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.
👉🏼Pre-orders for TALES OF OCCULT BRITAIN are open worldwide on helleborezine.com.
I used to live in a house which had a poster of Dylan Thomas’s Fern Hill in the bathroom. Gorgeous illustrations and text, perfect midcentury style. I just found out the poster is still sold, with an updated typeface and cleaner colours and BLARGH, it looks awful in comparison.
November 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I used to live in a house which had a poster of Dylan Thomas’s Fern Hill in the bathroom. Gorgeous illustrations and text, perfect midcentury style. I just found out the poster is still sold, with an updated typeface and cleaner colours and BLARGH, it looks awful in comparison.
After The Red-Headed League and The Blue Carbuncle, I think he’s already a fan! I need to find some more lighter episodes now.
I think it’s time I introduce my son to Granada’s Sherlock. The question is, what episodes are suitable for a 9-year-old?
November 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
After The Red-Headed League and The Blue Carbuncle, I think he’s already a fan! I need to find some more lighter episodes now.
A reminder that I’m not able to access DMs on here. If anyone needs to get in touch, please do so via my website!
November 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
A reminder that I’m not able to access DMs on here. If anyone needs to get in touch, please do so via my website!
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Delighted to have received my contributor's copy of @helleborezine.bsky.social 'Tales of Occult Britain' their first foray into supernatural fiction in a beautiful hardback edition, featuring an excellent choice of authors, including Ramsey Campbell. Big thank you to editor @mjpcuervo.bsky.social x
November 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Delighted to have received my contributor's copy of @helleborezine.bsky.social 'Tales of Occult Britain' their first foray into supernatural fiction in a beautiful hardback edition, featuring an excellent choice of authors, including Ramsey Campbell. Big thank you to editor @mjpcuervo.bsky.social x
Conrad Veidt appreciation post
November 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Conrad Veidt appreciation post
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Definitely a fae trap.
Today is #RLSDay which marks the birthday of the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson who would have been 175 today.
It's also a good day to remember that it is NOT actually his birthday because in 1891 he gave it away to a young girl because she didn't like her birthday. 🧵
It's also a good day to remember that it is NOT actually his birthday because in 1891 he gave it away to a young girl because she didn't like her birthday. 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Definitely a fae trap.
I live for this midcentury TV clips about witchcraft. I am certain that he man in the beret owned the unabridged version of The Golden Bough and had personally met Margaret Murray.
@mjpcuervo.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWTw... You might enjoy this. I especially like the part when the man in the beret deciphers the evidence and manages to compose an epic fan fiction.
1964: A Curious Case of Black Magic in Norfolk | Tonight | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I live for this midcentury TV clips about witchcraft. I am certain that he man in the beret owned the unabridged version of The Golden Bough and had personally met Margaret Murray.
We watched The Red-Headed League and he loved it! He said Moriarty would never get Holmes. Aaah, so good 🎻🔎
I think it’s time I introduce my son to Granada’s Sherlock. The question is, what episodes are suitable for a 9-year-old?
November 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
We watched The Red-Headed League and he loved it! He said Moriarty would never get Holmes. Aaah, so good 🎻🔎
My Pavlovian response to the first lines of NIGHT OF THE DEMON
( 𝕴𝖙 𝖍𝖆𝖘 𝖇𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝖜𝖗𝖎𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖓 𝖘𝖎𝖓𝖈𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖇𝖊𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖎𝖒𝖊, 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓 𝖚𝖓𝖙𝖔 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖘𝖊 𝖆𝖓𝖈𝖎𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖓𝖊𝖘, 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖊𝖛𝖎𝖑 𝖘𝖚𝖕𝖊𝖗𝖓𝖆𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖆𝖑 𝖈𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖊𝖘 𝖊𝖝𝖎𝖘𝖙 𝖎𝖓 𝖆 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖑𝖉 𝖔𝖋 𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖐𝖓𝖊𝖘𝖘…) it feeling comforted and safe.
( 𝕴𝖙 𝖍𝖆𝖘 𝖇𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝖜𝖗𝖎𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖓 𝖘𝖎𝖓𝖈𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖇𝖊𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖎𝖒𝖊, 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓 𝖚𝖓𝖙𝖔 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖘𝖊 𝖆𝖓𝖈𝖎𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖓𝖊𝖘, 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖊𝖛𝖎𝖑 𝖘𝖚𝖕𝖊𝖗𝖓𝖆𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖆𝖑 𝖈𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖊𝖘 𝖊𝖝𝖎𝖘𝖙 𝖎𝖓 𝖆 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖑𝖉 𝖔𝖋 𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖐𝖓𝖊𝖘𝖘…) it feeling comforted and safe.
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
My Pavlovian response to the first lines of NIGHT OF THE DEMON
( 𝕴𝖙 𝖍𝖆𝖘 𝖇𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝖜𝖗𝖎𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖓 𝖘𝖎𝖓𝖈𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖇𝖊𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖎𝖒𝖊, 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓 𝖚𝖓𝖙𝖔 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖘𝖊 𝖆𝖓𝖈𝖎𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖓𝖊𝖘, 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖊𝖛𝖎𝖑 𝖘𝖚𝖕𝖊𝖗𝖓𝖆𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖆𝖑 𝖈𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖊𝖘 𝖊𝖝𝖎𝖘𝖙 𝖎𝖓 𝖆 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖑𝖉 𝖔𝖋 𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖐𝖓𝖊𝖘𝖘…) it feeling comforted and safe.
( 𝕴𝖙 𝖍𝖆𝖘 𝖇𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝖜𝖗𝖎𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖓 𝖘𝖎𝖓𝖈𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖇𝖊𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖎𝖒𝖊, 𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓 𝖚𝖓𝖙𝖔 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖘𝖊 𝖆𝖓𝖈𝖎𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖓𝖊𝖘, 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖊𝖛𝖎𝖑 𝖘𝖚𝖕𝖊𝖗𝖓𝖆𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖆𝖑 𝖈𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖊𝖘 𝖊𝖝𝖎𝖘𝖙 𝖎𝖓 𝖆 𝖜𝖔𝖗𝖑𝖉 𝖔𝖋 𝖉𝖆𝖗𝖐𝖓𝖊𝖘𝖘…) it feeling comforted and safe.
I think it’s time I introduce my son to Granada’s Sherlock. The question is, what episodes are suitable for a 9-year-old?
November 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I think it’s time I introduce my son to Granada’s Sherlock. The question is, what episodes are suitable for a 9-year-old?
10 random things I like:
• The 70s occult revival
• Lee and Cushing
• Japanese green tea
• Bowie’s speaking voice
• The feeling of a plush rug under my bare feet
• Sitars
• 85% dark chocolate
• Driving on English country roads
• Old records
• Gothic romance paperbacks
• The 70s occult revival
• Lee and Cushing
• Japanese green tea
• Bowie’s speaking voice
• The feeling of a plush rug under my bare feet
• Sitars
• 85% dark chocolate
• Driving on English country roads
• Old records
• Gothic romance paperbacks
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
10 random things I like:
• The 70s occult revival
• Lee and Cushing
• Japanese green tea
• Bowie’s speaking voice
• The feeling of a plush rug under my bare feet
• Sitars
• 85% dark chocolate
• Driving on English country roads
• Old records
• Gothic romance paperbacks
• The 70s occult revival
• Lee and Cushing
• Japanese green tea
• Bowie’s speaking voice
• The feeling of a plush rug under my bare feet
• Sitars
• 85% dark chocolate
• Driving on English country roads
• Old records
• Gothic romance paperbacks
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God bless Michael Shannon. '“I’m sure anybody who’s associated with promoting and selling this movie to the world is going to be horrified by everything I’ve said in this interview,” he agrees. “But I don’t really care.”'
‘Hermann Göring loved his kids. That’s what’s terrifying’: James Vanderbilt, Rami Malek and Michael Shannon on Nuremberg
Russell Crowe has a malevolent charm as the Nazi on trial in a compelling new film. His co-stars and director explain how they understood this monster – and the persistence of evil today
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
God bless Michael Shannon. '“I’m sure anybody who’s associated with promoting and selling this movie to the world is going to be horrified by everything I’ve said in this interview,” he agrees. “But I don’t really care.”'
This episode of Scooby Doo: Mystery Inc starting Vincent Van Ghoul (Vincent Price’s alter ego) brings me so much joy
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This episode of Scooby Doo: Mystery Inc starting Vincent Van Ghoul (Vincent Price’s alter ego) brings me so much joy
Just got this text from my partner:
“This guy was setting up to play 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘦 to the muddy Avon River, like he wanted to summon a beast from the depths or something”.
I love Bristol.
“This guy was setting up to play 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘦 to the muddy Avon River, like he wanted to summon a beast from the depths or something”.
I love Bristol.
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Just got this text from my partner:
“This guy was setting up to play 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘦 to the muddy Avon River, like he wanted to summon a beast from the depths or something”.
I love Bristol.
“This guy was setting up to play 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘦 to the muddy Avon River, like he wanted to summon a beast from the depths or something”.
I love Bristol.
A reader told me she was asked to take off her Hellebore “Wind in the Willows” jumper before entering Westminster Abbey. The reason given was that it depicts the devil and might offend people. The reader explained it was the Greek god Pan, but the security guard didn’t backtrack. Satanic panic 2025.
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A reader told me she was asked to take off her Hellebore “Wind in the Willows” jumper before entering Westminster Abbey. The reason given was that it depicts the devil and might offend people. The reader explained it was the Greek god Pan, but the security guard didn’t backtrack. Satanic panic 2025.
I’m going to need some time to recover from The Spy in Black. My plan: more movies where Conrad Veidt falls for a spy! 👏🏼
November 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I’m going to need some time to recover from The Spy in Black. My plan: more movies where Conrad Veidt falls for a spy! 👏🏼
A few people have asked, so here’s a link to the playlist I created for Hellebore’s Cave of Mysteries at Tate Britain.
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
November 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
A few people have asked, so here’s a link to the playlist I created for Hellebore’s Cave of Mysteries at Tate Britain.
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Tag yourself, I’m Lady of the Gothic.
November 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Tag yourself, I’m Lady of the Gothic.
On that note,
November 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
On that note,
#NowWatching Powell and Pressburger’s The Spy in Black (1939). Conrad Veidt, Good Lord, I cannot handle the tension.
November 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
#NowWatching Powell and Pressburger’s The Spy in Black (1939). Conrad Veidt, Good Lord, I cannot handle the tension.
It’s in the trees! It’s coming!
November 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
It’s in the trees! It’s coming!
Tonight! Drop by Room 23 if you fancy listening to my favourite visionary music, from Popol Vuh to Eno, Lisa Gerrard and Klaus Schulze, and putting a blindfold on to produce your own archetypal art.
HELLEBORE x TATE BRITAIN
Save the date: 7.11.2025, 6-10pm
Founder @mjpcuervo.bsky.social will guide you into HELLEBORE’s Cave of Mysteries as part of the Hidden Folklore celebrations.
Save the date: 7.11.2025, 6-10pm
Founder @mjpcuervo.bsky.social will guide you into HELLEBORE’s Cave of Mysteries as part of the Hidden Folklore celebrations.
November 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Tonight! Drop by Room 23 if you fancy listening to my favourite visionary music, from Popol Vuh to Eno, Lisa Gerrard and Klaus Schulze, and putting a blindfold on to produce your own archetypal art.
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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
👉🏼 Get your copy on www.helleborezine.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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
👉🏼 Get your copy on www.helleborezine.com
RIP Adrian Maben, who envisioned and directed Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii, the best rock film ever made and one of my favourites works of art, one of the things that make life worth living.
November 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
RIP Adrian Maben, who envisioned and directed Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii, the best rock film ever made and one of my favourites works of art, one of the things that make life worth living.