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Thea O'Ryan Files @theaoryanfiles.bsky.social · 7h

In May, 2021, a mass grave, est. to contain 215 children's bodies, was found at Kamloops Residential School. As we approach Reconciliation Day, a white nationalist rally was held at Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc. Hate has no place. My thoughts are with Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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B.C. politicians, leaders condemn white nationalist gathering on First Nation reserve | CBC News

B.C. politicians and leaders are denouncing a gathering of white nationalists on the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc reserve near Kamloops, B.C. Kúkpi7 Rosanne Casimir said the nation received reports Sunday m...

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Thea O'Ryan Files @theaoryanfiles.bsky.social · 8h

Chunk has the hot takes I need sometimes #chunkonlife

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Cynthia Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 9h

🌺❤️ SOMETHING FOLLOWED US HOME: TALES OF LATINÉ HORROR is available now from your favorite bookstore. bookshop.org/p/books/some...

Book cover for something follow us home with skulls keys crystals on a black background with purple pink and green accents

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Oli Jacobs - Author @olijbooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

One more time today for the evening crowd… my new horror book, out October 26th. Pre order on kindle at the below link. #booksky #horrorsky #indieauthor

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Thea O'Ryan Files @theaoryanfiles.bsky.social · 8h

Calling Authors: Dead House Publishing is opening submissions all November for their new anthology, Subliminal. Wanting horror that exists below the limits of conscious awareness. Have specific guidelines (find them on the linked website) max 6000 words, $ 20 USD pay www.dreadhousepublishing.com

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Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Are you an editor or publisher with an original short fiction project of weird fiction out this year? Anthology? Magazine? Collection? Get it in for consideration in The Best Weird Fiction of the Year.

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Polly Schattel @pollyschattel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

One of the most interesting voices in horror. And he’s young! Keep an eye on this dude.

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Skulls and Sheets @skullsandsheets.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Just been told its a coloured pencil picture not watercolour!

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Thea O'Ryan Files @theaoryanfiles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Like 90% of Haunting of Hill House adaptations feel like the screenwriters read the first paragraph of Shirley Jackson's masterpiece then felt compelled to start writing before reading the rest and I'm not complaining because, in fairness, it *is* that awesome of an opening paragraph

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Thea O'Ryan Files @theaoryanfiles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It is time for September's The End is Nigh, a review of horror and horror-adjacent media that is (roughly) at the end of the month. Again, these are just for fun, and I answer the same questions for every piece of media. This month is Anna Orridge's Parch Marks www.amazon.co.uk/Parch-Marks-...

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Alex A. Pagliuca @alexpagliuca.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Today’s great performance that didn’t get the recognition it deserved outside of horror fans: Cassandra Naud in Influencer. Deliciously cunning and unhinged. Cassandra plays a Tom Ripley-esque character better than anyone who’s played Ripley.

A woman with shoulder-length dark hair stands in the foreground at what appears to be a pool or resort area. She wears a black sleeveless top and holds a smartphone in both hands. Dark discoloration is visible around her left eye. Behind her are turquoise umbrellas, lounge chairs, blurred people, and a bright swimming-pool area. A dark television or monitor in a wooden frame appears at the left edge of the image.

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Thea O'Ryan Files @theaoryanfiles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Calling writers: the following are open for submissions from Black Beacon Books: Lighthouses II - October and November Tales from the Ruins 2 - November and December More details here: blackbeaconbooks.blogspot.com/p/submission...

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Submissions NOT YET OPEN for Lighthouses 2 Period: October 1st to November 30th, 2026. Publication: TBA (mid 2027) What we want: Dark tales ...

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Thea O'Ryan Files @theaoryanfiles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Calling spec fic writers The Submission Pit is opening October 1-31 for science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories. winning author will receive $100 (USD?) plus 50% of that month's paid subscriber revenue. Up to 10,000 words. Reprints allowed. horrortree.com/taking-submi...

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Taking Submissions: The Submission Pit August 2026 Window - The Horror Tree

Submit to The Submission Pit by May 31, 2026. Seeking science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories from 6–10,000 words. Winning story receives $100 plus subscriber revenue share.

