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Once again a newsletter from @lukeofkondor.bsky.social has me staring into the middle distance contemplating my life. Fuck's sake, Luke.

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THE FLINCH

The bad news is in.

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Our full line-up for the UK Ghost Story Festival online is almost complete, and very excited to announce everything we have coming up for you in early February! www.ticketsource.com/ukghoststory... #ghost #ghosts #ghoststory #ghoststories #festival #onlinefestival

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This Is Horror | Michael David Wilson @thisishorror.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This is why authors weren't built for posting videos to promote their books. Try to promote mine and wind up mentioning weird websites and telling people to buy LIONHEARTS by @danhowarth20.bsky.social. THE GIRL IN THE VIDEO, a slice of Gaijin J-horror, out now. www.instagram.com/p/DdLQKUvPe8f/

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Ellen Datlow @datlow.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Today is pub date for All Hallows Eve, my all original anthology with stories taking place around one of horror readers' and writers' favorite holidays.

Book cover of All Hallows Eve edited by Ellen Datlow: Stories of Halloween and Other festivals of the Dead

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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The full programme for this year's Fantasycon is now available! Join us in Glasgow next month for 3 days of talks, workshops, live podcasts, panel discussions, readings, and more - plus, of course, to find out who's won the British Fantasy Awards! Head to: britishfantasysociety.org/events-2/fan...

The background is designed to look like aged paper, and there is a black tentacle stretching from the top. The text indicates the schedule for Fantasycon 2026 is now available on the BFS website.

The background is designed to look like aged paper, and there are black tentacles stretching from the bottom. The text indicates the schedule for Fantasycon 2026 is now available on the BFS website, and lists some of the talks and workshops

The background is designed to look like aged paper, and there is a black tentacle stretching from the top and bottom corners. The text indicates the schedule for Fantasycon 2026 is now available on the BFS website, and lists some of the panel themes.

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Folk Horror Revival 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @folkhorrorrevival.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#SpookySunday 'The drowned man's ghost tries to claim a new victim for the sea' by Danish artist Thorvald Niss (1842-1905)

Painting of a bleak sea shore with a lighthouse in the distance. In the foreground is a skeletal figure tugging on the arm of a man trying to pull him into the waves.

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Counting down the days to Edge-Lit coming back for the 12th time, and quite the line-up of talent joining us for the day here in Derby on the 19th September! www.derbyquad.co.uk/whats-on/edg... #Derby #Derbyshire #writing #writers #authors #genrefiction

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Your monthly reminder: Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write. The world needs your stories.

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Paul Tremblay @paultremblay.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A clip from my appearance on 11th Hour @velshi.com with me talking rabbits, tattoos, art, and you! (Well and Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep)

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Wayne Fenlon @waynefenlon.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Mark your calendars. Something special is coming! Every day throughout September, I’ll be spotlighting the incredible authors featured in this anthology. Keep an eye out for giveaways along the way, too. You won't want to miss this one. Bookmark this page.... www.facebook.com/profile.php?...

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This Is Horror | Michael David Wilson @thisishorror.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

A brand new This Is Horror email has dropped. The Girl in the Video Out Now | E. L. Chen on Slasher Summer | Submit Questions for Max Doty (The House That Eats the Dead) thisishorror.kit.com/posts/the-gi...

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The Girl in the Video Out Now | E. L. Chen on Slasher Summer | Submit Questions for Max Doty (The House That Eats the Dead)

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Dan Howarth @danhowarth20.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

danhowarth666196.substack.com/p/parameters... Wrote a little something on Substack about a writing experiment. Might try it more often!

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Parameters

Breaking out of tiny boxes... Or putting yourself inside them...

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Dan Howarth @danhowarth20.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Really enjoyed helping Michael David Wilson launch the reissue of The Girl in the Video. Check it out on YouTube!

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Luke Walker - Writer @lukewalkerwriter.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

TERMINAL STATE available now in ebook and paperback. 1984 meets The Purge. mybook.to/TerminalStat...

