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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Last day of the the sale on "What Festers Within" as a Kindle download. 1920s noir cosmic horror for just 99c/99p! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B4V5TXNH

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Promo alert! 1920s noir cosmic horror novel "What Festers Within" is currently available on Kindle for 99 cents/99 pence until 22nd September. And free on Kindle Unlimited! #horror #HPLovecraft #cosmichorror www.amazon.com/dp/B0B4V5TXNH

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What Festers Within (The Glennison Darkisle Cases Book 3)

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Nice crisp autumn drive to work so I stuck The Sensual World by #KateBush on in the car. Always struck me as a very autumnal album

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

1. Kate Bush 2. Elbow 3. Pink Floyd 4. Girlschool 5. Foo Fighters 6. Suzanne Vega 7. Klaxons 8. Lana Del Ray 9. Eric Clapton 10. Joe Jackson

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Eldritch Girl Podcast @eldritchgirlpod.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

As I have some new followers, here's what I do. I narrate my horror & dark fantasy novels on the podcast, and have loads of interviews with creative guests sharing their work & influences. This season = films I've watched for #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days challenge + guests & their horror movies!

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Went to a free concert in the grounds of the chateau across the road from our place in France. There was a little pop up bar there. A glass of wine was half the price of a soft drink. God I love this country.

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Jan @janstreit.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Ukrainian artist, Ekaterina Lemesheva

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 08/07/2026

Piracy Discourse is happening again so I'll just say, no questions asked, if you've read my work for free anywhere & enjoyed it, or you just like what I do, here's my Ko-Fi >> you can tip me, or sign up & get free eBooks every time I indie pub. ko-fi.com/cmrosens

Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

This week has allowed me to do my hot weather thing of blasting "A Sky of Honey" by #katebush on my car CD while driving to/from work. God it's hot! But this is North East England so it will be "Cloudbusting" weather before too long, I'm sure. Then before you know it, "50 Words For Snow" time.

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

For one week only, "Bogganmor" is available for 99c/99p on Amazon. A multi-layered cosmic horror noir with a big finish! Find out more at: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DVRYB9VR

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Bogganmor (The Glennison Darkisle Cases Book 5)

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Looking at the menu for our local pizzeria in France, I reckon I could make up a convincing World Cup team from what's on offer. I give you: Mario Anchois, Davida Jardiniere, Coyote Pescara and, of course, towering centre forward Roberto Kebab.

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Starting to question the wisdom of a Northener buying a house in the South of France. I may die. And there are still books in the Darkisle series to write!

A shot of a French weather site showing the temperature in Carcassonne to be 36 C.

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Revisiting the setting for my last novel. A lovely evening in #collioure. No sign of eldritch beings at the moment.

The French town of Collioure, viewed from across the bay. A jetty in the foreground runs out to a landing with a moored boat. Beyond, across a stretch of water, is the Chateau Royal on the left. Ahead is the main part of town. To the right is the mellowed of a church, once a lighthouse. The last pink hints of a sunset can be seen beyond it. Many lights are on, illuminating the chateau and making the town sparkle.

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I saw this exhibition ar Alnwick once. Easily the funniest thing I have ever seen in a museum. If you're anywhere near Mansfield, you need to see this. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...

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Hilarious or a nightmare? Exhibition displays the worst album covers ever

Museum hosts the collection of Steve Goldman, who buys records based on the sheer awfulness of the sleeve

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

If you've not read any Terry Pratchett... then stop messing around and get on with it!

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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

It's not just that he was such a great writer or the modern day equivalent of Dickens and Swift. He was very funny and probably inspired more writers than any other modern writer in England. I laughed so hard on the London metro once, people asked what I was reading. Plus genuinely a nice guy.

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I Am Begging You to Read Terry Pratchett — The Atlantic

One of England’s funniest writers is in danger of being lost to history.

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

My latest #cyanotype effort. I name it "Quite Grassy".

A cyanotype. White imprints of grass heads are shown against a blue background.

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Kelli Dianne Rule @kdiannerule.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Yesssss...oh, was this an honor and a pleasure. Please click & read this curation of unforgettable new short fiction. Hope to do this every month on a loose theme so please, writers and editors, share your work so I can read and include! Thanks @turnandwork.com !

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

New Collioure Coincidence order from my shop ready to despatch. The wonderful artwork of Ellen Lucy. ko-fi.com/markndrake

An ink drawing and a bookmark, both showing legalise de Notre Dame-des-Anges in Collioure.

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Evening walk around the village with daughter's dog and it suddenly stuck me that I really like where I live.

A small, uneven country lane winds down a hill, flanked by hedgerows and verges vibrant with wildflowers. Golden evening sunshine is filtering through the spreading canopy of a large tree.

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I'll state now that there will be ZERO 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' fans able to hear of Spacex's proposed billionaire spaceship to Mars without thinking of the Golgafrincham Ark Fleet, Ship B. #HHGTTG

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I would like to think that part of our pub quiz team's triumph tonight was down to me knowing who played Sergeant Howie in 'The Wicker Man' #horror

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

A very nice review of 'The Collioure Coincidence' on Goodreads! #booksky #horror

A review that reads: Private investigator Jack Glennison investigates some enigmatic artwork and an eerie stone circle in what may be the strongest entry so far in what is a very strong series of Lovecraftian horror/mystery adventures. Drake’s ability to weave an intriguing plot involving well-drawn, interesting, and convincing characters, both major and minor, is very much in evidence here, as it is in all his work. But what distinguishes this particular entry more than anything else is the author’s ability to conjure a very strong sense of place, particularly in regard to the secretive French town of Collioure and the aforementioned, mysterious stone circle on Darkisle.

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

I finally got the multiple exposure time thing to work to give an impression of depth. Exposure time of 4 mins for the central sprig, with the other 2 sprigs removed on the 3 min 30 second mark. Quite pleased! #cyanotype

A cyanotype showing 3 sprigs of leaves. The central one is stark white, the two flanking it a more ghostly pale blue. All against a rich dark blue background.

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 30/04/2026

#IndieApril hasn't ended yet! Check out these books, and grab one of my box set deals - all my indie stuff for £15 (more than 50% off) or an eBook+audiobook set for £8.99. Links in my pinned 👇👀

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LithiumChaser @lithiumchaser.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Patrick Stewart, Helen Mirren, and Liam Neeson on the set of Excalibur by John Boorman (1981)

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Candace Nola @candacenola.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Find out why I love indie horror! open.substack.com/pub/candacen...

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Why I Write & Support Indie Horror

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Free map of my fictional island of Darkisle is now available from my Ko-Fi shop. ko-fi.com/s/7b6e0066a8

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Map of Darkisle - Mark N Drake's Ko-fi Shop

A monochrome map of the island of Darkisle

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Another nice review of 'The Collioure Coincidence'! I love that people appreciate the Lovecraft-noir vibe! www.thefaeriereview.com/2026/03/revi...

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Review: The Collioure Coincidence – The Faerie Review

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

My cyanotypes always come out better at the house in France! Must be that Mediterranean sun. #cyanotypes

Ten cyanotype prints of leaves and grasses, all nice crisp white images against deep blue.

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

The library at our French house is coming along. But I think I'll need and extra 'B' shelf... #booksky #ianbanks #iainmbanks

A bookcase shelf dedicated to paperbacks by the peerless Iain (M) Banks, who was taken from us much too soon

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Added a fun bit of Darkisle background material to my Ko-Fi shop. A 1920s-style gun club newsletter that discusses some of the guns featured in the Darkisle novels. Only a quid. ko-fi.com/C0C71N49XP/s...

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Visit Mark N Drake's Shop!

I've opened a shop. Come take a look!

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 03/04/2026

More short fiction for free! The Occult & Supernatural Horror giveaway has begun on BookFunnel: newsletter magnets free to download via this link! books.bookfunnel.com/horror_and_s... Listen free w/ ads on my podcast @eldritchgirlpod.bsky.social #FreeEBooks #FreeBooks #HorrorBooks #Horror 📣📚💙😱📚🩸

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

A reminder that my short horror story 'No Crime in That' is available for FREE as a PDF/EPUB download. Yes, I'll ask you for an email address but the story is worth it and my newsletters are fun, honest! And you can unsubscribe at the press of a button. #booksky #horror dl.bookfunnel.com/kn2xszai89

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Get your FREE copy of No Crime in That

It was an ordinary evening in a mundane farming village in Seventeenth Century England... but the arrival of strangers soon brings with it fear, accusation... and a dreadful conclusion. No Crime in Th...

