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Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)
@markguyer.bsky.social
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Writer: PHANTOM DELIVERY, THE CHOIR, MOCHI’S GRIMOIRE
Fiction pseudonym of non-fiction writer Dustin Pinney.

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Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction) @markguyer.bsky.social · Oct 29
“My name is Harper Sumner, and I am trapped in a horror novel!”

NOSTALGIAMARES: PHANTOM DELIVERY by Mark Guyer

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CJ...

#readsky #bookstoread #books #booksky #horror #horrorcommunity #writingcommunity #Halloween
Phantom Delivery (Nostalgiamares Book 1)
At the age of 38, Harper needs a break. She is desperate for an escape from her judgmental mother, her aimless boyfriend, her soul-sucking job, and the disappointment of adulthood in general. Seeking...
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jdbuffington.com
If we’re talking about our perceptions and what determines our realities, I have a collection about that! Nothing But the Willows & Other Things That Are Not There is all about what’s lingering in your periphery—or not…
#HorrorWritersChat
January 14, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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theaoryanfiles.bsky.social
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depends on the chapter. The book is written from two perspectives with conflicting needs, so they both have good reason to want each other gone.
marywyrd.bsky.social Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 8h
Horror is known for having both natural and supernatural antagonists, like the landscape or a ghostly presence.

Q4 #HorrorWritersChat

In your current WIP or latest published horror work, who or what antagonises your protagonist?

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Question four. Horror is known for having both natural and supernatural antagonists, like the landscape or a ghostly presence. In your current WIP or latest published horror work, who or what antagonises your protagonist? Quote post and include the hashtag #HorrorWritersChat - Please like, share, and comment on other posts. No links or covers, save the self promo for the outro. Background composite image of abandoned interior rooms with a purple filter. On either side of the opening to the next room, a pair of shadowy hands presses against the walls. Or are they pressing against your screen?
January 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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vampireantihero.com
#HorrorWritersChat Thanks for hosting, @marywyrd.bsky.social !

I've been writing lore-expanding shorts for Acanthus' backstory, the MC from Lemon Balm/ #TFTNG . If you're into vampires, check these out for free -

www.vampireantihero.com/free-reading...
www.vampireantihero.com/free-reading...
a digital painting of a man holding a torch with glowing blue eyes.
January 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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amandamblake.bsky.social
I think I'll be self-publishing my Dracula reimagining, maybe next year. In the meantime, try my erotic gothic horror trilogy NOCTURNAL CREATURES, which is a Nosferatu-like Dracula meets Beauty and the Beast story.

Something for long, cold nights.

#HorrorWritersChat

www.amazon.com/Nocturnal-Cr...
Nocturnal Creatures, by Aurelia T. Evans, the complete trilogy cover. A white-skinned woman in winter, black hair blowing in the frigid wind. She's wearing a choker and red sleeveless gown.
January 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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vivalavivian.bsky.social
Thank you, #HorrorWritersChat!

Come take a gander at my wares full of scares and funny oddities, weird things, DARK things, all the things. <3

mybook.to/AllsWell
January 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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roseblack2222.bsky.social
Thanks for another great #HorrorWritersChat, Mary, I have two things to share regarding The #ShadowBoxArchives. The first is my comedy horror courtesy of last week's #Thirstday chat. It's a found footage horror comedy which people can check out in the link below.

open.substack.com/pub/shadowbo...
It Was Just A Prank Bro!
For 01/08/26 Thirstday Prompt "Funniest Videos"
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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vincentlore.bsky.social
Got so busy chewing over a new horror idea, I missed #HorrorWritersChat 😅 next week I hope to have some fun stuff to share. I've missed y'all
January 14, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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tommlittle.bsky.social
Evoke some empathy by tying a threat to precious things like family, security, sleep, ect.
Then, show just enough of the horror to pay it off without explaining every last detail.
#HorrorWritersChat
marywyrd.bsky.social Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 8h
Q3 #HorrorWritersChat

How does your writing style seek to instill fear, disgust, or otherwise unsettle your readers?

