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Daphne Fama @daphnefama.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Three weeks in the Philippines: two Japanese bunkers explored, two interviews with curse workers, four interviews with spirit healers, one interview with a woman possessed by her murdered friend. Easily the most interesting country in the world.

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Brooklyn Books & Booze @ Barrow's Intense @bklynbooksbooze.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

March 17 isn't just St. Pat's day 🍀--it's BBB's next reading! Get lucky & join us at 7pm at Barrow's for tales from @kellyrobson.com @kristinaten.bsky.social @authorduderuss.bsky.social & @daphnefama.bsky.social ! 📚🎙️🍸 RSVP optional: www.facebook.com/events/14817... More info: BrooklynBooksBooze.com

Authors Kristina Ten Daphne Fama Kelly Robson and Russ Colchamiro on a background of open books for March 17 7pm Barrow's Intense Brooklyn Books & Booze reading

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Daphne Fama @daphnefama.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

the new overwatch update is fantastic... but it's a tragedy. my favorite character to play is the boring dude.

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Daphne Fama @daphnefama.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

saw a woman so beautiful on pinterest i made a whole new board to enshrine her

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Gwendolyn Kiste @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Things are shaping up (even since yesterday!) for Women in Horror Month this year! If you're a debut horror author this year (or you know a debut horror author), please let me know! We have someone interested in doing a spotlight on debuts, especially indie authors! Only 32 days until #WiHM!

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Becky Spratford @raforall.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Horror Winner: “Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng: A Novel” by Kylie Lee Baker Horror Short List: “House of Monstrous Women” @daphnefama.bsky.social “King Sorrow” @joe-hill.bsky.social “The Starving Saints” @caitlinstarling.com “When the Wolf Comes Home” @natcassidy.bsky.social

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Daphne Fama @daphnefama.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

oh hey i found a painting i hate and now you have to look at it too Nigel Thomson – "On the Way Home from School" (1980)

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Daphne Fama @daphnefama.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Ohh!! I'm so happy you enjoyed it, thank you for reading!!

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Daphne Fama @daphnefama.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

HMW made the @vulture.com list, and my heart is doing tiny bat flips. Appreciate the love! 🖤

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The Onion @theonion.com · 19/09/2025

Left-Wing Group Too Disorganized For FBI Agents To Infiltrate theonion.com/left-wing-group-too-di…

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Dia Lacina @dialacina.com · 19/09/2025

This game was so real for this

Gaia from the Captain Planet game pointing to a crystal void and saying "Remember, there are still so many old white men who have to die, Planeteers."

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Daphne Fama @daphnefama.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Things have never felt more fucked. When the world tries to silence you, keep shouting. UNITE. PROTEST. FIGHT. And don’t forget: VOTE VOTE VOTE.

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Daphne Fama @daphnefama.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

It was such a delight to be on Ink in Your Veins! We dig deep on how to use grief and pain to bring your work to life.

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519 | On Using Real Pain to Bring Life to Your Work, with Daphne Fama

YouTube video by Rachael Herron

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Daphne Fama @daphnefama.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Thank you so much for having me, it was such a pleasure!!

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Turn The Page! - Syosset Public Library 🎤 @splturnthepage.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

And here's 363C! Jessikah chatted with Daphne Fama about HOUSE OF MONSTROUS WOMEN, which mixes Gothic and folk horror during the Marcos regime in the 1980’s Philippines. Make sure this one is on your TBR list. @daphnefama.bsky.social @prhlibrary.bsky.social turnthepage.blubrry.net/2025/08/14/t...

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Daphne Fama @daphnefama.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Thank you for the lovely review!

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Daphne Fama @daphnefama.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

this is painfully relatable 🥲

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Victor Manibo @victormanibo.com · 11/08/2025

Based on true events, THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED is a contemporary gothic horror set in a cursed manor on a coconut plantation—and it’s coming this fall. Thank you, @premeemohamed.com, for the kind words!

Reddish brown background showing detail of an ornate wood carving. Foreground is text that reads:

For all its beauty, no saints, no heroes, no angels inhabit this villa—only ghosts and secrets.
Manibo has crafted a pitch-perfect modern gothic, in which the personal is political and there is no such thing as the past: only facets of a dangerous and suffocating present.

- Premee Mohamed
Nebula, World Fantasy, and Aurora Award-winning author

Below the text is an image of the hardcover for
THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED by Victor Manibo

On the lower left and lower right hand corners are the logos of Erewhon Books and Kensington books respectively

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Dorian Maffei @dorianmaffei.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Happy book birthday to HOUSE OF MONSTROUS WOMEN by @daphnefama.bsky.social! Gothic horror fans are in for such a treat—it’s full of Filipino history and folklore, a labyrinthine mansion, a dangerous game with sinister consequences, atmospheric prose, and SO MUCH MORE! 😈

The book cover for HOUSE OF MONSTROUS WOMEN. The title is in big bold letters surrounded by purple banyan trees and a girl in pink in the middle.

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Sley House Presents @sleyhousepresents.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

We've got a new interview out now featuring @daphnefama.bsky.social and her novel HOUSE OF MONSTROUS WOMEN! Come join to hear us talk about generational conflict, how the history of the Philippines fits into the book's story, and more! Find us at Sley House Presents on all your podcast platforms!

Sley House Presents Episode #157: House of Monstrous Women with Daphne Fama. Episode is available on all major podcast platforms, like Spotify or Apple podcasts.

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Daphne Fama @daphnefama.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Ohhhh that makes me so happy, ty!!

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Daphne Fama @daphnefama.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

House of Monstrous Women releases today. It's a story of oppression, liberation, sacrifice, and hope that refuses to be extinguished. I am beyond lucky to have written this story and even luckier to share it with all of you. From the bottom of my heart: Thank you.

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Daphne Fama @daphnefama.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

yay, thanks for including House of Monstrous Women! 💜❤️

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Karla J. Strand @karlajstrand.com · 10/08/2025

Where to find the best August books by women, femme, feminist, queer, trans, Black, Brown, and Native writers?? My latest for @msmagazine.com, of course! August 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us msmagazine.com/2025/08/01/b...

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August 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us

The best feminist books written by women, Black, brown, AAPI, LGBTQ, Native, disabled, trans, nonbinary writers in August 2025.

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Daphne Fama @daphnefama.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Day 3 of Filipino folklore in the run-up to House of Monstrous Women's release! Today, we have anting! Charms that can protect you from bullets to curses.

Day 3 of Filipino folklore.
Anting
Anting-anting have a long history in the Philippines. These items, which may be amulets, clothing, or charms, are said to hold miraculous power.

Some of the most common abilities:
- An immunity to bullets, blades, or physical harm
- Protection against curses
- Exorcism of spirits
- Increased attraction from the opposite gender
- The ability to curse others

The symbols of an anting-anting are a hodgepodge of precolonial animism, Catholic mysticism, and local symbols a nd phrases.

Some of the more common symbols you'll see are the all-seeing eye, suns and stars, and the Sator Square, angelic seals, and invented script.

But once you have a charm, you must keep it fed. This might require living a virtuous life, reciting secret prayers, or anointing it with blood or holy water.

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Daphne Fama @daphnefama.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Oh that cover is gorgeous and I love the taglines

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Tina's Always Reading @tinasalwaysreading.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

A wonderful example of how to do modern Gothic horror. A great balance of creepy, visceral scenes and deeper themes. And I learned about Filipino history too! @daphnefama.bsky.social #TheHouseofMonstrousWomen #BookReview #booksky #📚💙 #horror #gothichorror youtu.be/IJUkBleaIoY

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The House of Monstrous Women - Book Review

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