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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve not read the book so can’t say if it’s a good adaptation or not but The Woman in Cabin 10 was a really entertaining mystery thriller film!

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 2d

This was a brilliant post to help organise! Come and read some spooky author’s answers!

The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 2d

Spooky season is upon us! And here at the Hive, we thought we'd treat you by rounding up a whole host of fantastic horror authors (37 of them!!) and ask them how they'd celebrate the season with their characters...

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 4d

Happy Book Birthday to @spookypurcell.bsky.social - House of Splinters is out from Bloomsbury books

This is my current read & Purcell has recaptured the unsettling atmosphere within The Bridge Manor, the eeriness of the silent companion figures & mess with our perception of reality! Loving it!

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 4d

🤣 I’m sure it’ll please me too!

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 4d

For something darker this October Orbit Books new horror imprint Run For It have you covered!

I received The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by @pfracassi.bsky.social & The Feeding by @anthonyryan.bsky.social

I think both will scare the shit out of me & I’m looking forward to it 🤣🤣

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks for the rec

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 8d

My spooky TBR for Oct. I’ve decided on mostly gothic/haunted novels by female authors. So excited!

Monstrous Tales

House of Splinters by @spookypurcell.bsky.social
Play Nice by @rachelharrison.bsky.social
Our Gifted Hearts by @jenniferkennedy.bsky.social
Honeysuckle by @barfridmantell.bsky.social

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 10d

That’s why I said you have to switch your brain off 😅

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 10d

I mean even if he survived the fall because of the trees, he’d have had significant blood loss from the shots. But later on he’s chasing after an airplane 😆

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 10d

That wasn’t the issue for me. (Spoilers ahead!)

The issue was surviving that fall! Using sunglasses to reflect some pretty strong reflection from the bottom of the bloody jungle! There were so many unbelievable moments 😅

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 10d

I just finished watching Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue and the first 5 episodes were great! A Lost-esque story that’s really gripping.

But that last episode… you really need to switch your brain off to make it make sense! 😅

#ninebodiesinamexicanmorgue

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 11d

Happy Spooky Season!

I received an upcoming anthology-Monstrous Tales-which will be released from Bloomsbury

Already dived into Eynhallow Free by Sunyi Dean - atmospheric, unsettling & poignantly written.
And Deaths in the Family by Stuart Turton - bloody & insanely twisty!

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 13d

September reading Wrap Up

I had four fab reads. My favourite of the month was The Tower of the Tyrant by @jeremyteg.bsky.social

I’m currently reading The Everlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social which has so much emotion and time-travel twists. Really enjoying it.

Then I’ll be on to my spooky TBR!

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 13d

I loved it, Jeremy! Look forward to your future standalones too.

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J.T. Greathouse @jeremyteg.bsky.social · 13d

Nils was one of the first people to review my novels, and I'm so thrilled that she enjoyed Tower of the Tyrant this much

Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 13d

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m reviewing The Tower of the Tyrant by @jeremyteg.bsky.social

“masterfully fuses together sword and sorcery with philosophy and myth to create quite a special tale.”

Review link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/09/the-...

@zenoagency.bsky.social

THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT by J. T. Greathouse (BOOK REVIEW) | Fantasy-Hive

Nils reviews J. T. Greathouse's upcoming epic fantasy standalone THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT: "for those looking for an epic fantasy with some added depth, emotion and thought-provoking themes. It is an a...

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 13d

Ah fab! I hope you enjoy!

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 13d

It’s very good! I was so impressed with the depth of the story

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 13d

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m reviewing The Tower of the Tyrant by @jeremyteg.bsky.social

“masterfully fuses together sword and sorcery with philosophy and myth to create quite a special tale.”

Review link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/09/the-...

@zenoagency.bsky.social

THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT by J. T. Greathouse (BOOK REVIEW) | Fantasy-Hive

Nils reviews J. T. Greathouse's upcoming epic fantasy standalone THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT: "for those looking for an epic fantasy with some added depth, emotion and thought-provoking themes. It is an a...

fantasy-hive.co.uk

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 16d

On this post I’m recommending Grimoire Grammar School by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social and The Enchanted Greenhouse by @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social

The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 16d

We hope you have your weighted blankets and comforting hot drink of choice prepared - as we've come up with a list of our favourite Cosy Autumn Reads to keep you company on these darkening nights!

Read more: tinyurl.com/yv8nfyyv

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you to Hodderscape & @readeatretreat.bsky.social for The Swan’s Daughter by Roshani Chokshi and Graceless Heart by Isabel Ibanez.

Thank you to @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social & @caramalines.bsky.social for Our Gifted Hearts by @jenniferkennedy.bsky.social

I’m excited to read these!

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 17d

Let me know what you think after you’ve watched it.😊

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 18d

You may feel differently to me? I hope you do because I was so disappointed.

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 18d

The characters are so much better in the books! This adaptation felt like it was made up of all parties never having read the books. I guess the retirement home is a bit for the wealthy, but it’s actually a really cosy and welcoming environment in the books, a place of friendship and love.

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 18d

If I had not read the books, I think this would’ve been a great film. But I have read and loved them, so this adaptation was a letdown. The British sense of humour from the books was lost, the character nuances were lost, & there were some fundamental changes to the ending. In short, I hated it.😅

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 18d

I hope you’ll enjoy it!

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