E.Saxey
@esaxey.bsky.social
Tallish, bookish Londoner.
Gothic/folk horror novel, set in Victorian London, "Unquiet": https://titanbooks.com/71432-unquiet/
Weird queer short fiction, "Lost in the Archives": http://tinyurl.com/saxey22
They/them.
Gothic/folk horror novel, set in Victorian London, "Unquiet": https://titanbooks.com/71432-unquiet/
Weird queer short fiction, "Lost in the Archives": http://tinyurl.com/saxey22
They/them.
And (of course) podcasts, TTRPGs - anything that stirs you.
November 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
And (of course) podcasts, TTRPGs - anything that stirs you.
Please share your best stuff about sex and horror, whether fiction (written, comics, film/TV, music) or nonfiction (articles, blogs, drive-by reckons).
Ideally folk horror, but also interested in Gothic, body, cosmic or any other frightening genre).
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Ideally folk horror, but also interested in Gothic, body, cosmic or any other frightening genre).
💀💕
November 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Please share your best stuff about sex and horror, whether fiction (written, comics, film/TV, music) or nonfiction (articles, blogs, drive-by reckons).
Ideally folk horror, but also interested in Gothic, body, cosmic or any other frightening genre).
💀💕
Ideally folk horror, but also interested in Gothic, body, cosmic or any other frightening genre).
💀💕
Enjoying a new Shudder subscription. Much good wordplay in the titles (It's a Wonderful Knife, Christmas Presence) but some feel like they should be puns, and I'm turning them in my mind and tapping them, but they don't yield anything (Christmas Evil?).
November 27, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Enjoying a new Shudder subscription. Much good wordplay in the titles (It's a Wonderful Knife, Christmas Presence) but some feel like they should be puns, and I'm turning them in my mind and tapping them, but they don't yield anything (Christmas Evil?).
Watched a slice of trans history at @princecharlescinema.com. A lot like an orgy at an art degree show.
My favourite character was spider****boy, which was a surprise, as I have a massive irrational fear of boys.
My favourite character was spider****boy, which was a surprise, as I have a massive irrational fear of boys.
November 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Watched a slice of trans history at @princecharlescinema.com. A lot like an orgy at an art degree show.
My favourite character was spider****boy, which was a surprise, as I have a massive irrational fear of boys.
My favourite character was spider****boy, which was a surprise, as I have a massive irrational fear of boys.
This free exhibition (central London) on the maps of Ursula Le Guin is small and fascinating. Felt quite tearful seeing the glaciers of Gethen drawn in pencil. www.aaschool.ac.uk/publicprogra...
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
This free exhibition (central London) on the maps of Ursula Le Guin is small and fascinating. Felt quite tearful seeing the glaciers of Gethen drawn in pencil. www.aaschool.ac.uk/publicprogra...
I'm taking a brief break from asking what other writers were thinking, to instead wonder what I was thinking. Come along, it'll be an amazing day.
Darkness In The Fields is always a fantastic dive into the secretive rituals of folk horror. For the upcoming Midwinter edition, I'll be asking a panel of brilliant Blood In The Bricks contributors about their thoughts on the genre and the inspiritation behind their contributions to the anthology.
Looking forward to my final folk horror event of the year with DARKNESS IN THE FIELDS: MIDWINTER 2, and a great line-up of talent joining us for the weekend on 6th and 7th December! www.eventbrite.com/e/darkness-i... #folkhorror #folklore #writing #writers #fiction
November 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I'm taking a brief break from asking what other writers were thinking, to instead wonder what I was thinking. Come along, it'll be an amazing day.
Laptop keyboard has forgotten some of its keys. It's surprisingly easy to go a bit Oulipo, vocab sliding sideways to reroute around the troublesome areas.
November 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Laptop keyboard has forgotten some of its keys. It's surprisingly easy to go a bit Oulipo, vocab sliding sideways to reroute around the troublesome areas.
Sometimes in a film, one character has such a terrible time that I have to watch a happier film with the same actor.
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Sometimes in a film, one character has such a terrible time that I have to watch a happier film with the same actor.
