Ally Wilkes / AV Wilkes
@unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social
Stoker Award-nominated horror author.
rep: Oli Munson
she/they, bi, polyam, vegan, a bit witchy, very crafty
Trans rights are human rights
End the genocide in Gaza π
Posting from Greenwich, London
www.allywilkes.com
rep: Oli Munson
she/they, bi, polyam, vegan, a bit witchy, very crafty
Trans rights are human rights
End the genocide in Gaza π
Posting from Greenwich, London
www.allywilkes.com
Pinned
Pssst... can I interest you in a tasty little micro-collection of three of my short stories for 99p / 99c or FREE on Kindle Unlimited?
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Hey BSky, I'm looking for your BOOK RECS on true crime fiction: novels or novellas that read like a true crime non-fiction or a podcast. Think Six Stories by @mattjwesolowski.bsky.social, True Crime Story by Joseph Knox, or Penance by Eliza Clark.
January 14, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Hey BSky, I'm looking for your BOOK RECS on true crime fiction: novels or novellas that read like a true crime non-fiction or a podcast. Think Six Stories by @mattjwesolowski.bsky.social, True Crime Story by Joseph Knox, or Penance by Eliza Clark.
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babybel implies the existence of scarybel, sportybel, gingerbel and poshbel
January 13, 2026 at 4:50 AM
babybel implies the existence of scarybel, sportybel, gingerbel and poshbel
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Just a reminder that I block anyone who uses generative AI. Nothing personal. You're just an ass.
December 23, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Just a reminder that I block anyone who uses generative AI. Nothing personal. You're just an ass.
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We'll be running a Christmas special on tickets for all our upcoming event from today until the end of Boxing Day - you can use the code CHRISTMAS for 10% off any event of your choice at www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/alex-davis... #christmas #xmas #tickets #discounts #deals #tix #events
December 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
We'll be running a Christmas special on tickets for all our upcoming event from today until the end of Boxing Day - you can use the code CHRISTMAS for 10% off any event of your choice at www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/alex-davis... #christmas #xmas #tickets #discounts #deals #tix #events
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Spooky Advent day 8: a vengeful ghost may or may not wreak havok in 1930s Svalbard. Yes, it's Michelle Paver's novel Dark Matter, a story of a young man's terrifying descent into madness in one of the most bleak and isolated places on Earth
December 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Spooky Advent day 8: a vengeful ghost may or may not wreak havok in 1930s Svalbard. Yes, it's Michelle Paver's novel Dark Matter, a story of a young man's terrifying descent into madness in one of the most bleak and isolated places on Earth
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Here's your second chance to delve deep into the horrors of the past with the ultra-talented Ally Wilkes, as her WRITING HISTORICAL HORROR course returns this March! www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-hi... #horror #historicalhorror #historical #writing #writers #course #courses
December 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Here's your second chance to delve deep into the horrors of the past with the ultra-talented Ally Wilkes, as her WRITING HISTORICAL HORROR course returns this March! www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-hi... #horror #historicalhorror #historical #writing #writers #course #courses
Oops, missed buy link: helleborezine.com/products/tales
Tales of Occult Britain
HELLEBORE's first anthology of short fiction features nine new tales by masters of the supernatural and the strange: Nina Antonia, Ramsey Campbell, Steve Duffy, Helen Grant, Verity Holloway, EΓ³in Murp...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Oops, missed buy link: helleborezine.com/products/tales
So thrilled to see @helleborezine.bsky.social's excellent TALES OF OCCULT BRITAIN getting a deservedly excellent review in SFX magazine, and basically blown away by this shout-out. Yes, folklore is anti-fascist, yes, RE-ENCHANTMENT IS RESISTANCE, yes, yes, yes β¨
December 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
So thrilled to see @helleborezine.bsky.social's excellent TALES OF OCCULT BRITAIN getting a deservedly excellent review in SFX magazine, and basically blown away by this shout-out. Yes, folklore is anti-fascist, yes, RE-ENCHANTMENT IS RESISTANCE, yes, yes, yes β¨
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5 ways to give your fave authors free-to-you gifts over the holidays! ππ
1. post about their book on socials
2. rec on other posts & Reddit threads
3. suggest their book to a book club!
