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Cat Eye Press @cateyepress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The time has come to crack open the vault and reveal an updated cover and author list for our latest horror anthology, Don't Go for the Vault! For those of you who don't know, Don't Go for the Vault is a bank robbery horror anthology that we successfully Kickstarted earlier this year. A thread...

It's time for a new cover reveal and anthology author announcement!

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A.C. Bauer @acbauer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Are you ready to play BrainDrain?? The next book in my Navigating Nightmares series is out now and I can’t wait for you to try your luck at this twisted trivia show!

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A.C. Bauer @acbauer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Think I may have just cracked a short story that I’ve been working on. Fingers crossed it works out!

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J.L. DoomRona, Middle Grade Author 👻 🎃 @jldurona.com · 05/08/2026

Thanks for another fun one, Mary! As always I'd like to plug my #kidlit series, which I like to call "80's PG" for those of you who get that 😅 jldurona.com

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Vincent Lore [Coffee] @vincentlore.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Always fun to participate in these, thank you. Lock the Last Door is pretty strictly historic cosmic horror. A tale of an abandoned house, a trans PI, and a mob boss that worships eldritch gods. In other words: Cthulhu Mythos noir, if you enjoy that. vincentlore.itch.io/lock-the-las...

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Gabby @yorkshiregabby.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

#horrorwriterschat @allisfullofgore.bsky.social 4th zine coming at the end of the month! Presale soon, but if you fancy checking out the best queer horror writers to do the dang thing our 1st 3 issues here allisfullofgore.myshopify.com Also, follow us for unhinged theories, hot takes, & good times

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Rami Ungar the Writer @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Thanks Mary! #HorrorWritersChat if all this historical horror talk has you in the mood for some, try "The Pure World Comes." It's the story of a maid in Victorian England who goes to work for a mad scientist. And it oozes Victoriana! www.amazon.com/Pure-World-C... #HorrorSky #BookSky

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Amazon.com: The Pure World Comes: 9781393985549: Ungar, Rami: Books

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Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚 undead & thriving 🦇👻😱 @vampireantihero.com · 05/08/2026

A great topic this week, #HorrorWritersChat! As for promo - something I haven't mentioned on bluesky at all yet! Uncanny+Uncouth anthology, releasing Oct 1, is looking for ARC readers! It's gothic themes overall, there is a mix of genres. (I have 2 stories in!) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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ARC Reader Application – The Uncanny & The Uncouth Thank you for your interest in becoming an ARC (Advance Review Copy) reader for The Uncanny & The Uncouth. This anthology features speculative fictio...

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Viva La Vivian @vivalavivian.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Thank you, Mary! Wanna glimpse of my kinda horror? Well, you're in luck, #HorrorWritersChats! Step right up. mybook.to/AllsWell

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Amber Hathaway, Little White Flowers author @amber-hathaway.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

New formats of Little White Flowers and Hallowed Deadly Seeds coming soon! LWF is getting a large print release in September, while HDS is getting a hardcover release and a large print release. Pre-order links on my website: www.amberhathaway.com #HorrorWritersChat

Little White Flowers large print release: September 15, 2026

Hallowed Deadly Seeds hardcover release: September 22, 2026

Hallowed Deadly Seeds large print release: September 22, 2026

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Viva La Vivian @vivalavivian.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Poltergeist with all the modern tech. Imagine being sucked into an Alexa and you hear that little girl's voice? Your Alexa just starts saying, "Mommy, I can't hear you, Mommy!" *shudders* Or maybe Pazuzu as an influencer. Captain Howdy's make-up game is on point. #HorrorWritersChats

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Rami Ungar the Writer @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Oh, this is a fun one! Hmmm...how about The Grudge in Meiji Restoration Japan? You would have a rapidly modernizing Japan, as well as numerous foreigners, coming across this curse and falling prey to it despite their "modern sensibilities" and whatnot. Ooh, somebody make that! #HorrorWritersChat.

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Shantell Powell @shanmonster.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

#HorrorWritersChat How about Halloween set during the Gold Rush in the Yukon? Or The Shining set during the Ming Dynasty? Dog Soldiers set in Ancient Rome featuring centurions?

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Vincent Lore [Coffee] @vincentlore.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

#HorrorWritersChat Scream in Victorian London... maybe written as a Sherlock Holmes type mystery, but with more gore as befitting a slasher. Add a gothic twist with a governess being the one menaced by the masked killer perhaps, in a grand old estate?

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AC Cross @aaronccross.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Q4: #HorrorWritersChat Oh this is DANGEROUS. Dracula in the Wild West. Frankenstein Wild West. SAW in the Wild West. I think every horror IP would be well served placed in an Old West setting. You can't prove that it COULDN'T. Also, I call dibs on all of these. Just, you know, in case.

