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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

THE SHADOWS THAT WE CARRY A charity horror anthology featuring 20 stories from Horror Writers Chat members. ebook & paperback: amzn.eu/d/098CFL12 paperback: ko-fi.com/s/c24c7af3a0 All profits go to Macmillan Cancer Support in memory of author Matt "MG" Mason. #TheShadowsThatWeCarry 💙📚 🩸📚

Book promo graphic. Image of an e-reader with the cover of THE SHADOWS THAT WE CARRY, a horror anthology. The cover is illustrated with a large campfire burning with yellow and red flames. A smiling face, eyes closed, lives within the flames. A copy of the graphic is used for the background, making it look like flames surround the ereader. Text beneath reads: ebook and paperback. #HorrorWritersChat
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Book cover designed by Daniel Lorn.
Book from Black Cat Reading via William Beck.
Book promo by Mary Wyrd.

Book promo graphic. THE SHADOWS THAT WE CARRY. A Charity #HorrorWritersChat Anthology. There follows a list of the twenty short stories in the book and their authors:
1. Empty Seats by Jacob Marsh. 2. The Second Shining Orb by Lawrence Harding. 3. Dark Horse by L.B. Shimaira. 4. White Lights, Red Lights by Tom Coombe. 5. The Static Man by Rami Ungar. 6. It’s Not Very Scary Story by Mir Rainbird. 7. Always By Your Side by Eric Nash. 8. Element of Surprise by Samantha J. Bryant. 9. Where It Consumes You by Oli Jacobs. 10. Consequence by Gree. 11. Apartment of the Damned by Theodore Snapdragon. 12. The Root by Autumn Rain. 13. Bonfire by Christine Cunningham. 14. The Revealing Ringtone by Bruce Buchanan. 15. The Bricked-Up Archway by Anna Orridge. 16. A Mob of Teens by J. Neira. 17. Car Crash by Anna Verner. 18. At Night, the Woods Are Screaming by Alexander Hay. 19. The Deal by William Beck. 20. #HorrorWritersChat Night by Louise Conway. Background - closeup of the book illustration - a smiling face, eyes closed, lives within the red and yellow flames.
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Illustration by Daniel Lorn.
Graphic promo by Mary Wyrd.

Book promo graphic. The monsters that follow us into adulthood become THE SHADOWS THAT WE CARRY. ebook and paperback. A Charity #HorrorWritersChat Anthology. Proceeds will be donated to the charity Macmillan Cancer Support in memory of author MG Mason (Matt Mason), creator of #HorrorWritersChat - Background image: a closeup of the book illustration, a smiling face, eyes closed, lives within red and yellow flames.
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Illustration by Daniel Lorn.
Graphic promo by Mary Wyrd.

Book promotion graphic. A Charity #HorrorWritersChat Anthology: THE SHADOWS THAT WE CARRY. Twenty tales from members of Horror Writers Chat. Five Stars: "like sitting down to watch Twilight Zone episodes" Amazon Review. Four Stars: "a delightfully spooky anthology...wonderfully macabre." Amazon Review. Proceeds will be donated to Macmillan Cancer Support in memory of author MG Mason (Matt Mason), creator of #HorrorWritersChat - Image of an ereader with the cover of THE SHADOWS THAT WE KEEP - a black book cover, illustrated with a large campfire burning with yellow and red flames. A smiling face, eyes closed, lives within the flames.
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Book cover designed by Daniel Lorn.
Book from Black Cat Reading via William Beck.
Book promo by Mary Wyrd.

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Is there a better compliment than this?? I don’t think so.

A screenshot of a message that reads “So I’ve been recommending your books to people at work. Ones just brought and read through Itch and fucking loved it”

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

As someone who routinely sells 0 copies every month, today is a good day!

Screenshot of Amazon sales. 14 orders made.

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Countess Sappho is Viking Posting 23/7 @countess-sappho.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Calling all horror writers-- join us in a few hours for another session of #HorrorWritersChat! I have the pleasure of guest hosting this week, so please tune in at 7PM BST / 2PM EDT! #writingcommunity #amwriting #horror

Write Horror? Join us for four questions with
chat and a promo opportunity Every Wednesday
7 pm BST (UK) / 2 pm EDT (USA) I have the pleasure of Guest Hosting this week! Search for the hashtag #HorrorWritersChat

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Lucky is now available in paperback! amzn.eu/d/00RM12sE #Horror #ShortStory 💙📚 🩸📚

The paperback of my short story “Lucky”. Blood splatter on a white canvas.

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Being my first short story, this one has had so many cover iterations. Now it has one I really like. ❤️ #TheGirlInTheGarden #StephenHWilder #ShortStory #Ghost #Horror 💙📚 🩸📚

An ebook mockup for my short story “The Girl In The Garden”. There’s a grey girl standing below trees.

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I recently commissioned a new set of book covers, and I’m finally happy with them! This was the first! #ShadowsInTheDark #NewBookCover #Horror #Mystery #ShortStory

A mockup of my short story on an e-reader. The title “Shadows in the dark” written on a dark forest.

