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Monster Manor @monstermanor.org · Jun 13

THE MONSTER MANOR BOOK FAIR IS HERE! Check out over 100 books across genres on sale plus a massive itchio bundle supporting trans and queer authors and artists directly—117 works for $25. Happy Friday the 13th!

www.monstermanor.org/book-fair-20...

A flat lay graphic of rows of book covers with text overtop that reads pride book sale monster manor book fair 100+ books on sale + a 25$ itchio bundle monstermanor.org followed by a QR code and the words stuff your ereaders today June 13th

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Monster Manor @monstermanor.org · 6d

Swim With Me Darling by @sylviehelstaff.bsky.social
Twice Drowned by @angelicspikes.bsky.social

Monster Manor @monstermanor.org · 6d

Lifting Waits @vidtuesday.bsky.social
Monitored Activity by @astramachina.bsky.social
All Expenses Paid by @zackprince18.bsky.social
Fulgurite @marsadler.bsky.social
Water Me @bydhiyanah.bsk.social
Between You, Me, & The Moonlit Sea @linfoster.com
Alligator Boy by @themythicbunny.bsk.social

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Monster Manor @monstermanor.org · 6d

The First Bite’s Bitter by @sky.nightengalr
Negative Resist by @Piamo.bsky.social
Entangled by @r-wi.bsky.social
Worked To Death by @authorjessicaberry.bsky.social
Eros by @maximejaz.bsky.social
Teeth by @Soraya.be.writing
The Heart Bleeds by @elizamariesauthor.bsky.social

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Monster Manor @monstermanor.org · 6d

In no particular order here are some of the works that are either out or are coming in the future
Lambent by @tdcloud.bsky.social
Breadcrumbs On A Forest Floor by @stevewestenra.bsky.social
Denouement by @hellostarshine.bsky.social
We Will Meet In Hell by @louisvernico.bsky.social

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Monster Manor @monstermanor.org · 6d

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this writing events! Monster Manor has done a couple different style writing prompts over the years, but I think this was by far the most fun and most successful. It would not have been possible without all of you!

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 26d

Call your reps, Ohio people

The sickness is spreading

Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 27d

Starting later this month, companies like X, Discord and Netflix will be legally required to use a face scan or other method to verify Ohioans age and/or identity before allowing them to go online

They passed it by claiming it was just about porn.

Ohio's porn ID, age verification law takes effect soon. What to know about the change

Starting Sept. 30, pornography websites will be required to verify the ages of their customers under a new Ohio law. Here's how sites will verify age.

www.cantonrep.com

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Monster Manor @monstermanor.org · 26d

The dashes have a new home and have been extended to the end of September! More info coming tomorrow
Monstermanor.org/dashes

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Wolfe 🪳 @wolfehorror.itch.io · Jul 28

My moodboard for #monmanmoodmonday with the theme “banned” for my poly dark romance between twin fae shifters and the human plaything they catch in the forest
New signed paperbacks and cute merch coming to shop.wolfehorror.com the 31st

The cover of choking on will o wisps and theee white out images of a print a keychain and a sticker
Available soon on most major retailers

The full spread of choking on will o wisps
Forbidden romance, enemies to lovers poly triad, tackling grief and ptsd

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Vincent Lore [Coffee] @vincentlore.bsky.social · Jul 28

Reviving this old creation for #MonManMoodMon: I daresay a dubcon heavy erotic horror story about getting kidnapped and made a pet of the Big Bad would get me banned eh? And there's gonna be ghosts, too!

