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Look after your limbs in this week's #wyrdbritainsupernaturalsunday
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Many thanks to Ian at the wonderful Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social for this enthusiastic review of Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group.

“I adored this book to the point that I'm certain I'll revisit this decaying world again soon”

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Absolutely my pleasure. Thank you for putting together such an enjoyable book.

Protect and Survive Wyrd Britain reviews the British government public information film 'Protect and Survive'.

With both 'The War Game' and 'Threads' on TV last night I thought today might be the perfect time to revisit the official 1970s advice on how to survive a nuclear war.
#protectandsurvive #Threads #nuclearwar #bbcradiophonicworkshop #hauntology
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That one is in the link i posted

NEWS: Swan River Press publish Brian Catling collection, 'A Mystery of Remnant and Other Absences'. NEWS: Swan River Press publish Brian Catling collection, 'A Mystery of Remnant and Other Absences'.

NEWS: @swanriverpress.bsky.social publish Brian Catling collection, 'A Mystery of Remnant and Other Absences'.
#briancatling #swanriverpress
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When The Wind Blows - radio play Wyrd Britain reviews 'When The Wind Blows' by Raymand Briggs.

The BBC radio adaptation of the Raymond Briggs classic.
#raymondbriggs #whenthewindblows #nuclearwar
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Wyrd Britain reviews 'Lost in the Garden' by Adam S Leslie.
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On my walk yesterday, I met Pan, a dragon with a taste for human heads, Humpty Dumpty, and a ghost.
#pan #dragons #Ghosts #humptydumpty

Today's Wyrd Britain birthday honours go out to writers Aldous Huxley (1894) and M. John Harrison (1945)
#aldoushuxley #miohnharrison

NEWS: Tartarus Press to publish 'T. Lobsang Rampa And Other Characters of Questionable Faith' by R.B. Russell NEWS: Tartarus Press to publish "T. Lobsang Rampa And Other Characters of Questionable Faith' by R.B. Russell

NEWS: Tartarus Press to publish 'T. Lobsang Rampa And Other Characters of Questionable Faith' by R.B. Russell.
#tartaruspress #rbrussell #tlobsangrampa
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Return of the Ancients: Unruly Tales of the Mythological Weird Wyrd Britain reviews 'Return of the Ancients: Unruly Tales of the Mythological Weird' from the British Library Tales of the Weird.

Wyrd Britain reviews 'Return of the Ancients: Unruly Tales of the Mythological Weird' from the British Library Tales of the Weird.
@blpublishing.bsky.social
#britishlibrary #talesoftheweird
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Black Sabbath Live 1970
R.I.P. Ozzy.
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#blacksabbath #ozzy #ozzyosbourne

Seeya Ozzy
Thank you.
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Captain Sensible, Derek Jarman's garden and a tiny train all feature in this lovely little film.
#punktrainspotting #captainsensible #derekjarman
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Spell of Evil Wyrd Britain reviews 'Spell of Evil' from the ITV series 'Thriller'.

There's witchcraft in this week's #wyrdbritainsupernaturalsunday
#spellofevil #witchcraft #witches
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NEWS: A Year In The Country publish new collection, 'Other Worlds' NEWS: A Year In The Country publish new collection, 'Other Worlds'

NEWS: A Year In The Country publish new collection, 'Other Worlds'
#ayearinthecountry #hauntology
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NEWS: A Year In The Country publish new collection, 'Other Worlds' NEWS: A Year In The Country publish new collection, 'Other Worlds'

NEWS: A Year In The Country publish new collection, 'Other Worlds'
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The House That Dripped Blood Wyrd Britain reviews the Amicus portmanteau horror, 'The House That Dripped Blood'.

On what would have been his 106th birthday I thought tonight we could watch Jon Pertwee alongside Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing in the Amicus portmanteau horror, 'The House That Dripped Blood'.
#jonpertwee #petercushing #christopherlee
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The bells of Astercote are ringing in this week's #wyrdbritainsupernaturalsunday
#thebellsofastercote
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NEWS: Egaeus Press reissue 'Soliloquy for Pan'. NEWS: Egaeus Press reissue 'Soliloquy for Pan'.

NEWS: Egaeus Press reissue 'Soliloquy for Pan'.
#egaeuspress #soliloquyforpan
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Beautiful. I love this chapter.

Ronald Balfour from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (1920).
I found this beautiful print in a charity shop a few months back.
@pjrobichaud.bsky.social note the tiny Pan leading a progression across the bottom of the larger panel.

Where Furnaces Burn Wyrd Britain reviews 'Where Furnaces Burn' by Joel Lane from Influx Press.

Wyrd Britain reviews 'Where Furnaces Burn' by Joel Lane from @influxpress.bsky.social
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The Tower Wyrd Britain reviews 'Ths Tower' by Marghanita Laki.

We're climbing The Tower tonight in this excellent reading of Marghanita Laski's classic tale.
#thetower #marghanitalaski
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On his birthday, I thought we could watch one of the very few adaptations of one of Robert Aickman's strange stories.
#robertaickman #thehospice #weirdfiction
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Sending birthday wishes to author Robert Aickman, born June 27, 1914.
#robertaickman

Barrowbeck Wyrd Britain reviews 'Barrowbeck' by Andrew Michael Hurley.

Wyrd Britain reviews 'Barrowbeck' by Andrew Michael Hurley.
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Snap!
Also enjoying.

The Martians and Us: The History Of British Science Fiction Wyrd Britain reviews the BBC documentary, 'The Martians and Us'.

A fascinating three part documentary exploration of British science fiction from alien invasion yo the apocalypse and beyond.
#themartiansandus #sciencefiction
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