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Shane D. Keene

@mothfrenzy.bsky.social
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Elgin and Dwarf Stars nominated poet, musician, rock and roll maniac, podcaster, filterless pisser-offer. Producer and host of the Ink Heist podcast with co-host Rich Duncan. Coauthor of THE BALLAD OF MASON GOREY with Stephanie Ellis. #PUNX4EVER

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Rich Duncan Jr. @horrorbookshelf.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Today I have a new review up on @genrebuzzword.bsky.social for Rebecca Barrow's DOE! Told in verse poetry, this is perfect for fans looking for a unique take on Folk Horror. Out now through Nancy Paulsen Books! www.genrebuzzword.com/reviews-and-...
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Rich’s Take: Doe by Rebecca Barrow — genre buzzword
A review of Rebecca Barrow’s Doe, a story of that finds West Eaton High School cheer captain Maris Larsen turning to an ancient creature for help in securing her victory against her rival Genevieve ...
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Shane D. Keene @mothfrenzy.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Death and Jesus walk into a bar Bartender says “What’ll you have?” Jesus says, “Your soul” Death says, “I’ll take what He’s having”
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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
This is, I believe, a unique format for a slasher horror, co-authored with @mothfrenzy.bsky.social . And absolutely perfect for #NationalPoetryMonth. Sleepy Hollow v Friday 13th mybook.to/MasonGorey #booksky #poetry #FridayReads
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Mason Gorey: A Haunting Catskill Elegy
Mason Gorey: A Haunting Catskill Elegy - Kindle edition by Keene, Shane, Ellis, Stephanie. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Mason Gorey: A Haunting Catskill Elegy.
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Jeremy C. Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Amazing.
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david james keaton @spiderfrog.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
"Dear Diary, my middle-aged angst has a body count. Coupland was a boomer—this is the sci-fi crime novel for Generation X." -Nick Mamatas, author of Kalivas! Or, Another Tempest and I Am Providence
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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Crimson blooms against black, kaleidoscope nightmare baring its teeth biting into the beat of my heart which slows and stills and stops #HorrorWritersChat
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Shane D. Keene @mothfrenzy.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
This is a seriously fucking great read. I read it in a sitting and it lives rent free in my head now.
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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Release Day Blues There IS a paperback of Rat-She but scheduled date has gone a bit awry at KDP, currently sorting it out with them now. Don't normally schedule pbs and now I remember why 😅
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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Yay, I've seen the seen the cover for my new gothic horror, A Fragile Thing. Created by @shroddey.bsky.social and @watertowerhill.bsky.social it is truly beautiful. I might share it with you soon, or make you wait a bit, who knows ... 😅 Out March 17th. #booksky #horrorwriting #gothic #horror
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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Some lovely words from @mothfrenzy.bsky.social for Rat-She. Gave me an excuse to start playing with graphics. And, as always, no AI involved in any of this. Book cover by me. mybook.to/Rat-She
Promo graphic showing book, Rat-She on left against an apocalyptic background. On the right is this blurb:
RAT-SHE is a paranoid tale of survival and metamorphosis in a post-apocalyptic, Boschian landscape--a world made unrecognizable by atrocity and a species forever altered in wondrous and horrific fashion. Stephanie Ellis has a knack for making the most ruthless of scenarios read like unfolding folklore, and RAT-SHE is a fine demonstration of that. This tale mesmerized me and creeped me the hell out in equal measure.

