Tatiana Fajardo
@tatiana1979.bsky.social
PhD candidate at the University of the Basque Country, Spain. I am researching Patrick McGrath's Gothic Fiction. MLitt in the Gothic Imagination at the University of Stirling, Scotland. Published by Luna Press Publishing.
Posts in English and in Spanish.
Posts in English and in Spanish.
The OG Goths: John Polidori, Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley, Lord Byron
Who's your favourite one and why?
Who's your favourite one and why?
December 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The OG Goths: John Polidori, Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley, Lord Byron
Who's your favourite one and why?
Who's your favourite one and why?
'The Red Tapestry' by Jaime Corum
December 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
'The Red Tapestry' by Jaime Corum
#FolkloreSunday Mischievous Greek goblins, the Kallikantzaroi emerge during the Twelve Days of Christmas to wreak havoc and add a supernatural twist to the festive season. www.greece-is.com/watch-out-th...
December 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
#FolkloreSunday Mischievous Greek goblins, the Kallikantzaroi emerge during the Twelve Days of Christmas to wreak havoc and add a supernatural twist to the festive season. www.greece-is.com/watch-out-th...
Poster for 'The Bride!' (2026), a film which draws inspiration from 'Bride of Frankenstein' (1935).
December 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Poster for 'The Bride!' (2026), a film which draws inspiration from 'Bride of Frankenstein' (1935).
Mark R. Pugh, 'A Secret and a Locked Door'
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Mark R. Pugh, 'A Secret and a Locked Door'
Jules Tavernier, 'The Christmas Dream'
December 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Jules Tavernier, 'The Christmas Dream'
First edition cover of 'Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens' by J. M. Barrie, 1906
December 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
First edition cover of 'Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens' by J. M. Barrie, 1906
'Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December;
& each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore'
Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven #GothicAdvent
Art by Gustave Doré
& each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore'
Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven #GothicAdvent
Art by Gustave Doré
December 1, 2025 at 8:43 AM
'Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December;
& each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore'
Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven #GothicAdvent
Art by Gustave Doré
& each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow;—vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore'
Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven #GothicAdvent
Art by Gustave Doré
Why Does Oscar Wilde (who died #OTD in 1900) Still Resonate Today?
‘The Picture of Dorian Gray' isn’t just a critique of vanity but a study in art’s power to influence and absorb, a theme that resonates today as we navigate the pull of digital filters. medium.com/@akhtarsalim...
‘The Picture of Dorian Gray' isn’t just a critique of vanity but a study in art’s power to influence and absorb, a theme that resonates today as we navigate the pull of digital filters. medium.com/@akhtarsalim...
November 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Why Does Oscar Wilde (who died #OTD in 1900) Still Resonate Today?
‘The Picture of Dorian Gray' isn’t just a critique of vanity but a study in art’s power to influence and absorb, a theme that resonates today as we navigate the pull of digital filters. medium.com/@akhtarsalim...
‘The Picture of Dorian Gray' isn’t just a critique of vanity but a study in art’s power to influence and absorb, a theme that resonates today as we navigate the pull of digital filters. medium.com/@akhtarsalim...
Marcel Witte, “Devotion”
November 30, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Marcel Witte, “Devotion”
#ShakespeareSunday 'Blow, blow, thou winter wind.'
As You Like It - Act 2, scene 7
Series- Game of Thrones
As You Like It - Act 2, scene 7
Series- Game of Thrones
November 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
#ShakespeareSunday 'Blow, blow, thou winter wind.'
As You Like It - Act 2, scene 7
Series- Game of Thrones
As You Like It - Act 2, scene 7
Series- Game of Thrones
#FolkloreSunday Some legends equate Frau Perchta with the legend of the Wild Hunt, and say that she flies through the night sky attended by an army of lost souls, including the Perchten, her army of servants who are nearly indistinguishable from Krampus. boroughsofthedead.com/frau-perchta/
November 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
#FolkloreSunday Some legends equate Frau Perchta with the legend of the Wild Hunt, and say that she flies through the night sky attended by an army of lost souls, including the Perchten, her army of servants who are nearly indistinguishable from Krampus. boroughsofthedead.com/frau-perchta/
“She was a wild, wicked slip of a girl. She burned too brightly for this world.”
― Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights #BookWormSat
Art- Robert McGinnis
― Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights #BookWormSat
Art- Robert McGinnis
November 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“She was a wild, wicked slip of a girl. She burned too brightly for this world.”
― Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights #BookWormSat
Art- Robert McGinnis
― Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights #BookWormSat
Art- Robert McGinnis
Vasili Pukirev, 'The Unequal Marriage,' 1862
'Nosferatu' fanart by ink3rr
'Nosferatu' fanart by ink3rr
November 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Vasili Pukirev, 'The Unequal Marriage,' 1862
'Nosferatu' fanart by ink3rr
'Nosferatu' fanart by ink3rr
Remedios Varo, 'Solar Music,' 1955
November 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Remedios Varo, 'Solar Music,' 1955
'La Nuit,' by Auguste Raynaud
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
'La Nuit,' by Auguste Raynaud
#NowWatching 'Creature' ('Yaratilan'), an 8-episode Turkish series set in the last period of the Ottoman Empire, and loosely based on Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'.
November 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
#NowWatching 'Creature' ('Yaratilan'), an 8-episode Turkish series set in the last period of the Ottoman Empire, and loosely based on Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'.
#ShakespeareSunday 'What freezings I have felt, what dark days seen,' Sonnet 97
Art- Ivan Shishkin, In the Wild North, 1891
Art- Ivan Shishkin, In the Wild North, 1891
November 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
#ShakespeareSunday 'What freezings I have felt, what dark days seen,' Sonnet 97
Art- Ivan Shishkin, In the Wild North, 1891
Art- Ivan Shishkin, In the Wild North, 1891
#FolkloreSunday Krampus, in central European popular legend, a half-goat, half-demon monster that punishes misbehaving children at Christmastime. He is the devilish companion of St. Nicholas. His name derives from the German word Krampen, which means “claw.” britannica.com/topic/Krampus
November 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
#FolkloreSunday Krampus, in central European popular legend, a half-goat, half-demon monster that punishes misbehaving children at Christmastime. He is the devilish companion of St. Nicholas. His name derives from the German word Krampen, which means “claw.” britannica.com/topic/Krampus
Bartolomé Bermejo, 'Saint Michael triumphant over the Devil with the Donor Antoni Joan,' 1468
November 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Bartolomé Bermejo, 'Saint Michael triumphant over the Devil with the Donor Antoni Joan,' 1468
Why We’re Currently In a Gothic Film Revival
From ‘Poor Things’ to ‘Nosferatu’ and now
‘Frankenstein,’ a new generation of filmmakers is resurrecting gothic cinema in order to probe the fears haunting our times. mastermindparis.com/features/got...
From ‘Poor Things’ to ‘Nosferatu’ and now
‘Frankenstein,’ a new generation of filmmakers is resurrecting gothic cinema in order to probe the fears haunting our times. mastermindparis.com/features/got...
November 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Why We’re Currently In a Gothic Film Revival
From ‘Poor Things’ to ‘Nosferatu’ and now
‘Frankenstein,’ a new generation of filmmakers is resurrecting gothic cinema in order to probe the fears haunting our times. mastermindparis.com/features/got...
From ‘Poor Things’ to ‘Nosferatu’ and now
‘Frankenstein,’ a new generation of filmmakers is resurrecting gothic cinema in order to probe the fears haunting our times. mastermindparis.com/features/got...
Snowflakes on a crow’s wings. Photo by Shawn Bergmann.
November 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Snowflakes on a crow’s wings. Photo by Shawn Bergmann.