Emma Cole
@editrixemma.bsky.social
Editor@Mira Books (views are my own). Poetry Editor@Orion's Belt Mag. Notes & Queries Editor @JPRS. Rep'd by Danai Christopolou and Lane Heymont. Writing about romance in horror movies: Love Never Dies (Beacon Press): October 13, 2026. editrixemma.com
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Emma Cole
@editrixemma.bsky.social
· Oct 10
I guess I've been lax at posting over here, but I will try to be better. An intro: I'm Emma, I'm an editor at Harlequin, and in my spare time I'm writing a nonfiction book about romance in horror movies because I love horror. Always happy to answer questions about Harlequin if I can!
@sashabrown.bsky.social is one of my most favourite writers and I love that I've met him in person so I read this interview in a version of his voice that's stuck in my head. And I love, love, love this idea of protagonists who don't get it, stuck in the margins.
"I’ve known a lot of dipshits. I grew up a dipshit, surrounded by dipshits. Not like epic, tragic dipshits, mostly - just, y’know, people who will pierce your ear with a safety pin in Troy’s shitty apartment after you all get off work at Friendly’s."
-interview with @sashabrown.bsky.social
-interview with @sashabrown.bsky.social
Interview with Sasha Brown
"Wondrous things are out there but me and my dipshit friends aren’t privy to any of them."
ivygrimes.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:42 PM
@sashabrown.bsky.social is one of my most favourite writers and I love that I've met him in person so I read this interview in a version of his voice that's stuck in my head. And I love, love, love this idea of protagonists who don't get it, stuck in the margins.
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‘I always say, the film is the thing. The film is the thing. It’s the film, the language of cinema. You work so hard & the second it’s finished, people want you to change it back into words.’
- David Lynch
- David Lynch
December 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
‘I always say, the film is the thing. The film is the thing. It’s the film, the language of cinema. You work so hard & the second it’s finished, people want you to change it back into words.’
- David Lynch
- David Lynch
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Be on the Look Out For ... DEAD FIRST by Johnny Compton (@comptonwrites.bsky.social), releasing next month. This one sounds amazing!
Look Out For … Dead First by Johnny Compton
“With his latest, Compton chills us with a private investigator digging into the past life of an immortal, trapped in a nightmarish Faustian deal with no escape.” Private investigator S…
www.thisishorror.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Be on the Look Out For ... DEAD FIRST by Johnny Compton (@comptonwrites.bsky.social), releasing next month. This one sounds amazing!
This is fantastic. Possession is one of my faves.
What’s that? You want to read the US distributor’s synopsis of POSSESSION that they included in the press notes? Got you covered.
January 15, 2026 at 2:23 AM
This is fantastic. Possession is one of my faves.
I love Aftermath, especially when they out out these deep dives.
For over a decade I have tied my shoes one specific way: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot. I learned it from Ian (aka Professor Shoelace) whose site is over two decades old. The knot has never failed me. I spoke with Ian about knots and the dangers of the modern internet. aftermath.site/ians-shoelac...
Ian's Is Still The Best Site For Tying Your Shoelaces
Ian's Shoelace Site has been teaching people to tie their shoes for more than two decades. His knots are wonderful. But it is vulnerable to the forces tearing the internet apart.
aftermath.site
January 15, 2026 at 1:25 AM
I love Aftermath, especially when they out out these deep dives.
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I’m probably super late to this, but could I interest you in my sapphic horromantasy about Klytemnestra and Lady Macbeth meeting in a limbo realm? Comes out April 2 in the UK, March 12 in the US
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
January 14, 2026 at 12:02 PM
I’m probably super late to this, but could I interest you in my sapphic horromantasy about Klytemnestra and Lady Macbeth meeting in a limbo realm? Comes out April 2 in the UK, March 12 in the US
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
Watched The Running Man last night and my recommendation is to just turn it off like 10 minutes before the end if you don't want to yell "oh, fuck off" at the screen as the credits roll.
January 14, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Watched The Running Man last night and my recommendation is to just turn it off like 10 minutes before the end if you don't want to yell "oh, fuck off" at the screen as the credits roll.
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I'm running a popular romance course at the University of Liverpool... but only if enough people sign up!
Come and join us!
www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...
Come and join us!
www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...
January 13, 2026 at 10:33 AM
I'm running a popular romance course at the University of Liverpool... but only if enough people sign up!
Come and join us!
www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...
Come and join us!
www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...
An extremely accurate and thoughtful explanation of what happens when book info rolls out to retailers.
Did you hear what happened with the new book in the hot kissing hockey guys series?? (complimentary)
www.agentsandbooks.com/why-did-the-...
www.agentsandbooks.com/why-did-the-...
Why Did the Publisher Do That?
Hello friends,
First off, thank you all so much for taking advantage of our Seventh Anniversary sale! Welcome all new and upgraded subscribers. If you tried to use the code and it wouldn't work, emai...
www.agentsandbooks.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:33 PM
An extremely accurate and thoughtful explanation of what happens when book info rolls out to retailers.
Deal Announcement! I acquired this at the end of last year and we can finally talk about it: Be My Alibi is a bitingly funny and very unhinged love story (not a Romance!) about a serial killer, a small-town fall festival, and a true crime podcaster by @tayloredtext.bsky.social. So fun.
January 13, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Deal Announcement! I acquired this at the end of last year and we can finally talk about it: Be My Alibi is a bitingly funny and very unhinged love story (not a Romance!) about a serial killer, a small-town fall festival, and a true crime podcaster by @tayloredtext.bsky.social. So fun.
I got myself a foldable exercise bike a while back and went off the rails in November because of a bunch of stuff, but goddamn, riding my heart out while whisper screaming Rage Against the Machine's Know Your Enemy at 5:30 am is a fantastic way to start the day.
January 13, 2026 at 1:44 PM
I got myself a foldable exercise bike a while back and went off the rails in November because of a bunch of stuff, but goddamn, riding my heart out while whisper screaming Rage Against the Machine's Know Your Enemy at 5:30 am is a fantastic way to start the day.
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I am bloody ECSTATIC to say that ITCH! IS OUT TODAY IN THE USA!
Hardback, ebook, and audiobook (narrated by me) now all available. This is the longest I have ever promoted one single book!
If you've been patiently waiting for a physical copy: THANKYOU.
Time to get itchy, Murica 🐜🐜
Hardback, ebook, and audiobook (narrated by me) now all available. This is the longest I have ever promoted one single book!
If you've been patiently waiting for a physical copy: THANKYOU.
Time to get itchy, Murica 🐜🐜
January 13, 2026 at 12:38 PM
I am bloody ECSTATIC to say that ITCH! IS OUT TODAY IN THE USA!
Hardback, ebook, and audiobook (narrated by me) now all available. This is the longest I have ever promoted one single book!
If you've been patiently waiting for a physical copy: THANKYOU.
Time to get itchy, Murica 🐜🐜
Hardback, ebook, and audiobook (narrated by me) now all available. This is the longest I have ever promoted one single book!
If you've been patiently waiting for a physical copy: THANKYOU.
Time to get itchy, Murica 🐜🐜
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Halloween People! Every HWA member has one week to recommend favorite 2025-published horror to the Bram Stoker Award Recommended Reading List. Your rec could be the lucky #8 to put a fantastic work on the ballot! Please share, but please don't ask/beg/trade for recs you worked on.
January 8, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Halloween People! Every HWA member has one week to recommend favorite 2025-published horror to the Bram Stoker Award Recommended Reading List. Your rec could be the lucky #8 to put a fantastic work on the ballot! Please share, but please don't ask/beg/trade for recs you worked on.
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DEVIL INSIDE is @claymcleod.bsky.social's first foray into horromance! "A man who’s back from the dead meets a woman who’s from somewhere even worse." Color me tempted! Drops Aug 11 from @harpercollins.bsky.social.
www.harpercollins.com/products/dev...
www.harpercollins.com/products/dev...
January 11, 2026 at 12:15 AM
DEVIL INSIDE is @claymcleod.bsky.social's first foray into horromance! "A man who’s back from the dead meets a woman who’s from somewhere even worse." Color me tempted! Drops Aug 11 from @harpercollins.bsky.social.
www.harpercollins.com/products/dev...
www.harpercollins.com/products/dev...
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I'm back on @debutiful with @vitcavage for an AMA. I LOVE an AMA. Come ask me anything about literary agents, books, writing, or Star Trek: TNG on Wednesday Jan 14th at 7:30pm ET!
January 9, 2026 at 8:07 PM
I'm back on @debutiful with @vitcavage for an AMA. I LOVE an AMA. Come ask me anything about literary agents, books, writing, or Star Trek: TNG on Wednesday Jan 14th at 7:30pm ET!
