 3.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rykdmiisbjdf4ooel7bxlrfu/bafkreihapy45d7ks66pdml5fiksoiqylxlvkx44z4fmjssy4lkopmhmw4q@jpeg)
H. C. Dodge's "Future 'America'" from the NY World, April 1889. Millionaires, bribers, a criminal rogue raised on high.
My country, 'tis of thee.
Land of lost Liberty,
Of thee we sing.
Land which the millionaires,
Who govern our affairs,
Own for themselves and heirs—
Hall to thy king.
#PoemSky
My country, 'tis of thee.
Land of lost Liberty,
Of thee we sing.
Land which the millionaires,
Who govern our affairs,
Own for themselves and heirs—
Hall to thy king.
#PoemSky
Cromulent Comics in Troy NY had two copies of Startling Tales of Santa Claus' 2025 annual by @benitocereno.bsky.social and others available, this and the cover with Krampus eating a Santa head cookie. (Other covers feature Caga Tió, tentacles) imagecomics.com/comics/relea... )
December 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Cromulent Comics in Troy NY had two copies of Startling Tales of Santa Claus' 2025 annual by @benitocereno.bsky.social and others available, this and the cover with Krampus eating a Santa head cookie. (Other covers feature Caga Tió, tentacles) imagecomics.com/comics/relea... )
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With Severin Films’ THE HAUNTED SEASON: THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM now streaming on Shudder, we spoke with director Kier-La Janisse all about festive frights and Christmas ghost stories.
Interview: Kier-La Janisse On Crafting Holiday Horror In THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM
With Severin Films’ THE HAUNTED SEASON: THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM now streaming on Shudder, we spoke with director Kier-La Janisse all about festive frights and Christmas ghost stories.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
With Severin Films’ THE HAUNTED SEASON: THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM now streaming on Shudder, we spoke with director Kier-La Janisse all about festive frights and Christmas ghost stories.
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We're back and chatting #HolidayHorror! We were join by @arihellraiser.bsky.social and @toffph.bsky.social to discuss Black X-mas (2006)! Cookies, Christmas, and cannibalism abound! You don't want to miss this one!
#HorrorSky #HorrorPodcast
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#HorrorSky #HorrorPodcast
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December 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We're back and chatting #HolidayHorror! We were join by @arihellraiser.bsky.social and @toffph.bsky.social to discuss Black X-mas (2006)! Cookies, Christmas, and cannibalism abound! You don't want to miss this one!
#HorrorSky #HorrorPodcast
bit.ly/FGFBlackXmas...
#HorrorSky #HorrorPodcast
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Some #ChristmasHorror #GastroHorror cannibalism & anti-capitalism in the song/poem "The Vorkhouse Boy" (to the tune of "The Mistletoe Bough) from "Songs of the Working Class in England" in the Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier [Ireland]. Jan 4, 1840. (Dates back at least to 1837 tho.)
![Every one knows the fine little romantic ballad of “The mistletoe bough” […]
One of the best parodies we have seen in. the collections of penny ballads is of this song. It is an article apparently prepared for the cockney market; and it will be seen that it falls in with some vulgar prejudices as to “workhouse starvation” “burking,” &c. It is entitled “The workhouse boy”:—
The cloth vos laid in the vorkhouse hall,
And the great-coats hung on the vhite-vash’d vail;
The paupers all vere blithe and gay,
Keeping their Christmas holiday:
When the master cried vith a roguish leer,
You'll all get fat on your Christmas cheer;
And one by his looks he seem'd to say,
I'll have more soup on this Christmas day!
Oh, the poor vorkhouse boy, &c .
At length all of us to bed vos sent,
The boy vos missing, in search ve vent:
Ve sought him above, ve sought him below,
Ve sought him vith faces of grief and voe;
Ve sought him that hour, ve sought him that night,
Ve sought him in fear, and ve sought him in fright;
Vben a young pauper cries, “I know ve shall
Get jolly veil vopt for loosing our pall.”
Oh, the poor vorkhouse boy, &c.
Ve sought in each corner, each crevice ve knew,
Ve sought down the yard, and ve sought up the flue .
Ve sought in each saucepan, each kettle and pot,
In vatter-butt look'd, but found him not.
