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Craig Wallwork

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British author of the Tom Nolan horror thriller series, as well as Human Tenderloin, The Skin We Feel Most Comfortable In, and The Instruction Manual to Being a Vampire (2026). Horror lover and movie geek.

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Craig Wallwork @craigwallwork.bsky.social · Jul 22

THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL TO BEING A VAMPIRE. It’s got teeth.

Spring 2026. @nwreader.bsky.social #booksky

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Craig Wallwork @craigwallwork.bsky.social · 4h

Went old school horror this week. Not included here, but watched last week:
Dolls.
One Battle After Another.
A Bay of Blood.
Last House on the Left (OG).
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.
Return of the Living Dead.
Smile 2.
Blood Tide.
Life After Beth.
#LastFourWatched
#LetterBoxdFriday

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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (StinaMarie) @stinasdemons.com · 1d

Day 8, #hARToween25
Famous Movie Monsters
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Close, but not quite. I tried & tried, and now hate Elsa Lanchester's absolutely AMAZING face a teensy bit. It is *really* unique & hard to draw! I guess next time I should do the graph or something more technical/exact, instead of freehand like I do.

A pencil drawing that's supposed to be Elsa Lanchester in The Bride of Frankenstein but instead looks more like her sister or cousin.

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Craig Wallwork @craigwallwork.bsky.social · 15h

I fell in love with Fante’s work back about 25 years ago. Started with Ask the Dust (Rebel Inc version) and consumed everything he wrote thereafter. When I went to NY on my honeymoon I spent an hour in the central library just to touch the Black Sparrow version. Yes, I was obsessed with the guy.

Craig Wallwork @craigwallwork.bsky.social · 1d

I still have the US uncorrected proof of this book sent to me by the super cool @jesselawrence.bsky.social. Then I purchased the deluxe signed edition in velvet filigree. Both editions are dear to my heart. Let’s see if the adaptation makes it into one its chambers too.

The Death of Bunny Munro starring Matt Smith | Teaser Trailer | Sky

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Craig Wallwork @craigwallwork.bsky.social · 1d

How do you make a sequel to one of the best, if not the best, indie movie ever made? Not like this. THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 (1986).

A ★★½ review of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)

I once read that trying to make a sequel to something considered a classic is like trying to hit a bullet with another bullet. The original Massacre is considered by many as the best indie horror movi...

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Craig Wallwork @craigwallwork.bsky.social · 1d

A kind of Hammer House version of Clue. HOUSE OF THE LONG SHADOWS. 1983.

A ★★★★ review of House of the Long Shadows (1983)

Oh damn. Why hasn’t this movie been remade?! Here’s the chum: American writer (Kenneth McGee) comes to England on a book tour. His publisher, disheartened with contemporary fiction triggers McGee int...

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Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 2d

Oooo, I really like the trope Urban Dread. If Urban Wyrd could be a genre, then it would be Urban Dread.

THE SMALL HOURS by Bob Pastorella

Get it here, support indie presses: ghoulish.rip/product/the-...

Time to get bloody!

trope graphic for the small hours. The books cover against a background exclaiming urban dread, murder mystery, Texas backyard noir, Mafia horror, don't trust neighbors, Dracula retelling, and hot sauce.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 3d

The question is whether Amazon is in fact still the book ordering service of choice, or if book lovers are perfectly happy to go wherever the books are. Lots to consider!

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Craig Wallwork @craigwallwork.bsky.social · 5d

I also watched The Monkey (third time now) and some other Giallo classics.

Craig Wallwork @craigwallwork.bsky.social · 5d

One horror movie every day in October. So far…

1. Life After Beth.
2. Blood Tide.
3. Smile 2.
4. Last House on the Left (1972).
5. A Bay of Blood.

Best so far…

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Craig Wallwork @craigwallwork.bsky.social · 5d

Congrats, Kev. Hope the book does well for you.

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Kev Harrison @kevharrison.bsky.social · 7d

Today's the day, friends! #Pyres is unleashed!
Massive thanks to Beverley Lee for the shelfie and a wonderful blurb for the book:

See what the fuss is all about here: books2read.com/pyresnovel
#HorrorBooks #BookSky 📚😱

The Pyres book cover in ebook and paperback with a pull quote from author Beverley Lee about it

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Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · 5d

Night of the Living Dead was released 57 years ago today🧟‍♂️

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Craig Wallwork @craigwallwork.bsky.social · 5d

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Yolanda Sfetsos @yolandasfetsos.bsky.social · 5d

Yes, I agree. If you forget why you started writing, you run the risk of losing the spark & drive. I LOVE telling stories & that's what drives my writing. The ideas that excite me, the characters I create, the worlds they inhabit... it's all about the writing. Otherwise I can't think clearly.

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Yolanda Sfetsos @yolandasfetsos.bsky.social · 5d

I really feel this. That's why I've been writing stories for myself this year without any plans to publish them. It's helped my state of mind because at the end of the day, it's all about the writing.

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Craig Wallwork @craigwallwork.bsky.social · 5d

Exactly. I felt (unsure if this is common) that I forgot why I started writing. That middle section, that fire in the gut to be read, becomes the spur that pushes you forward. But you’re not really writing for you. You’re writing for others. I think once you realise this, you get better.

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Craig Wallwork @craigwallwork.bsky.social · 5d

I’d take a small win right now.

A beam of sunlight.
A cool beer.
An empty road.
A green traffic light.
A good movie.
An untangled stomach knot.
A perfect grape.
A smile from a stranger.
A kiss from my child.
A whisper instead of shriek.
A kind gesture.
A hush.
A day with gunfire.

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S.H. C🎃🎃per @pippinacious.bsky.social · 6d

How it feels as a self-published writer when you see someone has decided to give your book a chance

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Craig Wallwork @craigwallwork.bsky.social · 5d

I started writing to tell stories.
Then I wrote to be heard.
Then I wrote to get published.
Then I wrote to get an agent.
Then I wrote to make money.
Then I wrote to have an adaptation.
Then I wrote to keep distracted.
Then I lost my way.
Then I stopped.
Now I write because it heals.