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Cat Mowat

@catmowat.bsky.social

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If you could order Elvira on Temu, I’m what would turn up. Museum goblin by day, goth goblin 24-7 Horror writer and reviewer: indie author supporter and collector of skulls (not of the indie authors…) https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/165772577

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Cat Mowat @catmowat.bsky.social · Jun 13

A collection of nine gothic tales and poetry to haunt the darkest of nights. From the distant past to the far-off future, horrors lurk, and there are no happy endings. Darkness and death: what will you find waiting for you Beyond The Smoke And Shadow?

Released today! 🩸📚💙📚😱📚💀📚💙
mybook.to/BTSAS

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Cat Mowat @catmowat.bsky.social · Aug 24

On 6th September 40 indie horror authors will be gathering in the Royal Hotel, Weston-Super-Mare! I’ll be there selling signed copies of Beyond The Smoke And Shadow, plus I’ll be launching my new novella, Fragments at an exclusive price. Come and see us, it’s going to be an epic day! 💀🩸📚💙📚😱📚

A poster advertising the Weston Horror Book Con with Author Q&As, book signings, quizzes and prizes. 6th September at The Royal Hotel, Weston-Super-Mare

A post for the book Con with the list of authors attending

A poster advertising me as an attending author

A banner advertising the event in Weston-Super-Mare

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Indie Horror Chapter @indiehorrorchapter.bsky.social · Aug 16

👻 EVENT EXCLUSIVES at Weston Horror Book Con on 6 Sep 👻

@catmowat.bsky.social will launch Fragments on 6 Sep with an event exclusive price and with her custom metal bookmarks (while stocks last) 😱

You’ve seen Catriona’s book boxes – this is going to be something special!

🩸📚😱📚💙

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Cat Mowat @catmowat.bsky.social · Aug 7

The Voyeur by Jim Ody is a fun-filled psychological/erotic thriller. As the mystery unfolds, the characters take you on a journey through a seedy underworld, carefully curated through the eyes of a voyeur. But what if someone else is watching? @jimodyauthor.bsky.social has nailed it again 📚💙🩸📚

Luke is not like other men.
Luke is always watching. And he will stop at nothing to get what he wants…no matter the consequences.
But what happens when the tables are turned?
What happens when someone watches the voyeur?

The Voyeur is part thriller, part erotica, all with an undertone of Jim Ody’s trademark humour and urban tone. It is gritty, graphic, and complicated. Luke as a main character is incredibly unlikeable, yet as a reader you can’t pull away, and want him to succeed. It is an incredible testament to the skill of the writer that Luke works. He is unreliable as a narrator, but you hang on his every thought and word. The characters are complicated throughout, and you find yourself questioning everything you think you know.

Jim Ody continues to branch out in his style and here he once again proves that he is an accomplished multi-genre author, which is a rare skill to have. His writing never fails to make me laugh, make me think, and consistently throws in twists that I never see coming. The Voyeur is no exception to this: a wonderfully curated journey through the seedy eyes of the voyeur.

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Simon Bleaken @simonbleaken.bsky.social · Aug 7

My latest book is now six months old. The door is always open for you...

THE EMPIRE OF THE MOON AND STARS by Simon Bleaken

UK Waterstones:
www.waterstones.com/author/simon...

USA Amazon:
a.co/d/coLs8om

UK Amazon:
amzn.eu/d/fsZ1uWL

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Indie Horror Chapter @indiehorrorchapter.bsky.social · Aug 2

😱 5 WEEKS TO GO - WHAT WILL I WEAR? 😱

Grab your Indie Horror Chapter T-shirt or hoodie from indie-horror-chapter.printify.me

EVENT EXCLUSIVE items👇

Branded tote bags £10
Bespoke Chapter 3 posters AND metallic pen £3

Every penny is reinvested to help us keep the events free to attend.

