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Susanne Schmidt @sharkiatwrites.bsky.social · 8h

It's unfortunately Monday, but that also means #IndieSpooktoberBingo is back! Today's number: 21 - Last Day at Work BestGhost by @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social has ghost hunters Sean and Devon explore a haunted mansion that may just make them famous - but not like they were hoping. 💙📚👀🩸📚💀

Indie Spooktober Bingo
Oct 1 - 31st 2026
1. blood in the water
2. unsettling phone call
3. the pet is fine
4. I can see dead people
5. spell gone wrong
6. vampire boyfriend/girlfriend
7. humans are the real monsters
8. cozy coffee shop
9. too-sweet character
10. the forbidden place
11. disconcerting fog
12. cursed inheritance
13. Free
14. door that shouldn't be opened
15. first day at work
16. forest chase scene
17. recent death in the family
18. unsavory employer (checked)
19. moved to a new town
20. inanimate object comes to life
21. haunted building
22. last day at work
23. the monster is hiding among us
24. near-death experience
25. caught in a storm (checked)

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C. J. Daley 👻 Horror & Crime Thriller author @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social · 9h

Spooky season is officially here! Therefore, I have achieved my final form: October Connor. As I can’t act like I don’t consume horror year-round anymore, during the month of October I have been looking to watch more Halloween-themed films Here they are! #Halloween fanfiaddict.com/like-hallowe...

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Like Halloween? Watch these Movies | FanFiAddict

Spooky season is officially upon us! Therefore, I have achieved my final form: October Connor (C. J., if you'd like). As I can't exactly act like ...

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C. J. Daley 👻 Horror & Crime Thriller author @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

DIVE INTO THE CEMETERY COLLECTION TODAY to uncover what’s going on in this dark and twisted town

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C. J. Daley 👻 Horror & Crime Thriller author @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Slow on the reading, unleashed on the watching. Spooky recs in each! Updates to all: fanfiaddict.com/like-zombies... fanfiaddict.com/like-zombies... fanfiaddict.com/like-creatur... fanfiaddict.com/like-slasher... fanfiaddict.com/like-shark-w... And maybe something new Monday??

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C. J. Daley 👻 Horror & Crime Thriller author @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

DIVE INTO THE CEMETERY COLLECTION TODAY to uncover what’s going on in this dark and twisted town

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Kurt Phillips @kurtphillipstx.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Gabino Iglesias Appreciation Post: I was teaching English at a high school this week, taking attendence, and met a young girl with the name, Iglesias. I half-jokingly asked if she were related to Gabino Iglesias and she replied, "No. I wish."

authors kurt phillips, gabino iglesian, and paul tremblay smile for the camera at book people in austin, texas.

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S. J. Krandall @sjkrandall.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

October nights are made for horror! Whether you’re sitting by a campfire or hiding under the covers, these short stories are guaranteed to give you the chills! www.amazon.com/dp/057869323...

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Fear Farm: No Trespassers: Krandall, S. J., Krandall, S. J., Krandall, S. J.: 9780578693231: Amazon.com: Books

Fear Farm: No Trespassers [Krandall, S. J., Krandall, S. J., Krandall, S. J.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Fear Farm: No Trespassers

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William Beck @thatwilliambeck.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Thanks and good luck with the tour! Familiar Territory is MG fantasy horror that I'd best describe as Homeward Bound with spooky vibes! With 3 Familiars embarking on a quest to find their lost witch. books2read.com/u/4j8ZX2

Promo cover for Familiar Territory depicting the book cover (the silhouette of a cat, dog & raven staring up to the moon where the silhouette of a witch zooms by) on a tablet, hovering over a moody enchanted night sky. The accompanying text reads Familiar Territory. When it comes to family, magic is never far behind. Available now

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Peter Rosch @peterrosch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Enjoy the tour, brother! In the year that WTDCD has been out, the paperback has never been discounted. THAT CHANGES on 10/06 and 10/07!!. 30% OFF for the first time ever. Or so they tell me. More than a few people have added it to their spooky season TBR this year too. Check it out! a.co/d/09yMWuZC

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Steve Hugh Westenra 🕷️🧛‍♂️🏳️‍⚧️📚✒️ @stevewestenra.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Thanks, Gabino! For anyone looking for unusual indie horror, my queer horror comedy, The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle, is on sale for October! A cryptid-hunting YouTuber A mysterious stalker An small town trapped in an endless Canadian wilderness Monsters? steve-westenra.itch.io/the-erstwhil...

