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Writing Community @writingcommunity.bsky.social · Oct 12

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caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 2d

Reading is dreaming with your eyes open.

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William D. Prystauk @prystauk.bsky.social · 2d

BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE (2000)

Gritty, visceral, creepy, and compelling #Vampire slayer film, which is far superior to the live action version made years later.

The #RedAgenda #horror novel lands on October 14.

Enter the eBook #giveaway while you can! goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

#Vampires

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Louise Blackwick @louiseblackwick.com · 2d

There is currently a 50% discount on all my #Halloween & #horror short-stories & novellas.🩸📚

Download all 3 stories (& own them forever in 2 digital formats) for less than 5$!💙📚

1️⃣Jump into the Abyss!: bit.ly/4nES2Lq
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3️⃣The Underworld Rhapsody: bit.ly/4pSYJLv

#spooktober🎃

From the bestselling author of the "Vivian Amberville" saga, comes the unnerving horror short-story of a man who gets buried alive over the festering remains of his late wife, Kassandra.

During his premature entombment, forty long nails are struck into Chase Chaperone's casket, plunging him deeper into Hell. This grim ritual is a dark operetta written in rhyming prose - an homage to Dante's Inferno - from which naught but the most vile of souls can escape. The man is subsequently set free from the coffin by the grotesque dwarf Eldritch, who in a fit of revenge, climbs onto his back and refuses to climb down. Chase is thus doomed to carry the parasitic dwarf atop his back for the rest of his days, while searching for absolution.

This Halloween special explores themes such as "death and decay", "justice" and "morality", in a forlorn world set outside the reach of modern civilisation.

Written in the grim and melodious style of Edgar Allan Poe, "Jump into the Abyss!" follows Chase Chaperone's descent into the far-reaching Abyss of his soul in a masterfully-written allegorical tale.

Your purchase will grant you access to the ePub and PDF-formats.

From the bestselling author of the "Vivian Amberville" saga, comes the surreal novella of a man's journey through Limbo.

Freshly arrived at the Totermann Inn, Marc Whitehouse couldn’t have known he was dead. Sir, no sir. Not now that Chantal Dublanc had so mysteriously entered his life; his afterlife. In his quest for the truth behind his early demise, he finds himself on a journey where past memories intermingle with present actions. He is not yet ready to call it a life. 206 heartbeats to peace. The hour is late, but Marc is yet to renounce his hope for salvation...

A surreal novella of love, loss and the afterlife, written in the captivating, dreamlike style of André Breton. “Reprobates” is an exquisitely written narrative of Life after Life, centered on Marc’s journey through Limbo.

Its style is heavy on allegory, at every step teeming with Underworld intrusions of the sacred into the profane.

Your purchase will grant you access to the ePub and PDF-formats.

From the bestselling author of the "Vivian Amberville" series, comes the surreal novella that will have you question the very foundation of your reality.

Under the influence of the powerful new psychedelic drug “Rhapsody”, Mario Fantoccio discovers the existence of an invisible reality overlaying our own.

The rhapsody-altered state of consciousness brings Mario to close encounters with “the Masters of Strings”, a coven of hyperdimensional beings who appear to control the destiny of every human in existence.

Desperate to sever the strings tying him to the will of his Masters, Mario overdoses on Rhapsody and escapes into hell, hoping to regain control of his life and free will.

Based on a modern interpretation of Jungian psychology, The Underworld Rhapsody is heavily themed on "subjective reality", "altered states of consciousness", and "individuation" as it follows one man's struggle to escape the chaos of his life and regain his free will.

Your purchase will grant you access to the ePub and PDF-formats.

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Cassandra B. Leigh @cassandrableigh.bsky.social · 2d

#BookRelease #BookLaunch #NewBook

Haunting Netherfield

Star-crossed lovers whisper in the halls of Netherfield, seeking a path to the other side.

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Cover art for Haunting Netherfield by Cassandra B. Leigh. A young woman dressed in a flowing blue cloak looks over her shoulder in the dark woods.

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Ken Stark @kenstark.bsky.social · 2d

Enter a dark new level of horror

Read MIRACLE MAN
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FREE on Kindle Unlimited

Also on #audible

*** For mature readers only
*** Contains gore and violence
You've been warned.

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Ken Stark @kenstark.bsky.social · 2d

The game has begun. Don’t blink. Don’t breathe. They’re coming.

Read GAIA'S GAME
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Also on #audiobook

#FREE #KindleUnlimited #thriller #amreading #mustread #books #audible #audiobooks #thriller #mystery #suspense #horror 📚💙

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Ken Stark @kenstark.bsky.social · 2d

Start the award-winning STAGE 3 series with a FREE book!
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Read Stage 3 today!

"Stage 3 by Ken Stark is a brilliantly written novel that captivated me from start to finish."

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caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 2d

Knocker-up 1. One employed to rouse workers by knocking on their doors or windows; a human alarm clock.
“Since Cooper, fletcher, thatcher, and lamplighter, phrenologist, and milk-man were already taken, I decided to become a knocker-up for the Obsolete Jobs of the Past Reenactment Society.”

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Daniel Maldonado Author @danielmaldonado.bsky.social · Mar 27

"Pamela Williams is a captivating P.I. who pulls you into her world of intrigue and suspense."

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#asmsg #thrillerbooks #mysterybooks #nextchapterpub #kindle
#BookBoost #INDIEBOOKSBLAST #IARTG #booktok #bookstagram #booksky

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Bookboost @freeboostmarketing.com · 2d

✈️ 📚 Today's Indie Spotlight 📚
THE GOLD OF TUNIS ✨
The Gold of Tunis blends WWII history with modern intrigue as a Luftwaffe captain and the legendary “Star of Africa” escort a mysterious cargo from Tunisia.
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Author Stephenson @authorstephenson.bsky.social · 3d

My stretched-out neck is laid back in sweet surrender, as if awaiting a gentle kiss from human lips, or inviting the deep penetration of vampire canines.

Audiobook on Amazon at amzn.to/4kzVSUy

Or, with an #Audible subscription, it's adbl.co/3Zo379A

USA amzn.to/4eY5UfB

#UK amzn.to/3VXNWS2

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masato kanasashi @masatokanasashi.bsky.social · 29d

少し遅れをとったけどフィギュア化してみました😅

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Dominic Piper @dominicpiper.bsky.social · 3d

#FREE #FREE #FREE

Like Bottled Fire. Dominic Piper.

Rome. Daniel Beckett. A beautiful woman.

What could possibly go wrong?

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#FREE #MustRead #DanielBeckett #PrivateInvestigator #FreeBook #Rome #CrimeFiction #Thriller #Italy #BritishDetectives #ShortStory

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James Webb Space Telescope Discoveries Tracker @jameswebbdiscovery.com · 2d

A black holes spin can reach near the speed of light - Learn how to choose the perfect telescope --> https://www.telescopeadvisor.com/how-to-choose-a-telescope.php and Grab Amazon PrimeDay Deal --> https://amzn.to/4mM1ZoX #Astronomy #AmazonAffiliate #NASA #Space

100 Fascinating Facts About Black Holes

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Sally Cronin @sallycronin.bsky.social · 4d

Smorgasbord Weekly Round Up September 29th - October 5th Chart Hits 1950s, Movie Themes, Libya Cuisine, Ireland 1930s, Shortstories, Funnies, Book Reviews, New Releases. smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/s... @dgkayewriter.bsky.social @carolcookstwo.bsky.social @terrytyler.bsky.social

Smorgasbord Blog Magazine Weekly Round Up – September 29th – October 5th 2025 – Tech issues, Blogger Weekly, Chart Hits 1950s, Movie Themes, Libya Cuisine, Ireland 1930s, Shortstories, Funnies, Book R...

Welcome to the round up of posts on Smorgasbord this week you might have missed. I hope your week has been rewarding…we have had some ups and downs but nothing major, although Wordpress has b…

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Bronwyn Elsmore @bmenz.bsky.social · 2d

Cecily, Heather, Merryn, Joan - 4 respectable women.
😲 See what they get up to in novel
🤣 RUSHTON ROULETTE 🤣
"fun and uplifting" #literaryfiction
Print, e-book, audiobook, #FREEreadKU Amazon
amazon.com/dp/B0BDCH32F8/

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Boogie Underground @alhanda.bsky.social · Dec 4

On The Road With Al and Ivy Podcast - Episode 2:

Jack London & George Orwell investigated and wrote about the homeless life. The thing neither could accurately describe.

Essay from the Kindle Anthology Vol. 1: The Kind Elderly Lady.

#homeless #podcast #books #booksky

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Boogie Underground @alhanda.bsky.social · Dec 6

Taylor Made Boogie by Handa-McGraw International #blues #music #musicsky

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Boogie Underground @alhanda.bsky.social · 4d

The Quitturz is now live on Kindle Unlimited! Music by H.M.I.

#booksky #musicsky #kindle

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Quitturz are live! #newwave #altrock #kindle #sanfrancisco anfrancisco #newwave #booktok #musician

YouTube video by The Electric Fog Factory

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William D. Prystauk @prystauk.bsky.social · 4d

🩸Vampires.

🩸Terrorism.

🩸A ticking clock.

Red Agenda — a new horror novel coming Oct 14.

Win your copy early:
👉 goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

#HorrorReads #IndieAuthor #HorrorCommunity #MustRead #Horrorsky #BookSky #giveaway #RedAgenda

Book giveaway for Red Agenda by William D. Prystauk Sep 14-Oct 14, 2025

Enter to win one of 100 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Sep 14-Oct 14, 2025. New horror from award-winning author William D. Prystauk.Red Ag...

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Author Stephenson @authorstephenson.bsky.social · 5d

Audible adbl.co/3SFAUXZ

FREE on KU

USA amzn.to/4cQmHj0

UK amzn.to/4eXVtIY

A Nile cruise time slip brings two couples together with consequences for the future of what becomes the Roaring 20s. Can they return? Are they destined to live out the 20s? #Booksky

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Dominic Piper @dominicpiper.bsky.social · 8d

#FREE #FREE #FREE

Like Bottled Fire. Dominic Piper.

“Set in Rome, you can actually feel the July heat, and as is usual with Dominic Piper's writing, the descriptions of the city are excellent and accurate.”

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#MustRead #DanielBeckett #Rome #Thriller #FreeBook #Suspense

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Cassandra B. Leigh @cassandrableigh.bsky.social · 8d

I retired from my corporate job 5 years ago today. Since then, I have self-published 12 novels.

www.amazon.com/stores/autho...

#PrideAndPrejudice #MrDarcy #JaneAusten #Regency #Romance #Romancelandia #KindleUnlimited #Books 📚💙

Pictured: 12 Books by Cassandra B. Leigh.
Haunting Netherfield, An Unguarded Moment, Rosings Cottage, Elegant Female, Darcy or Lizzy?, Hope & Chance, Darcy the Terrible, Remembrances, Unconsciously Done, Pride & Distance, His Folly, Crossed in Love.

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JP MacDougall @pangeanchronicles.bsky.social · 5d

The Bridge of Souls is now ranked no.9 in All Author cover of the month! Please do keep voting! Click here to vote:

allauthor.com/cover-of-the...

#books #coverofthemonth #readers #vote

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