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Michael Cox

@shin-mc.bsky.social

Into forteana, weird fiction, history • writes about William Hope Hodgson at @hodgsoniana.bsky.social • guit & vox in @pkbats.neocities.org • chiptune as Comptroller • used to run an arcade

15 Followers  |  51 Following  |  5 Posts  |  Joined: 14.09.2025  |  1.6561

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Hardback copy of 'Ritual & Other Stories' by Arthur Machen, stood on a bookshelf.

Hardback copy of 'Ritual & Other Stories' by Arthur Machen, stood on a bookshelf.

Eerily-lit figurine of Pan, in front of some Arthur Machen works on a bookshelf.

Eerily-lit figurine of Pan, in front of some Arthur Machen works on a bookshelf.

New addition to the Machen collection, watched over by Pan. 📚

15.10.2025 18:21 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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📢 Weird Wears is here!

Custom tees, totes, hats & bags inspired by our Tales of the Weird series. Think bold prints, eerie vibes and cosmic dread. 😱

👉 shop.bl.uk/collections/weird-wear

13.10.2025 09:53 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1
Tall, densely decorated gravestone topped with moss, with carvings of an angel, stars, square and compasses, skull, crossbones and hourglass.

Tall, densely decorated gravestone topped with moss, with carvings of an angel, stars, square and compasses, skull, crossbones and hourglass.

#MementoMoriMonday 💀

Scone Palace, Perthshire.

13.10.2025 07:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Any Edinburgh-adjacent weirdsters should pop into @argonautbooks.bsky.social to take advantage of their #TalesOfTheWeird ( @blpublishing.bsky.social ) sale and grab a spoooky tote to boot!

09.10.2025 16:07 — 👍 24    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 1
Photo of Cairnholy II, a Neolithic chambered tomb with two standing portal stones in front of it, on a green hill on a clear day.

Photo of Cairnholy II, a Neolithic chambered tomb with two standing portal stones in front of it, on a green hill on a clear day.

Cairnholy II, Neolithic chambered tomb, Dumfries and Galloway.
#StandingStoneSunday

28.09.2025 17:02 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Weathered 18th century gravestone in an overgrown churchyard, showing (from top) an angel, initials, a crest, and Abraham offering Isaac for sacrifice while another angel looks on.

Weathered 18th century gravestone in an overgrown churchyard, showing (from top) an angel, initials, a crest, and Abraham offering Isaac for sacrifice while another angel looks on.

#MementoMoriMonday 💀

Spotted at St Mary's Chapel, Grandtully, Perthshire. 18thC stone depicting Abraham offering Isaac for sacrifice.

15.09.2025 08:54 — 👍 23    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0
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Michael Cox (@shinMC@mastodon.scot) 143 Posts, 188 Following, 91 Followers · Into #forteana #WeirdFiction #history • writes about #WilliamHopeHodgson at @hodgsoniana@mastodon.social • guit & vox in @pkbats@mastodon.social • #chiptune as...

On this thing properly now, rather than just bridging from Mastodon. Still there too though: mastodon.scot/@shinMC

14.09.2025 22:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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