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kurivaim 𓃠 @kuriva.im · 27/09/2026

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Ginger Coffee Creams of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 27/09/2026

Please check out the new format and let me know what you think

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Chase | Commissions... Open!! @chaseburns.art · 26/09/2026

My fourth font for the @cartoonist.coop Letterer Challenge 2026! This prompt was "Horror", as if that wasn't obvious! It has lots of alternate characters! You can download it here: chaseburns.itch.io/scrawling-da... #font #openfontlicense #lettererchallenge2026

an image displaying "Scrawling Darkly", a gritty comic book font.

there's a speech balloon that reads "Wanna hear how long I can scream? Aaaaaiiiiiiiieeeeeeee!!! Hold on, let me try that again..."

Made for the Cartoonists United Letterer Challenge 2026

another image displaying "Scrawling Darkly", a gritty comic book font.

Uses opentype ligatures to switch up side-by-side duplicate characters. Vowels have 4 alternates! Alts can also be picked manually, for variety.

Displaying this feature is a speech balloon that reads "Thiiisss iiisss hooow slowwlllyy I caaaaan taaallkk" and 4 "urgh!"s with different alternate letters.

Good for sound effects (Maybe even better than for dialogue…). Demonstrating this are stylized sound effects that reads "Splat", "Aaaiiieeee!!!", and "drip drip".

another image displaying "Scrawling Darkly", a gritty comic book font. this one displays all of the characters included in the font, with many alternates.

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Alex A. Pagliuca @alexpagliuca.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Today’s great performance in a horror film, overlooked outside of horror fans: Clarence Williams III in Tales From The Hood. The epitome of understanding the assignment, and surpassing what was necessary.

A close-up of a dark-skinned man centered in the frame, facing forward with wide eyes and a serious, alert expression. He has a large, rounded afro and wears a dark coat with a high collar, a patterned scarf, a green cravat, and a white shirt. A small silver decorative object is attached near his right shoulder. Behind him, vivid turquoise-green shapes and foliage-like patterns contrast with the mostly black background. A partial, shadowed figure is visible along the left edge.

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James Wright @jameswrights.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Super excited for my new book to be released on the 30th of October, I'm sure it will all go fine & not be a disaster! I'm hoping to surpass the Pre-Order record of 9, so if you feel compelled to reserve your copy at a discounted rate, I promise you it's a good time & not even a little bit cursed!😈

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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Listen, we have just a few days left!! Help us fund more time loops!! (I really ALSO wanna reboot The Deer Is Messed Up next year… which is unrelated but also 👀 if this funds in time I will have more faith we can do deer next!)

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Rami Ungar the Writer @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#FridayReads in the mood for an atmospheric creature feature? In "Agoraphobia," a man is too afraid to leave his home, even in the face of a hurricane. That is, until the hurricane throws something into his home. Something alive. www.amazon.com/Agoraphobia-... #BookSky #HorrorSky

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@DiasporaDetroit @okpete.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Je te remercie, Gabino. #FridayReads. White Flight in the house. "Amid its lingering questions about racism, the novella is simply a great haunted house story — tense, wickedly paced, and intricately plotted. Pay attention; the book's brutal climax is well-seeded." Elizabeth Broadbent, Blood Cypress

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Kent Priore @kentpriore.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The first page of my award-winning literary dark fantasy/horror novel, THE MONSTERS AMONG US. Want to read more? You're in luck: it's on sale for only 99 cents! books2read.com/u/m27rzr

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Michael Staniforth @staniforthmick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Day 265! Just 100 days to go! I read Sweeter than Candy by Desiree Horton published in Halloween Horrors from @twisteddreamspress.bsky.social. Maybe you shouldn't give candy to strangers either. Read my review here: mickstaniforth.wordpress.com/2026/09/22/s...

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S/D/Y Sep 22 – Sweeter Than Candy by Desiree Horton – Halloween Horrors

As we approach the equinox it feels fitting to enjoy a little bit of a classic Halloween fright. And this one is a gory one, so fair warning if that’s not your thing. Honestly, it’s not…

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reni 🦌 @reniadeb.com · 25/09/2026

this is just to say i have eaten the moon that was in my orbit and which you were probably wanting to observe forgive me it was delicious so crunchy and so cold

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Vivian Moira Valentine @itsviviactually.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Listen, I just think these are really good!