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Rebecca Cantrell @rebeccacantrell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Interesting question. Hmm... What if Frankenstein were a Western? The Monster riding into towns searching for his creator. A chase across the desert. Frankenstein pinned down by a posse. Conversation in a jail cell. Sand instead of snow. #HorrorWritersChat

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A.C. Bauer @acbauer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

#HorrorWritersChat off the top of my head, but it would be fun to see Chucky in a puritanical US setting. Probably be made of cloth and still have the possessed by a serial killer angle, but I think adding a layer of the time period’s “stop the lies, you’re demonic, child!” would be interesting.

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A.C. Bauer @acbauer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

#HorrorWritersChat over the course of writing a bunch of (mostly unfinished) short stories, I’ve explored some of things that have scared/haunted me over the years. Think car “stuff” is always a hard thing for me and becomes situations in my stories from time to time.

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Nate Crowder @natecrowder.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

We are certianly in a golden age of horror fiction right now. Not exactly starved for great books to read!

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The Last Something @thelastsomething.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Depends on the story. Sometimes much of their past doesn't matter, but sometimes their past is what defines them. I have an unpublished story about an old detective who stumbled onto some cult stuff when he was younger. That experience ended up defining the rest of his life #HorrorWritersChat

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Nate Crowder @natecrowder.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

For me, horror is ALL about the past. Things we've neglected and forgotten, hidden secrets, echoes of past regrets. While I do enjoy some "fear of what's coming" horror, as a historian, there's just so much to mine in history. We all live atop a graveyard of tragedy and horror. #HorrorWritersChat

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A.C. Bauer @acbauer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

#HorrorWritersChat It really depends. I don’t do extensive backstories for my characters or anything like that. Most of the time, I think I just try to provide enough context for their actions, if that makes sense.

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Shantell Powell @shanmonster.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

#HorrorWritersChat I write fairytales, ecohorror, religious horror, Arctic horror, & weird shit. Historical horror I love: Kindred by Octavia Butler Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones

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Viva La Vivian @vivalavivian.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Hello, I'm Vivian and I write horror, various. Historical fiction is always good. For me The Exorcist, The Terror. I am sure I have read more but these came to mind rather quick. Coyote Songs is also a good one. #HorrorWritersChats

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Hi. I'm Anna. I write mostly cosmic and eco-horror. I adored Dark Matter by Michelle Paver and The Reformatory by Tananarive Due. #HorrorWritersChat

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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Greetings #HorrorWritersChat I’m Mary, writing cosmic, gothic, and weird horror from Greater Manchester (UK). Three fave historical horror stories are: THE HUNGER by @almakatsu.bsky.social THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by @stephengrahamjones.com VICTORIAN PSYCHO by Virginia Feito #HorrorSky

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A.C. Bauer @acbauer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Hi #HorrorWritersChat! I’m A.C. and I write what I call “fun” horror. I’m a huge fan of Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Also really enjoyed the Daughter of Dr. Moreau.

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Amber Hathaway, Little White Flowers author @amber-hathaway.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I'm Amber from central Maine. I write all kinds of horror, most with cults or ghosts. My favorite historical horror is Mexican Gothic. #HorrorWritersChat

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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Write horror? Want to talk about it? Join the #HorrorWritersChat community on Wednesdays Next meeting: Wednesday 5th August at 2 pm (EDT - USA) / 7 pm (BST - UK) All horror writers from any time zone are welcome! Guess the theme from the image and get a virtual cookie. #AmWriting #HorrorSky

Write Horror? Join us for four questions with chat and a promo opportunity. Wednesday 5th August, 7 pm BST (UK) / 2 pm EDT (USA). Questions will be posted by Co-Host Mary Wyrd. Search for the hashtag #HorrorWritersChat.

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Kathy Palm @kathleenpalm.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

ARC READERS WANTED! MG horror! Do you want to be part of the Nowhere family? Do you want to help others know they are not alone, know that being lost is part of life, know that they have power? OUT OF THE NOTHING needs your reviews! Nowhere needs your help! Go to Book Sirens for an ARC...or DM me!

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Kathy Palm @kathleenpalm.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Well...the third and final book in my MG The Nowhere Series comes out on August 28th! OUT OF THE NOTHING Can Shelly find her power and save Nowhere? The book is up for preorder now and up on Book Sirens for those reviewers who want an ARC! undertakerbooks.com/products/out...

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Nowhere is broken. The Keeper, a monster made of shadow and jagged edges, rules there. The lost are scattered over the cracked, gray ground. The Collectors no longer do their job. No one is called to ...

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Clover S. Laurel 🍀 @tea-and-mushrooms.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Thanks for hosting! I liked the theme this week. The poetry collection I referenced in question 2: Solitary Tree and other poems. A bit less horror and a bit more melancholy in this collection compared to my second one, but full of nature references. #HorrorWritersChat books2read.com/u/bzaAV9

The cover of Solitary Tree and other poems by Clover S. Laurel. The cover is white and features a watercolor illustration of a dead tree with twisted branches.

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J.L. DoomRona, Middle Grade Author 👻 🎃 @jldurona.com · 29/07/2026

#HorrorWritersChat Thanks so much for hosting, @vampireantihero.com! If you like Goosebumps but wish it had more snarky female leads (even though it had plenty), check out my books! Anywhere books are sold! I have DRM-free ebooks on my itch.io page too! jldurona.com

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J.L. DuRona - Middle Grade Horror Writer

My name is J.L. DuRona, and I write scary stories for kids!

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R. S. Mot @motthepaladin.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

My horror from a plant PoV story Sunflower is in the NEED anthology mybook.to/wiDsfH #HorrorWritersChat

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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Read THE SHADOWS THAT WE CARRY for twenty terrifying tales from #HorrorWritersChat authors #TheShadowsThatWeCarry 💙📚 🩸📚

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Amber Hathaway, Little White Flowers author @amber-hathaway.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Title reveal for the final book in my Little White Flowers trilogy: Our Tangled Roots is coming your way June 29th, 2027! Grab a copy of Books 1 and 2 at your favorite book retailer or local library to catch up on the series. www.amberhathaway.com #HorrorWritersChat

Reap what was sown.
Our Tangled Roots
Coming June 29th, 2027

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Viva La Vivian @vivalavivian.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Cool theme, thank you, Artemis! When I get the time to join in on #HorrorWritersChat, I do hope it brings new readers to my work, as well as others. My collection has been out since Halloween, and I'd love new eyes. Let my stories take root in your veins. Thank you! mybook.to/AllsWell

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Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚 undead & thriving 🦇👻😱 @vampireantihero.com · 29/07/2026

Your breath stalls, replaced by drinking in the bright sunlight above. Your body stills, the flowers shivering as you integrate with their bed. The next person to come along hopefully will not touch. Thank you for sticking with me as your guest host, #HorrorWritersChat ! Comment promos below!

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Rebecca Cantrell @rebeccacantrell.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Potatoes and tomatoes are my favorite nightshades. Eat them almost every day. #horrorwriterschat

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C.J. Subko @cjsubko.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Belladonna. I love that it can be medicine or death. Duality is fun. #HorrorWritersChat

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A.C. Bauer @acbauer.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

#HorrorWritersChat my favorite is probably… the ghost plant (dun dun dun). 👻 Monotropa uniflora doesn’t have chlorophyll, doesn’t photosynthesize, is parasitic, and can be toxic to humans (according to Wikipedia haha).

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J. Neira - cozy horror author & slush reader @jneiraauthor.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The roots dig deeper into my veins, foxgloves sprouting from my skin. Maybe now I can join her forever. We're all connected in the soil, the dead are buried in it after all, and now I'm connected. #HorrorWritersChat Q3

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Rebecca Cantrell @rebeccacantrell.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Time slows to the botanical. Poison pumps through my veins, spills from my eyes. Wind caresses my skin. Rain drops onto my leaves, each one a quicksilver moment of joy. I burst with energy from the sun, weep when it hides behind a cloud. #horrorwriterschat

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Lawrence Harding (she/her) 🏳️‍⚧️ @lhardingwrites.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The roots dig deeper into my veins, foxgloves sprouting from my skin Blood is thicker than water, so the plants have to slurp, to strain for liquid nourishment But with the earth so dry and barren, what choice do they have but to drink of us? And they are so very, very thirsty #HorrorWritersChat

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Amber Hathaway, Little White Flowers author @amber-hathaway.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I'm too mesmerized to be frightened. At least initially. But as the roots close around my lungs, narrowing each breath, a screeching red wave of panic envelops me. I will not become one with the plant. It will become me. #HorrorWritersChat

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J.L. DoomRona, Middle Grade Author 👻 🎃 @jldurona.com · 29/07/2026

"...if only I'd not left my pruning shears in the garage." #HorrorWritersChat

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A.C. Bauer @acbauer.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The roots dig deeper into my veins, foxgloves sprouting from my skin. I’ve always been a wallflower, but now? Now I’ll be a true flower. Forever in bloom and completely unforgettable. #HorrorWritersChat

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R. S. Mot @motthepaladin.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Yes! I have two horror shorts that are written from plant PoVs which are my most centered on plants obviously but I have plants and poisons splashed into other projects too. #HorrorWritersChat

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Rebecca Cantrell @rebeccacantrell.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I used a botanical poison in THE CHEMISTRY OF DEATH. It heightens your fear response, makes you terrified of light. Created by a serial killer. #horrorwriterschat

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