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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Happy World Poetry Day to all the horror poets out there! Thank you @theaoryanfiles.bsky.social for the shout out! 🤩

Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Such a nice post to wake up to! Thank you @theaoryanfiles.bsky.social 😍 I’m grateful for the donated words project by @midwesternskirt.bsky.social that inspired me to write this one! 💖

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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES walkthrough! PAGES 18-19: “Entering the Haunted Manor of My Chronically Ill Body” by @spookyspatters.bsky.social donated words Meesh Montoya PROLIX @karenmsteiger.bsky.social MIRACLE @kimmannix.bsky.social VERIFY challenge: game word = odds tinyurl.com/2025daylight

square image with black background and black border. a digital book page is at the center. the page is white with black text. it is the first page of a poem. the title, “Entering the Haunted Manor of My Chronically Ill Body,” is at the top left of the page. poem text is as follows:
Entering the Haunted Manor of My Chronically Ill Body

The windows of the body of the house watch
as I approach the rotting threshold,

They have watched me before
as I howl at the moon,
Pain floating across my body in a haze,

This time I approach on human legs
drawn inside like an inhale,

The walls are raw and embracing me
with bleeding arms,

Whispering for me to continue
into the belly of the halls,

There, horned demons wreaking havoc,
ripping insulation from the walls,

Continuing on to the hall of mirrors,
ghosts of who I’d been before reflected
vanishing, one by one, when I go near,

Their whispered words continuing through lips of vapor,
An endless prolix chatter hisses in my ears
telling me I cannot turn back,

I feel like I’m being buried alive in ectoplasm,
I claw my way back towards the front of the manor,

To enter an unnecessarily opulent ballroom
clad in spiderwebs and corpses,

Undead dancers swirl out of tune
Both time and space suspended,

The dancers bump and fuse together,
randomly creating masses of
grotesque melded matter,

Those masses follow my every movement,
They will not leave me alone,

There are no miracles here
in this nightmare sentient house,
page number 18 is in black text at bottom center of page

square image with black background and black border. a digital book page is at the center. the page is white with black text. it is the second page of a poem “Entering the Haunted Manor of My Chronically Ill Body.” poem text is as follows:

I cannot verify where my body
ends and this house begins,

We breathe as one,
The odds are that I will stumble
around the innards
of this crumbling estate
until the next full moon.

Steph Patterson

long rectangular box, longer horizontally, is at the bottom of the page. has a black border and white background. black text reads the donated words author used: prolix miracle verify and then a blue underlined jump link to the donated words list. then the name of the challenge “include a word related to a game" and the author’s word choice: odds
page number 19 is in black text at bottom center of page

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Steph Patterson (she/her) is a writer from Delaware with a love of horror and dark fantasy. She's a chronically ill ghoul that identifies as bi. When she's not conjuring strange tales, she devours books, tends to familiars, or connects with her coven. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Alien Buddha Press, Scavengers Literary Magazine, HNDL Magazine, The Morgue Literary Magazine, Suburban Witchcraft Magazine, and others. She lives with her family in their cozy home on the edge of the forest. You can find her on Instagram and Threads: @spookyspatters

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Pages 18-19 feature the poem “Entering the Haunted Manor of My Chronically Ill Body” by Steph Patterson. Steph incorporated the following words into this piece:
PROLIX donated by Meesh Montoya
MIRACLE donated by Karen Steiger
VERIFY donated by Kim Mannix
word challenge: game word
word choice: odds
reading this poem, you will step into the spooky corners and nervous hallways of life with chronic illness. there is no relief here, the rooms don’t have pretty or soft edges, and this house of the body offers no respite. as a chronically ill person myself, i appreciate this vantage point. often our conditions make us feel isolated and unsteady. online (and in-person!) we might present ourselves as “well” people so we don’t get left behind. then we might end up flared-up for days after trying to do something seemingly simple, social or physical. the truth is that having symptoms & diagnoses that are painful, exhausting and life-altering can be mortifying! and it’s ok to look at it through that lens!

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I signed up to do this with @donatedwords.bsky.social and so can you! Let's write some awesome poems together! 🤩✨

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Brigids Gate Press @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Mark your calendars, the next Indie Book Sale is April 5th-7th.

Indie Book Sale for Fantasy, Sci Fi, and Horror books April 5-7. indie book.sale

Images of a dragon reading a book surrounded by gems, crystals, skulls, candle, planter, rocket ship, and stars

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Now I know what I’m doing on Monday!

