David Paul Nixon
@newghoststories.bsky.social
Hi, I’m David, a freelance writer. I’m the host of the New Ghost Stories podcast (currently on hiatus) and book series. Posting about books, things I’ve seen and places I’ve been.
#BOTD author William Hope Hodgson. His years as a sailor informed many of his early horror stories. He would later pioneer cosmic and dystopian horror, with influential works like The House on the Borderland and The Night Land. He also created occult detective Thomas Carnacki #books #gothic
November 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
#BOTD Robert Louis Stevenson author of Jekyll & Hyde, Treasure Island, The Body Snatcher, Kidnapped & more. He wrote most of his classics in just a 10 year stretch before dying aged 44. He’s the 26th most translated author in the world, one place after Dickens. #books #horror
November 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
More twisted than Carrol was going for. #books #aliceinwonderland
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
More twisted than Carrol was going for. #books #aliceinwonderland
#newbook Explore a gallery of some of the most sinister & calculating criminals. Through 19 cases, we revisit early cases from history, through the serial poisoners of the 19th century, like William Palmer & Doctor Cream, ending on shocking, lesser-known killers from the 20th century #truecrime
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
#newbook Explore a gallery of some of the most sinister & calculating criminals. Through 19 cases, we revisit early cases from history, through the serial poisoners of the 19th century, like William Palmer & Doctor Cream, ending on shocking, lesser-known killers from the 20th century #truecrime
#BOTD Bram Stoker, author of Dracula. Stoker spent years writing what would become the definitive vampire novel but it was a slow-burn success that made little money. The biography of his boss, Henry Irving, was a much bigger seller. Other works include Lair of the White Worm & Jewel of Seven Stars
November 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
#BOTD Bram Stoker, author of Dracula. Stoker spent years writing what would become the definitive vampire novel but it was a slow-burn success that made little money. The biography of his boss, Henry Irving, was a much bigger seller. Other works include Lair of the White Worm & Jewel of Seven Stars
I forgot to post about the Dover bronze age boat I saw during my summer visit. Discovered in 1992, it’s 3500 years old, likely being in use around 1500BC. It could be the oldest seagoing vessel yet discovered. What’s been recovered is 9 metres long, it was likely much larger #history #archeology
November 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I forgot to post about the Dover bronze age boat I saw during my summer visit. Discovered in 1992, it’s 3500 years old, likely being in use around 1500BC. It could be the oldest seagoing vessel yet discovered. What’s been recovered is 9 metres long, it was likely much larger #history #archeology
Don’t think these actually appeared in Del Toro’s #Frankenstein (they’re extremely valuable) but at the Selfridges exhibition they have rare editions of the #book, including Lord Byron’s signed copy. Also displayed are the 1st illustrated edition & a book on Galvani’s theory of ‘animal electricity’
November 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Don’t think these actually appeared in Del Toro’s #Frankenstein (they’re extremely valuable) but at the Selfridges exhibition they have rare editions of the #book, including Lord Byron’s signed copy. Also displayed are the 1st illustrated edition & a book on Galvani’s theory of ‘animal electricity’
November 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
There’s an exhibition on at Selfridges of props & design from Del Toro’s Frankenstein. It created some mixed feelings in me, if I’m honest. I appreciated the detail, ambition & beauty of the exhibits, I just wish they’d put as much work into getting a coherent story onto screen #frankenstein #movies
November 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
There’s an exhibition on at Selfridges of props & design from Del Toro’s Frankenstein. It created some mixed feelings in me, if I’m honest. I appreciated the detail, ambition & beauty of the exhibits, I just wish they’d put as much work into getting a coherent story onto screen #frankenstein #movies
Reposted by David Paul Nixon
My favourite episode of the podcast isn’t one that gets lots of attention. I confess to enjoying episodes with a touch of black comedy, and this one matches comedy and terror like no other. Listen here bit.ly/47zZQY7 or on your preferred platform t.co/w20LdZ6PAW?a...
#halloween #ghosts
#halloween #ghosts
October 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
My favourite episode of the podcast isn’t one that gets lots of attention. I confess to enjoying episodes with a touch of black comedy, and this one matches comedy and terror like no other. Listen here bit.ly/47zZQY7 or on your preferred platform t.co/w20LdZ6PAW?a...
#halloween #ghosts
#halloween #ghosts
Reposted by David Paul Nixon
It’s easy to like episodes listeners really liked. My 2nd favourite has a bit of everything: jealousy surveillance, greed, ethics, social media, cancel culture. It’s not always ghosts you have to be afraid of. Listen now bit.ly/4hzJ9Rb or on your preferred platform t.co/w20LdZ6PAW?a... #halloween
October 31, 2025 at 11:24 AM
It’s easy to like episodes listeners really liked. My 2nd favourite has a bit of everything: jealousy surveillance, greed, ethics, social media, cancel culture. It’s not always ghosts you have to be afraid of. Listen now bit.ly/4hzJ9Rb or on your preferred platform t.co/w20LdZ6PAW?a... #halloween
Reposted by David Paul Nixon
1/2 I haven’t mentioned the podcast much of late as it’s on a hiatus. New episodes are coming (eventually). But as it’s Halloween, I thought I’d take this opportunity to talk about some of my favourite episodes. My top 3. Starting with episode 5… #halloween #ghosts #horror
October 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
1/2 I haven’t mentioned the podcast much of late as it’s on a hiatus. New episodes are coming (eventually). But as it’s Halloween, I thought I’d take this opportunity to talk about some of my favourite episodes. My top 3. Starting with episode 5… #halloween #ghosts #horror
My favourite episode of the podcast isn’t one that gets lots of attention. I confess to enjoying episodes with a touch of black comedy, and this one matches comedy and terror like no other. Listen here bit.ly/47zZQY7 or on your preferred platform t.co/w20LdZ6PAW?a...
