MUNFLA @munfla-archive.bsky.social The Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA) was created in 1968 and houses extensive collections of folklore and folklife.
efriend @efriend.bsky.social Award-winning independent journalist and audio producer specializing in stories at the intersections of science, history, and nature. Based in North Carolina.
https://efriend.carrd.co/
100% human, never AI
Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov 40th Governor of California.
Building a California for All.
Kelly Fitzgerald @kellyfitzgerald.bsky.social 
International Gothic Association @igagoths.bsky.social The International Gothic Association is a large family of academic researchers, students, artists and writers with a shared interest in all things Gothic. www.globalgoth.org
Jan Marc Morawe @janmarcmorawe.bsky.social Gender Scholar
Interests: (a)sexualities, health communication, masculinities, contraception/safer sex, repro health, climate crisis, IR, peace/conflict studies, utopias/dystopias, mental health, media, history, ...
https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7802-2721
Arjan Sterken @arjansterken.bsky.social Scholar of religion, mythology, and folklore
Etnologi och folkloristik i Norden @etnofolknorden.bsky.social The page Ethnology and folkloristics in the Nordic countries is a portal made for sharing information regarding things of interest to researchers and others active within the field. https://blogs2.abo.fi/etnologi-folkloristik-norden/
Tristan Snell @tristansnell.bsky.social Lawyer, commentator, fighter for democracy. Prosecuted Trump University @ NY AG. #NAFO Fella. Author of Taking Down Trump. Host of the Tristan Snell Show on Apple and Spotify.
Substack - tristansnell.com
50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social Official Bluesky account for the #50501Movement
❌👑#NoKings 3/28 Made History!!
Join the Movement > https://FiftyFifty.one
FLARE 💥 @flareusa.bsky.social FLARE: For Liberation And Resistance Everywhere 🚫👑🔥🧊🕊️🍉
24/7 Occupation in DC since May 1st 2025
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Erica Dumond @keeka11.bsky.social Neurodivergent theater person who works in lower elementary special education (autism classroom) in Greenville NC. Originally from Indiana. I will always fight for the most vulnerable among us!
Kyah Eichholz @thefoodlorist.bsky.social Foodways Folklorist. M.A. in Folklore, B.A. in English Lit and Medieval Lit.
Toil and Trouble @alixmiddlec.bsky.social PNW dog/cat mom
weirdo, reader, pinko, crone
she/they
CR: Glorious Exploits - Ferdia Lennon
“No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality” - Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
Rebecca Howie @rebeccahowie.bsky.social Museum Educator and Public Programmer. Currently an MA student studying Folklore at Memorial University. BA (Hons.) in History. Crafter. Snack enthusiast.📍St. John’s, NL
Jess Wheeler @jesswheeler17.bsky.social she/her|English and Mythology teacher|Folklore MA Student|Queen Medb of Connacht Enthusiast|Dog Lover|Iced Coffee Addict|find me reading in my hammock.
Dr. Mike Sell @profmikesell.bsky.social Digital Humanities, Playful Literatures, and Decision Education • English Prof, Indiana University of Pennsylvania • Founder of the The Digital Storytelling Project • Unionized Faculty (APSCUF)
Coyote vs. Epistemic Assholes / J. Stryker 🍃 @easterncoyote.bsky.social Not the violent artist. | Psychology nerd. DV survivor & victim advocate. Dislikes liars and bullies. | Coyote pedagogy. Good trouble, nature, neuroscience, terrestrial ecology, wildlife, plants, trees. They/them.
Valerie Estelle Frankel📚👩🏫🌌🎲🎮🏰📜🧷🧛🏻♂️🦇🎭✡️✍️🧙🏻🎃 @valeriefrankel.bsky.social 👨🎓Professor, 📚author of 100 books on drwho💫starwars✨outlander #sfwa🚀 #scbwi #kidlit Cali https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B004KMCLQK pitch me on #academic #Jewish #sff https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/series/jewish-science-fiction-and-fantasy/
Scared Sane @scaredsane.bsky.social Spooky & mentally stable(ish) alter-ego of Brian Finnerty, LPC. Seeking self-actualization through fear, gore & the macabre.
👻 🏳️🌈 🎥 📖 🖤
Contributing writer @ Macabre Daily: www.macabredaily.com
Therapist @ Welcome Connections: www.welcomeconnections.com
Dr Frazer Lee @frazerlee.bsky.social Reader in Creative Writing, PhD, FHEA. Edgar Allan Poe Gothic Filmmaker Award Winner (The Stay), Bram Stoker Award Finalist ‘Best 1st Novel’ (The Lamplighters). #thecure obsessive, 47 gigs so far. Repped: Betty-Anne Crawford NY USA.
Alex A. Pagliuca @alexpagliuca.bsky.social Writer. Film lover. Horror evangelist. Anti-fascist. Night owl. Misfit toy. Pragmatic idealist, and skeptic at the same time. Autistic. AI is for suckers. All I want is to be an honest man and a good writer.
Jorge Sandoval @vintagemillennial.bsky.social queer latinx | anti-fascist | goes down rabbit holes 🐇 | research data analyst at ucd centers for violence prevention | RPSP-UAW ✊🏼| views, my own
Sarah Craycraft @craftysarah.bsky.social Folklorist | Frisbeeist
Dr Matilda Fitzmaurice @matildaf.bsky.social Bi. Lecturer int. climate politics, futures, childless geographies. UCU NEC LGBTQ+ rep (HE), 26/27 Equality Chair
UCU Commons. I mainly post about Girls Aloud. She/her
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5220-0914
Dana Bui @theeddesigner.bsky.social Educational Designer in the Higher Ed sector. SFHEA. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Mental Health First Aid. Empathy and reflexivity. She/her living on unceded Bunurong lands. 🩷💜💙
Flagpie @finecuppacoffee.bsky.social I'm just here to burn Nazi's and chew bubble gum...
and I'm all outta gum.
Erica Steiner @ericasteiner.bsky.social Celtic Studies PhD in progress @ Sydney Uni: ancient/medieval tattooing.
Finds rabbit holes & side quests irresistible!
Environmental humanities • Geomythology • Historical body modifications • Medieval mistranslations, misnomers & mysteries.
Sue 🌵For Release of the Epstein Files @new2018world.bsky.social Started protesting after the Kent State Massacre. Married - Woke Liberal - Believer in Human Rights - Phx Suns - AZ D-Backs - AZ Cards - ASU FB Kindness Matters #FBR #BlueCrew #SafeZone #Resist #DoNotObeyInAdvance 🇺🇦
🚫crypto
Kim D. Stryker @hungrychimp.bsky.social I am a hungry chimp.
Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info Public health experts resisting harmful policies, fighting disinformation, and defending public health from within.
Not official CDC—but close enough for transmission.
Proudly #AltGov
Tips? signal altCDC.99, email altCDCtips@proton.me or DM
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social The official "Resistance" team of U.S. National Park Service. Our website: www.ourparks.org
Amanda: Half Animal, Half Human @amandaannklein.bsky.social media studies professor writing supernatural historical crime fiction. bylines: New Yorker, Salon, Atlantic, KERA, Vice, E!
Views expressed are my own
Millennials Killed the Video Star: https://www.dukeupress.edu/millennials-killed-the-video-star
Banshee Killian @jackykillian.bsky.social Jacky "Banshee" Killian. trans and disabled. OC and horror artist of the uncanny valley. he/they/xe.
