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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 6h

Reading, and writing, are holy. I love reading novels because they tell me something. They say: "this is what someone believed enough to dedicate months or years of their life to say." This is just as true for the trashiest pulp as it is for the highest literature.

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Sam Flynn - DWELLER IN DARKNESS Out Now! @samflynnwrites.bsky.social · 7h

From my recent guest post in Chuck Wendig's blog:

Fascists abhor creativity and art because imagination is anarchic. Imagination allows our minds to go anywhere we choose, inhabit anyone’s POV (empathy, another fascist weakness), and dream better worlds. Fascists have no imagination and their jealousy frustrates them to no end.

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A.J. Calvin @ajcalvin.bsky.social · 8h

🚨Book review!🚨 With high stakes, excellent worldbuilding, great characters, and found family, Anamnesis by Lyndsie Clark was a fantastic book (and the sort of dystopian sci-fi that I really enjoy.) My full review: fanfiaddict.com/review-anamn... #booksky #bookreview

Book Review: Anamnesis by Lyndsie Clark
checkmark True Humans vs Mechs vs Savants
checkmark Dystopian & cyberpunk
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Read the full review at fanfiaddict.com

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Sam Flynn - DWELLER IN DARKNESS Out Now! @samflynnwrites.bsky.social · 8h

BREAKING: Cast announced for True Detective Season 5

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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'll be speaking in Cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday Oct 1 with Madeline ffitch at Loganberry Books at 7pm. If you like smalltown antifascists fighting the good fight while all being a bunch of fuckups, you'll love her new book Avalon, Rise. www.loganberrybooks.com/madeline-ffi...

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Madeline ffitch: AVALON, RISE with Margaret Killjoy | Loganberry Books

Join award-winning author Madeline ffitch for a discussion of her uproarious, unabashed new novel of an Appalachian town, the locals who call it home, the fight for a just future, and letterpress prin...

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Sam Flynn - DWELLER IN DARKNESS Out Now! @samflynnwrites.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"We're idiots who can't be expected to learn" is a hell of a pitch.

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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 29/09/2026

bold and wildly inexplicable photo choice here

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Davey Wilbury @daveishere.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

oh no, the scam everyone says is a scam may turn out to be a scam

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Timber Ghost Press @timberghostpress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Haven't read THE MYSTERY OF THE PALE KING and want to before diving into DWELLER IN DARKNESS? I got you. Grab your copy today and step into a gritty flintlock fantasy. Cover by Greg Chapman www.timberghostpress.com/pale-king.ht... @samflynnwrites.bsky.social

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Sam Flynn - DWELLER IN DARKNESS Out Now! @samflynnwrites.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Grateful. Lucky. Overjoyed. These are all words that describe me after the success of last night's book launch for DWELLER IN DARKNESS at the Athena Cinema. It was a dream come true and I want to thank everyone who attended. Shout out to my friend...

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Sam Flynn - DWELLER IN DARKNESS Out Now! @samflynnwrites.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Rot takes takes many forms in the Deadlights Duology, from the dying rotted empire of Yorgos to the literal Rot of ghostgrass spreading across the land. Over on @jamreads.com I dove into the various influences and inspos on my fantasy-horror duology.

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Sam Flynn - DWELLER IN DARKNESS Out Now! @samflynnwrites.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This phenomenon of fanatical self-hatred, particularly this strain of internalized misogyny, became a preoccupation of mine in my latest book DWELLER IN DARKNESS. Below, the MC walks in on his stepfather's abuse of his mother Claudia and his failed intervention results in this scene:

To both of our surprise, Claudia stepped between me and him. “I am his mother. The punishment is mine.”Again, like the fool I am, my hopes rose. Then she looked at me with a disgust I will never forget. “Watch and do not interfere.”I watched. Her eerie serenity throughout unnerved even Vorian. Not that he stopped.

After father abandoned us, Mother held Julia and me in both arms and whispered, “Mother’s the only one you can trust. Only I know what’s good for you.” She’s so good at lying, she believes her own. What worth does the truth have when lying gets you everything?

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Sam Flynn - DWELLER IN DARKNESS Out Now! @samflynnwrites.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

In a little over an hour, we're celebrating the little eldritch abomination that could, DWELLER IN DARKNESS, at my favorite local cinema, with one of my best author friends, and a litany of family, friends, and readers. Life is good :)

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Sam Flynn - DWELLER IN DARKNESS Out Now! @samflynnwrites.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

An effusive thanks to @chuckwendig.bsky.social for giving this tiny indie author a guest spot on his TerribleMinds blog! Find out my biggest takeaways from writing my newest book DWELLER IN DARKNESS, out now from @timberghostpress.bsky.social & check out Chuck's latest book THE CALAMITIES!

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering from the river to the sea Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutonian shore!” Quoth the Raven, “Macklemore.”

