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Jordan Shiveley (Dread Singles) @jordanshiveley.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

The Devouring Light by @katelliswrites.bsky.social is so much fun, and so gross, and so creepy and so fungrosscreepy! Highly recommended! Great pacing and set pieces. Ellis has a very deft hand with action sequences and body horror descriptions. Love a rock band road trip gone wrong. Read it. 🖤🦷

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Books Books Books @libraryfhs.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

#TheDevouringLight by @katelliswrites.bsky.social is a creepy mystery perfect for dark nights and cosy chairs. Urban Legends✔️ Missing YouTuber ✔️ Abandoned House✔️ Music Superstars✔️ Sabotage✔️ Paranoia✔️ ...and a growing body count✔️✔️✔️ Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social

A secluded Victorian house with a turret is surrounded by trees, water and fog. It is night, the fog and water are in sickly green and yellow hues. The title is scratched onto the surface, the letters hanging in the branches of a dead tree. At the bottom, the author's name is in green/yellow as is the the tag line at the top

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Kat Ellis @katelliswrites.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Hmm, let’s see… Try to write stories you’d be excited to read. I think if you’re feeling that excitement while you write, it carries through onto the page. #ukteenchat

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Kat Ellis @katelliswrites.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

I have something top secret that I’m not allowed to talk about, but I’m also working on another horror that explores the idea that we’re never truly alone… even when we want to be 😱 #ukteenchat

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Kat Ellis @katelliswrites.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

No rituals (other than requiring tea on tap!) but I have a dedicated writing room, and I love my space so much. I’ve written 3 books here so far, and hopefully there’ll be many more to come. #ukteenchat

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Kat Ellis @katelliswrites.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Plotter, for sure, though my outlines are always kind of loose and subject to change. I feel like that way of working allows me room to explore as I write, and keeps my excitement for the story as I’m telling it while avoiding tripping up because I haven’t planned ahead. #ukteenchat

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Kat Ellis @katelliswrites.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

I love the haunted house trope, naturally 😇 I’m also a big fan of the descent into madness trope, body horror, and stories focused on badass final girls. #ukteenchat

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Kat Ellis @katelliswrites.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

My stories always begin with setting. I pull a lot of the horror from the characters’ surroundings, so creating a layered creepy setting is a great jumping-off point for me. #ukteenchat

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Kat Ellis @katelliswrites.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

I loved writing about musicians (I was an enthusiastic but highly untalented rock guitarist as a teen) but I can’t listen to music while I write - I find it too distracting. #ukteenchat

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Kat Ellis @katelliswrites.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

I did A LOT of research into leeches. In fact, I was a guest on the Delete My Browser History podcast talking about my leech research - you can check that out here if you’d like. youtu.be/49DOJfbrwv4 #ukteenchat

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Emma Finlayson-Palmer @finlaysonpalmer.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

I've read all your books and can safely say this one creeped me out the most, though Harrow Lake especially got under my skin 😱 #ukteenchat

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Kat Ellis @katelliswrites.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

My childhood fear of leeches and quicksand (inspired by 80s movies like Krull) definitely played a part! And I’m a huge fan of haunted houses — I’ve visited a few on ghost-hunting adventures — so it was really time for me to write a novel that plays with that trope. #ukteenchat

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Kat Ellis @katelliswrites.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

The Devouring Light is a YA horror about a group of rival musicians whose tour bus crashes on the way to a rock festival. Stranded in a deadly swamp, they take shelter in a creepy, abandoned house… but the house seems to have been expecting them, and now it won’t let them leave. #ukteenchat

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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · 01/11/2025

The Holiday season is right around the corner. As always, sometimes it is best to relax before the chaos begins, and there is no better way to unwind with a good book in hand. @janicehallett.bsky.social @katelliswrites.bsky.social 💙📚 #booksky #blacksky

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Tabrizia @cupofteawiththatbookplease.com · 29/10/2025

