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Stephen Howard @stejhoward.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I won’t be giving up the day job to pursue a career in graphic design… but hey, it’s a neat enough encapsulation of An Invincible Summer (out through @infestedpublishing.bsky.social). If these match your ‘vibes’, then give it a go. Available wherever you buy your books, so go get it! #scifibooks

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Matthew Siadak @backwardsknight.com · 09/09/2026

Don't just take my word for it about The Backwards Knight. Here's a very in-depth review for my eldritch fantasy novel that'll give you some good insight!

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Stephen Howard @stejhoward.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

A story of mine has been produced by the @creepypod.bsky.social - The House of the Witch. Never gets old hearing someone perform and interpret my words. Go check it out. shows.acast.com/creepy/episo...

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Stephen Howard @stejhoward.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Art created by a human, flaws and all. I guarantee you at least one person has liked it so far. #scifi #scifibooks #indiebooks

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Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Remember recently when I mentioned about how fantastic my sales figures are? I'm still, very frustratingly, stuck on 98 ratings on Goodreads! I'd love to reach 100. I mean, I'd love to reach 100 million, but let's be realistic! www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

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Robert Welbourn

Author of Ideal Angels, The Ones We Fear, and Belonging

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Stephen Howard @stejhoward.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Got the launch event for An Invincible Summer tonight and I’m currently in Stage 2 of Launch Prep: Trying to remember what I meant when I wrote it.

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Matthew Siadak @backwardsknight.com · 08/07/2026

If you're tired of the darkest timeline and want to see normal people standing up against a tyrannical overlord... and want to see breaking the cycle of trauma and apathy to do the right thing... Check out The Backwards Knight today! Available wide! Ask your library to order it! #BookSky

Image of a copy of The Backwards Knight sitting in a crumbling ruins, with a backdrop of shadowy tentacles, and eight arrows pointing to words that read: She's stabby, he's snarky, A Sword of Nothing, Potatoes and ducks, Tainted magic, eldritch remnants, Crumbling Ruins, Beware the Ibe Nire, Farmboy with Magic, Knight in not-so-shiny armor, princess in a dress.

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Stephen Howard @stejhoward.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

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KL Forslund @klforslund.com · 03/07/2026

We’re nearing the next issue of Boundary Shock Quarterly, but you can always get the Galactic Gastronomy from a number of sources. My story A Dish Best Served garnishes this collection with revenge well planned. www.klforslund.com/post/galacti...

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Galactic Gastronomy

Remember when science fiction said we'd be eating food cubes and pills? Yeah, that's not happening. Food is more than nutrients, it's culture, family, and moments all served on a plate. Issue 34 of Bo...

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Peter Rosch @peterrosch.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

80 reviews on Amazon today! and while I can't say for sure anymore, I think 100 unlocks something in the algo and people's minds... who knows? But if you've read it and haven't thought to review there, go fuck around and find out on my behalf, won't you? a.co/d/0jepSjkZ Thanks @gabino.bsky.social 🖤

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Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Thanks, Gabino! Is it hot by you? It's really frickin' hot by me. I think that means you should spend time in a cool European castle library, or maybe a light-filled cave on a distant exoplanet. (One that's nominated for an award next week.) I mean, that's just my opinion. linktr.ee/authorlevai

My two novellas against a starry background: THE NIGHT LIBRARY OF STERNENDACH: A VAMPIRE OPERA IN VERSE, which has batwings, fangs, and a book on the cover. THE GLASS GARDEN has white letters on a kaleidoscope image.

They look amazing, really. I think you should check them out.

Did I mention GLASS GARDEN is nominated for a Shirley Jackson award? Wish me luck!

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C. J. Daley 👻 Horror & Crime Thriller author @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Thanks Gabino, Welcome to Cemetery is a police procedural with dark disappearances & murders for a crime thriller/horror feel A young det. determined to earn her spot and her older partner that’s jaded by time on the force Character led and fast paced books2read.com/u/b5Kn0l

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Elford Alley @elfordalley.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A blood-spattered journey of survival! Ry and Erin are struggling with life when something starts creeping towards their trailer, knocking, whistling, mocking…  Lock your doors. Trust the dog. Don’t answer the voices. mybook.to/WildcatThicket

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Wildcat Thicket

Amazon.com: Wildcat Thicket: 9798296505651: Alley, Elford: Books

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TC Parker (she/her) @tcparker.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Thanks Gabino! The Bat's just started a Ten Good Reasons (To Read Our Books) promo campaign... so here's the entry for one of mine, A Press Of Feathers payhip.com/b/jHS8G

Promo image of cover of novel A Press of Feathers

Text reads: 10 GOOD REASONS YOU SHOULD READ A PRESS OF FEATHERS

1. YOU LIKE MONSTER BIRDS
2. YOU LIKE HAUNTED HOUSES
3. YOU LIKE CREEPY COMMUNITIES &
SUBURBAN NIGHTMARES
4. YOU LIKE ABANDONED VICTORIAN
ASYLUMS AND THE HORRORS THEREIN
5. YOU LIKE ANGRY FEMINISM
6. YOU LIKE COSMIC FEARS AND THE GREAT, VAST UNKNOWABLE
7. YOU LIKE BODY HORROR AND M*RDER MYSTERY
8. YOU HAVE STRONG VIEWS ABOUT SOCIAL INEQUALITY
9. YOU LOVED THE SHINING
10. MONSTER BIRDS

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share books & boost all signals. Repost this & let us know what to repost for you. Flying back to Austin tomorrow, so I’m a bunch of feelings in a blender and just want folks to read about home, my friends, magic, storms…and it’s only $13! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

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Stephen Howard @stejhoward.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

It’s RELEASE DAY for my sci-fi novel, An Invincible Summer, out through @InfestedPub It’s 1984 on Mars with a splash of Haruki Murakami-esque surrealism. A slice of cerebral science fiction. Go check it out 👇 tinyurl.com/2s43jwwj

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Stephen Howard @stejhoward.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Headlights by CJ Leede might be my favourite read of the year so far. A brilliant supernatural horror thriller that I think fans of John Connolly’s Charlie Parker series will love, it also has one of my favourite secondary characters maybe ever. Highly recommended.

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Viking Guitar Productions @vikingguitar.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

INDIE HORROR WRITERS: I’m looking for some stories between 7k and 12k words to adapt for audio. This is paid. Absolutely no AI allowed in any way during brainstorming/outlining/writing/anything. DM me if you’ve got something you’d like to submit! #writers #horrorwriters #indiehorror

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Stephen Howard @stejhoward.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Watching Marble Hornets for the first time and I’m actually maybe glad I didn’t see this when it came out because it would have blown my tiny little mind. 🤯

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Stephen Howard @stejhoward.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Pre-orders are LIVE. You know what to do 👇 tinyurl.com/3vzuufwn

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Rex Stephens @rexstephens.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Currently starting AN INVINCIBLE SUMMER, a sci-fi by @stejhoward.bsky.social !

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Infested Publishing @infestedpublishing.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

The cover for our next release which is a sci-fi mastercalls by @stejhoward.bsky.social We'll throw in a blurb because we're cool rats 🐁🪐🐀 #sci-fi

This cover features three circles on a largely black background. One contains a human face, one the surface of a red planet, and the other with a strange cosmic appearance. The text reads An Invincible Summer by Stephen Howard.

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Chris DiLeo @authordileo.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I’m thrilled to announce that my latest book will publish this August from @sobelobooks.bsky.social !!! This will be my second book with them, and I’m pumped for everybody to read it!

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Stephen Howard @stejhoward.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Wonderful to hear my story, An Anonymous Source, performed on the Nocturnal Transmissions podcast by Kristin. One of my more gruesome stories… 👀🐸🥤 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...

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NT Ep 230 - An Anonymous Source

Podcast Episode · NOCTURNAL TRANSMISSIONS : dark tales, both old and new, performed by voice artist Kristin Holland · 15 May · 25min

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Douglas Jern @douglasjern.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

THIS HOUSE ISN'T HAUNTED BUT WE ARE by @stejhoward.bsky.social A tense and sorrowful tale of grief and what it does to you, set in a house that isn't quite what it seems. A short and intense read that had me both creeped out and choked up. Highly recommended!

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Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

A weekend well spent! Blurb for An Invincible Summer by @stejhoward.bsky.social done! Coming June from @infestedpublishing.bsky.social.

The title page for the ARC of An Invincible Summer by Stephen Howard.

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Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I am thrilled to have received an ARC and a blurb request from @infestedpublishing.bsky.social for @stejhoward.bsky.social's upcoming AN INVINCIBLE SUMMER. This book is one of my most anticipated of 2026, I can't wait to get into it.