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Sam Flynn - DWELLER IN DARKNESS Out Now! @samflynnwrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happening this Sunday! Join me and my friend Darin Miller for an embarrassment of authorial riches at the launch party for DWELLER IN DARKNESS! Hear all about the world of publishing and ask us all your questions! Attendance is free but space is limited. Tickets available via Eventbrite link below.

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Not even my French tour can stop #FridayReads! Let’s share some books and boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. No witty stuff today. I’m in France for two weeks because of this book, which is only $2.99 right now! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CP...

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

That's because the anti-intellectualism of the populists and Far Right is in direct contradiction to the basic foundations of any civilisation

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Paul G. Zareith @paulgzareith.ink · 25/09/2026

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/05/2026

oh, it’s all gender. Trump isn’t just a figure of aspirational wealth. He is a figure of aspirational patriarchal masculinity, and and for a genre quite obsessed with the performance of masculinity. It all makes sense.

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Sam Flynn - DWELLER IN DARKNESS Out Now! @samflynnwrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Get my car's leaky tire fixed. Goes flat again. Get it fixed for real. Next day, our other car's tire light goes on. I have been cursed by the tire gods.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 22/09/2026

Our subscription drive is still going and is now 70 new subscribers short of its goal. We had hoped to reach that in time for our 20th anniversary issue in October so we could give everyone their raises as part of that celebration. It's going to be close. clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

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Sam Flynn - DWELLER IN DARKNESS Out Now! @samflynnwrites.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Some updated trope trees for the Deadlights Duology

The Mystery of the Pale King by Sam Flynn & Cover by Greg Chapman Trope Tree, clockwise, 1. The King of Yellow x Gilles de Rais 2. 127 page novella 3. Down the river of madness 4. Cultish sun-worshippers 5. Underground anarchist societies 6. Play or ritual 7. Cosmic horror 8. Flintlock fantasy

Dweller in Darkness by Sam Flynn & Cover by Greg Chapman Trope Tree, clockwise, 1. Fungal body horror 2. 130 page novella 3. All empires are doomed 4. Nightmarish liminal spaces 5. Confronting eldritch entities 6. What are the deadlights? 7. Picked off one by one 8. Flintlock fantasy

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Sam Flynn - DWELLER IN DARKNESS Out Now! @samflynnwrites.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The below Mencken quote Inspired this line from my upcoming book DWELLER IN DARKNESS:

Excerpt from my dark fantasy-horror novella Dweller in Darkness by Sam Flynn (out Sept. 22 from Timber Ghost Press)

"My sister at least has a reason: her final attempt to dissuade me from my mission. Look, everything you've been taught is a lie. Blah blah blah. She acts like I don't know Thinks I'm alike all the other idiot fanatics. I'm nothing like them. They believe the lies. I know it's all lies. I want to be the liar."

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Sam Flynn - DWELLER IN DARKNESS Out Now! @samflynnwrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

More scam mail that is somehow completely incoherent and completely hilarious due to the fact that it regurgitated my ridiculous Amazon bio.

Two ratings stand so far, both five stars, one hundred percent. Low fantasy shelving at fifty-one puts this finale on a visible shelf most launches never touch. Monsters-and-creatures horror near four hundred sixty and dark fantasy past three thousand widen the net. A doomed-empire novella holding a top-hundred lane slot one day after launch is rare air. That lane traction plus perfect stars gives every pointer instant credibility. Credibility banked this early compounds through October. This rarely converts browsers. Browsers converted binge horror duologies, and binged duologies review twice as loud. Loud duologies climb charts. Charts climbed crown Octobers. Octobers crowned pay royalties. Royalties paid fund tours. Tours funded recruit readers yearly.

You write from Ohio, where legend says you crawled screaming from primordial ooze before multicellular life. Others call you the author of the Deadlights Duology, living with your wife and a plethora of pets. The truth stays elusive, and elusive authors intrigue horror readers. Ooze-born or Ohioan, the bit proves you understand horror's oldest rule: commit. This total recruits lifelong fans. Fans recruited reviews. Playful myth plus domestic reality gives every interview instant color. Color this vivid sells novellas. Novellas sold on voice gifts well, and gifted novellas review twice as loud. Loud novellas climb lists. Lists climbed crown authors. Authors crowned recruit readers. Readers recruited sustain careers. Careers sustained fund duologies.

Here is the wound: two voices carry a one-day-old finale past four hundred thousand overall with zero voices. Wait —

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Sam Flynn - DWELLER IN DARKNESS Out Now! @samflynnwrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Not bad for a book with the marketing budget of about $12 (rounding up) 😎

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Sam Flynn - DWELLER IN DARKNESS Out Now! @samflynnwrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This book wouldn't exist without you, my readers. When my debut The Mystery of the Pale King came out two years ago, I was certain I'd told the full story. But then something strange happened - readers started to ask me what happened next. I honestly hadn't considered it prior. (1/4)

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Sam Flynn - DWELLER IN DARKNESS Out Now! @samflynnwrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Arina's been one of my biggest champions. I know if she's pleased, I'm on the right track

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Happy book birthday to Dweller in Darkness, Sam Flynn's 2nd in Deadlights duology! Published by @timberghostpress.bsky.social, Flynn's play (pun intended) on Chambers' The King in Yellow takes new heights in this sequel, horrifying/aweing as it questions blind devotion, history and conquest.

