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M. Allshouse @wordsbymallshouse.bsky.social · 1h

A dim hallway, a half-open door, a whisper of movement behind the curtains—these are more effective than any gore or violence. The mind fills the gaps with its own horrors, drawing from memory, imagination, and deep-seated anxieties.
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#spookyseason #poetrycommunity

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Tammy Komoff @tammykomoff.bsky.social · 1h

All World's Wayfarer just posted an article I wrote on surprising things I discovered as a submissions reader for their anthology, Into the Dark!
The last one was the most eye-opening!
If you can give it a read and donate.
We only have 3 DAYS LEFT!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...

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Jim Rion @jimrion.com · 1d

I'm a Japanese to English #translator whose "general" work has vanished, but I do cultural articles (like on Nippon.com) etc. Lately, I've been translating novels, especially the mystery/horror works of author #Uketsu: Strange Houses, Strange Pictures, and coming soon, Strange Buildings!
Click it!

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The Broken Spine @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 2d

Something Gothic this way comes… Submissions are OPEN for The Havisham Steps: Modern Gothic Poetry. We want poems of neon dread, fractured love, haunted minds.

Closing date: October 31st

#PoetrySubmissions #SubmissionWindow #TheHavishamSteps #ModernGothicPoetry

Something Gothic This Way Comes: Submit to The Havisham Steps: Modern Gothic Poetry - The Broken Spine

Submissions Open Throughout October 2025 | Publication in 2026

thebrokenspine.co.uk

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Nash @ericnash.bsky.social · 2d

#ecopoetry should be heard, read, and supported.

Arachne Press @arachnepress.bsky.social · 2d

We may have mentioned we are #crowdfunding our next book an epically slow start means we've barely reached 19% with abt 10 days to go. no funds=no book. #ecopoetry and meetings with dead #poets in the lungs of London www.kickstarter.com/projects/147... pls share and help if you can

Meeting John Clare at High Beach

a book of poems from Epping Forest by Michael Shann

www.kickstarter.com

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Nash @ericnash.bsky.social · 2d

Ghosts are a bit special to me so I was gutted to miss last night's #HorrorWritersChat ghost edition hosted by @greethewriter.bsky.social. Check out the group's own work in Gree's skeet 👇

Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 2d

Concluding? Oh please! The Phantasmal Symposium’s work is eternal, as is the thirst for alive souls! We are simply twirling away elsewhere…

Now is your time to join us! What do you write? In what crypts can we peruse it? What more do you have to share?

#HorrorWritersChat

Art by Jelle Husson, featuring a haunted monastery of many sharp-tipped towers scraping at the midnight sky. The largest is in the centre of the structure’s roof, whose walls are painted white. The monastery is located above a hilly terrain of dark stone and dark green moss. A stony, twisting road leads to the monastery.

The Orchestra Has Performed Their Final Piece!
The Symposium hopes you enjoyed our ghastly arrangement in this music hall! There is no algorithm here – visibility is reliant on your engagement.

Have you answered the questions? Do you have something to share? Promote below, and share each others’ posts!

The orchestra shall resume its operations… next week.

#HorrorWritersChat

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Writing for Wellbeing @writeforwellbeing.bsky.social · 2d

Free place in
Let your Words Flow
Online workshop
for Sat 18 Oct 10am-12pm (UK time). A regular participant has generously sponsored a place for anyone needing the assistance of a free place. Message me here on Bluesky if interested.
Please share!
www.writingforwellbeing.co.uk/therapy-and-...

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Nash @ericnash.bsky.social · 2d

@horrificscribs.bsky.social has a serious collection of horror stories on their site including this one from Briar Shannon and a creepy doppelganger tale from yours truly. All free to read. 📚🩸📚😱📚💙

Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · 3d

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! HORRIFIC SCRIBES introduces Briar Shannon, whose unusually short, #darkfantasy #horrorstory "The Underground Auction Rule" wastes no words in conjuring a world that might amuse as deeply as it disturbs. Read for free: horrificscribblings.com

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jayhengepub.bsky.social @jayhengepub.bsky.social · 3d

October Giveaway! Joining Forces is one of our anthologies that may just surprise you. There are lots of gems that explore what happens when minds, machines, and worlds collide in collaboration—or conflict. Get your free digital copy now through Sunday!

zurl.co/K6Ze8

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This Is Horror | Michael David Wilson @thisishorror.bsky.social · 4d

If you’re crippled with self-doubt and feel like you’ve written yourself into a corner and are considering giving up on your story because you’re asking yourself “What if the story doesn’t work?” Consider the opposite, “What if it does?”

Keep writing.

You owe it to yourself to finish the story.

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Nash @ericnash.bsky.social · 6d

"The line of tower blocks resembled huge groyne posts stained and encrusted by the urban ebb and flow."

Indulge in a little horror while drinking your brew this morning.

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Nash @ericnash.bsky.social · 13d

When their habitats shrink the Wild find new homes.

The Red Spot Murders is now live and free to read on the blog. Tap for bloody date night shenanigans. 💙📚🩸📚😱📚🖤

eric-nash-inked-up-and-earthbound.com/2025/09/28/t...