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M.H.Urban - Horror Author @mhurban.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hi, Gabino. I hope you're having fun We've finally stepped into October. What better way to celebrate than with a ghost story? Trapped in Amber mybook.to/TrappedInAmber #FridayReads #writerslift

Trapped in Amber book cover and tags.
Up to bottom: ghost story; supernatural thriller, POV multiple; cozy horror; fast-paced mystery; character-driven

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J.D. Buffington @jdbuffington.com · 02/10/2026

Thanks, Gabino! Tis the unsettling season, and time for the strange and ephemeral! Come for tales of ghosts, interdimensional monsters and doorways, and mysonthropy; perfect for the rain and chill… #FridayReads

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Nothing But The Willows & Other Things That Are Not There

Perception is reality. But how much can you trust with only two eyes? Cracks in the fabric of the universe reveal facets of a prism. Worlds where gods and monsters are real, houses are haunted, and ti...

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Elford Alley @elfordalley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Why not a haunted house story for Halloween? Enjoy a tale of love and chainsaws! On KU, Amazon, and bookshop: bit.ly/3Xu1HJz

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T(errifying) C(ryptid) Parker (she/her) @tcparker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Thanks Gabino! Since it's October and Creepy Season has officially begun, I'd love more people to read THE TOMMY. It's a short (novelette-length) Backrooms-ish liminal horror set in a very weird hospital... and I scared myself writing it payhip.com/b/Sk5l0

Cover of THE TOMMY against a yellow Backrooms background showing deserted yellow corridors

Text reads:

want a quick horror read with backrooms vibes?
try this

99p/99c ALL OCTOBER

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share books and boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I’m in France on tour, so I’m sharing the novel that launched my career here. Oh, and it’s only $1.99 for Hispanic Heritage Month! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0D8...

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C. J. Daley 👻 Horror & Crime Thriller author @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Now sources close to me are informing me that Carla Hall is not back for HBC?! Cancel the season

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C. J. Daley 👻 Horror & Crime Thriller author @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Also, just found out that Dame Prue Leith retired from Bake Off … I’mma need a good 5-7 business years to sort through this

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C. J. Daley 👻 Horror & Crime Thriller author @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thanks! Welcome to Cemetery is a police procedural with dark disappearances & murders for a crime thriller/horror feel Missing teens✔️ Bloodless bodies✔️ Kidnappings✔️ Corruption✔️ Deceit✔️ Will the investigation get off the ground at this rate? On KU! books2read.com/u/b5Kn0l

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M.H.Urban - Horror Author @mhurban.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Bon voyage, Gabino! Spooky season is around the corner, and cozy horror is on the rise. Let's start with a ghost story that will leave you feeling good. Trapped in Amber mybook.to/TrappedInAmber 2,99 or free on Kindle Unlimited #FridayReads

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Kurt Phillips @kurtphillipstx.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Merci, Gabino! Can Will find what’s haunting him in the wilderness of Colorado? Or will it find him first? THE HAND OF THE ARCHER FREE on KindleUnlimited! amazon.com/dp/B0…

the black and white cover of kurt phillips' the hand of the archer featuring an elk

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Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In my part of the world, wind is picking up outside. The air has a distinct chill. There's gonna be torrential rain the whole weekend. Sounds like a good time to be cozy with a book in a vampire's library, or perhaps exploring a planet with a dry climate and amazing… artwork. linktr.ee/authorlevai

My two novellas against a starry background: THE NIGHT LIBRARY OF STERNENDACH: A VAMPIRE OPERA IN VERSE, which has batwings, fangs, and a book on the cover. THE GLASS GARDEN has white letters on a kaleidoscope image.

