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Tales to Terrify @talestoterrify.bsky.social · 2d

Do you like reading short horror stories?
Are you opinionated and judgey?
Do you have a god complex?

Tales to Terrify is looking for new volunteer first readers!

If you think you got what it takes, fill out our application:
tinyurl.com/TtTSlushReader

(Remember: this is a strictly volunteer role.)

Bart and Homer Simpson in eerie shadows. Homer pats the seat on the couch next to him. Text reads: "JOIN US"

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Laila Amado @amadolaila.bsky.social · 5d

Here’s my little horror story 💀🐙

I’m so happy that @talestoterrify.bsky.social gave it a home 🙏

Tales to Terrify @talestoterrify.bsky.social · 5d

Welcome to episode 714. We have two tales for you this week, about guardian eldritch horrors (by @amadolaila.bsky.social, read by @jimmyhorrors.bsky.social) and the risks of messing with time (by @linardos.bsky.social).

talestoterrify.com/episodes/714-laila-amado-akis-linardos

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Tales to Terrify @talestoterrify.bsky.social · 5d

Welcome to episode 714. We have two tales for you this week, about guardian eldritch horrors (by @amadolaila.bsky.social, read by @jimmyhorrors.bsky.social) and the risks of messing with time (by @linardos.bsky.social).

talestoterrify.com/episodes/714-laila-amado-akis-linardos

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Laila Amado @amadolaila.bsky.social · 6d

I have news! Tomorrow, my small flash horror is going live with @talestoterrify.bsky.social 💀 Stay tuned!

(this is my first attempt at a promotional video, please don't judge too harshly 🤦‍♀️

#horrorcommunity

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Tales to Terrify @talestoterrify.bsky.social · 7d

We have several stories about elder vampires. Not just because they've been around forever, but because they were older when they were turned:
-Episode 705, "Dead By Night"
-Episode 530, "In the Company of Bastards"

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 7d

Gather close, #HorrorWritersChat bods, whether you creak, or not. And believe me, many of us creaked in our teens, it's all good.
Age is just one factor.
But it's an interesting one that we do overlook. How many of us actually have older characters in our books, that aren't the wise mentor type?

Horror is chock full of young characters. What about your older ones? How do they shape the story differently?

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Patrick Barb @patrickbarb.bsky.social · 7d

#buymybooks THE BIG ONE. A double dose today because it’s important to note that this action-horror novella is out in less than a week from @tonyanuci.bsky.social. I mean, just check out that tentacular cover by @lynnehansenart.bsky.social. Can you punch your way past existential dread?

The Big One (preorder: releases 10/7) | Anuci Press

"Daddy's coming home." That's the promise Hank, a widowed ambulance driver finishing up his shift in San Francisco, makes to his two kids who are trapped in the ruins of their destroyed apartment buil...

www.anuci-press.com

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Tales to Terrify @talestoterrify.bsky.social · 7d

Everyone else is all, "September 30: Bright and shiny! October 1: Spooky and scary!"

And we're just over here, 365 days a year, like:

a black and white cartoon of a ghost in a room with a chair .

Alt: Gif of a black and white cartoon hooded Grim Reaper doing a silly dance in a room with a chair.

media.tenor.com

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Tales to Terrify @talestoterrify.bsky.social · 9d

Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow...
Word limit: 250
Theme: New origins of Halloween traditions
Prize: $50
Entry fee: NONE
GL and subs: tinyurl.com/TTTHalloween...

Graphic shows three characters walking down a path in a forest, arms linked. Two have rounded jack-o-lantern heads, one has a paper bag head. They wear long coats. Two have skirts, one in pants.

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Tales to Terrify @talestoterrify.bsky.social · 10d

The latest in our author interview series is live on our Patreon. This month, Seth chats with author @jvgachs.bsky.social. Check it out at Patreon.com/talestoterrify!

Tales to Terrify @talestoterrify.bsky.social · 12d

What a great weekend to finish your story for our Halloween contest!
Prize: $50
Word limit: 250
Theme: New origins of Halloween traditions.
Entry fee: NONE
GL and subs: tinyurl.com/TTTHalloween...

A figure wearing a floor-length white sheet like a ghost. They are standing on a floor of dead leaves in a forest and holding a jack-o-lantern. Text reads: "Halloween Origins; Flash Fiction Contest; Closes midnight, Sept 30th."

