Coffin Boffin

coffinboffin.bsky.social

17 October 2026 18:25

THE PARASITE An 1894 novella by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about a psychic #VAMPIRE Miss Penelosa, a small pale creature who practices mesmerism & the evil eye & transforms into a monstrous parasite who creeps into her victim’s form #31daysofHalloween #bookwormsaturday #booksky

hex

hexliterary.bsky.social

17 October 2026 18:23

"The scariest kind of ghost is a moon ghost. The dust gets in everything and sticks to the space behind your ribs..." New on hex, a beautiful and achingly yearning piece from @sadboyslowjams.bsky.social, ideal company for dwindling autumn days. 👇 🌜👇

Rosalind Ahmed

21rosa.bsky.social

17 October 2026 18:20

"The effect of the full moon in such a state of brilliancy was manifold. It acted on dreams, it acted on lunacy, it acted on nervous people, it had marvellous physical influences connected with life". 'Carmilla' Sheridan Le Fanu (1872) 🎨'Gothic Ruin by Moonlight' T. L. Rowbotham #BookWormSat

The Great Detective

greatdetective.bsky.social

17 October 2026 18:20

'We hurried through the dark shrubbery, amid the dull moaning of the autumn wind and the rustle of the falling leaves. The night air was heavy with the smell of damp and decay.' Arthur Conan Doyle (1902) #BookWormSat #Gothic

Rachel Deering

racheldeering.bsky.social

17 October 2026 18:19

‘The sun is set; the swallows are asleep; The bats are flitting fast in the grey air; The slow soft toads out of damp corners creep; And evening's breath, wandering here and there Over the quivering surface of the stream, Wakes not one ripple from its silent dream...’ ~ Shelley #BookWormSat