[See an example from Cynthia Pelayo in the graphic]
Question three. How does your writing style seek to instill fear, disgust, or otherwise unsettle your readers? “I strive to conjure rich imagery and create narrative intensity with different stylistic “layers” …by incorporating my poetic voice into my prose…I’ll then move into sequences that are written much more straightforwardly, to punctuate the brutality or violence being explored.” - How to Write Horror, Cynthia Pelayo. Quote post and include the hashtag #HorrorWritersChat - Please like, share, and comment on other posts. No links or covers, save the self promo for the outro. Background composite image of abandoned interior rooms with a purple filter. On either side of the opening to the next room, a pair of shadowy hands presses against the walls. Or are they pressing against your screen?
January 14, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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trishcwilson.bsky.social
#HorrorWritersChat

Check out my NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD interview with John A. Russo who co-wrote the script with George Romero. Also includes info on the upcoming SPAWN OF THE LIVING DEAD - with a co-writer and actor from the movie.

www.thehorrorzine.com/Special/John...
January 14, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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marywyrd.bsky.social
#HorrorWritersChat

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January 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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rebeccacantrell.bsky.social
I would do that. I'd also try to spoil my smoke detectors and be very careful with the microwave. If the big horror were taken care of, the little horror of interviewing appliances to solve crimes would be a fun series. Miss Marple-esque. #horrorwriterschat
January 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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olijbooks.bsky.social
Thanks as always to @marywyrd.bsky.social and the rest of #HorrorWritersChat. Sorry my bad brain meant little interaction.

If you fancy some quick reads, I’m updating my flash fiction series AlphaFlashes again. Let me know what you think: olijbooks.wordpress.com/alphaflashes/
January 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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amber-hathaway.bsky.social
Thanks for another awesome chat! If you're in the mood for slow-burn horror, might I suggest Little White Flowers? It's available at lots of book retailers large and small and maybe your local library.

books2read.com/LittleWhiteF...

#HorrorWritersChat
January 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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ramiungarwriter.bsky.social
#HorrorWritersChat looking for something quick and spooky? Then maybe you should try my first collection, "The Quiet Game: Five Tales to Chill Your Bones." Available in paperback and ebook.

www.amazon.com/Quiet-Game-T...

#HorrorSky #BookSky
The Quiet Game: Five Tales To Chill Your Bones
Amazon.com: The Quiet Game: Five Tales To Chill Your Bones eBook : Ungar, Rami: Kindle Store
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January 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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lhardingwrites.bsky.social
Thanks Mary! Great questions as ever!

Today I'm going to plug my third Fiends & Phantoms horror short collection - because I don't talk about it enough and because I love the cover my partner drew for it

#HorrorWritersChat
lhardingwrites.bsky.social Lawrence Harding (she/her) 🏳️‍⚧️ @lhardingwrites.bsky.social · Sep 3
Fiends & Phantoms 3

Gothic and horror tales of religion gone wrong

- vampire priests
- Frankensteined saints
- an ill-advised ladder to Heaven
- tormented monks
- an even more tormented priest, pursued by the owner of his precious relic...

#booksky 📚💙
Fiends & Phantoms III - Lawrence Harding's Ko-fi Shop
Lawrence Harding presents six eerie tales of religion going wrong: A bishop building a ladder to heaven A priest fleeing a dark secret A monk more s...
ko-fi.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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trishcwilson.bsky.social
Thanks for another great #HorrorWritersChat! Mary, you're a great host.

My links:

Web Site:
trishwilsonauthor.blogspot.com

Facebook (pen name Elizabeth Black):
www.facebook.com/elizabethabl...

The Horror Zine (I'm Media Director)
www.thehorrorzine.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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jneiraauthor.bsky.social
WIP: My character is a waitress who is antagonized by androids who look a lot like humans... except one is covered in hands, one has two abyss for eyes, one has a too-wide smile, & one is a talking baby. They have no thoughts of their own, they are Empty Monsters.
#HorrorWritersChat Q4
marywyrd.bsky.social Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 8h
Horror is known for having both natural and supernatural antagonists, like the landscape or a ghostly presence.

Q4 #HorrorWritersChat

In your current WIP or latest published horror work, who or what antagonises your protagonist?

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The outro with promo opportunity will be posted in 10 mins.
Question four. Horror is known for having both natural and supernatural antagonists, like the landscape or a ghostly presence. In your current WIP or latest published horror work, who or what antagonises your protagonist? Quote post and include the hashtag #HorrorWritersChat - Please like, share, and comment on other posts. No links or covers, save the self promo for the outro. Background composite image of abandoned interior rooms with a purple filter. On either side of the opening to the next room, a pair of shadowy hands presses against the walls. Or are they pressing against your screen?
January 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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onegemini.com
#HorrorWritersChat

Thanks for hosting!

My OGN is #TheWorldsBetweenUs, a horror/fantasy set in the "Wild Hills" of VT.

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Also attached is my price info for illustrating YOUR indie book cover. Don't use Ai for writing, don't use it for your art either!
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January 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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leannareneehieber.bsky.social
#HorrorWritersChat in my upcoming Gothic YA novel, RAVENFIELD HALL, it's a confluence: Landscape is beautiful but deadly, people in the isolated coastal setting may or may not be ghosts, all are potential threats to my heroine who also can't trust her senses. A case where *nothing* feels truly safe.
marywyrd.bsky.social Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 8h
Horror is known for having both natural and supernatural antagonists, like the landscape or a ghostly presence.

