Daniel Pietersen
@pietersender.bsky.social
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Thought I’d do a wee intro thread.
I am a writer, critic and the editor of I Am Stone: The Gothic Weird Tales of R Murray Gilchrist for the British Library’s excellent Tales of the Weird series 1/x
I am a writer, critic and the editor of I Am Stone: The Gothic Weird Tales of R Murray Gilchrist for the British Library’s excellent Tales of the Weird series 1/x
As someone who’s being told that my office attendance is lacking I can already see that “your AI usage is lacking” is around the corner.
December 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
As someone who’s being told that my office attendance is lacking I can already see that “your AI usage is lacking” is around the corner.
There is a light that only shines through grave stones / a shadow that only calls their bones
December 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
There is a light that only shines through grave stones / a shadow that only calls their bones
An advent calendar of other, smaller advent calendars which themselves contain you guessed it you’re in the Adventverse
advent calendar of unaccomplished new year's resolutions
Advent calendar of the stuff your cat has thrown up
December 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
An advent calendar of other, smaller advent calendars which themselves contain you guessed it you’re in the Adventverse
Amazing scenes here at Castle Pieterstein as our one (1) decoration goes up.
December 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Amazing scenes here at Castle Pieterstein as our one (1) decoration goes up.
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This was a really good and challenging talk which has implications for talking about haunting in lots of ways, but which gave me new eyes on the case-study films and the specifics of the intersections of caste and horror.
Recommend.
Recommend.
If you missed yesterday's fantastic talk on
Haunting, Caste Aesthetics and South Asian Horror
with Ishan Tripathi
You can catch it here
youtu.be/Grocj_pUIeI
Haunting, Caste Aesthetics and South Asian Horror
with Ishan Tripathi
You can catch it here
youtu.be/Grocj_pUIeI
Haunting, Caste Aesthetics, and Violence in South Asian Horror with Ishan Tripathi
YouTube video by Romancing the Gothic
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This was a really good and challenging talk which has implications for talking about haunting in lots of ways, but which gave me new eyes on the case-study films and the specifics of the intersections of caste and horror.
Recommend.
Recommend.
I can’t make the afternoon slot for today’s Romancing the Gothic talk so I’m going to watch last week’s one on Bengali Horror this evening instead
youtu.be/bgmV4Sz1AC8
youtu.be/bgmV4Sz1AC8
November 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I can’t make the afternoon slot for today’s Romancing the Gothic talk so I’m going to watch last week’s one on Bengali Horror this evening instead
youtu.be/bgmV4Sz1AC8
youtu.be/bgmV4Sz1AC8
Julius Caesar walks onto the set of Wutherimg Heights, turns to the camera and says “Et tu, Brontë?”
Topical joke for the kids, there.
Topical joke for the kids, there.
November 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Julius Caesar walks onto the set of Wutherimg Heights, turns to the camera and says “Et tu, Brontë?”
Topical joke for the kids, there.
Topical joke for the kids, there.
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I got hit with an unexpected $200 expense today! I need to buy software to keep my new freelance job. It would be amazing to sell some books or get some new patrons to help cover it 😬
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/ardenpowell
Exclusive fiction: www.patreon.com/ardenpowell
Books on Itchio: ardenpowell.itch.io
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/ardenpowell
Exclusive fiction: www.patreon.com/ardenpowell
Books on Itchio: ardenpowell.itch.io
November 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I got hit with an unexpected $200 expense today! I need to buy software to keep my new freelance job. It would be amazing to sell some books or get some new patrons to help cover it 😬
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/ardenpowell
Exclusive fiction: www.patreon.com/ardenpowell
Books on Itchio: ardenpowell.itch.io
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/ardenpowell
Exclusive fiction: www.patreon.com/ardenpowell
Books on Itchio: ardenpowell.itch.io
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen.
Einstürzende Neubauten
The Orb
Lingua Ignota
Philip Glass
Ned’s Atomic Dustbin
Einstürzende Neubauten
The Orb
Lingua Ignota
Philip Glass
Ned’s Atomic Dustbin
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen.
Mazzy Star
Godspeed You Black Emperor
Cocteau Twins
Curve
Kraftwerk
Mazzy Star
Godspeed You Black Emperor
Cocteau Twins
Curve
Kraftwerk
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen.
Toots and the Maytals
PJ Harvey
Patti Smith
Mark Lanegan
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
#MusicSky
Toots and the Maytals
PJ Harvey
Patti Smith
Mark Lanegan
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
#MusicSky
November 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen.
Einstürzende Neubauten
The Orb
Lingua Ignota
Philip Glass
Ned’s Atomic Dustbin
Einstürzende Neubauten
The Orb
Lingua Ignota
Philip Glass
Ned’s Atomic Dustbin
Genuinely sad to hear that Udo Kier has died. A great actor with a piercing sense of camp and scorn but who, to me, will always be Yuri.