The Red Spot Murders

When their habitats shrink, the Wild find new homes. I thought I’d try something new for this blog by posting a complete short story which you can read for free. I’d love it if you&#821…

eric-nash-inked-up-and-earthbound.com

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Nash @ericnash.bsky.social · 7d

Shared from FB (Andy Borowitz)

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Dave Jeffery @davebjeffery.bsky.social · 7d

Just to make people aware that there has been a slight delay on the option to purchase the paperback edition of False Prophet. This is being addressed by the publisher, but in the meantime it is still available on Kindle Unlimited and eBook.

Thank you for your patience!

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Nash @ericnash.bsky.social · 7d

Everything I attempt a to write a demon character the story ends up humorous and the demon Pratchett-esque. I just find them ripe for comedy.

The Horror Scriptorium @horrorscriptorium.bsky.social · 7d

Kicking off Spooky Season with some demons 😈

Please feel free to go give it some spooks!

youtu.be/J9wt7YIrOVI

#horrorsky #writingadvice #horrorwriting

How to Write Demons | Horror Writing Tips

YouTube video by The Horror Scriptorium

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Nash @ericnash.bsky.social · 7d

Enjoyed Slade House, but rarely see it mentioned. What did you think of it?

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Rami Ungar the Writer @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social · 7d

If you read a scary book this October and enjoyed it, leave a review online somewhere letting the author know what you thought. Trust me, horror authors love nothing more than knowing you enjoyed their story. Especially around spooky season.
#HorrorSky #BookSky

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 11d

Here it is, my lovelies. A massive in-depth interview with @davebjeffery.bsky.social and @leemurraywriter.bsky.social about creating an anthology that tackles mental health in horror.

It's a brilliant anthology and dare I say a brillaint interview

gnofhorror.com/when-horror-...

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When Horror Meets Mental Health: This Way Lies Madness An Interview With Lee Murray And Dave Jeffery - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

"This Way Lies Madness" delivers empathetic horror on anxiety, grief, and more. Editors explain its role in destigmatizing mental health via global stories.

gnofhorror.com

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Nash @ericnash.bsky.social · 12d

In touch with the natural world. Misunderstood.

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Nash @ericnash.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks, Tammy!

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Hellebore @helleborezine.bsky.social · 12d

The folkloric belief that reflections, portraits and shadows contain part of a person’s soul influenced two of the greatest Gothic novels of the 19th century.

Read more in @coffinboffin.bsky.social ‘s piece for The Mirror Issue. Pre-order on helleborezine.com

Sam George
THE VAMPIRE'S
LOST REFLECTION
In 1890, Sir James Frazer recorded in The Golden Bough the belief across many cultures that reflections, portraits and shadows were thought to contain part of a person's soul. These folkloric notions influenced two of the greatest Gothic novels of the 19th century: Dracula and The Picture of Dorian Gray. Bram Stoker's Dracula, the most enduring of all fictional vampires, is a creature with virtually no representation: he doesn't have a reflection, his likeness cannot be painted, and he cannot be photographed.
Some modern vampires do have a reflection, but Dracula's lack of representation makes him a profoundly unsettling figure.
Linked with the realm of shadows, he remains the embodiment of an ancient evil who cannot be comprehended nor captured

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 12d

Spain! Make sure you catch the European premiere of our doc 1000 WOMEN IN HORROR on Friday 10 October at Sitges in the beautifully restored Escorxador (an old slaughterhouse, fittingly enough!)

1000 Women in Horror

Is horror a man's world? Ever since the silent film era and until today, the nightmares that have tormented us have been sculpted and embodied by women, but many of these artists have gone completely ...

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Nash @ericnash.bsky.social · 12d

For the Monday morning crowd

Nash @ericnash.bsky.social · 13d

When their habitats shrink the Wild find new homes.

The Red Spot Murders is now live and free to read on the blog. Tap for bloody date night shenanigans. 💙📚🩸📚😱📚🖤

eric-nash-inked-up-and-earthbound.com/2025/09/28/t...

The Red Spot Murders

When their habitats shrink, the Wild find new homes. I thought I’d try something new for this blog by posting a complete short story which you can read for free. I’d love it if you&#821…

eric-nash-inked-up-and-earthbound.com

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Nash @ericnash.bsky.social · 13d

When their habitats shrink the Wild find new homes.

The Red Spot Murders is now live and free to read on the blog. Tap for bloody date night shenanigans. 💙📚🩸📚😱📚🖤

eric-nash-inked-up-and-earthbound.com/2025/09/28/t...

The Red Spot Murders

When their habitats shrink, the Wild find new homes. I thought I’d try something new for this blog by posting a complete short story which you can read for free. I’d love it if you&#821…

eric-nash-inked-up-and-earthbound.com

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Nash @ericnash.bsky.social · 13d

'Tis the season 👇

Indie Horror Chapter @indiehorrorchapter.bsky.social · 13d

👻 BOOK RELEASES 👻

New releases for October are live on the website

indiehorrorchapter.uk/2025-releases

Tap on the book covers and clickity-click them straight into your TBR!

Indie Horror Authors from UK and Europe - if we haven’t got your book listed, reach out and let us know 🖤

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2025 Releases | Discover the latest Indie Horror Book releases from the UK and Europe — Indie Horror Chapter

Explore the latest indie horror books released in 2025, from authors from the UK and Europe.

indiehorrorchapter.uk

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Nash @ericnash.bsky.social · 13d

I'll be posting a short horror story to my blog this afternoon. I'll let you know when it's live 🖤

B/W inner city scape after rain. Dark rain clouds still looming overhead. Tower blocks in the background.

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