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And here 'tis: the official schedule for tomorrow's Writing the Occult: Relics. Your ticket gets you access to both the entire live event AND the recordings of it all, so you can dip in and out as your day permits, or watch that special talk at a more convenient time.

We've extended ticket sales to 10am tomorrow. Get 'em here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-the-occult-relics-tickets-1258146834049

#writersofmastodon #writing #writer #author #authorlife #horror #fantasy #darkfantasy #relics #archaeology #egyptology #cursedobjects #occult

A table with the schedule for Writing the Occult: Relics on Saturday 10 May.

1pm UK: Welcome, plus an intro to the holy relics of the saints, with Lauren McMenemy
1.15pm: An archaeologist's life, with Steve Toase
1.45pm: Maritime archaeology and treasure under the water, with John Buglass
2.15pm: Q&A with the archaeologists
2.45pm: Egyptology, with John J Johnston
3.45pm: Workshop: Creating a cursed object, with Ally Wilkes
5.30pm: Ghost tracking - The Stone Tape and storytelling, with Jon Dear
6pm: In conversation with V Castro: Sexing up the Aztecs
6.45pm: Ossuaries and the weird things we do with bones, with Cat Irving
8pm: Archaeology, museums, and horror in literature and film, with Rebecca Stone Gordon

When we think about archaeologists in stories, it's usually the brave adventurer seeking long-lost worlds... but this can be culturally problematic today. That doesn't mean there's no stories to tell about things left behind. 🧵⬇️

#archaeology #archaeologist #RealArchaeology #explorer #adventurer #horror #darkfantasy #writingtheoccult #occult #cursedobjects #relics #writersofmastodon #writer #amwriting #amresearching

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Just 2 weeks until we dig into the murky depths of relics, mummies, cursed objects, shipwrecks, and all those other creepy and wonderful things that were left behind.

🔎Details: writingtheoccult.carrd.co
🎫Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-the-occult-relics-tickets-1258146834049

#writersofmastodon #horror #darkfantasy #relics #archaeology #shipwrecks #egyptology #mummies #cursedobjects #writingtheoccult #occult #amwriting #research

An illustration of the top half of a skeleton in praying pose

How can you use relics in your speculative fiction? Take a leaf (or several) from Stephen King, whose short story The Monkey was turned into a film earlier this year. Details 🧵⬇️

#writersofmastodon #horror #horrorfilm #horrorwriter #horrorfiction #writing #writinginspiration #relics #occult #cursedobjects

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Those that came before us might leave behind objects that are... a little bit cursed. And it's those cursed objects that this next speaker at Writing the Occult: Relics is going to help us dive into with a creative workshop: it's the monarch of polar horror, Ally Wilkes. Meet her in the thread below 🧵⬇️

#writersofmastodon #horror #cursedobjects

Forres Witches Stone in Forres, Scotland

A reminder of the gruesome punishments delivered to those who were found guilty during Scotland's witchcraft trials.#cursedobjects #history #witchburnings #witches #rocks #section-Atlas
Forres Witches Stone

That Mudkip plushie is creepy.

#PokémonWorldChampionship #Pokémon #CursedObjects #Honolulu

A plush toy of a light blue aquatic character with orange fins and a smile is placed next to a green and white roundish bird plush toy, set against a backdrop of bamboo.

A Pokémon-themed stage at an event features two hosts seated on a wicker couch. The first host, dressed in a sparkling jacket, holds a microphone and sits next to a colorful Pokémon ball. The second host, in a blue suit, looks serious.

Getting into painting lately. I've always had trouble with it, but I think something is starting to click. 💜

#digitalpainting #cursedobjects #mira #art #artistsonmastodon #queerartist #fantasyart #originalcharacter

A digital painting on a midtown grey background of a young black woman with warm toned deep skin. She has short hair, freshwater pearl earrings, and a satiny shirt. She is making a neutral and thoughtful expression.

Beware the man who sells timepieces at midnight.

Each watch counts down to its owner’s last moment.

#UrbanLegends #CursedObjects

Witch Rock of Montmartre in Paris, France

This oddly shaped boulder in Paris is rumored to be cursed.#cursedobjects #witches #legends #rocks #section-Atlas
Witch Rock of Montmartre

The rise of paganism in the country is reigniting a macabre ritual from the Viking Age.#paganism #vikings #horses #cursedobjects #aoloveshalloween #section-Articles
Impaled Horse Heads Are Appearing More and More Around Iceland

Which aged worse? #blizzard #netflix #CursedObjects

On the left, a Netflix Trans* ERG pin
on the right, a Women at Blizzard sticker

This bookmark I made for my brother in 2009 was cursed to begin with and gets more cursed every year

#collage #bookmark #RyanTubridy #Tubridy #RTE #CursedObjects #MastoArt

Rectangular bookmark made from paper on cardboard. It features a cut-out of TV/radio presenter Ryan Tubridy, who is currently embroiled in a scandal over hidden payments by the state broadcaster. He is wearing a grey suit and holding his face in his hands. But sprouting from his head, in every direction, are a cluster of 10 other Ryan Tubridy heads, plus a Myleene Klass head and a Ron Atkinson head. A speech bubble from Ron says, 'There are two kinds of people in January.' One Tubridy has a small Louis Walsh head on his forehead. The backdrop is unclear but seems to show a pole and a distant sign on snowy ground.

Wonder Is Everywhere: The New Tornado Alley, the Coolest Library in the World, and More From Around the Web
Wonder Is Everywhere: The New Tornado Alley, the Coolest Library in the World, and More From Around the Web

Something is very cursed about this.
Tell me the story of that object.

#cursedobjects
#bucharest
#TellMeAStory

One of my old flickr photos has just been added to a gallery called Cursed Dinosaurs and I'm here to tell you that I can't stop laughing at this collection of unfortunate beasties (click through the text link for easily scrollable images):

https://www.flickr.com/photos/191528674@N08/galleries/72157721547455440/

I wouldn't usually spam the #palaeontology #paleontology hashtag but y'all need the opportunity to see this. #dinosaurs #dinosaur #sauropods #cursed #CursedObjects #sculpture 😆

@design_law My cat came in to the room while I was looking at this post. I had to quickly scroll away; she would surely try to kill me if I so much as thought about this evil contraption. #cursedObjects

“Is the quaint little shop still in the corner? Was it there 3 days ago? Was the shop full of vintage stuff? Was the proprietor and wizened old man who made cryptic comments about everything? Did he laugh in a creepy way when you bought the ornament? Yeah. Definitely a cursed object. Call the priest.”
#Xmas #Christmas #Ornament #Ornaments #CursedObjects #Magic

Hear me out:
A mechanical telephone exchange clock, connected to an ESP-32 or similar in order to serve NTP to the network.
#retro #retrocompuing #cursedobjects #networking

#cursedObjects

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