Goth Auntie
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Gothic Charm School. Your Goth Auntie and future Vampire Witch Queen. She/Her.
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AMC shares a statement from the Vampire Lestat about Long Face. Not Sam Reid. Lestat. And new plot details about Lestat being “haunted by ‘muses’” on tour. More in-character press PLEASE #iwtv #tvl #thevampirelestat
More here: www.tvinsider.com/1245558/inte...
More here: www.tvinsider.com/1245558/inte...
February 13, 2026 at 5:30 AM
AMC shares a statement from the Vampire Lestat about Long Face. Not Sam Reid. Lestat. And new plot details about Lestat being “haunted by ‘muses’” on tour. More in-character press PLEASE #iwtv #tvl #thevampirelestat
More here: www.tvinsider.com/1245558/inte...
More here: www.tvinsider.com/1245558/inte...
Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Stop slouching, drink some water, take your meds.
-Take 10 min. to do nothing, including not looking at anything online. Rest.
-The tiny cryptids did their best to bring me tea and toast when I had a migraine. Thankfully there was adult supervision.
❤️AuntieJilli
-Stop slouching, drink some water, take your meds.
-Take 10 min. to do nothing, including not looking at anything online. Rest.
-The tiny cryptids did their best to bring me tea and toast when I had a migraine. Thankfully there was adult supervision.
❤️AuntieJilli
February 13, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Stop slouching, drink some water, take your meds.
-Take 10 min. to do nothing, including not looking at anything online. Rest.
-The tiny cryptids did their best to bring me tea and toast when I had a migraine. Thankfully there was adult supervision.
❤️AuntieJilli
-Stop slouching, drink some water, take your meds.
-Take 10 min. to do nothing, including not looking at anything online. Rest.
-The tiny cryptids did their best to bring me tea and toast when I had a migraine. Thankfully there was adult supervision.
❤️AuntieJilli
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#InterviewWithTheVampire #iwtv #iwtvsky
The Vampire Lestat is officially a new artist on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube!
🔗: open.spotify.com/artist/0LdWd...
🔗: music.apple.com/us/artist/th...
🔗: youtube.com/channel/UCsv...
The Vampire Lestat is officially a new artist on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube!
🔗: open.spotify.com/artist/0LdWd...
🔗: music.apple.com/us/artist/th...
🔗: youtube.com/channel/UCsv...
February 12, 2026 at 4:52 PM
#InterviewWithTheVampire #iwtv #iwtvsky
The Vampire Lestat is officially a new artist on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube!
🔗: open.spotify.com/artist/0LdWd...
🔗: music.apple.com/us/artist/th...
🔗: youtube.com/channel/UCsv...
The Vampire Lestat is officially a new artist on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube!
🔗: open.spotify.com/artist/0LdWd...
🔗: music.apple.com/us/artist/th...
🔗: youtube.com/channel/UCsv...
TOUR SHIRT. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.
threat level: ebony dark’ness velvet goldmine lestat de lioncourt
threat level: ebony dark’ness velvet goldmine lestat de lioncourt
#InterviewWithTheVampire #iwtv #iwtvsky
Check out new “The Immortal Valentine” merch on the AMC shop: shop.amc.com/collections/...
Check out new “The Immortal Valentine” merch on the AMC shop: shop.amc.com/collections/...
February 13, 2026 at 1:49 AM
TOUR SHIRT. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.
threat level: ebony dark’ness velvet goldmine lestat de lioncourt
threat level: ebony dark’ness velvet goldmine lestat de lioncourt
I'm still dithering about the stripey top and skirt set from Blackwood Castle. They're on sale, yay, but that means I can't return them if they don't work for me.
blackwoodcastle.com/collections/...
blackwoodcastle.com/collections/...