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S.H. Mansouri @shmansouri.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Have fun in France @gabino.bsky.social and thanks. #FridayReads 1985, southern California, Coming-of-Age horror, Sammy McCammon goes trick-or-treating wearing a gimp mask, handing out bible tracts, and his Alpha-Bits cereal is talking to him in the bathroom. Grab it! bookshop.org/p/books/scre...

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Scream Like a Prayer

A perfect capsule of growing up, or trying to, in 1985. Except this 1985 is seeping blood, and blood, and more blood.-Stephen Graham Jones, New York Times Bestselling author of The Buffalo Hunter Hunt...

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Pixies a/k/a Map Nerd @mcburnellauthor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thanks Gabino! I invite eveyrone to check out my new urban fantasy! 🔪 murder mystery 🧚‍♂️ badass faerie people 🔥 fuck capitalism 🕵️ corporate espionage 🌇 amazing magical city books2read.com/book-Erosion mcburnell.itch.io/erosion

A book called Erosion by MC Burnell shows a bespectacled man in winter gear walking through a landscape of dirty snow and garbage. Behind him, a fabulous city in vivid pink appears to erupt out of the aurora.
“Think there’s nothing in the world worth fighting for? What about the world next door?”
Available everywhere.

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KL Forslund @klforslund.com · 25/09/2026

Happy #fridayreads! Saddle up your space horse and dodge the tumble ‘stroids in BSQ’s Space Westerns issue www.boundaryshockquarterly.com/book/35-spac... I’ve got a story in here, The Last Stand of Sister Sigyn that’ll knock your spurs off

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Space Westerns

Early television simply took the popular mid-century westerns and put them in space, including the first, great, science fiction series, which had ...

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Rami Ungar the Writer @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#FridayReads in the mood for an atmospheric creature feature? In "Agoraphobia," a man is too afraid to leave his home, even in the face of a hurricane. That is, until the hurricane throws something into his home. Something alive. www.amazon.com/Agoraphobia-... #BookSky #HorrorSky

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Joel Flanagan-Grannemann @servantand.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Talia: Heir to the Fairy Realm What if Aurora was Maleficent's daughter? 🌙 Sleeping Beauty retelling ☀️ Epic fantasy adventure with strong dialogue 🌙 Powerful female characters ☀️ Bi/Pan women 🌙 Tele-pathy, - kinesis, & - portation ☀️ Found families www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLVPF7D

Book promo graphic for five books on a purple, sparkly thorn background. Servants of the Moon and Sun by Joel C. Flanagan-Grannemann. An epic fantasy reimagining of Sleeping Beauty. Books one through five are: 1. Talia Heir to the Fairy Realms. 2. Talia on the Shore of the Sea. 3. Fairy Court in Exile. 4. Mother of Exiles. 5. Queen of Thorns.

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Elford Alley @elfordalley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Ry lost his job to AI and Erin is barely squeaking by teaching. The last thing they need is to be hunted by Bigfoot but here we are… Wildcat Thicket is a bloody piece of a comedy/horror, out now! mybook.to/WildcatThicket

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Not even my French tour can stop #FridayReads! Let’s share some books and boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. No witty stuff today. I’m in France for two weeks because of this book, which is only $2.99 right now! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CP...

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C. J. Daley 👻 Horror & Crime Thriller author @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If you’re a fantasy reader and want to check out more sci-fi, this would bridge that gap well for you. If you like sci-fi but want more, this has a unique, fantasy-style taste to it. If you’ve never read sci-fi, this is still a great book to jump in with! fanfiaddict.com/review-those...

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Review: Those Left Behind by N. C. Scrimgeour | FanFiAddict

Synopsis A dying planet. A desperate mission. A crew facing impossible odds. Humanity’s last hope lies with them… Time is running out for the people of New ...