And veeks new on ye vere all of us told,
That somebody said he'd been burk'd and sold;
Vhen our master goes out, the parishioners vild,
Cry, "There goes the cove that burk'd the poor child!"
Oh, the poor vorkhouse boy, ftc.
At length the soup coppers repairs did need,
The coppersmith came, and there he seed
A dollop of bones lay grizzling there,
In the leg of the breeches the boy did vear.
To gain his fill the boy did stoop,
And, dreadful to tell, he vos boil'd in the soup I
And ve all of us say it, and say it with sneers,
That he vos pushed in by the overseers.
Oh, the poor vorkhouse boy, &c.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rykdmiisbjdf4ooel7bxlrfu/bafkreif2nofa2u5vwphbbqlkygax4psz4ksbjadvyeoujdxbgjeznl34fq@jpeg)
December 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Some #ChristmasHorror #GastroHorror cannibalism & anti-capitalism in the song/poem "The Vorkhouse Boy" (to the tune of "The Mistletoe Bough) from "Songs of the Working Class in England" in the Southern Reporter and Cork Commercial Courier [Ireland]. Jan 4, 1840. (Dates back at least to 1837 tho.)
Christmas Songs on Weird Instruments with Matt posts every day and they're both wholesome and educational for anybody looking for that, including giant stuffies & cats. Just have to be prepared for the instruments he's not well-practiced on - sometimes quite jarring!
December 5, 2025
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December 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Christmas Songs on Weird Instruments with Matt posts every day and they're both wholesome and educational for anybody looking for that, including giant stuffies & cats. Just have to be prepared for the instruments he's not well-practiced on - sometimes quite jarring!
Much more pleasing sound on today's Christmas Songs on Weird Instruments with Matt. Did not know the song's history, and the selection of a drone flute would never have led me to guess what he'd play until he named it.
December 2, 2025
YouTube video by Matt Hanne
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December 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Much more pleasing sound on today's Christmas Songs on Weird Instruments with Matt. Did not know the song's history, and the selection of a drone flute would never have led me to guess what he'd play until he named it.
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i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
December 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse
The toy instrument this morning was not particularly harmonious, but that is always true of some of them!
New upload from him each day like an advent calendar.
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New upload from him each day like an advent calendar.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xga6...
![Christmas Songs [in red]
on Weird Instruments [in green]
with Matt [in gold]
Season 9 [in pink]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rykdmiisbjdf4ooel7bxlrfu/bafkreiemccmbqdaqhrvfz4jd5ziztkwqy6wifu4l4k32pautl2ggpekaae@jpeg)
December 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The toy instrument this morning was not particularly harmonious, but that is always true of some of them!
New upload from him each day like an advent calendar.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xga6...
New upload from him each day like an advent calendar.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xga6...
Keep an eye on Multo (Ghost) for the annual Winter Tales there!
Winter Tales Pre-Treat 2025
It’s been a while since my last post––apologies for that. I’ve had a busy few months. But I did spend a good part of November poring through my archives and scouring the web, picking st…
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December 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Keep an eye on Multo (Ghost) for the annual Winter Tales there!
Just enough that one could aim for 20/40 directed by a woman for #HorrorMoviesForTheHolidays
Christmas and Holiday Horror directed by women
Features, anthology movies, shorts, and documentary making-of shorts. Hiding shorts & unreleased movies, there may be enough movies that qualify for #HorrorMoviesForTheHolidays that one could do at le...
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December 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Just enough that one could aim for 20/40 directed by a woman for #HorrorMoviesForTheHolidays
Christmas Songs on Weird Instruments with Matt - yearly tradition of watching these!
December 1, 2025
YouTube video by Matt Hanne
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December 1, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Christmas Songs on Weird Instruments with Matt - yearly tradition of watching these!
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My new & first book, Selling Out Santa, is Open Access!
If you like what you read and can, please consider buying a copy for you and maybe one for a history/film lover at Christmas (it's 40% off)!
It'll likely be my only income in over 2 years once royalties pay next July, so please consider it!
If you like what you read and can, please consider buying a copy for you and maybe one for a history/film lover at Christmas (it's 40% off)!
It'll likely be my only income in over 2 years once royalties pay next July, so please consider it!