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Surprisingly so! I’m back to third person for my next WIP and I keep catching myself writing “you”.

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Thanks Eryn, a great #HorrorWritersChat as always. 😊 I recently published my first story that’s actually long enough to get printed!! I also tried second person POV for the first time, and really enjoyed it. American Psycho meets Battle Royale. Enjoy! 💙📚 🩸📚 amzn.eu/d/04KJuB8W

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Lucky

Lucky eBook : Wilder, Stephen H: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

“It’s just one pill, what’s the worst that could happen?” You think to yourself as you place it on your tongue. You’ve never even heard of rubidium, it can’t be that dangerous. The scientists all stand behind a screen of bulletproof glass, ready and waiting for the explosion. #HorrorWritersChat

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

You wonder when the procedure will begin. Soon, you hope. You reread the consent form for want of something to do. “Minor side effects,” it had said before. It doesn’t say that now. “Slow and painful death,” it says now. A man in a blood-splattered apron calls your name. #HorrorWritersChat

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

External threats are fun and all, but I find the scariest to be something that threatens from within. Something beneath the skin that shouldn’t be there. #HorrorWritersChat

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Hello All! 👋 I’m Stephen, I write mostly psychological and body horror. My first instinct was going to be anything involving exercise, but that actually doesn’t that bad (within reason). Maybe anything that involves ingesting something that will have unknown effects. 😳 #HorrorWritersChat

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Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Oh it's that day again. Are you ready to get your horror on?

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

I was happy to get into the top 750 🤣 Top 3 is amazing! 🔥

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

*latest, not last... I hope, anyway. 🤣🤦‍♂️

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Book launch day!! My last short story is available now. I delved more into #splatterpunk for this one. You are Gordon Shaw. Billionaire. Surgeon. Artist. Serial Killer. You are rich. You are powerful. Are you untouchable? 🇬🇧 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GX2ZXCGS 🇺🇸 www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX2ZXCGS 💙📚 🩸📚

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Being a horror author is weird. The neighbours are having a party in the garden. 20+ people laughing and joking, enjoying the sun. Meanwhile, I’m alone, sitting in the dark, writing the most deplorable stuff imaginable. On a related note, my latest story is coming along nicely. #Writing 💙📚 🩸📚

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Thank you!! (Already followed, but I’ll return later and follow any new additions)

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I’ve read some of Alex Smith’s crime thrillers, and really enjoyed them. The protagonist (and the author) has kids around the same age as my son, so the silly nonsense they come out with struck a chord with me.

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

So, Hythe has a lot of places to buy second hand (and some new) books… (I think I have a problem 🤣) 💙📚 #Books #Thriller #CrimeThriller #BookCollector

A photo of 26 books, mostly thrillers, bought in one day.

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Ooooo, I’m intrigued. Haha! Well, whatever you end up doing, I hope you’re happy doing it. At the end of the day, that’s what’s important.

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Bought it. Sounds so good, I couldn’t resist! Haha!

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I’ll happily donate any proceeds from book sales from now till the end of March (I’ll probably also throw in £50 on top). I know times are hard, but if you can spare a few quid, I know it would mean a lot. www.justgiving.com/fundraising/... Thanks #HorrorWritersChat! ❤️ 💙📚

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I'm taking on 62 Miles in March for Bliss

Help Anthony Medhurst raise money to support Bliss

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I’ll add it to the “buy if I find it cheap in a second hand bookshop” list. I’ll try and watch Nope after I finish some freelance work (which I’m supposed to be doing now haha).

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Your pulse shudders to a stop. The dark agony of death is replaced by a hollow, bright white nothing. There is no pain. There is no sound. In all directions, there is… nothing. #HorrorWritersChat

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

It really is. There’s an afterword that explains how big Hell is, and it’s terrifying.

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I’ve seen people say they didn’t “get” it, but I loved it. I reread it recently, which is something I very rarely do. That’s how good it is. Haha!

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Adding both of those to the list! Fingers crossed I won’t regret it. 🤣

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I wholeheartedly recommend it. I’ve seen it be hit and miss with people, but it resonated with me massively.

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Not sure if “favourite” is the right word for it, but Hell in “A Short Stay in Hell” has stayed with me ever since I read it. A place so bafflingly large and repetitive it’s impossible to comprehend. #HorrorWritersChat

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Oooo, good question… You know what, thinking about it now, no, I don’t use dreamscapes. The environment in my stories are real and mundane, and the weirdness comes from the body horror, or mental breakdown that’s sure to follow. #HorrorWritersChat

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Hey all, it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these! I’m Stephen, and I write mostly psychological and body horror. As a child, I had a reoccurring dream where I was in a cage being attacked by a gorilla. Sounds silly now, but at the time, it was awful. #HorrorWritersChat

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I’ve been away from socials for a little while and this is the first I’m seeing this. Saddened to hear it, but totally understandable. Just bought your 2 novels on Lulu and will be proud to put them on my bookshelf. Wishing you the best of luck in whatever your future holds!

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Stephen H Wilder - Horror Author 🩸📚 @stephenhwilder.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Tempted to go with Sharp Objects, but I’d take a recommendation, too. lol.

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