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C. J. Daley 👻 Horror & Crime Thriller author @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Slasher recs? Zombie recs? Shark recs? Creature Feature recs? Hit me

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Review: Those Left Behind by N. C. Scrimgeour | FanFiAddict

Synopsis A dying planet. A desperate mission. A crew facing impossible odds. Humanity’s last hope lies with them… Time is running out for the people of New ...

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C. J. Daley 👻 Horror & Crime Thriller author @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

UPDATES UPDATES UPDATES, GO fanfiaddict.com/like-creatur... fanfiaddict.com/like-zombies... #movies #movierecs

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C. J. Daley 👻 Horror & Crime Thriller author @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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C. J. Daley 👻 Horror & Crime Thriller author @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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UPDATES UPDATES UPDATES, GO fanfiaddict.com/like-creatur... fanfiaddict.com/like-zombies... #movies #movierecs

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C. J. Daley 👻 Horror & Crime Thriller author @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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🐣 Migi ➡️ Sekaicon Artist Alley Table #I5 @tdcloud.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Just two more days til my new book drops! bsky.app/profile/tdcl...

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KL Forslund @klforslund.com · 18/09/2026

Happy #fridayreads! The Last Stand of Sister Sigyn. Sigyn’s past comes to tear down life she’s built caring for others. Can she heal herself before Oneyga Corporation get here? www.boundaryshockquarterly.com/book/35-spac...

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Space Westerns

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@DiasporaDetroit @okpete.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Thanks Gabino! #FridayReads Counted With the Dead is Frankenstein set in the racial and social turmoil of 80s Detroit. A reformed hitman desperate to earn absolution for his crimes must go to war with the vengeful beast created from the bodies of his past victims.

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Peter Rosch @peterrosch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

If you've been waiting for a deal to read WTDCD, I can tell you it'll be $1.99 next Thursday on Kindle, and likely on Nook too (sometimes that happens). Anyway, MARK YOUR CALENDARS. Lol. You won't. But you might. Have a great weekend, everyone! Thanks @gabino.bsky.social 🖤

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Madeleine Swann @madeleineswann.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Thanks Gabino! I'm in a weird anthology full of weirdos #FridayReads godless.com/products/the... www.amazon.com/Clubhouse-Ge...

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Stephanie Campisi @stephcampisi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Happy #FridayReads! My whimsical, non-scary zomcom 10 Things I Hate About Zombies is now in shops everywhere! bookshop.org/a/975/978000... Signed copies: www.meetcutebookshop.com/item/-N6gmzy...

10 Things I hate About Zombies, showing two Portland hipsters fending off zombies with an axe and a blender

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Daniel A. Olivas @danielolivas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Happy #FridayReads and Heritage Month, hermano! My immigration play, WAITING FOR GODÍNEZ (University of New Mexico Press), is a Finalist for the International Latino Book Awards in the Luis Valdez Best Play or Collection of Plays category. Winners will be announced October 3.

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T(errifying) C(ryptid) Parker (she/her) @tcparker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Thanks Gabino! Hoping to get more eyes this week on The Tommy: a quick-read liminal horror novelette that could be just what you're after, if you're in the mood for a pre-Halloween appetiser... payhip.com/b/Sk5l0

Cover image of THE TOMMY: A LIMINAL HORROR NOVELETTE showing an empty, eerily blue-lit hospital corridor

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Rami Ungar the Writer @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Thanks Gabino! #FridayReads crowd, if you're looking for an atmospheric horror story, than check out "Agoraphobia." It's the story of a man too afraid to leave his home during a hurricane... until the hurricane throws something into his home. Something alive! #HorrorSky #BookSky

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Amazon.com: Agoraphobia: A Short Story eBook : Ungar, Rami: Kindle Store

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Steve Hugh Westenra 🕷️🧛‍♂️🏳️‍⚧️📚✒️ @stevewestenra.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! May you see many sales. For #FridayReads and with Hallowe'en approaching, I'll share my usual queer horror comedy. It's a silly book, but it also swallowed my soul, probably 😂 books2read.com/u/boB9YL steve-westenra.itch.io/the-erstwhil...

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