Will
@willcouper.bsky.social
Scottish. Writer of unwanted stories. Angry. Frustrated. Watches some films. Plays some games. Sometimes writes about both. Neither award-nominated nor award-winning. Writing enquiries: [email protected]
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Will
@willcouper.bsky.social
· Nov 18
I'm Will Couper, that writer you've never heard of. I toil away, sending out horror, fantasy, and (rare) sci-fi. Mostly responsive to stimuli. I'll block bigots on sight.
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The Prime Minister has come up with a very measured, diplomatic response and I think that if the President could remember who Starmer was, he would respect that.
January 19, 2026 at 10:51 AM
The Prime Minister has come up with a very measured, diplomatic response and I think that if the President could remember who Starmer was, he would respect that.
"It was mystifying to me that such a vast swathe of brick was allowed to go to the counties. If it were up to me I would be certain to curtail this crass overuse." Thoughts of Mildred Awphul (1863).
January 19, 2026 at 9:39 AM
"It was mystifying to me that such a vast swathe of brick was allowed to go to the counties. If it were up to me I would be certain to curtail this crass overuse." Thoughts of Mildred Awphul (1863).
There are actually answers to this in the thread. And, fucking hell, it makes sense.
January 18, 2026 at 6:28 PM
There are actually answers to this in the thread. And, fucking hell, it makes sense.
"A veritable whirl of activity began with those words and Yellin was right in the centre of it. She was loath step away and make some new string." All the Fun of Twine (1873).
January 18, 2026 at 9:42 AM
"A veritable whirl of activity began with those words and Yellin was right in the centre of it. She was loath step away and make some new string." All the Fun of Twine (1873).
"A management style all his own was what they said about me. Those long, rambling emails that said little else." Ken: The Vomitous Story (2010).
January 17, 2026 at 9:51 AM
"A management style all his own was what they said about me. Those long, rambling emails that said little else." Ken: The Vomitous Story (2010).
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As we’ve been telling you from the start, ‘safety’ laws like the Online Safety Act are likely to make us all less safe.
"Researchers found that Yoti’s app and website are filled with trackers, so the fact that you’re verifying your age could be not only shared to Yoti, but leaked to third-party data brokers as well."
What creepy nonsense are companies up to when they have to guess your age or take your ID for AV? www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
January 17, 2026 at 8:05 AM
As we’ve been telling you from the start, ‘safety’ laws like the Online Safety Act are likely to make us all less safe.
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I repost this (below) periodically and I do so again in the hope someone may find it helpful.
Look, if Jews facing annihilation in the Warsaw Ghetto could have five theaters and a symphony orchestra complete w/programs, can we just all agree that in 2024 it’s ok to have a hobby or two?
Photo credit Jewish Historical Institute, Poland.
Photo credit Jewish Historical Institute, Poland.
January 16, 2026 at 5:45 AM
I repost this (below) periodically and I do so again in the hope someone may find it helpful.
"He pulled out a small stylus and marked carefully on the pillar of wood. A circle, crude and no more than an inch would suffice." Marks Here and There (1862).
January 16, 2026 at 8:50 AM
"He pulled out a small stylus and marked carefully on the pillar of wood. A circle, crude and no more than an inch would suffice." Marks Here and There (1862).
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Listen to The Shape of Monsters before the sequel launches in Feb!
"Gorgeous and gory"
"Fresh and captivating"
"A decadently dark tale of love and magic"
"Not for me - the whole they/them thing was weird"
www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGDJ5X1...
"Gorgeous and gory"
"Fresh and captivating"
"A decadently dark tale of love and magic"
"Not for me - the whole they/them thing was weird"
www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGDJ5X1...
January 16, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Listen to The Shape of Monsters before the sequel launches in Feb!
"Gorgeous and gory"
"Fresh and captivating"
"A decadently dark tale of love and magic"
"Not for me - the whole they/them thing was weird"
www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGDJ5X1...
"Gorgeous and gory"
"Fresh and captivating"
"A decadently dark tale of love and magic"
"Not for me - the whole they/them thing was weird"
www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGDJ5X1...
