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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

So below this post there's the direct link to my tale, "Nosferat Summer," from Fun in the Dark 3. It's available to read online till the end of the year. #FreeFiction Or you can buy paperbacks and ebooks of the whole anthology to keepy forever. #horrorstory #booksky

Cover art and title for Fun in the Dark 3: Small Town Weirdness, depicting a red British telephone box festooned with glowing crosses to ward off vampires.

Rear cover matter, promoting the anthology Fun in the Dark 3: Small Town Weirdness

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

So I've a tale in here. It's out today. Here's Alex, in the video link below, explaining the different formats, how you might get a copy, or how to read for free if that's your thing. #SpookySeason #HorrorFam #BookSky

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

And after the Jake Arnott, I caught up with where I was with this, seeing as #Apple TV have glued together this book with the previous one in their latest #SlowHorses run. Have they cut out the dodgy royal (now perhaps former royal) stuff from the show? I dare say they have. #BookSky

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Started #SpookySeason early with Jake Arnott's first foray into #horror fiction, Netherwood. Available from Titan Books. #BookSky

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

What to say about this one. It's beautifully written, & I suppose it shows the way a certain kind of man thinks about women and sex. But really? Isn't it just another older writer producing a slight volume about sleeping with inappropriately young girls who naturally fall in love with them? #BookSky

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Finished Bad Things Happen here, the latest Flame Tree Press release from Mark Morris. Very enjoyable supernatural romp. Fans of Danny Robins's Uncanny podcast will enjoy the echoes with a student halls of residence haunting. #HorrorFam #Horror #AmReasing #BookSky

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

This is the first page of "The Music Box", a tale of love, loss, and Laurel and Hardy. It's the final piece in my new collection, Ghost Stories and Other Strange Tales. Did I mention it's cheap?Links below. #Ghosts #Grief #Laurel&Hardy #Bargain #BookSky

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

This is the first page of "Buried Beneath", the oldest - so go easy on it - and penultimate tale in my new collection Ghost Stories and Other Strange Tales. Links below #GhostStories #HorrorCollections #ScaryDogs #WeirdTales #BookSky

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

This is the first page of "The Apartment of Bryony Hartwood", the tenth tale in my new collection Ghost Stories and Other Strange Tales. Links below #GhostStories #Horror #Collections #NewBook #WeirdTales #BookSky

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

This is the first page of "Encounter on a Train", the ninth tale in my new collection Ghost Stories and Other Strange Tales. Links below #GhostStories #Horror #Collections #NewBook #HorrorFam

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Here's the first page of "The Hounds of Winter", the eighth tale in my collection Ghost Stories and Other Strange Tales. Buy it and see why no one on TikToc dare mention it. (Links below.) #BookSky #GhostStories #Dogs #DogGhosts

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Here's the first page of the title story, "Ghost Stories," the seventh tale in my collection Ghost Stories and Other Strange Tales. Some links below! #ShamelessPlug #FeedAHungryAuthor #Horror #Ghosts #BookSky

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Here's the first page of "Ghost Town, Americana," the sixth tale in my collection Ghost Stories and Other Strange Tales. Hey, you can get a copy by clicking on one of the links below! #ShamelessPlug #BookSky #FIFAworldLiteraturePrize

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Here's the opening page of the fifth story - "As Sharp as Any Thorn" - in my collection Ghost Stories and Other Strange Tales. (Links below.) #SpookyTales #HorrorStories #HorrorFamily #BookSky

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Here's the opening page of the fourth story - "This Land of Shadow" - in my collection Ghost Stories and Other Strange Tales. (Links below.) #SpookyTales #HorrorStories #HorrorFamily #BookSky

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

This is the first page of the third tale, "The Ghosts of York," in my collection Ghost Stories and Other Strange Tales. It annoyed quite a few folk when it was first published in the US. Maybe it will annoy you. (Links below.) #GhostStories #SpookyTales #CityOfYork #BookSky #HorrorCommunity

