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Bernice M. Murphy
@murphgothic.bsky.social
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Professor in Popular Literature with a focus on American horror and Gothic narratives & the work of Shirley Jackson. Views own.

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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · 4d
It's gorgeous - see on the big screen if you can!
Poster for Del Toro's Frankenstein with a glowering creature shrouded in darkness

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Hellebore @helleborezine.bsky.social · 4d
IT’S HERE! Our first volume of strange and supernatural stories for the darker half of the year. Nine new tales by masters of the genre: Ramsey Campbell, Helen Grant, Reggie Oliver, Ally Wilkes, Steve Toase, Verity Holloway and more.

👉🏼 Get your copy on www.helleborezine.com

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Stephen O'Neill @oneillsb.bsky.social · 6d
Very happy with this cover for ‘Irish Culture and Partition, 1920-1955’, which features a detail from Evie Hone’s stained glass window 'Four Green Fields'. This window was originally shown at the New York's World Fair in 1939, but is now found in Government Buildings on Merrion Street

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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · 8d
Now streaming - ‘Strange Harvest’ is a really effective mash-up of true crime mockumentary & occult horror film.
Poster for the film Strange Harvest. Strange symbol in red and a creepy mask wearing killer

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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · 10d
Visited Urney Graveyard - gorgeous historical ground in North Louth - in honour of All Soul's Day.
Green grass and a 17th century burial marker with writing in olf Irish script.

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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · 11d
Nefarious!

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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · 11d
Dark Academia vibes on campus tonight

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Kier-La Janisse @kierlajanisse.bsky.social · 12d
I'm relaunching my little imprint with a new website, new social media presence, and a new varied slate of projects - follow the official bluesky account at @spectacularoptical.bsky.social - books, films, screenings + more!

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Rory Blank @roryblank.bsky.social · 12d
Let's Learn about types of ghosts
A roughly drawn chart with large text at the top that says "recognizing ghost types" with a subtitle that says "there are many kinds of ghosts and we can learn about all of them, ok" Then there are several drawings of different ghosts, mostly sheet ghosts of sorts Rude - on a skateboard, flipping the bird Discreet - wearing sunglasses and a hat Long - long Hunk - has handsome chiseled features Forgotten Chores - is looking at a to do list Satan - has horns Pervert - has a giant foot Melting - goop Dad - has a mustache and wrinkles Bird - has a beak and wings Sultry - is laying down with a hand on its head 2 Parter - is cut in two horizontally Freaky - a weird looking one that has arms and legs and giant eyes and a sideways mouth Past Memory - inside a polaroid Floating Head - you can figure this out, it's a severed head Flat - i think you get the idea tiny - very small, this is also self explanatory mouth - mouth video tape - a small ghost coming out of a tape silly - wearing groucho glasses and has a fake arrow through head headband And a big one in the center labeled "normal style"

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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · 17d
Couple of Shirley Jackson mentions here (naturally!)

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17d
‘It’s insanely sinister’: horror writers on the scariest stories they’ve ever read
‘It’s insanely sinister’: horror writers on the scariest stories they’ve ever read
Bloodthirsty ghosts, sadistic supercomputers, creepy childhood games ... Mariana Enríquez, Paul Tremblay, Daisy Johnson and others on the tales that kept them up at night
www.theguardian.com

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Sarah Wride @srwride.bsky.social · 17d
👇Brilliant discussion w/ @evepatt.bsky.social, @clareclarke.bsky.social, @murphgothic.bsky.social, @ailise-bulfin.bsky.social, & Una Mannion on the moral complexities of creating & consuming #truecrime for the 2025 Arts & Humanities Research Festival @tlrhub.bsky.social

#skystorians #academicsky 🗃️
‘The Evidence of Things Not Seen’: Ethics and the True Crime Industry
Recorded 22nd September 2025. Why are we so drawn to true crime? And what are the ethical stakes behind the stories? Join popular literature experts Clare Clarke, Bernice Murphy, writer Una Mannion (
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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · 18d
Norman is very fond of himself

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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · 18d
I'm off both coffee & spirits atm for so the prospect of a 1950s style combo is mouthwatering but I imagine not great for workplace productivity

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Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 20d
October's Crime & Mystery column is up, featuring reviews of new books by A.E. Goldin, Rita Mae Brown, Tim Sullivan, and Juneau Black.
Smart, Gripping New Murder Mysteries
www.nytimes.com

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Trinity Long Room Hub @tlrhub.bsky.social · 26d
Behind the Headlines: Debating the Anglo-Irish Agreement, 40 years on

Join us for a discussion on whether the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement was a crucial step toward peace or a controversial stumbling block.

🗓️ Monday, November 3rd, 6.30pm. No tickets required

www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr...

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Anton Bitel @antbit.projectedfigures.com · 26d
"a community’s unwitting complicity and cover-up lets something Lovecraftian in to feed": Peter Hall & Paul Gandersman’s found footage MAN FINDS TAPE (2025) screens 7pm (16 Oct) at @sxswsydney.com projectedfigures.com/2025/06/09/m...
Man Finds Tape (2025) - Projected Figures
In Peter Hall and Paul Gandersman’s found footage, a community’s unwitting complicity and cover-up lets something Lovecraftian in to feed
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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · 27d
Order in the living room!

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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · 27d
Story checks out!

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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · 27d
Does the Netflix algorithm know something about the Beckhams the rest of us don't?

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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · 27d
A must have!

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 28d
OH MY GOSH THIS IS GOING TO BE SO MUCH FUN
December 15, 2025: An Evening of Shirley Jackson Readings – Writers Bloc Presents
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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · Oct 5
'The Forbidden' and 'The HellBound Heart'

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Hellebore @helleborezine.bsky.social · Oct 2
Are you ready for HELLEBORE’s first short story anthology?

👉🏼Pre-orders for Tales of Occult Britain are open worldwide on helleborezine.com

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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · Oct 1
Bravo
merriam-webster.com Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Oct 1
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · Oct 1
Yes, he's my little brother! We're clearly a morbid family

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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · Oct 1
Yeooo

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Bernice M. Murphy @murphgothic.bsky.social · Oct 1
Amazing looking volume - and what's more, my brother @ragemonki.bsky.social aka Eóin Murphy has a fantastic S Armagh set story in it!
helleborezine.bsky.social Hellebore @helleborezine.bsky.social · Oct 1
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
Tales of Occult Britain - edited by Maria J Pérez Cuervo- cover art by Isabella Mazzanti, design by Sam Freeman. Cover shows a skull with a crown, a witch, a faerie, a toad and the moon.

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Oct 1
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Reposted by Bernice M. Murphy

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Hellebore @helleborezine.bsky.social · Oct 1
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
Tales of Occult Britain - edited by Maria J Pérez Cuervo- cover art by Isabella Mazzanti, design by Sam Freeman. Cover shows a skull with a crown, a witch, a faerie, a toad and the moon.