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New story alert!! And celebrating today that this is my 100th published story! I'm so delighted @shortwavebooks.bsky.social are the ones to publish it! More Than Metal is a dark SF look at AI and domestic life...Read it free here 🤖✨️👇 shortwavepublishing.com/magazine/mor...
Brand-new dark sci-fi/horror fiction in Shortwave Magazine today!
"More Than Metal" by @lyndseycroal.bsky.social
"Maddie was washing the dishes on a Thursday evening when she decided that she must be a robot..."
shortwavepublishing.com/magazine/mor...
"More Than Metal" by @lyndseycroal.bsky.social
"Maddie was washing the dishes on a Thursday evening when she decided that she must be a robot..."
shortwavepublishing.com/magazine/mor...
January 14, 2026 at 4:01 PM
New story alert!! And celebrating today that this is my 100th published story! I'm so delighted @shortwavebooks.bsky.social are the ones to publish it! More Than Metal is a dark SF look at AI and domestic life...Read it free here 🤖✨️👇 shortwavepublishing.com/magazine/mor...
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The Hellraiser sequels failed because they forgot the love story. Not romantic love. The brutal, necessary intimacy between a Cenobite and a truly Hellbound heart. Check out Kit Whitfield's discussion of the films
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How Do You Make A Hellraiser? The Secret Ingredient Is Love. No, Really. - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
We dig into the Hellraiser franchise's core: why the Cenobites aren't demons, the "Hellbound heart" archetype, and how the 2022 reboot misunderstands the love story at its center.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:37 AM
The Hellraiser sequels failed because they forgot the love story. Not romantic love. The brutal, necessary intimacy between a Cenobite and a truly Hellbound heart. Check out Kit Whitfield's discussion of the films
@kitwhitfield.bsky.social @barkercast.bsky.social
gnofhorror.com/hellraiser-a...
@kitwhitfield.bsky.social @barkercast.bsky.social
gnofhorror.com/hellraiser-a...
"A new bar. Made of an aluminium and iron alloy. Little corrosion on the surface, so it gleamed in the slightly flickering light." Ingots Ingots Ingots Ingots (2003).
January 15, 2026 at 9:19 AM
"A new bar. Made of an aluminium and iron alloy. Little corrosion on the surface, so it gleamed in the slightly flickering light." Ingots Ingots Ingots Ingots (2003).
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It's incredible the extent to which an unreliable statistic oscillating around zero is reported each month as if it actually means anything
This happens so often, yet it is still a thing that dominates and guides the news cycle. Governments and policies live and die on these minor fluctuations, which often prove to be inaccurate in any case.
January 15, 2026 at 7:57 AM
It's incredible the extent to which an unreliable statistic oscillating around zero is reported each month as if it actually means anything
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Forget the infected. The real horror in ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ wears a blond wig. Nia DaCosta delivers a brutal, brilliant middle chapter. Ralph Fiennes and Jack O'Connell are phenomenal.
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Review – Nia DaCosta’s Gnarly Horror Masterpiece - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
Nia DaCosta directs 2026's first great horror movie. Our review of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple covers Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell, and how this sequel fits the trilogy.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Forget the infected. The real horror in ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ wears a blond wig. Nia DaCosta delivers a brutal, brilliant middle chapter. Ralph Fiennes and Jack O'Connell are phenomenal.
gnofhorror.com/28-years-lat...
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Again, note how one hand washes the other: our horrific wingnut papers create a panic out of fuck all, hand in hand with the craziest MPs and our wackiest “experts”; together they go apeshit for months on end and as soon as any opportunity appears, the Sensible Moderates apply the stamp of approval.
January 14, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Again, note how one hand washes the other: our horrific wingnut papers create a panic out of fuck all, hand in hand with the craziest MPs and our wackiest “experts”; together they go apeshit for months on end and as soon as any opportunity appears, the Sensible Moderates apply the stamp of approval.
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Trump hates win-win arrangements. If his counterparty doesn't walk away hurt and humiliated, he isn't happy. It's how he feels about international relations, it's how he feels about sex, it's how he feels about interior decor.
