Northodox Press ๐ @northodoxpress.bsky.social Indie Publisher of historical fiction, championing authors and stories based in Northern England and Scotland. SUBMISSIONS CLOSED
David Castleton (Author) @david-castleton.bsky.social Prize-winning author specialising in the gothic, weird history, folklore, graveyards, myth. My new book 'Atlas Gothica: An Alternative Guide to the World's Most Curious Destinations' (Hachette) is out now. Grab it here: https://mybook.to/atlasgothica
Riffwire @riffwiremag.bsky.social RiffWire is New Zealand's only dedicated rock and metal news publication. We are a not-for-profit fanzine run by people who care about the music โ no corporate agenda, no clickbait, no filler.
Doctor Who Appreciation Society @dwasonline.bsky.social The DWAS is the worldโs longest running Doctor Who Fan Club, est. 1976. Follow us for Doctor Who news, event and publications info.
York St John University @yorkstjohn.bsky.social Welcome to the official Blue Sky account for York St John University.
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James @wearejames.bsky.social Official channel of the band James โ Est 1982, Manchester
๐๏ธ 2026 live dates >>> https://linktr.ee/jamesisnotaperson
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Tatiana Fajardo @tatiana1979.bsky.social PhD candidate at the University of the Basque Country, Spain. I am researching Patrick McGrath's Gothic Fiction. MLitt in the Gothic Imagination at the University of Stirling, Scotland. Published by Luna Press Publishing.
Posts in English and in Spanish.
Dr Jenny Butler @drjennybutler.bsky.social 
magicwitchcon.bsky.social @magicwitchcon.bsky.social Academic conference on the history of magic and witchcraft, habitually run in York, UK.
Philolithia@bsky.social @philolithia.bsky.social Prehistoric landscapes, skyscapes, cosmology, folklore & nature. Meirionnydd #StandingStones PhD researcher Bournemouth Uni. Cymraes dw i. (She/they).
Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk ๐ณ๏ธ Mapping UK Elections & Collating Polling Data
nowcast / posters / much more @ electionmaps.uk
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EOH Network @evolutionofhorror.bsky.social A podcast network that explores cult film & TV history.
The Evolution of Horror | Hammer Time | Journey Through Sci-Fi | Carry On Up The Podcast | The Detective & The Log Lady
Joe Diddley @mrjoediddley.bsky.social 20th Century Boy
Pete Crane @petecrane.bsky.social Stravaiging & posting about Scotland's great outdoors, ancient & modern, & other stuff .. inc life in the #Cairngorms
Director Mountaineering Scotland & MBA vmo
Dr Katy Whitaker (she/her) @artefactual.eurosky.social Aerial photography | GIS | Sarsen stone | landscape archaeology | archaeological comics | archives | YAC Leader | MHFA | FSA | MCIfA | all my own views
Decibel Magazine | The Worldโs Foremost Heavy Metal Authority [โฆ @decibelmagazine.com.web.brid.gy Decibel Magazine is America's monthly extreme music magazine delivering in-depth and intelligent coverage to the doorsteps of a legion since 2004.
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Heavy Metal Online @heavymetalonline.bsky.social Bringing Heavy Metal merchandise to the masses
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Folk on Foot @folkonfoot.com The multi-award-winning all walking, talking and singing podcast, presented by @matthewbannister.bsky.social
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Halloween Every Night @halloweeneverynight.com HalloweenEveryNight.com is an award-winning news, culture and lifestyle website that provides a wide range of readers a guide for what to know and how to live like itโs Halloween every night.
Five Books - Expert Book Recommendations @fivebooks.com Five Books is a book recommendation website where experts pick the five best books in their subject (as an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases) http://fivebooks.com
Jason D. Brawn @jasondbrawn.bsky.social A published horror author, collector, fanboy with an MA Gothic and a BA Film and Media. Vegetarian with AuDHD, who has completed three marathons. Halloween ๐๐ป is my favourite season.
Dan Herbert @danherb10.bsky.social Me?
