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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 6h

Stephen Fry, Celia Imrie, Paloma Faith, Tom Daley and others

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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 6h

It's Celebrity Traitors just starting. Been waiting for this a while.

Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 8h

Traitors is about to start. 😁

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Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 8h

On my end, I have made significant progress on my WIP's, titled Land of Gold, third and final draft. I'm halfway done in rewriting the combat choreography, and after that, I can FINALLY start working on the draft!

...some of you might even see it as alpha readers. 😈

#HorrorWritersChat

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Stabby @yorkshiregabby.bsky.social · 8h

Last week I floated reading something from another member of #horrorwriterschat so I read Dead Ends: A Dark Poetry Collection from @amandamblake.bsky.social and it was incredible!

Also, @caninebrainz.bsky.social IS READING ON THE CLOSING PANEL OF @VoidCon! If you are in or near Gettysburg GO NOW!

Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 8h

Concluding? Oh please! The Phantasmal Symposium’s work is eternal, as is the thirst for alive souls! We are simply twirling away elsewhere…

Now is your time to join us! What do you write? In what crypts can we peruse it? What more do you have to share?

#HorrorWritersChat

Art by Jelle Husson, featuring a haunted monastery of many sharp-tipped towers scraping at the midnight sky. The largest is in the centre of the structure’s roof, whose walls are painted white. The monastery is located above a hilly terrain of dark stone and dark green moss. A stony, twisting road leads to the monastery.

The Orchestra Has Performed Their Final Piece!
The Symposium hopes you enjoyed our ghastly arrangement in this music hall! There is no algorithm here – visibility is reliant on your engagement.

Have you answered the questions? Do you have something to share? Promote below, and share each others’ posts!

The orchestra shall resume its operations… next week.

#HorrorWritersChat

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Rebecca Cantrell @rebeccacantrell.bsky.social · 8h

Follow a young boy on All Hallow's Eve as he gazes into the fire of a magic lantern and discovers a foul family legacy that spans centuries in FIREGAZER. www.amazon.com/Firegazer-Re... #horrorwriterschat

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M.H.Urban @mhurban.bsky.social · 8h

#HorrorWritersChat. I'm promoting indie authors, as always. Also, you can find my 'Porcelain Soul' among these promos:
books.bookfunnel.com/midnightwhis...
books.bookfunnel.com/halloweenfre...
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Blair Shedd @onegemini.com · 8h

#HorrorWritersChat

Thanks for hosting!

Please check out the 21 page preview of my horror/fantasy graphic novel #TheWorldsBetweenUs;

onegemini.com/digitalprevi...

I'd really appreciate more eyes on it. Been kinda quiet since I released the preview.

Thanks everyone!

The cover to The Worlds Between Us Special Preview and a QR code for the download page.

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Abigail F Taylor @abigailtaylor.bsky.social · 8h

It was fun as always! #HorrorWritersChat

🐺 Shifters
⛽ 60s Nostalgia
💁‍♀️ Native Rep
👯 Sapphic desire
🏘️ Small Town Secrets
🪦 Southern Gothic

MARYNEAL 1962
Available from Wild Ink Publishing!

If you've read this far, congratulations! Your Bacon number is 3🎉
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The book cover Maryneal 1962. The protagonist is covered in blood and running towards the reader. There are cars facing the title that is displayed at a drive-in movie theater. The quote on the front says a harrowing and gorgeously rendered exploration of grief from USA Today best selling author Emily Jane.

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Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 8h

#horrorwriterschat

if Icelandic folklore tickles your spooky fancy, then why not check out my short story collection Visceral Discoveries on the 'Zon 😉

www.amazon.com/Visceral-Dis...

Visceral Discoveries: A Collection of Ill-fitted Horror

Amazon.com: Visceral Discoveries: A Collection of Ill-fitted Horror eBook : Mist, Villimey: Kindle Store

www.amazon.com

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Ell Huang 🖤🤍💜 @nocturnalxlight.bsky.social · 8h

Thanks for an awesome #HorrorWritersChat! Death by music comes for us all…

Here lies my blog of mostly cinema-inspired, semi-spiritual reflections on my favorite films/shows. Tis the season, so I’m bringing back Over the Garden Wall! 🎃💀♠️

worrydollsandfloatinglights.wordpress.com/2019/10/24/o...

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K Lykkebo 🖤 Fantasy author @karenlykkebo.com · 8h

#HorrorWritersChat

The moment you enter the graveyard
The scrape of ancient stone shadows your ears
Odd, you think, to hear such noise in the dead of night that most fears
A quick peek around a tombstone makes the whole thing clear
You’re not the only one with a shovel here.

Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 9h

Come forth, Baron Crescendo! Let your guitar split the sky open, for more wraiths to dazzle us!

Behold, a note from him, for you!

“The moment you entered the graveyard, the scrape of ancient stone shadowed your ears.”

Finish it! With word of rhyme, before we dance to the end!