Looking for that perfect chilling, heart-stopping read for this #Halloween? Then, you are in for a treat! You will want to dive first into these thrilling and mysterious books that will go perfectly with your #HalloweenReading. Read...if you dare US Releases: bit.ly/3LaEx7S 💙📚 #booksky #blacksky ⁠

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

We've gathered the team together to recommend you their favourite spooky reads for the Halloween season, whether you're looking for a trick or a treat! Read more: tinyurl.com/8t5htn4m

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Firefly Press @fireflypress.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

⭐️Kindle Deal Alert⭐️ Joining #Grimstink in the #UKKindleDeals this month: #Wilde by Eloise Williams #TheDollTwin by Janine Beacham and #BlackfinSky @katelliswrites.bsky.social Perfect for Halloween. Deal runs until the end of the month. Don’t miss it! www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=firefly+...

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Marisa Noelle @marisanoelle.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Just got up the bit about the moving leg bone 😱 thanks for the nightmares @katelliswrites.bsky.social 🤣

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clairedrinkstea.bsky.social @clairedrinkstea.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

The Devouring Light by Kat Ellis. It’s here! It’s here! I’m so excited for a new @katelliswrites.bsky.social! Please excuse me whilst I devour (sorry, not sorry) this book.

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Thank you to everyone who has signed our petition, 6,000+! Authors deserve to have a livelihood and compensation from their work, if you haven't signed do so now 👇

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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems. As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting. But what can authors do? Read here: societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...

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Boxermommyreads @boxermommyreads.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Today at Booker T's Farm I'm featuring a book from @katelliswrites.bsky.social which I can't wait for. Stop by and see if you want to Feed Your TBR with it as well! bookertsfarm.blogspot.com/2025/03/feed...

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Epic Reads @epicreads.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

📚The Devouring Light by @katelliswrites.bsky.social 📚Mercy by Patricia Ward

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Melinda Salisbury @melindasalisbury.com · 24/02/2025

For those who use Kindle to read eBooks, the 2023 YA horror anthology I was part of is on sale for £1.09 today! It features my story Saint Clover, a spooky ode to hunger and chain letters! www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0BY...

A photo of a stack of books, surrounded by Catholic paraphernalia. On the far left is a glow-in-the-dark statuette of Mary, beside it is a lit votive candle dedicated to Our Lady of Health. A prayer card is in front. On the right is another statuette of Mary with a halo, behind her is a bottle of Holy Water from St Winifride's well, and a lit votive candle to Our Lady of Lourdes. A crucifix with wooden beads hangs from one of the books, places upright and cover out. The cover features the title A Taste of Darkness in silver writing, the author's names listed above it, a hooded figure in the woods in the background. The whole scene is surrounded by blousy pink roses, an allusion to my story, as is the Catholic paraphernalia.

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Kat Ellis @katelliswrites.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Wholesome cat content, aka the view from my desk most days.

Black cat and tuxedo cat on a piano and piano stool, respectively

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Tatum Flynn @tatumflynn.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

finally, an actual new sketch! absolutely loved Blue Eye Samurai. ink pen & copics + a little digital tweaking #mizu #blueeyesamurai #myart #inkdrawing

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Mar Romasco-Moore @marromasco.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I've got a few physical advanced reader copies of my upcoming queer YA horror DEADSTREAM. Repost this for a chance to win one!

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Kat Ellis @katelliswrites.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Cover reveal time! THE DEVOURING LIGHT is coming from @epicreads.bsky.social October 7. Add to GR: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

Cover is a murky swamp scene with a Manor House and one lit window, with the title woven between creepy tree branches.

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Tatum Flynn @tatumflynn.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

posting moar old stuff, but hey why not, i still like some of it. #myart #inkdrawing

an ink drawing of Miles Morales, head raised slightly defiantly, on a yellow background, text BLM above his head

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Kat Ellis @katelliswrites.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I have a bunch of fun stuff coming up in next week’s newsletter (goes out Feb 7) - a cover reveal! A giveaway! A Valentine’s horror story! Sign up here so you don’t miss it: katelliswrites.us17.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

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