Q4 #HorrorWritersChat

In your current WIP or latest published horror work, who or what antagonises your protagonist?

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The outro with promo opportunity will be posted in 10 mins.
Question four. Horror is known for having both natural and supernatural antagonists, like the landscape or a ghostly presence. In your current WIP or latest published horror work, who or what antagonises your protagonist? Quote post and include the hashtag #HorrorWritersChat - Please like, share, and comment on other posts. No links or covers, save the self promo for the outro. Background composite image of abandoned interior rooms with a purple filter. On either side of the opening to the next room, a pair of shadowy hands presses against the walls. Or are they pressing against your screen?
January 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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greethewriter.bsky.social
Thank you for this week's excellent questions, Mary!!

No new updates from me yet regarding Land of Gold, so I'll just happily share everyone else's promos tonight. 💝

#HorrorWritersChat
January 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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maeisafraid.bsky.social
I tend to take brutal elements from real life and confuse them with surreal elements that leaves readers wondering what is real. I think stylistically, my writing is like if a mental illness was ink. #HorrorWritersChat
marywyrd.bsky.social Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 8h
Q3 #HorrorWritersChat

How does your writing style seek to instill fear, disgust, or otherwise unsettle your readers?

[See an example from Cynthia Pelayo in the graphic]
Question three. How does your writing style seek to instill fear, disgust, or otherwise unsettle your readers? “I strive to conjure rich imagery and create narrative intensity with different stylistic “layers” …by incorporating my poetic voice into my prose…I’ll then move into sequences that are written much more straightforwardly, to punctuate the brutality or violence being explored.” - How to Write Horror, Cynthia Pelayo. Quote post and include the hashtag #HorrorWritersChat - Please like, share, and comment on other posts. No links or covers, save the self promo for the outro. Background composite image of abandoned interior rooms with a purple filter. On either side of the opening to the next room, a pair of shadowy hands presses against the walls. Or are they pressing against your screen?
January 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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spookyalice.bsky.social
Thanks for hosting! I look forward to next week :3c

I have a bunch of shorts up on ko-fi, if anyone would like to check them out! Body horror and evil plants and an r/hobbydrama-style story about a murder

ko-fi.com/A2573UN

#HorrorWritersChat
January 14, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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michelleheller.bsky.social
#HorrorWritersChat

In my last work, the antagonist was an extremely fucked up deer lol. I generally didn't lean to the supernatural when developing horror stories unless it was like, a backstory. I love me some body horror
marywyrd.bsky.social Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 8h
Horror is known for having both natural and supernatural antagonists, like the landscape or a ghostly presence.

Q4 #HorrorWritersChat

In your current WIP or latest published horror work, who or what antagonises your protagonist?

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The outro with promo opportunity will be posted in 10 mins.
Question four. Horror is known for having both natural and supernatural antagonists, like the landscape or a ghostly presence. In your current WIP or latest published horror work, who or what antagonises your protagonist? Quote post and include the hashtag #HorrorWritersChat - Please like, share, and comment on other posts. No links or covers, save the self promo for the outro. Background composite image of abandoned interior rooms with a purple filter. On either side of the opening to the next room, a pair of shadowy hands presses against the walls. Or are they pressing against your screen?
January 14, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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sinister42.bsky.social
Great discussion this week! Find all my weird nonsense at writesinister.substack.com. I've also got some short stories coming out soon, details forthcoming. #horrorwriterschat
January 14, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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bertpiedmont.bsky.social
I aim to describe everything very matter-of-factly. The guy had blue eyes. The guy had one eye. The guy had one eye hanging out of his face. At 3 p.m. the raptors started eating his eyes. #horrorwriterschat
marywyrd.bsky.social Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 8h
Q3 #HorrorWritersChat

How does your writing style seek to instill fear, disgust, or otherwise unsettle your readers?

[See an example from Cynthia Pelayo in the graphic]
Question three. How does your writing style seek to instill fear, disgust, or otherwise unsettle your readers? “I strive to conjure rich imagery and create narrative intensity with different stylistic “layers” …by incorporating my poetic voice into my prose…I’ll then move into sequences that are written much more straightforwardly, to punctuate the brutality or violence being explored.” - How to Write Horror, Cynthia Pelayo. Quote post and include the hashtag #HorrorWritersChat - Please like, share, and comment on other posts. No links or covers, save the self promo for the outro. Background composite image of abandoned interior rooms with a purple filter. On either side of the opening to the next room, a pair of shadowy hands presses against the walls. Or are they pressing against your screen?
January 14, 2026 at 7:58 PM