Prehistory. Normans. Recently Vikings. New Model Army. Asterix. Old Gods. Arsenal. Corinthian Casuals.
University Library Buildings Development Manager.
Neurodivergent. Cursed by MECFS.
#MDANT
Thylacine-rescue, Samhain enthusiast ๐จ๐ฆ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ @thylacine-rescue.bsky.social Monster Kid and personal assistant to several cats. Voracious reader. Writer for We Belong Dead and Mag 9 From Outer Space magazines, and contributor to the BHF Book of Horror Stories series
Reaky @reaky.bsky.social New YorkโขLondonโขParisโขMunich
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Liverpool Distribution Services at Liverpool University Press @lupdistribution.bsky.social Sales, marketing, and distribution for university presses.
@livunipress.bsky.social
https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/distribution-services
DRAKE - The Bookshop @drakebookshop.bsky.social Nine year old bookshop in Stockton. Here to help you find your next extra special read (which will initially be Leonard & Hungry Paul if you havenโt read it yet (or are too young). Either way we will find brilliant books for you to love.
Michael Kronenberg @mwkronenberg.bsky.social Graphic Designer: WEF, Film Noir Foundation, TwoMorrows, Black Pool Productions, Kino Lorber. Yankees/Jets/Knicks/boxing fan.
Crossing the Tees Book Festival @crossingthetees.bsky.social A book festival brought to you by Stockton, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Darlington and Redcar Library Services.
๐ www.crossingthetees.org/
Peter Gabriel @itspetergabriel.bsky.social 'Looking For The Happy' is out now.
Metal-Aged Mom @metalagedmom.bsky.social Iโm here for the metal. Trans rights are human rights.
Fuck fascism.
Fuck AI.
Abolish ICE.
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Internet Archaeology @intarcheditor.bsky.social #OpenAccess peer-reviewed #digital #journal for #archaeology at University of York (UK). Posts by Judith Winters (Ed) #publication #digital #heritage ๐บ
Helen Cornish @helenhmc.bsky.social PhD. Anthropologist: ethnographies of history, contemporary witchcraft historicities, magic, micromuseums.
Co-founder @NAoHH-EASA.bsky.social
https://goldsmiths.academia.edu/HelenCornish, Anthropology
Stephen R Bissette @stephenrbissette.bsky.social Father, son, husband, artist, author, researcher, cinema & comics historian, and former instructor (retired), 
Pete Glastonbury @peteglastonbury.bsky.social Loves Cats, Reading, Nature & Photography.
Long time Stone botherer.
Sky gazer.
If you like or share my photos please
Follow me for #StandingStoneSunday Photos.
Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now @radcliffecup.bsky.social AHRC-funded project into the life and works of Gothic trailblazer, Ann Radcliffe ๐ฆ๐ฉธ
Forthcoming edition of her works from Cambridge University Press ๐
Dr Fern Riddell @drfernriddell.bsky.social Historian. Author. On your TV/Radio.
**Victoriaโs Secret: The Private Passion of a Queen OUT NOW**
Expert: Suffragette Terrorism, Music Hall, 19thC Sex + Culture, Queen Victoria & John Brown.
www.fernriddell.com
https://lnk.to/victoriassecretbook
Peter Ross @peteralanross.bsky.social Author of Upon A White Horse: Journeys In Ancient Britain & Ireland. Also, Steeple Chasing: Around Britain By Church, & A Tomb With A View: The Stories & Glories of Graveyards. Substack: https://smallfinds.substack.com
Darren McLoughlin @travelimages.bsky.social Photographer from Ireland. Photography workshops & tours at https://panoramicireland.com
Severin Films @severinfilms.bsky.social Entertainment with Sharp Edges. Creating, rescuing, and releasing the worldโs most provocative cinema since 2006.
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Imprint Films @imprintfilms.bsky.social Limited Edition deluxe Blu-ray & 4K UHD releases of long-requested & previously unreleased films! ๐ฌ
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The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social Registered Charity No: 1203418. Patrons: Michael Rosen, Joanne Harris.
