Johnny Mains
@johnnymains.co.uk
The UK's foremost horror anthologist.
"An affable Scotsman" - The Observer.
AuDHD.
Got the morbs.
Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/johnnymains
"An affable Scotsman" - The Observer.
AuDHD.
Got the morbs.
Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/johnnymains
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Films watched in 2026
#1
MARTY SUPREME
Five word review: Fuck me, that was amazing.
#1
MARTY SUPREME
Five word review: Fuck me, that was amazing.
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Join us for a weekend of the Gothic and the ghostly in the haunted city of York this April - SPRING HAUNTS is coming on the weekend of 11th and 12th April! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spring-hau... #york #yorkshire #haunts #hauntings #horror #gothic #writing #writers #authors #fiction
January 18, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Join us for a weekend of the Gothic and the ghostly in the haunted city of York this April - SPRING HAUNTS is coming on the weekend of 11th and 12th April! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spring-hau... #york #yorkshire #haunts #hauntings #horror #gothic #writing #writers #authors #fiction
Just realised that the BL have mistakenly used the cover I had discarded for POSSESSED at the back of the book (promoting the BL shop). Reason is that the first version made Helga Stourcross look like she had a beard. A subtle change, but man, one you're dialed in, you can't unsee it!
January 18, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Just realised that the BL have mistakenly used the cover I had discarded for POSSESSED at the back of the book (promoting the BL shop). Reason is that the first version made Helga Stourcross look like she had a beard. A subtle change, but man, one you're dialed in, you can't unsee it!
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Possessed a lost novel rediscovered by the endlessly determined @johnnymains.co.uk that has a nack (and a boat load of hardwork behind the scenes) for finding these incredible stories. All I will say is you will not see the twist coming and read his other finds from publisher Mislaid Books
January 18, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Possessed a lost novel rediscovered by the endlessly determined @johnnymains.co.uk that has a nack (and a boat load of hardwork behind the scenes) for finding these incredible stories. All I will say is you will not see the twist coming and read his other finds from publisher Mislaid Books
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We've got some incredible talent joining us for the UK GHOST STORY FESTIVAL ONLINE, and weekend passes, day passes and feedback options are all available and on sale now! www.ticketsource.co.uk/ukghoststory... #fiction #writing #writers #authors #books #stories #ghost #ghosts #ghoststories
January 18, 2026 at 4:01 PM
We've got some incredible talent joining us for the UK GHOST STORY FESTIVAL ONLINE, and weekend passes, day passes and feedback options are all available and on sale now! www.ticketsource.co.uk/ukghoststory... #fiction #writing #writers #authors #books #stories #ghost #ghosts #ghoststories
Slowly getting there on "One For My Boo"
January 18, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Slowly getting there on "One For My Boo"
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"I'm already driving a Range Rover but how can I make completely certain that others understand what kind of person I am?"
January 18, 2026 at 1:48 PM
"I'm already driving a Range Rover but how can I make completely certain that others understand what kind of person I am?"
Inside the mothership
January 18, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Inside the mothership
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Last night's Buy Me a Coffee post.
Today's Buy Me A Coffee is a free post on a failed novel I was hoping to write in 2019 about Fatty Arbuckle. My research contained a lot of clippings about actresses who killed themselves in the 20s and 30s. These are some of those clippings.
Please consider buying me a coffee if you like this post
Please consider buying me a coffee if you like this post
The Path to Stardom is Strewn With the Corpses of Dead Actresses — Johnny Mains
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January 18, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Last night's Buy Me a Coffee post.
The temptation to slash tyres was strong
January 18, 2026 at 11:45 AM
The temptation to slash tyres was strong
'Dragonfly' - Liz Magee (2006)
January 18, 2026 at 10:39 AM
'Dragonfly' - Liz Magee (2006)
Last night's Buy Me a Coffee post.
Today's Buy Me A Coffee is a free post on a failed novel I was hoping to write in 2019 about Fatty Arbuckle. My research contained a lot of clippings about actresses who killed themselves in the 20s and 30s. These are some of those clippings.
Please consider buying me a coffee if you like this post
Please consider buying me a coffee if you like this post
The Path to Stardom is Strewn With the Corpses of Dead Actresses — Johnny Mains
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January 18, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Last night's Buy Me a Coffee post.
