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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 🍉
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?

amzn.eu/d/5M3NUlh
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
ALL battles for bodily autonomy are connected.
No way I’m sharing Stock’s UnHerd article. But I am going to point to this bit which amply demonstrates the anti-trans=>anti-women’s rights pipeline. “Abortions 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.”
November 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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
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This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Taps the sign
November 18, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Bonjour winter, it's 12 degrees in my bathroom with the heating on
November 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
This is the first year I've had enough short fiction out to want to do one of those eligibility posts! Truly grateful for all the opportunities I've had in 2025 🖤
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Hello! I've just done my taxes and as always am gripped with both incipient poverty and existential dread. Can I interest you in a short collection CHOCK FULL of dread?
LONDON WEIRD is 0.99 on Amazon! www.amazon.co.uk/London-Weird...
London Weird: a micro-collection
London Weird: a micro-collection eBook : Wilkes, AV: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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A late schedule change for Winter Haunts - unfortunately Hollie Starling won't be able to join us, but we have the awesome Ally Wilkes stepping in to take on the 12pm interview! A very talented author and can't wait to chat about her tremendous books... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-hau...
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Our Piper at the Gates of Dawn jumper stirred a bit of Satanic Panic! Thank you, @davidmbarnett.bsky.social, for covering this story for The Guardian.

By popular demand, you can get the jumper that got banned from Westminster Abbey here: everpress.com/hellebore-pi...
November 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Ravenous is simply a perfect movie.
one of the many many reasons Ravenous is so good is that it doesn't give a stupid choice about But The Drawbacks Of Vampirism. You're not all tortured or sallow or unable to see sunlight or garlic. It just makes you better and healthier in every way, and then asks "so. why might you not want this?"
November 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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A reader told me she was asked to take off her Hellebore “Wind in the Willows” jumper before entering Westminster Abbey. The reason given was that it depicts the devil and might offend people. The reader explained it was the Greek god Pan, but the security guard didn’t backtrack. Satanic panic 2025.
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A million congratulations to @helleborezine.bsky.social for successfully ruffling some feathers in the Guardian this morning. Chaps, you can RUN to their shop, these jumpers are super cosy (I have several!)
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Demonic’ Wind in the Willows jumper banned from Westminster Abbey
Woman told to remove or cover up garment featuring 1908 illustration of Pan lest it offend worshippers
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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🏳️‍⚧️happy transgender awareness week!🏳️‍⚧️
hire trans people! buy from trans artists! support the trans community! 🙏
November 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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A quick plea for help: if you've read and enjoyed Unquiet Guests, please leave a review on Amazon! We're currently sitting on a big fat ZERO reviews, despite strong sales. Let your opinion be heard!
November 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
One of my favourite novellas. Staggering in its autopsy of a Horrible Relationship with a Certain Type of Man. Also, bears! And it's PINK!!! (I am becoming increasingly unhinged about books with pink covers)
Time to stock up on snowy, dark reads! 🩷

What happened to Jade Hunter?

When Jade goes missing in the Alaskan wilderness, everyone is shocked. She was scheduled to speak at an academic symposium but never turned up. What was Jade really doing in Alaska? 🐻🐾

www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/books/p/bear...
November 11, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I love Cunning Folk and can't wait for my copy to arrive! Definitely of interest to any @treadwells-books.bsky.social or @helleborezine.bsky.social coded souls ✨
Hi Bluesky, we’re new here, but our latest issue is out and now available to purchase from our web shop. Spread the word 💜

www.cunning-folk.com/shop/the-sou...
November 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Oh my GOD the sound of this.
Your Next Gothic Read And Why It Should Be OSSUARY:

🩸 Survival Horror Made Horny
💀 QIA's Best Novella of 2023
🩸 As Above, So Below x The Descent
💀 Magic vs The Supernatural
🩸 Gothic with a capital "G"
💀 The sickest cover you've ever seen

🩸 tdcloudofficial.com/books
November 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Queen.
Cyndi Lauper delivered a powerful call to action during her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

"Look at us: We are a community of light. Don't forget that, in case it gets really dark."

Photo by Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for RRHOF
November 9, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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I'm sorry
November 9, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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*whispers* It is a faithful adaptation of an early 1800s novel by a woman about an arrogant self centered man

Why are people
November 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Every year I watch V FOR VENDETTA around Guy Fawkes' Day and I just wish every year it didn't get MORE FUCKING RELEVANT
a man wearing a mask with the words " there is something terribly wrong with this country isn 't there " behind him
ALT: a man wearing a mask with the words " there is something terribly wrong with this country isn 't there " behind him
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November 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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If you have even the slightest respect for your own work, don't touch this with a ten foot pole.
Amazon has launched a new AI-driven translation service, Kindle Translate, for Kindle Direct Publishing authors 👇 #BookSky
Amazon launches AI translation service for indie authors
ebx.sh
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The moody autumnal country house vibes at Hawkwood are IMPECCABLE. Big sofas, blankets, grey skies, soft lighting, and books books books
November 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM