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Oli Jacobs - Author @olijbooks.bsky.social · 5h

Thanks @jamesryan.bsky.social & #HorrorWritersChat! Soz couldnt be more engaged but multitasking… … coz I have a new book coming out! My haunted house horror Witten Hall is available to pre order on Kindle. Over 4 generations, all sort of terror occurs… Order now: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0HL...

Book cover for Witten Hall by Oli Jacobs. The cover is black save for a monochrome image or a manor behind some trees in the centre.

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Amber Hathaway, Little White Flowers author @amber-hathaway.bsky.social · 5h

For fans of Shirley Jackson's slow-burn New England horror and Stephen King's "Children of the Corn," I present my Little White Flowers trilogy. Pick up a copy of Book 1 today from your favorite book retailer or borrow it from your local library. books2read.com/LittleWhiteF... #HorrorWritersChat

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Available now at your favorite digital store!

Little White Flowers by Amber Hathaway

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James Ryan @jamesryan.bsky.social · 5h

#HorrorWritersChat Encore: "We hope you have enjoyed the show..." That was fun. Tell us in the Comments on THIS post what you're promoting on the road right now, putting the answers into this post with the hashtag: #HorrorWritersChat

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That was a great set you did tonight.
Come on out for an encore and tell us what work this tour's being done for.

COMMENT on this post with your self-promotion and use the hashtasg
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To help increase visibility, like, repost, quote post, and comment on the promos. Let's make it into a monster if we all pull together as a team...

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Just Some Phil @justsomephil.bsky.social · 5h

#HorrorWritersChat Hmm...sort of did this with Winter. Same pianist from above is trapped and forced to play his favorite, but Winter is for violins. He has to write a piano version of it or he can say goodbye to the rest of his fingers.

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Just Some Phil @justsomephil.bsky.social · 5h

#HorrorWritersChat First thought that comes in mind is that any horror would go screaming away when Mozart enters – either because of the music, either because of the poop jokes. Also more of a tragedy, but maybe the last night of Tchaikovsky vs ghosts of his past.

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Just Some Phil @justsomephil.bsky.social · 5h

#HorrorWritersChat I wish but that’s so hard. Words are too rough to describe music and its influence correctly. I’ve wrote a story about a pianist forced to play Islamey with one broken finger, and in my WIP there’s someone whose music makes everyone trapped in their body.

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Just Some Phil @justsomephil.bsky.social · 6h

#HorrorWritersChat Hi! Still working on my horror-comedy, and when I write I listen to anything epic in the background. Otherwise, metal, folk, music movies, and a little bit of everything if that’s orchestral and/or sung.

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Ausiàs Tsel @ausiastsel.com · 24/09/2026

A man lies face down with twenty-two needles in him. The healer steps out to take a phone call. The heater stays on. Off the Books, The Rumpus. Mediterranean Gothic. therumpus.net/2026/09/13/o... #StorySky #ShortStory #HorrorWritersChat

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Off the Books - The Rumpus

I am held in place by twenty-two thin steel rods and the silence of the disappeared tone, and the only certainty I have left in the world is that this man, for reasons no one can explain, can do this ...

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Claudie - Buy Nerezia While I Vacation ;) @clh2oars.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

You can get all 8 previous novellas for $20 👀 Go on a big adventure binge, they're only a few hours each! :D

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Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 🏳️‍⚧️ @eliseswords.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

Thanks for the reposts everyone! We've exceeded our goal and there's 2 days to spare. 😄

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Just Some Phil @justsomephil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#SeptemberWorldbuilders I have unfinished books since years >< Not that I don't enjoy them, but I can't focus. Re-reading Peter Pan and reading the Haunting of Hill House. Both are great. Also Infinity Train is (near) perfect and its cancellation was a crime.

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Just Some Phil @justsomephil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#SpoonieAuthChat If I wrote something, just assume that everyone is neurodivergent and queer unless specified, that will go faster.

