#BOTD Ronald Chetwynd-Hayes, award-winning author of ghost & horror stories. The ‘King of Chill’ authored 10 novels & over 35 collections. He was known for finding fresh takes on established tropes. His work appeared on screen in the films The Monster Club & From Beyond the Grave. #books#horror#ghosts
#BOTD H. Russell Wakefield. Some consider Wakefield to be the last great ghost story author in the classic tradition of M.R. James and Le Fanu, and his admirers include Betjeman, Lovecraft and August Derleth. Works include A Clock Strikes Twelve and They Return at Evening. #ghosts#books#bookstodon
#BOTD Angela Carter, award-winning author, poet & journalist. Women are front and centre in her gothic horror and magical-realist tales, which broke taboos with their depictions of sexuality and graphic violence. Well-known works include The Bloody Chamber and The Magic Toyshop. #horror#author#books#bookstodon
A Rotterdam è #NatoOggi nel 1904 il pittore #WillemDeKooningnel 1926 si trasferisce negli USA dove diventa uno dei più importanti esponenti dell'espressionismo astratto
On April 2, 1972, Charlie Chaplin returned to the United States for the first time since the 1950s. He received an honorary Oscar days later where he received the longest standing ovation in Oscars history.