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Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 1d

Oooo, I really like the trope Urban Dread. If Urban Wyrd could be a genre, then it would be Urban Dread.

THE SMALL HOURS by Bob Pastorella

Get it here, support indie presses: ghoulish.rip/product/the-...

Time to get bloody!

trope graphic for the small hours. The books cover against a background exclaiming urban dread, murder mystery, Texas backyard noir, Mafia horror, don't trust neighbors, Dracula retelling, and hot sauce.

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Dave Jeffery @davebjeffery.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow …

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Ally Wilkes / AV Wilkes @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social · 2d

Hello new followers! If you've joined me after my spooky settings task for @cbcreative.bsky.social, you might want to check out my micro-collection of three short horror stories with new twists on old settings. It's a lunch-break steal at 0.99 on kindle or free on Kindle U!
amzn.eu/d/b2ySJKM

Image is of Ally, a white-skinned person with long dark hair, wearing a black Harley jacket on a tube platform and holding up a copy of London Weird by Ally Wilkes.

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Dan Coxon @dancoxon.bsky.social · 2d

Copies of UNQUIET GUESTS are here! And, just in time, this unboxing video has materialised in the ether. If you preordered a copy, it should be with you soon - they're in some bookshops already too. Remember to post pics on social media - I want to see your books!

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Dave Jeffery @davebjeffery.bsky.social · 3d

Huge thank you to @themarkrob.bsky.social for inviting me to talk about FALSE PROPHET over on Substack!

mark robinson @themarkrob.bsky.social · 3d

Honoured to have a British Fantasy Award nominee and fellow Midlander @davebjeffery.bsky.social take us Behind the Screams of his latest release - False Prophet - through @eerieriver.bsky.social

Links below.

Behind the Screams #45: Dave Jeffery.

A 'From Pitch to Published' Q&A.

open.substack.com

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Wild Hunt Books @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social · 3d

Boo! Very cool to see (Don't) Call Mum recommended for Halloween Chills and Thrills ❤️🖤🎃

bookshop.org/lists/hallow...

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 5d

It’s #FridayReads time and still Latine Heritage Month! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here’s a (45% off!) Stoker/Locus/Goodreads finalist that’s perfect for spooky season: dark magic, old gods, revenge, blood, and ghosts.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

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Dan Howarth @danhowarth20.bsky.social · 7d

Doesn't happen often but Last Night of Freedom is 0.99p/¢ for the month of October.

Grab yourself a bargain copy and treat yourself to some of the other brilliant books on sale!

twistedtalesbooks.com/halloween/

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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 8d

JESUS CHRIST KINSKI comes out October 23rd 2025 on @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

But! If you pre-order via @bookshop.org using the code LOVEBOOKSHOPS you can get 10% off and an exclusive essay by me.

It's an odd one. No idea where it came from.

All you really need to know is I love you bigly.

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Dan Howarth @danhowarth20.bsky.social · 6d

@vickybrewster.bsky.social is an awesome editor. Highly recommend.

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Dan Howarth @danhowarth20.bsky.social · 7d

Doesn't happen often but Last Night of Freedom is 0.99p/¢ for the month of October.

Grab yourself a bargain copy and treat yourself to some of the other brilliant books on sale!

twistedtalesbooks.com/halloween/

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Indie Horror Chapter @indiehorrorchapter.bsky.social · 7d

😱 HAPPY RELEASE DAY 😱

Harrowfield by @stephellis.bsky.social has hit the world 😱

When Derwenna finds her missing brother unharmed, they become caught up in strange events which lead them to the Harrowing. An ancient act of penance … or sacrificial revenge?

Dark, occult folklore 🖤

🩸📚😱📚💙📢📚

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This Is Horror | Michael David Wilson @thisishorror.bsky.social · 8d

Three out of four of the last This Is Horror Podcast guests have been first-time new-to-the-show guests. Almost thirteen years into the podcast and over 600 episodes, and still doing our best to keep things fresh.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

This Is Horror Podcast

Books Podcast · Updated Biweekly · The This Is Horror Podcast is a weekly show for readers, writers, and creators hosted by Michael David Wilson and Bob Pastorella. We interview writers, artists, publ...

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 8d

Dear writers:

Write that story. Edit mercilessly. Send that email. Ignore the haters. Stay humble, but be confident. Get paid. Read a lot. Write despite your insecurities. Support others. Accept helpful criticism. Celebrate everything. Don't panic. Never quit. You got this.

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 8d

We've got a range of fantastic authors taking part in Winter Haunts 2025 - here's just some of the writers who'll be joining us online for the event! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-hau... #writing #writers #ghoststory #ghoststories #gothic #gothicfiction

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This Is Horror | Michael David Wilson @thisishorror.bsky.social · 10d

Today's treat on This Is Horror Podcast Patreon is the full two-hour-plus conversation with myself and Josh Malerman as we discuss his brand new book, WATCHING EVIL DEAD, as well as a bunch of other cool things.

www.patreon.com/posts/139984...

