Malcolm Schofield

Bud Cort, star of Harold and Maude, dies aged 77 Actor best-known for role in Hal Ashby’s black comedy also appeared in films by Robert Altman and Wes Anderson

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From THE UNEXPLAINED magazine (1980): Presented without comment, save for the possessed woman giving off serious Madge Allsop vibes.

Asparamancer - there can be only one.

‘Slightly haunted but manageable’: new signs cause confusion – and delight – in Christchurch Six absurdist signs resembling official city council information boards have popped up across New Zealand’s second-largest city

Slightly haunted
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I'm trying to crowbar in a Fugazi comparison, but I can't quite manage it.

✨ The York Magic and Witchcraft Conference is back for 2026! ✨
Join us in historic York from 24–26 June as we explore the mysteries of Nature and the Supernatural. 🪄🌿
Submit your abstracts by 14 March 2026 to magicwitchcraft2024@gmail.com ☺️

Hip-hop godfathers the Last Poets: ‘In times of great chaos, there’s opportunity’ The two remaining members of the groundbreaking, politically revolutionary group talk about the state of hip-hop and the US government’s attacks on people of color

Hip-hop godfathers the Last Poets: ‘In times of great chaos, there’s opportunity’

Fantastic Sunday afternoon spent listening to @dremilyvincent.bsky.social talk about her new book at Hestia Books

Summoned to the Séance with Dr Emily Vincent Join us for an atmospheric afternoon as Dr Emily Vincent discusses her haunting collection of short stories, Summoned to the Séance.

Looking forward to this event at my local bookshop www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summoned-t...

After the first world war, séances boomed – and dead soldiers ‘wrote’ home Never before had death affected so many people at once, and taken so many young men in the prime of their life.

Never before had death affected so many people at once, and taken so many young men in the prime of their life, writes Alice Vernon. theconversation.com/after-the-fi...

Time for The Haunting 👻

Psychologist explains there's a lot more going on when people actually enjoy watching horror films Psychologists explain how your personality type can explain why some people like horror films while others can't watch them.

I’m in the @ladbible.bsky.social talking about why people enjoy horror films www.ladbible.com/originals/wh... @derbyuni.bsky.social

This looks so cool.

I don’t remember ordering this book (I did order the other one) #magic #paranormal #acorah #medium

Looking forward to getting stuck into this @spr1882.bsky.social

Brent Hinds, ex-Mastodon lead guitarist, killed in motorcycle crash Musician exited heavy metal band in March after 25 years

Shit

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Can you help out with my PhD student's research into paranormal beliefs and experiences, please?

Critical thinking in teaching and research Practical strategies and advice for university educators and researchers to develop and teach the skills to analyse, evaluate, understand and communicate knowledge in an information-saturated world

So pleased to have been included in this piece by the
@timeshighered.bsky.social on critical thinking in teaching and research www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/criti...

Chasing the Dark by Ben Machell review – the original ghostbuster An entrancing biography of Tony Cornell, who displayed a scientist’s commitment to impartiality as he investigated the paranormal

Nice review by @dorianlynskey.bsky.social of Ben Machell's book on Tony Cornell @spr1882.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

From printing presses to Facebook feeds: What yesterday’s witch hunts have in common with today’s misinformation crisis Who bears responsibility when false information leads to real harm?

The witch hunts of 1400-1780 and today's misinformation crisis have striking parallels.

Both were fueled by new media technologies that allowed false information to spread rapidly and widely. buff.ly/6RFALyJ By Julie Walsh @wellesley.edu

Are interstellar objects proof of alien life? This could finally settle the debate. The Vera Rubin telescope is poised to kick off an explosive era of discovery. "It's like old-fashioned astronomy: Find the thing, point telescopes at it, argue about it. It's going to be fun."

Astronomers predict that the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which begins surveying the night sky this year, could spot dozens more interstellar objects over the next decade, reports Marina Koren for National Geographic. archive.ph/VEsEQ www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...

Fantastic talk from @afwilson.bsky.social on Making Armageddon Great Again

Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath frontman and icon of British heavy metal, dies aged 76 The singer, who later became famous on reality TV show The Osbournes, dies less than three weeks after retirement concert

Sad news

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Katie Tyler on BBC Radio Solent - 20/07/2025 - BBC Sounds Katie brings you joyful Sunday mid-morning vibes, big guests and great music.

Had a great time talking to Katie Tyler on BBC Radio Solent about horror films (around the 41-minute mark). www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Some recent book purchases about spaces #gaston #uketsu #office, inspired by #houseofleaves

Elon Musk's AI has turned into Hitler precisely because of his own radicalisation The billionaire has journeyed from a much-admired tech entrepreneur to a man doing the Nazi salute in public

Grok has been designed to replicate Musk's own online radicalisation process, step by terrible step. First, you treat all mainstream information as biased. Then you gorge yourself on know-nothing crap online. And then you realise you've become a Nazi inews.co.uk/opinion/elon...

The Forgotten War on the Walkman The Sony Walkman is now iconic of the 1980s, eliciting nostalgia for the ‘good old days’ of owning music, rather than renting it.

The Walkman was released this week in 1979, a few years later multiple US states tried to criminalize using a Walkman… newsletter.pessimistsarchive.org/p/the-forgot...

The Council House Theory: Were Britain’s Poltergeists a Product of Social Desperation? - Really Haunted An in-depth look at the "council house theory" of paranormal activity, examining famous cases like the Enfield Poltergeist and 30 East Drive.

The Council House Theory: Were Britain’s Poltergeists A Product Of Social Desperation? An in-depth look at the “council house theory” of paranormal activity: really-haunted.com/the-council-...

<em>Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice</em> | BPS Journal | Wiley Online Library Background It is clinically recognised that some people find it difficult to engage with or commit to self-help for life difficulties. This may be due to various reasons such as experiences of helpl.....

Really happy to have been involved in this paper on hoping and waiting for rescue with Prof Paul Gilbert and the Compassionate Mind Foundation bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....