The Alice Top - Striped
Discover the striped Alice Top from Blackwood Castle, an ethically made blouse with puffed sleeves and bold black and white stripes.
blackwoodcastle.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I'm still dithering about the stripey top and skirt set from Blackwood Castle. They're on sale, yay, but that means I can't return them if they don't work for me.
blackwoodcastle.com/collections/...
blackwoodcastle.com/collections/...
Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Big stretch! Drink some water, take your meds.
-Let’s all do an Onerous Task that our future selves will appreciate.
-I found one of my ghost story collections on the floor with a note on it that said “NO”. I suspect the Thing in the Walls.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
-Big stretch! Drink some water, take your meds.
-Let’s all do an Onerous Task that our future selves will appreciate.
-I found one of my ghost story collections on the floor with a note on it that said “NO”. I suspect the Thing in the Walls.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
February 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Big stretch! Drink some water, take your meds.
-Let’s all do an Onerous Task that our future selves will appreciate.
-I found one of my ghost story collections on the floor with a note on it that said “NO”. I suspect the Thing in the Walls.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
-Big stretch! Drink some water, take your meds.
-Let’s all do an Onerous Task that our future selves will appreciate.
-I found one of my ghost story collections on the floor with a note on it that said “NO”. I suspect the Thing in the Walls.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
ALERT: YOUR GOTH AUNTIE IS AT THREAT LEVEL: BANDOM. Repeat, THREAT LEVEL: BANDOM. Approach with caution, preferably with chocolate, pictures of decorative creatures in eyeliner, or Hannibal fic recs.
February 11, 2026 at 7:26 PM
ALERT: YOUR GOTH AUNTIE IS AT THREAT LEVEL: BANDOM. Repeat, THREAT LEVEL: BANDOM. Approach with caution, preferably with chocolate, pictures of decorative creatures in eyeliner, or Hannibal fic recs.
Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Unclench your jaw, have a snack, take your meds.
-Getting through each day IS being productive. Remember that.
-The Cursed Object asked for the “not baby” scissors, but won’t say why.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
-Unclench your jaw, have a snack, take your meds.
-Getting through each day IS being productive. Remember that.
-The Cursed Object asked for the “not baby” scissors, but won’t say why.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
February 11, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Unclench your jaw, have a snack, take your meds.
-Getting through each day IS being productive. Remember that.
-The Cursed Object asked for the “not baby” scissors, but won’t say why.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
-Unclench your jaw, have a snack, take your meds.
-Getting through each day IS being productive. Remember that.
-The Cursed Object asked for the “not baby” scissors, but won’t say why.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
No advice from your Goth Auntie today, as she is very tired and groggy. (For no reason, hmmph.) Drink some water, take your meds, and look after each other.
February 10, 2026 at 7:20 PM
No advice from your Goth Auntie today, as she is very tired and groggy. (For no reason, hmmph.) Drink some water, take your meds, and look after each other.
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Etsy just kicked witches off their platform.
What could possibly go wrong.
www.vice.com/en/article/e...
What could possibly go wrong.
www.vice.com/en/article/e...
Etsy Witches Say Spell Casting Is No Longer Welcome on the Platform
For years, you could hire someone on Etsy to curse an evil ex, protect your home, or manifest better luck. Well, until now.
www.vice.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Etsy just kicked witches off their platform.
What could possibly go wrong.
www.vice.com/en/article/e...
What could possibly go wrong.
www.vice.com/en/article/e...
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New @ Torch & Arrow: Witchy boline medal (pictured)! Star Trek Vulcan "Logic" pendants! Below thread: still available. Sales have been so quiet. Hard to know when/how to promote in our difficult world, all while working on deadlines for a play & book. Thanks for taking a look:
torchandarrow.etsy.com
torchandarrow.etsy.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:43 AM
New @ Torch & Arrow: Witchy boline medal (pictured)! Star Trek Vulcan "Logic" pendants! Below thread: still available. Sales have been so quiet. Hard to know when/how to promote in our difficult world, all while working on deadlines for a play & book. Thanks for taking a look:
torchandarrow.etsy.com
torchandarrow.etsy.com
Do we have a word for the feeling of shuddering in terror and rage? I’m sure there is one, I’m just too freaked out to remember it.
