🕸️👻 Dr Evilyn K🎃ch 👻🕸️
@evelynkoch.bsky.social
Early modern/19th-cent. English literature, science and literature, landscape in literature, fantasy, horror and weird fiction.
Wyrd TV is here! I don't know how to do unboxing videos! #folklore #folkhorror #television www.tinyurl.com/wyrdtv
The wonderful folks at @columbiaup.bsky.social have put together this book flyer, including a 20% discount.
📢 #CfP "The Mysteries of Night in Fantasy Worlds" 📍online 🗓️8-9 January 2027 🏢Centre for Fantasy Literature Studies, Shevchenko Institute of Literature, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 📜submit proposals: forms.gle/4MMQ8asT4mNH... ⏱️Deadline: 31 Oct 2026 #Fantasy #Gothic #lit 💙📚
![CALL FOR PAPERS
Centre for Fantasy Literature Studies
Shevchenko Institute of Literature
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
invites you to take part in the conference on
THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF FANTASY LITERATURE STUDIES
THE MYSTERIES OF NIGHT IN FANTASY WORLDS
hosted online on 8-9 January 2027
11 am Kyiv Time / 10 am Central European Time
We like to think we live in daylight, but half the world is always dark;
and fantasy, like poetry, speaks the language of the night.
Ursula K Le Guin, The Language of the Night
[illustration to]
“Queen of the Night Scene, for Mozart’s Magic Flute” by Simon Quaglio (1818)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:a4i47lsdoa7usytqshvbiyoc/bafkreibl74teptmobgfb64hgwdqvjacs5ki2xma3wfohytxkxef3zw3smm)
![Everyone, at least once in a lifetime, has experienced the numinosity of night, its mysterious allure and the immense power it has over our imagination. Night equals mystery. Night equals love
and seduction. Night equals flights of fancy, towards both darkness and towards light. It is a time
beloved by poets and artists, by romantics and stargazers, by thugs and madmen alike.
[...] Aspects to dwell on include, but are not limited to any of the following:
● Nocturnal Time and Night Magic(s);
● Night Darkness and Night Light;
● Night Skies: Moon, Stars, and other Luminaries;
● Night, Love, and Seduction;
● Nightly Deeds: Deceptions, Thefts, Plots, and Conspiracies;
● Dreams, Visions, and Illusions;
● Sleep and Insomnia;
● Nightly and Oneiric Chronotopes;
● Nightscapes and Dreamscapes;
● Creatures of the Night.
Proposals are accepted till 31 October 2026
To submit a proposal, please fill in the form
https://forms.gle/4MMQ8asT4mNHZhHP7
Language: English
20-minute presentations will be followed by a discussion at the end of the panel.
Selected papers presented at the conference will be published in the CFLS’s biannual digital
edited volume (with a DOI), which examines the theoretical aspects of fantasy studies.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:a4i47lsdoa7usytqshvbiyoc/bafkreibly5grwyrhae2gwvsbks6c2fedp4c3ceio6dd425jy3my5tfxy2i)
On the weekend, I also received my first honorary doctorate from the University of the Blue Mountains "for services to the Tolkien Community". I mean, look at this magnificent certificate. I think regular universities can hardly compete with that.
The latest Hither Shore, Vol. 22, is out now! It features articles on the topic "Tolkien's Werke auf dem Buchmarkt"/"Tolkien's Works on the Book Market". #Tolkien #bookstudies #Buchwissenschaften 💙📚 #lit #fantasy
Who doesn't love the @britishlibrary.bsky.social Tales of the Weird series? We heard about this new addition by @janetteleaf.bsky.social from the DACH Victorianists newsletter. If you are in Germany, Austria or Switzerland & study the Victorian Age, check them out: dachvictorianists.blogspot.com
DACH Victorianists
dach victorianists network
dachvictorianists.blogspot.com
Dr Janette Leaf@janetteleaf.bsky.social · last wk.Fiendish Felines is my weird cat book with the @britishlibrary.bsky.social. It's out now and purrrfect for #Haloween! 🎃🐈⬛ Please help boost the message by sharing! @gothicauob.bsky.social @ogomproject.bsky.social @bavs-uk.bsky.social @vpfa.bsky.social @l19cmanmet.bsky.social @19birkbeck.bsky.social
The Dictionary of Victorian London www.victorianlondon.org/index-2012.htm is now 25 years old. its been many years since I've added anything to it, but it keeps going and every now and then I hear from a writer (usally) who finds it invaluable.