🩸📚😱📚💙

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Cat Mowat @catmowat.bsky.social · Jul 8

Beyond The Smoke And Shadow has been nominated in eight categories in the BookTok Indie Author Awards!
Any votes would be massively appreciated ☺️💙

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
(Ctrl+f to find me)

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The cover of Beyond The Smoke And Shadow by Catriona Mowat (an open book with skulls, ravens and gothic houses coming out of it), beside the following text
BookTok Indie Author Award Nominee

Best Horror
Best Poetry
Best Prose
Best standalone novel/book
Best book to binge in one night
Plot twists that made me yell
MommaD’s Reader’s Choice Award
Best Hidden Gem

Cat Mowat @catmowat.bsky.social · Jul 8

I’ve been working on a new release! Coming 6th of September: Fragments. A gothic novella about treachery, paranoia, a missing actress, murder and ghosts on the London stage…
ARC sign ups and preorders below

linktr.ee/catrionamowat
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Fragments, by Catriona Mowat. Cover image is of a beautiful woman with white hair and dark lips looking out at the viewer. She is touching her gold and ruby necklace

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Indie Horror Chapter @indiehorrorchapter.bsky.social · Jun 13

👻 12 WEEKS TO GO 👻

The biggest indie horror authors from the UK and Europe will descend on Weston-Super-Mare on 6 Sep 😱

You seriously don’t want to miss this!

Check out this line up

🩸📚😱📚💙

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Cat Mowat @catmowat.bsky.social · Jun 13

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Cat Mowat @catmowat.bsky.social · Jun 13

Thank you!!

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Indie Horror Chapter @indiehorrorchapter.bsky.social · Jun 13

👻 HAPPY RELEASE DAY 👻

Beyond The Smoke And Shadow by @catmowat.bsky.social has hit the world 😱

Review by @jenramsden.bsky.social

An incredible collection of gothic stories and poems that captures the imagination and takes you on an unforgettable journey.

🩸📚😱📚💙

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Cat Mowat @catmowat.bsky.social · Jun 11

The countdown is on. Two days to go until you can step beyond the smoke and shadow…

4.81 stars on Goodreads, with 9 stories and 10 poems to twist and turn the shadows, and send chills down your spine. What are you waiting for?

Beyond The Smoke And Shadow, coming Friday 13th June 💙📚🩸📚😱📚

A smoke-filled graphic that says “Two days to go…Happy Friday 13th beside an image of the cover for Beyond The Smoke And Shadow by Catriona Mowat. The cover is a large book with skulls, gothic houses, bats and ravens flying out of it

Cat Mowat @catmowat.bsky.social · Jun 7

Beyond The Smoke And Shadow is now live on the ACX.com marketplace! If you are an audiobook narrator, head on over to check out the audition script!
With 9 stories & 10 poems, this collection will give any narrator a heap of characters and atmosphere changes to enjoy. It should be a lot of fun 💙📚🩸📚

Cat Mowat @catmowat.bsky.social · Jun 6

I have been very lucky to read some phenomenal ARCs of books coming soon. Here are some of my recent ones!
Credenza drops June 13th
Phobophobia drops June 30th
The Secrets of Blackthorn House drops in August
The Bloodvein Wand drops June 14th

All 4-5 star reads from me! 💙📚🩸📚😱📚

A 4 star review of Credenza by Wendy Dalrymple (releases June 13th). The review praises the character development and twists and turns in the unique story. Cosy gothic horror about a cursed object

A 5 star review of Phobophobia by Jyl Glenn and Savannah R. Fischer. An anthology of stories featuring weird and wonderful phobias, including fear of amputation, fear of nail varnish, fear of moths, and fear of bellybuttons. This is an incredible anthology from a stellar list of indie horror authors

A 4 star review of The Secrets of Blackthorn House by Marie McWilliams. A rich, cosy gothic horror that reminded me of Crimson Peak

A 5 star review of The Bloodvein Wand by Elizabeth J. Brown. The third instalment of The Brimstone Chorus, picking up after The Laughing Policeman and The Fractured Few. This is full of gore, humour, brilliant characters and twists.