Shane D. Keene, Elgin and Dwarf Stars nominated poet
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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
@mothfrenzy.bsky.social's back with a review of FEAR OF CLOWNS! Out by @kkfilms.bsky.social, it's edited by @kennethwcain.bsky.social and has works by @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, @claymcleod.bsky.social, @jonathanjanz.bsky.social, & more! #booksky #amreading www.horrordna.com/books/fear-o...
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Fear of Clowns: A Horror Anthology
This second anthology of horror stories from Editor Kenneth W. Cain and Kangas Kahn Publishing continues the tradition they began in October Screams o
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Kangas Kahn @kkfilms.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Stellar review from @mothfrenzy.bsky.social for @horrordna.bsky.social about Fear of Clowns! Lot of authors highlighted, @haileypiperfights.bsky.social @rachelharrison.bsky.social @adamcesare.bsky.social and more! www.horrordna.com/books/fear-o...
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Fear of Clowns: A Horror Anthology
This second anthology of horror stories from Editor Kenneth W. Cain and Kangas Kahn Publishing continues the tradition they began in October Screams o
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Rich Duncan Jr. @horrorbookshelf.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
For Day 34 of Sludgemas, @mothfrenzy.bsky.social brings a rec to the table that is the perfect embodiment of the spirit of the season. TELEKINETIC YETI - "ABOMINABLE"
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Rich Duncan Jr. @horrorbookshelf.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
@mothfrenzy.bsky.social brings a cinematic and heavy record to the table for Sludgemas Day 38! CULT OF LUNA & JULIE CHRISTMAS - "MARINER"
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Rich Duncan Jr. @horrorbookshelf.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
And for the FINAL selection for Sludgemas 2025, we have this record from @mothfrenzy.bsky.social! He says, "These guys play the kind of groovy, sludge-punk I ADORE. SoCo metal at it's best." Thanks for following us, see you next year 😉 16 - "DROP OUT"
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Rich Duncan Jr. @horrorbookshelf.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
@mothfrenzy.bsky.social brings more punishing, sludgy goodness to Sludgemas Day 31 this evening! BISMUTH - "THE SLOW DYING OF THE GREAT BARRIER REEF"
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Rich Duncan Jr. @horrorbookshelf.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
@mothfrenzy.bsky.social brings another classic record to the table for Day 32 of Sludgemas. A great concept record not to be missed! THE OCEAN - "PELAGIAL"
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Rich Duncan Jr. @horrorbookshelf.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
@mothfrenzy.bsky.social brings blistering metal to Day 33 of Sludgemas with this soundtrack of doom. INTER ARMA - "SULPHUR ENGLISH"
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Dana @thatdana.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Every time bookmail shows up at the house, my son says, "Mom, you got some more Stephen Graham Jones." I like it. And approximately half the time, he's right 😂 #Booksky @sgj.bsky.social
States of Grace by Stephen Graham Jones
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JeffWritesWyrd - J.J.O. Cilione 👹 @jjocilione.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Art by yserebryakov
Death under a cape with multiple skeletons making up its body
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Rich Duncan Jr. @horrorbookshelf.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Sludgemas Day 28 continues with another spot on rec from @mothfrenzy.bsky.social ! GRIEF - "COME TO GRIEF"
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Rich Duncan Jr. @horrorbookshelf.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
@mothfrenzy.bsky.social brings more pummeling heaviness to his Sludgemas Day 29 pick! YOB - "THE GREAT CESSATION"
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Rich Duncan Jr. @horrorbookshelf.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Day 27 of Sludgemas brings the start of *two* spotlights per day, one from me and one from @mothfrenzy.bsky.social ! My choice for today is.... AGRICULTURE - "THE SPIRITUAL SOUND"
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Rich Duncan Jr. @horrorbookshelf.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Sludgemas Day 27 continues with @mothfrenzy.bsky.social 's stellar choice, which I didn't know counted J Mascis as a member 🤯 WITCH - "SELF-TITLED"
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Shane D. Keene @mothfrenzy.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
This is wonderful. Go in thinking, "kindly, well spoken British librarian," walk out going, "what just happened to me?" Love this, Steph. @horrorbookshelf.bsky.social
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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
A short post for Twiggy Voo? here stephanieellis.org/2025/12/08/t... And if you're curious about the cast of characters, there's a gallery of most of them!
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Twiggy Voo? A Christmas Cosy Murder Mystery
That’s right! I’ve broken out of the dark fiction corner and written something different – very different! So may I present to you, Twiggy Voo? Available here (it is also availabl…
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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Doing proper writerly things - for once! Latest newsletter up here. open.substack.com/pub/stephani...
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December Musings
The latest newsletter from writer Stephanie Ellis
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Shane D. Keene @mothfrenzy.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
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The Ink Heist Podcast - with John F.D. Taff and Doug Murano.
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Shane D. Keene @mothfrenzy.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
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The King of Pain, John F.D. Taff @jfdt.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Thanks, brother, we had a blast!
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Shane D. Keene @mothfrenzy.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
What is this "End Times," you ask? Tune in to our podcast with @jfdt.bsky.social and Doug Murano of @badhandbooks.bsky.social (link in comments) to find out about that, John's new book ALL THE STARS DIE, and a whole lot more. This is a fantastic episode.
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Beverly Bambury @beverlybambury.com · 04/12/2025