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Just Some Phil @justsomephil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I mean...he knows he's bad, people have said it enough by now. On the other hand, he's sure he's a simple happy-go-lucky guy who just happens to have unusual hobbies. Nothing to see here :)

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Jin @talesbyjin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#WhimsicalWriters Sept 29 Go listen to @solarisstory.bsky.social's Solaris. Make Auld Cal proud. open.spotify.com/show/3fp3PYh... (If you don't. Well. I can't be held responsible for Fury's actions. I'm not a Cal, it's out of my hands~)

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Solaris

Podcast · L. Izet · Voice acted audio story from small Scottish team. Solaris is a queer fantasy story of a fallen star navigating trust, betrayal, love and identity with inspiration taken from Scotti...

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Just Some Phil @justsomephil.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#Sustember Fave short story of all times is The Pit and the pendulum, so in very short: - all 6 senses required - style changes (as if in a trance when under the pendulum, philosophical during a dream, methodical when measuring the cell)

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Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚 undead & thriving 🦇👻😱 @vampireantihero.com · 21/09/2026

Book trailer time👀 Such Sweet Sorrow is a love letter to those who've dealt with tragedy and come out on the other side— different, but dealing. I haven't been yapping enough about this! Campaign: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a... #IndieAuthor 📚🩸 Part of #BookBazaar26 on @backerkit.com :)

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Such Sweet Sorrow: My new book project is coming soon!

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Oli Jacobs - Author @olijbooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In case you missed it, I have a new book coming out. #booksky #horrorsky #writingcommunity

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Just Some Phil @justsomephil.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#Septopolis Heroes must protect the citizens from natural disasters and/or villains. No, they really have to. It’s the only job they’re allowed to. Those who hide their powers and try to live a normal life are illegal and categorized as villains. You might see a few problems about that.

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🫜Prof Emily🫜 @professoremily.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#PretendPanel Sept 26th Goodbye, September! Earlier this month, I finally debuted the print version of my YA fantasy novel THE GODS OF ATALANTIS (part 1). Buy it here! bookshop.org/p/books/the-... I'm so proud of this stupid thing, I still can't believe it exists. Now... to finish parts 2 and 3! 😅

Cover of THE GODS OF ATALANTIS, designed by me. The bottom half shows a girl with long flowing hair sleeping in a fetal position, wrapped up in flowing cloths; she is painted in shades of light to dark blue, and her flowing hair and cloths are reminiscent of ocean waves. At the top, upside down, a boy with curly hair and a tattoo on his arm is also sleeping in a fetal position, wrapped up in cloths; he is painted in golds and reds, like the sun. The two of them mirror each other almost like yin & yang, with the title written between them in shining reddish-gold letters. A reddish-gold border frames the cover, and each corner features a small symbol: a marigold flower, a phoenix, an orange & blue striped fish, and a wolf. Along the left and right sides of the border, pale bluish-white crystals are growing. Along the bottom the author's name EMILY KLOTZ is written in the same reddish-gold letters.

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Aud Connelly: transcribing #Dogwood3 (66.9/95k) @audconnelly.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#Dogwood1 is coming out in November and I'll have preorder links up on Tuesday! Also I do have two other books. It's been a very sluggish summer of sales, and they're such good stories I really ought to do better by them and try to market. #PretendPanel www.amazon.com/stores/Aud-C...

Wings in the Valley is a high fantasy in which two fauns and a harpy must save their homeland from a dragon. It features a non-human, polyamory, low heat, enemies-to-parents romance, and cover art by Arden Powell. (The cover is the silhouettes of 2 fauns and a harpy against ancient ruins, flamed by squash vines and grapevines, with the shadow of a dragon behind the title.)

The Consort and I is a m/m court romance with a slash of treason! (And some explicit sex scenes.) The cover is by The Author Buddy.

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L Izet @solarisstory.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Faithful friends, Solaris: A Fallen Star Volume 1 is now complete on Spotify&Patreon, free to listen/read! V1 is only five chapters! That’s approx 3.3hrs of listening (or you can half that by listening at double speed!) Please read the below thread about our cast! open.spotify.com/episode/54mC...

