John Bowen wrote the teleplays for Robin Redbreast and The Treasure of Abbot Thomas, among others.

I'll be giving an online talk on the enigmatic Count Stenbock next Wednesday evening: 'scholar, connoisseur, drunkard, poet, pervert, most charming of men', as W. B. Yeats described him. thelasttuesdaysociety.org/event/count-st…

Learn about the Decadent Count Stenbock – 'scholar, connoisseur, drunkard, poet, pervert, most charming of men' – in an online lecture by James Machin for The Last Tuesday Society & Viktor Wynd Museum this Weds 22 Jan at 8PM UK time. It'll be recorded for ticket holders - details here: thelasttuesdaysociety.org/event/count-st…

Tonight's Lecture - Count Stenbock: Decadent master of the macabre – a Zoom talk by James Machin #CountStenbock #macabre #JamesMachin The Last Tuesday Society & Viktor Wynd Museum thelasttuesdaysociety.org/event/count-st…

Strange rumours abroad in the cold twilight: waterstones.com/book/the-stran…

I'm doing another talk for The Last Tuesday Society & Viktor Wynd Museum on March 11th -- this time on John Buchan's weird fiction ... thelasttuesdaysociety.org/event/weird-jo…

Weird John Buchan! -- online talk this Tuesday 11 March: thelasttuesdaysociety.org/event/weird-jo…

Who doesn’t love a ghost story? 👻 Get ready for Bewitched: The Ghostly Tales of Edith Wharton, featuring classic tales like 'The Eyes' and 'Afterward', as well as rarely anthologised works. Coming this week, you can pre-order now if you dare... 👀⬇️ bit.ly/4hJRYX1

Sneak preview for you of our April Tales of the Weird! Medusa: A Novel of Mystery, Ecstasy and Strange Horror by E. H. Visiak publishes 17/04. What is THAT creeping in the porthole? *shudder* #TalesoftheWeird

Out in paperback in January, and with a swish new cover! #gothic #graveyards #cemeteries

I only met Simon John James a few times, through the Edinburgh Conan Doyle project, but he always made me feel like an old friend. A wonderful man who will be sorely missed. edinburgh-conan-doyle.org

Here we go! Early stock in the office of the July #TalesoftheWeird The Lost Stradivarius by J. Meade Falkner. A tale of a haunted Violin in Oxford 1842. Described as the novel M. R. James might have written. Sounds good right? Falkner is coming for you.

🌕 Delve into a world of quiet terror, featuring undying pagan and elemental forces that defy modern civilisation from the isles of Scotland to the plains of South Africa with the The Strange Stories of John Buchan edited by James Machin 🌕 Find out more: shop.bl.uk/products/the-s…

If you preorder ‘Illusions of Presence’ (Christmas ghost stories!) edited by Johnny Mains from Waterstones before EOD Thursday you can get 25% off the RRP! #Wpreorder Details below. waterstones.com/book/illusions…

NEW EPISODE: The Stark Munro Letters (1895), with James Machin, editor of the new Edinburgh University Press edition. Chat about: reading the book for the first time, Cullingworth-Budd, controversy and the original ending. Plus John Buchan's weird tales. doingsofdoyle.com/2025/07/65-sta…

NOW ON YOUTUBE: The Stark Munro Letters (1895), with James Machin, editor of the new Edinburgh University Press edition. youtube.com/watch?v=izwqZv…

NEW EPISODE - Crabbe's Practice (1884/1922). A young doctor resorts to outlandish means to drum up patients. Chat about: George Turnavine Budd, the Bulgarian atrocities, malign medicos, galvanic batteries, and rewriting the story in 1922. #ArthurConanDoyle doingsofdoyle.com/2025/08/66-cra…

It's John Buchan's birthday, writer of famous spy-thriller The Thirty-Nine Steps as well as lesser known stories of weird fiction. The Strange Stories of John Buchan is a collection of his most intriguing and obscure spooky tales... 👻 shop.bl.uk/products/the-s…