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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Coming soon… For the first time, the first three books in the Ghosts of Alice series will be brought together in one volume. Quiet corridors. Dark secrets. And a woman with a mysterious connection to the dead. The perfect binge read for spooky season. Watch this space…

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

You can tell haunting season is coming when you get not one but two cover reveals in the same month. Today I’m sharing the cover for the Omnibus Edition of the first 3 books in The Ghosts of Alice, coming next month: • The Boy in the Burgundy Hood • The Girl in the Ivory Dress • Alice and the Devil

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

My new free ghost story is available exclusively to newsletter subscribers. An Oxford Haunting is a standalone ghost story set in the same eerie world as The Ghosts of Alice. Want to read it? Join my newsletter via the link in my bio.

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

COVER REVEAL I'm excited to reveal the cover of my new novella An Oxford Haunting. A young woman. An Oxford professor's house. And the ghost of a drowned teenage boy. Newsletter subscribers will get their free copy very soon, exclusively through the newsletter - link in bio.

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The first haunting. The first mystery. The beginning of The Ghosts of Alice. Available for 99p/99c today only. Link in bio.

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

“The perfect modern‑day ghost story with a dark twist.” The Boy in the Burgundy Hood is 99p/99¢ for 5 days. A quiet, atmospheric ghost story set in rural Shropshire. Inspired by the haunting beauty of Ightham Mote in Kent. Link in bio.

The Boy in the Burgundy Hood - A Ghost Story: on sale for 99p 99c

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas! What are you reading on Christmas Eve? 🎄❄️👻🎅

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

My books on Amazon can now be downloaded in EPUB & PDF as well as the usual Kindle format so you can read them on any device. And if you’ve missed the paperback delivery window you can still gift Kindle ebooks. No wrapping, no waiting, just a spooky story delivered in time for Christmas Eve! 👻

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

In The Woman in the Widow's Lace, Alice works for a psychic show as it tours a wintry London. Her rare gift, the ability to experience the memories of ghosts, makes her a star attraction. But one night, in an old theatre, a woman appears with a knife and Alice’s world is thrown into chaos once more.

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Got an aspiring writer in the family? Indie Author: An Introduction is packed with practical, no‑nonsense tips on writing, publishing, and marketing your books. It’s available on Amazon now — and there’s still time to grab a copy as a perfect Christmas gift.

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Still time to grab The Man in the Woods before Xmas - a perfect stocking filler for anyone who loves their fiction dark, tense, and with a hint of the supernatural. And at £5.99/$6.99 it won’t break the bank. 'A deceptively simple tale with a huge current of darkness' 'Five stars deserving of ten'

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

🎄Looking for a last‑minute Christmas gift that delivers chills, charm, and a touch of the uncanny? The Ghosts of Alice series - now 5 paperbacks strong – is the perfect festive escape. From haunted mansions to secrets that refuse to stay buried, each book brings a new mystery for Alice to unravel.👻

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Need a last‑minute Christmas gift for a ghost‑story or mystery lover? The Old Man of the Black and Black Beacon deliver winter chills and classic supernatural atmosphere. Available on Amazon - but hurry, Christmas delivery ending soon! 'The pace never lets up, the fright factor never lessens...'

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Looking for Xmas gifts for teens/fantasy lovers?🎄 Dive into The Secret of the Tirthas, a portal mystery series packed with adventure. 🌍 From India’s City of Light to Louisiana swamps & Cameroon jungles, Lizzie Jones fights to protect the portals from dark forces. Perfect for Harry Potter/HDM fans!

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

The Old Man of the Black is my fastest‑selling Christmas ghost story! 🎄👻 Two strangers. A Highland blizzard. A haunted mansion. Readers call it “his scariest book yet... atmospheric, chilling" and "ghostly storytelling at its best...with a shocker ending.” 🔥 Grab it now on Amazon!