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Solaris, A Fallen Star: Five

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Just Some Phil @justsomephil.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#SeptemberWorldbuilders Supervillains are forced to live inside bunkers so they can plan their nefarious schemes in peace while the city upstairs keeps getting destroyed, and as their profession wants, these places are very badly lightened.

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

👾 futuristic world ☣️ dystopia! ✨with magic✨ 📝 600+ pages 🔥 grumpy x sunshine 🗡️ revenge 🍃 lots of plants 💪 close friendships 🔖 book link: mybook.to/QVgAoK 💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/these-violen... 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/59... [ #booksky ]

these violent nights by rebecca crunden kindle cover; image shows a neon city with four black figures, two men and two women; there's a moon in the background around the text.

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Okay darlings and darklings, I've made some ~promos~ for the October Itchio sale. Starts in nine days! Stay tuned and hold onto your butts! 🎃 Feel free to snag any of these and do let me know if you want me to change anything. I played around with templates and tried my best~ Graphic #1 (of 5) 🧵⬇️

Graphic 1 for the Chills, Thrills & Kills October Itchio Sale. 93 books for $69. A VERY BIG AND SPOOKY BUNDLE of creepy and cosy reads perfect for this year’s Hallowe’en Season! Hosted by Indie Book Spotlight.

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🕯️🥀 SHORT HORROR STORY 🥀🕯️ One night, Jace finds a runaway in his barn. A boy with a horrifying story. ❌ no romance 🕸️ gothic-horror 📔 26 pages 🔖 universal link: mybook.to/b4aB7L 💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/someone-else... 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/12... [ #booksky ]

kindle cover for someone else's horror story by rebecca crunden; shows an old wooden room with candelabras and rising fog

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Just Some Phil @justsomephil.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#Sustember I said I wouldn’t have any remorse. That I ripped my soul out when I made this deal to get this house. I didn't know souls grow back. So does remorse. Every day my ghosts are stronger and louder; I breathe them, I see them, I hear them. I have no way out. Tonight, I open the door.

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Addy Bross 🌈 they/xe @aebrossbooks.com · 25/09/2026

#SpoonieAuthChat Sept. 25th Happy Shameless Promo Friday, y'all! I want to get the word out about this -punk itchio bundle I am in. We have everything from cyberpunk to aetherpunk to hopepunk and solarpunk. It's 24 works for $24. Definitely worth a look! itch.io/b/3913/punk-...

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kae @krholton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Please pre-order this dystopian fantasy! I'm really proud of it. It's got loveable (and hateable!!) characters, a blind MC, cool time magic, and I think you'll like it! Pre-order links here: krholton.start.page #ShamelessSelfPromo #SpoonieAuthChat

Cover of The Last Firstborn by KR Holton. A young priest wearing a blindfold stands with his arms outstretched. Gold accents form a halo and a silhouette of a city. Cover art by Bookfly Design.

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Spooky Pickle 🧚‍♀️Beware the Fairy Seasons🧚‍♂️ @spookyxpickle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Aaaaaah!!! I meant to answer other things all week, but kept getting distracted and tired. Kudos to #SpoonieAuthChat for shameless promos! Well, I've been looking to share more of my poetry with people via my @backerkit.com campaign with @the-book-bazaar.com www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

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Fistfuls of Poetry

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Just Some Phil @justsomephil.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#SeptemberWorldbuilders This world has 2010ies technology when it was still working. MC is a vampire who has perfect night vision but can be easily blinded by any source of light stronger than candles. He uses sunglasses and his phone screen is nearly pitch black.

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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thanks for joining us for the first (fictional) Horror Writers Chat Conference! Once you’ve answered the questions and interacted, share your promo with the hashtag #HorrorWritersChat IN THE COMMENTS on this post. Travel safely and don’t forget to keep in touch. Until next time...keep it spooky.

