We had a Halloween party again this year, cosmic horror themed this time. Almost everyone wore some sort of costume, and as Halloween fell on a Friday this time we had lots of trick-or-treaters to …
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Bristolcon
I had been under the impression that Bristolcon was a newish convention, a decade or so old, but it has been running since 2009. For most of its run it was a one-day event, but …
Hartlepool
My sister was visiting earlier this week, so we took the opportunity to visit Hartlepool’s Royal Navy Museum, she has some interest in that area of British history. I know Hartlepool primarily through the cheery-sounding …
It’s Not A Cult
I was excited to see a locally-set folk horror novel event while trawling through the Waterstones event page a few months back, there’s plenty of fiction set in the North East, but less in the …
Last and First Men
We went to see a dance/multimedia production of Last and First Men last week, which was pretty cool. Dance is one of those areas that I’m interersted in, but know very little about and have …
The Rest of It (Virtual Worldcon Days 2+)
Hah, so it turns out even attending virtually, and not especially intensely, the post-convention fog is real. Day Two Virtual Worldcon This was my busiest day for panels. First off was Food and Fantasy, with …
Virtual Worldcon Day One and a Half
What with timezones, and having posted in my afternoon yesteday, the timeline gets fuzzy. That said, yesterday’s total ended up being two panels and the bid session. The first reading didn’t happen – I think …
Day One Virtual Worldcon
The good news is that although the parcel with my art arrived late, Spike and Tom arranged to have Ian Stockdale collect it and bring it down to Seattle! Having generous and resourceful friends is …
Conventions, convention prep, and lack thereof.
Worldcon is next week, I wont be there in person but have a virtual membership and have been enjoying the Discord in the lead up. While it is giving me massive fomo already, it is …
Zombies and Demons and Witches, oh my!
October may be a few months away yet, but my media consumption has been a bit horror-centric the last couple of weeks. First of all, catching up on Agatha All Along, which so far is …