#HorrorWritersChat

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Ell Huang 🖤🤍💜 @nocturnalxlight.bsky.social · 8h

Last week, I resurrected my blog with an ace reflection on Interview with the Vampire! 🍷🧛‍♀️♠️ ⚰️

#HorrorWritersChat

bsky.app/profile/noct...

Ell Huang 🖤🤍💜 @nocturnalxlight.bsky.social · 7d

Esteemed guests, it is my pleasure to present my reflection on Interview with the Vampire and asexuality.

Here I explore themes of Queer Time through an ace lens in Anne Rice’s novel, the 1994 film, & the 2022 TV series. #HorrorWritersChat

worrydollsandfloatinglights.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/i...

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Katherine "Kat" Silva @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social · 8h

"The moment you entered the graveyard, the scrape of ancient stone shadowed your ears. You can't be sure it was the door to the mausoleum, forested by moss and frosted by lichen. But there is a darkness there that there wasn't before and the breath of warm decay."

#horrorwriterschat

Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 9h

Come forth, Baron Crescendo! Let your guitar split the sky open, for more wraiths to dazzle us!

Behold, a note from him, for you!

“The moment you entered the graveyard, the scrape of ancient stone shadowed your ears.”

Finish it! With word of rhyme, before we dance to the end!

#HorrorWritersChat

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Anna Verner, Fantasy Author @annavernerauthor.bsky.social · 8h

#HorrorWritersChat

Hey, my flash fiction is still here in Dark Descent magazine Volume 14.
It is called A Good Day for Violence. I am pretty proud of it.

Go to their website Dark Holme Publishing to have a look.

Cover of Dark Descent magazine Volume 14. There is a picture of a young woman in black with black hair and wearing a black necklace. The background is red.

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Ell Huang 🖤🤍💜 @nocturnalxlight.bsky.social · 8h

Thank you so much! 😊

If you’re interested, I wrote some more about Aromantic Frankenstein here:

worrydollsandfloatinglights.wordpress.com/2025/03/02/w...

#HorrorWritersChat

Writing Aromantic Frankenstein, Deconstruction, and Reconstruction.

So it turns out, yearning is real, and humans have been trying for centuries to capture it. I’ve been writing Aromantic Frankenstein for my Master of Arts in Writing thesis. It began as a sho…

worrydollsandfloatinglights.wordpress.com

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Scribbler Johnny He/him @scribblerjohnny.bsky.social · 8h

#HorrorWritersChat a blend of both! Yokai are also a favorite!

Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 9h

Listen to the Symposium’s finest vocalist, as their tenor bends the living into unnatural angles and swivels them into the air! Tell us, what ghosts do you prefer? Of the folkloric tradition, or those invented by authors? And why?
#HorrorWritersChat

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Art by Jelle Husson, featuring a haunted monastery of many sharp-tipped towers scraping at the midnight sky. The largest is in the centre of the structure’s roof, whose walls are painted white. The monastery is located above a hilly terrain of dark stone and dark green moss. A stony, twisting road leads to the monastery.

It is always a delight to see our violinists perform! How the living bend their splintering bones as they float above us all! Tell us, our ghostly compatriots – which of us are better? Of the folkloric kind? Or invented by our shadowy creators?

No links, covers, or self-promo! Leave that for the end! Quote the post & include the hashtag!

#HorrorWritersChat

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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 8h

Old libraries with chained books ....

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Author Machelle Berglund -Follow Fairy Seasons on Backerkit @spookyxpickle.bsky.social · 8h

Well, #HorrorWritersChat, aside from all the ghosts in my bones, I find many beautiful places just as haunting - and entrancing.

I've seen ghosts in old barns, abandoned houses that beckon me to explore their crumbling insides. My favorite haunts, however, are libraries and my own abode.

Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 9h

Now, let us begin! Let the flutes bleat and the trumps blare, snatching all the souls of the living away! What are your favourite haunts? Mausoleums? Lavish estates? What secrets do their wraiths protect within?
#HorrorWritersChat

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Martin Shannon - Rare Book Author @martinshannon.bsky.social · 8h

This week's Martin finale goes out to @chaoticauthor.online. The man needs your help. He's bored, in a hospital, and low on the green. Send him messages and use this link to brighten his day. Without Matt, you'd never get to read my corny jokes. HORROR!

ko-fi.com/onechaoticau...

#HorrorWritersChat

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Katherine "Kat" Silva @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social · 8h

Thanks for the fun and ghastly questions today, Gree!

the Deadlands Omnibus is now available for pre-order on my website. A young woman who resurrects dead animals by filling them with the souls of those she knew before the world went dark.

#horrorwriterschat

www.katherinesilvaauthor.com/shop

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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 8h

Thank you, took a few attempts cos of character limit and the rhythm of these things always encourages more lines so you can't finish properly 😅

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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 8h

Transpose my cemetery to a more suitable Tombstone 😆

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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 8h

Thanks for hosting, Gree!
My recent release is Harrowfield, a quiet folk horror set in the England/Wales border land known as the Marches.

The past is still very much in the present.

mybook.to/Harrowfield

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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 8h

A proper wake! That's what's been missing tonight!

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