The Things that Go Bump in the Night YouTube video by The Tear Garden - Topic

Vibe.

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The Brits are at it again.

The Brightest Star YouTube video by Legendary Pink Dots - Topic

Vibe.

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The bar was low!

Thanks so much, Ross!

A new review of THE BLEEDING HORSE from Supernatural Tales:

“Brian J. Showers shows a remarkable talent for combining genuine Dublin lore with his own eerie imaginings.”

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You're very welcome!!

Your order came through just as we were walking out the door, but we went back in and I had Tim inscribe your copy!

And if you'd like to pick up a copy of STRANGE SOUTH SEAS by Beatrice Grimshaw, we've got'em here: swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/st...

STRANGE SOUTH SEAS by Beatrice Grimshaw (Swan River Press 2026) A blog about ghost stories, weird fiction, quiet horror, and related matters.

New Review:

“[Beatrice Grimshaw] was a remarkable woman . . . Strange South Seas is entertaining not just in terms of storytelling but also for the insights it offers into a colonial age that is by no means over and done with. ” – Supernatural Tales

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It holds its own quite well.

Read your email and I'm close to tears. X

Pamphlet Eleven - Some Thoughts on Horror: Consideration of an Effect Buying from the EU? Please read about shipping from the UK. Limited edition - 100 copies Calque Ideas provides an opportunity for writers to think aloud, using their own experiences and knowledge to a...

I read Thoughts on Horror by Brian J. Showers of @swanriverpress.bsky.social - published by @calquepress.bsky.social - on the train this morning. A wonderfully articulate little treatise on horror fiction in all its multitudinous forms. I highly recommend it.
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Collected Speculative Works | Swan River Press This three-volume set of Fitz-James O’Brien’s fiction is the most comprehensive collection of his horror and supernatural writings to date. It offers valuable material for readers of fantastical liter...

One hardback set left.

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At the Salvation Army café, Old Graham said to me, "Be sure to see the bandstand," which at first I assumed to be some sort of metaphor.

Happy birthday, dear Algernon!

They do the best books!!

Book. He Bleeding Horse by Brian Showers. Black and white cover illustration of a giant spectre looming ove the city, with matching bookmark and vintage photo of Rathmines

Strange South Seas, by Beatrice Grimshaw. Cover in purple, black and burnt orange, combine a tropical beach sunset with skulls and snakes. Also, a portrait of the author in elegant dress and an illustration of one of the stories, by artist Carl Link.

They've arrived! New goodies from @swanriverpress.bsky.social .