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Bernice M. Murphy
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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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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
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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It's gorgeous - see on the big screen if you can!
Poster for Del Toro's Frankenstein with a glowering creature shrouded in darkness
November 7, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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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
November 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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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
November 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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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.
November 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Dark Academia vibes on campus tonight
October 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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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!
October 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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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"
October 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Couple of Shirley Jackson mentions here (naturally!)
October 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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👇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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October 25, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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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
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October 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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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...
October 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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"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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October 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Are you ready for HELLEBORE’s first short story anthology?

👉🏼Pre-orders for Tales of Occult Britain are open worldwide on helleborezine.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Does the Netflix algorithm know something about the Beckhams the rest of us don't?
October 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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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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October 14, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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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.
October 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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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.
October 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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We're having an online pub quiz to celebrate the spooky season! This will be an informal, relaxed, fun evening of socializing while flexing our trivia knowledge.

Registration is free and open to everyone.

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INGHS Online Pub Quiz
Join the Irish Network for Gothic and Horror Studies for a free online pub quiz, 16 October at 7 pm Irish time.
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September 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Assistant Prof of Modern Ireland post at Notre Dame
September 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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The Trinity Arts & Humanities Research Festival kicks off today! 🎉

Start your week with a dose of inspiration and discovery, and join us for thought-provoking talks and panel discussions that will spark new ideas and conversations.

#TCDAHFest #ResearchMatters
September 22, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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It's going to be good!!!
September 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Creative Writing - 5 years
University College Dublin

Full time, temporary

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Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Creative Writing - 5 years at University College Dublin
Recruiting now: Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Creative Writing - 5 years on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
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September 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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What happens when true crime becomes entertainment?

Join us for 'The Evidence of Things Not Seen': Ethics & the True Crime Industry to explore how ethics, storytelling & responsibility clash in the true crime boom.

🎟️ Get tickets: bit.ly/483nQEX

#TCDAHFest @murphgothic.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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For the 50th anniversary of Stephen King’s The Shining, eds. Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock and Tony Magistrale solicit chapter proposals for an edited collection Fifty Years of The Shining: New Essays. Proposals are welcome on any aspects of the novel, adaptations, paratexts, and cultural influence.
September 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM