Tommy Atkinson
@atters1000.bsky.social
Lord of Strange Deaths / Amateur Cracksman
The Ghost Train doesn’t stop here anymore
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‘End of an era’ as classic Kent fairground ride torn down over health and safety fears
A much-loved ghost train ride at a popular seaside amusement park has been demolished due to health and safety fears.
www.kentonline.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The Ghost Train doesn’t stop here anymore
www.kentonline.co.uk/romney-marsh...
www.kentonline.co.uk/romney-marsh...
We went to see an am-dram production of Strangers on a Train last week and for some reason they seem to have used AI to write an article on ‘strangers on a train’ for the programme. Drivel in its purest form.
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 AM
We went to see an am-dram production of Strangers on a Train last week and for some reason they seem to have used AI to write an article on ‘strangers on a train’ for the programme. Drivel in its purest form.
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Great fun delving into the esoteric and occult collections of the ‘Dark Secrets Exhibiton’ at the Vaults, London yesterday with @atters1000.bsky.social Some really interesting artefacts ( alongside a terrifying apparition playing a piano )
#darksecrets #london
#darksecrets #london
November 7, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Great fun delving into the esoteric and occult collections of the ‘Dark Secrets Exhibiton’ at the Vaults, London yesterday with @atters1000.bsky.social Some really interesting artefacts ( alongside a terrifying apparition playing a piano )
#darksecrets #london
#darksecrets #london
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“A tawny owl is looking down from its high vantage point at the great bonfire”
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
November 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
“A tawny owl is looking down from its high vantage point at the great bonfire”
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
Happy Hallowe’en spooksters!
October 31, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Happy Hallowe’en spooksters!
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This years window offering.
October 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This years window offering.
A couple of belters from W.H. Smith (or whatever it’s calling itself now) - a Dark Side magazine Italian Horror special, and a Doctor Who Magazine gothic horror edition!
October 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A couple of belters from W.H. Smith (or whatever it’s calling itself now) - a Dark Side magazine Italian Horror special, and a Doctor Who Magazine gothic horror edition!
The “Not at Night” centenary - an aericle by Douglas A Anderson from the fantastic Wormwoodiana blog wormwoodiana.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
The "Not at Night" Centenary
In October 1925, the first of a new series of weird stories appeared in the form of a volume edited by Christine Campbell Thomson entitled N...
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October 24, 2025 at 6:05 AM
The “Not at Night” centenary - an aericle by Douglas A Anderson from the fantastic Wormwoodiana blog wormwoodiana.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
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Borley Rectory Christmas cards now available from my shop! Also I'll bung one in with any advent calendar bought this week. sarahcoomershop.etsy.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Borley Rectory Christmas cards now available from my shop! Also I'll bung one in with any advent calendar bought this week. sarahcoomershop.etsy.com
Check out this exciting new horror comic project from @manoghosts.bsky.social
Darkade : An Arcade Horror Comic
www.kickstarter.com/projects/man...
Darkade : An Arcade Horror Comic
www.kickstarter.com/projects/man...
Darkade : An Arcade Horror Comic
A haunted arcade, sitting deep under the waves of the Atlantic summons four strangers to play for a chance of winning their fortunes.
www.kickstarter.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Check out this exciting new horror comic project from @manoghosts.bsky.social
Darkade : An Arcade Horror Comic
www.kickstarter.com/projects/man...
Darkade : An Arcade Horror Comic
www.kickstarter.com/projects/man...
“Six o'clock was the autumn witching hour, when the smells of every wet and leaf-blown country cricket field in England were wafted up-river with the damp shreds of dusk”
John le Carré
John le Carré
October 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“Six o'clock was the autumn witching hour, when the smells of every wet and leaf-blown country cricket field in England were wafted up-river with the damp shreds of dusk”
John le Carré
John le Carré
Some Barbican snaps!
October 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Some Barbican snaps!
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Birthday apocalypse of Mr Blobby
October 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Birthday apocalypse of Mr Blobby
Carry on, Jeeves turns 100
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www.theoldie.co.uk/blog/carry-o...
Carry on, Jeeves turns 100. By Mark McGinness - The Oldie
Carry on, Jeeves turns 100. By Mark McGinness
www.theoldie.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Carry on, Jeeves turns 100
www.theoldie.co.uk/blog/carry-o...
www.theoldie.co.uk/blog/carry-o...
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Joanna Lumley & Tobias Menzies To Lead Annual Mark Gatiss Christmas Ghost Story
Joanna Lumley & Tobias Menzies To Lead Annual Mark Gatiss Christmas Ghost Story
Tobias Menzies and Joanna Lumley will star in Mark Gatiss' latest Christmas ghost story for the BBC, 'The Room in the Tower'.
deadline.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Joanna Lumley & Tobias Menzies To Lead Annual Mark Gatiss Christmas Ghost Story
Charlotte Riddell news
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Charlotte Riddell: Queen of Ghost Stories honoured with blue plaque in Carrickfergus
Her more than 50 stories explored moral ambiguity and an obsession with the supernatural in the Victorian age.
www.bbc.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Charlotte Riddell news
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www.bbc.com/news/article...
Happy World Octopus Day!
October 8, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Happy World Octopus Day!
Currently reading and thoroughly enjoying this beautiful new selection of Daphne du Maurier’s macabre short stories from Virago, with a new introduction by Stephen King!
October 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Currently reading and thoroughly enjoying this beautiful new selection of Daphne du Maurier’s macabre short stories from Virago, with a new introduction by Stephen King!
Some snaps from a wander around Bloomsbury today with some pals from the Sherlock Holmes Society of London
October 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Some snaps from a wander around Bloomsbury today with some pals from the Sherlock Holmes Society of London
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Exciting news! HELLEBORE’s first short story anthology is here! 9 new tales of the supernatural and the strange by Ramsey Campbell, Ally Wilkes, Reggie Oliver, Helen Grant and more, set in some of the most beguiling locations of Occult Britain.
👉🏼 Pre-order now to secure your copy: helleborezine.com
👉🏼 Pre-order now to secure your copy: helleborezine.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Exciting news! HELLEBORE’s first short story anthology is here! 9 new tales of the supernatural and the strange by Ramsey Campbell, Ally Wilkes, Reggie Oliver, Helen Grant and more, set in some of the most beguiling locations of Occult Britain.
👉🏼 Pre-order now to secure your copy: helleborezine.com
👉🏼 Pre-order now to secure your copy: helleborezine.com
Great fun yesterday hunting down some film locations from the 1970 film The Railway Children, thanks to a day rover ticket on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway!
September 29, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Great fun yesterday hunting down some film locations from the 1970 film The Railway Children, thanks to a day rover ticket on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway!
Hammer sign news
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Calls to preserve historic Soho production company sign
The Soho Society wants Hammer House to retain its links to the area's filmmaking history.
www.bbc.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Hammer sign news
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www.bbc.com/news/article...
On the Brontë trail in Haworth!
September 27, 2025 at 12:32 PM
On the Brontë trail in Haworth!
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We have a cover!
‘For the Dead Remember: The Life of M. R. James’ will be published by Oxford University Press on 10 September 2026. Set your watches, mark your calendars, and spread the word!
‘For the Dead Remember: The Life of M. R. James’ will be published by Oxford University Press on 10 September 2026. Set your watches, mark your calendars, and spread the word!
September 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
We have a cover!
‘For the Dead Remember: The Life of M. R. James’ will be published by Oxford University Press on 10 September 2026. Set your watches, mark your calendars, and spread the word!
‘For the Dead Remember: The Life of M. R. James’ will be published by Oxford University Press on 10 September 2026. Set your watches, mark your calendars, and spread the word!