#BOTD Montague Summers. Described as "arguably the most seminal twentieth century purveyor of pop culture occultism", Summers was ordained as an Anglican deacon, but converted to Catholicism, styling himself as a priest despite having no diocese. Initially noted for literary scholarship, he became notorious for his books on witches, werewolves, vampires and demonology, for which he claimed to entirely believe.
#books #occult #bookstodon

#BOTD horror writer James Herbert. His first book The Rats was an instant bestseller, and set a template of visceral, uncompromising violence and social commentary that would recur in future works. He wrote a number of ghost stories, including The Survivor and The Secret of Crickley Hall.
#horror #ghosts #bookstodon #books

#TDIM #OnThisDay #BOTD #Music
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Matt Nicholls, drums, Bring Me the Horizon, 1986
Amy Studt, singer/songwriter/piano, 1986
Shawn Mims, rapper/songwriter, 1981
Aaron North, guitar/vocals, Nine Inch Nails, 1979
Beverley Knight, singer/songwriter, 1973
Jon Erik Andreas Johnson, singer/songwriter, 1970
Mickey Dale, musician/producer, Embrace, 1968
Susan Ann "Susanne" Sulley, singer, The Human League, 1963
Pete Wylie, singer/songwriter/guitar, Wah! & others, solo, 1958

There are so many ways of saying who we are and how we feel, ways that don’t hurt anybody. That’s a great gift.”
— Fred Rogers (1928–2003) #BOTD

#TDIM #OnThisDay #BOTD #Music
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Marvin Humes, singer/songwriter/DJ, JLS, 1985
Adam Levine, singer/songwriter/musician, Maroon 5, 1979
Stuart Zender, bass, Jamiroquai, 1974
Dana Owens AKA Queen Latifah, rapper/singer/songwriter/producer/actress, 1970
Jerry Cantrell, singer/songwriter/guitar, Alice in Chains, solo & others, 1966
Courtney Pine, musician, solo, Jazz Warriors and others, 1964
Rozalla Miller, singer, 1964
Vanessa Williams, actress/singer/model, 1963

“Democracy is not the regime of consensus. It's the regime in which disagreement is absorbed in a civilized institutional fashion.” — Luís Roberto Barroso, Starting a global conversation to restore civility and liberal democracy, Ideas
#BOTD #LuisRobertoBarroso #Democracy #quote

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#BOTD #Cine #Movies #Films #Películas #Cinemastodon #MastoFilms #TVShows #SeriesDeTV #VideoEditing #BigLittleLies #SharpObjects #DallasBuyersClub #JeanMarcVallée

Jean-Marc Vallée habría cumplido hoy 62 años. Mi pequeño homenaje para recordar a este fantástico director.
Jean-Marc Vallée would have turned 60 today. My little tribute to remember this great director.

Big Little Lies, Sharp Objects & Dallas Buyers Club
Cold Little Heart by Michael Kiwanuka

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#BOTD Arthur Machen. An author and occultist, Machen is a hugely influential figure in the development of weird fiction and folk horror. Stephen King described his story The Great God Pan as "Maybe the best [horror story] in the English language." Other works include The Three Imposters and The Bowmen, which invented the legend of the Angels of Mons. #ghost #horror #bookstodon

Remembering the late actress #JeanHarlow (3 March 1911 – 7 June 1937) born #OnThisDay in Kansas City, Missouri

#filmactress #icon #cinema #Movies
#Hollywood #botd

“My brain solves most confusion, guilt, and death issues by getting horny and trying to have sex with someone.” — Peter Welch, Observations of a Straight White Male with No Interesting Fetishes
#BOTD #quote #PeterWelch #SexAsASolution

https://yahooeysblog.wordpress.com/2025/02/28/quote-of-the-day-5080/

#BOTD Richard Matheson. A prolific author and screenwriter, Matheson’s horror stories were distinctly modern, moving away from gothic scenes to suburban streets and infusing elements of sci-fi. Works include I am Legend, The Incredible Shrinking Man, and 16 Twilight Zone episodes. #books #horror #bookstodon #scifi

100 years ago, 22 Feb 1925, #EdwardGorey was born in Chicago. The American writer & artist was famous for his odd & #macabre illustrated books, both idiosyncratic & highly influential for the #Gothic style. Here are 4 books by him from our collection

#TDIM #OnThisDay #BOTD #Music
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Olivia Rodrigo, singer/songwriter/musician/actress, 2003
Robyn Rihanna Fenty, singer/songwriter/actress, 1988
Yulia "Julia" Volkova, singer/musician, t.A.T.u., 1985
Ed Lay, percussion/vocals, The Editors, 1981
Edwin "Ed" Graham, drums, The Darkness, 1977
Brian Littrell, singer, Backstreet Boys, 1975
Neil Primrose, percussion, Travis, 1972
Ian Brown, musician/singer/songwriter, The Stones Roses, solo, 1963

#BOTD Edmond Gill ‘E.G.’ Swain. Swain was one of the first attendees of M.R. James annual Christmas Eve ghost stories readings to go on to write his own stories. He used his own experiences as Vicar of Stanground to create the fictional Stoneground, whose Rector, the reverend Roland Batchel, often finds himself facing supernatural mysteries. #ghosts #books #haunting