Three black and white images over a black box with text. From left to right the images are of the inside of a medieval building, a young man looking up at the sky with clouds and a crescent moon behind him, and a castle-like set of buildings with windows. The text below reads as follows:
Feral's Keep
A Dark Runner Owen AU
"You will not break me so easily..."
Beneath the text is a gray-white illustration of a small castle with towers

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Monster Manor @monstermanor.org · Jul 28

I'm looking directly at it

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Maxime Jaz🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @maximejaz.bsky.social · Jul 28

#MonManMoodMon
Well, this is just a WIP but it's already banned because it has sex with a minotaur... the not so consented type at first... And it's gay too. Khm. 😌

Moodboard for my minotaur and Theseus WIP, pic collage with a statue of Theseus and the minotaur in the middle, top left man's blue eye, top right a bull's eye, bottom left a warrior with a dagger, skulls at the bottom and a bull's head and neck. Blood spatter and a red string across. Quote in the middle "You hate me? Let me give you something else to hate me even more."

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Monster Manor @monstermanor.org · Jul 28

I'm going to print this out and eat it, it's so pretty!!

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✨Eliza Mares✨ @elizamaresauthor.bsky.social · Jul 28

#MonManMoodMon

THE HEART YET BLEEDS isn't finished yet, but given that it's queer, sexy, bloody, and full of questionable moral actions, there's a good chance Itch might not like it 🩸🥀

Oh, well! I'm still writing it!

A moody collage on a red brocade background, featuring images of a pale strawberry-blonde woman with a bloodied mouth, a painting of a woman staring into a mirror, a black cat rubbing a woman's slippered foot, lace embroidery, a gothic manor, a candelabra, a hand catching drops of ran, a painted portrait of a woman in a metal ornate frame, and a spilled glass of red wine/blood.

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EmmyKtz 🐙 The Pink Hydra @thepinkhydra.com · Jul 28

Low-effort moodboard for my m/m short story now too spicy for itch 🌶️

Featuring: gay fucking, sex work, unhealthy relationship dynamics, war violence... all things I suppose some folks would rather not hear about. 💩

On sale at Smashwords: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1665420

#MonManMoodMon

Cover of "What Happens In Camp" featuring an edited photo of a young man with a stylized bloody dagger to his neck and a golden coin with a winged hussar on it from the 1600s

Text excerpt, reads:

"I hate the thought of someone else fucking you," Viktor said quietly.
"I don't have a choice," Sage said. "We don't have a choice."
Viktor stood by the flap of their tent, anguish written across his broad freckled face, tall and resplendent in his cavalry uniform. He had patrol duty tonight, and a dozen underlings awaiting him, and was already late.

Classical painting of a Polish winged hussar on a black horse

Classical painting (1800s) of a young, black-haired squire helping to arm a knight; he's fixing the knight's greaves (leg armour) in place

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Monster Manor @monstermanor.org · Jul 28

Banned for... loving too much ✊😔

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🔞On Wednesdays, we hit our friends🔞 @esteemedbastard.bsky.social · Jul 28

Happy #MonManMoodMon! I just had to put up Springtime Sweetness, which got delisted from Itch--probably because Vailintin's boyfriend is a unicorn centaur with a big...heart.

#centaur #unicorn #monsterfucking #monsterfucker

A moodboard of six images. The image on the upper left hand corner is a pale white-haired person with red lips and pink makeup. They're wearing a sort of chainmail shirt and a flower crown made of blue orchids and silver antlers. In the lower left hand corner is a picture of some figs, blueberries, and herbs. The middle image is a statue of a unicorn at sunset. The upper right hand image is two honeycombs surrounding a golden honey dimmer. The middle right hand image is a forest with the morning sun streaming through the leaves. The bottom right hand image is a bridge over a waterfall.

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Monster Manor @monstermanor.org · Jul 28

So pretty!!!

a woman wearing sunglasses is talking about herself in a video .

Alt: a woman wearing sunglasses is talking about herself in a video .

media.tenor.com

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Steve Hugh Westenra @stevewestenra.bsky.social · Jul 28

Here's my offering to the #MonManMoodMon gods!

New aesthetic/moodboard for my queer horror comedy about a cryptid-hunting YouTuber, The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle.

Find it here: books2read.com/u/boB9YL
Or as part of this Itchio bundle: itch.io/b/3173/disab...

