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Author of weird tales & folk horror, co-host of #WyrdWednesday. Killing me won't bring back your apples (He/Him) πŸ‘» cwreeve.com

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Yeah, I think it's an attempt at a panoramic shot that happened to come out extra spooky!

06.03.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Lemon yellow crocheted octopus with white accents and white derby

Lemon yellow crocheted octopus with white accents and white derby

Same lemon yellow crocheted octopus, but in the dark: yellow sections now almost as dark as the background, white accents and derby now an eerie glow-in-the-dark greenish hue

Same lemon yellow crocheted octopus, but in the dark: yellow sections now almost as dark as the background, white accents and derby now an eerie glow-in-the-dark greenish hue

Same lemon yellow crocheted octopus, but in the dark (a little closer): yellow sections now almost as dark as the background, white accents and derby now an eerie glow-in-the-dark greenish hue

Same lemon yellow crocheted octopus, but in the dark (a little closer): yellow sections now almost as dark as the background, white accents and derby now an eerie glow-in-the-dark greenish hue

Look at this dapper lil guy!

#cochet #octopus

06.03.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
A large yellow bag of Cadbury mini eggs, the purchasing of which has bankrupted me.

A large yellow bag of Cadbury mini eggs, the purchasing of which has bankrupted me.

Small symbols of Christianity's inability to completely purge pagan ways from this land.

06.03.2026 11:44 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hold up! It looks like it might be a panoramic fail.

Well thank the gods for that.

06.03.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A genuinely upsetting image showing an old, palatial room and a small girl with her back to the camera. Next to the girl is a tall, dark figure with long hair who absolutely does not look right.

A genuinely upsetting image showing an old, palatial room and a small girl with her back to the camera. Next to the girl is a tall, dark figure with long hair who absolutely does not look right.

This digital image from 2015 was taken at Hampton Court Palace & seemingly shows a ghostly apparition. Some say that the figure is the spirit of Dame Sybil Penn, a lowly servant of the Tudors.

I saw this pic for the first time today and all I know is I absolutely do not like it.
#PhantomsFriday

06.03.2026 13:52 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I watched this one afternoon when I was about 12 and off school with an illness. It absolutely terrified me! The perfect example of what you don't see being more scary than what you do.

06.03.2026 12:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a close up of a woman 's face with a headband on ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with a headband on

Exhumed, you say? πŸ₯Ί

06.03.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a close up of an opossum with its mouth open and teeth showing . ALT: a close up of an opossum with its mouth open and teeth showing .
06.03.2026 11:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a police uniform is sitting in a chair and talking to another man . ALT: a man in a police uniform is sitting in a chair and talking to another man .

'Killing me won't bring back your mini-eggs'

06.03.2026 11:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A large yellow bag of Cadbury mini eggs, the purchasing of which has bankrupted me.

A large yellow bag of Cadbury mini eggs, the purchasing of which has bankrupted me.

Small symbols of Christianity's inability to completely purge pagan ways from this land.

06.03.2026 11:44 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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In 19th century England rectangular livestock paintings were commissioned by prosperous farmers to showcase their wealth and status. The same artistic distortion would also be applied to pigs and sheep.

#BookologyThursday

05.03.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
a pack of kittens closes in a a large dog standing on a chair

a pack of kittens closes in a a large dog standing on a chair

David Attenborough [whispering]:

β€œAs the predators close in on their helpless prey, we can only watch in silent horror, for it is not man’s role to interfere in the hierarchy of nature.”

04.03.2026 13:08 πŸ‘ 8410 πŸ” 1733 πŸ’¬ 153 πŸ“Œ 76
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With Stormbringer and Mournblade, Michael Moorcock made runeswords a pop cultural trope since the late 1960s - with the 9th century Sæbø sword, found in 1825, we have actual archaeological evidence that this was done for real - and the sagas have demonic rune blades galore!

#wyrdwednesday

04.03.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Two figures look over a dark night-time streetscape.

Two figures look over a dark night-time streetscape.

'Nothing Lasts Forever' by Vhils, the tag of Portuguese graffiti and street artist Alexandre Manuel Dias Farto.

This was made with bleach. Gosh darn 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘒𝘀𝘩.

#WyrdWednesday

04.03.2026 11:23 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Two figures look over a dark night-time streetscape.

Two figures look over a dark night-time streetscape.

'Nothing Lasts Forever' by Vhils, the tag of Portuguese graffiti and street artist Alexandre Manuel Dias Farto.

This was made with bleach. Gosh darn 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘒𝘀𝘩.

#WyrdWednesday

04.03.2026 11:23 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An illustration by Stephen Lawrence from a 1946 edition of 'Famous Fantastic Mysteries'. It shows the Black Seal, a tablet carved with strange cuneiform characters, with a weird tentacled creature wrapped around it.

