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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Hey, how about some scary stories that actually end? Douglas Gwilym and Jocelyn Sczepaniak-Gillece have got you! Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PDT! @douglasgwilym.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com

Head-and-shoulders color photo of author Douglas Gwilym, a fair-skinned man with graying dark hair, mustache, and neatly trimmed chin beard. He is centered, his shoulders squared to the camera, in front of what appears to be gray unfinished wood with a knot in it. He wears a blue plaid shirt over a brown tee and looks just to the right of the camera, smiling bemusedly.

Head-and-shoulders color photo of author Jocelyn Szcepaniak-Gillece, a fair-skinned woman with loose curls of wheat-gold hair worn at shoulder length. She wears a black mock turtleneck and a pendant on a gold chain. She poses before a poster, tilting her head slightly as she looks straight into the camera with dark eyes.

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Tim Pieraccini @timpieraccini.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Coming in February; the best 60s band you've never heard of. #music #1960s #booksky #books

Five young women, closely grouped, performing as a band; the singer stands in the centre, holding a mic ith her left hand and with her right arm raised, with two guitarists either side and a bassist and drummer half-hidden behind. The background is a pink and purple swirl, giving a 1960s vibe.

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Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Got to have a beer or two with Stoker nominated author @douglasgwilym.bsky.social tonight. And I got a present!! A copy of one of my all time favorite books from one of my all time favorite people. Thanks Douglas.

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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

This Story Hour, a favorite returns and a new favorite makes her debut! Douglas Gwilym reads for us once more, and we welcome Mar Vincent for the first time. Unmissable! Join us Wednesday, July 30 at 7:00 PDT! #Booksky @douglasgwilym.bsky.social @marofthebooks.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com

Head-and-shoulders color photo of author Mar Vincent, a fair-skinned woman who wears her straight brown hair shoulder-length and parted on the side. She wears a black V-neck and narrow glasses with black plastic frames. With one shoulder hitched up high, she poses in front of a lightly textured interior wall painted cream color, tilts her head to the side, and regards the camera with an expression that might signify either ruefulness or bemusement.

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Laura Blackwell @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Did you miss this week's Story Hour? You know, the first one ever with Mar Vincent? With stories from the always-excellent Douglas Gwilym? You're in luck! It's available to watch on YouTube! @marofthebooks.bsky.social @douglasgwilym.bsky.social @danmarcus.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7Fb...

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July 30, 2025 Story Hour: Douglas Gwilym and Mar Vincent

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Mar Vincent @marofthebooks.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Thanks to @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social and @danmarcus.bsky.social for having me! And thank you to @douglasgwilym.bsky.social for his spectacular stories.

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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Did you miss last week's Story Hour? You know, the first one ever with Mar Vincent? With stories from the always-excellent Douglas Gwilym? You're in luck! It's available to watch on YouTube! @marofthebooks.bsky.social @douglasgwilym.bsky.social @danmarcus.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7Fb...

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July 30, 2025 Story Hour: Douglas Gwilym and Mar Vincent

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Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Guess it's out of the bag: I'll be a panelist at the Baltimore Book Festival again this year! Stop by the SFWA stage on Saturday, September 13 for the How Horror Healed Me panel, featuring @dariusjones.bsky.social @redlagoe.bsky.social @douglasgwilym.bsky.social & ME!

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Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers) @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Woot! Finally bought my Amtrak tix for the Baltimore Book Fair on 9/13. I'll be panelling with @dariusjones.bsky.social, @douglasgwilym.bsky.social, & M’Shai Dash on How Horror Healed Me at 1PM, then signing copies of A Misfortune of Lake Monsters right afterward.

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N.J. Gallegos is Dr. Spooky (she/her) @drspookyer.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Our standard awkward photo @douglasgwilym.bsky.social. We need a prom pose photo next year.

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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

If you see @douglasgwilym.bsky.social at StokerCon this weekend, you can tell him what an excellent guest host he is on this week's Story Hour! You won't see guests @robertarjoyan.bsky.social or @canwig.bsky.social there, though alas...so all the more reason to watch!

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Robert Nazar Arjoyan @robertarjoyan.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

I had such a lovely time reading "New Ancestors" for @storyhour.bsky.social last night. Many thanks to @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social for inviting me and @douglasgwilym.bsky.social for hosting. @canwig.bsky.social read an incredible story too! Get SILK & SINEW from @badhandbooks.bsky.social!

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Story Hour, 6/11/25: Robert Nazar Arjoyan and Can Wiggins, Guest Host, Douglas Gwilym

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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

This is going to be a lot of fun! Not only are @robertarjoyan.bsky.social and @canwig.bsky.social reading on Story Hour tonight, @douglasgwilym.bsky.social will serve as guest host! Let his smooth, velvety voice lull you into a feeling of security, and then: horror stories.

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Tales to Terrify @talestoterrify.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Welcome to episode 692. We one tale for you this week, about a man who enlists the help of a broken doll to help find his missing daughter (read by @douglasgwilym.bsky.social ). talestoterrify.com/episodes/692-f-marion-crawford

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If This Goes On (Don't Panic) @itgodp.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

If you haven't heard, we recently released this interview with @douglasgwilym.bsky.social. A new column with @jordanscarroll.bsky.social about the alt-right and Spec Fic, will be starting soon. Then an interview w/ @hntdove.bsky.social will be out. Find it here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...

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Podcast Episode · If This Goes On (Don't Panic): Science Fiction, Fantasy & Progressive Politics · 22/04/2025 · 1h 38m

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If This Goes On (Don't Panic) @itgodp.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Hey all, It's time for a podcast/health update. I'm still recovering from covid, but things are getting back to normal. I'm about a month behind schedule. I should have the newest interview with @douglasgwilym.bsky.social out fairly soon, then @hntdove.bsky.social. After that @older.bsky.social!

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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

This Story Hour, the doughty @douglasgwilym.bsky.social stepped in to guest host for these spooky stories from @christaqua.bsky.social and Gregory Frost! If you missed the Zoom, you can still watch on YouTube...and subscribe to make sure never miss a stream again! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqlR...

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April 9, 2025 Story Hour: Christa Carmen and Gregory Frost; Guest Host Douglas Gwilym

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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

This Story Hour, things could get dark! Bram Stoker Award winner Christa Carmen returns, and Gregory Frost makes his debut. Fave @douglasgwilym.bsky.social guest hosts! So keep the lights on—or turn them low. Just join us Wednesday at 7:00 PDT! #Booksky @christaqua.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com

Waist-up color photo of author Christa Carmen, a thin, fair-skinned woman with dark hair and eyes. She wears her hair long and parted in the middle; it falls over one shoulder. She wears a black crewneck knit top, a patterned skirt, and a few pairs of small earrings. She stands among sunlit trees, her body facing the camera as she looks over one shoulder with a sharply focused but inscrutable expression.

Head-and-shoulders color photo of author Gregory Frost, a fair-skinned man with large brown eyes, white hair parted on the side, and a long, thin face. He wears a black blazer over a black crewneck shirt and sits in front of a wooden bookcase full of books. He looks straight into the camera with a mysterious expression.

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Douglas Gwilym (author, editor) @douglasgwilym.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Read my true, dark tale "The Different Monsters" in YOU'RE NOT ALONE IN THE DARK from Eugene Johnson, @ericjguignard.bsky.social, @cemeterydance.bsky.social, & @richardchizmar.bsky.social! PLUS: Poppy Z. Brite, Paul Tremblay, Ramsey Campbell, Eugen Bacon, Joe Lansdale, Ai Jiang, Geneve Flynn & MORE!

Douglas Gwilym is smiling and holding a fresh print copy of You're Not Alone In The Dark from Cemetery Dance, which includes his story "The Different Monsters" and the work of an amazing array of talent!

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Kate Maruyama @katemaru.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Feeling…unsettled? Put that to good use with eerie readings by Douglas Gwilym and Shelley Lavigne! Wednesday at 7:00 PST. Join us! @douglasgwilym.bsky.social @shelleylavigne.bsky.social #Booksky www.storyhour2020.com

Head-and-shoulders color photo of author Shelley Lavigne, a fair-skinned person with red-brown hair worn in a one-length bob at chin length. They are wearing a white shirt and large sunglasses with gold lenses. They appear to be sitting by a pool and a bronze statue. They look over their shoulder, into the camera, screaming ferociously.

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Tales to Terrify @talestoterrify.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Welcome to episode 674. First, we meet a woman with an unusual connection to colour (by @dackleymcphail.bsky.social). Then, a man dreams of escape in the face of the hangman’s noose (read by @douglasgwilym.bsky.social). talestoterrify.com/episodes/674-danielle-ackley-mcphail-ambrose-bierce

A creepy old train bridge in the mist with the text “episode 671” in the corner.

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Ken MacGregor @kenmacgregor.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Book mail! The Ramsey Campbell story originally appeared in NOVUS MONSTRUM, co-edited by @douglasgwilym.bsky.social and myself.

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Douglas Gwilym (author, editor) @douglasgwilym.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

The cast and crew of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds wish you and yours a very merry Christmas.

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Douglas Gwilym (author, editor) @douglasgwilym.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

8 NOVUS MONSTRUM STORIES made Ellen Datlow's BEST HORROR 16. They REPRINTED Ramsey Campbell's The Assembled & RECOMMENDED the stories by R.A. Busby, Marco Cultrera, Gemma Files, Jamie Lackey, Joe Lansdale, Jonathan Maberry, Tim Pieraccini! Get your copy at a.co/d/3GdTxcw

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Douglas Gwilym (author, editor) @douglasgwilym.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

NOVUS MONSTRUM & authors on Ellen Datlow's list: R.A. Busby for "Catfish"; Marco Cultrera for "I Clean the Monster..."; Gemma Files for "The Corpse-Door"; Jamie Lackey for "Unsubscribe Bird Facts"; Joe Lansdale for "Lizard War"; Jonathan Maberry for "Critical Mass"; Tim Pieraccini for "The Thirsty".

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R.A. Busby @rabusby.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

AAAH! When you get a shout-out from @datlow.bsky.social in vol. 16 of BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR!! Many thanks to @douglasgwilym.bsky.social and @kenmacgregor.bsky.social for their Novus Monstrum anthology! #horror #monster #horrorfiction

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Douglas Gwilym (author, editor) @douglasgwilym.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR 16 includes NOVUS MONSTRUM: "an anthology of twenty-two new stories about monsters. It includes notable stories by Ramsey Campbell, Marco Cultrera, R. A. Busby, Jamie Lackey, Gemma Files, Joe R. Lansdale, and Jonathan Maberry. The Campbell is reprinted herein." Thanks, Ellen!

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Douglas Gwilym (author, editor) @douglasgwilym.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I am pleased to report that Ellen Datlow's Best Horror of the Year Volume Sixteen is out today, and it includes @ramseycampbell.bsky.social‘s "The Assembled", which he penned for our original monster anthology NOVUS MONSTRUM. Congratulations, Ramsey!

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Pris @prissears.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Here's a handy starter pack featuring the awesome folks from the short story collection Novus Monstrum! It includes my story "The Pike" and is available from Dragon's Roost Press. thedragonsroost.biz/product/novu... go.bsky.app/BeARpF3

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Douglas Gwilym (author, editor) @douglasgwilym.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

@prissears.bsky.social Pris! I need to add you to the NOVUS MONSTRUM Bluesky starter pack! :)

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Eric J. Guignard @ericjguignard.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

An amazing book!

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Douglas Gwilym (author, editor) @douglasgwilym.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Hello, Bluesky friends and fans of The Midnight Zone: NOVUS MONSTRUM. We've gathered all of the amazing talent behind the collection @johnnycompton.bsky.social calls "mysterious, merciless, mirthful..." and "superb" in one Bluesky starter pack! go.bsky.app/BeARpF3

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Douglas Gwilym (author, editor) @douglasgwilym.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

We've just screened two of my all-time favorite '50s horror movies with the Creature: The Blob (1958) and The Fly (also 1958). I don't have a clear plan, but I'd like to continue the streak (though not necessarily '58). What would you watch next?

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Moonlit @moonlitmutant.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Can we start using these? 💰💸 #MutantFam #HorrorCommunity #HorrorMovies #HorrorFam #HorrorSky #FilmSky #Cryptids

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Douglas Gwilym (author, editor) @douglasgwilym.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Preorder YOU'RE NOT ALONE IN THE DARK from Cemetery Dance. You get a darkly comic tale from me, plus Poppy Z. Brite, Lisa Morton, John Skipp, Linda D. Addison, Paul Tremblay, Tim Waggoner, Jamal Hodge, Joe R. Lansdale, Geneve Flynn, Ramsey Campbell, & Ai Jiang! www.cemeterydance.com/YoureNotAlon...

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You're Not Alone in the Dark, edited by Johnson and Guignard

Check out the deal on You're Not Alone in the Dark, edited by Johnson and Guignard at Cemetery Dance Publications

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Douglas Gwilym (author, editor) @douglasgwilym.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

About 4 minutes ago, I pulled the plug on my twitter account. Weird feeling. But twitter's been gone for 16 months, hasn't it?

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Douglas Gwilym (author, editor) @douglasgwilym.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Pleased to have a (dark, funny) piece in this important book.

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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

An exemplary book on mental health with powerful essays by award-winning authors, poets, publishers and editors. @ericjguignard.bsky.social 💞

You're Not Alone in the Dark edited by Eugene Johnson and Eric J. Guignard

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Douglas Gwilym (author, editor) @douglasgwilym.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

All right, all right. I guess I'm moving in for realz now.

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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

SpoooOOOOooookymonth! @douglasgwilym.bsky.social and @rebelsam94.bsky.social read us two horror stories each, and the levels in these stories. The LEVELS. You can still watch—if you're brave! www.facebook.com/watch/live/?...

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Douglas Gwilym (author, editor) @douglasgwilym.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Celebrate 40 years of Freddy Krueger and discuss Wes Craven's unproduced and lesser known works. Joe Maddrey, author of The Soul of Wes Craven, will join Ben Rubin in this new Horror Studies Webinar. Event is free and open to the public but does require registration. Register at pi.tt/craven24.

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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 23/07/2024

This week, thrill to two Story Hour debuts! Douglas Gwilym and K.P. Kulski are going to make thing a little spooky. Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PDT! @douglasgwilym.bsky.social @garnetonwinter.bsky.social #authors #StoryHour2020 www.storyhour2020.com

Color photo of writer Douglas Gwilym, a fair-skinned man with brown eyes, graying brown hair worn short and swept back from the forehead, and a neat mustache with that tiny under-lip beard that I don't know the name of. He wears a brown tee, a blue plaid Oxford, and tortoiseshell/green eyeglasses. He regards the camera with an amused expression.

Sepia-toned close-up photo of author K.P. Kulski, a woman with dark eyes and straight, dark hair. She wears subtle makeup and holds a wooden mask over half her face. She regards the camera with a solemn expression.

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