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

As a former theater kid, Wicked was one of the highlights of the year for me! If Elphaba and Glinda read horror books, these are their picks. Glinda - a #pinkhorror queen 💖 Elphaba - #horrorpoetry #cosmichorror #darkfantasy There are a lot of sapphic vibes because they belong TOGETHER! 🩷💚

Wicked movie poster in the background of Glinda, the pink witch, on the ground in a pink gown, silver crown and wand with her arm up stretched to try and reach Elphaba the green witch on her broom in the air in a black dress and hat. The text on top of the image reads: “Wicked Horror Edition”

Glinda from the Wicked movie poster is the focus of this image. She is looking to the right at five horror book picks: Pyramidia by Stephanie Sanders-Jacob, Lady of the House by Grace Reynolds, Bunny by Mona Awad, Mewing by Chloe Spencer, Parasocial by Wendy Dalrymple

Image of Elphaba from Wicked is the focus of this with her looking to the left at five horror book picks: The Gravity of Existence by Christina Sng, The Lies We Weave by Grace Reynolds, Her Dark Enchantments by Rosalyn Briar, House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson, and Eye of the Ouroboros by Megan Bontrager.

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 20/20 #Books #BookSky 📚📚📚 #BookChallenge #HorrorSky #HorrorPoetry

Cover of poetry anthology: “Under Her Skin” The top of the cover has the words “A Women in Horror Poetry Collection, Volume 1.” At the bottom it says Edited by Lindy Ryan and Toni Miller. The background is black and there is a feminine figure with flowers covering the eyes, top part of the face, and down the neck with a black substance dripping from the eye area, mouth and neck.

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 19/20 #Books #BookSky 📚📚📚 #BookChallenge #HorrorSky

Cover of Parasocial by Wendy Dalrymple. The letters of the title are split up and placed to look like an arrow. The letters are a light pink. Behind the text there is the image of two hands holding a cell phone. The coloring of the image is very psychedelic and neon.

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 18/20 #Books #BookSky 📚📚📚 #BookChallenge #HorrorSky

Book cover image for Eye of the Ouroboros by Megan Bontregar. The title of the book floats in front of a stag with glowing eyes. There is a snake in the shape of an infinity sign eating itself.

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 17/20 #Books #BookSky 📚📚📚 #BookChallenge #HorrorSky

Cover of the book Cursed Images - Scary Stories from a Child of the Internet by Kassidy VanGundy. The background is neon pink and teal with an analog feel to it. There is an old school mac looking computer in the bottom right hand corner with demon hands reaching out of a screen of static.

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Taylor Grothe @taylorlgrothe.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

I think we're going to see a HUGE proliferation of #horror over the next four years. We will need the catharsis, and of all sorts: splatterpunk, weird, cosmic/eldritch, folk/cult, Gothic, and bubblegum, to name a few. Horror contains multitudes. Horror can heal. Horror lets us know we aren't alone.

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 16/20 #Books #BookSky 📚📚📚 #BookChallenge #HorrorSky

Image of the cover of the anthology book “Curbside Curses: The Yardsale Anthology” Curated by Nadine Stewart. Behind the title, there are storm clouds on the horizon and the image of a suburban neighborhood with houses in a grid. The focus is on one row of houses. The roofs are various colors: red, grey, green and brown. There is white text towards the bottom of the cover that says: 22 Secondhand Horror Stories

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 15/20 #Books #BookSky 📚📚📚 #BookChallenge #HorrorSky #HorrorPoetry

The cover of the poetry book “Into the Forest and all the way Through” by Cynthia Pelayo. The title text is in red and there is a circle of trees surrounding the text that morphs into the shape of a feminine face and long hair.

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 14/20 #Books #BookSky 📚📚📚 #BookChallenge #HorrorSky

Cover of the book “Pyramidia” by Stephanie Sanders-Jacob. The book has a bright pick background and an image of a teacup on a saucer with what looks like blood overflowing from the teacup.

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

This Black Friday, I wanted to support some indie horror authors. This is my horror book haul! Some of them have book deals going on. Either way, check them out! @wendydalrymple.bsky.social @yolandasfetsos.bsky.social @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social @sumikoska.bsky.social Kay Hanifen

Image of five books on a dark background with the moon and sky. The title of the image is “Black Friday Horror Buys.” The books are “Pageant” by Wendy Dalrymple, “Till the Yule Log Burns Out” by Kay Hanifen, “Only Darkness” by Yolanda Sfetsos, “Best Ghost” by C.J. Daley, and “Melancholia” by Sumiko Saulson

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 13/20 #Books #BookSky 📚📚📚 #BookChallenge #HorrorSky #HorrorPoetry

Cover of “Bad Omens” by Jessica Drake-Thomas with a figure in a black corset and ringed hands grasping a silver chain with a cross on the end of it

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 12/20 #Books #BookSky 📚📚📚 #BookChallenge #HorrorSky

The book cover image of “I Found Puppets Living in my Apartment Walls” by Ben Farthing. The words are on top of a darkened room with a big blue puppet peeking out of a closet.