Cat Mowat @catmowat.bsky.social · May 29

A collection of 9 gothic tales and poetry to haunt the darkest of nights. From the distant past to the far-off future, horrors lurk, and there are no happy endings. Pirates, witches, ghosts, cryptids, and death: what will you find waiting for you Beyond The Smoke And Shadow? 📚🩸💙📚😱 #indiehorrorbooks

An advert for Beyond The Smoke And Shadow by me (Catriona Mowat), coming on Friday 13th June

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Kev Harrison @kevharrison.bsky.social · May 29

#ICYMI - Last week's @thisishorror.bsky.social rundown of new & forthcoming horror books: www.thisishorror.co.uk/news-round-u...

While I Was Gone by @andrewcull.bsky.social - out now from Vermillion to One, Beyond the Smoke and Shadow by @catmowat.bsky.social - out 13 June from Question Mark Horror

News Round-up Week Ending 23 May 2025

Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Available now from author Andrew Cull and Vermillion to One, While I Was Gone In his new collection,…

www.thisishorror.co.uk

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Cat Mowat @catmowat.bsky.social · May 29

Thank you!! 🖤

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Cat Mowat @catmowat.bsky.social · May 10

Thank you so much!

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Cat Mowat @catmowat.bsky.social · May 10

Beyond The Smoke And Shadow releases on Friday 13th June

Cat Mowat @catmowat.bsky.social · May 10

Pre-orders for Beyond The Smoke And Shadow are live! You can order the kindle version on the ‘zon, and signed copies on my online store. I also have this exclusive mystery box, with exclusive merch, and a sneak peek at the cover of my next release! Limited to 50
catrionamowat.sumupstore.com 🩸📚💙📚😱📚

A picture of the mystery box with a wrapped book, bookmarks, prints, stickers and other trinkets and merchandise

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Cat Mowat @catmowat.bsky.social · Apr 29

I’m very excited to reveal the full cover for Beyond The Smoke And Shadow! The incredible @grimpoppydesign.bsky.social did an amazing job that exceeded my dreams on this one.
Preorders will be up next week, release is set for 13th June! 📚🩸📚😱📚💙

The full cover for Beyond The Smoke And Shadow, Catriona Mowat. From cover is a book with skulls, gothic houses and bats flying from it. The back cover image is of plague doctors, pirate ships and monsters over the book. Blurb reads “A collection of 9 gothic tales and poetry to haunt the darkest of nights. From the distant past to the far-off future, horrors lurk and there are no happy endings. Pirates, witches, ghosts, cryptids and death: what will you find waiting for you beyond the smoke and shadow?”

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Indie Horror Chapter @indiehorrorchapter.bsky.social · Apr 24

👻 ARE YOU READY FOR CHAPTER 3? 👻

Weston Horror Book Con, 6 Sep

Join 45 indie horror authors from the UK and Europe for a full day experience you won’t forget!

We are delighted to announce @catmowat.bsky.social as one of our attending authors 😱

🩸📚😱📚💙

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Cat Mowat @catmowat.bsky.social · Apr 8

This September, @indiehorrorchapter.bsky.social is back with Chapter 3! Over 40 horror authors from the UK and Europe will be at in Weston-Super-‘Mare for signings, panels and readings. This will be my first official event as an author: I can’t wait! It will be amazing, and it’s free!! 😍🖤💙📚🩸📚😱📚

Poster advertising the Indie Horror Chapter Book Con in Weston-Super-‘Mare: 6th September 2025, 11am-4:30pm at The Royal Hotel.
Free entry! Readings, Book Signings and Author Panels

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Cat Mowat @catmowat.bsky.social · Apr 4

@jimodyauthor.bsky.social has a brilliant deal for the next week: A Lifetime Ago is down to 99p/c in ebook! It’s a stunning crime thriller 💙📚

mybook.to/LifetimeAgo

A Lifetime Ago by Jim Ody. A blue butterfly on a cloudy background with the black silhouette of a child in front. Image shows a laptop, kindle and phone version of the cover, with text to show it is 99p/99c this week only

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Cat Mowat @catmowat.bsky.social · Mar 18

Quotation is from ‘The Painted Lady’, a story in my work in progress: “Beyond The Smoke And Shadow”