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weird menace and excessive bloodletting @gemmafiles.bsky.social · 1d

Little Horn is born! shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/litt...

Little Horn: Stories - A Collection by Gemma Files - Shortwave Publishing

Little Horn is a new collection of fourteen dark short stories and novelettes from Shirley Jackson Award winner and two-time Bram Stoker Award winner Gemma Files. Helping to bring each story to life, ...

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Emma E. Murray @emmaemurray.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing like the anxiety of meeting your new therapist 🙃

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Emma E. Murray @emmaemurray.bsky.social · 12d

Muscle mommies? 👀🖤

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Carson Winter @carsonwinter.bsky.social · 12d

I’ll cut to the chase: just like all your favorite authors, I’m offering editing and writing coach services. So yeah, pitch incoming!

But first I wanted to talk a bit about my writing journey and WHY these services can help. (THREAD)

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Emma E. Murray @emmaemurray.bsky.social · 12d

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Emma E. Murray @emmaemurray.bsky.social · 12d

This review!!!! 😭🥹🖤 thank you!!!!

Ed Crocker @edcrockerbooks.bsky.social · 12d

📕💀🌳New review! 🌳💀📕

Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day by @emmaemurray.bsky.social @apocalypseparty.bsky.social

"A shining masterpiece of the transgressive horror genre, forcing the reader into an uncomfortable examination of the complexities of domestic abuse and the courage of survival."

Review: Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day by Emma E. Murray | FanFiAddict

The return of horror's new transgressive star Synopsis Birdie lost everything when her son died. Now, on track to rebuild her life, she has to evade he ...

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Laurel Hightower @laurelhightower.bsky.social · 13d

Yessss I'm psyched to be signing at @vortexbooksncomics.bsky.social on November 2nd with the amazing @beaujohnson44.bsky.social ! It's the release of THE LONG, LOW WHISTLE from @shortwavebooks.bsky.social and I hope you'll come hang out!!

Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 13d

The rumours are true. @laurelhightower.bsky.social @briankeene.bsky.social

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Emma E. Murray @emmaemurray.bsky.social · 12d

AHHH!!! We have a date for the audiobook of Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day!!!
April 28th!!!

So excited to have Tantor Audio producing my very first audiobook!!!! With the wonderful Veronica Fox and Matt Godfrey narrating!!!

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Emma E. Murray @emmaemurray.bsky.social · 15d

I can’t believe it’s been a whole month since Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day came out!!!!

Thank you so much to everyone who has read, reviewed, hyped, and recommended this book that is so close to my heart.

And if you haven’t checked it out yet, it’s a perfect read to start autumn!🍁

The cover of Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day by Emma E. Murray on top of a bright blue sky with clouds and the words “one month since release!!”

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Emma E. Murray @emmaemurray.bsky.social · 19d

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Ai Jiang || 江艾|| 🍃🌬️🏰A Palace Near the Wind Out Now! 🏰🌬️🍃 @aijiang.bsky.social · 19d

Map card reveal for 🌬️🌊⚙️A RIVER FROM THE SKY 🌬️🌊⚙️

April 21, 2026 from @titanbooks.bsky.social

If you preorder A RIVER FROM THE SKY and fill out the form in my bio, you can get a map card illustrated by @dlbowman76.com !!

Map art card by David Bowman for A RIVER FROM THE SKY book

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Emma E. Murray @emmaemurray.bsky.social · 22d

Happy book bday!!!!🖤🎉

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Emma E. Murray @emmaemurray.bsky.social · 23d

Look at all those beautiful books!! 😍

Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · 23d

YO YO YO WHAT UPPP LOOK AT ALL THE NEW STOCK THAT'S GONNA BE AVAILABLE AT THE SHOP THIS WEEK HELLLLL YEAH BABY C'MON DOWN AND BUY ALL THESE SEXY ASS PHYSICAL ASSEMBLAGES OF WORD PILES!!!!!

U CAN ALSO SHOP AT GHOULISH.RIP IF UR TOO SCARED TO CUM TO THE SHOP IRL!!!!!

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Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · 23d

YO YO YO WHAT UPPP LOOK AT ALL THE NEW STOCK THAT'S GONNA BE AVAILABLE AT THE SHOP THIS WEEK HELLLLL YEAH BABY C'MON DOWN AND BUY ALL THESE SEXY ASS PHYSICAL ASSEMBLAGES OF WORD PILES!!!!!

U CAN ALSO SHOP AT GHOULISH.RIP IF UR TOO SCARED TO CUM TO THE SHOP IRL!!!!!

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Emma E. Murray @emmaemurray.bsky.social · 23d

Trying to write something that feels like the saxophone in Baker Street

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Emma E. Murray @emmaemurray.bsky.social · 27d

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Emma E. Murray @emmaemurray.bsky.social · 27d

The Drowning Machine and Other Obsessions is my heart on display. A collection of stories that range from tender sorrow to cannibalistic lust, childhood to old age.

I am so proud of these stories and hope more readers give them a chance.

It’s dark, painful, and full of feminine rage.

Top: Cover of The Drowning Machine and Other Obsessions by Emma E. Murray
Middle: a moon at night with the words “Girlhood to motherhood to old age, grief and guilt, intrusive thoughts, disturbing obsessions”
Bottom: a bloody knife

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Emma E. Murray @emmaemurray.bsky.social · 27d

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💙 Rachel Bolton 👀 @raebolt.bsky.social · 27d

This collection is amazing. Beautiful and utterly skin crawling. 💙

Emma E. Murray @emmaemurray.bsky.social · 27d

The Drowning Machine and Other Obsessions is my heart on display. A collection of stories that range from tender sorrow to cannibalistic lust, childhood to old age.

I am so proud of these stories and hope more readers give them a chance.

It’s dark, painful, and full of feminine rage.

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Emma E. Murray @emmaemurray.bsky.social · 27d

Ahh thank you so much Rachel 🥹🖤🖤🖤

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Nash @ericnash.bsky.social · 27d

These stories pack a hefty punch. This collection is worth your time 💙📚🩸📚

Emma E. Murray @emmaemurray.bsky.social · 27d

The Drowning Machine and Other Obsessions is my heart on display. A collection of stories that range from tender sorrow to cannibalistic lust, childhood to old age.

I am so proud of these stories and hope more readers give them a chance.

It’s dark, painful, and full of feminine rage.

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Emma E. Murray @emmaemurray.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you 🥰🖤

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Emma E. Murray @emmaemurray.bsky.social · 27d

The Drowning Machine and Other Obsessions is my heart on display. A collection of stories that range from tender sorrow to cannibalistic lust, childhood to old age.

I am so proud of these stories and hope more readers give them a chance.

It’s dark, painful, and full of feminine rage.

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Emma E. Murray @emmaemurray.bsky.social · 28d

Libby has never known life outside of her small town, passed from an abusive family to an abusive husband, that’s just how things are. Until June moves next door…

When the Devil is: sapphic, southern gothic, rebelling against religion/ patriarchal norms. From @shortwavebooks.bsky.social

Top: cover of When the Devil by Emma E. Murray
Middle: a corn field with the words “southern gothic, sapphic longing, feminine rage, sweet revenge”
Bottom: a tornado

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