📢 #CfP "The Mysteries of Night in Fantasy Worlds" 📍online 🗓️8-9 January 2027 🏢Centre for Fantasy Literature Studies, Shevchenko Institute of Literature, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 📜submit proposals: forms.gle/4MMQ8asT4mNH... ⏱️Deadline: 31 Oct 2026 #Fantasy #Gothic #lit 💙📚
The Tolkien Seminar by @germantolksoc.bsky.social in Augsburg is up and running! Online participation via tolkien-seminar.com
🎓 Das Tolkien Seminar steht in den Startlöschern, die Zugangs-Mails zur Online-Teilnahme sind verschickt und um 14:30 gehts los! ♟️🧩 Gestern gab es schon einen tollen Abend mit tolkienesken Brettspielen, Magic Runden und viel Spaß! 🎟️ Online-Anmeldungen sind noch möglich: www.tolkien-seminar.de
Nicht vergessen - ihr könnt auch kostenlos online teilnehmen, registriert euch hier: tolkien-seminar.de 📜Umwelt, Um-Welt und Mit-Welt in Tolkien 📅16.10.-18.10.2026, Umweltbildungszentrum Augsburg #Tolkien #envhum #envhist #bluehumanities #lit #litwiss #fantasy 💙📚
Tolkien Seminar DTG@tolkienseminardtg.bsky.social · 3mo agoSchaut euch unser Programm an! 🔽🔽🔽 📢 Programm zum Seminar der @germantolksoc.bsky.social 📜Umwelt, Um-Welt und Mit-Welt in Tolkien 📅16.10.-18.10.2026, Umweltbildungszentrum Augsburg 🌐Teilnahme vor Ort oder online ist kostenlos #Tolkien #envhum 💙📚 #lit #litwiss #fantasy #bluehumanities #envhist
Don't forget that you can also attend online, and it's free! You can register here: tolkien-seminar.com 📜Environment, the World around us, and Shared Spaces in Tolkien 📅16.10.-18.10 2026, Environmental Education Centre in Augsburg #Tolkien #envhum #envhist #bluehumanities #lit #litwiss #fantasy 💙📚
Tolkien Seminar DTG@tolkienseminardtg.bsky.social · 3mo agoHave a look at our programme! 🔽🔽🔽 📢 22nd Seminar of the @germantolksoc.bsky.social 📜Environment, the World around us, and Shared Spaces in Tolkien 📅16.10.-18.10 2026, Environmental Education Centre in Augsburg 🌐Attendance in-person or online is free #Tolkien #envhum 💙📚 #lit #litwiss #fantasy
Today, I'm talking about "The Influence of Algernon Blackwood’s Nature Philosophy on Tolkien’s Environmental Vision". You can tune in online, if you like.
Tolkien Seminar DTG@tolkienseminardtg.bsky.social · 2w agoDon't forget that you can also attend online, and it's free! You can register here: tolkien-seminar.com 📜Environment, the World around us, and Shared Spaces in Tolkien 📅16.10.-18.10 2026, Environmental Education Centre in Augsburg #Tolkien #envhum #envhist #bluehumanities #lit #litwiss #fantasy 💙📚
An exciting Gothic conference that I'm co-organising with Strawberry Hill House and a few other organisations, to be held at Strawberry Hill next June. Please circulate the CFP far and wide: www.strawberryhillhouse.org.uk/gothic-confe...
Gothic Conference 2027 - Strawberry Hill House & Garden
strawberryhillhouse.org.uk
CFP 📢📢📢 *New Approaches to Teaching the Gothic*, co-edited by myself & @factorygothic.bsky.social Critical practice; pedaogical reflections; case studies; particularly in a relation to these times/spaces of crisis. VERY broad cfp. Deadline 10th November More info 👇👇 l1nq.com/7ra7rtb
cfp | call for papers
call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu
Whilst out and about and cake-bothering booksellers, I saw my first Hookland sticker out in the wild.