When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Do we have a word for the feeling of shuddering in terror and rage? I’m sure there is one, I’m just too freaked out to remember it.
I am an adult and I can have a mug of cocoa (with a scoop of protein powder) for lunch IF I WANT. So there.
February 9, 2026 at 9:43 PM
I am an adult and I can have a mug of cocoa (with a scoop of protein powder) for lunch IF I WANT. So there.
Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Stop slouching, drink some water, take your meds.
-Kind is very different from nice. Be kind, and don’t worry about nice.
-The Thing in the Walls offered to make handkerchiefs for me out of cat fur. I declined, but thanked it for the idea.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
-Stop slouching, drink some water, take your meds.
-Kind is very different from nice. Be kind, and don’t worry about nice.
-The Thing in the Walls offered to make handkerchiefs for me out of cat fur. I declined, but thanked it for the idea.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
February 9, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Stop slouching, drink some water, take your meds.
-Kind is very different from nice. Be kind, and don’t worry about nice.
-The Thing in the Walls offered to make handkerchiefs for me out of cat fur. I declined, but thanked it for the idea.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
-Stop slouching, drink some water, take your meds.
-Kind is very different from nice. Be kind, and don’t worry about nice.
-The Thing in the Walls offered to make handkerchiefs for me out of cat fur. I declined, but thanked it for the idea.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
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Today was meant to be a #Fannibal weekend, so have a #Hannibal to celebrate even if #RDC8 has been postponed <:
I hope you like it 💙
#HannibalLecter #MadsMikkelsen #Wisesnail #Portrait
I hope you like it 💙
#HannibalLecter #MadsMikkelsen #Wisesnail #Portrait
February 8, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Today was meant to be a #Fannibal weekend, so have a #Hannibal to celebrate even if #RDC8 has been postponed <:
I hope you like it 💙
#HannibalLecter #MadsMikkelsen #Wisesnail #Portrait
I hope you like it 💙
#HannibalLecter #MadsMikkelsen #Wisesnail #Portrait
I know nothing about football. I am at a Super Bowl party, but it’s full of some of my favorite people, and they all seem happy, so yay?
February 9, 2026 at 12:51 AM
I know nothing about football. I am at a Super Bowl party, but it’s full of some of my favorite people, and they all seem happy, so yay?
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GO GET 'EM, Intriguing Neighbor 5B! 💪🏻 Dust Bunny is most definitely my favorite movie of 2025 - it's like if Quentin Tarantino and Wes Anderson teamed up to make Leon the Professional and twisted it with the Neverending Story. A wonderful breath of fresh air in today's media! 🐰
January 22, 2026 at 1:11 AM
GO GET 'EM, Intriguing Neighbor 5B! 💪🏻 Dust Bunny is most definitely my favorite movie of 2025 - it's like if Quentin Tarantino and Wes Anderson teamed up to make Leon the Professional and twisted it with the Neverending Story. A wonderful breath of fresh air in today's media! 🐰
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Happy (very belated) Birthday, Hannibal Lecter ❤️🔪🎂
February 6, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Happy (very belated) Birthday, Hannibal Lecter ❤️🔪🎂
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So it's Black History Month and that means I think it's a good time to get familiar with Mike Pondsmith, if you're not already.
When you see R. Talsorian Games, that's him. When you see Cyberpunk 2077, that's his world.
Mekton, Castle Falkenstein, also him.
cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Mike_Po...
When you see R. Talsorian Games, that's him. When you see Cyberpunk 2077, that's his world.
Mekton, Castle Falkenstein, also him.
cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Mike_Po...
Mike Pondsmith
Michael Alyn Pondsmith (born April 14, 1954[citation needed]) is an American roleplaying, board and video game designer. He is the founder of R. Talsorian Games and the creator of the acclaimed Cyberp...
cyberpunk.fandom.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:08 AM
So it's Black History Month and that means I think it's a good time to get familiar with Mike Pondsmith, if you're not already.