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

'These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales' is a top ten British and Irish history bestseller at Waterstones. 20% off the cover price there and at Amazon. Also available at many independent bookshops.

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

🕯️🥀 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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Indie Horror Chapter @indiehorrorchapter.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

👻 HAPPY RELEASE DAY 👻 Something Here is Very Wrong by J. Boote has hit the world 😱 Joe will always treat women the way his father treated his mother. His concepts warped, his wife is his instrument. But familiarity breeds contempt: he needs more, he will take more. 🩸📚😱📚💙📢📚

Book cover of Something Here is Very Wrong by J Boote. A standing decapitated figure holds a head in its hand.

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Horror-Reads @horrorreads.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Here are three indie horror books that will show you no mercy and help solidify why indie horror is full of bangers! Featuring @loogenhausen.bsky.social James Yates, and @mark-n-drake.bsky.social youtu.be/9gYX8wpAgug?si…

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

My new Darkisle novel 'The Collioure Coincidence' was published today! Available on Kindle and as a paperback and FREE on Kindle Unlimited. Do please check it out, I think you'll like it! #horror #booksky www.amazon.com/dp/B0GS4DFVJD

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The Collioure Coincidence (The Glennison Darkisle Cases Book 6)

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Indie Horror Chapter @indiehorrorchapter.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

👻 HAPPY RELEASE DAY 👻 The Collioure Coincidence by @mark-n-drake.bsky.social has hit the world 😱 The 6th book of the Glennison Darkisle Series sees Jack sink ever-deeper into a world of paranoia, magic and ancient, terrifying gods. All roads lead to Darkisle 🖤 🩸📚😱📚💙📢📚

Book cover of The Collioure Coincidence by Mark N Drake. An isolated church with a tower;the landscape a sinister brown hue. The tag line reads: A missing painting. A missing megalith. A town touched by madness. A mountain haunted by myth. Some connections are best not made…

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Watching a #BBC #TOTP retro thing from 1987 and I wish that a) New Order were still in the charts and b) life was in 4:3 ratio

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Well, much to my surprise 'The Collioure Coincidence' is still charting well while on pre-order. To the extent that Amazon are calling it a 'hot new release', which has never happened to me before!

Amazon's Hot New Releases in Cosmic & Eldritch Horror, including Mark N Drake's "The Collioure Coincidence"

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I'm in that weird limbo between finishing the very last edit of a novel and waiting for publication day. No writing to do, no editing to do... time to take a moment to look around, catch up on the news and... Oh bugger... Ok, back to writing it is.

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 16/03/2026

THIRTEENTH is a New Weird Coming-of-Rage novel for fans of Hailey Piper, Morgan Dante, Ben Aaronovitch, and shows like Grimm. Come and meet the family... they're dying to eat - er, meet you... £1.99 on UK Kindle. #WomenInHorror #WomenInHorrorMonth #BookSky #Horror 🌈📚😱💙 buy.bookfunnel.com/kwqd6x2s9w

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You can't choose your family... but you can eat them

Completely absurd, violent and absolutely wonderful. Perfectly blending eldritch horror with family drama that's both tender and hilarious. The world said, "You shouldn't go around making people feel ...

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

If you're a fan of folk horror, we'll be presenting four new movies on the big screen for the DARKNESS IN THE FIELDS FILM FESTIVAL this Saturday here in Derby! www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/ditf2... #folkhorror #festival #festivals #filmfest #filmfestival #Derby #Derbyshire #movies #cinema

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Mark N Drake @mark-n-drake.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

So, yesterday: 1) I saw my first swallow of spring and 2) 'The Collioure Coincidence' peaked at #8 in Cosmic & Eldritch horror on Kindle. As it's still on pre-release I think that's an achievement! Admittedly, flying non-stop to N.E. England from S. Africa trumps it. www.amazon.com/dp/B0GS4DFVJD

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The Collioure Coincidence (The Glennison Darkisle Cases Book 6)

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