An illustration by Stephen Lawrence from a 1946 edition of 'Famous Fantastic Mysteries'. It shows the Black Seal, a tablet carved with strange cuneiform characters, with a weird tentacled creature wrapped around it.

"I am going now to the final trial and encounter. I shall have the Black Seal and the knowledge of its secrets to help me, and if I unhappily do not return from my journey, there is no need to conjure up here a picture of the awfulness of my fate."
- Arthur #Machen, 'The Black Seal'
#WyrdWednesday

04.03.2026 08:04 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Painting of a deer in the forest at night.

Painting of a deer in the forest at night.

In a Flemish folktale, a woman who was said to have been a thief during life haunted a town in the shape of a deer. The ghost deer would knock on doors and wait. Between her horns she carried an illegible text. She stopped appearing when someone deciphered the text.

🎨Eugen Krüger
#WyrdWednesday

04.03.2026 07:49 πŸ‘ 126 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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On a full moonish #Wyrdwednesday morning in early spring, we walk the misty moors north of Bremen to come across an old local legend... and names writ in uncanny foresight in the family register.

Meet the cursed Heemsen family in our 4th #darkspringtide tale linked below.

🎨 Gustav Carus

04.03.2026 06:03 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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a wall with graffiti on it including a sticker that says ' a few boys ' ALT: a wall with graffiti on it including a sticker that says ' a few boys '

Good morning, Wyrdlings!

The writing is clearly on the wall this #WyrdWednesday with our theme:

"Carvings, Inscriptions & Writings on the Wall!"

@cwreeve.bsky.social here, ready to share a graffito or two πŸ‘»

04.03.2026 08:55 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
ian curtis rides a rollercoaster
ian curtis rides a rollercoaster YouTube video by Charizard X

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Kv...

03.03.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Newcastle pubs ban AI art from breweries to protect local creatives As two pubs in Newcastle ban AI art, artists discuss the impact it can have on creatives.

"If I was to use ChatGPT for my designs rather than our designer Sean, that's taking money out of the local area into the hands of a multibillionaire ... removing value from the local community and local artists [and] into the hands of some of the richest people in the world."

#AIslop #refuseresist

22.02.2026 10:11 πŸ‘ 4501 πŸ” 1678 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 99

Hell of a way to piss on the little guy, UK Government.

03.03.2026 09:14 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hell of a way to piss on the little guy, UK Government.

03.03.2026 09:14 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Painting title: The Soul of a Rose. Woman with ginger hair smelling a pink rose that grows against a brick wall.

Painting title: The Soul of a Rose. Woman with ginger hair smelling a pink rose that grows against a brick wall.

'But when the melancholy fit shall fall
Sudden from heaven like a weeping cloud,
That fosters the droop-headed flowers all,
And hides the green hill in an April shroud;
Then glut thy sorrow on a morning rose'
-John Keats

🎨Waterhouse

03.03.2026 08:35 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThe Doubtful Guest Came Seventeen Years Ago.”

🎨 Edward Gorey

02.03.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
A full moon hiding behind some dark clouds in the nightsky above some battlements and rooftops.

A full moon hiding behind some dark clouds in the nightsky above some battlements and rooftops.

#wormmoon tonight...

02.03.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wyrdlings!

Some things are set in stone. Or wood. Or bone. You name it, since this week:

"Carvings, Inscriptions & Writings on the Wall"

is our #WyrdWednesday topic – so, tell us tales of wyrd bas-reliefs, strange runes on artefacts and otherworldy hieroglyphs found in deep dungeons!

02.03.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

The King is mad

28.02.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 5350 πŸ” 1103 πŸ’¬ 77 πŸ“Œ 28
Illustration of an intentionally crudely drawn Godzilla-adjacent kaiju with a cityscape backdrop inside a circular frame. Text curves around the circle’s edge and reads β€œmight do a little stomp as a treat”

Illustration of an intentionally crudely drawn Godzilla-adjacent kaiju with a cityscape backdrop inside a circular frame. Text curves around the circle’s edge and reads β€œmight do a little stomp as a treat”

You can just stomp around the house like a kaiju and nobody can stop you. Treat yo’self.

27.02.2026 11:30 πŸ‘ 256 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3
A disturbed looking cat in a white coat, holding a mouse. The caption says, "How it feels to go out for a little treat when the world is on fire." (Made by @avamorgyn)

A disturbed looking cat in a white coat, holding a mouse. The caption says, "How it feels to go out for a little treat when the world is on fire." (Made by @avamorgyn)

28.02.2026 09:32 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2