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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 Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This year’s El Niño is on course to be the largest in at least *1,000* years. That’s going to drive excess heat into the atmosphere and combined with man-made heating will make 2027 the hottest year ever recorded. #climatecrisis

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‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak

‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"The American age that followed World War II was bound to end eventually. What’s shocking is how suddenly that moment has arrived.”

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The American Age Is Over

A period of global dominance has ended in plain sight.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“This is the latest — and the largest — sign that a New World Order is fast developing, one that doesn’t include the US.”

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Canada And The EU Come Together

The world decouples from America

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Talking Scared Podcast @talkscaredpod.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Hey it's International Dog Day so... 1) spend an extra few minutes playing or walking that little four-legged heartbeat today 2) a note that I wrote a book about the bond between a man and his dog, and the child-stealing monster they fight. People like it, including Stephen King

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

As ever, terrific stuff. And what a treat, to still have Perdido St Station to read for the first time.

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Talking Scared Podcast @talkscaredpod.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

China Miéville makes a rare podcast appearance to discuss his ludicrously epic novel, THE ROUSE It’s a saga of a dark twentieth century, haunted by war, by secrets, by the echoes of empire and yes, by ghosts - if that’s what you wish to call them I’m so proud of this episode All podcast places

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Rachel, the brave lone sane voice from Piddington with @mrjamesob.bsky.social, touching on the idiotic Trumpism of Tim McNally the parish council chairman.

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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Thursday. Gonna be VERY interesting! Mark Carney is going to be directly addressing the EU parliament. Could be a moment of change we’ll later see in the history books. www.wsj.com/world/europe...

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Exclusive | Mark Carney’s Audacious Bid to Make Canada an ‘Associate Member’ of the EU

As trade talks with the U.S. collapse, prime minister pursues a major—and risky—pivot to Europe; an Ottawa book club plays its part.

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 16/09/2026

Dear @mark-carney.bsky.social, we want to bring the relationship with Canada to the highest level possible. I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to being the first associate member of the EU. And create a common prosperity and economic security space.

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Ashley Kuckelman @ashleyvotesblue.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

American troops ANONYMOUSLY sent photographs to CBS News to show the damage Iranian missiles and drones have done to the bases they are living on. The Pentagon is LYING about the war per Hegseth’s orders. He and the rest of Trump’s incompetent administration need to be impeached immediately.

Photos of damage done to American bases in the Middle East by Iranian missiles and drones.

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Frederick Deknatel @freddydeknatel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

If Biden or Obama had started a war that led to attacks like these on American bases—and then covered it up for months—the political backlash would eclipse Benghazi. One service member: "We're not defending these bases. We're just watching them get destroyed." www.cbsnews.com/news/new-pho...

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New photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian missile, drone attacks

The images were sent to CBS News by active service members under condition of anonymity.

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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I mean honestly… i know we keep saying this, but the absolute brimstone the media would be bringing if this were a Democratic Party administration in charge of this… Clearly pays to buy up the news media!

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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Cartoonist: Slyngstad

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Trump - moving on from killing people to killing the planet.

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🚨FINAL DAY!🚨 Snap up 2 Solaris books in @kobobooks.bsky.social UK's "99 for 99p" eBook sale👇️ 🚀👨‍🚀THE CALCULATING STARS @maryrobinettekowal.com - the 1st book in her multi award-winning LADY ASTRONAUT series! 🐑🪓HOME SICK @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social - the horror debut taking readers by storm!

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It's a situational story of abuse, I'd say. Theoretically the girl can say no,but the premise behind the whole muddled male thinking in the book seems to be that unlikely one of very young girl hired out for the loss of her virginity falling in love with a 90-year-old brothel user.Nice prose tho :-(

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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 · 17/07/2026

Aha! I am back. (Spent weeks trying to get the bloody app to accept my password.?

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Please, please, please let this story make the print edition…

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Angry Robot Books @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Gogmagog? Don't listen to us, listen to Mark. (And the ebook is still under a quid in the UK and under a dollar in the US.)

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Sean Eric Fagan @kithrup.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

#HeadsUp: Gogmagog by @jeffnoon.bsky.social and Steve Beard, is on ebook sale for $1. That's on US Kindle & Kobo; it's €0.85 or so on UK/IE Kindle. I got a copy for myself and some for random giveaway.

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Stephen Gallagher @stephengallagher.co.uk · 15/06/2026

One of the reasons I dislike posting Amazon links is that the images get cropped so weirdly. Trust me, the guy has a head

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Mark Patrick Lynch @markpatricklynch.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Gogmagog, one of the most imaginative and uniquely British fantasies I have read in a long time, by Jeff Noon (@jeffnoon) and Steve Beard, is 73p as a Kobo ebook right now, and 74p as a Kindle ebook right now. Links below. You know what to do. #BookSky

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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 · 24/05/2026

It's always good listening to John Connolly (@jconnollybooks.bsky.social) talk books and life in general. Makes me want to be a better human being. Here he is on the Claire Byrne Podcast. #BookSky #CharlieParker open.spotify.com/episode/56Bl...

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Bestselling author John Connolly

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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

UK needs to uncover and forensically dissect the finances of every politician that has received money from Putin. It's ridiculous both how stupid, how many and how CHEAP these bastards are.

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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 · 21/05/2026

Ramsey Campbell here on the Writing Gym podcast, talking through his writing process. Well worth a listen. #writing #RamseyCampbell #BookSky open.spotify.com/episode/1O8A...

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Ramsey Campbell in conversation with Dr Rachel Knightley

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Watch Trump pump up the stocks he had just bought. Any other president would be in prison for this.

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Trump keeps promoting companies after buying their stock

YouTube video by MS NOW

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