January 14, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Trump hates win-win arrangements. If his counterparty doesn't walk away hurt and humiliated, he isn't happy. It's how he feels about international relations, it's how he feels about sex, it's how he feels about interior decor.
The ghost of Roy Jay is eternally pointing at his face and crying "Spook!"
January 14, 2026 at 10:17 AM
The ghost of Roy Jay is eternally pointing at his face and crying "Spook!"
"Ranking them was becoming a long and tiresome task. It had morphosed into something far from the benign little distraction he had planned." Over More Lists (1984).
January 14, 2026 at 9:32 AM
"Ranking them was becoming a long and tiresome task. It had morphosed into something far from the benign little distraction he had planned." Over More Lists (1984).
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Early Dilbert could be incredibly on point at times, and it's important to acknowledge that rather than pretend it was always terrible.
Scott Adams getting high on his own hype, emerging from his hate chrysalis, then doubling down on it, was very odd. He poisoned his own legacy well before death.
Scott Adams getting high on his own hype, emerging from his hate chrysalis, then doubling down on it, was very odd. He poisoned his own legacy well before death.
January 14, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Early Dilbert could be incredibly on point at times, and it's important to acknowledge that rather than pretend it was always terrible.
Scott Adams getting high on his own hype, emerging from his hate chrysalis, then doubling down on it, was very odd. He poisoned his own legacy well before death.
Scott Adams getting high on his own hype, emerging from his hate chrysalis, then doubling down on it, was very odd. He poisoned his own legacy well before death.
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A tribute band so powerful it feels like a séance. Black Sabbitch's live album "Unrest in the West" doesn't mimic Sabbath, it resurrects the raw, dangerous heart of the Ozzy era. Essential listening for the void he left
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#BlackSabbath #BlackSabbitch
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#BlackSabbath #BlackSabbitch
More Than A Tribute: How Black Sabbitch's "Unrest In The West" Reanimates The Spirit Of Sabbath - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
he live album that's more than a tribute. Our review of Black Sabbitch's "Unrest in the West" explores how this all-female powerhouse delivers a flawless, passionate homage to Ozzy-era Black Sabbath.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:52 AM
A tribute band so powerful it feels like a séance. Black Sabbitch's live album "Unrest in the West" doesn't mimic Sabbath, it resurrects the raw, dangerous heart of the Ozzy era. Essential listening for the void he left
gnofhorror.com/black-sabbit...
@iommi.com
#BlackSabbath #BlackSabbitch
gnofhorror.com/black-sabbit...
@iommi.com
#BlackSabbath #BlackSabbitch
"Instead of getting lots of little, neat packets, all tied in twine, we got slabs rotting and weeping. It was what we paid for because we were cheap, but we didn't expect it." Bad People Times (1963).
January 13, 2026 at 9:12 AM
"Instead of getting lots of little, neat packets, all tied in twine, we got slabs rotting and weeping. It was what we paid for because we were cheap, but we didn't expect it." Bad People Times (1963).
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That deep, emotional chill? A.G. Slatter's The Cold House delivers it. A sharp, devastating novella where grief and folk horror collide. Haunting, clever, and utterly compelling. Full review:
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The Cold House Review: A.G. Slatter's Folk Horror Novella Chills To The Bone - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
Review of A.G. Slatter's haunting novella The Cold House. A tale where raw grief meets folk horror, secrets unravel, and a lonely house holds chilling echoes.
gnofhorror.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:00 AM
That deep, emotional chill? A.G. Slatter's The Cold House delivers it. A sharp, devastating novella where grief and folk horror collide. Haunting, clever, and utterly compelling. Full review:
gnofhorror.com/the-cold-hou...
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My day hasn't started well. The fact that start was at quarter to twelve is a big part of it.
January 12, 2026 at 12:47 PM
My day hasn't started well. The fact that start was at quarter to twelve is a big part of it.
"It was flat. Like all of them. Kattin knew this, yet it was a surprise each and every time. He prodded the nearest one to check." Out with A New Stick (1942).
January 12, 2026 at 12:39 PM
"It was flat. Like all of them. Kattin knew this, yet it was a surprise each and every time. He prodded the nearest one to check." Out with A New Stick (1942).