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Look, if cranberries can be weird and bitter and still liked by roughly half the people at Thanksgiving dinner, then so can you!

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

“Lady of the House” is a great read! Grace (spillinggrace.bsky.social) is incredibly talented. #horrorsky #horrorpoetry #poetryisnotdead

A white woman with long brown hair holds a copy of the horror poetry book “Lady of the House” by Grace R. Reynolds

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn’t a selfie.

A meme of the clown from It peeking out from the sewer with the words “I have cute cats down here” above him. Then three panels below show a person sliding into the sewer.

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 11/20 #Books #BookSky 📚📚📚 #BookChallenge #HorrorSky #HorrorPoetry

Book image of Fanged Dandelion by Eric Larocca. Black background with a dandelion on the cover under the title.

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Here’s your morning mood, courtesy of Pil Hwa.

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Poetry is not dead. But some of us might write about the undead. I made a #horrorpoet starter pack. Let me know if you want to be added! 🖤 go.bsky.app/EWnMJGD #horrorsky #horrorpoetry #horrorwriters

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 10/20 #Books #BookSky 📚📚📚 #BookChallenge #HorrorSky #HorrorPoetry

Image of book cover for Monstrum Poetica poetry by Jezzy Wolfe

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spookycurious @spookycurious.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Some female rage over wanting control of our bodies, being forgotten, being mistreated, wanting to shape our lives and future with hands that love and protect over those that seek to control and destroy. What book would you add?

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spookycurious @spookycurious.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

“I only like cozy horror.” Welcome! “Oh, I don’t like blood or gore.” Hey, hello, great to have ya. “I need to know if the dog dies.” I got you! Horror means a lot of things to a lot of people and everyone gets a seat at the table.

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 9/20 #Books #BookSky 📚📚📚 #BookChallenge

Book cover of the patient routine by Luna Rey hall.

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

If you see this, quote it with a horror film you love. Pearl (2022): A brilliant performance that embraces feminine rage in the most disturbing ways.

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 8/20 #Books #BookSky 📚📚📚 #BookChallenge

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

You're not "late to the party" when you enjoy an old book for the first time. Books don't have an RSVP deadline. The party started long ago, and guests show up when they're meant to.

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 7/20 #Books #BookSky 📚📚📚 #BookChallenge

Image of the book Bloodchild and other Stories by Octavia E. Butler

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

The energy I am bringing to 2025 🦝

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 6/20 #Books #BookSky 📚📚📚 #BookChallenge

Image of the book House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

This book is ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If you’re in the US, here’s the link: They Lie Here: A gripping mystery thriller with a sci-fi twist a.co/d/gNchFU0 #booksky

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They Lie Here: A gripping mystery thriller with a sci-fi twist

Amazon.com: They Lie Here: A gripping mystery thriller with a sci-fi twist eBook : Ford, N S: Books

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

In one image, where are you at mentally?

Image of meme that reads, Why is the cat screaming? Then shows an image of a black outlined cat with an open mouth. 1. Why wouldn’t the cat scream 2. If you were smart, you’d be doing the same thing

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

And what makes me chaotic is I took a break in the middle of American Rapture to start and finish Maeve Fly. I also have more than five books that I’ve started and am not sure if they will be DNF or I’ll come back to them.

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Who else is a chaotic mood reader? And what are you reading right now? I’m finishing up American Rapture by CJ Leede. #booksky #cjleede

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 5/20 #Books #BookSky 📚📚📚 #BookChallenge

Image of the book The Lies We Weave by Grace R. Reynolds

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Sounds like taking a stroll in uncanny valley 👀

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Steph Patterson @spookyspatters.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 4/20 #Books #BookSky 📚📚📚 #BookChallenge

Image of the book Priestess by Kara Voorhees Reynolds

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Crockett Houghton @crocketthoughton.com · 17/11/2024

You should dance like nobody is watching, take that trip you’ve always wanted to take, and nap. Nap so much. The more you nap the less time you have to be awake surrounded by the horrors.

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