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Wild Hunt Books @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social · 21h

*Submission reminder*

We're open to unagented subs from 6-12 Oct. For this submission period we are looking for novellas only (35K-50K). We're specifically looking for novellas that play w horror, mystery, weird & the unusual.

More info below🐐
www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/blog/pop-up-...

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Wild Hunt Books are open to unagented submissions  from 6-12 October 2025. For this submission period we are looking for novellas only (35K-50K words with a grace of 1000 words, over/under)...

www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk

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Samuel Best @storiesbysamuel.bsky.social · 1d

What an email to start the day with. Congratulations @talkscaredpod.bsky.social!
Thank you @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social!

Screenshot of an email inbox, with an email from Wild Hunt Books saying ‘Your copy of GOOD BOY is here!’

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Wild Hunt Books @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social · 2d

*SUBMISSION WINDOW NOW OPEN 5 DAYS ONLY*

We're open to unagented subs from 6-12 Oct. For this submission period we are looking for novellas only (35K-50K). We're specifically looking for novellas that play w horror, mystery, weird & the unusual.

More info 🐐
www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/blog/pop-up-...

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Samuel Best @storiesbysamuel.bsky.social · 4d

Last day for a free download of my creepy novelette Hunger.

Ideal for fans of old houses, weird curses, and vulnerable men.

Samuel Best @storiesbysamuel.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks to everyone downloading Hunger while it’s on offer - it’s creeping up the Amazon charts once again!

amzn.eu/d/iq6rEc4

Amazon Sales Rank showing Hunger by Samuel Best at #7 in the British Short Stories Best Sellers Chart.

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Samuel Best @storiesbysamuel.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks to everyone downloading Hunger while it’s on offer - it’s creeping up the Amazon charts once again!

amzn.eu/d/iq6rEc4

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Samuel Best @storiesbysamuel.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks to everyone downloading Hunger while it’s on offer - it’s creeping up the Amazon charts once again!

amzn.eu/d/iq6rEc4

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Samuel Best @storiesbysamuel.bsky.social · 7d

Hunger is free to download right now!

Ideal for spooky season, especially if you love old houses, weird curses, and vulnerable men.

Samuel Best @storiesbysamuel.bsky.social · 8d

From me to you for Hallowe’en - a free novella.

amzn.eu/d/2DfyGTX

Cover of Hunger by Samuel Best. An old house which turns into a despairing man.

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Samuel Best @storiesbysamuel.bsky.social · 7d

Hunger is free to download right now!

Ideal for spooky season, especially if you love old houses, weird curses, and vulnerable men.

Samuel Best @storiesbysamuel.bsky.social · 8d

From me to you for Hallowe’en - a free novella.

amzn.eu/d/2DfyGTX

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 7d

It’s #FridayReads time and still Latine Heritage Month! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here’s a (45% off!) Stoker/Locus/Goodreads finalist that’s perfect for spooky season: dark magic, old gods, revenge, blood, and ghosts.
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Samuel Best @storiesbysamuel.bsky.social · 8d

This sounds phenomenal!

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Samuel Best @storiesbysamuel.bsky.social · 8d

From me to you for Hallowe’en - a free novella.

amzn.eu/d/2DfyGTX

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Samuel Best @storiesbysamuel.bsky.social · 9d

Happy Spooky Season, one and all. I hope it brings you horrors (the good kind).

a close up of a person 's face with a red light behind them

Alt: Gary Oldman’s Dracula, laughing

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Samuel Best @storiesbysamuel.bsky.social · 9d

Happy Spooky Season, one and all. I hope it brings you horrors (the good kind).

a close up of a person 's face with a red light behind them

Alt: Gary Oldman’s Dracula, laughing

media.tenor.com

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Samuel Best @storiesbysamuel.bsky.social · 23d

You guys are knocking it out of the park with the Northern Weird Project 👏

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Samuel Best @storiesbysamuel.bsky.social · 23d

Bear Season is an excellent book and now I’m halfway through The Retreat and it’s so so brilliant.
Give me found footage and isolated places and unusual people every time.

Wild Hunt Books @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social · 24d

Release day for THE RETREAT by Gemma Fairclough is almost here!

Are you ready for the darkness and sinister happenings at Blundale Hall? Order now ... available in paperback & ebook, worldwide (bookshop link in bio)

www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/books/p/ther...

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Samuel Best @storiesbysamuel.bsky.social · Aug 29

Spotted today in the library.

A copy of Hunger by Samuel Best on a bookshelf surrounded by other horror stories in a library.

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Corey Farrenkopf @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social · 28d

Hey!!!

Are you a reviewer who loves weird weird eco-horror???

If so, check out The Writhing, Verdant End up over on BookSirens :)

Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 28d

Interested in reading and reviewing our upcoming weird eco-horror release for free? You can now request a copy on BookSirens. Check it out!
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The Writhing, Verdant End by Corey Farrenkopf - Review Copy | BookSirens

Join the review team for The Writhing, Verdant End. Read it for free before the rest of the world does. Share your honest review. Discover hundreds of other books in your favorite genres.

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Samuel Best @storiesbysamuel.bsky.social · Aug 29

Spotted today in the library.

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Samuel Best @storiesbysamuel.bsky.social · Aug 23

It’s taken an absolute age but I’ve finally finished the first draft of this bloody, grief-filled, vampire-laden, high school horror book.
Second draft, here I come 💀

Samuel Best @storiesbysamuel.bsky.social · May 10

I cracked 60k on my novel today. The chapter I wrote involves broken furniture, snapping teeth, and a somewhat immersive experience into a chest cavity.
Here’s to the next 20k 🦷 🩸

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Samuel Best @storiesbysamuel.bsky.social · Aug 23

It’s taken an absolute age but I’ve finally finished the first draft of this bloody, grief-filled, vampire-laden, high school horror book.
Second draft, here I come 💀

Samuel Best @storiesbysamuel.bsky.social · May 10

I cracked 60k on my novel today. The chapter I wrote involves broken furniture, snapping teeth, and a somewhat immersive experience into a chest cavity.
Here’s to the next 20k 🦷 🩸

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Samuel Best @storiesbysamuel.bsky.social · Aug 8

Folk horror at its Scottish finest.

Calder @calderwook.bsky.social · Aug 8

It's Burryman day in South Queensferry.

I love the fact that nobody know why they do it but the tradition continues.

The Burryman looks out from his suit that's covered in burr seeds from Burdock and crown made of other flowers and foliage.

The Burryman poses for picture on a slipway with his two attendants and staffs to support his arms that he can't lower, The red Forth Rail Bridge and the road bridge in the background.

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Peter Ross @peteralanross.bsky.social · Jul 25

Hello. Do I know anyone who knows anyone who knows about the archaeology of Islay? It’s for something I’m writing. All leads appreciated, thanks.

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Wild Hunt Books @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social · Jul 24

They all look so snazzy together 😍🧡💛💙❤️💚🖤

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Brennan LaFaro @brennanlafaro.bsky.social · Jul 21

Hey readers,
I have a new book out in December called Song Dogs.
If you’d like to be an ARC reader, please feel free to comment below or email brennan(dot)lafaro (at) gmail (dot) com. (1/2)

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Talking Scared Podcast @talkscaredpod.bsky.social · Jun 26

After all the dogs walks that inspired it, and all the late nights spent writing it, my debut novella GOOD BOY now exists as a physical object!

It's out October 9th from @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social and available for worldwide pre-order at
www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/books/p/good...

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