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"Who knows what our old bricks were made of or what lies beneath our brightly lit pavements? Who knows what goes on behind locked doors?"
Enter to win a copy of the "Blood in the Bricks" anthology, edited by @neilwilliamson.bsky.social, from NewCon Press #💙📚 #Booksky
Enter to win a copy of the "Blood in the Bricks" anthology, edited by @neilwilliamson.bsky.social, from NewCon Press #💙📚 #Booksky
November 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
"Who knows what our old bricks were made of or what lies beneath our brightly lit pavements? Who knows what goes on behind locked doors?"
Enter to win a copy of the "Blood in the Bricks" anthology, edited by @neilwilliamson.bsky.social, from NewCon Press #💙📚 #Booksky
Enter to win a copy of the "Blood in the Bricks" anthology, edited by @neilwilliamson.bsky.social, from NewCon Press #💙📚 #Booksky
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November 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
So TS Eliot and JRR Tolkien both ditched 'gnomes' while drafting their great works?
I suspect a conspiracy of mythical creatures who must not be named. The silencing of the gnomes.
I suspect a conspiracy of mythical creatures who must not be named. The silencing of the gnomes.
‘Phantasmal gnomes…’
Giving a lecture on the drafts of The Waste Land tomorrow and all the strange and haunting lines that Eliot and Pound decided to cut
November 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
So TS Eliot and JRR Tolkien both ditched 'gnomes' while drafting their great works?
I suspect a conspiracy of mythical creatures who must not be named. The silencing of the gnomes.
I suspect a conspiracy of mythical creatures who must not be named. The silencing of the gnomes.
These are both just lovely. If you're feeling romantic but not saccharine, snap them up.
So I wrote two books. both are set in London, in winter, in 2021. One is an alternate future history, a sparse love story where a spad and civil servant work on Brexit together and fall unwillingly in love; the other is a sports anime, a post-pandemic f/f romance. here they both are:
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
These are both just lovely. If you're feeling romantic but not saccharine, snap them up.
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My debut collection HUNTING BY THE RIVER is massively discounted today on Amazon. You can pick it up for less than £3!
www.amazon.co.uk/Hunting-Rive...
www.amazon.co.uk/Hunting-Rive...
Hunting by the River : Carpenter, Daniel: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Hunting by the River : Carpenter, Daniel: Amazon.co.uk: Books
www.amazon.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:37 AM
My debut collection HUNTING BY THE RIVER is massively discounted today on Amazon. You can pick it up for less than £3!
www.amazon.co.uk/Hunting-Rive...
www.amazon.co.uk/Hunting-Rive...
The poster image for a horror movie for mice.
November 9, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The poster image for a horror movie for mice.
Book launch! (Blood launch / brick launch)
A fistful of urban horrors!
My story's about the hope that art will save us, and says: what if it doesn't? What if you get stuck in a horrible mews, with a horrible muse?
Massive thanks to Neil for making it happen, and my co-contributors, who I fear.
A fistful of urban horrors!
My story's about the hope that art will save us, and says: what if it doesn't? What if you get stuck in a horrible mews, with a horrible muse?
Massive thanks to Neil for making it happen, and my co-contributors, who I fear.
It's officially launch day for Blood In The Bricks! It's folk horror, but right here in our towns and cities, written by some of my absolute favourite contemporary writers. Get it now (or They'll pay you a visit).
www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
November 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Book launch! (Blood launch / brick launch)
A fistful of urban horrors!
My story's about the hope that art will save us, and says: what if it doesn't? What if you get stuck in a horrible mews, with a horrible muse?
Massive thanks to Neil for making it happen, and my co-contributors, who I fear.
A fistful of urban horrors!
My story's about the hope that art will save us, and says: what if it doesn't? What if you get stuck in a horrible mews, with a horrible muse?
Massive thanks to Neil for making it happen, and my co-contributors, who I fear.
This code is still working, for a very tasty discount on this monstrous collection!
My story has two queer women separated by the generations (and by resentment, and being self-centred, and a spot of violence).
Also includes talking animals.
My story has two queer women separated by the generations (and by resentment, and being self-centred, and a spot of violence).
