I am trying to understand Mark Gatiss' thought process of choosing his avatar pic in Twitter. Unsuccessfully.

@lenabenahater

The previous one was one of him as Sir John Gielgud leaning against the wall (?), a photo so dark only he could be 100% of what it was.

Back in 2012 (?), it was a blurry pic of him laughing maniacally. I feel like he just goes through his camera roll and chooses whatever most closely resembles a meme.

I would like to see the Gielgud pic, if anyone still has it.

That's talent.

Happy Gatiss Wednesday!

As promised we’ll have a sexy month following spooky month. Let’s start with Mark in tuxedos, because he does look sexy in a tux.

Yummy! 😍🥰😘

Tux deserves some motion pictures, too.

His characters are also sex in suit, aren't they?

With hubby and friends.

This is a beautiful glut of black tie.

OMG googling "Mark Gatiss tux" turns up the opportunity to buy one of his suits from the League of Gentlemen days!

Or a Les McQueen costume!

Or a lightly stained leather jacket! (They also have the dress Reece wore in this scene!)

Or Chinnery's outfit!!!! (Where's the yellow jumper?)

Sorry, that was a digression. But a dreamy one.

TV Preview

Woman of Stone – A Ghost Story for Christmas

"In her final days, E. Nesbit (whose Man-size in Marble this drama is adapted from) recounts the chilling tale of newlywed Victorians Jack and Laura. As they settle into a small cottage in a quiet village, they find their idyll overshadowed by the superstitious warnings of their housekeeper, regaling the legend of the two marble tomb effigies who are said to rise one night each year." (continues very briefly here, but with a bit of a spoiler)

If anyone wants to read ahead, this instalment of A Ghost Story for Christmas is based on E. Nesbit's 1887 short story Man-size in Marble, available to read here). Gatiss has said repeatedly that it was the first ghost story he ever read, and it was at the top of his recommendations in a recent Q&A on horror for the Darlington Trust.

Thank you everyone who participated this year! You are amazing!

Everyone has paid for the items that they won! This means we are currently at £320 (or 64%) of the goal of £500.

If anyone else is wanting to donate, I will leave the page open for a bit longer. You can donate here.

Congratulations all! Money raised for a good cause.

Wigging out because it’s Gatiss Wednesday!

Wigs this week to continue the spooky, creepy, weirdly wonderful season. Let’s see your favorite pictures and gifs of Mark in a wig. There are so many out there! (I know we’ve done this one before, but he’s worn more wigs since then!)

55 days

(there are better pics but the copyright watermarks are all over them)

& then there is the Sense & Sensibility that is so bad that it's good because you can actually imagine that -at some point in the past- it could have been his hair (thank heavens it wasn't)

The Crimson Petal and the White

I know I went with the subtle ones...

Catching up from last week -- because I like the theme better than today's! -- and an excellent excuse to post this GIF. (Love you @lavenderandvanilla and so glad you come up with ideas for us!)

Not a favorite but new!

I just saw this still today…Mark is so handsome, I am really looking forward to his performance! !

We are very excited to watch Bookish!

Mark Gatiss being a nerd makes me so happy

Nerd makes good = inspiration!

Mark Gatiss stars with Ben Whishaw in episode 3 of London Spy, now on BBC iPlayer 

London Spy.

Mark's a bad guy, but also helpful?

Mark on red carpets.

Love the beard!

#NationalComingOutDay

🔗Jack The Lad Magazine Issue 10 - Summer/Autumn 2017

📷‘Let’s not forget how far we have come’: Mark Gatiss on remembering gay history in Queers

📷Mark Gatiss reveals his inspiration for BBC Four's Queers: "It's about what we've gained and what we've lost"

More context. <3

Days late, but wanted to capture this collection of links.

Happy Friday!

Here is an auction update:

The auction will remain open until the 22nd instead of the 20th.

Item 1: BBC Sherlock, Mycroft/Greg or a Mycroft Holmes character piece, 2000-5000 words. From @johannadc HIGH BID £25

Item 2: Collection of Mycroft stickers, all goldfish themed, from Redbubble. From @lavenderandvanilla HIGH BID £10

Item 3: 4 Mark themed notecards from Redbubble. From @lavenderandvanilla HIGH BID -£5

Item 4: 1 silver plated necklaces with a snowflake and umbrella charms. People can message me for details. From @lavenderandvanilla HIGH BID -£15

Item 5: 1 silver plated necklaces with a snowflake and umbrella charms. People can message me for details. From @lavenderandvanilla HIGH BID -£15

Item 6: 4. A 3K Mystrade fic. Any rating, best at domestic fluff, hurt/comfort, but give anything a try. No noncon, underage, graphic violence, permanent MCD. From @lavenderandvanilla HIGH BID £20

Item 7: Mystrade Funko set, which features Mycroft and a romantic Greg (roses and champagne) and their ginger cat. From @LittleFluffyClouds. HIGH BID £75

Item 8: Mystrade fic 2,000-3,000 words @LittleFlufftyClouds. Please contact them for details. HIGH BID £15

Item 9: 1-2K word fic from @Ivycopper. Please contact them for details. HIGH BID £10

Item 10: Motive and the Cue program signed by Mark and Johnny Flynn from @antheas-blackberry HIGH BID £40

Two more days! Keep bidding!

Today is Mark's birthday!

If you would like to donate to the fundraiser for Switchboard, you can do so here!

The auction update is as follows:

Plenty of items without bids, so get bidding everyone!

Item 1: BBC Sherlock, Mycroft/Greg or a Mycroft Holmes character piece, 2000-5000 words. From @johannadc HIGH BID £15

Item 2: Collection of Mycroft stickers, all goldfish themed, from Redbubble. From @lavenderandvanilla HIGH BID £10

Item 3: 4 Mark themed notecards from Redbubble. From @lavenderandvanilla HIGH BID -

Item 4: 1 silver plated necklaces with a snowflake and umbrella charms. People can message me for details. From @lavenderandvanilla HIGH BID -

Item 5: 1 silver plated necklaces with a snowflake and umbrella charms. People can message me for details. From @lavenderandvanilla HIGH BID -

Item 6: 4. A 3K Mystrade fic. Any rating, best at domestic fluff, hurt/comfort, but give anything a try. No noncon, underage, graphic violence, permanent MCD. From @lavenderandvanilla HIGH BID £15

Item 7: Mystrade Funko set, which features Mycroft and a romantic Greg (roses and champagne) and their ginger cat. From @LittleFluffyClouds. HIGH BID £60

Item 8: Mystrade fic 2,000-3,000 words @LittleFlufftyClouds. Please contact them for details. HIGH BID £10

Item 9: 1-2K word fic from @Ivycopper. Please contact them for details. HIGH BID £10

Item 10: Motive and the Cue program signed by Mark and Johnny Flynn from @antheas-blackberry HIGH BID £40

It's still birthday time over here, and still time to bid bid bid.

Happy Birthday🎊 🎉 🎉

It's this marvellous man's birthday! Many happy returns, Mark Gatiss, you absolutely brilliant human being!