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Lauren (LJ) McMenemy @laurenwrites.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

EARLY BIRD TICKET PRICES END TOMORROW!! Get in quick if you want to make the most of the cheaper early bird ticket prices! We're at £35 + Eventbrite booking fee until 23 August, after which it goes up to the full price of £40 + booking fee. All the details at writingtheoccult.carrd.co

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Dan Howarth @danhowarth20.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

A rare podcast in which I have the most hair out of all participants.

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This Is Horror | Michael David Wilson @thisishorror.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Coming soon to This Is Horror Podcast. This morning I sat down with @danhowarth20.bsky.social, @davidmoody.bsky.social, and @bobpastorella.com to talk about the second edition of THE GIRL IN THE VIDEO. We spoke about writing, rereleasing books, life crises, self-doubt, film adaptations, and more.

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This Is Horror | Michael David Wilson @thisishorror.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Tonight the This Is Horror Podcast tables are turned. In a special episode with @danhowarth20.bsky.social and @davidmoody.bsky.social, Michael David Wilson is interviewed about THE GIRL IN THE VIDEO and much more. Patrons can submit their questions right now. www.patreon.com/thisishorror...

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Submit Questions for Michael David Wilson (The Girl in the Video) | This Is Horror

Submit Questions for Michael David Wilson (The Girl in the Video) by This Is Horror on Patreon. Join This Is Horror's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Dan Howarth @danhowarth20.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Huge thanks to Jim and the team at GNOH for this excellent review. Be sure to grab your copy of the British Fantasy Award-nominated Lionhearts! It's up against some big hitters in the Best Horror Novel category, but like the characters in this book, it does not know when to quit!

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Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Friends! Weird Horror #13 is out! Art by James Hutton. Featuring another stacked ToC! If you pre-ordered, copies have just been dispatched. Thank you! Give it a couple weeks. Drop by our site to grab your copy, in either print or digital. undertowpublications.com

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Weird Horror #13
$16.00
Cover art by James Hutton.

Uncanny and strange new fiction from Seán Padraic Birnie, Zachariah Claypole White, Brian Evenson, Stephanie Feldman, Jonathan Kincade, John K. Peck, M. Rickert, Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece, Kay Vaindal, and Shaoni C. White.

Non-fiction from Orrin Grey, and Simon Strantzas.

"Excellent!"

-Ellen Datlow, The Best Horror of the Year

"With its seventh issue, Weird Horror (Fall 2023) has finally hit its stride. All 11 stories are effective, and sever-al are laudable."

-Paula Guran, Locus

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

WRITING THE OCCULT returns this September for its classic deep dive into the many aspects of TIME AND PLACE, running online on the 5th! www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-th... #writing #writers #authors #darkfiction #occult #horror #horrorfiction

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Writing the Occult - Time and Place

Come and join WRITING THE OCCULT for its look at the strange and surreal elements of space and time...

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This Is Horror | Michael David Wilson @thisishorror.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Today on This Is Horror Podcast YouTube, it's the full video conversation with Dan Howarth. @danhowarth20.bsky.social talks about Drone, Lionhearts, Northern Republic, and much more. youtu.be/R7_yb-I9mZI

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Dan Howarth on Drone, Lionhearts, and Northern Republic (This Is Horror Podcast 666)

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Six weeks to go until Derby's day of fantasy, horror and science-fiction writing comes to QUAD - Edge-Lit is back for the 12th time on the 19th September! www.derbyquad.co.uk/whats-on/edg... #Derby #Derbyshire #horror #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #convention #conference

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Edge-Lit 12

Edge-Lit makes it a dozen with its return in 2026, once again serving up a wide array of interviews, talks, workshops and more for lovers of genre fiction.

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the brickmaster general @lauramauro.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

blackshuckbooks.co.uk/shadows40/ Today is my 40th birthday! If you are inclined, please consider pre-ordering my upcoming mini collection, which not-at-all coincidentally happens to be the 40th book in the Black Shuck Shadows series....

