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mark robinson
@themarkrob.bsky.social
Indie writer of horror, thrillers & speculative fiction. Not followed by anyone you’re following…

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2026 is gearing up to be a good one…
January 24, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Part of my day job is making awards of compensation and explaining to customers why they’re getting what they’re getting.

Mid-call today I realised I’ve started to sound like Rick Harrison when uttering the classic line, “The best I can do is…” 🤦🏻
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January 23, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I’m not an alien, I’m discontent…
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January 22, 2026 at 1:13 PM
A little musing on going out of print…
Behind the Screams of...Going out of print.
A shallow splash into being forgotten.
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January 22, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Doing edits on Doll Parts while listening to Silversun Pickups…
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January 22, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Can confirm this book is hot stuff. Sit back and soak up the swampy heat while bad people get their just desserts spooned out with relish!
It's Monday, friends and enemies! And it's cold in my part of the world! If you're also cold, maybe a hot book to escape into would help?

Frenzi: Florida Guns, by R. J. Calder, has our ex-Mafia enforcer involved with Cuban revolutionaries! Bonesaws, bullets, and gators!

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January 19, 2026 at 10:42 AM
True story…
January 18, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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Get Free is a lean, furious slice of creature horror and comes with the POI Stamp of Approval™!

It's got freaky monsters, great characters, an inspired setting, and WORMS. A lot of WORMS.

$1.99 is a steal for something this exciting.

Get Free before they get you!
January 13, 2026 at 10:47 AM
While we’re waiting for the reissue to go live, who wants a free ebook?

First 3 DMs win!
January 12, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Don’t take my word for it: here’s a few reader reviews from Goodreads.

Get Free - worming its way back into the world very soon…
January 10, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Watching our idiot neighbours try to get off their driveway at 5am this morning is the best start to a year I could ask for…
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January 9, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Get Free is getting a reissue!

More details once I have them…
January 8, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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Call for Season 3 Submissions!
CALL FOR SEASON 3 SUBMISSIONS Hello dear listeners! We’ve come to the end of Season 1 of Haunted UK Fiction, and the start of a new year. We hope you have enjoyed the stories featured here as much as we have loved discovering and sharing them. It’s been wonderful connecting with both writers and listeners over the last few months, and we’re excited about the future of Haunted UK Fiction! In season 1, we introduced Flash Fiction Friday so our shorter story submissions would have a home. Starting in season 2, we will introduce Serial Sundays, in which longer stories and novellas will be broken down into multiple episodes and released in serial format. Our regular episodes will continue to be released on Wednesdays. With these adjustments, there truly is a place in our show for every story. All openings for Season 2 have been filled, but we are currently collecting submissions for Season 3 – So if you’ve written a story with paranormal or supernatural themes… whether it’s a ghostly tale, a sci-fi story, something about otherworldly encounters, or a cryptid feature… we want to read it! The most important thing to note is that we are open to story submissions from all writers. Whether you are a published or aspiring author, or someone who casually writes when the fancy strikes and time allows, we want to hear from you! We are simply looking for great, original, captivating stories. If you’ve written something that you enjoy reading, chances are listeners will enjoy it too! So don’t be afraid – the only scary part should come whilst listening to the episodes! - if you have a tale waiting in the wings, whether it’s in a long-neglected notebook, or something that has been waiting for the perfect time to be freed from the confines of your imagination… why not put pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, and send your story to [email protected] – that’s [email protected] What have you got to lose? The next story to be featured on our show… could be yours!
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January 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
With Weapons doing well on the awards circuit, thought I’d just put this out there…
January 5, 2026 at 8:12 PM
If you ever read “award-winning author” in my bio, my account’s been hacked…
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January 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM
If you like the classic spoofs of the 80s / 90s, definitely give this a go…
January 2, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Starting 2026 as I mean to go on, with some hard-boiled horror from @keithrosson.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 2:07 PM
It’s funny. Been mulling over this scene for a week and a half, and when I sat down to write this morning, it went off in another direction…

…don’t plan anything.
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January 1, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Really enjoyed this novella. If you want an early Christmas prezzie, DM Mark and he’ll sort you out with a free ebook…
Happy Holidays everyone!🎄

I’ll happily provide a free ebook copy of - ‘The Curse of Six’ - for anyone who wishes to read in exchange for a fair & honest review on Amazon / Goodreads …

Just drop me a private message with your email in between now and the close of play Boxing Day!

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
December 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
If family names were being given out these days, there’d be no Baker, Cook or Carpenter.

We’d be all Sigma, Deeznutz, McNameface and Sixseven…
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December 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Deck the halls with these bargain buys!
Crap! I forgot to promote the Christmas sale on my books I set up. I'll never win Marketer of the Year at this rate!

Anyway, everything costs 99p/99c until I remember to change them. Happy Holidays! 😁

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#booksky 📚
December 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Weapons made the Fangoria top picks of 2025.

If you were a fan, you’re gonna dig my 2022 novella, Dead Close. Currently only 89p / 99c from Amazon:

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December 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Today’s game of training bingo includes the words: “erm” “you know” & “as I said earlier.”
Being, erm, distracted during, erm, training with the, erm, amount of times, erm, the trainer says ‘erm’
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December 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
If you haven’t already, read these pronto…
My crime novels. A Seance for Wicked King Death is set in 1956 and The Switchblade Svengali is set in 1968. Both feature conman Royce Pembrook, who dabbles in seances and occasionally kills.
December 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM