Daniel Pietersen

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And that's it! We're at the end of #GothsForBreakfast

Thanks to @romgothsam.bsky.social for putting together an excellent day of talks and workshops, all to raise money for Magic Breakfast, a charity that helps to feed children. Donations can be made directly www.magicbreakfast.com/get-involved...

You’ll need a rest now! Great work as always, Sam.

If you enjoyed this, or simply want to see some of my work, then I have a playlist of lectures on the Romancing the Gothic YouTube. Haunted houses of various stripes, the Gothic world of Madonna, Skinamarink’s childhood trauma and various others are waiting for you…

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Can’t be helped

I had an excellent time taking a select group through Dante’s Inferno, and all for an excellent cause. Most attendees seem to enjoy themselves and almost everyone survived, which is great. Thanks as always to @romgothsam.bsky.social for the invite. Still some talks to go!

I’ve been very poor at sharing the most recent arrivals from the @blpublishing.bsky.social Tales of the Weird series but here are four excellent editions, newly roosted on the shelves!

@johnnymains.co.uk @ruthheholt.bsky.social

A fantastic start to the #GothsForBreakfast day, with a workshop from @kjcharleswriter.com on writing character.

I'm so looking forward to her upcoming book...

Meanwhile, check out her blog for amazing writing thoughts and advice

kjcharleswriter.com

We had a school uniform and we were barely even a comprehensive. Gold and dark blue.

Finals reminder that this is coming up tomorrow! I’ll be taking the audience on a day trip through Dante’s Inferno at 4pm but there are excellent talks, all offered in support of the Magic Breakfast charity, all through the day.

It's cold outside
There's no kind of atmosphere
I'm all alone
More or less

RIP Rob Grant

As usual

In the grim darkness of the 41st century there are only snowballs

Really looking forward to your talk, as always!

The original film? Starring, inexplicably, Sean Bean.

Phone wanted to autocorrect Tinky Winky to Tingly Winky, which I’m not convinced is canonical

Tinky Winky
Dipsy
Laa-Laa
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This is coming up on Friday and should be ace!

I was forced to watch the movie by my wife, possibly as some form of experiment.

The front cover of The New Flesh

The back cover of The New Flesh

The contents of The New Flesh

Sneak preview! Next months Tales of the Weird is ‘The New Flesh: Tales of Shapeshifters & Strange Transformations’ Edited by the delightful Mark Morris & featuring a stunning list of authors including @johnnymains.co.uk 🖤Publishing March 19th! #talesoftheweird

Raisins. Here, have this grape. It’s gone off.

Before anyone writes in I should stress I am not anti-Tooth. Far from it. I have nothing but admiration for Tooth.

Big shout out to the time Facebook had one of my interests listed as TOOTH

If AI and tech is so clever then why is the internet constantly screeching PH YEAH YOH LOVE THEM FROGS DONTCHA BITCH because five years ago I once looked at a picture of a frog.

Vampyr and pizza is very much my jam

A lot of folk will say Requiem For A Dream but that at least has a banger soundtrack.

The War Zone (Tim Roth, 1999)

A screenshot from the BBC website which shows an article on the Winter Olympics entitled “your guide to the final day”.

I have to admit that, given everything, had I been reporting on the Winter Olympics I would’ve looked at “your guide to the final day” and decided to rewrite it.

Unless, of course…

YouTube video by London Records Orbital - Impact (The Earth Is Burning)

Apropos of *insert travoltapulpfiction.gif”

Somehow, Palpatine returned

Rains of blood! Rivers of fire! The icy prison of eternal damnation! What better way to spent this coming Saturday than with a day-trip into Hell itself!

I’ll be talking about Dante’s Inferno at Goths for Breakfast. I hope you’ll join me…