NO NFT/NO AI
Hellebore @helleborezine.bsky.social Small press devoted to #FolkHorror, #folklore, #magic and the #occult in Britain. World Fantasy Awards and British Fantasy Awards finalist. Founder/editor: @mjpcuervo.com
🌍 Now shipping worldwide from
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Phil Hine @philh.bsky.social Occult Author, Researcher, Publisher, Lecturer.
https://enfolding.org/
Betty @bpaigeaquino.bsky.social Folklorist, former mascot, wakes up with dread often but I am pretty sure it makes me funny.
@timhevans.bsky.social @timhevans.bsky.social 
National Folklore Survey for England @nfsengland.bsky.social UKRI AHRC funded project based at the Centre for Contemporary Legend, Sheffield Hallam University nationalfolkloresurvey.co.uk
The Pop Culture Prof @thepopcultureprof.bsky.social Dr. Dan Compora is an English professor specializing in pop culture, horror, and folklore.
More content can be found at:
https://www.youtube.com/@ThePopCultureProf
The Associated Press @apnews.com Advancing the power of facts, globally 🌎
DEAD GOOD @deadgoodlegacies.bsky.social Deathwork sisters, Dr KV & artist LV. Creative approaches to mortality education. Your eco-funeral guides. Ceremony. Stories. Legacy. Zines & ltd edition merch
Puny Mortal Podcast 💀 The Mortal Portal
Sunderland & Macc, UK
https://linktr.ee/deadgoodlegacies
(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social » issue no. 02 coming 10.30.26
» horror focused lit mag amplifying voices marginalized within the genre
» we publish short fiction & poetry by LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent, BIPOC, disabled, and gender-diverse writers
» subs currently closed
🔗 scrawlmag.com
Sofia @sofiawanstrom.bsky.social Folklorist, postdoctoral researcher at Åbo Akademi University, Finland: "Singlehood. Women's Experiences of Being Single in Swedish-Speaking Finland"
Narrative; gender; singleness, relationships and dating; sexual violence; social movements
She/her
SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social Coronavirus and other health-related updates. Regular updates on Outbreaks, Pathogens For more updates follow us.
https://linktr.ee/covid19_disease
Rachael Levay @rlevay.bsky.social Senior editor of sociology and anthropology at Princeton University Press. Cofounder Paths in Publishing. Running, books, kids, somewhere out west.
Annukka Saaristo @neulovamanaatti.bsky.social Folklorist. Phd in Finnish Hip Hop and locality. Sometimes writes content for museums. Interested in fandoms, cultural heritage and all things pop culture. Pandemic era BTS ARMY and an avid knitter.
Tim Lloyd @tclloyd.bsky.social Folklorist and percussionist, Powell, Ohio.
Kelsey Lee @kelseyelee.bsky.social PhD (Durham University) | Anthropologist | Folklorist | Culture, animals, folklore, cartography, medieval archaeozoology & ethnobotany | Circumpolar Arctic | Has somehow ended up in TX
Micah Ling 🌰 @micahjling.bsky.social folklorist - old-time musician - pie maker - textile enthusiast
💼 Michigan Traditional Arts Program
📚 Indiana University Dept. of Folklore & Ethnomusicology
Kennedi Johnson @kennedialexisj.bsky.social Ethnomusicologist 🎵 Black Studies 🖤 Teacher of Tiny Humans 👩🏽🏫 ATLien 🍑
Kristy L. Ulibarri @kristylulibarri.bsky.social Associate Professor
Author of Visible Borders, Invisible Economies
https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477326015/
list maker, sifter of junk, forest stroller
Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social I like apples. I post photos. I dig birds. I write books. (One of those is THE CALAMITIES, out now.) Yes, I'm cringe. What do you want from me, I'm a 50-year-old dad and my brain is a mouse-eaten shoebox.