4. order their book from a library/ask can it be ordered in!
5. add it to GoodReads lists for discoverability!
1. post about their book on socials
2. rec on other posts & Reddit threads
3. suggest their book to a book club!
4. order their book from a library/ask can it be ordered in!
5. add it to GoodReads lists for discoverability!
December 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
5 ways to give your fave authors free-to-you gifts over the holidays! ππ
1. post about their book on socials
2. rec on other posts & Reddit threads
3. suggest their book to a book club!
4. order their book from a library/ask can it be ordered in!
5. add it to GoodReads lists for discoverability!
1. post about their book on socials
2. rec on other posts & Reddit threads
3. suggest their book to a book club!
4. order their book from a library/ask can it be ordered in!
5. add it to GoodReads lists for discoverability!
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"WELL TELL HIM TO PUT IT BACK"
December 5, 2025 at 11:44 AM
"WELL TELL HIM TO PUT IT BACK"
We're in our Sad Beige era
December 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We're in our Sad Beige era
Hellooooooo BSky, long time no see? I've been lurking around Instagram these days (where yes, I continue to honk about books and authors I like) but thought I'd remind everyone that my micro-collection LONDON WEIRD is totes a Christmas book, look, honest guvnor, and only 0.99 at Amazon.
December 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Hellooooooo BSky, long time no see? I've been lurking around Instagram these days (where yes, I continue to honk about books and authors I like) but thought I'd remind everyone that my micro-collection LONDON WEIRD is totes a Christmas book, look, honest guvnor, and only 0.99 at Amazon.
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Wrote a short thing about that 5-9 nonsense.
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"Your 9-5 isn't killing your dreams."
Said an asshole
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November 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Wrote a short thing about that 5-9 nonsense.
gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/your-9-5-i...
gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/your-9-5-i...
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A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is Β£7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is Β£7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
Heyyyyyyy just one of my all-time faves (ARARAT, anyone?) enjoying some creepy af stories by yours truly!
You can pick it up for 0.99 here: www.amazon.co.uk/London-Weird...
You can pick it up for 0.99 here: www.amazon.co.uk/London-Weird...
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Heyyyyyyy just one of my all-time faves (ARARAT, anyone?) enjoying some creepy af stories by yours truly!
You can pick it up for 0.99 here: www.amazon.co.uk/London-Weird...
You can pick it up for 0.99 here: www.amazon.co.uk/London-Weird...
Thanks Chris! Here's the link for anyone who's interested: www.amazon.co.uk/London-Weird...
London Weird: a micro-collection
London Weird: a micro-collection eBook : Wilkes, AV: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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November 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Thanks Chris! Here's the link for anyone who's interested: www.amazon.co.uk/London-Weird...
Where we're going, we won't need eyes to see
if you were gonna get a tramp stamp of a line from a horror movie what would you get?
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Where we're going, we won't need eyes to see
ALL battles for bodily autonomy are connected.
No way Iβm sharing Stockβs UnHerd article. But I am going to point to this bit which amply demonstrates the anti-trans=>anti-womenβs rights pipeline. βAbortions should only be done for a highly restricted set of reasons. They should not be just nodded through for any reason a pregnant woman likes.β
November 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
ALL battles for bodily autonomy are connected.
Where can I sign up
November 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Where can I sign up
Amazing #duvetknowitschristmas vibes
November 21, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Amazing #duvetknowitschristmas vibes
What a steal!
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
What a steal!
Best festive advert ever.
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Best festive advert ever.
When you take a break from a short story you're writing to read short stories by a bunch of talented people...
a picture of a worm with the words me no i 'm just a worm on it
ALT: a picture of a worm with the words me no i 'm just a worm on it
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November 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
When you take a break from a short story you're writing to read short stories by a bunch of talented people...