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Cat Eye Press @cateyepress.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This week, we're highlighting the selected authors for our upcoming bank robbery horror anthology, Don't Go for the Vault! First up is @mattbrownwrites.bsky.social who is a science fiction and fantasy author. His marvelously mysterious story "The Jar Lady" appears in Don't Go for the Vault.

Don't Go for the Vault author highlight for Matthew C. Brown

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

They really are so different, but I think it really works with a character like Predator. But yeah, definitely check out Killer of Killers. It has some fun easter eggs in it.

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

Go for it! I fully support this

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

Thanks for the fun #HorrorWritersChat questions! If you’re interested in looking backwards a little bit, I have a fun, **nostalgic** horror story called Hare-Raising Summer. It’s interactive too, with more than 25 different endings! www.cateyepress.com/store/p/hare...

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

Exactly! It writes itself really!

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

Have you seen Predator: Killer of Killers? Hits several different time periods of Predator battles and is pretty fun.

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

Yes! And like, Chucky does whatever he wants and the kid knows he’s evil, but the kid has the challenge of proving it’s the doll and not the devil to the religious grown ups.

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

I’ve never seen the show! 😭

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

Think Chucky would have a lot of fun in that timeline too haha.

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

Oooo a western horror movie universe?? YES. SAW would be such a cool one.

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

That sounds amazing! Can totally picture that.

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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

We only do a book a month (which is pretty manageable for everyone), but we’ve built a pretty long list of suggestions since starting earlier this year. It’s tricky just because there seem to be a lot of fun choices haha.

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

Not yet! It’s on my shelf, but I’m kind of saving it in case I can convince my local horror book club to read it! It sounds really cool

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

Kind of forgot Pam’s Labyrinth, but you’re right. Totally historical horror. Such a beautiful movie too.

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

I’m a big fan of anything Silvia Moreno-Garcia writes.

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

Yess!! The Reformatory is a masterpiece!

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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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