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Tales to Terrify @talestoterrify.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks for the heads up Cyndi! That’s a mistake on our part… this week’s episode is trigger-free.

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Tales to Terrify @talestoterrify.bsky.social · 12d

Welcome to episode 713. We have two tales for you this week. First, a woman has one hell of a mess to clean in her bathroom (read by @melrosevo.bsky.social). Then, we get to the bottom of who’s haunting the house.

talestoterrify.com/episodes/713-r-s-nelson-qed

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 15d

2025 American Book Awards Winners locusmag.com/2025/09...

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Tales to Terrify @talestoterrify.bsky.social · 15d

Just one more week to get those micro-fiction Halloween tales submitted to our contest.
You don't want to be left in the dark all alone, do you?
Guidelines and submission portal here: tinyurl.com/TTTHalloween...

Graphic shows two trick-or-treaters with grinning jack-o-lantern heads. The teeth are all sharp and the eyes look wicked. They're holding bags that say "Trick or Treat." Behind them is what looks like an abandon house or farm with a vertical sign reading, "Welcome." Text reads: "Halloween Origins: Flash Fiction Contest. Closes Midnight, Sept 30th."

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Sonora Taylor @sonorataylor.bsky.social · 15d

New on Fright Girl Summer: my recommended reads for #HispanicHeritageMonth! I enjoyed all of these books, and hope you do too. cc @vlatinalondon.bsky.social

Sonora Taylor’s Hispanic Heritage Month Reads

Last week, we shared V. Castro’s recommended reads for Hispanic Heritage Month. I wanted to add my own list of books, spanning genres and ages, to round out your reading. Consider it not just…

frightgirlsummer.com

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Tales to Terrify @talestoterrify.bsky.social · 16d

A full tree in a vast field, half in purple, half in orange. Text reads: "The Morning After, by Nathaniel Lee, narrated by Andrew Gibson, episode 591."

Tales to Terrify @talestoterrify.bsky.social · 16d

A skeleton lit in red light, with other skeletons lit in purple behind it. Text reads: "Decoration by Frank Oreto, narrated by Griswold Addams, episode 562."

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Tales to Terrify @talestoterrify.bsky.social · 16d

A skull on the ground, with fog, and what appears to be blood left over. Text reads: "Bella's Brood by E.E.W. Christman, narrated by Chrystal Hammond. Episode 524"

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Tales to Terrify @talestoterrify.bsky.social · 16d

A bare tree reaching upward in a barren background. Text reads: "The Wishing Tree by Natalie Ironside, Narrated by Krystal Hammond, episode 507."

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Tales to Terrify @talestoterrify.bsky.social · 16d

Pumpkin spice
And chills to entice.
Welcome to fall at Tales to Terrify.

Graphic with an orange background. There is a cemetery with bare trees in silhouette at the bottom, and a scary-looking jac-o-lantern. Text reads: "Piercing the Veil: Horror Stories for Fall."

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Tales to Terrify @talestoterrify.bsky.social · 17d

Our [email protected] email should be back up and running!

A greenish/blueish zombie hand giving a thumb's up.

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Tales to Terrify @talestoterrify.bsky.social · 18d

Our email is not currently receiving emails and hasn’t been for a while. If you need information or a response you can temporarily email our executive producer [email protected] and he will get back to you as soon as he can. Thanks for your patience.

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Mark H. Harris @markhharris.bsky.social · 19d

Thrilled to have my short story "Don't Look" featured (and wonderfully read by Jennifer March) on episode 712 of @talestoterrify.bsky.social. Available now!

Tales to Terrify @talestoterrify.bsky.social · 19d

Welcome to episode 712. First, a woman running from her past battles curiosity at the sounds in the attic. Then, a girl carries her guilt deep into the subway where she shelters from the apocalypse with a band of misfits.

talestoterrify.com/episodes/tales-to-terrify-712-mark-h-harris-avra-margariti

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Jeremy Ghost Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 19d

Since many of us are cancelling streaming services, now might also be a good time to support writers and artists. Times are extremely tough for creatives, so why not buy a book, commission an art piece, sign up for a Patreon, tip your favorite creators. Everything helps.

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Natalie H. "The Cool Natalie" Ironside @natalieironside.bsky.social · 19d

Hey, do you like books? That's what I write. You should read mine, and give me money for them so I can spend the money on like food and that type of crap.

Or whatever
www.patreon.com/natalieirons...

creating queer speculative fiction

www.patreon.com

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