Josh Malerman: Full Conversation (Watching Evil Dead) | This Is Horror

Get more from This Is Horror on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 11d

A spirited line-up will be joining us for a haunting day of ghost stories and Gothic fiction this November as WINTER HAUNTS returns for another exciting day of workshops, panels and author interviews! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-hau...

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 12d

Looking forward to delving into one of my favourite forms of fiction with my WRITING SHORT STORIES course, starting this November! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-sh... #shortstory #shortstories #fiction #writing #writers #class #classes #workshop #workshops

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Michael Wehunt @michaelwehunt.bsky.social · 12d

The absolute legend @joshmalerman.bsky.social, fresh from the horror of Other Mommy, was kind enough to read my debut novel, The October Film Haunt, and say these mind-bindingly nice things about it. I’m in your debt, Josh, and looking forward to your next nightmare.

Image of the novel The October Film Haunt by Michael Wehunt. Text "the fear is real" and "September 30, 2025" above and below the cover. To the left, the following blurb:

“The October Film Haunt is the written equivalent to the feeling you get when you’ve entered a space you hadn’t realized was occult, alarmingly occult, truly occult. This is an extraordinary book, carried by an unsettling baritone hum, not dissimilar to the whir of a VCR that should never have been plugged in to begin with.”

Blurb attribution: "—Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box and Incidents Around the House"

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Stephen Howard @stejhoward.bsky.social · 14d

So excited to have found an amazing home for An Invincible Summer. Can’t wait to work with Infested on this one! 🐀

Infested Publishing @infestedpublishing.bsky.social · 14d

🐀AUTHOR ANNOUNCEMENT🐁
Excited to be bringing you a sci-fi novel by @stejhoward.bsky.social in 2026.
Stephen made it into both of our published anthologies so he is certainly a writer we believe in
🐀🖤🐁
#Booksky #sci-fi

Tile shows a Mars planet backdrop with an impossible forest on the horizon. Announcement for An Invincible Summer by Stephen Howard.

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Carnyx Press @carnyxpress.co.uk · 16d

There's one week left for writers in the North of England to send us their stories!

We're looking for folklore-inspired tales to publish in our first anthology.

It's been a real treat to read all the submissions so far, but we'd love to squeeze a few more in 🙏

carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions

One week left: submissions close midnight 30th September

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 16d

We haven't posted any book pictures for the last few weeks, so:

First - some of the recent deliveries of new and upcoming books at Northodox HQ

Second - our first picture of both Clockwork Magpies books together 😍

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Gemma Amor @manylittlewords.bsky.social · 19d

I AM GOING TO BE VERY BUSYYYYY!! I'm sort of going on book tour?!!

And joining @ericlarocca.bsky.social, @timlebbon.bsky.social and @cgolden.bsky.social on theirs, plus a few cons!

Come find me! I'd post links but I haven't collected them all yet. Google is your friend.

SEPTEMBER 20th- Edgelit, for panel and a ROOTS OF MY FEARS booklaunch panel, Derby

OCTOBER 7th- I'm joinining Tim Lebbon and Christopher Golden on tour with V. Castro and Ally Wilkes, Waterstones Trafalgar Square, London

OCTOBER 8th- I'm hosting Tim Lebbon and Christopher Golden on tour at Forbidden Planet, Bristol,

OCTOBER 10th- Neil McRobert and I launch GOOD BOY and ITCH! at Blackwell's, Manchester

OCTOBER 23rd, ITCH! In store conversation, Stanford's, Bristol

OCTOBER 24th, ITCH! author talk, Cheltenham Waterstones

OCTOBER 25/26th, MCM COMICCON, various panels, London

OCTOBER 27th- I'm joining Eric la Rocca on tour with Laura Purcell for Forbidden Planet, The Elgin, Maida Vale, London

OCT 31st, WORLD FANTASY CON, Brighton

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Titan Books @titanbooks.bsky.social · 19d

THE NIGHT BIRDS by Christopher Golden is out now! 💙

The next gripping, atmospheric horror novel from NYT bestselling author Christopher Golden, set in a deteriorated, half-sunken freighter ship off the coast of Galveston, TX.

Order your copy now: https://tinyurl.com/yj48knwy

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Steve Stred @stevestred.bsky.social · 19d

Looking for something a bit more extreme?
Maybe my Father Of Lies compendium will be what you seek! Based on real events from real research, this has 3 cult/cosmic horror novellas & plenty of scenes that'll keep you wake at night!
Cover by Mason McDonald
Grab it here 👇

mybook.to/fatheroflies

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