Month: July 2018

This picture was taken post his defrocking, prior his admittance to the asylum.

This picture was taken post his defrocking, prior his admittance to the asylum.

— Hookland (@HooklandGuide) April 7, 2018

His correspondence with C.L. Nolan and Arthur Machen needs to be collected and published at some point.

His correspondence with C.L. Nolan and Arthur Machen needs to be collected and published at some point.

— Hookland (@HooklandGuide) April 7, 2018

I‰Ûªve taught Christ‰Ûªs works in the lands of the Faery. I‰Ûªm not cowered by your council of tepid souls. ‰ÛÒ Rev Montague Blake at his defrocking

I’ve taught Christ’s works in the lands of the Faery. I’m not cowered by your council of tepid souls. – Rev Montague Blake at his defrocking

— Hookland (@HooklandGuide) April 7, 2018

@lizzyf101 He was a ghost-layer who use methods not sanctioned by the church. https://t.co/MPILJ3YT2V

He was a ghost-layer who use methods not sanctioned by the church. pic.twitter.com/MPILJ3YT2V

— Hookland (@HooklandGuide) April 7, 2018

Some scant detail on ghost-laying. Please note, the Rev. Montague Blake used methods not sanctioned by the Church. https://t.co/paFw3mW4if

Some scant detail on ghost-laying. Please note, the Rev. Montague Blake used methods not sanctioned by the Church. pic.twitter.com/paFw3mW4if

— Hookland (@HooklandGuide) April 7, 2018

@helentookey1 @rockygoodall I am an it, though as Hookland is common ground, I tend to think of it as a we. https://t.co/M7Qizi5BJF

I am an it, though as Hookland is common ground, I tend to think of it as a we. pic.twitter.com/M7Qizi5BJF

— Hookland (@HooklandGuide) April 7, 2018

Both his speech to the Church court at his defrocking and the final scene in the Cushing film where a demon appears to him in his asylum cell are based on factual accounts of events.

Both his speech to the Church court at his defrocking and the final scene in the Cushing film where a demon appears to him in his asylum cell are based on factual accounts of events.

— Hookland (@HooklandGuide) April 7, 2018

Though Blake;;s claims that demons appeared in his cell to offer him freedom should be taken within the context of his diagnosed madness.

Though Blake;;s claims that demons appeared in his cell to offer him freedom should be taken within the context of his diagnosed madness.

— Hookland (@HooklandGuide) April 7, 2018

@helentookey1 @rockygoodall Some liner notes from That Hookland Sound Volume 4 https://t.co/uaSyPWKAIN

Some liner notes from That Hookland Sound Volume 4 pic.twitter.com/uaSyPWKAIN

— Hookland (@HooklandGuide) April 7, 2018

@WolfBaginski Doubtful. They had Rev. Morley, the most-noted ghost-layer of that age on the council. He knew his dialect like he knew his saints.

Doubtful. They had Rev. Morley, the most-noted ghost-layer of that age on the council. He knew his dialect like he knew his saints.

— Hookland (@HooklandGuide) April 7, 2018