November 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Genuinely sad to hear that Udo Kier has died. A great actor with a piercing sense of camp and scorn but who, to me, will always be Yuri.
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If you missed this week's Romancing the Gothic talk, you can catch it here.
It was an absolutely fantastic exploration. Highly recommended.
youtu.be/bgmV4Sz1AC8
It was an absolutely fantastic exploration. Highly recommended.
youtu.be/bgmV4Sz1AC8
‘Thakumar Jhuli’ – The Ghost Stories of Bengali Folklore with Arya Ray
YouTube video by Romancing the Gothic
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
If you missed this week's Romancing the Gothic talk, you can catch it here.
It was an absolutely fantastic exploration. Highly recommended.
youtu.be/bgmV4Sz1AC8
It was an absolutely fantastic exploration. Highly recommended.
youtu.be/bgmV4Sz1AC8
Now that Disney owns The Muppets and the Alien franchise they should remake Alien but the only non-Muppet character is the xenomorph.
November 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Now that Disney owns The Muppets and the Alien franchise they should remake Alien but the only non-Muppet character is the xenomorph.
Fucked my leg crossing the road, if you want to know what it’s like being almost 50.
November 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Fucked my leg crossing the road, if you want to know what it’s like being almost 50.
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Quake (1996)
November 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Quake (1996)
Not to bang my own drum but *bangs own drum*
We also have the amazing thread of talks by Dan Pietersen on Haunted Houses...under the sea, in space, in video games... Wherever you can find Haunted Houses, you'll find Dan!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjHw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjHw...
Haunted Houses in Video Games with Dan Pietersen
YouTube video by Romancing the Gothic
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Not to bang my own drum but *bangs own drum*
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I've had quite a lot of new people follow me this week so time for some Romancing the Gothic recs!
Romancing the Gothic runs free talks on all things Gothic, horror and the supernatural. We have a backlog of hundreds of classes!
Give me a topic you're interested in, and I'll see what we've got :)
Romancing the Gothic runs free talks on all things Gothic, horror and the supernatural. We have a backlog of hundreds of classes!
Give me a topic you're interested in, and I'll see what we've got :)
November 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I've had quite a lot of new people follow me this week so time for some Romancing the Gothic recs!
Romancing the Gothic runs free talks on all things Gothic, horror and the supernatural. We have a backlog of hundreds of classes!
Give me a topic you're interested in, and I'll see what we've got :)
Romancing the Gothic runs free talks on all things Gothic, horror and the supernatural. We have a backlog of hundreds of classes!
Give me a topic you're interested in, and I'll see what we've got :)
Folk who let off fireworks are the worst cunts at the best of times but anyone who does it at half five on a random Friday in a residential area should be skinned alive. Absolute dogshit people.
November 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Folk who let off fireworks are the worst cunts at the best of times but anyone who does it at half five on a random Friday in a residential area should be skinned alive. Absolute dogshit people.
Ciabatta bread was invented in 1982, which means there was a period of some years when I existed but ciabatta did not.
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Ciabatta bread was invented in 1982, which means there was a period of some years when I existed but ciabatta did not.
Approaching that time of year where I am forced to tell someone, to their utter disbelief, that I do not own a Christmas jumper.
November 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Approaching that time of year where I am forced to tell someone, to their utter disbelief, that I do not own a Christmas jumper.
Self-portrait with gritted teeth
November 20, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Self-portrait with gritted teeth
November 19, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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I haven’t given one of my talks on the medical history behind Frankenstein for ages - if anyone is interested please get in touch! (While del Toro’s film is set in my city of Edinburgh, this photo was taken in Ingolstadt, where Mary Shelley based her novel)
November 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I haven’t given one of my talks on the medical history behind Frankenstein for ages - if anyone is interested please get in touch! (While del Toro’s film is set in my city of Edinburgh, this photo was taken in Ingolstadt, where Mary Shelley based her novel)
🎶 He cares not if you’re sleeping / Nor if you are awake / Your mind a fragile toy for Him / Your blood His thirst will slake 🎶
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
🎶 He cares not if you’re sleeping / Nor if you are awake / Your mind a fragile toy for Him / Your blood His thirst will slake 🎶
A physician is not angry at the intemperance of a mad patient, nor does he take it ill to be railed at by a man in a fever. Just so should a wise man treat all mankind, as a physician does his patient, and look upon them only as sick and extravagant - Seneca The Younger
November 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
A physician is not angry at the intemperance of a mad patient, nor does he take it ill to be railed at by a man in a fever. Just so should a wise man treat all mankind, as a physician does his patient, and look upon them only as sick and extravagant - Seneca The Younger
“Make mistakes of ambition, not mistakes of sloth.”
Niccolò Machiavelli
Niccolò Machiavelli
November 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
“Make mistakes of ambition, not mistakes of sloth.”
Niccolò Machiavelli
Niccolò Machiavelli