Maria J Pérez Cuervo
@mjpcuervo.bsky.social
Writer, editor, comms manager • Founder/ editor @helleborezine.bsky.social (World Fantasy Awards and British Fantasy Awards finalist) • History, art, myth, mystery.
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Come with us into the magical, mystical world of HELLEBORE. I’m beyond excited to share this book with you: nine new stories by some of my favourite writers of the supernatural and strange.
👉🏼Pre-orders for TALES OF OCCULT BRITAIN are open worldwide on helleborezine.com.
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Dreamt I met Tom Petty. He told me he was building a house in Lancashire designed according to the Paracelsian concept of elementals.
December 31, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Dreamt I met Tom Petty. He told me he was building a house in Lancashire designed according to the Paracelsian concept of elementals.
Christopher Lee for the Telegraph magazine, 1975.
December 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Christopher Lee for the Telegraph magazine, 1975.
Tobias Menzies elevates anything he’s in. Wonderful voice and such intensity. An understated horror king (The Terror, Carmilla). He should do more gothic horror, he fits in so well.
December 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Tobias Menzies elevates anything he’s in. Wonderful voice and such intensity. An understated horror king (The Terror, Carmilla). He should do more gothic horror, he fits in so well.
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I'm currently working on a novel and at the end of an average day, I'm wiped out. The sheer amount of analysis, synthesis, making of connections, layering of prose, deepening of characterization, supplemental research... all the mental work is intense and exhilarating. Which is just to say, fuck AI.
December 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I'm currently working on a novel and at the end of an average day, I'm wiped out. The sheer amount of analysis, synthesis, making of connections, layering of prose, deepening of characterization, supplemental research... all the mental work is intense and exhilarating. Which is just to say, fuck AI.
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Krampus is overrated, my favourite Christmas characters are the mob of bird cultists and the Christmas Baphomet.
December 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Krampus is overrated, my favourite Christmas characters are the mob of bird cultists and the Christmas Baphomet.
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Loving the new flyer for next year's (50th anniversary) Magic Lantern Society convention
December 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Loving the new flyer for next year's (50th anniversary) Magic Lantern Society convention
I love it that my friends text me things like this, with no explanation.
December 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I love it that my friends text me things like this, with no explanation.
Happy solstice ✨🪨✨
December 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Happy solstice ✨🪨✨
America has the Universal monsters at Universal Park in Orlando, Romania will soon have Dracula Land, we need Hammer Films Park in Berkshire 😫
December 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
America has the Universal monsters at Universal Park in Orlando, Romania will soon have Dracula Land, we need Hammer Films Park in Berkshire 😫
Krampus is overrated, my favourite Christmas characters are the mob of bird cultists and the Christmas Baphomet.
December 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Krampus is overrated, my favourite Christmas characters are the mob of bird cultists and the Christmas Baphomet.
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Margaret Rutherford and Celia Johnson photographed here in the stage version of “REBECCA” taken at The Queen's Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, 1940
December 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Margaret Rutherford and Celia Johnson photographed here in the stage version of “REBECCA” taken at The Queen's Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, 1940
Me in bed at 3am:
These two scenes should be merged together, and you should use this motif to reflect this theme.
Me at my desk at 9am:
ǹ̸͎͇̽̉ò̸̬Ơ̸̳͖̑͂̉͜ȍ̷͔̖͆̋͝ͅò̴͉̲͎̜́̓͘ơ̵̳͉͍̓̕ō̸̫͚̫̋͠O̵̗̍̀̅̄ô̷̼̿õ̶̺͎͑̚o̸͚̊ͅ
These two scenes should be merged together, and you should use this motif to reflect this theme.
Me at my desk at 9am:
ǹ̸͎͇̽̉ò̸̬Ơ̸̳͖̑͂̉͜ȍ̷͔̖͆̋͝ͅò̴͉̲͎̜́̓͘ơ̵̳͉͍̓̕ō̸̫͚̫̋͠O̵̗̍̀̅̄ô̷̼̿õ̶̺͎͑̚o̸͚̊ͅ
December 19, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Me in bed at 3am:
These two scenes should be merged together, and you should use this motif to reflect this theme.
Me at my desk at 9am:
ǹ̸͎͇̽̉ò̸̬Ơ̸̳͖̑͂̉͜ȍ̷͔̖͆̋͝ͅò̴͉̲͎̜́̓͘ơ̵̳͉͍̓̕ō̸̫͚̫̋͠O̵̗̍̀̅̄ô̷̼̿õ̶̺͎͑̚o̸͚̊ͅ
These two scenes should be merged together, and you should use this motif to reflect this theme.
Me at my desk at 9am:
ǹ̸͎͇̽̉ò̸̬Ơ̸̳͖̑͂̉͜ȍ̷͔̖͆̋͝ͅò̴͉̲͎̜́̓͘ơ̵̳͉͍̓̕ō̸̫͚̫̋͠O̵̗̍̀̅̄ô̷̼̿õ̶̺͎͑̚o̸͚̊ͅ
Which fictional character would you spend Christmas with? Tag 3 friends.
Me: Richleau, obviously. Tall, well-read, self-possessed, and would take me to a damned good party.
Me: Richleau, obviously. Tall, well-read, self-possessed, and would take me to a damned good party.
December 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Which fictional character would you spend Christmas with? Tag 3 friends.
Me: Richleau, obviously. Tall, well-read, self-possessed, and would take me to a damned good party.
Me: Richleau, obviously. Tall, well-read, self-possessed, and would take me to a damned good party.
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Very much in line with @helengrantsays.bsky.social ‘s tale “The Seeds of Time” in Tales of Occult Britain!
Psychoactive bolete that makes (allows?) you see little people. I think we need a @helleborezine.bsky.social article on how this ties to Magonia and faeryland.... 👀
Experts Explore New Mushroom Which Causes Fairytale-Like Hallucinations
Between traditional folklore and modern biology, the wild forest floor and the sterile scientific laboratory, lies the story of the lilliputian mushroom.
nhmu.utah.edu
December 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Very much in line with @helengrantsays.bsky.social ‘s tale “The Seeds of Time” in Tales of Occult Britain!
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
Someone just told me they saw a dude in a Hellebore jumper on a BBC news item about Christmas markets.
December 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Someone just told me they saw a dude in a Hellebore jumper on a BBC news item about Christmas markets.
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"I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate & division. They are given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness & empathy seem to be scarcer & scarcer. I felt I couldn’t pamper myself with the luxury of silence.”
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Comedian Robin Ince quits Radio 4 show, claiming BBC found his views ‘problematic’
Ince says he resigned as co-host of Infinite Monkey Cage because of what he described as his lack of ‘obedience’
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:24 AM
"I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate & division. They are given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness & empathy seem to be scarcer & scarcer. I felt I couldn’t pamper myself with the luxury of silence.”
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
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el instagram de herzog es una de las mejores cosas que me pasó en este último tiempo.
December 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
el instagram de herzog es una de las mejores cosas que me pasó en este último tiempo.
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I kept this review short and sweet so you can discover the book's pleasures for yourself. I savored Tales of Occult Britain over the span of a couple of weeks, which I highly recommend doing.
Thanks to @mjpcuervo.bsky.social and @helleborezine.bsky.social
Thanks to @mjpcuervo.bsky.social and @helleborezine.bsky.social
Book Review: Hellebore’s Tales of Occult Britain
Tales of Occult Britain is a worthy companion piece to Hellebore’s lovingly curated and designed Guide to Occult Britain and Northern Ireland. For this new anthology of short fiction, coming out ju…
theharvestmaidsrevenge.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I kept this review short and sweet so you can discover the book's pleasures for yourself. I savored Tales of Occult Britain over the span of a couple of weeks, which I highly recommend doing.
Thanks to @mjpcuervo.bsky.social and @helleborezine.bsky.social
Thanks to @mjpcuervo.bsky.social and @helleborezine.bsky.social
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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Glad to see so many great publishers of the fantastic recognized in The Washington Post! Ramble House, Hellebore Books, Swan River Press - an embarrassment of riches, really - congratulations @johnnymains.co.uk, @mjpcuervo.bsky.social, and @swanriverpress.bsky.social!
Thank you to everyone who has messaged me to inform me of my mention in THE WASHINGTON POST by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael Dirda. HIS BEAUTIFUL HANDS was an incredibly difficult project to put together, but I'm glad it's getting the recognition it deserves.
Link to order it below.
Link to order it below.
December 11, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Glad to see so many great publishers of the fantastic recognized in The Washington Post! Ramble House, Hellebore Books, Swan River Press - an embarrassment of riches, really - congratulations @johnnymains.co.uk, @mjpcuervo.bsky.social, and @swanriverpress.bsky.social!
Another incredible shoutout! Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Michael Dirda includes TALES OF OCCULT BRITAIN in his Christmas roundup @washingtonpost.com.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Another incredible shoutout! Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Michael Dirda includes TALES OF OCCULT BRITAIN in his Christmas roundup @washingtonpost.com.
👉🏼 helleborezine.com
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Veidt was part of the cinematic brain drain that saw Germany’s best and brightest leave the country in protest (or be kicked out)
December 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Veidt was part of the cinematic brain drain that saw Germany’s best and brightest leave the country in protest (or be kicked out)
Throwback to one of my favourite birthday weekends, in 2019, when my partner booked a surprise stay at Oakley Court (as seen in Dracula, The Plague of the Zombies, The Reptile, or The Rocky Horror Picture Show) and Black Park, which stood in for Transylvania in many Hammer films.
December 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Throwback to one of my favourite birthday weekends, in 2019, when my partner booked a surprise stay at Oakley Court (as seen in Dracula, The Plague of the Zombies, The Reptile, or The Rocky Horror Picture Show) and Black Park, which stood in for Transylvania in many Hammer films.
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So thrilled to see @helleborezine.bsky.social's excellent TALES OF OCCULT BRITAIN getting a deservedly excellent review in SFX magazine, and basically blown away by this shout-out. Yes, folklore is anti-fascist, yes, RE-ENCHANTMENT IS RESISTANCE, yes, yes, yes ✨
December 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
So thrilled to see @helleborezine.bsky.social's excellent TALES OF OCCULT BRITAIN getting a deservedly excellent review in SFX magazine, and basically blown away by this shout-out. Yes, folklore is anti-fascist, yes, RE-ENCHANTMENT IS RESISTANCE, yes, yes, yes ✨