Alex Matsuo
@thespookystuff.bsky.social
She/they. Paranormal researcher, author, and investigator. alexmatsuo.com.
Seen on Paranormal Revenge, Haunted Hospitals, Scariest Places in the World, and Most Terrifying Places in America.
Seen on Paranormal Revenge, Haunted Hospitals, Scariest Places in the World, and Most Terrifying Places in America.
People said this should be my new author photo...they might be right. At least until I get new pics taken.
It’s me: early morning light, coffee, and ghosts waiting to be written.
I’m deep into Women of the Paranormal Volume II right now. Trying honoring the ones history tried to forget.
It’s me: early morning light, coffee, and ghosts waiting to be written.
I’m deep into Women of the Paranormal Volume II right now. Trying honoring the ones history tried to forget.
April 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
People said this should be my new author photo...they might be right. At least until I get new pics taken.
It’s me: early morning light, coffee, and ghosts waiting to be written.
I’m deep into Women of the Paranormal Volume II right now. Trying honoring the ones history tried to forget.
It’s me: early morning light, coffee, and ghosts waiting to be written.
I’m deep into Women of the Paranormal Volume II right now. Trying honoring the ones history tried to forget.
Yesterday was game day for NOVA Roller Derby. I was on team Bees 🐝 and ended up getting MVP Blocker. It was a good day!
April 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Yesterday was game day for NOVA Roller Derby. I was on team Bees 🐝 and ended up getting MVP Blocker. It was a good day!
Hi. I’m autistic. I’m married. Work a full-time job, I pay taxes, & I haven’t destroyed my family.
If you believe even a fraction of what RFK is saying about people with autism, then you’re aligning yourself with views that dehumanize people like me.
I don’t have space for that kind of ignorance.
If you believe even a fraction of what RFK is saying about people with autism, then you’re aligning yourself with views that dehumanize people like me.
I don’t have space for that kind of ignorance.
April 17, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Hi. I’m autistic. I’m married. Work a full-time job, I pay taxes, & I haven’t destroyed my family.
If you believe even a fraction of what RFK is saying about people with autism, then you’re aligning yourself with views that dehumanize people like me.
I don’t have space for that kind of ignorance.
If you believe even a fraction of what RFK is saying about people with autism, then you’re aligning yourself with views that dehumanize people like me.
I don’t have space for that kind of ignorance.
Posted this on other socials about 5 days ago...forgot to post it here.
Some days, the only comfort I can find is knowing there's a way out waiting for me.
It’s not that I want to take it anytime soon or hope it comes for me sooner than later. /1
Some days, the only comfort I can find is knowing there's a way out waiting for me.
It’s not that I want to take it anytime soon or hope it comes for me sooner than later. /1
April 13, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Posted this on other socials about 5 days ago...forgot to post it here.
Some days, the only comfort I can find is knowing there's a way out waiting for me.
It’s not that I want to take it anytime soon or hope it comes for me sooner than later. /1
Some days, the only comfort I can find is knowing there's a way out waiting for me.
It’s not that I want to take it anytime soon or hope it comes for me sooner than later. /1
Someone wants to go on an adventure with me.
March 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Someone wants to go on an adventure with me.
It's here! I'm thrilled to be part of Volume VII of The Feminine Macabre! I've been researching Japanese ghost stories and folklore for over a decade, and it's been such a ride. I'm looking forward to publishing more of my research across different publications.
#japaneseghoststories
#japaneseghoststories
March 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
It's here! I'm thrilled to be part of Volume VII of The Feminine Macabre! I've been researching Japanese ghost stories and folklore for over a decade, and it's been such a ride. I'm looking forward to publishing more of my research across different publications.
#japaneseghoststories
#japaneseghoststories
Found out two of my books are on LibGen. Great. Super.
March 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Found out two of my books are on LibGen. Great. Super.
Bad news: Took a spill at practice yesterday and nursing a mild concussion.
Good news: The newest volume of The Feminine Macabre is out! My article "From Oppression to Vengeance: The Role of Women in Japanese Ghost Stories" is included in this volume.
Grab your copy here: amzn.to/4hDYm1O
Good news: The newest volume of The Feminine Macabre is out! My article "From Oppression to Vengeance: The Role of Women in Japanese Ghost Stories" is included in this volume.