That’s it for this week. After you’ve answered the questions and interacted with other posts, it’s promo time. Comment on this post with your self-promotion and use the hashtag #HorrorWritersChat - To help increase visibility, please LIKE, REPOST, QUOTE POST, and COMMENT on the other promos. Background photograph (in duotone of red and black) of a hotel corridor leading to a door. The corridor is almost completely symmetrical.

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Just Some Phil @justsomephil.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat Any of you so we could make friends and everything, I guess? Otherwise...err...can’t say most authors I love are great persons or great company, so just anyone pleasant with cool ideas will do, really.

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Just Some Phil @justsomephil.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat I don't know about people, but I'd love to hear about the geographical/cultural limits of horror vs universal horror- how something that looks universally scary is considered mundane somewhere else.

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Just Some Phil @justsomephil.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat I’m still working on my horror-comedy and the general pitch is: a vampire who’s committed countless atrocities is forced to work in a superhero agency while people of all sides try to kill him for good and his wife misses her Evil Empire.

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Claudie - Buy Nerezia While I Vacation ;) @clh2oars.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

More gorgeous aromantic fiction is coming your way! Common Bonds is back with a third anthology, full of: 💚 Science-fiction, fantasy, horror 🧡 An aromantic MC 💙 A central platonic relationship Preorders here: common-bonds-3.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...

An image where arrows point out from the cover of Common Bonds 3. The text says: aromantic SFFH anthology. A selkie and a phoenix marine biologists. Demon exorcisms through community. Time travelling scientist friends. Feeding yourself to your zombified ex.

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Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 🏳️‍⚧️ @eliseswords.eurosky.social · 20/09/2026

I've assembled 24 Authors to bring you Punk Spec Fic We've got Cyberpunk (+ cards), & bio☣️ or nanopunk🧬 Steam & Dreampunk Hopepunk for dark times! Ecologically sustainable Solarpunk Aetherpunk w. magic tech. Elfpunk &dragons!✨ Most have Queer Rep. All have Mini Blurbs. 🌈📚🪐 itch.io/b/3913/punk-...

Punk Spec Fic Book Bundle Graphic, bordered by 24 covers, with bright blue, purple, pink, orange background.

Text: Punk Spec Fic, 24 books for $24, Sept 20-30.

Books & Authors;
Walking the Knife's Edge (Sythe Series #1), Elise Carlson.

CyberSnow, A.E. Bross.

Memento Moreau. Conrad Altmann.

Sting of the Shore: Stories & Poems. Devan Barlow.

Visual Snow. L. B. Shimaira.

Snowstorm & Overgrowth, Claudie Arseneault.

Run With the Hunted, Jennifer R. Donohue.

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Just Some Phil @justsomephil.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#FantasyIndiesSeptember 21. Power-hungry character: MC’s wife, Irina, has conquered a continent. She didn’t do it for power’s sake, but she has a Goal™ in mind, and if she has to take and/or destroy everything else in her way, so be it.

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Just Some Phil @justsomephil.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

He’s such a little guy with eyes like this 🥺, looking so fragile and young. For any supervillain with self-respect, he looks like the perfect victim to kidnap and torment so he can prettily agonize! Well, it’s true he’s used to be covered in blood.

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Spooky Pickle 🧚‍♀️Beware the Fairy Seasons🧚‍♂️ @spookyxpickle.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Aaaaaah!!! I just need one more follow to be launch ready! I need like, 26 more in order to give y'all a golden pickle emoji (made by me). More follows beyond 50 means more pickles! Where are my #poetry fiends at? #booksky #coolstuff #promo #pickles #books www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

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Millie Abecassis @millieabecassis.com · 18/09/2026

Hello fellow humans, this is your reminder that I run a FREE quarterly newsletter for upcoming SFFH books published by small presses. The next one drops in two weeks, so don't forget to: - Subscribe to get it directly in your inbox! - Submit your (eligible) upcoming books so I don't miss a release.