Went to the record store at lunch because my husband asked if I wanted to go. Two for me, two for him. (Florence and Tomb Raider are mine)
January 9, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Went to the record store at lunch because my husband asked if I wanted to go. Two for me, two for him. (Florence and Tomb Raider are mine)
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hi! i'm co-founding a new gaming website with my former polygon colleague @zoehhannah.com. it's called mothership.blog. i made it for someone like me... the kind of website i always wished we had in our space. watch the video to learn more :D
It's time to board the Mothership.
www.youtube.com/shorts/iEw90...
www.youtube.com/shorts/iEw90...
Board the Mothership.
YouTube video by Mothership Media LLC
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
hi! i'm co-founding a new gaming website with my former polygon colleague @zoehhannah.com. it's called mothership.blog. i made it for someone like me... the kind of website i always wished we had in our space. watch the video to learn more :D
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So, this is out. The sequel to THE PALE HOUSE DEVIL. This time, Ford, Neuland, and Tilda face off against something even worse than what they faced in the first book.
Have you picked up THE FLESH KING by @richardkadrey.bsky.social yet?🩸
Tilda, Ford and Neuland hit NYC to hunt a flesh-eating monster in this macabre and witty supernatural noir packed twists, turns, betrayals and showdowns...
https://tinyurl.com/mw6jspcz
Tilda, Ford and Neuland hit NYC to hunt a flesh-eating monster in this macabre and witty supernatural noir packed twists, turns, betrayals and showdowns...
https://tinyurl.com/mw6jspcz
January 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
So, this is out. The sequel to THE PALE HOUSE DEVIL. This time, Ford, Neuland, and Tilda face off against something even worse than what they faced in the first book.
My husband brought home another stack of movies today. My faves: Babe and Chain Reactions, the Texas Chainsaw doc from Alexander O. Philippe.
January 9, 2026 at 12:17 AM
My husband brought home another stack of movies today. My faves: Babe and Chain Reactions, the Texas Chainsaw doc from Alexander O. Philippe.
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Pssst… In two weeks, I’m kickstarting Date Night With The Devil, a virtual rendezvous to chat all about my upcoming #horrormance novel DEVIL INSIDE. There will be readings, a little QA, some devilish discussions, and maybe even some bedroom eyes. Wednesday, January 21st at 5 PM/ET on IG Live.
January 7, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Pssst… In two weeks, I’m kickstarting Date Night With The Devil, a virtual rendezvous to chat all about my upcoming #horrormance novel DEVIL INSIDE. There will be readings, a little QA, some devilish discussions, and maybe even some bedroom eyes. Wednesday, January 21st at 5 PM/ET on IG Live.
Going back to Sandman Slim today by @richardkadrey.bsky.social. This series is such a fucking great, weird LA noir with killer paranormal elements. If you have not read them you should.
January 7, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Going back to Sandman Slim today by @richardkadrey.bsky.social. This series is such a fucking great, weird LA noir with killer paranormal elements. If you have not read them you should.
Just turned in my final review of my book all about horror and romance in movies, and saw this lovely mention of one my articles. If you like this maybe you will like my book! Stay tuned.
This is a great article. Watch @editrixemma.bsky.social 's space.
#writing
www.houseofgamut.com/magazine/hor...
#writing
www.houseofgamut.com/magazine/hor...
Horror And Romance In Films: The Perfect Marriage - House of Gamut
One of the best things about being a book editor is spending time talking to folks about what they love to read, watch, and listen to. After all, since I’m trying to acquire projects that will resonat...
www.houseofgamut.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Just turned in my final review of my book all about horror and romance in movies, and saw this lovely mention of one my articles. If you like this maybe you will like my book! Stay tuned.
I love getting off a call with an author and knowing that we're on the same page. I love working with all the authors I work with, but every once in a while there's a project where you can just feel the energy sync up and it's such a thrill. Can't wait to read the next draft.
January 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
I love getting off a call with an author and knowing that we're on the same page. I love working with all the authors I work with, but every once in a while there's a project where you can just feel the energy sync up and it's such a thrill. Can't wait to read the next draft.
#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched: finally got around to watching Weapons (enjoyed it), a surface level doc about 80s movies that didn't work for me, a fabulous scifi noir that still looks awesome, and an incredibly interesting profile of a journalist.
January 2, 2026 at 10:59 PM
#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched: finally got around to watching Weapons (enjoyed it), a surface level doc about 80s movies that didn't work for me, a fabulous scifi noir that still looks awesome, and an incredibly interesting profile of a journalist.