#halloween #ghosts
#halloween #ghosts
October 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
My favourite episode of the podcast isn’t one that gets lots of attention. I confess to enjoying episodes with a touch of black comedy, and this one matches comedy and terror like no other. Listen here bit.ly/47zZQY7 or on your preferred platform t.co/w20LdZ6PAW?a...
#halloween #ghosts
#halloween #ghosts
It’s easy to like episodes listeners really liked. My 2nd favourite has a bit of everything: jealousy surveillance, greed, ethics, social media, cancel culture. It’s not always ghosts you have to be afraid of. Listen now bit.ly/4hzJ9Rb or on your preferred platform t.co/w20LdZ6PAW?a... #halloween
October 31, 2025 at 11:24 AM
It’s easy to like episodes listeners really liked. My 2nd favourite has a bit of everything: jealousy surveillance, greed, ethics, social media, cancel culture. It’s not always ghosts you have to be afraid of. Listen now bit.ly/4hzJ9Rb or on your preferred platform t.co/w20LdZ6PAW?a... #halloween
1/2 I haven’t mentioned the podcast much of late as it’s on a hiatus. New episodes are coming (eventually). But as it’s Halloween, I thought I’d take this opportunity to talk about some of my favourite episodes. My top 3. Starting with episode 5… #halloween #ghosts #horror
October 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
1/2 I haven’t mentioned the podcast much of late as it’s on a hiatus. New episodes are coming (eventually). But as it’s Halloween, I thought I’d take this opportunity to talk about some of my favourite episodes. My top 3. Starting with episode 5… #halloween #ghosts #horror
October 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
It was believed that the ashes of Elsa Lanchester - The Bride of Frankenstein - had been scattered in the ocean... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #halloween #frankenstein
How a Hollywood tour guide discovered an unknown celebrity grave
The Bride of Frankenstein actress Elsa Lanchester will be celebrated on October 28, her 123rd birthday.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:56 AM
It was believed that the ashes of Elsa Lanchester - The Bride of Frankenstein - had been scattered in the ocean... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #halloween #frankenstein
#newbook The Fireside Book of Death forces us to confront our deepest fear. Consultant Psychiatrist Wilkins concentrates unashamedly on the macabre aspects of death, and the extents to which people have copy with fears such as premature burial, posthumous indignity and bodily disintegration.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
One last post on Scotland Yard’s Crime Museum. The museum was in its early years open to the public. Many notable figures appear in the visitors book. You can see here a visit in 1892 by Arthur Conan Doyle and his brother-in-law E.W. Hornung, author of the Raffles stories. #truecrime #crime
October 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
One last post on Scotland Yard’s Crime Museum. The museum was in its early years open to the public. Many notable figures appear in the visitors book. You can see here a visit in 1892 by Arthur Conan Doyle and his brother-in-law E.W. Hornung, author of the Raffles stories. #truecrime #crime
1/2 Death mask of Frederik Deeming, a proposed #JacktheRipper suspect. A career crook, Deeming was married with 4 children, but emigrated to Australia with a new wife, Emily Mather, in 1891. He murdered her shortly after and her body was discovered under a hearthstone in a boarding house. #truecrime
October 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
1/2 Death mask of Frederik Deeming, a proposed #JacktheRipper suspect. A career crook, Deeming was married with 4 children, but emigrated to Australia with a new wife, Emily Mather, in 1891. He murdered her shortly after and her body was discovered under a hearthstone in a boarding house. #truecrime
1/2 This is part of a facsimile of the notorious ‘Dear Boss’ letter, which first coined the name ‘Jack the Ripper’. Although widely considered a hoax today, police were concerned enough at the time to appeal to the public, hoping that someone may recognise the handwriting. #truecrime #jacktheripper
October 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
1/2 This is part of a facsimile of the notorious ‘Dear Boss’ letter, which first coined the name ‘Jack the Ripper’. Although widely considered a hoax today, police were concerned enough at the time to appeal to the public, hoping that someone may recognise the handwriting. #truecrime #jacktheripper
1/2 Why is there crockery in Scotland Yard’s Crime Museum? These items were found at Leatherslade Farm, a hideout for the gang behind The Great Train Robbery. Despite attempts to clean fingerprints, prints were found which were used to tie the perpetrators to the crime. #truecrime #history
October 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
1/2 Why is there crockery in Scotland Yard’s Crime Museum? These items were found at Leatherslade Farm, a hideout for the gang behind The Great Train Robbery. Despite attempts to clean fingerprints, prints were found which were used to tie the perpetrators to the crime. #truecrime #history
Death mask of Franz Muller, hung for committing the 1st murder on British railways. Muller robbed Thomas Briggs & threw him from a train outside London. Muller fled to the US but police beat him there on a faster boat. He was among the 1st to be legally extradited from America to Britain #truecrime
October 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Death mask of Franz Muller, hung for committing the 1st murder on British railways. Muller robbed Thomas Briggs & threw him from a train outside London. Muller fled to the US but police beat him there on a faster boat. He was among the 1st to be legally extradited from America to Britain #truecrime