Schaut euch unser Programm an! 🔽🔽🔽 📢 Programm zum Seminar der @germantolksoc.bsky.social 📜Umwelt, Um-Welt und Mit-Welt in Tolkien 📅16.10.-18.10.2026, Umweltbildungszentrum Augsburg 🌐Teilnahme vor Ort oder online ist kostenlos #Tolkien #envhum 💙📚 #lit #litwiss #fantasy #bluehumanities #envhist
German Tolkien Society@germantolksoc.bsky.social · 3mo agoVom 16. -18.10.2026 findet das Tolkien Seminarstatt, diesmal im Umweltbildungszentrum Augsburg. Thema in diesem Jahr: „Umwelt, Um-Welt und Mit-Welt in Tolkiens Werk“ Da die Plätze beschränkt sind, ist in diesem Jahr die Anmeldung erforderlich. Mehr Infos: www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/55878/tolkie...
Noch bis zum 4. Oktober könnt ihr euch registrieren, wenn ihr vor Ort an der Konferenz teilnehmen wollt: tolkien-seminar.de. Falls Ihr lieber online teilnehmen wollt: die Registrierung ist bis zur Veranstaltung selbst offen.
Tolkien Seminar 2026: Umwelt, Um-Welt und Mit-Welt in Tolkiens Werk
Das 22. Tolkien Seminar der Deutschen Tolkien Gesellschaft e.V. vom 16. bis 18. Oktober 2026 im Umweltbildungszentrum Augsburg – vor Ort und online. Die Teilnahme ist kostenfrei.
tolkien-seminar.de
Have a look at our programme! 🔽🔽🔽 📢 22nd Seminar of the @germantolksoc.bsky.social 📜Environment, the World around us, and Shared Spaces in Tolkien 📅16.10.-18.10 2026, Environmental Education Centre in Augsburg 🌐Attendance in-person or online is free #Tolkien #envhum 💙📚 #lit #litwiss #fantasy
German Tolkien Society@germantolksoc.bsky.social · 3mo agoVom 16. -18.10.2026 findet das Tolkien Seminarstatt, diesmal im Umweltbildungszentrum Augsburg. Thema in diesem Jahr: „Umwelt, Um-Welt und Mit-Welt in Tolkiens Werk“ Da die Plätze beschränkt sind, ist in diesem Jahr die Anmeldung erforderlich. Mehr Infos: www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/55878/tolkie...
Don't forget you can still register until 4 October if you want to attend in person: tolkien-seminar.com. If you'd like to attend online, the registration is open until the event.
Tolkien Seminar 2026: Environment, Ecosphere, Community: Tolkien and Enworldment
The 22nd Tolkien Seminar of the Deutsche Tolkien Gesellschaft e.V., 16–18 October 2026 at the Umweltbildungszentrum Augsburg, Germany – in person and online. Participation is free of charge.
tolkien-seminar.com
This is either: 1) a 1920 Thuringian advert for Bockbier, designed by Georg Fanner, or 2) a group of satanic locals worshipping their half-goat, half-beer glass overlord
You may have seen me sharing posts from The Gothic Revival, but not know what it is. The Gothic Revival is a magazine exploring Literature, film, folklore, paranormal, music, photography and anything else we can cram in! There's a FREE issue; you can download it here: thegothicrevival.com/shop
The Gothic Revival@thegothicrevival.bsky.social · 3w agoEver wondered how Scooby-Doo and the Gothic are connected? Well, in our free issue, we explore just this and more! Download from our website via the link below; thegothicrevival.com/shop #Gothic #horror #writingcommunity #paranormal #scoobydoo
I’ve just discovered the existence of “Coffin Paths” (or “Corpse Roads”), down which people were carried to be buried in the nearest Parish Church. They could be miles long. Down to the C19th, they were believed to be heavily haunted and often crossed rivers, because spirits were stopped by water
Went to see The Uprising (with no great expectations) because it's already in cinemas over here. Now this is a very silly film. Please don't show medieval people grubbing through the soil post-Monty Python. Yes, it's THAT kind of film...
It is World Maritime Day, so here's a timely reminder of The Perilous Deep: A Supernatural History of the Atlantic @reaktionbooks.bsky.social 'Bell ... brings exemplary scholarship as well as storytelling flair to the lightless depths of the “supernatural and monstrous Atlantic”.