Grab your copy here: amzn.to/4hDYm1O
March 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Bad news: Took a spill at practice yesterday and nursing a mild concussion.
Good news: The newest volume of The Feminine Macabre is out! My article "From Oppression to Vengeance: The Role of Women in Japanese Ghost Stories" is included in this volume.
Grab your copy here: amzn.to/4hDYm1O
Good news: The newest volume of The Feminine Macabre is out! My article "From Oppression to Vengeance: The Role of Women in Japanese Ghost Stories" is included in this volume.
Grab your copy here: amzn.to/4hDYm1O
While the paranormal may seem male-dominated, women have always been here.
Names like Hans Holzer are remembered, but women’s contributions are often forgotten. That’s why I wrote Women of the Paranormal Volume I to ensure their legacies live on.
amzn.to/4ibcwZl
#InternationalWomensDay
Names like Hans Holzer are remembered, but women’s contributions are often forgotten. That’s why I wrote Women of the Paranormal Volume I to ensure their legacies live on.
amzn.to/4ibcwZl
#InternationalWomensDay
March 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
While the paranormal may seem male-dominated, women have always been here.
Names like Hans Holzer are remembered, but women’s contributions are often forgotten. That’s why I wrote Women of the Paranormal Volume I to ensure their legacies live on.
amzn.to/4ibcwZl
#InternationalWomensDay
Names like Hans Holzer are remembered, but women’s contributions are often forgotten. That’s why I wrote Women of the Paranormal Volume I to ensure their legacies live on.
amzn.to/4ibcwZl
#InternationalWomensDay
That gabapentin feeling...we've been snuggling on the bed all day since we got home. Thank you all for your well wishes for Zoe!
March 3, 2025 at 1:03 AM
That gabapentin feeling...we've been snuggling on the bed all day since we got home. Thank you all for your well wishes for Zoe!
Coming up with new shirt and mugs designs to help support Zoe's ER bills. Last month, my husband was in the ER multiple times because of his blood pressure issues plus several follow ups. I needed this month to be calm so I could replenish our emergency fund. It is what it is. /1
March 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Coming up with new shirt and mugs designs to help support Zoe's ER bills. Last month, my husband was in the ER multiple times because of his blood pressure issues plus several follow ups. I needed this month to be calm so I could replenish our emergency fund. It is what it is. /1
My poor girl 😭
She's unable to go #1 and instead passing bl00d and clots so they're doing an ultrasound.
She's unable to go #1 and instead passing bl00d and clots so they're doing an ultrasound.
March 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
My poor girl 😭
She's unable to go #1 and instead passing bl00d and clots so they're doing an ultrasound.
She's unable to go #1 and instead passing bl00d and clots so they're doing an ultrasound.
Please keep my Zoe in your thoughts. Something really scary is happening so we're at the ER.
March 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Please keep my Zoe in your thoughts. Something really scary is happening so we're at the ER.
louder. Rising xenophobia, the targeting of specific communities, and policies that seek to strip people of their rights in the name of "security." The same fear-mongering and prejudice that fueled 9066 are resurfacing, and if we don’t recognize the patterns, history will repeat itself. /3
February 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
louder. Rising xenophobia, the targeting of specific communities, and policies that seek to strip people of their rights in the name of "security." The same fear-mongering and prejudice that fueled 9066 are resurfacing, and if we don’t recognize the patterns, history will repeat itself. /3
who later served in the Army during WWII and Korea, lived in a time when his own government viewed him and his family as a threat simply because of their ancestry. This anniversary always weighs heavy on my heart, but this year it feels especially foreboding. The echoes of history are growing /2
February 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
who later served in the Army during WWII and Korea, lived in a time when his own government viewed him and his family as a threat simply because of their ancestry. This anniversary always weighs heavy on my heart, but this year it feels especially foreboding. The echoes of history are growing /2
Today marks the anniversary of Executive Order 9066, the directive that led to the forced removal and incarceration of over 120,000 Japanese Americans. Many of them were U.S. citizens. My own family was deeply impacted by this dark chapter in American history. My grandfather, a Japanese American /1
February 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Today marks the anniversary of Executive Order 9066, the directive that led to the forced removal and incarceration of over 120,000 Japanese Americans. Many of them were U.S. citizens. My own family was deeply impacted by this dark chapter in American history. My grandfather, a Japanese American /1
Hmmm…I wonder if RFK Jr. plans to repurpose the old Japanese American concentration camps for his proposed “healing” camps. If so, calling dibs on my family's old bunker at Minidoka.