Black text on a white background which reads:

AN INVINCIBLE SUMMER
STEPHEN HOWARD

ADVANCED READER COPY

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Stephen Howard @stejhoward.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

So cool to see my little novella pop up on this Horror DNA list - very grateful!

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Sonora Taylor @sonorataylor.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Hedone was run by perpetual non-payer Caitlin Marceau. Avoid this editor when they inevitably launch their next project. To all Hedone authors affected, you have my sympathies and I’m sorry this is happening to you.

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The Broken Binding @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

We are very pleased to unveil our exclusive edition of A River From the Sky by Ai Jiang in collaboration with Titan 🌸

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Stephen Howard @stejhoward.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

It’s RELEASE DAY for With Teeth, an awesome wolfy anthology from Radical Books. Contains my story, Duds, about why it sucks to be a non-werewolf in a werewolf family. Check it out here or wherever books are sold: tinyurl.com/har8dhmn

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David Barnett @davidmbarnett.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Good morning, sinners! It’s the last day to nab the ebook of WITHERED HILL for 99p/$1.99 on Kobo or Kindle! Cheaper than something from the pound shop! www.amazon.co.uk/Withered-Hil... www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...

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Withered Hill ebook by David Barnett - Rakuten Kobo

Read "Withered Hill A dark and unsettling British folk horror novel" by David Barnett available from Rakuten Kobo. 'A terrific, unexpected twist' Guardian 'Withered Hill is the ultimate nightmare dest...

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Stephen Howard @stejhoward.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Fabulous novel. Just go read it.

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Stephen Howard @stejhoward.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Going down a Voynich Manuscript Reddithole as research for a short story. Could be stuck down here a while.

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NearlyKnowledgeable @g0blinegg.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

*New Post* In my latest post I revisit the subject of witchcraft in Shropshire and discuss its historic and folkloric legacy. This is my most comprehensive study of the subject so far! I hope you enjoy! nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com/2024/01/witc... #witchcraft #history #folklore #witch

A woodcut of a witch, taken from a 1643 book on the subject

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Marguerite/Peg Turley @margueriteturl2.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

I’m so excited that I sold 30 copies of both Good Boy by @talkscaredpod.bsky.social and This house isn’t haunted but we are by @stejhoward.bsky.social !! This is unprecedented for me especially with them being indie published by @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social . The others have also sold VERY well!

This house isn’t haunted but we are book by Stephen Howard

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Stephen Howard @stejhoward.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Got a new story up at @daikaijuzine.bsky.social Episode Twelve is a lost media story about a journalist pursuing the mysterious missing episode of a cancelled kids TV show. Check it out 👇 www.daikaijuzine.org/stephenhowar...

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Stephen Howard @stejhoward.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

I’ve enjoyed so many of the books I’ve read this year, but these are my absolute unputdownable favourites. Honourable mentions are full of my fellow Northern Weirdoes.

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Stephen Howard @stejhoward.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Just had the pleasure of shouting “get a life” at a group of losers waving flags outside a hotel housing asylum seekers. Not only is it daft and fuelled by racism, but it’s Friday night, so perhaps it’s you who should ‘go home’.

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Stephen Howard @stejhoward.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

A few edits on one story done. A contract signed for another story coming *very* soon. Things are happening. Now cracking on reading The Shining (which, somewhat obviously, is very good!).

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Tony Jones @jonezyboy.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

The brilliant & unique NORTHERN WIERD PROJECT series of novellas from @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social is broken down & analysed in my latest long form article for @horrordna.bsky.social. All winners & no duffers! Perfect for Christmas gifts. www.horrordna.com/features/the...

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The Northern Weird Project

Take a journey into the uncanny with the Northern Weird Project.

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Marguerite/Peg Turley @margueriteturl2.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

20. This house isn’t haunted but we are by @stejhoward.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 20/20

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Stephen Howard @stejhoward.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

There are very few films that get to me the way the Horror in the High Desert films do. Brilliant found footage work that’s building its own mythos, number 4 really starts tying a few things together. But it’s also as wildly tense as the first three instalments. Loved it.

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Stephen Howard @stejhoward.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

I feel like I want to tackle vampires in a novel length work soon. No ideas yet, but definitely more of the grungey, underground sort than rich aristocrats.

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Stephen Howard @stejhoward.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

A cheeky anthology acceptance in my inbox this morning 👀 Details when allowed. 🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️🌳🚕

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