Preserving traditional heritage and folklore materials for the future, and delivering these through open access. Focus on at-risk heritage.
Online at www.folklorelibrary.com
Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk We believe in choice at the end of life. Including the option of assisted dying for terminally ill, mentally competent adults.
James Dempster @cocktaillion.bsky.social Heraldist, delver into obscure, arcane & occult. Photos, bad art, worse poems. Even stranger than I think I am. Lefty. All views own/odd. He/him. ๐ฉท๐๐ฉต
Crumpled Linen Press @crumpledlinenpress.com Beautiful facsimile manuscript editions of great literary works, annotated by world-leading scholars. www.crumpledlinenpress.com
Marisa Linton @mlinton.bsky.social Author of The Binding Spell. Historian of the French Revolution. Writer of history books. Writer of fiction. Winner of the Times/Chicken House Comp 2023. Rep'd by Lucy Irvine at PFD @lucyirvine93.bsky.social
marisalinton.com
Folk 'n' Hell @folknhell.bsky.social Three chums, one microphone, and a whole world of folk horror. The Folk n Hell podcast unearths delights from around the world and tries to agree if they're worth our (and your) time.
www.folknhell.com or wherever you get your podcasts
The Quietus @thequietus.com Black Sky Thinking since 2008.
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Christabel Scaife @christabelscaife.bsky.social Senior Commissioning Editor for Literary Studies and Irish Studies @livunipress.bsky.social
Matt Stanhope @mattstanhope7.bsky.social Guitarist. Coffee wraith. #Hookland resident. #Fortean. He/Him. ADHD. Yorkshire by marriage. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ Ally.
John @maenhir.bsky.social Artist
Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social Prof of Public Engagement in Science, Uni of Birmingham; anatomist, author, broadcaster; vice President of Humanists UK. All views my own.
Metallica @metallica.com Est. 1981
Talking Pictures TV @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social Archive TV Channel. Keeping celluloid alive! Freeview82 Freesat306 Sky324 Virgin445 Freely36. FREE catch-up via Freeview Red Button and http://tptvencore.co.uk
Charlotte Cross @charlottecross.bsky.social Writer of gothic historical fiction (she/her). Lover of tea and perpetrator of typos.
Debut novel ๐ฆ THE BRIDES ๐ฆ published by Tor at Pan Macmillan, out 19th March 2026. Preorder now!
Agent: Francesca Riccardi at KNLA
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IG: @charlottewriteshistory
John Altringham @johnaltringham.bsky.social Scientist, conservationist (emeritus professor), mountain-lover, artist. Happiest outdoors.
Climate change and biodiversity crises are real.
Live in northern England. Often in Scotland.
All photos and other artwork mine.
https://johnaltringham.co.uk
Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.social A place of stories of a stranger Britain.
Weiser Books @weiserbooks.bsky.social We publish books for spiritual seekers and students from all walks of life.
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Michelle Hughes Printmaker @michellehughes.bsky.social Original linocut prints inspired by nature, Yorkshire countryside & beyond โข Linocut printing workshops in York & online courses www.michellehughes.co.uk
Jodrell Bank @jodrellbank.bsky.social Radio astronomy observatory, research centre, UNESCO World Heritage site, beautiful visitor galleries, free parking, and great coffee ๐๐ก๐
๐ https://www.jodrellbank.net/
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The Georgian Theatre, Stockton-on-Tees @thegeorgiantheatre.bsky.social Teesside's longest running independent music venue - run by Tees Music Alliance, a not-for-profit social enterprise. Also posting for The Green Room, Stockton - our micro-venue next door.
www.georgiantheatre.co.uk
Sorcha Nรญ Fhlainn @sorchanf.bsky.social Reader in Film Studies & American Studies @ Manchester Met Uni. Researcher in Pop Culture, Gothic, C Nolan, Horror, Vampires, & Time Travel. Writes books and lives in a 1980s time warp.