Also includes talking animals.
Good idea.... if you use code REDFLAGS you can have 75% off the ebook of THE CRAWLING MOON for the next week.
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks/crawl...
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks/crawl...
November 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This code is still working, for a very tasty discount on this monstrous collection!
My story has two queer women separated by the generations (and by resentment, and being self-centred, and a spot of violence).
Also includes talking animals.
My story has two queer women separated by the generations (and by resentment, and being self-centred, and a spot of violence).
Also includes talking animals.
I've been enjoying this book, and its cheerful redistribution of body parts and fluids.
A friend looked up hellebore and found it defined as a 'shade-loving perennial', which he is interpreting as 'non-stop gossip-hound'.
A friend looked up hellebore and found it defined as a 'shade-loving perennial', which he is interpreting as 'non-stop gossip-hound'.
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I've been enjoying this book, and its cheerful redistribution of body parts and fluids.
A friend looked up hellebore and found it defined as a 'shade-loving perennial', which he is interpreting as 'non-stop gossip-hound'.
A friend looked up hellebore and found it defined as a 'shade-loving perennial', which he is interpreting as 'non-stop gossip-hound'.
This is excellent but if you've not Golden Raged before, I'd start with the first collection. Then double back for the one with the screaming baby.
GOLDEN RAGE: MOTHER KNOWS BEST is out in comics shops today!!! Waaaaahhhhhhh!!!! Love to the whole Golden Rage team - @laurenknight.bsky.social @sofiedodgson.bsky.social @beccasee.bsky.social @joamettegil.bsky.social @erikaschnatz.bsky.social @imagecomics.com ❤️❤️❤️
November 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This is excellent but if you've not Golden Raged before, I'd start with the first collection. Then double back for the one with the screaming baby.
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Good idea.... if you use code REDFLAGS you can have 75% off the ebook of THE CRAWLING MOON for the next week.
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks/crawl...
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks/crawl...
October 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Good idea.... if you use code REDFLAGS you can have 75% off the ebook of THE CRAWLING MOON for the next week.
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks/crawl...
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks/crawl...
If you're returning to the train station from @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social remember to leave extra time because it's uphill, you didn't get enough sleep last night and you're carrying more books than when you arrived.
November 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
If you're returning to the train station from @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social remember to leave extra time because it's uphill, you didn't get enough sleep last night and you're carrying more books than when you arrived.
Crossing the Scoville Scale with Adam Scovell to measure the spiciness of folk horror.
November 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Crossing the Scoville Scale with Adam Scovell to measure the spiciness of folk horror.
I'm dissatisfied with my skulls/skills. But happy Halloween.
October 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I'm dissatisfied with my skulls/skills. But happy Halloween.
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The wonderful @esaxey.bsky.social reading from the crewpy AF Open Studios (in Blood In The Bricks) at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The wonderful @esaxey.bsky.social reading from the crewpy AF Open Studios (in Blood In The Bricks) at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social
Listening to Pop Culture Happy Hour @npr.org on Halloween songs. Two of my favourites with'ghost' in the title.
youtu.be/ZfW4-nP2G1Q?...
youtu.be/9yaEwcmrR4Q?...
youtu.be/ZfW4-nP2G1Q?...
youtu.be/9yaEwcmrR4Q?...
October 29, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Listening to Pop Culture Happy Hour @npr.org on Halloween songs. Two of my favourites with'ghost' in the title.
youtu.be/ZfW4-nP2G1Q?...
youtu.be/9yaEwcmrR4Q?...
youtu.be/ZfW4-nP2G1Q?...
youtu.be/9yaEwcmrR4Q?...
Remembering Prunella Scales for After Henry, the radio comedy. Three generations of women in one house, getting under each others' feet / in each others' business. It contrasts generational gendered expectations, and now is also a time capsule for those things in the 1980s. Deft and excruciating.
October 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Remembering Prunella Scales for After Henry, the radio comedy. Three generations of women in one house, getting under each others' feet / in each others' business. It contrasts generational gendered expectations, and now is also a time capsule for those things in the 1980s. Deft and excruciating.