I only have 20 min on this, but it is already nice. Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) on the left & Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) on the right. Big star @ top is Alnitak, the left star in Orion's belt. For the interested: ASI585MC-AIR, #SVBony 80mm ED doublet refractor, HEQ5 mount, SV220 7nm #astrophotography
a bright leaf-shaped, flame-shaped nebula with a dark core. Then a red nebula with a shadowy bit of space gas that is shaped like a horse's head. There is a very bright star at the top and one near the centre. The one near the centre is also a nebula.
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Rich Duncan Jr. @horrorbookshelf.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Yesterday I posted our latest Ink Heist episode with John F.D. Taff and Doug Murano, but don't sleep on this one-on-one convo @mothfrenzy.bsky.social had with @michaelwehunt.bsky.social either! open.spotify.com/episode/73Xp...
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The Ink Heist Podcast - Featuring Michael Wehunt
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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Hey, here’s another book I liked. You might like it too. #BookSky #MondayRecs
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The King of Pain, John F.D. Taff @jfdt.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Ahh, you old flatterer, you.
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Shane D. Keene @mothfrenzy.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
This conversation we had with Doug Murano of @badhandbooks.bsky.social and @jfdt.bsky.social , author of the forthcoming novella collection All the Stars Die, is the stuff of dreams for readers, writers, and podcasters. Free knowledge from two of the best in their field.
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The Ink Heist Podcast - with John F.D. Taff and Doug Murano. by Ink Heist - A Podcast for Readers of Dark Fiction
This conversation we had with Doug Murano of Bad Hand Books and John F. D. Taff, author of the forthcoming novella collection All the Stars Die is the stuff of dreams for readers, writers, and podcast...
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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
This is not a debate or anything like it. It is demonstrably a thing that's happening so fight for trans rights, which are human rights, or you're complicit in the campaign of erasure.
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funnyfrogget.bsky.social @funnyfrogget.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
We should have stopped to watch the sunset, smell the flowers & take in the sea breeze. Now the sky has an atomic color, it's raining ashes & all the flowers have wilted. & I don't know if we are trapped in the Upside Down or an actual bomb has been dropped & I can't say what's worth. #FromOneLine
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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
This whole thread 🤡🤑😵‍💫🤬
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The King of Pain, John F.D. Taff @jfdt.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
And the reviews begin...
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N. K. Jemisin @nkjemisin.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
😂
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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Thank you for tonight's admittance! Recent folk horror release Harrowfield is available to read on KU (but won't be forever!) & can be bought here mybook.to/Harrowfield Harrowfield has secrets & a Terrible Truth but whether it's what people want to hear is another thing. #HorrorWritersChat
Full wrap of Harrowfield novel in shades of green. Very dark lower half, with a greenish sky. The front cover has a solitary tree standing over two small monoliths. The back cover has a larger monolith in the foreground and 2 birds flying above.
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Alma Katsu (pre-order INCARNATE now! Coming Sept 22 in US) @almakatsu.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
ICYMI: I'm on Booklights talking family secrets open.spotify.com/episode/30ly...
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Fiendish Family Secrets with NYT bestselling author Alma Katsu on Book Lights
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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
This is wonderful, read and share!
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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
October is the month to read folk horror of the quiet kind. Harrowfield isn't just available to purchase via mybook.to/Harrowfield, it's also on Kindle Unlimited. And if you've read it, I'd love it if you leave a review. ❤ www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
Book cover of folk horror novel Harrowfield. Cover shows a tree sheltering 2 standing stones.
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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
This comes extraordinarily close to Death of a Clown as one of my favourites by @catherinemccarthy.bsky.social. Beautiful writing that pulls at your heartstrings.
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Shane D. Keene @mothfrenzy.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Kiss me. I taste like chaos and applewood smoke.
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Alma Katsu (pre-order INCARNATE now! Coming Sept 22 in US) @almakatsu.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
So many FIENDs (and TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS by @haileypiperfights.bsky.social) Thank you @sadiehartmann.bsky.social for sharing--an author's dream come true
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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
1/2 Thank you, everyone, for the support yesterday with the release of Harrowfield. As an indie writer it is appreciated. ❤ My quiet folk horror builds around rural traditions, too many of which are lost today. It's an aspect I prefer to champion in my writing, the events driven by the rural
Full print wrap of Harrowfield. Cover shows tree shadowing two standing stones. Back shows a larger monolith with 2 ravens flying above it.

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Harrowfield is a tiny village in the Marches, that wild strip of borderland between England and Wales. On the edge of this village lies another field, the Harrow Field, the one from which the settlement takes its name. At its entrance stands the Mother Stone, guarding her Children, the two smaller monoliths at the top of the field. This is the ancient site of the Harrowing.

When Derwenna Parry’s brother goes missing whilst surveying farmland, she and his daughters head to the village to track him down. Midsummer approaches and, even though they find him unharmed, they become caught up in strange events which lead them to the Harrowing. An ancient act of penance … or sacrificial revenge?
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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.com · 02/10/2025
Day 2, #hARToween25 Necronomicon 😈🎨🦇
A watercolor illustration of The Necronomicon from Evil Dead
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