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Today's Buy Me A Coffee is a free post on a failed novel I was hoping to write in 2019 about Fatty Arbuckle. My research contained a lot of clippings about actresses who killed themselves in the 20s and 30s. These are some of those clippings.
Please consider buying me a coffee if you like this post
Please consider buying me a coffee if you like this post
The Path to Stardom is Strewn With the Corpses of Dead Actresses — Johnny Mains
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January 17, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Today's Buy Me A Coffee is a free post on a failed novel I was hoping to write in 2019 about Fatty Arbuckle. My research contained a lot of clippings about actresses who killed themselves in the 20s and 30s. These are some of those clippings.
Please consider buying me a coffee if you like this post
Please consider buying me a coffee if you like this post
Today's Buy Me A Coffee is a free post on a failed novel I was hoping to write in 2019 about Fatty Arbuckle. My research contained a lot of clippings about actresses who killed themselves in the 20s and 30s. These are some of those clippings.
Please consider buying me a coffee if you like this post
Please consider buying me a coffee if you like this post
The Path to Stardom is Strewn With the Corpses of Dead Actresses — Johnny Mains
Post by Johnny Mains
buymeacoffee.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Today's Buy Me A Coffee is a free post on a failed novel I was hoping to write in 2019 about Fatty Arbuckle. My research contained a lot of clippings about actresses who killed themselves in the 20s and 30s. These are some of those clippings.
Please consider buying me a coffee if you like this post
Please consider buying me a coffee if you like this post
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Made a little felt Triffid, based on the Penguin paperback cover.
In retrospect I wish I hadn’t chosen the most nutsack colour to sew what was already quite a bollockular form but sometimes I quite enjoy having created myself a bit of an obstacle to deal with, or in this case, a testicle to surmount
In retrospect I wish I hadn’t chosen the most nutsack colour to sew what was already quite a bollockular form but sometimes I quite enjoy having created myself a bit of an obstacle to deal with, or in this case, a testicle to surmount
January 17, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Made a little felt Triffid, based on the Penguin paperback cover.
In retrospect I wish I hadn’t chosen the most nutsack colour to sew what was already quite a bollockular form but sometimes I quite enjoy having created myself a bit of an obstacle to deal with, or in this case, a testicle to surmount
In retrospect I wish I hadn’t chosen the most nutsack colour to sew what was already quite a bollockular form but sometimes I quite enjoy having created myself a bit of an obstacle to deal with, or in this case, a testicle to surmount
'Die Schrecken des Krieges' - Francisco de Goya (c.1810-20)
January 17, 2026 at 8:37 PM
'Die Schrecken des Krieges' - Francisco de Goya (c.1810-20)
All of Europe, Canada, Australia hit the USA with 1000% tariffs tomorrow. Don't back down. Yes, Trump culturally killing the USA and turning into a pariah - don't entertain him and his government any longer. Shut them down.
January 17, 2026 at 8:26 PM
All of Europe, Canada, Australia hit the USA with 1000% tariffs tomorrow. Don't back down. Yes, Trump culturally killing the USA and turning into a pariah - don't entertain him and his government any longer. Shut them down.
Am working on a secret Halloween project (not book related) - come across this MEAN AS FUCK THING to do.
January 17, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Am working on a secret Halloween project (not book related) - come across this MEAN AS FUCK THING to do.
Anyone else think that Quiller should come back as a boy's name?
January 17, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Anyone else think that Quiller should come back as a boy's name?
'The Death of Amy Robsart - William Frederick Yeames (1878)
January 17, 2026 at 12:58 PM
'The Death of Amy Robsart - William Frederick Yeames (1878)
1995/6 - my Trainspotting days
January 17, 2026 at 12:15 PM
1995/6 - my Trainspotting days
'Gallowgate Lard' - Ken Currie (1995/96)
January 17, 2026 at 12:11 AM
'Gallowgate Lard' - Ken Currie (1995/96)
Putting together a little something for Valentines. Not thought of a price yet, but if you're interested in it, DM.
January 16, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Putting together a little something for Valentines. Not thought of a price yet, but if you're interested in it, DM.