#transhorror #indiehorror #transauthor

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Monster Manor @monstermanor.org · Jul 28

This looks positively delicious

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mel polk @wildfaeriecaps.com · Jul 28

old moodboard for That Bitter Sting (queer urban paranormal romance) that was shadow-banned on itchio. whee!

I want to say I found most of the images on unsplash, but I honestly don't remember (I'm trying to be better about keeping track of these things).

wildfaeriecaps.com/tbs/

#monmanmoodmon

Photo collage with black background. Images from unsplash and canva.

Top row, right to left:
Image of a man wearing a black leather jacket and sunglasses. He has short hair and neatly trimmed beard and moustache.
Image of an espresso machine with shot being pulled into white ceramic cup.
Image of a holy black jean-covered legs and crossed arms. Many tattoos visible.
Image of a nighttime street that looks damp with rain. There are streetlights and parked cars.

Bottom row, right to left:
Image of a jackal.
Image of a human skull and bones in a forest.
Image of the back end of a motorcycle–tailpipe and back wheel mostly.
Image of gravestones in an old cemetery.

Center row, right to left.
Four circles with colors from the collage: grey/off-white, muted teal, chestnut, blue-grey.
Image of two hands, clasped and entwined.

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Monster Manor @monstermanor.org · Jul 28

You had me at vampire 🤤🤤

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🐣 Migi ➡️ book announcements soon @tdcloud.bsky.social · Jul 28

"I’m all grown up, Zed. You let me grow up, so now you have to live with what I am."

One night among many. Zedekiah the vampire and his ward, Alik, are at a crossroads of a different kind when the matter of bedding down for the evening raises old arguments.

Happy #monmanmoodmon to you all!

A moodboard with the text BANNED ON ITCHIO and THE PAIN OF ITS MAW. Moodboard has the following dark, gothic images: a blood hand pressed against a pale chin, a darklit eye, two images of greyscale nude bodies, a gothic street with lanterns and stonework, and lit candles. Book cover is center stage with a dark background hosting a set of dark red fangs atop a coffin. The tags GOTHIC | VAMPIRIC | TRANS | QUEER are at the bottom.

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Monster Manor @monstermanor.org · Jul 28

We’re bringing back #MonManMoodMon & today’s theme for no special reason at all is “banned” so show us your moodboards for your banned work 🫶

A purple square graphic of a 3x3 spooky themed moodboard with the opacity turned down and text layered over it.
Monster Manor
Moodboard Monday
“July 28-theme banned”

A purple square graphic of a 3x3 spooky themed moodboard with the opacity turned down and text layered over it.
Monster Manor
Moodboard Monday
post a moodboard of your wip or published work on theme
1-2 per author (please don’t spam!)
remember to add alt text
make sure to support each other witg likes, comments and shares
use the hashtag #MonManMoodMon
NO AI!
for royalty and ai free sites check out
https://www.pexels.com
https://unsplash.com
https://artvee.com
https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the- met/policies-and-documents/open-access
#monmanmoodmon

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Monster Manor @monstermanor.org · Jul 17

LOVE these stats (pay no attention to the breakdowns)! Slow and steady wins the race, but most importantly, we'll be here for you when Drag Me Under is ready to share ☺️

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jude bennett 🌙 @bookcryptidjude.bsky.social · Jul 17

It's #hotwetpitstop day!

Drag Me Under is going well, but a little slower than I expected. We'll see how much I end up getting done by the end of the summer!

Thank you for all the support, it really means a lot as a baby author!

#hotwetqueersummer @monstermanorbooks.bsky.social

A painting of a short-haired androgynous person playing a mandolin. They are surrounded by people, who are listening to the music. Over top of the painting is a graphic that reads Hot Wet Pit Stop Jam Event.

A painting of a cliff overlooking an ocean with a grey sky above. The title reads #HOTWETPITSTOP, underneath the text reads-
Words written: 15,213
Projected word count for project: ~40k
Playlists created: 3
Beta readers acquired: 3
Amount of breakdowns: let’s round down to 10

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