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C.W. Reeve
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Author of weird tales & folk horror, co-host of #WyrdWednesday. Killing me won't bring back your apples (He/Him) 👻

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A drabble from me for Halloween, on the theme of '13'! This is my first swing at one of these & I'm really happy with how it came out. Thanks to @ratbaglit.bsky.social for publishing it. Them rats are good folk!

#Horror #Drabble #Horrorwriting
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This perfectly encapsulates why we need the BBC
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Is it time for the teapot of Radical Hope? I feel it's time.
A brown and yellow old fashioned teapot, with the words RADICAL HOPE painted on its side. Not the teapot we deserve, BUT THE ONE WE NEED.
November 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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November 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Post a shot from a film that blows you away.
A man and a woman in winter clothing sit atop a frozen lake. Nearby, the ice begins to crack.
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Post a shot from a film that blows you away.
A man and a woman in winter clothing sit atop a frozen lake. Nearby, the ice begins to crack.
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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On October 30, 2018, one Dave Newnham was walking along the footpaths along the River Ystwyth in Wales when he saw a woman standing in the water. He took a photo of the figure, who seemed to “disappear and merge into the river”.

Genuine spook or pareidolia?

#PhantomsFriday
A spooky figure stands in the water of a river. Or is it a figure?
November 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Trapdoor spider, oils, sold

Time to repost this one ;)
November 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature.

~P.G. Wodehouse

Hello, dear Bibliophiles! Thrilled to announce that #BookologyThursday & #BookChatWeekly return this week 🎉 with the heartfelt theme:

✨FRIENDSHIPS & COMMUNITIES✨
November 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Minos was a king of Crete, and the son of Zeus and Europa. Every nine years, he made his defeated rival, King Aegeus, pick seven young boys and seven young girls to be sent to his labyrinth, to be eaten by the fearsome Minotaur.

#WyrdWednesday
🎨 by William Blake, circa 1824
A bearded king sits upon a throne, while various subjects cower before him.
November 12, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Thanks to @cwreeve.bsky.social for the last round!

@prairiebones.bsky.social is here for all your Kings, Queens, and other individuals chosen by the gods themselves.
a woman wearing a crown and a necklace with a heart shaped pendant on her forehead
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November 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Minos was a king of Crete, and the son of Zeus and Europa. Every nine years, he made his defeated rival, King Aegeus, pick seven young boys and seven young girls to be sent to his labyrinth, to be eaten by the fearsome Minotaur.

#WyrdWednesday
🎨 by William Blake, circa 1824
A bearded king sits upon a throne, while various subjects cower before him.
November 12, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Good morning, Wyrdlings!

@cwreeve.bsky.social here, kicking off this week's delightfully regal #WyrdWednesday! The theme - “Once and Future Kings & Queens – from Drag to Domesday Book.”

Show me your wyrd! 👑👻
a man with a crown on his head is standing next to a skeleton
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November 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Wyrdlings! With the birthday of certain royal personages upcoming, we give you:

“Once and Future Kings & Queens – from Drag to Domesday Book”

for our #WyrdWednesday topic! Indulge the court of the wyrd & wynderful with your tales of monstrous apes, overlarge beds & legendary leaders! 👑
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Time to stock up on snowy, dark reads! 🩷

What happened to Jade Hunter?

When Jade goes missing in the Alaskan wilderness, everyone is shocked. She was scheduled to speak at an academic symposium but never turned up. What was Jade really doing in Alaska? 🐻🐾

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November 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Today's story is "The Paw Does Not Hesitate" by "Patrick G. Roland.
#ratbag #ratbaglit #litmag #literarymagazine #drabble #drabbles #triskaidekaphobia

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November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
Joyce Carol Oates @Joyce... 17h O So curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates— scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music, a book (but doubt that he reads); pride in a friend's or relative's accomplishment; condolences for someone who has died; pleasure in sports, acclaim for a favorite team; references to history. In fact he seems totally uneducated, uncultured. The poorest persons on Twitter may have access to more beauty & meaning in life than the "most wealthy person in the world." Elon Musk ' @elonmusk X.com Oates is a liar and delights in being mean. Not a good human.
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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So, the blood candles are back...
A white candle in a bottle. The candle is dripping red wax.
November 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Some pics from Nottingham Justice Museum's Dead Man Walking night (which was much fun but absolutely terrifying, btw)

#photography #justicemuseum #Nottingham
A brick archway over a gated entrance. A staircase lit by candlelight
November 9, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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I dunno about you but I'm pretty fucking excited for Osgood Perkins' latest dark trip...

#Horrorsky #Filmsky #MutantFam

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KEEPER (2025) Official Trailer #3 (HD) Osgood Perkins, Tatiana Maslany, Rossif Sutherland
YouTube video by UHM - Upcoming Horror Movies
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November 9, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Excellent article here. Our students are our greatest advocates. Counter proposals will be put forward, and we are supporting colleagues in Music, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies at Nottingham with their campaigns www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
University of Nottingham students fight 'insane' cull of courses
Traitors composer Sam Watts is among those against plans to cut University of Nottingham courses.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Nottingham's Newstead Abbey is best known as the ancestral home of Lord Byron, but romantic poetry isn’t the only legacy the famous author left behind. It's said the ghost of Byron’s beloved dog, Boatswain, still roams the estate, searching endlessly for his master...

#PhantomsFriday
Newstead Abbey, a ground old house set in the middle of a country park, photographed in 1975. Lord Byron's dog, a black and white chap in portrait form.
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Nottingham's Newstead Abbey is best known as the ancestral home of Lord Byron, but romantic poetry isn’t the only legacy the famous author left behind. It's said the ghost of Byron’s beloved dog, Boatswain, still roams the estate, searching endlessly for his master...

#PhantomsFriday
Newstead Abbey, a ground old house set in the middle of a country park, photographed in 1975. Lord Byron's dog, a black and white chap in portrait form.
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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"Ten minutes more of suspense. Then, again, loud, sudden, violent, the bell rang! We burst into the room. There he was, standing in the middle of the floor, rigid, petrified. He groaned in in a terrible, husky voice, 'Oh my God, I have seen it!' and fell down dead."
- Rhoda Broughton
#PhantomsFriday
A sketch of the tall Georgian terraced house at 50 Berkeley Square, London.
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Few new brown mushrooms in the park this morning.

#FungiFriday 🍄
four small spherical mushrooms growing on a log. cream / brown with spiky surface small orangey brown mushrooms growing amongst woodchips single white mushroom growing against a wall. shaggy parasol mush still with a rounded head. large. dramatic. good find!
November 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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The famous 'Girl in The Flames' photo from 1995, showing Wem Town Hall on fire and a mysterious little girl stood in the blaze, seemingly unbothered.

The girl in question was actually lifted from a postcard from 1922.

#WyrdWednesday
A black and white photograph showing a little girl stood in a burning building, completely unfazed by the flames.
November 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM