A book about Roman detectives, German barbarians... and Austrian singers What I'm reading: Saturnalia by Lindsey Davis. An historical Roman mystery. With the wrong Falco in it...
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Columbo actor, Peter Falk, swears to scare America straight...
This is a perfect read before you clock off work for Halloween this year! It feels like something prowling the overlap on the Venn diagram of Robert Aickman and Joan Aiken
Ray Newman@raynewman.bsky.social · 2w agoFICTION: “Trident House has glamoured her and, in her glamour, she is unaware of what draws her there and stalks her through the concrete weald – the imprint of a vanished forest, a distorted memory, an inverted thing.” precastreinforced.co.uk/2026/10/23/f...
A DICKIE BIRD is an English expression referring to any sort of little bird. Until Dick E. Byrd dies...
Find out more about Johnathan Swift, the man who did - and didn't - write Gulliver's Travels: www.youtube.com/shorts/gLly5...
Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver's Travels, also invented the name "Vanessa."
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TODAY'S TYPO QUIZ: I wrote: "...he dide so with the cat in his arms" But should it be: a. "...he DID so with the cat in his arms" b."...he DIED so, with the cat in his arms" or c."...he DIDDLED SOME, with the cat in his arms." You decide!
Jonathan Swift wrote Gulliver's Travels, and invented the name, "Vanessa." Just don't ask about "Joe le Taxi..."
If anyone knows how I can punch Corel VisualStudio Pro 2022 in the face, please get in touch...
TYPO QUIZ! I wrote, "With enopugh time..." But should it be: a. "With ENOUGH time..." b. "With ENO-PUGH TIME (a collaboration between Brian and Florence)..." or c. "With PUGH, PUGH, BARNEY MCGREW, CUTHBERT, DIBBLE, GRUBB ALL ARRIVING ON time..." YOU DECIDE!
SMURFS ARE BELGIAN. Are they also real? A chat about where Smurfs come from, goes to some very weird places...
HALLOWEEN TYPO DICTIONARY! manin, v. arch. A Halloween tradition of rolling raw strips of bacon to stick in one's ears. One then flits about town, twisting one's head so the other end of the bacon slaps innocent bystanders.
TYPO QUIZ! I wrote: "...scanning the darkness for what SCRED the man." But should it be: a. "...scanning the darkness for what SCARED the man," b. "...scanning the darkness for what SCARRED the man," or c. "...scanning the darkness for what SCREWED the man." You decide!
EBOOKS AND PRINT BOOKS. And the Mariko Aoki phenomenon! Ebooks or print books, horror or romance. The biggest difference isn't what you read. It's where you read it...
TYPO DICTIONARY: humbele, v. To forge cheese wheels for monetary gain.
Perfect reading to get you ready for Halloween
Stephen Baird@bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · 2w agoFinally got around to getting a few thoughts together about a fascinating book about horror movies, full of reviews and articles about different facets of the horror film genre #BookSky #HorrorSky @annodracula.bsky.social 💙📚🩸 www.bigbeardedbookseller.com/2026/10/21/t...
I suppose I should tell you again that my working class, mining community folk horror SCRATCH MOSS is still 99p on ebook (Amazon Kindle link for ease but available at the same price from all the usual ebook purveyors). www.amazon.co.uk/Scratch-Moss...
Scratch Moss: The most original folk horror novel of the year from the author of Withered Hill eBook : Barnett, David: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Scratch Moss: The most original folk horror novel of the year from the author of Withered Hill eBook : Barnett, David: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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WHAT'S THAT? You're looking for a big ol' bundle of stories? Sorted:
Mark Stay@markstay.bsky.social · 2w agoVery excited to announce that the ebooks of the End of Magic trilogy are included in Storybundle's Trilogy Collection, curated by the magnificent Mr Lavie Tidhar! How can you get your hands on such a dazzling collection of trilogies? Scroll down for more details...
Thank god they were ventriloquists and not puppeteers!😲
Madeleine Swann@madeleineswann.bsky.social · 2w agoPeculiar book videos A Video About A Man Who Was Gang Stalked by Ventriloquists - dime store adventures youtu.be/jC-y6LGanTU?... This Fanfic Was Written by a Cult Leader - David M (I've followed this story) youtu.be/79pKUMwYEcI?... I Read the Mr Beast Book - Nikki Carreon - youtu.be/uWI3crxc7qw?...
TODAYS TYPO DICTIONARY: mough, v. To pine for the day’s of one’s youth, when cleaning between one’s toes provided an absolute abundance of “tea leaves."
TYPO QUIZ! I wrote, "But he onbly cared about getting married..." But did I mean: a. "But he NOBLY cared about getting married..." b. "But he ONLY cared about getting married..." or c. "But he -SITTING ON CAPTAIN BLY - only cared about getting married..."? YOU CHOOSE!
Finished up Wickhills by @premeemohamed.com and it's as good as advertised. I think it's her best book yet.
If anyone would like to be involved in this with a piece of non-fiction please contact morbid, talk about how you got in to music, your favourite gig, band, album, whatever gets your juices flowing!
p.a. morbid@marcusagonistes.bsky.social · 2w ago@bigbeardedbookseller.com If you could give this another share? Looking for some nonfiction pieces
