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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 01/10/2026

Spooky season is upon us! We're posting a free light novel set in the SIDEQUESTED universe and the first chapter is available now, where a very dangerous little girl discovers that magic is real. sidequested.com/lightnovel/t... #witch #Halloween #SpookySeason #novel #book

The preview image (cover and "it all started with a book) for SIDEQUESTED: THE FIRST QUEST

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Eric Carlson @tenebrous.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Bwahaha, we have a bat in the main hallway outside our office suite. I made sure to call, 'not it' immediately.

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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

As promised to link to my first actual Hookland book. It is only small, but covers a lot of the ghost soil. If enough of you buy it and like it there will be a Volume Two. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1068598123 It will also be available in an actual bookshop soon.

The coverplate of the book HOOKLAND FRAGMENTS VOLUME ONE by David Southwell featuring a picture of the Ghost Bear of Hookland by Maria Strutz and the following blurb:

I firmly believe David Southwell’s Hookland to be one of the great
imaginative achievements of our age. One that will one day be
spoken of the way Lovecraft’s Mythos is now. Hookland is the
folklore of the county that exists on the edge of our vision, an
unseen but sensed Britain that is at once familiar and strange.
It is the land just to the left of where we live. David’s work is
made even more remarkable by his open invitation for all to
come and play there. Though of course visitors to Hookland
must be wary, the county exacts its price from us all. – R.J.
Barker, award-winning author of bestsellers such as The Bone
Ships and Gods of Wyrdwood.

As a visitor I am more frequently in Hookland than the barrows
and chalk downs of my childhood. – Roger Clarke, best-selling
author of A Natural History of Ghosts.

Hookland is gold standard eldritch world building. – Ian
Simmons, Fortean Times news editor.

This a shimmering place of deep time, cold wars, old gods and
ever renewing mysteries.The heartland and home county of the
restless and the outsider, a lamp glow to welcome the lost, a
pole star for those who dare to step into the dark and follow its
glorious glowing ghostlight. – Rose Ruane. Artist and writer of
Birding and This Is Yesterday.

Hookland has been called many things. Psychic shrapnel
embedded in place. A re-wilding of folklore. The English Eerie
told in strange fragments. According to its creator David
Southwell, nothing in Hookland is made up, just remembered
differently.

Hookland Fragments Volume One offers both an introduction to
Hookland and an exploration of its agenda of re-enchantment
as resistance.

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

If you play games, you need to follow this couple. They find bargains and sales from all over the place and post them conveniently so you can shop anytime. And unlike a lot of sites, they don't just do Amazon, so you can order from a LOT of sources. I love 'em. Again, not paid, just love games.

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Eric Carlson @tenebrous.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Tickets bought for NYCC 2026! I went last year and that had been my first big convention experience ever (at 53). Despite being an absolute introvert, I had a blast and I'm really looking forward to it.

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Hugely sad. We've lost John Blanche. It's hard to know where to begin. He set fire to a generation's imagination, and those fires show no sign of stopping burning. His work very much illuminated the darkness.

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United Wizards of the Coast - CWA @uwotc-official.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

If you haven't yet, please sign our petition at cwa.org/uwotcletter to encourage WOTC to voluntarily recognize our union. As we work towards our election, we’ll be posting regularly and breaking down common myths about our union (and unions in general!)

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Tell Wizards of the Coast to Recognize Our Union!

The workers at Magic The Gathering: Arena have voted overwhelmingly to form the union: United Wizards of the Coast - CWA (UWOTC)! We are asking Wizards and Hasbro management to voluntarily recognize ...

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Four great reads to get to know me. I'm confident that one or any or all of these books will bring you joy as a horror and weird fiction fan. I hope you'll give them a try. 🖤 #Booksky

Tales From The Gulp
Isolated Australian harbour town?
Cosmic horror?
Crime and retribution?
The best band in the world?
Lost drugs?
Something in the ocean?
Human and non-human monsters?
Old foes and new threats?
Deadly fungus!

Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes, said, “If you’re a fan of one town horror anthologies with a best of 80s vibe (like anything from Castle Rock or Josh Malerman’s Goblin) then you really should get yourself some ‘Tales from the Gulp‘ by Alan Baxter.”
(Cover art by Halinka Orszulok)

Sallow bend
Small town?
Missing teens?
Strange inhabitants?
Something in the woods?
Carnival in town?
Gruesome deaths and unexplained disappearances?
Witches?

A tense and frightening folk horror novel that Booklist called “an immersive page-turner”.
(Cover art by François Vaillancourt.)

Recall
Organised crime?
Repentant hitman?
Ghosts?
Hyperviolence?
Voodoo and occultism?
High-octane action?

A downward spiral of psychosis, through the darker aspects of lost memories, human guilt, and the insurmountable quest for personal redemption that award-winning horror author, Paul Tremblay, called “a fast, gritty, mind-f*ck.”
(Cover art by Wendy Muchlis, Saber Core Art.)

Blood Covenant
Crime gone wrong?
Found family?
Strained bonds of relationships?
An ancient entity awoken?
A haunted hotel?
Isolation?
Descent into madness?
So much blood?

Described as Paul Tremblay’s The Cabin at the End of the World meets Adam Nevill’s The Ritual. Award-winning author, Chuck Wendig, said, “Baxter effortlessly jukes and feints between crime fiction and supernatural horror, taking this story to darker, stranger places.”
(Cover art by François Vaillancourt.)

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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 23/04/2026

I’m doing a book giveaway! The winner gets: - A copy of Sidequested Book 1, a fantasy graphic novel by the Hugo nominated duo @alepresser.com and @kbspangler.com ☺️ - A pug sticker. To enter, simply repost this post! Bonus: reply with a Sidequested-themed pug doodle to enter 5 more times!

Photo of a copy of Sidequested Book 1 by Ale Presser and K.B. Spangler and a pug sticker on a black background. The book cover features the main character Charlie Goldskin, a woman with dark blue hair holding an opened book.

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Eric Carlson @tenebrous.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

I have installed a bidet, all by myself, without drowning or flooding the house. #winning

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Eric Carlson @tenebrous.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

@premeemohamed.com Wait, what? A Magnus novel? I'm on my second listen-through on Archives, I love all of your previous work...there was a genuine *squeee* of happiness here!

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Eric Carlson @tenebrous.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

@failbettergames.com I don't know if you're the right person to ask. I stopped playing Fallen London many years ago for reasons I no longer remember. I'm back and I'm curious...is Seeking Mr. Eaten's name still a thing? A horrible, dangerous, stupid thing...but a thing?

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Eric Carlson @tenebrous.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

@kbspangler.com Thank you for doing this. I don't think I could have watched it myself this long without raging/weeping/drinking/all the above. Drinking might still be on the menu, we'll see...

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Eric Carlson @tenebrous.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

I find myself missing Google Reader these days. Google could contribute a little bit of positivity to the world by bringing it back. Leave out the AI (or at least make it opt-in) and give us the ability to create feeds from social media. Yeah, that's what I want for Christmas. #pipedream

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Eric Carlson @tenebrous.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

@chuckwendig.bsky.social I'll be honest, when I read the word 'Thaumacrunch', my brain automatically associated it with Warhammer 40k. A hearty, delicious apple that can also vaporize a city block...

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Brian Kibler @bmkibler.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Shared my thoughts on the current state of Magic and Universes Beyond, and the problems the current direction presents - even if you're not a hater youtu.be/CW7pXZfiw0o

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Eric Carlson @tenebrous.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I don't know about the Rapture, but I woke up wrong and lo, I am ruptured...

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Olivia Gobert-Hicks @goberthicks.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

SAY NICE THINGS ABOUT EoE (if you liked the set TELL THEM WE LIKE inventive ambitious in universe cards because EoE got swamped and swept aside by two UB preview deluges before it even released)

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Old Gods of Appalachia @oldgodspod.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

The final arc of season five begins. Two trailer parks, unalike in dignity, is where we lay our scene. Live for subscribers to the Holler tonight, 7.9.25. www.oldgodsofappalachia.com/theholler Available for the rest of the family on 7.10.25.

