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castlejskull.bsky.social
Flammable Lector
@castlejskull.bsky.social
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aka Scruffy the Vampire Slayer (he/him). Nature-loving queer pagan geek husband material. Pacific Northwest based. I laugh at my own puns. Recovering healthcare professional. I write. I have a dog named Hazel. Free 🇵🇸.
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castlejskull.bsky.social
Age yourself with gaming 🎮
A screenshot from the ColecoVision Smurf's video game showing a blue and white Smurf character on the left, a black castle in the background, a small black bat-like creature, and scores of 300 and 200 at the bottom of the screen.
November 12, 2025 at 7:49 AM
castlejskull.bsky.social
Wow! Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas was sooooo awesome. I know it's older news—came out 5 yrs ago—but every bookstore I've been in lately is still selling multiple copies.
The cover of Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas featuring the main characters, Yadriel and Julian, beneath a glowing depiction of Lady Death.
November 9, 2025 at 8:35 AM
castlejskull.bsky.social
A scene from Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion where Romy White is trying to ditch a would-be suiter by feigning a pained expression and saying, "Would you excuse me, I cut my foot earlier and my shoe is filling up with blood."
November 9, 2025 at 6:30 AM
castlejskull.bsky.social
Listen, sometimes you have to arrange your Halloween decorations in a way that set up a story. Lol.

#DoctorWho
#ThirteenthDoctor
#JodieWhittaker
#TARDIS
The action figure of the 13th Doctor, sonic in hand, stepping out of the TARDIS to find a sheet ghost.
November 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
castlejskull.bsky.social
The balloons were a big hit tonight.
20 Red Balloons attached to a wrought iron fence with signs saying we all float down here, free balloons, take a balloon. A close up of five red balloons attached to a fence with a sign featuring a slightly stylized of Tim Curry's Pennywise saying we all float down here
November 1, 2025 at 9:44 AM
castlejskull.bsky.social
The images from my Ring doorbell tonight are nightmare fuel.

#Halloween

How in the hell do I describe with alt text for these? LOL
Black and white ring doorbell image of a 12-ft skeleton with lights in its rib cage and to the lower right three ghost children with glowing heads. Ring doorbell image of my front garden and the street with three shadowy witch figures holding hands with glowing heads. A black and white Ring image of my front porch with a horrible 7-foot tall Phantom hunched over.
November 1, 2025 at 9:11 AM
castlejskull.bsky.social
Did everyone go down, down, down the Witches' Road tonight?

I hope everyone on #WitchSky had a blessed Samhain.
My Samhain altar featuring a Halloween Tarot deck, a Lego sugar skull, a real sugar skull, some runes, ghost candles, a witches hat candle, male and female Day of the Dead skeletal figures, necklace of tiny skulls, an offering dish, pan de muerto, and a stylized black Celtic skull centerpiece. Other shelves on my altar stand. Some of the items include a griffin statue, a statue of Pan, incense bundles, a white pumpkin decoration, a small metal owl for Athena, candy corn decorations, a labradorite sphere, a quartz sphere, and a candle extinguisher My Samhain altar by candlelight.
November 1, 2025 at 9:07 AM
castlejskull.bsky.social
Cuckoo by @scumbelievable.bsky.social was so good. And sad. These detestable parents messed these queer and trans kids up. Somewhere within themselves they find the resilience to face down a cosmic evil that's been on Earth, waiting...
The cover of the book, Cuckoo, by Gretchen Felker-Martin.
November 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
castlejskull.bsky.social
Ok this is the last one because I opened up to nonfiction.
A keeper of words, the book that comes with legend, the Arthurian tarot by Anna Marie Ferguson Cunningham's encyclopedia magical herbs by Scott Cunningham Love is in the Earth by Melody Earth power by Scott Cunningham
October 27, 2025 at 6:48 AM
castlejskull.bsky.social
Ok not lastly.
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson The most haunted house in England by Harry price Star Trek the Next Generation technical manual by Rick sternbach and Michael okuda The master book of herbalism by Paul Beyerl
October 27, 2025 at 6:46 AM
castlejskull.bsky.social
And lastly, MORE!
The book of three by Lloyd Alexander, representing the chronicles of prydain. Darkwalker on moonshae by Douglas Niles Canticle by R.A. Salvatore Shadowdale by Richard Awlinson
October 27, 2025 at 5:40 AM
castlejskull.bsky.social
A little more!
Wicked by Gregory Maguire Son of a witch by Gregory Maguire A lion among men by Gregory Maguire Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire
October 27, 2025 at 5:38 AM
castlejskull.bsky.social
Some more!
Bury your gays by Chuck tingle Winter Tide by Ruthanna Emrys Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman, standing in for all four books in the series. The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King
October 27, 2025 at 5:37 AM
castlejskull.bsky.social
More!
Wicked by Gregory Maguire Son of a witch by Gregory Maguire A lion among men by Gregory Maguire Out of Oz by Gregory Maguire
October 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
castlejskull.bsky.social
And finally!
The book of three by Lloyd Alexander standing in for the chronicles of prydain Darkwalker on moonshae by Douglas Niles standing in for the Moonshae trilogy Canticle by R.A.Salvatore standing in for the Cleric Quintet Shadowdale by Richard Awlinson
October 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
castlejskull.bsky.social
And more!
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman to stand in for all four books in the series The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King Bury your gays by Chuck tingle Winter tide by Ruthanna Emrys
October 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
castlejskull.bsky.social
More!
It by Stephen King Haunted houses ghosts and spectres by Eric Maple The Mists of Avalon by Marian Zimmer Bradley Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
October 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
castlejskull.bsky.social
four or TWENTY books to get to know me

#BookSky
The eyes of the dragon by Stephen King Cat Magic by Whitley Strieber standing in to represent also Communion by the same author A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson to stand in for the entire Wheel of Time series Blood Communion by Anne Rice to stand in for the entire Vampire Chronicles
October 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
castlejskull.bsky.social
The three little ghosts are new this year. I love them.
A low-light photograph of Halloween decorations. In the foreground, three small, glowing white ghost figures are arranged in a row. In the background, a larger ceramic decoration features a witch figure standing behind a glowing pumpkin with a jack-o'-lantern face, flanked by two smaller ghost figures. A remote control and a Pioneer electronic device are also visible.
October 17, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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October 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
castlejskull.bsky.social
Already reading Camp Damascus but think I'll add Cuckoo to my list, too! Here's a comparison.

#horror
#queerhorror
#readersky
A picture of the books Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin and Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle with a text note of bullet points summarizing both books' points of interest: - horror set at a conversion camp - queer af - things are NOT what they seem - for the religious trauma gays
October 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
castlejskull.bsky.social
What do you mean you don't understand my aesthetic?

#candycorn
My bed sheets in the orange, yellow, white color scheme of candy corn.
October 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
castlejskull.bsky.social
I don't have have to get out of this hammock for anything, right?

*aggressively relaxes*
Me making smush face in my hammock
October 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
castlejskull.bsky.social
Had a nice sea salt/baking soda bath with oils of ylang ylang and High John root. Some mead in my Oz mug. Don't mind my Elphie & Glinda shower poufs, Witches.
A picture of my bath / shower from my POV in the bath showing my green Oz mug full of mead and above me, hanging green and pink shower poufs under a bunch of dried eucalyptus leaves. A close up of mead in my green OZ mug in my bathtub. My feet in my bath sticking out from under my bathtub tray that has a green OZ mug on it full of mead.
October 4, 2025 at 5:31 AM
castlejskull.bsky.social
This is hilarious seeing all of the DS9 memes together at once.

#StarTrek
#Trekkie
A 3x3 grid meme titled "STAR TREK DEEP SPACE NINE" at the top. Each panel pairs a character name from the show with a humorous cartoon image: • GUL DUKAT: Skeletor from He-Man. • GARAK: A pink blob-like character and a white stick-figure character embracing. • ODO: A pink blob-like character with a happy expression looking at a framed picture of itself. • GOWRON: A stack of three yellow, segmented worm-like creatures. • MOOGIE, NOG, ROM: Three golden, dragon-like creatures. • O'BRIEN: The "This is Fine" dog sitting in a burning room. • JEFFREY COMBS: Multiple Spider-Man characters pointing at each other. • JADZIA: A grey tombstone with a small bouquet of flowers at its base. • QUARK: Moe Szyslak from The Simpsons.
September 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM