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Wild Hunt Books @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social · 5h

*SUBMISSION WINDOW NOW OPEN 5 DAYS ONLY*

We're open to unagented subs from 6-12 Oct. For this submission period we are looking for novellas only (35K-50K). We're specifically looking for novellas that play w horror, mystery, weird & the unusual.

More info 🐐
www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/blog/pop-up-...

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Cat Treadwell @druidcat.bsky.social · 2h

Last week, we found a large lump on this large lump.

Today the vet called to let us know test results - it's benign. Stop him licking the area and we shouldn't even need to operate 🤞🏻

So much relief that our 12-yr old lad is fine (esp after losing his dad not long ago).

Hug your fur family, eh? ❤️

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Cat Treadwell @druidcat.bsky.social · 4h

Thankyou! 😊

a cartoon character with a flower in her hair is sitting in a diner

ALT: a cartoon character with a flower in her hair is sitting in a diner

media.tenor.com

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Cat Treadwell @druidcat.bsky.social · 4h

@claymcleod.bsky.social Hey Mr Clay - I believe that the lovely @gnofhorror.com has been trying to get a copy of 'Shiny Happy People' for me to review, but we've not heard anything from the publisher. Any chance that your devilish self can poke them with a handy pitchfork? 😊😈❤️

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Cat Treadwell @druidcat.bsky.social · 4h

Screaming for the amazing Leanna and Andrea! 🥰

Due to Illness, I haven't been able to sort my Promotional Plot for this amazing book, but it is coming. Oh yes.

@leannareneehieber.bsky.social

Leanna Renee Hieber @leannareneehieber.bsky.social · 5h

AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC: HAUNTED HISTORY STRANGER THAN FICTION is an INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!!! I'm SO GRATEFUL! Could not be more thrilled about this, I'm physically woozy with joy! Thank you to my co-author Andrea Janes of @boroughsofthedead.bsky.social & our @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social team!

USA TODAY BESTSELLER LIST with a heart around our title, out of 150 titles, AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC co-authored by Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes clocks in at 74 its release week, making it an instant BESTSELLER, Leanna drew a blue heart around their placement on the list 🖤

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Cat Treadwell @druidcat.bsky.social · 4h

OMG CONGRATULATIONS!!! 🥰🥰🥰

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Cat Treadwell @druidcat.bsky.social · 10h

@snipethesorrow.bsky.social Thought of you 😇😂

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Cat Treadwell @druidcat.bsky.social · 13h

I agree that this is a problem - but one I'm happy to have 😂

Cat Treadwell @druidcat.bsky.social · 13h

The author meant 'grass.' They wrote 'fragrant night soil.'

Me, with my historical awareness of what that once meant, giggling like a child 😂

Hint: 💩

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Cat Treadwell @druidcat.bsky.social · 23h

Last time we went to the pub, the (excellent) waitress whispered that they had a bet with the barstaff over who could get the best reviews from customers. I left the Glowingest Of Glowing Reviews EVER 😂❤️

Cat Treadwell @druidcat.bsky.social · 23h

Always. I love leaving positive feedback!

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Pride with a Bite @pridewithabite.bsky.social · 1d

“Waxing Off” is FINALLY HERE! Happy release day – and happy birthday – to our masterful author @izzybuzzkill.bsky.social! 🌈🐺

🔗 Check out our bookshop at pridewithabite.com! Direct links for those in the US and UK + worldwide retailers.

#booksky #indiepub #indiepress #pridewithabite #queerhorror

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Cat Treadwell @druidcat.bsky.social · 1d

This ARC is AMAZING. @rebeccathorne.bsky.social just gets exponentially better with every book 🥰

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Leanna Renee Hieber @leannareneehieber.bsky.social · 1d

For my friends in the UK, @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social also has AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC: HAUNTED HISTORY STRANGER THAN FICTION available, so let's collectively stick it to billionaires and support local shops across the pond!