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Old Gods of Appalachia @oldgodspod.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Vince and Chip have that chat. Episode 84 is live for the whole family now.

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Eric Carlson @tenebrous.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

@chuckwendig.bsky.social Just got your newsletter, wanted to mention the sale prices are also on Google Play. I'd buy...except I already did, and loved them. Thank you. :)

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Eric Carlson @tenebrous.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

I got tickets for NYCC this October! 52 years old, never been to a convention before so really looking forward to this.

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Old Gods of Appalachia @oldgodspod.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

A stranger looking to make a deal comes calling. Live for subscribers to the Holler tonight, 5.21.25. www.oldgodsofappalachia.com/theholler Available for the rest of the family on 5.22.25.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Signed copy giveaway! RECALL is out now through @sobelobooks.bsky.social If you'd like a chance to win a signed copy, anywhere in the world, please just follow me and Sobelo Books and share this post - a winner will be picked at random at the end of the week. #MemoryCantBeTrusted

A promo image showing the cover of RECALL by Alan Baxter, featuring a hooded gunman
surrounded by ghosts. There are quotes as follows:
“a fast, gritty, mind-f*ck.” – Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts.
“brutal, gritty fun.” — Brian Keene, author of The Complex.
“bottles the essence of impending doom that drives the most powerful noir. Vintage Baxter:
fast, sleek, and bloody-minded.” – Laird Barron, author of Swift to Chase.

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Eric Carlson @tenebrous.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Holy shit. Our offer on a house was accepted. Obviously, we still have get to closing, etc. But... Holy shit.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

With Babylon 5 returning to Prime Video tomorrow I thought I'd alert those fans, and fans of Sense8, there are discussion threads on my Patreon page for both shows, and coming soon, exclusive behind the scenes material, photos and scripts. patreon.com/thejoepage

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Get more from The Joe Page on Patreon

Brought to you by J. Michael Straczynski

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 15/11/2024

A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism. We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive

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Mubashar “Mubs” Iqbal @mubashariqbal.com · 11/11/2024

Starter packs are genius, but I was surprised there wasn't a list of them for people to find. So I built it: blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack... The website monitors the packs being shared and adds the ones it finds to the database. Missed your stater pack? Message me and I'll get it added.

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All - Bluesky Directory

A curated collection of all things relating to the Blue Sky social media platform.

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Eric Carlson @tenebrous.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

I hadn't actually used Xitter in months, but I left the account open for...who knows why. No more, it's gone.

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Patrick Nielsen Hayden @pnh.nielsenhayden.com · 02/11/2024

“And in that very moment, away behind in some courtyard of the City, a cock crowed. Shrill and clear he crowed, recking nothing of wizardry or war, welcoming only the morning that in the sky far above the shadows of death was coming with the dawn.”

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David Mack @davidmack.pro · 01/11/2024

Save this image (and/or its Alt text) to your mobile device. If you experience or see intimidation, harassment, or suppression of voters at a polling site, call the number for your state, or the national number. If you are turned away at the polls, ask to vote by provisional ballot per federal law.

A list of Voter Protection Hotline numbers, listed alphabetically by state. Numbers to call if you witness or experience voter intimidation or harassment at a polling location.

NATIONWIDE: 1-833-336-8683 | SPANISH: 1-888-839-8682

ALABAMA 1-833-468-6832
ALASKA 1-833-336-8683
ARIZONA 1-833-868-3429
ARKANSAS 1-501-299-5589
CALIFORNIA 1-877-321-8683
COLORADO 1-720-580-0148
CONNECTICUT 1-833-336-8683
D.C. 1-833-336-8683
DELAWARE 1-833-335-3367
FLORIDA 1-833-868-3352
GEORGIA 1-888-730-5816
HAWAII 1-833-336-8683
IDAHO 1-208-866-3844
ILLINOIS 1-224-990-2200
INDIANA 1-317-261-3820
IOWA 1-515-293-6860
KANSAS 1-844-578-6837
KENTUCKY 1-833-468-6835
LOUISIANA 1-225-255-3401
MAINE 1-207-990-0788
MARYLAND 1-838-638-6837
MASSACHUSETTS 1-833-336-8683
MICHIGAN 1-833-648-6837
MINNESOTA 1-833-335-8683
MISSISSIPPI 1-855-443-3020
MISSOURI 1-314-652-3929
MONTANA 1-406-272-4046
NEBRASKA 1-531-201-0333
NEVADA 1-888-525-8683
NEW HAMPSHIRE 1-603-466-8683
NEW JERSEY 1-877-658-6837
NEW MEXICO 1-833-664-3367
NEW YORK 1-833-336-8683
NORTH CAROLINA 1-833-868-3462
NORTH DAKOTA 1-833-336-8683
OHIO 1-844-644-8683
OKLAHOMA 1-833-336-8683
OREGON 1-877-239-8683
PENNSYLVANIA 1-833-728-6837
RHODE ISLAND 1-833-336-8683
SOUTH CAROLINA 1-855-785-0222
SOUTH DAKOTA 1-833-336-8683
TENNESSEE 1-855-486-8386
TEXAS 1-844-898-6837
UTAH 1-833-336-8683
VERMONT 1-844-888-6837
VIRGINIA 1-844-482-8683
WASHINGTON 1-206-309-8683
WEST VIRGINIA 1-833-336-8683
WISCONSIN 1-608-336-3232
WYOMING 1-833-336-8683

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

You may resurrect one dead artist who would be an amazing shitposter. Who is it? Lenny. Fucking. Bruce. His final shows were someone who clearly, 100% would have been tweeting catty-ass, vicious takedowns while living a terminally online lifestyle.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 17/10/2024

Also OMG SURPRISE NEW STORY DAY! I don't know that Grist is on here yet but WHO WALKS WITH YOU is a story about a future with walking houses, weird storms, and a young woman who finds herself stuck between a rock and a salt place... grist.org/climate-fict...

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Who Walks With You

Imagine 2200 climate fiction: Ysolt awakes after a freak storm to find herself at the bottom of a ravine in the broken remains of the nomadic home that was supposed to protect her.

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Old Gods of Appalachia @oldgodspod.bsky.social · 16/10/2024

Brother Landon Blood has released a live recording of "Son Hold On (Killian's Song)," a beautiful new track first performed on our 2024 Unhallowed Grounds tour, on our Bandcamp. All proceeds benefit Hurricane Helene relief here in central Appalachia. oldgodsofappalachia.bandcamp.com/track/son-ho...

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 10/10/2024

Hello, Bluesky! Lots of new people coming here, so I thought I'd intro myself again. I'm Alan, a horror writer from Tasmania, Australia. Talking Scared podcast called me "The Lord of Weird Australia". Good to skeet you! Do say hello. Learn all about me here: alanbaxter.com.au

A Reader's Guide to Alan Baxter showing all my books to date.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 07/10/2024

Anyway, THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST is still on sale -- $1.99 for the ebook on Amazon or Kobo! :D A dangerous magical forest, a single day to get in and out, and a woman with nothing but wits, luck, and Knowing...

a quote box on a leafy green background reading "And as for people: she had told the Tyrant that no one lived here. That was not strictly true. They were people-ish, and they had no name."

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 02/10/2024

When their rental truck breaks down, two friends moving cross-country kill time by telling stories about the strange carving in front of the motel where they’re awaiting a mechanic... "Parthenogenesis" by @sgj.bsky.social is out at Reactor now! reactormag.com/parthenogene...

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Parthenogenesis - Reactor

When their rental truck breaks down, two friends moving cross-country kill time by telling stories about the strange carving in front of the motel where they’re awaiting a mechanic . . .

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 30/09/2024

This is good. Please call your US reps and ask them to co-sponsor/support. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Ilhan Omar to introduce major Long Covid bill

The Long Covid Research Moonshot Act would fund $10 billion to fight the illness.

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Eric Carlson @tenebrous.bsky.social · 30/09/2024

These past two weeks, I've been part of a pilot program for the University I work for. I'm computer support, and they're thinking of starting a fully remote team. I've been working from home and it's been such a positive experience. 1/?

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