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Biographies of Valiant Drunken Tigers – Black Shuck Books

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

We'll have our full schedule out there shortly for Edge-|Lit 12, with a wide range of interviews, panels and writing workshops running on the day! If horror, fantasy and sci-fi are your thing, then this event could be for you...

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Edge-Lit 12

Edge-Lit makes it a dozen with its return in 2026, once again serving up a wide array of interviews, talks, workshops and more for lovers of genre fiction.

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Lauren (LJ) McMenemy @laurenwrites.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Latest: my review of @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social’s new micro collection, Old Gods. britishfantasysociety.org/review/old-g...

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Old Gods by AV Wilkes – The British Fantasy Society

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Six weeks of guest horror writing workshops incoming as we return with our online series - SUMMER SCARES brings together some very exciting authors this August and September! www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-sca... #horror #horrorwriting #horrorwriters #horrorcourse #horrorcourses

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Summer Scares - 6-week horror writing school

Join us for six weeks of horror writing workshops, feedback sessions and more, where we'll be proving summer can be scary too...

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Benedict Anning @benedictanning.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

HEY MY DEBUT IS OUT TODAY AND IDK I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO SAY TBH THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME DO YOU WANNA BUY IT NO WORRIES IF NOT also also i'm finally listening to the full audiobook and jfc kristin atherton is a fucking legend www.penguin.co.uk/books/474739...

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Atomic Coffin

'Combines a cold war spy novel with lurking horrors beneath the sea . . . a creepy, disorientating journey into fear.' Lisa Tuttle, GUARDIAN 'Feels like an underwater version of Event Horizon, with ...

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Paul Stephenson @hollowstone.press · 25/06/2026

News! I have a new book out today! Dark Horse, the second book in the Darkness Rises series, is officially out in the world as of today. Huzzah! paulstephensonbooks.com/books/darkne...

The cover for my new novel, Dark Horse. It's all vampirey and stuff because it is, in fact, a vampire novel. It's got a lady crying blood, which is nice.

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Ally Wilkes / AV Wilkes @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Hello Bluesky, do you like gorgeous covers? Do you like: 🌿 lush jungle settings ♀️women's rights (and women's wrongs 🌺 fabled, cursed orchids 💀 IT'S IN THE TREES! IT'S COMING! Then... behold my next novel, MAN EATER, released Jan 25 and up for preorder now!

Cover of Man Eater by Ally Wilkes. A dark moody background with a faceless woman bathed in red light, tangled mysteriously in looping green vines, with hot purple orchids in the corners of the cover.

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Dan Howarth @danhowarth20.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Entered this great competition with absolutely no expectations. Ended up winning it! Really pleasing to see people enjoying my unpublished novel, The Beacons. Hopefully it'll be in people's eyeballs very soon! Huge thanks to @mariliasavvides.bsky.social and @iaminprint.bsky.social for choosing me

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This Is Horror | Michael David Wilson @thisishorror.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

A new This Is Horror newsletter dropped. Grab They're Watching FREE on Kindle and listen to both @danhowarth20.bsky.social and Eliza Jabore on This Is Horror Podcast. To get every newsletter, please subscribe and have it delivered straight to your inbox. thisishorror.kit.com/posts/grab-t...

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Grab They're Watching Free on Kindle Until 6/18 | Eliza Jabore talks Backstabbers | Dan Howarth talks Lionhearts and Drone

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Daniel Willcocks @danielwillcocks.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

@danhowarth20.bsky.social this week: publication is the end goal. Everything after that is a bonus. He's not chasing cash — he's writing because he loves it and treating the ability to publish as a privilege worth protecting. danielwillcocks.com/thewritersch...

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Daniel Willcocks @danielwillcocks.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

New episode out now. @danhowarth20.bsky.social hit the quickfire round and casually revealed something about his childhood career ambitions that we were not prepared for. danielwillcocks.com/thewritersch...

