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This is Allyween

@allymalinenko.bsky.social

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She/her 🏳️‍🌈 @Horrorwriters #SpookyMG Rep'd by @renarossner. GHOST GIRL, the Bram Stoker nominated THIS APPEARING HOUSE, THE OTHER MARCH SISTERS and the upcoming BROKEN DOLLS (9/30/25)

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 8h

Not in general but Pennywise gets me

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Oh god

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My neighbors are trying to kill me

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‪Oct 12- Middle Grade Horror Books You Should Read Day 12 Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christian McKay Heidicker. MIA and Uly get separated from their liters and must survive in a world full of monsters‬

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We all go a little mad sometimes

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Yes

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Last week I signed about 10 copies of Broken Dolls at Barnes and Noble in Union Square and today I was there again and there’s only 1 left 😭😭😭

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Laura Blackwell (she/her) @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social · 3d

HWA folks! Have you recommended others' work to the Recommended Reading list for the Bram Stoker Awards? Horror writers, have you submitted your own work to the juries? Here's how! You can even click through to the full rules if you're intrepid! www.thebramstokerawards.com/submissions/

Submissions – The Bram Stoker Awards

www.thebramstokerawards.com

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I haven’t yet but it’s on the TBR pile

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Oct 11. - Middle Grade Horror Books You Should Read Day 11 Root Magic by @edenroyce.bsky.social Jez and Jay are going to need all the magic they can find! Loved this book

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Okay it’s deleted

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I love when people are like "oh i'm putting my halloween decorations early!" when mine have been up since August 29th, the day after my last chemo

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 2d

Not having eyelashes anymore really sucks. i'm tired of things getting in my eyes 😠

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Finished it. It was a good one

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Current read

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Current read

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Thank you! I hope you like Kaye’s story

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Thank you!! 😭😭😭

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So I don’t know when this is going to stop but since launch last week every time someone says something nice about Broken Dolls I immediately start crying

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Oct 10 - Middle Grade Horror Books You Should Read Day 10 The Nightmare House by @sarahallen.bsky.social Penny Hope used to be brave, but that was before she met the Fear Maker. Years later, he still haunts her dreams

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🎃 Matthew Jack-o'-lantern 🎃 @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social · 3d

Initiated @allymalinenko.bsky.social into the concept of "Clayhem" tonight.

If it keeps catching on we're gonna put it on a t-shirt, @claymcleod.bsky.social.

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 3d

Great choice but for me Gremlins is a Christmas movie

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So my husband had a nightmare that he woke up and a tall woman was standing over me while I was sleeping so I guess I'm never sleeping again now

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 3d

all good things

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Oct 9 - Middle Grade Horror Books You Should Read Day 9 - The Nest by Kenneth Oppel - easily one of the best mg horror books ever written and Becky Spratford compared Broken Dolls to it and I nearly died. You MUST read this one.
Yes is a dangerous word for Steve. But the Wasp Queen demands an answer

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 3d

I need the youth of this city to STOP SITTING ON THE SUBWAY STAIRS cause I'm gonna start kicking people in the heads