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

With less than 3 weeks to Christmas…what’s your favourite festive song? In The Old Man of the Black Ryan swears by Gordon Lightfoot’s Song for a Winter’s Night. Rose loves I Believe in Father Christmas. I waver between Greg Lake’s classic & Brian Houston’s phenomenal The First Noel. What's yours? 🎄❄️

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

You Possess Them… In The Ghosts of Alice series, meet Alice Deaton, gifted with the eerie ability to step into a ghost’s aura and glimpse their past. With her friend Aitor, she unravels mysteries that bind spirits to this world. "Twists and turns…good as a Christmas Eve ghost story." - Amazon review

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

✨Grab Black Beacon for £1.99/$1.99!✨ Theo, a former German POW, and his English wife Nat have never found Christmas easy after a family tragedy. This year, Theo is determined to bring back the joy - but in their isolated cottage, spectres from the war- and secrets from their past - are waiting...

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

✨Black Friday Deal – Last Chance! Today’s the last day to grab my Christmas ghost story Black Beacon for just 99p/99c! Set in the 1970s on the South Downs, a married couple finds themselves haunted by the fearsome spectres of the past. A chilling, emotionally rich ghost story perfect for the season.

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

My Christmas ghost story Black Beacon is just 99p/99c — but only until Black Friday. Here's what readers say: "I loved this book and read it in one sitting late at night with a storm whistling outside" "A deeply haunting ghost story" "Such an original Christmas ghost story, I could not put it down"

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

✨“Tightly plotted and very well written” ✨“Such a fantastic book, really enjoyed it” If the idea of two strangers trapped in a haunted Highland mansion during a blizzard sends a chill down your spine, grab The Old Man of the Black now at the launch price of £1.99/$2.99 (£2.99/$3.99 on Sat 22 Nov)!

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Still time to grab The Old Man of the Black - my latest Christmas Ghost Story - for the special launch price of £1.99 / $2.99 (full price £2.99 / $3.99 on Saturday) ❄️ A Highland blizzard. 🏚️ A haunted mansion. 🚪 No way out. 👉 Download today before the snow closes in...

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

✨ Delivery Day! ✨ My paperback copies of The Old Man of the Black—my brand-new Christmas Ghost Story—arrived last night! 🎄👻 Take a look and let me know what you think… would you dare read it by candlelight this winter’s night? 🕯️

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

My latest ghost story, The Old Man of the Black, is the second in my new collection of Christmas Ghost Stories. Each tale brings fresh characters & settings - but all are steeped in mystery and gothic atmosphere. And don't forget, The Old Man of the Black is still at special launch price £1.99/$2.99

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

OUT NOW: The Old Man of the Black Ryan’s final delivery before Christmas takes a deadly turn when a Highland blizzard strands him at Ashcraig, a remote house with one mysterious inhabitant: Rose. The house holds more than secrets - as night falls, ghostly horrors stir, and escape is not an option...

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

The Old Man of the Black - my second standalone Christmas Ghost story - is released tomorrow! Prepare for seasonal chills... and don’t miss the special launch price!🎄😱 #ChristmasGhostStory #GhostStory

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Did anyone else have this book growing up? I got it one Xmas & was obsessed. I’m sure it’s still buried somewhere in the attic, though I couldn’t find it last time I looked. Kids (or at least, this kid 😂) have such a weird fascination with the morbid & grotesque. Some of the images still haunt me...

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Beverley Lee @beverleylee.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

💫Four days until The Haunting of Wounded Birds takes flight! 💫4 days until you meet Jackdaw 💫4 days until the crows gather 💫4 days until the haunted past bleeds into the present 💫4 days until Martinmas...old Halloween mybook.to/woundedbirds

Book cover. A young jackdaw on a dark, misty background with red fly agaric mushrooms to the foreground, surrounded by book themes/vibes. The Haunting of Wounded Birds by Beverley Lee.

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

My new Christmas ghost story The Old Man of the Black is shaping up nicely & I’m aiming to publish it by the end of next week, likely Friday. Early readers who love ghost stories & mysteries are calling it “the best” & “scariest” of my books so far so I can't wait to share this one with you!

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

A few autumnal pics from the Surrey Hills 🍂

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween! My film recommendation for tonight is Late Night with the Devil - I only got to watch the first half last night but can't wait to finish it later. Totally original, properly creepy...😱 What are you watching tonight?