Russel D McLean/R.D. McLean @russeldmclean.bsky.social Novelist, screenwriter, freelance dev editor. Crime/thriller/sff/horror. General miscreant. Dad of cats. Scottish. Latest Book: THE FRIDAY GIRL (as R.D. McLean) Rep: Allan Guthrie at the North Lit agency
https://www.russeldmcleanbooks.com
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ @rintrahroars.bsky.social Sharing my photos captured on Nikon D810 and iPhone. Bored ๐ฅฑ of normality.
A neurodivergent West Londoner in Wales.
musicophile | metalhead | vegan | artist | folkie | witchy | folk horror lover | pagan | tarot slinger | birman mum | ๐๐คQPR supporter
The Spectator @thespectator1828.bsky.social Politics, culture, cartoons and more.
Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social Socialist, antifascist, writer in various places, geriatric millennial, GQ's 9th Worst Dressed Man in 2016. He/him. YouTube channel http://bit.ly/33iARb3 ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Novara Media @novaramedia.com ๐บ ๐ฐ๐๐ฉ People-powered media. https://linktr.ee/novaramedia
Exclusive Films (Robert JE Simpson) @exclusivefilms.bsky.social A Hammer Films research account, specialising in the early history of the company and sister company Exclusive Films.
Managed by Robert JE Simpson, BA, MA - freelance film historian and broadcaster. Ex-archivist for Hammer.
www.exclusivefilms.co.uk
Politics UK @politicsuk.com The Home of UK Political News. Follow for Impartial Coverage.
Reel Obscure Podcast @reelobscurepod.bsky.social Horror, fantasy, sci-fi and cult movies and general weirdness.
Account of the REEL OBSCURE Podcast, showcasing forgotten film and cult classics.
www.reelobscurepod.com
Carmen Marcus Loves Stones @carmenmarcus.bsky.social Writer! Stone lover! Daughter of Yorkshire fisherman and Irish Chef. Writes new mythologies! #Faber #Vintage #GeorginaCapel
Robert Edgar @robertedgar.bsky.social Writer and Academic. Professor of Writing and Popular Culture, York St John University. Scriptwriting, Music Memoir, Hauntology, Folk Horror, Science-Fiction
Whitby Goth Weekend @whitbygothweekend.bsky.social The Whitby Goth Weekendยฎ (WGWยฎ) is an alternative festival incorporating the Bizarre Bazaar Alternative Market which features over 100 indoor stalls.
It was founded in 1994 and has grown to become one of the worldโs premier Goth events.
Prince Charles Cinema @princecharlescinema.com The Best Movie House on Leicester Place.
Please contact us here if you have any questions: boxofficemanager@princecharlescinema.com
https://princecharlescinema.com
The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social A view on politics at home & abroad, while bringing back the lost art of disagreeing agreeably with Rory Stewart & Alastair Campbell. Powered by Fuse Energyโก
https://linktr.ee/RestIsPolitics
Captain Howdy @captainhowdy.bsky.social [Skip Intro]
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Interview With The Vampire Fanpage @iwtvupdates.bsky.social Your source for #InterviewWithTheVampire / #TheVampireLestat, delivering the latest updates and spotlighting the fan community. โฅ๏ธ๐ฉธ
Darren Redick @darrenredick.bsky.social Bass playing, ballet dancing, dog walking, NFL watching, radio presenter.
Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.social I post all physical media announcements, deals, preorders, and share TRUE information. I publish a magazine called The Physical Media Advocate. I produce discs for Terror Vision, Severin Films, Deaf Crocodile, and more. someonesfavoriteproductions.com
Kenny Brophy @urbanprehistorian.bsky.social Professor, Archaeology, University of Glasgow, the Urban Prehistorian, and Keeper of Hooklandโs Stones. Glasgowโs Archaeologist in Residence (self-appointed)
Tony O @tony-o.bsky.social artist - painter, photographer - mainly megalithic and early Christian. Socialist, atheist, happily married and retired... cats dead
All paintings and photos are by me and copyright (except reposts).
https://www.tonyoneill.org/
DarkLonelyWater @darklonelywater.bsky.social Retired/recovering academic. Author of Mario Bava: The Artisan as Italian Horror Auteur, British Low Culture, Kung Fu Cult Masters, BFI book on The League of Gentlemen, Cultographies book on Danger: Diabolik.
33 1/3 Books @3313books.bsky.social Short books about legendary albums and music genres. ๐ ๐ถ Published by Bloomsbury.
Explore the 33 1/3 hub! โฌ๏ธ
www.bloomsbury.com/33-13-hub
Vaun Earl Norman @vaun.bsky.social comedy, north yorkshire via Boro. Acting , award winning podcaster, in Vic and Bob, The other one, The Cleaner. Daftness is God. Love conquers all.
https://linktr.ee/vaunearlnorman
https://youtu.be/2lAhtUhY1vA?si=m_Dhdpz_57ux_aPv
BriefBestiary @briefbestiary.bsky.social Legendary beasts and beings posted on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Run by @oriondagger.bsky.social
Thirty-three and a third revolutions @twoozofplastic.bsky.social Too many albums. Too many books. Too little space.
If in doubt consult your dealer.
Sarah-Jayne Farrer @sjfarrer.bsky.social Writer/Creator of Arcane Oddities | Founder of EDGEWAYS | Grand Council of #Hookland | 42 | She/Her | Salt Hag |Tremoribus Subterraneis |
https://linktr.ee/SarahJayneFarrer
Helen Barrett @helenbarrett.bsky.social Features journalist. Book: 'Something: The Women Who Made the Beatles' - May 2027.
https://rcwlitagency.com/clients/helen-barrett
MHFA Englandยฎ @mhfaengland.bsky.social Weโre a social enterprise that offers expert guidance and training to support mental health.
Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk For a Fair Deal ๐ถ Leader: @EdDavey.libdems.org.uk ๐ถ Deputy Leader: @libdemdaisy.bsky.social
Promoted by Liberal Democrats, 66 Buckingham Gate, SW1E 6AU.
www.libdems.org.uk
Professor Marion Gibson @witchesetc.bsky.social Author of Witchland (coming 2026) and Witchcraft: A History in 13 Trials. History, folklore, books, archives.
Roger Luckhurst @theprofrog.bsky.social academic/freelance writer, on Gothic, Horror film, Science Fiction. Latest: Graveyards: A History of Living with the Dead (2025). Next 2 books: a taxonomy of the undead and a biography of H P Lovecraft
Yorkie @yorkie72.bsky.social Yorkshireman, walker (well...bimbler really! ๐), rugby league fan ๐ฆ๐. Just pics I've taken on my walks and gallivanting about the North
Press On Vinyl @pressonvinyl.bsky.social A Vinyl Record Pressing Plant in the Heart of Teesside
Christopher Goddard @chrisgoddardmap.bsky.social Cartographer, writer, artist, long distance walker, DJ, fell runner
Bethan Briggs-Miller @bbmiiler.bsky.social Folklorist, Co-Director of East Anglian Folklore Centre, Co-host of Eerie Essex Podcast, Writer/Voice Actor of Spectre of the Sea Podcast and paranormal historian on Help My House is Haunted
Ceri Houlbrook @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social Author of 'Winter's Wishfall'. Folklorist. Mum. Northerner. Lecturer in Folklore & History. Eater of cake.
Jack Barber @jackbarber.co.uk Designer & web developer living in Whitby, UK.
Husband, dad of 5, part of Grace Church, Loftus.
Runner & reader (should do more of both).
hellotechnology.co.uk
@glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social 
Johnny Restall @johnnyrestall.bsky.social Writes and podcasts about films, usually cult thrillers and horror. Likes movies, music, reading, drawing. My work can be found at: https://linktr.ee/JohnnyRestall
@hammerfilms.bsky.social @hammerfilms.bsky.social