Between being autistic, having ADHD, and on SSRIs…may as well head back to where my family was "generously" housed.
Between being autistic, having ADHD, and on SSRIs…may as well head back to where my family was "generously" housed.
February 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Hmmm…I wonder if RFK Jr. plans to repurpose the old Japanese American concentration camps for his proposed “healing” camps. If so, calling dibs on my family's old bunker at Minidoka.
Between being autistic, having ADHD, and on SSRIs…may as well head back to where my family was "generously" housed.
Between being autistic, having ADHD, and on SSRIs…may as well head back to where my family was "generously" housed.
I don’t want to "find myself." I want to wander a fog-covered cemetery with a lantern, whispering, "What secrets do you hold?" to unmarked graves.
February 17, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I don’t want to "find myself." I want to wander a fog-covered cemetery with a lantern, whispering, "What secrets do you hold?" to unmarked graves.
Thank you to those who have been kind and understanding when I've had to decline your event invites.
Algorithm Offering: Google Photos generated this and I don't hate it.
Algorithm Offering: Google Photos generated this and I don't hate it.
February 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Thank you to those who have been kind and understanding when I've had to decline your event invites.
Algorithm Offering: Google Photos generated this and I don't hate it.
Algorithm Offering: Google Photos generated this and I don't hate it.
Happy Valentine's Day, spooky friends!
February 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Happy Valentine's Day, spooky friends!
It's that time of year again! My annual Valentine's tradition: Posting this classic Ghostbusters II moment. Because honestly...same, Venkman. Same.
February 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It's that time of year again! My annual Valentine's tradition: Posting this classic Ghostbusters II moment. Because honestly...same, Venkman. Same.
I finally got around to watching the Super Bowl halftime show, and I have to say it was brilliant, in my opinion. Bravo Kendrick Lamar. As a musical theatre person, rap and hip-hop are near the bottom of my personal music preferences, but that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate the artistry behind /1
February 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I finally got around to watching the Super Bowl halftime show, and I have to say it was brilliant, in my opinion. Bravo Kendrick Lamar. As a musical theatre person, rap and hip-hop are near the bottom of my personal music preferences, but that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate the artistry behind /1
Take a break from the craziness of the world. Enjoy some cat nip with Gouda.
February 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Take a break from the craziness of the world. Enjoy some cat nip with Gouda.
POV: You see your book in Barnes & Noble.
#books #barnesandnoble #author #paranormal #ghoststories #hauntedplaces #paranormalresearcher #ghosthunting
#books #barnesandnoble #author #paranormal #ghoststories #hauntedplaces #paranormalresearcher #ghosthunting
February 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
POV: You see your book in Barnes & Noble.
#books #barnesandnoble #author #paranormal #ghoststories #hauntedplaces #paranormalresearcher #ghosthunting
#books #barnesandnoble #author #paranormal #ghoststories #hauntedplaces #paranormalresearcher #ghosthunting
Hi, I’m Alex: Author, speaker, and paranormal researcher exploring the unknown with empathy & inclusivity. I work in corporate America by day and do spooky things by night.
Expect history, hauntings, roller derby, theatre, cats, & personal reflections here. If that’s your vibe, follow and say hi! 🌹
Expect history, hauntings, roller derby, theatre, cats, & personal reflections here. If that’s your vibe, follow and say hi! 🌹
February 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Hi, I’m Alex: Author, speaker, and paranormal researcher exploring the unknown with empathy & inclusivity. I work in corporate America by day and do spooky things by night.
Expect history, hauntings, roller derby, theatre, cats, & personal reflections here. If that’s your vibe, follow and say hi! 🌹
Expect history, hauntings, roller derby, theatre, cats, & personal reflections here. If that’s your vibe, follow and say hi! 🌹