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Take a walk around Ightham Mote, the ancient Kent manor that inspired Bramley in The Boy in the Burgundy Hood. Notice the scratched symbols above a fireplace, intended to ward off witches? And, in the Butler's Pantry, a glimpse of the ghostly boy himself 👻 Now just 99p/99c, perfect for Halloween! 🎃

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Looking for the perfect Halloween read? Step into the wintry streets of London with The Woman in the Widow’s Lace, the latest standalone in The Ghosts of Alice series: “An almost Sherlock Holmes atmosphere despite being set in current times” “The ghost was really scary” “Perfect for Halloween!”🎃

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Last night's watch (I know, I'm always late to the party... 😉) In 3 words? Sumptuous Gothic Masterpiece Have you seen?

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Need a haunting series for Halloween? The Ghosts of Alice has 5 chilling tales: “Each a standalone masterpiece, original & terrifying” “Blends the shivery beauty of traditional ghost storytelling with a contemporary point of view” “I’ve read all the Alice books now, just bloody good ghost stories”

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Proof arrived! Now for the final checks...📚👻

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WriteStats @writestats.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Are you on the right platform for your readers? YA → TikTok Nonfiction → LinkedIn Thrillers → Goodreads/Facebook Fantasy → Discord/Reddit Full breakdown 👉

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Here it is - the cover of my new Christmas ghost story, The Old Man of the Black, coming early November! 🎄👻 What do you think?

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

🎉 This ghost story - the one I once wondered how I’d even write - has just passed 400 ratings on Amazon! Huge thanks to everyone who downloaded The Boy in the Burgundy Hood during its recent promo, and an even bigger shoutout to those who rated or reviewed it.

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Today's the last day to grab Alice and the Devil for just $1.99 / £1.99 on Kindle! ‘Yes, I can see ghosts,’ she said. ‘That’s why she told me to come here. Because you can help us. You can help grandad and me. You can help us defeat him.’ ‘Him?’ ‘Yes, him. The Devil.’

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Today (Sun) is your last chance to grab The Girl in the Ivory Dress for 99p/99c on Kindle. One of my most popular ghost stories, readers say: ✨“Impossible to put down” 🕯️“Plenty of creepy twists & turns” 🌫️“A master of atmosphere & suspense” 👁️“Made my spine tingle” 📖“I absolutely devoured this book”

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Fabulous day today in the Surrey Hills!

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Last chance alert! Today’s the final day to grab The Woman in the Widow’s Lace at its launch price of £1.99/$2.99, rising to £2.99/$3.99 tomorrow (Sat). If you love a chilling ghost story steeped in wintry London atmosphere & spectral menace… this one’s for you. Available on Amazon - link in bio

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

“Perfect reading for a winter’s evening” “Top marks again for the pace and ingenuity of this exciting series. Highly recommended” The first reviews of The Woman in the Widow’s Lace are in - and they’re glowing✨ Still available at the introductory price of £1.99/$2.99 on Kindle, or read free on KU!

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Film Updates @thefilmupdates.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

The official trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s ‘FRANKENSTEIN’ starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz. In select theaters October 17, on Netflix November 7.

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Thrilled to see The Boy in the Burgundy Hood hit #1 in spooky categories in the US, UK & beyond during its free promo! It’s currently at #9 in the entire Kindle Free store in the UK & #30 in the whole US store. Grab your copy now - and scroll the images for other discounts on The Ghosts of Alice!

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

They say you should try everything once... My first copies of The Woman in the Widow's Lace arrived so I thought I'd share my first unboxing video (it's a thing, you know 👻) If you want a spooky read for October the paperback is available on Amazon - or get it on Kindle for £1.99/$2.99 til Friday

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

To mark the release of The Woman in the Widow’s Lace I’m offering limited-time deals on: The Boy in the Burgundy Hood — FREE 😱 The Girl in the Ivory Dress—just 99p / 99c (was £2.99 / $3.99) 😮 Don’t miss the introductory offer on The Woman in the Widow’s Lace—£1.99 / $2.99 (£2.99 / $3.99 from Sat)

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Steve Griffin @stevegriffin.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

A short reading from my latest ghost story, The Woman in the Widow's Lace. Alice has joined a touring psychic show and sees a ghost in the theatre - but the woman who he's come with is none too keen on the attention...

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