When you see R. Talsorian Games, that's him. When you see Cyberpunk 2077, that's his world.
Mekton, Castle Falkenstein, also him.
cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Mike_Po...
When you see R. Talsorian Games, that's him. When you see Cyberpunk 2077, that's his world.
Mekton, Castle Falkenstein, also him.
cyberpunk.fandom.com/wiki/Mike_Po...
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Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
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Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Big stretch! Have a snack, take your meds.
-Take as many breaks from the internet as you possibly can.
-The Cursed Object is staring vexedly at the printer in my office, but won’t explain why. But I admit the printer does need to be glared at.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
-Big stretch! Have a snack, take your meds.
-Take as many breaks from the internet as you possibly can.
-The Cursed Object is staring vexedly at the printer in my office, but won’t explain why. But I admit the printer does need to be glared at.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
February 6, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Big stretch! Have a snack, take your meds.
-Take as many breaks from the internet as you possibly can.
-The Cursed Object is staring vexedly at the printer in my office, but won’t explain why. But I admit the printer does need to be glared at.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
-Big stretch! Have a snack, take your meds.
-Take as many breaks from the internet as you possibly can.
-The Cursed Object is staring vexedly at the printer in my office, but won’t explain why. But I admit the printer does need to be glared at.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
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NYC!
Do you love BOOKS and cool PEOPLE? Of course you do!
Do you love Edgar Allan Poe? Of course you do!
Check out my THREE February events!
2/7: Brooklyn Books & Booze Book Fair!
2/15: House of Know Edgar Allan Poe + True-Crime Talk @ Flying Fox Tavern!
2/17: Brooklyn Books & Booze Reading! 🖤
Do you love BOOKS and cool PEOPLE? Of course you do!
Do you love Edgar Allan Poe? Of course you do!
Check out my THREE February events!
2/7: Brooklyn Books & Booze Book Fair!
2/15: House of Know Edgar Allan Poe + True-Crime Talk @ Flying Fox Tavern!
2/17: Brooklyn Books & Booze Reading! 🖤
February 5, 2026 at 8:35 PM
NYC!
Do you love BOOKS and cool PEOPLE? Of course you do!
Do you love Edgar Allan Poe? Of course you do!
Check out my THREE February events!
2/7: Brooklyn Books & Booze Book Fair!
2/15: House of Know Edgar Allan Poe + True-Crime Talk @ Flying Fox Tavern!
2/17: Brooklyn Books & Booze Reading! 🖤
Do you love BOOKS and cool PEOPLE? Of course you do!
Do you love Edgar Allan Poe? Of course you do!
Check out my THREE February events!
2/7: Brooklyn Books & Booze Book Fair!
2/15: House of Know Edgar Allan Poe + True-Crime Talk @ Flying Fox Tavern!
2/17: Brooklyn Books & Booze Reading! 🖤
Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Stop clenching your jaw, have a snack, take your meds.
-You don’t have to prove you’re worthy of affection. Anyone who says that is an asshole.
-The Lurking Horror has yet again lost its diary.
❤️Auntie Jilli
-Stop clenching your jaw, have a snack, take your meds.
-You don’t have to prove you’re worthy of affection. Anyone who says that is an asshole.
-The Lurking Horror has yet again lost its diary.
❤️Auntie Jilli
February 5, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Stop clenching your jaw, have a snack, take your meds.
-You don’t have to prove you’re worthy of affection. Anyone who says that is an asshole.
-The Lurking Horror has yet again lost its diary.
❤️Auntie Jilli
-Stop clenching your jaw, have a snack, take your meds.
-You don’t have to prove you’re worthy of affection. Anyone who says that is an asshole.
-The Lurking Horror has yet again lost its diary.
❤️Auntie Jilli