@christiemartoccia.bsky.social @christiemartoccia.bsky.social 
Korra Saqqara (Christa Angelios) @metamythica.bsky.social 💀 Studying the Gothic at MMU
📖 Literary Coach & Freelance Editor, MetaMythica Literary
🐧 Former Random Penguin; Columbia Publishing Course alum
Member: EFA, ACES, PEN
She/Her
#SWANAinPublishing #AmWriting #AmEditing #Folklore #Horror #SFF 👻
Opinions my own
Mereie de Jong @mereie.bsky.social Translator, writer, editor
Karen P. Stevens PhD, RN @nursepub.bsky.social PhD, CNE, academic and clinical nurse educator, professor, author.
ER & Trauma Nurse. Fly fisherwoman.
Small, but mighty blue dot in Idaho.
Always evolving human.
Mom/Gramma/Friend/Animal whisperer.
Opinons = mine. No DMs. 
Tok Thompson @tokfreely.bsky.social Professor of Anthropology. Folklorist, mythologist, posthumanist…. And in the summers, commercial fisherman.
Theo Meder @theomeder.bsky.social Professor in Dutch Folk Narrative - Folktales.
www.theomeder.nl
@lynnesmcneill.bsky.social @lynnesmcneill.bsky.social 
Perry Carpenter @perrycarpenter.bsky.social Cybersecurity geek, author, podcaster, and deceptionologist. Chief Human Risk Management Strategist at KnowBe4.
Author of "FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions." Cohost of "The FAIK Files."
Untamed Earth @untamed.earth https://untamed.earth - a global map of magic, mayhem, witches, folklore, history, mystery and more!
Caitlyn Sheets @caitlynsheets.bsky.social Queer Appalachian folklorist 🌈 🏔️
Passionate about documenting untold narratives & amplifying underrepresented voices
Lover of 🍞 🐶📚💀
Charles L. Briggs @charleslbriggs.bsky.social Linguistic and medical anthropologist in the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley; I love teaching, research, and writing. My most recent book is Incommunicable: Toward Communicative Justice in Health and Medicine.
Victoria Stewart @hilaryjoy.bsky.social Just doing my thing out in the world.
Norma Elia Cantú @normaelia-8.bsky.social 
Elaine Thatcher @ethatcher.bsky.social Folklorist, artist, embroiderer, grant writer, ponderer
Joseph Sciorra @josephsciorra.bsky.social ethnographer folklorist cultural historian: material culture*italian diaspora*religious studies. presepe builder. director of Academic & Cultural Programs at Calandra Institute, a CUNY-wide research institute
Langston Collin Wilkins @langstonwilkins.bsky.social Folklorist and Professor
www.langstonwilkins.com
Carl Olsen @calleinthesky.bsky.social PhD in Scandinavian Studies, working as a tutor for the moment and painting and writing. More on carlolsen.net and vikingsbooksetc.wordpress.com. Shops at etsy.com/shop/CallePaints and vikingsbooksetc.redbubble.com. IG and YT @callepaints.
Karen @peshe56.bsky.social Folklorist teaching at university- editor of “Cultural Analysis”, peer reviewed folklore journal- Camino pilgrim
D(oc) Oc(k) @frittersandclam.bsky.social teaching professor in film; movies, tv, hockey, books, cats, horror, television, irish media. often retweets Hausu and Elsa Lanchester
Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.org Gaming & Rescue Cats! I stream games and my kittencam to raise $ to support cat rescue & TNR, shelter & foster cats! Registered 501c3 non-profit in Northeastern MD 🏳️⚧️ Cat Dad
https://linktr.ee/crits4cats
Cheerful Nihilism @cheerynihilism.bsky.social If you can laugh at it, you can live with it, as my dad used to say.
https://linktr.ee/CheerfulNihilism- N Greg Newkirk @nuekerk.bsky.social Rent #TheUnbinding on http://PlanetWeird.tv, @Amazon, @iTunes | Co-Host @ObjectsPod | E.P. / Cast #Hellier + more tv stuff | founder / curator @NewkirkMuseum
Tuukka Karlsson @ilmonseppa.bsky.social PhD at Folklore studies. Kalevala-metric poetry and cats rule.