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Small Press New Releases Subscribe and receive all the lists of quarterly new releases in your inbox Have an upcoming small press SFFH book? Fill out the form. For now, we only list science fiction…

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Claudie - Buy Nerezia While I Vacation ;) @clh2oars.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🌈📚 FANTASY NOVELLA SERIES In which you can find: 🧡 Friends meeting in dangerous circumstances 💜 Bonding through board games 💙 A roadtrip in a sentient Wagon 🧡 Aromantic, asexual, and non-binary MCs 💜 Plenty of fantasy mysteries claudiearseneault.com/nerezia/

A banner with a title saying “The Chronicles of Nerezia” with banners for nine covers. Arrows go from one to the others, and the background changes as it goes. The last two novellas are blank rectangles. At the bottom is written “Your story is my story…”

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Just Some Phil @justsomephil.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#Septopolis Trams or trains are impossible since rails could be damaged all the time by the hero/villain fights. Boats and planes are dangerous for the same reason. However, buses are basically armored tanks and so are cars. As a result, the town have the best car manufacturers in the world.

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Just Some Phil @justsomephil.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Isidore’s skin is basically the toughest material on Earth. The only thing that could pierce it is [spoilers]. He’s weak because he avoids responsibilities, work, annoyance, and has no idea who he is, what he needs or wants. The shell is hard, but it’s empty.

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Just Some Phil @justsomephil.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#Sustember Ignoring the so-called corpse as they wave frenetically from the cupboard, I say: “I confess. Release my spouse, I did it.” Foolish. Rash. Only I’m dying to meet the inspector for a nice friendly chat. I pity them, really. They can’t solve the case nor hide the murder they’ve messed up.

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Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Final Log: This Nest mourns these these corridors, and the tendrils whose hearts haven't been intertwined yet. The Nest laments Her cries. We will incubate another. Have you answered the questions? Got something to share? Promote below & share each others' posts! #HorrorWritersChat

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Final Log:

This Nest mourns these these corridors, and the tendrils whose hearts haven't been intertwined yet. The Nest laments Her cries.

We will incubate another.

Have you answered the questions?

Got something to share?

Promote below & share each others' posts!

#HorrorWritersChat

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Duotoned artwork of Benny Kusnoto (Artstation link: https://www.artstation.com/bennykusnoto), featuring a work of body horror and parasite horror; a figure heavily contorted by a parasite growing from their head, mutating into fleshy appendages that stick onto a darkened hall like foliage.

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Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

LOG 024: Father Hayward. She is nestled deep in my heart now. I can feel her tethers caressing every organ of my body. It's elysian. Take your answers to questions 2 & 3, and create your own parasite, starting with, "My hand jolts towards their neck. I can't stop it." #HorrorWritersChat

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LOG 024:

Father Hayward. She is nestled deep in my heart now. I can feel her tethers caressing every organ of my body.

It's elysian.

Take your answers to questions 2 & 3, and create your own parasite, starting with, "My hand jolts towards their neck. I can't stop it."

No links, covers, or self-promo!

Leave that for the end.

Quote the post & include the hashtag!

#HorrorWritersChat

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Duotoned artwork of Benny Kusnoto (Artstation link: https://www.artstation.com/bennykusnoto), featuring a work of body horror and parasite horror; a figure heavily contorted by a parasite growing from their head, mutating into fleshy appendages that stick onto a darkened hall like foliage.

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Just Some Phil @justsomephil.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat I can only watch my reflection while my hands dissolve into my neck, becoming a knot of twisted flesh as my legs turn into roots gripping the ground, searching, digging. I feel them, but I don’t see them anymore. My eyes are gone.

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Just Some Phil @justsomephil.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat Destruction of mind means destruction of syntax. Shorter sentences. Different vocabulary. Tics that appear (or disappear) or change. The character doing or saying tiny things that are out of character (different food tastes, routine, etc). Fighting turning into wanting the change.

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