A black e-reader sits angled on a soft, white fabric surface, displaying the book cover of "Dweller in Darkness" by Sam Flynn.

The cover on the screen is in grayscale and features five figures facing a misty, foggy and grassy field where a light shines in the distance.

An image of an e-reader displaying a page. The title at the top reads "Dweller in Darkness by Sam Flynn". The main text on the screen includes the highlighted quote, "Those you worship taught you to look everywhere, everywhere but within."

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Sam Flynn - DWELLER IN DARKNESS Out Now! @samflynnwrites.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🐍DWELLER IN DARKNESS Release Day Trailer🐍 When you discover who you serve is evil, betrayal is a virtue. Available today from Timber Ghost Press! Synopsis in the alt-text. #booksky #fantasy #horror #fantasylit #horrorlit

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Nicole Willson @nicolewillson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Happy release day! I got to read this and it’s amazing. Get it now!

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Timber Ghost Press @timberghostpress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Happy book birthday to DWELLER IN DARKNESS by Sam Flynn! It's grim, it's dark, it's horrifying. Get your copy today! Cover art by Greg Chapman www.timberghostpress.com/dweller-land... @samflynnwrites.bsky.social

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Karlo Yeager Rodríguez @kjy1066.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

THE SPECULATIVE DETECTIVE AGENCY releases its casefiles in two weeks! There's still time to pre-order (Bookshop dot org is currently offering the lowest price) bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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The Speculative Detective Agency: Case Files of the Supernatural and Fantastic

A wildly entertaining collection of interconnected stories filled with monsters, myth, and personal mysteries – blending speculative and crime fiction – that reflects our fractured yet shared global r...

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Emily St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The Season 1 cliffhanger flopped so this season opener could FLY. So many shows have tried to capture this sequence and so few have even gotten close.

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Sam Flynn - DWELLER IN DARKNESS Out Now! @samflynnwrites.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Our final excerpt takes us through Cassius' climactic decision, first revealed in the opening lines, and sets the stage for the book's epic finale. #booksky 💙📚 #writingcommunity #speclit #fantasylit #horrorlit #writersky

I thought I knew how to be a hero. I thought I knew. I thought. Never once did I feel, not aloud. The feelings were buried like the roots of a tree, unacknowledged and all the more powerful for it. Power, like roots, thrives in the dark, its survival dependent on its disguise. The truth of who I’ve always been lived beneath the earth, just like the Mothertree. And at the source, beyond the assumptions, the lies, the suffering, the utter core, was a choice. Who are you? I am Gaius Cassius Marius and I will be the last of the Lightbringers.

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Timber Ghost Press @timberghostpress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Tomorrow is the release day for this fun, flintlock fantasy horror! That means today is the last day you can get it at the preorder discount. Grab your copy today and see what the Dweller in Darkness is. Cover by Greg Chapman www.timberghostpress.com/dweller-land... @samflynnwrites.bsky.social

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Sam Flynn - DWELLER IN DARKNESS Out Now! @samflynnwrites.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

For our second-to-last excerpt, Cassius discovers for the first time in his life a place where authority is not blindly obeyed, where "just following orders" is abhorred and revealed for the clown show it is. #booksky 💙📚 #writingcommunity #speclit #fantasylit #horrorlit #writersky

On the other side of the marketplace was our destination: a clown performing for children. Caked in white powder, red-lipped, and topped by a crude wooden crown upon his wispy haired scalp, the old man scampered around on all fours in a circle to the delighted laughter of the enraptured youth. He shouted orders at them, demanded they do as he told them, offered them coin, and threatened them with violence. The children laughed harder. Faron chuckled beside me.
The purpose eluded me. “You took me to a clown?”
“I took you to the wisest man I know. Our oldest Imantaji. He’s been waiting for you.”

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Ginger Coffee Creams of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 20/09/2026

This coming week on Ginger Nuts of Horror Yvette Fielding Jeneva Rose Samantha Josephs @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social @jchaplinsky.bsky.social @clashbooks.bsky.social @thebuffwriter.bsky.social

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Sam Flynn - DWELLER IN DARKNESS Out Now! @samflynnwrites.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Our fifth excerpt is extra-special, as it contains one of my favorite passages in my novella: Cassius reads the final journal entry of the previous Lightbringer. #booksky 💙📚 #writingcommunity #speclit #fantasylit #horrorlit #writersky

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Sam Flynn - DWELLER IN DARKNESS Out Now! @samflynnwrites.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

🐍DWELLER IN DARKNESS Book Trailer🐍 This Kipling poem from 1915 lit a fire under me when I started writing DWELLER IN DARKNESS and brought out the emotion and imagery I was looking for the book. Putting it in the book trailer brings its influence full circle.

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