James Machin
@jfmachin.bsky.social
Editor, proof reader, writer, researcher etc.
Recent books:
The Strange Stories of John Buchan (British Library Publishing, 2025)
The Stark Munro Letters by Arthur Conan Doyle (Edinburgh University Press, 2024)
Recent books:
The Strange Stories of John Buchan (British Library Publishing, 2025)
The Stark Munro Letters by Arthur Conan Doyle (Edinburgh University Press, 2024)
Reposted by James Machin
“Identifying the supernatural as a consistent theme of Buchan’s fiction… reinforces Buchan’s status as a pre-eminent exponent of the supernatural tale and helps us to understand his wider oeuvre”
@jfmachin.bsky.social on Buchan as a writer of the weird
2/8
www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2025/12/john...
@jfmachin.bsky.social on Buchan as a writer of the weird
2/8
www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2025/12/john...
John Buchan and the Supernatural - The Bottle Imp
When writing the introduction to the recent collection of John Buchan’s ‘strange stories’ for the British Library, I was hesitant in making my argument that Buchan should rightfully be considered alon...
www.thebottleimp.org.uk
December 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
“Identifying the supernatural as a consistent theme of Buchan’s fiction… reinforces Buchan’s status as a pre-eminent exponent of the supernatural tale and helps us to understand his wider oeuvre”
@jfmachin.bsky.social on Buchan as a writer of the weird
2/8
www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2025/12/john...
@jfmachin.bsky.social on Buchan as a writer of the weird
2/8
www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2025/12/john...
Reposted by James Machin
Nothing further to say on the matter apart from ALT+0151 bite me.
October 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Nothing further to say on the matter apart from ALT+0151 bite me.
"The Entrance" is superb and genuinely creeps me out.
August 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"The Entrance" is superb and genuinely creeps me out.
Thanks so much, Alex -- enjoy!
August 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Thanks so much, Alex -- enjoy!