Selling Out Santa
Christmas is not just a day or a frame of mind as Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) imparts in Miracle on 34 th Street (1947); Christmas is also a vehicle for national mythmaking as an idealising mirror for...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
My new & first book, Selling Out Santa, is Open Access!
If you like what you read and can, please consider buying a copy for you and maybe one for a history/film lover at Christmas (it's 40% off)!
It'll likely be my only income in over 2 years once royalties pay next July, so please consider it!
If you like what you read and can, please consider buying a copy for you and maybe one for a history/film lover at Christmas (it's 40% off)!
It'll likely be my only income in over 2 years once royalties pay next July, so please consider it!
In Black Christmas (1974) Mrs. Mac hides sherry in a hardcover book that when it's opened is just readable enough, when paused, to search the name at the top of the phrase and some of the text. It's "Cyclists' Raid" by Frank Rooney (adapted as The Wild One), included in a number of anthologies.
November 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
In Black Christmas (1974) Mrs. Mac hides sherry in a hardcover book that when it's opened is just readable enough, when paused, to search the name at the top of the phrase and some of the text. It's "Cyclists' Raid" by Frank Rooney (adapted as The Wild One), included in a number of anthologies.
Definitely planning to do the #HorrorMoviesForTheHolidays Challenge (one a day, rewatches permitted).
A question that came up: are there any movies where ancient Germanic, Pagan, Wiccan, Satanic etc. #Yule is celebrated rather than Yule being treated as a synonym for Christmas?
A question that came up: are there any movies where ancient Germanic, Pagan, Wiccan, Satanic etc. #Yule is celebrated rather than Yule being treated as a synonym for Christmas?
I can't believe it's already time! #HorrorMoviesForTheHolidays starts this upcoming Monday! Join us for merriment and fun!
#HorrorSky #FilmSky
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Horror Movies for the Holidays Challenge: The Guidelines
The Horror Movies for the Holidays Challenge encourages participants to celebrate the season by watching their favorite holiday horror movies!
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November 21, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Definitely planning to do the #HorrorMoviesForTheHolidays Challenge (one a day, rewatches permitted).
A question that came up: are there any movies where ancient Germanic, Pagan, Wiccan, Satanic etc. #Yule is celebrated rather than Yule being treated as a synonym for Christmas?
A question that came up: are there any movies where ancient Germanic, Pagan, Wiccan, Satanic etc. #Yule is celebrated rather than Yule being treated as a synonym for Christmas?
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News story from Syracuse local news about saving the Museum of the Earth. (They dont explain that the Museum footage is from a Halloween event so enjoy a lot of unexplained costumed folks)
Any help is greatly appreciated!
#savePRI #science #givingtuesday #fossils
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Any help is greatly appreciated!
#savePRI #science #givingtuesday #fossils
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TVEyes Media Monitoring Suite - [Transcript]
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November 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
News story from Syracuse local news about saving the Museum of the Earth. (They dont explain that the Museum footage is from a Halloween event so enjoy a lot of unexplained costumed folks)
Any help is greatly appreciated!
#savePRI #science #givingtuesday #fossils
mms.tveyes.com/PlaybackPort...
Any help is greatly appreciated!
#savePRI #science #givingtuesday #fossils
mms.tveyes.com/PlaybackPort...
A pleasant early Christmas book gift left at the door courtesy of @thomasruyssmith.com and it looks great! A small handful of pieces and names I recognize, but I expect the majority to be completely new to me, so should be a fun voyage of discovery.
November 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A pleasant early Christmas book gift left at the door courtesy of @thomasruyssmith.com and it looks great! A small handful of pieces and names I recognize, but I expect the majority to be completely new to me, so should be a fun voyage of discovery.
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This page from my 2020 Columbo piece is making the rounds on the internet yet again, for some reason or another...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:46 AM
This page from my 2020 Columbo piece is making the rounds on the internet yet again, for some reason or another...
joedator.com/comics/redis...
joedator.com/comics/redis...
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It's crass, but I'm asking for a small favor. I'm applying for a grant to help possibly turning the flash fiction conthology into an actual, physical book. If I get about 30 more followers on BSKY, I can truthfully say I have at least 1k followers on every big platform.
Mind asking your friends? ;)
Mind asking your friends? ;)
November 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
It's crass, but I'm asking for a small favor. I'm applying for a grant to help possibly turning the flash fiction conthology into an actual, physical book. If I get about 30 more followers on BSKY, I can truthfully say I have at least 1k followers on every big platform.
Mind asking your friends? ;)
Mind asking your friends? ;)
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Spooky advent calendars still very much for sale... featuring many faves of TV, film and literature. Free Christmas at Borley card with every calendar. Lots of prints and cards also available. Reposts much appreciated. Thanks folks. sarahcoomershop.etsy.com/listing/1801...
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Spooky advent calendars still very much for sale... featuring many faves of TV, film and literature. Free Christmas at Borley card with every calendar. Lots of prints and cards also available. Reposts much appreciated. Thanks folks. sarahcoomershop.etsy.com/listing/1801...
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Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.
24 nations w/o streaming horror?
Afghanistan
Algeria
Antigua and Barbuda
Bangladesh
Barbados
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Costa Rica
Cote d’Ivoire
Fiji
Greenland
Krygystan
Kuwait
Madagascar
Myanmar
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Sao Tome and Principe
Sierra Leone
Somalia
State of Palestine
Syria
Uganda
Zambia
Afghanistan
Algeria
Antigua and Barbuda
Bangladesh
Barbados
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Costa Rica
Cote d’Ivoire
Fiji
Greenland
Krygystan
Kuwait
Madagascar
Myanmar
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Sao Tome and Principe
Sierra Leone
Somalia
State of Palestine
Syria
Uganda
Zambia
World map horror features not streaming?
Most of the countries represented here only have one to several horror features, none of which seem to be streaming. (Greenland's are on MyFilmFriend, a library service that very few libraries have.) ...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
24 nations w/o streaming horror?
Afghanistan
Algeria
Antigua and Barbuda
Bangladesh
Barbados
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Costa Rica
Cote d’Ivoire
Fiji
Greenland
Krygystan
Kuwait
Madagascar
Myanmar
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Sao Tome and Principe
Sierra Leone
Somalia
State of Palestine
Syria
Uganda
Zambia
Afghanistan
Algeria
Antigua and Barbuda
Bangladesh
Barbados
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Costa Rica
Cote d’Ivoire
Fiji
Greenland
Krygystan
Kuwait
Madagascar
Myanmar
Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Sao Tome and Principe
Sierra Leone
Somalia
State of Palestine
Syria
Uganda
Zambia
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"I've gone ahead and notified Nyarlathotep's hierophants that we'll give them everything they asked for, and will also throw in a few sacrificial firstborn children for the inconvenience."
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We’ve Defied President Nyarlathotep’s Psychic Siege Long Enough
Well, everyone, it was a valiant and brave endeavor. We refused to capitulate during the Dread Lord Nyarlathotep’s nationwide psychic siege for ove...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
"I've gone ahead and notified Nyarlathotep's hierophants that we'll give them everything they asked for, and will also throw in a few sacrificial firstborn children for the inconvenience."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/wev...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/wev...
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❄️🩸We're bringing back Ghosts of Yuletide again! A virtual storytelling event set to celebrate the rich tradition of Christmas ghost tales, whilst also celebrating the often-overlooked contributions of women of color to horror literature. Join us! 👻📚
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THE GHOSTS OF YULETIDE ARE BACK! CALL FOR FEATURED AUTHORS FOR 2025!!
The ghosts are gathering again. Ghosts of Yuletide 2025 seeks five authors of color whose words haunt, heal, and reclaim the winter dark. Join our annual celebration of horror and heritage.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
❄️🩸We're bringing back Ghosts of Yuletide again! A virtual storytelling event set to celebrate the rich tradition of Christmas ghost tales, whilst also celebrating the often-overlooked contributions of women of color to horror literature. Join us! 👻📚
nighttidemag.com/2025/11/02/t...
nighttidemag.com/2025/11/02/t...
Someone did update it last night. Once upon the time there were some dotted across much of the country.
List of elected socialist mayors in the United States - Wikipedia
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November 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Someone did update it last night. Once upon the time there were some dotted across much of the country.