Swan River Press
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Independent press dedicated to literature of the gothic, fantastic, strange, and supernatural. Æon House, Dublin, Ireland. Posts by Brian J. Showers. www.swanriverpress.ie
If you live in Dublin 8: There are plans to move the Dolphin's Barn sort hub to Lucan. This means that if you need to collect s package, it'll be quite a trek. And that's just for starters. Here's a petition to voice opposition. Please share. my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa...
Save Our Postal Depots!
Local communities rely on An Post to deliver accessible services. Currently, there are three Delivery Service Units (DSUs) in Dublin South Central, located at Dolphin's Barn, Crumlin, and Ballyfermot...
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Anyone interested in the Irish Gothic will need Jim Rockhill's study of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu: A MIND TURNED IN UPON ITSELF “Essential for anyone who loves the works of Le Fanu . . . an absorbing read, a book to dip into and come back to.” – Supernatural Tales swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/a-...
Just received to the W. of Ireland this beautifully produced literary artefact from @swanriverpress.bsky.social in Dublin. Hopefully it will explain some things.... #booksky #weirdliterature
tonight at 8pm on the Nunkie YouTube channel a strange and unsettling short story by an obscure genius: "The Journal of Edward Hargood" by DNJ. youtube.com/live/INHND3I...
The Journal of Edward Hargood, by DNJ
YouTube video by Nunkie Films
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Everyone should have both volumes!
Swan River Press@swanriverpress.bsky.social · 4d ago“Ghosts of the Chit-Chat is now complemented by the equally elegant Friends and Spectres, spotlighting work by participants in a Cambridge University debate on the existence of ghosts. M. R. James supported the case for the spectral.” – Washington Post swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/fr...
“Ghosts of the Chit-Chat is now complemented by the equally elegant Friends and Spectres, spotlighting work by participants in a Cambridge University debate on the existence of ghosts. M. R. James supported the case for the spectral.” – Washington Post swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/fr...
Ghosts of the Chit-Chat features earlier, slightly different versions of two of M. R. James’s best-known ghost stories; Robert Lloyd Parry’s profiles and commentaries on each featured Chit-Chat member sheds new light on the supernatural tradition. swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/gh...
Coming in 2029.... 'Born Bad: A Cultural History of the Haunting of Hill House'
Remember Alan Moore's TOP 10, the police procedural in which every citizen of Neopolis is a "superhero" of some sort with varying degrees of power and self-awareness? Social media is a bit like that only everyone is a writer. If you're a reader though, Top 10 is loads of fun. Highly recommended.
If you're interested in Irish women's contribution to genre, check out STRANGE SOUTH SEAS. "BEATRICE GRIMSHAW conjures the Pacific’s darker side, where sorcerers practice their ancient craft, where ghosts linger, and where beauty often casts a sinister shadow." swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/st...
My brother just received his package of all that I worked on this year (so far). He photographed it. It's a satisfying enough snap to see. Here it is.
I really wish The Cure's IN ORANGE were given a proper remastered audio release. It's one of my favourite concert videos too.
"Drawing on supernatural literature, historical incident, and dubious folklore, THE BLEEDING HORSE infests the south Dublin neighbourhood of Rathmines with an authentic population of ghosts and other less welcome entities." Intro by John Connolly. Signed hardback: swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/th...
I've always been rather proud of our edition of THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND. Intro by Alan Moore, After by Iain Sinclair, Illos by John Coulthart, soundtrack by Jon Mueller. The limited hardback commands quite high prices now. Still available in paperback though: swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/th...
THE LURE OF THE UNKNOWN is a collection of Algernon Blackwood’s essays, talks, reviews and anecdotes exploring encounters with the strange and unusual. They provide another dimension to an understanding of one of the great writers of the supernatural. Order here: swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/th...
Also, I just nabbed a ticket to see Ministry at the Olympia in Dublin in April 2027. Anyone else going? I've only seen them once before. They were big and loud and pneumatic. I've always wanted to see them again.
I've piles and piles of spare (and heavy) dust jackets here. Any suggestions what to fo with them?
What also struck me about Lewton's films recently, and maybe I'm stating the obvious, but none of them are overtly supernatural. Cat People and Curse come closest, but even those have plausible loopholes. More often than not, his films feature superstition and folklore as a threat to the real.
Anyone who is interested in Val Lewton really needs to listen to Secret History of Hollywood's SHADOWS: The Val Lewton Story. It's a masterful podcast, brilliantly produced, thoroughly research; it's lengthy, but nothing short of a full, exploratory biography. www.attaboyclarence.com/the-secret-h...
The Secret History Of Hollywood
Val Lewton has been hired by RKO Studios to oversee the creation of their new horror division. However, the job has come with a set of curious conditions... Having had the name of his first movie, 'C...
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Swan River Press@swanriverpress.bsky.social · 2w agoVal Lewton's horror cycle for RKO never ceases to delight me. I rewatched ISLE OF THE DEAD--plague overcomes an island household, superstition overcomes reason. Prescient. Karloff is chilling. Apart from Cat People, is there a particular Lewton you're fond of? And why? www.imdb.com/list/ls54130...
Val Lewton's horror cycle for RKO never ceases to delight me. I rewatched ISLE OF THE DEAD--plague overcomes an island household, superstition overcomes reason. Prescient. Karloff is chilling. Apart from Cat People, is there a particular Lewton you're fond of? And why? www.imdb.com/list/ls54130...
Sleep Research Facility's Deep Frieze, a cold cold drone for a cold cold vibe. If you like this sort of thing. coldspring.bandcamp.com/album/deep-f...
Deep Frieze (CSR72CD), by Sleep Research Facility
5 track album
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Review of NOCTURNAL MIRRORS “These stories can be seen as items in a manifesto, an argument for the exploration of what [Richard Gavin] calls the Shadowland . . . every story glitters like a cursed jewel in some mad tyrant’s hoard.” – Supernatural Tales suptales.blogspot.com/2026/07/noct...
A family photo from Spring 2013. We were only three years into our hardback line and the first issue of The Green Book had just come out. Oh, how we've proliferated! swanriverpress.ie