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David Moody @davidmoody.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Cover reveal for KEMBERTON and pre-order updates. www.davidmoody.net/2026/06/09/k...

The cover of David Moody's novel KEMBERTON showing a child's face and a beaten man's face.

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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Secrets. Lies. Rituals. Murder…☠️ Welcome back to Martha Strangeways’ world in #TheBoneMother by #SuzyAspley — OUT NOW🖤 A chilling, atmospheric thriller steeped in folklore and the dark wildness of the Highlands🙌 ORDER NOW! 🔗https://geni.us/6CRyhn6

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Dan Coxon @dancoxon.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I have a couple of review copies of my new novella WHERE ONCE HE STOOD, if anyone would like one. A strange tale of a missing child, time travel, and Satanic worship in suburbia. Message me if you want one, with details of where you review, and I'll do my best to get one to you.

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Indie Horror Chapter @indiehorrorchapter.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

👻 HAPPY RELEASE DAY 👻 Screams From The Closet and other stories by James Lefebure has hit the world 😱 A phenomenal read. Lefebure knows exactly how to evoke sorrow, grief, loss and despair in heaps, with excruciating body horror, psychological trauma and cosmic horror abound. 🩸📚😱📚💙📢📚

Screams from the Closet and other stories by James Lefebure. A man hangs over a bathroom sink full of blood. A zombie like figure watches him in the mirror. Cover by Uncle Franks Design.

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Paul Stephenson @hollowstone.press · 31/05/2026

I devoured @danhowarth20.bsky.social's latest novella in one sitting, and it's the best thing I've read this year.

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BookHive | Drone: A Weird Horror Novella

See Drone: A Weird Horror Novella by Dan Howarth on BookHive, a Goodreads alternative built on Blue Sky

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Three days to go - delve into the world of ghost hunting, UFOs and much more as WRITING THE OCCULT spends the day delving into the world of SEEKERS! www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-th... #writing #writers #authors #paranormal #supernatural #ghosts #aliens #seekers

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Writing the Occult - Seekers

Come and join the hunt for all things supernatural and otherworldly as Writing the Occult presents its SEEKERS event!

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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

What if compassion became humanity’s deadliest weapon? @willcarver.bsky.social took that premise and turned it into something EXPLOSIVE🤯 #KillThemWithKindness is nominated for Genre-Busting Book of the Year at @capitalcrime.bsky.social’s Fingerprint Awards!🏆️ VOTE NOW! shorturl.at/Tq0iB

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This Is Horror | Michael David Wilson @thisishorror.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Today's treat on This Is Horror Patreon is the full conversation with Dan Howarth (@danhowarth20.bsky.social) in which we talk about his new novella, Drone, his latest novel, Lionhearts, and much more. www.patreon.com/posts/159070...

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Dan Howarth: Full Conversation (Drone, Lionhearts) | This Is Horror

Dan Howarth: Full Conversation (Drone, Lionhearts) by This Is Horror on Patreon. Join This Is Horror's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Dan Howarth @danhowarth20.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Still can't quite believe I'm seeing name up there. But absolutely thrilled all the same

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Paul Stephenson @hollowstone.press · 16/05/2026

You are a smashing chap, aren't you? Okay, I'll go next then, I'll recommend @danhowarth20.bsky.social's Last Night of Freedom, a barnstorming tale of a stag party gone wrong in the lakes.

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BookHive | Last Night Of Freedom: One Weekend. One Hunt. One Survivor.

See Last Night Of Freedom: One Weekend. One Hunt. One Survivor. by Dan Howarth on BookHive, a Goodreads alternative built on Blue Sky

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V.Castro @vlatinalondon.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

HORROR WRITERS! I WANT YOUR SOUL… I mean DEMONS! I’m editing another awesome anthology for Flame Tree Press. Spread the curse… blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...

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The Book of Demons | Call for Submissions

We are very excited to announce a new call for submissions, which is now open! This is the newest edition to our Beyond & Within series, to be edited by V. Castro!

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