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

This is the first page of the second tale, "A Knowing Noah," in my new collection Ghost Stories and Other Strange Tales. (Links below.) #HorrorStories #BookSky #HorrorCommunity #ShortStories

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

This is the first page of "The Tollhouse: an Introduction to Ghosts", the first tale - and a true tale - in my collection Ghost Stories and Other Strange Tales. Links below #GhostStories #Horror #Collections #NewBook #HorrorFam

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Another #shamelessplug. A reminder that as well as the ebook, there's a #paperback edition of my new collection, Ghost Stories and Other Strange Tales. #booksky #horror #fiction

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

It's new, it's pretty cheap. You could always buy it and see why you should have shelled out the extra cash for Stephen King's latest collection. #GhostStories #PerfectForHalloweenInMay. #booksky www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GZBSSM6...

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

It's #shamelessplug time, folks! Delight yourself this bank holiday weekend and feel free to grab a copy of my new #book of #spooky #ShortStories, Ghost Stories and Other Strange Tales. There's some old and some new, and it kicks off with a true story. (Links below.)

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

He could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and not lose a single vote. He said so himself. That's because he believed he could bring them back from the dead. #DonaldJforJesusChristTrump #Trump #Jesus

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Bugger. The 20-odd-year-old microwave I inherited from my mum and dad has perished. Been a brilliant bit of kit, and has outlived many other microwaves. Sadly, when we use it now, it lights up and hisses and crackles like a Delorian jumping back in time.

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Very sad news. You can listen to some of his short stories here, free of charge. #horrorcommunity #horror #horrorwriters open.spotify.com/show/4JHLzUp...

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Saddened to hear of the passing of the fine writer Thomas Tessier. His work is well worth your time. Listen to some of his short stories here, free of charge. #horrorcommunity #horror #horrorwriters open.spotify.com/show/4JHLzUp...

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Would have been James Herbert's 83rd.birthday today. One of the most influential and (badly) imitated horror writers of the last quarter of the 20th century. #horror #horrorfam #horrorcommunity

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Interesting fact: the last time the US launched a new crewed vehicle on a trip around the moon they had their most corrupt president in history. Guess what...

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Proofing time. Or "Oh, god, that sentence makes no sense" time... Still, if I'm to even come close to winning a FIFA prize for literature, it has to be done... #amwriting #amproofing #ghoststories #goodgrief #creativetyping #horrorfamily #booksky

Cover image of a paperback book, showing a hand holding a lot candle, surrounded by ghosts

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Of course, a smart professional type person with a dog book to their name would have mentioned this during #Crufts and not days afterwards. #WalkingHoratio #AvailableNow (Links below)

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Ooh, look. Popped in the library before getting a cuppa, and one of my old efforts was there. Odd to see something ten years in the past suddenly thrown at you in the present. #books #booksky

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Shot through a reread of Valley of Lights by Stephen Gallagher this weekend, a rocket of a book, and used my Spotify audiobook hours on Paul Mcauley's latest, Loss Protocol. Think next is gonna be Rose by Martin Cruz Smith, alongside Night be Elie Wiesel.

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

I'm reading this, much to my surprise. It's remarkably human for a politics memoir. Recommended.

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

And it's #ShamelessPlug time. My short science fiction story "The Worldwide Wood" is published in the latest issue of Jupiter's Eye. (Link in next post.) My complimentary copy is pictured below. A big thank you to Tyree Campbell for including it. #JupitersEye #SF #SFMagazines #ShortStory #Writing

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

He seems to have forgotten to delete this from his Twitter feed.

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Today's haul from the free book swap telephone/defibrillator box. I dropped off a Philip Pullman and a Robert Rankin. I opted to leave David Cameron's biography where it was, warping with condensation and the cold, in the phone box.

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Picked up at the local free books telephone box library on my Sunday morning walk. Nice. #BookSky

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