Michael @mikl001.bsky.social Teaches philosophy, modern history, and cultural studies; also an author and editor. Left Twitter October 28, 2022. Motorbike: BMW GS 700 🏍️Love hiking and backpacking in the mountains and I don’t like bullies. 🏔️🇩🇰🏴🥃
Anya Beta @anyabeta.bsky.social Knitter, spinner, reader, writer, eldritch horror... definitely a real actual human.
Existing in borrowed space and time, geographically in Nova Scotia.
www.inthenorthernwood.com
Jessica Cory @jessicascory.bsky.social Editor of Appalachian Journal. Scholar, educator, writer. Books with WVU Press and U of Georgia Press. Lover of gardening, living with MCAS/hEDS/other immune wonkiness.
https://www.jessicascory.com/
Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social Professor of law at UC Law San Francisco. Writes about vaccines law and policy. Vaccine Advocate. Mom of two.
Matt Cox @doctormatty.bsky.social ☠️📓♐️ Is ollamh reitric agus scríbhneoireachta mé i Meiriceá. Hoosier 1st. Homes: NC, MI, CO, OH, & IN. he/him/his
Dr Cinzia Yates 🇮🇲🏴 @manxinwales.bsky.social Research Development professional, Ethnomusicologist (Celtic/trad music), probably definitely autistic, Manx traddy/muso, feminist lefty (but not loony), Xennial, Welsh Indy, punk, with a soft spot for cats. Hiraeth for Ellan Vannin. Afraid for humanity...
Dr Ami Nisa @ami-n.bsky.social Autism researcher at Swansea University | PhD in found-footage horror film
Bronagh Ann McShane @bamcshane.bsky.social women, gender, religion, digital humanities, AI | Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin @voicestcd.bsky.social | Fellow of the Royal Historical Society | President of the History of Women Religious of Britain and Ireland | author ✍️ 
Morgan Banville, PhD @banvillemorgan.bsky.social She/her | Assistant Professor of English, Fairfield University |#firstgen | Surveillance Studies | Technical Communication | @CivicsofTech Board | All opinions are mine
Dr. Katya Vrtis @purplezebrav.bsky.social Queer/crip scholar of freaks and monsters in pop culture and politics, here to talk about history, literary theory, and cats.
They/them or xe/xen/xens pronouns.
Christopher Tounsel @ctounsel1.bsky.social Believer | Happy husband and dad | Associate Professor of History & Director of African Studies, University of Washington | Chosen Peoples (Duke UP), Bounds of Blackness (Cornell UP)
UW bio: https://history.washington.edu/people/christopher-tounsel
Cat Rees @catrees.bsky.social Archaeologist in North Wales. Currently studying PhD looking at death in Pre-Roman Wales. Other interests include making random stuff and scruffing my hounds.
Helen Rottier @helenrottier.bsky.social PhD in Disability Studies. Disabled Dis-Epistemologies and Knowledge Production. Opinions are my own. she/her
Lisa Melonçon @meloncon.bsky.social Tech Comm. Health comm. UX. Workplace writing. RHM. Cajun. Sports fanatic. Dr. Martens wearer. She/Her. Posts my own. http://tek-ritr.com
Melanie Dusseau @melaniedusseau.bsky.social Creative writing & literature prof, romance author, lover of books, & poet of the ginger life. www.melaniedusseau.com
Associate Professor of English, U Findlay (she/her), MFA, analog researcher, dog-loving, traveling teller of love stories. Human writer.💗
Cullen Wade @cullenwade.bsky.social Author, S(p)lasher Flicks: The Swimming Pool in Horror Cinema (McFarland, 2025) | words @ Paste mag, Night Tide mag, Horror Homeroom, HorrorGeekLife, et al. | charlottesville, va, usa | autistic he/him | 🇵🇸BLM🏳️🌈ACAB🏳️⚧️FDT
https://linktr.ee/cullenwade