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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · 1d

… the CURSE is here!🩸

What can you do to survive … when your fate comes calling !?

‘The Curse of Six’ is available on both paperback & ebook here:

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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

#horror #mysterythriller #supernatural #witchcraft #horrorwritersassociation

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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · 4d

FRIDAY THE 13th (The First 10 Years!)

Check out my - www.kult-zilla.com - deep dive into the first Bloody decade of the FRIDAY YHE 13th series of iconic Slasher-flicks! 🔪🩸

#fridaythe13th #horrormovies #slasherflicks #jasonvorhees

Got 5 mins to Kill !?👇

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Friday The 13th – The First Ten Years (1980-1989)

Buy ‘The Curse of Six’ here: Along with A Nightmare On Elm Street, Friday The 13th is the Slasher-Horror series that defined the eighties. Beginning with a low budget Horror movie first released in…

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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · 5d

Recent Horror Haul! 📼 📚

Halloween season is here! 🎃

Got my hands on a copy of my novella ‘The Curse of Six’ which is available to buy now:

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Along with ‘What Comes Before’ from Molly Macabre and a bunch of cult-classic Horror-flicks! 🔥

#horror #thrillers #thecurseofsix

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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · 8d

That looks awesome! 👏

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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · 9d

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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · 9d

‘The Curse of Six’ - Mark T. Bates

… the CURSE has arrived!🩸

My creepy little Horror story is available to buy now on paperback & ebook:

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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

#horror #supernaturalthriller #mystery #witchcraft #cursed #rdgbookspress

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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · 12d

Delighted that my short-story ‘Blood Moon’ has been featured in this week’s excellent HORROR TREE newsletter!🔥

Check out the creepy fifth instalment in my www.kult-zilla.com series of flash-fiction tales here:

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#horror #thriller #darktales🩸

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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · 15d

It was a pleasure to answers some questions on my new novella ‘The Curse of Six’ for the ‘Behind The Screams’ series on Substack!🩸

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Check it out!👇

mark robinson @themarkrob.bsky.social · 15d

Ahead of the release of @marktbates-writer.bsky.social debut novella next week, here’s a peek behind the screams…

Preorder links etc can be found below.

Behind the Screams #43: Mark T Bates.

A 'From Pitch to Published' Q&A.

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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · 16d

‘Blood Moon’ - By Mark T. Bates

(The Curious Dark #5)

Check out the latest Horror story in my www.kult-zilla.com flash-fiction series!🔥

#horror🩸#thriller #creepytales #shortstories #indieauthor #macabre #supernatural #serielkiller #lynchathropy #thecuriousdark

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‘Blood Moon’ – By Mark T. Bates (The Curious Dark #5)

‘Blood Moon’ A short story … By Mark T. Bates (2025) *** It’s the turn of a new decade, and there’s a killer at large on the streets of New York. A prowler you might say. A monster seemingly choosi…

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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · 16d

So myself and Rod Gilley of RDG Books Press sat down & had a transatlantic chat about the release of my new Horror novella ‘The Curse of Six’ …

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Check it out here👇

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Relax & Chat with Mark T Bates, and your host Rod Gilley, RDG BOOKS PRESS

YouTube video by RodGilley-Writer

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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · 18d

‘The Curse of Six’ - Mark T. Bates

The Curse is almost upon us …. releasing on paperback Sep 30th 2025!🔥

Or you can pre-order your copy on ebook right now:

amzn.eu/d/13ZPfEj

How can you survive, when your fate comes calling?🩸

#horror #thriller #mystery #curse

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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · 21d

A great film! Very dark & disturbing …

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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · 24d

Yes - sounds great Mark. Thank you 👍

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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · 26d

Thank You Frank! 🙌

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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · 26d

‘The Curse of Six’ - Mark T. Bates 📚

Grab your copy on paperback or ebook 30.09.2025! 🔥

#thriller #mystery #witchcraft #horror

My creepy-supernatural novella is releasing on RDG Books Press …

Check out the book trailer here👇

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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · 28d

Recent Horror Haul! 📼 📚🩸

#horror #scif #thrillers #stephenking #thethingfromanotherworld #dracula #frankenstein #thehauntingofhillhouse #thebloodonsatansclaw #whendarknesslovesus #andywarhol

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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · Sep 5

SCREAM MAGAZINE issue 92 has landed!🔥

Looking forward to diving into this one …

Hammer Horror’s ‘Kiss of the Vampire’🩸

John Carpenter’s ‘Prince of Darkness’ // Night Of The Creeps // James Herbert: Books to Movies

#thrillers #horrorfiction #horrormovies

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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · Sep 5

Kult-Zilla’s - Essential Summer Movies 2025!

Check out our collection of the finest films to have landed this Summer!☀️

#horror #thrillers #scifi #fantasy 🔥

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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · Aug 31

I booked to take my daughter to see THE GOONIES at an outdoor cinema event yesterday evening … but sadly we were beaten by the British weather & the showing was cancelled at the last minute! ⛈️ ☔️ #thegoonies

A cozy Sunday afternoon watching it at home instead it is then!🍿 🏴‍☠️

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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · Aug 28

‘The Curse of Six’ 🔥

… is coming on Paperback - 30.09.2025

“Stephen McCarthy is a troubled young man, haunted since he was six-years-old. Can he find a way to break the curse, or will his soul be forever damned!?”

RDG Books Press 📚

#horror #thriller #mystery #witchcraft

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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · Aug 23

Stephen King - Never Flinch (2025)📚

Check out my review of the latest novel from the Master of Horror!🩸

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#stephenking #neverflinch👇

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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · Aug 19

Recent Horror Haul! 📼📚

#horror #thrillers #mystery #stephengrahamjones #sinistersmilepress #crystallakepublishing #mollymacabre #osgoodperkins #theblackcoatsdaughter #spellbinder

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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · Aug 14

Tickets booked for ‘Weapons’ this evening!🔥

Looking forward to getting sucked into the mystery of this one!

My Top 5 films of 2025 so far:

1. Sinners
2. Superman
3. Bring Her Back
4. Companion
5. Final Destination: Bloodlines

Will it crack the list !?

#WeaponsMovie

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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · Aug 12

‘A Burnt Offering’ - By Mark T. Bates🔥

My dark & eerie post-WW2 story exploring the Horror of PTSD, is still available to read via #thedarkcorner🩸

Check it out👇

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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · Aug 7

Re:Visiting … ‘The Terminator’ (1984) 🔥

Join me as I take a deep-dive behind the story and legacy of James Cameron’s vintage Sci-Fi / Action / Horror flick! 🎥

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#theterminator #scifi #horror #cyborg

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Re:Visiting … ‘The Terminator’ (1984)

James Cameron is a Canadian filmmaker whose movies have grossed over $8 billion worldwide, making him one of the most financially successful directors of all time. Films such as Titanic (1997) and …

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