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Indie Horror Chapter @indiehorrorchapter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

👻 HAPPY RELEASE DAY 👻 The Girl’s Corpse by @themattshaw.bsky.social and @kovacwrites.bsky.social has hit the world 😱 Carol takes great efforts to ensure the dead are treated with dignity at her funeral home. Shawn disrupts her routine; he need a good feed. A fun body horror. 🩸📚😱📚💙📢💙

A silhouette of a body. The Girl’s Corpse emblazoned across its chest. The authors banes - Maria Kovac and Matt Shaw appear in red in the top corners.

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Ramona @alderdoodle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I have a mighty need! Who can point me in the direction of a trans artist that can do pen&ink/scratchboardy style illustrations (inspo attached) and will draw one in exchange for coin? gAI users need not apply, you will be sacrificed to a god of my choosing

2 black and white illustrations by Douglas Smith. One shows a boy standing on the stairs looking at a long stretching corridor. The other shows a man and a woman running down an alleyway with creepy shadows behind them.

A colour illustration by Damien Worm showing a silhouette of a person standing on an entrance road to a victorian house with a single lit window.

A black and white illustration by Thomas Ott showing a boy standing in front of a dark forest tunnel.

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Thea O'Ryan Files @theaoryanfiles.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

one of those movies where you think surely you know exactly what you're getting into (its so old, so famous - how can you not) and then you're totally surprised by it anyway.

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Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 22/09/2026

These sure are interesting times in which to be trying to market books 😵‍💫 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn.

New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms.

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Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 22/09/2026

#13MorbidMondays Not a special trip, necessarily, but I've gone walking in the Riverside cemetery in Oshkosh, WI when it's nice. Lots of spooky graveyards in NY when I was younger. Just on normal walks, though, not out of my way.

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Horror Underground Film Festival @horrorfilmfestival.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Today’s #FilmFreeway Deadline: HORROR Underground Festival filmfreeway.com/horrorunderg... Festival designed to expose and promote films and screenplays that work outside the system and break the boundaries. To bring a voice to the talented independent filmmakers & writers within the horror genre.

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HORROR Underground Film & Screenplay Festival

Various options to submit to the Festival. A HYBRID model. In-person screenings. Cinema screenings for audience feedback video (this is NOT an online fes...

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Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚 @vampireantihero.com · 22/09/2026

#13MorbidMondays A soft whisper, almost mistaken by the wind. "You shouldn't be here." When you turn to look, no one is there.

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Thea O'Ryan Files @theaoryanfiles.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A safe and successful Yom Kippur to those who observe and a Happy Rosh Hashanah to those who celebrate.

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Elizabeth - hand-crafted unique dolls & more @elizabethdollmaker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I think in a deep part of the ocean - to see a curated graveyard on the ocean floor would be unsettling. #13MorbidMondays

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Elizabeth - hand-crafted unique dolls & more @elizabethdollmaker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The historial graveyard at Point Nepean National Park, Victoria Australia was curious to visit - most of the graves had to be relocated many years ago as a severe storm eroded the shoreline and swept coffins out to sea. #13MorbidMondays

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DR LUKANSTEIN ⚧️ @beastcutter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

As a horror writer i do a lot of thinking about the nature of fear, trying to dissect and distill what makes people scared. I think I’m quite good at understanding the mechanism of fear. I find readers are affected by things I hadn’t tried to make scary. It’s all in the atmosphere. #13MorbidMondays

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Elizabeth - hand-crafted unique dolls & more @elizabethdollmaker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

All is silent in the graveyard until a steady, low key rumbling is heard, vibrations shifting soil, tombstones shaking loose. Something large lies beneath and is on the move. Finally. #13MorbidMondays

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Ell Huang ♠️🩶🤍💜 @nocturnalxlight.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Immigration poems needed! (if OP is still seeking not too late…)

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