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@plaguedr-richards.bsky.social

☠️ "an aging, deeply unlikeable woman who never had kids," a kitchen witch, and a cat fancier; she/her ☠️ horror & gothic scholar, professor, editor of Supernatural Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Art, Media, and Culture, supernaturalstudies.com

408 Followers  |  340 Following  |  163 Posts  |  Joined: 20.11.2023  |  2.0622

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Several-- that's how he stayed alive.

04.11.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of Unburied: The True Story of Hannah Beswick, the Manchester Mummy by Hannah Priest

Cover of Unburied: The True Story of Hannah Beswick, the Manchester Mummy by Hannah Priest

Cover of How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women by Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell

Cover of How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women by Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell

Cover of That Very Witch: Fear, Feminism, and the American Witch Film by Payton McCarty-Simas

Cover of That Very Witch: Fear, Feminism, and the American Witch Film by Payton McCarty-Simas

Cover of The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women's Magic by Lindsey Stewart

Cover of The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women's Magic by Lindsey Stewart

🎢 Must be the season of the witch 🎢 The next 3 books in my queue, after @shewolfmanc.bsky.social's Unburied, are How to Kill a Witch, That Very Witch, and The Conjuring of America. The fall of patriarchy is my favorite time of year.

01.11.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cool spooooooky dress plus bonus look at my dope jacket.

Cool spooooooky dress plus bonus look at my dope jacket.

Skirt of my cool spoooooooky dress.

Skirt of my cool spoooooooky dress.

What are the odds that someone will tell me that I look tired today? I am, I do, but no one needs to tell me that. Comment on my cool dress instead.

29.10.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a thing I'll be doing next weekend. You could come if you're interested.

09.10.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Our first panel at @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social 2025 is the premiere of #TractionParkMassacre. 🎒🎑πŸ”ͺ #GetYourGeekOn

09.10.2025 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@bsfwriters.bsky.social hosts its final WDS of the series: DEATH REIMAGINED w/ @plaguedr-richards.bsky.social @smartinez-conde.bsky.social @csecooney.bsky.social @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social and @csecooney.bsky.social
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#Halloween #stories #brooklyn

06.10.2025 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

I played it for my mom, who remained so horrified that she almost couldn't enjoy it. I've recently taught her the word "copaganda."

29.09.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Of course, but I still store my crack pipes in decorative pillows.

29.09.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is so fucking weird and good.

29.09.2025 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The pun is irresistible, so possible #Peacemaker spoiler.

I did nazi that twist coming.

29.09.2025 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Did you buy the new planner?

You know, if a new planner does not make you more productive, you're just missing carefully selected stickers and a perfect pen.

28.09.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜The language adds a whole new level’: Welsh-English version of Romeo and Juliet heads for the Globe Bilingual production by Theatr Cymru is expected to be first time Welsh will be heard at South Bank venue

I wish I could see this. While it's possible that I'll be in Aberystwyth and maybe London this fall, the dates don't line up. Sigh.

26.09.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Save the date! @csecooney.bsky.social @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social @smartinez-conde.bsky.social @plaguedr-richards.bsky.social
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20.09.2025 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

At Brooklyn Paramount seeing Wet Leg to kick off a week of anniversary-ing. (21 years, thank you for asking, and no, reader, I never married him.)

19.09.2025 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A handsome orange cat sitting.  If you look closely, he has three legs as well as a lemur tail.

A handsome orange cat sitting. If you look closely, he has three legs as well as a lemur tail.

Yesterday was Trey's birthday (observed). Everyone with fur got small pieces of poached, shredded chicken. Look how handsome the shyest and most three-legged of my children is!

07.09.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think my goal for this AY is to have a meeting that can only be described like this.

07.09.2025 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You found me! I got your email!

05.09.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

His parent rejected him and thus denied him the family name.

01.09.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I learned, seeing this play, that "Bella Ciao" can make me cry. Read our review, and see if you can tell where John acknowledged the scene but protected my reputation as a steely bitch through skillful use of language.

31.08.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes!!!

28.08.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just as television in the 70s led me to believe that I should be worried about quicksand on the regular, the Final Destination films--which we're marathoning--have me wondering how I haven't died every time I spill water, given the apparent normalcy of worn cords and faulty sockets.

28.08.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A beautiful iridescent black NYC pigeon.

A beautiful iridescent black NYC pigeon.

I'm like Snow White of the urban landscape or something. Seagulls, rats, pigeons, squirrels, and the occasional raccoon or possum flock to me. I love them too, and we often chat. This guy hung out with me for a while today. Unfortunately, the photo doesn't show how beautifully iridescent he is.

27.08.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Dumb post about the Pulse crosswalk and "forcing us to accept your rainbow of chalk."

Dumb post about the Pulse crosswalk and "forcing us to accept your rainbow of chalk."

While in the grand scheme of the ongoing fascist takeover, the status of a crosswalk is insignificant, I'm glad that folks keep chalking bc it makes space for meltdowns over "forcing us to accept your rainbow of chalk," that notoriously permanent medium that spreads the gay to all who see it.

26.08.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alienation and AI feat. Andrew - It Could Happen Here | iHeart <p>Andrew and James talk about how artificial intelligence has created alienation in society</p><p>See <a href='https://omnystudio.com/listener'>omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p...

I'm thisclose to giving up on the only job that I ever wanted. This addresses why.

www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

25.08.2025 03:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'll keep an eye out for details!

23.08.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dafydd Iwan praises Kneecap as the veteran singer bows out Ahead of his last gig with his band, Dafydd Iwan talks politics, protest and run-ins with the law.
23.08.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Diana Pho and @mareht.bsky.social both shared this with me on different platforms; it's like I'm their local gothademic or something. Would love to hear more!

23.08.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Image promoting white supremacist crypto, PepeCoin.

Image promoting white supremacist crypto, PepeCoin.

Learned today via a billboard in Cheyenne, WY, that this exists, but I'm delighted to learn that it's failing pretty spectacularly.

15.08.2025 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, no, now that I see that vets are involved, it is better to have to bathe your dog in bloody mary mix, V8, and ketchup packets.

13.08.2025 05:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Movie pitch: all the Brontes are emperor penguins, except Branwell is played by a Muppet.

13.08.2025 04:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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