Horror themed jewellery by Stella My Star

Those of you who follow the blog regularly will notice I have been a little lazy of late, posting quick pieces about jewellery and stuff, and you're right. A too-tedious-to-go-into housing situation and a serious family health crisis have left me too drained to keep blogging regularly, and I'm having to concentrate on the stuff that pays the rent (or, at least, will do when I find somewhere to actually live). I promise normal service will be resumed as soon as these storms have passed, but please do stick it out with me.

In the meantime, amuse yourself with these splendid horror themed necklaces from BGG favourite Stella My Star - Cabin in The Woods and The Evil Dead... (All photos courtesy of Stella My Star).

Cabin in the Woods by Stella My Star on Etsy

Evil Dead by Stella My Star on Etsy

What? He was in Cabin, so this is in NO WAY gratuitious

More dragons!

So, those of you who read this blog regularly will know that I try to support Indie Crafters as much as possible. One of the designers I discovered during this mission was Louise Farrow, of Nanuk Jewellery, and it's fair to say I am fairly smitten with her stuff - especially her new range, Nanuk Designs, which I've already blogged about as I bought three of her steampunk dragons. Well, 3 dragons might be enough for Danerys, but clearly not for me because when I saw this dragon locket on her site I'm simply had to have it... 

Not only is it just as lovely as the others (and, I must say, Louise is a delight to deal with) but I love the fact that, when it's closed, it just looks like an ordinary pendant. I have a secret dragon, people. How is that not awesome?

Image courtesy of Nanuk Designs

Doctor Who River Song inspired bracelet by Stella My Star

I know, I know, shut up about Stella My Star already. But honestly, I'm pretty smitten with this River Song-inspired bracelet - a TARDIS! An Astronaut! Just buy it, already...

Bracelet by Stella My Star on Etsy - image courtesy of Stella My Star

Like scary theatre? The Ghost Hunter is for you!

I've blogged about Theatre of the Damned before, I know - not only do I know a few of the people involved (who are lovely) but I've seen and really liked their shows. The super inventive and site specific The Horror! The Horror! was one of the best uses of the wonderful Wilton's Music Hall I've seen in ages, and their Revenge of the Grand Guignol had some proper 'jump out of your seat' moments, especially As Ye Sow, which went onto be developed into an award-winning show at Edinburgh and which, frankly, scared the fricking life out of me.

So next up is The Ghost Hunter, which premieres in the Old Red Lion Theatre in London from April 30th to May 25 and which sounds fab, and friends who saw earlier 'in the works' production say good things. The story of a man who runs a Ghost Tour in York which is about to get very, very real it sounds splendidly creepy and, if earlier productions are anything to go by, the company is fantastic at using their venues to maximise the scares. (Plus it's only an hour long: you know I love a short play - seriously, can there be happier words to a theatregoer's ears than '60 minutes, no interval?').

There's a real derth of quality horror theatre out there for those who can't afford Woman in Black prices, so I'd encourage you to check them out either in London or when they tour later in August (I'm guessing Postcard of a Painting will be first in line if they go north, as she's a major fan of the York Ghost Tours... you can read about her last trip here.)

Interested? Check out the website for details or follow @ghosthunterplay or @theatreofdamned on Twitter.

Wolf Night is here!

I'm thrilled to announce that the sequel to Dark Dates, Wolf Night, is now out. Go buy it at once!

Cover as ever by Caroline Goldsmith of Red Button Publishing

Be a secret Cylon

Ah, lovelies, it's been a tough old time here at BGG: so much going on I've hardly had time to think. Luckily, my friends are shallow and know that I am always cheered by random giftage, so the lovely Ms Lemur bought me this awesome Cylon babydoll tee from Think Geek. Not only am I excited to own my first thing from Think Geek, but I love the secret element of this: from the front it's a black tee. From the back, I'm a sneaky Cylon planning the apocalypse. Love it!

Here be Dragons!

Followers of this blog may remember that when I published Dark Dates I celebrated by ordering a made to order necklace from designer Louise Farrow, who has her own jewellery company, Nanuk Jewellery. I follow Louise on Twitter, and when she blogged that she was experimenting with steampunk creations, and had made these dragons - well, they simply had to be mine. And they are even lovelier in the flesh - I feel like a steampunk Daenerys. (Louise was also kind enough to let me use her photos: all images courtesy of her website). Aren't they the cutest things? The first two are quite big and chunky (which I love), the third smaller and more delicate.