Gothic Literature + Real Ghost Lore = 🖤

uk.bookshop.org/p/books/amer...

America’s Most Gothic: Haunted History Stranger than Fiction

Haunted History Stranger than Fiction

uk.bookshop.org

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Cat Treadwell @druidcat.bsky.social · 1d

Nobody tell him about Captain Britain.

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V.Castro @vlatinalondon.bsky.social · 1d

THIS IS OUT TODAY! Essential for every gorgon’s library.

bit.ly/487hkge

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Angry Robot Books @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social · 1d

"Say 'Ahhhhhhhhhhggghhh'"

@tinywriterlaura.bsky.social looks at some recent examples of medical horror to investigate why the genre is especially telling in dystopian times.

The doctor will see you now...

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 2d

Drawing from stories such as Hiron Ennes' Leech and Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go, author @tinywriterlaura.bsky.social reviews the popularity of medical horror, placing it alongside the return of dystopian fiction:

reactormag.com/dystopian-me...

Dystopian Medicine: Why Medical Horror Has a Hold on Us - Reactor

When society feels at its most unstable, we find ourselves turning to the darker genres of fiction...

reactormag.com

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Cat Treadwell @druidcat.bsky.social · 1d

So tired of feeling ill. GP has kindly issued migraine meds to combat the headaches but I would like to not be in pain or dizzy now pls.

Gentle healing appreciated x

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 2d

I really hate doing this, but when I had my breakdown last month, I took two weeks off from work, and they didn't pay me for my time off, and I am broke.

If you find it in your heart to tip even the minimum amount then I would be enternally grateful

ko-fi.com/gingernutsof...

Support GNofHorror

ko-fi.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

No sudden rupture is now required for the far right to take power in this country. For what we're seeing is a steady normalisation of extremists by the Conservative and Labour Parties, BBC, Telegraph, Mail and others. A shift once considered unthinkable beings to look acceptable, even inevitable.🧵

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 2d

It's Banned Books Week! Here are some Horror (and adjacent) books that are often banned and/or frequently challenged. I have read most of them but I chose Bless Me, Ultima to read & enjoy. See if your public/school libraries have these books! Read Banned Books

The Exorcist
Beloved
Exquisite Corpse
The Hunger Games
Carrie
Rosemary's Baby
The Witches
Bless Me, Ultima
Lord of the Flies
Kindred
The Handmaid's Tale
Lovecraft Country
100 Years of Solitude
When the Reckoning Comes
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Lottery
Perfume
Tipping the Velvet
In the Miso Soup

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V.Castro @vlatinalondon.bsky.social · 2d

FULL MOON SPOOKY SEASON TREAT!

If you never read HAIRSPRAY AND SWITCHBLADES
you can read the reprint for FREE - limited time
bit.ly/4lNvWov

Jaguar Nights

Amazon.com: Jaguar Nights eBook : Castro, V: Kindle Store

bit.ly

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Cat Treadwell @druidcat.bsky.social · 2d

Some of my favourite bath goodies here! 😍 🎃

Bimble @bimble-around.bsky.social · 2d

Hi Folks!

Spooky season and pumpkin pie spice have well and truly landed at Bimble HQ!

Check out our seasonal page to find out more!

www.bimble.co/small-gifts-...

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Cat Treadwell @druidcat.bsky.social · 2d

@manylittlewords.bsky.social is a (very weird but super-talented) star 😊💖

The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 2d

Cat reviews Gemma Amor's upcooming horror thriller ITCH:

"compelling as it is challenging, but as always with Amor’s work, it’s absolutely worth the risk"

Read more: tinyurl.com/3tmre9cd

@hodderbooks.bsky.social
@druidcat.bsky.social

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Angry Robot Books @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social · 2d

"The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and filled with many things: all manner of beasts and birds are found there; shoreless seas and stars uncounted; beauty that is an enchantment, and an ever present peril; both joy and sorrow as sharp as swords."
J.R.R. Tolkien

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