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🌲 OPEN CALL: Dark Ages: Folk Horror Stories Rome has fallen. Old beliefs return. Forgotten things stir. 📅 Oct. 18 deadline 💰 $0.08/£0.06 per word 📖 2,000–4,000 words preferred 👻 Folk & historical horror 🚫 No reprints or AI horrortree.com/taking-submi...

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 01/10/2026

The October issue of Clarkesworld (our 20th anniversary issue) is now online and features stories by Alex T. Singer, Fiona Moore, Shi Heiyao, Elizabeth Bear, Louis Inglis Hall, Natalia Theodoridou, and Tia Tashiro clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_241 Subscribe at: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

Cover art by Marcel Deneuve is "Labyrinths of Azarax" and features a blue and white mechanical eye in a circular opening looking at a small, white, glowing humanoid figure standing on a large pipe in the tunnel. Many pipes line the walls, all heading out to the main room. Pipes are yellow and gray. Room beyond is blue.

Interviews with Wole Talabi and Yoon Ha Lee. Article by Gunnar De Winter.

This is the 20th anniversary issue. We're dancing, but it's not in the image.

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Dustin Pinney @markguyer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat This is a very late, and very sick, Dustin Pinney saying hello! I write horror about pop culture and identity. My favorite music to listen to while writing is John Carpenter. My favorite music in life depends on the mood of the day.

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Elizabeth - hand-crafted unique dolls & more @elizabethdollmaker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Trent Reznor in a dystopian 9 to 5 desk jockey based world inside a Thomas Ligotti fever dream. #HorrorWritersChat

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Bert Piedmont author and editor @bertpiedmont.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Submissions for Queering Cthulhu are OPEN a few hours early. Please spread the word to your #LGBTQ+ writing brethren. obsidianbutterfly.com/qrcthsub.html #horrorwriterschat #cthulhu #subcall

rainbow colored sparkly octopus tentacles

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Ell Huang ♠️🩶🤍💜 @nocturnalxlight.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“Coming out of my cage and I’ve been doin’ just fine” you just released a demon. Or evil djinn. LETTTTT MEEEEEE GOOOOOO. #HorrorWritersChat

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James Ryan @jamesryan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat All of my writings (horror and non) include Easter eggs to the Beatles, an early influence of mine. Someone who read my current WIP told me that after the scene I included, they can't look at the cover of ABBEY ROAD the same way again...

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Oli Jacobs - Author @olijbooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thanks @jamesryan.bsky.social & #HorrorWritersChat! Soz couldnt be more engaged but multitasking… … coz I have a new book coming out! My haunted house horror Witten Hall is available to pre order on Kindle. Over 4 generations, all sort of terror occurs… Order now: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0HL...

Book cover for Witten Hall by Oli Jacobs. The cover is black save for a monochrome image or a manor behind some trees in the centre.

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J.D. Buffington @jdbuffington.com · 30/09/2026

Check out #HorrorWritersChat every Wednesday for your next favorite books and authors! The titular story of my most recent collection includes karaoke leading to both death and forgiveness. Plus more tales of the strange and ephemeral. (Cool cover by the rad @stinasdemons.com!)

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Nothing But The Willows & Other Things That Are Not There

Perception is reality. But how much can you trust with only two eyes? Cracks in the fabric of the universe reveal facets of a prism. Worlds where gods and monsters are real, houses are haunted, and ti...

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Thea O'Ryan Files @theaoryanfiles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat I worked on a peach farm as a kid. Peach fuzz is irritating, so I had nightmares of being covered in it and scratching my skin off down to the muscle, only for more to fall. Sometimes, giant peaches attacked, but that was less scary. Millions of peaches, peaches for me...

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Presidents of the USA - Millions of Peaches

ALT: Presidents of the USA - Millions of Peaches

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TomMLittle @tommlittle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Going with misheard lyrics, but: The first time I heard Ozzy's "Mr Crowley," my child self thought the line was "What have they done with your head?" Imagine a Satanic-Panic '80s flick where metal heads summon the disembodied head of Aleister Crowley. #HorrorWritersChat

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Trish Wilson @trishcwilson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat I have already done this with DREADFUL DISSONANCE. Blasphemous musical instruments pitch so high most people can't hear the music but they feel it in their solar plexus. The instruments feel warm to the touch and you have to put that flute in your mouth! Ew!

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DR LUKANSTEIN'S MONSTER ⚧️ @beastcutter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Shakey Graves tells a story about how he wrote some of his first album on a haunted 1930s acoustic guitar, and that really writes itself. Are you possessed by the spirit of the music? Has your song been sung before? Is your inspiration divine... Or something darker? #HorrorWritersChat

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Mitch Miller ☆ 📼 @astramachina.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Tom Delonge finally uncovers indisputable evidence that aliens have been visiting our planet for centuries. Unfortunately for him, in order to stop the bloody invasion he accidentally kickstarted, he has to beat the newcomers in a Battle of the Bands. #HorrorWritersChat

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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It absolutely does. Mostly it's to get me in the mood of the scene I'm writing, e.g. I had Behemoth's version of A Forest on a loop for The Woodcutter, Wardruna's Kvervandi for a sacrifice scene in Reborn, etc. It totally makes you feel the emotion of the moment. #HorrorWritersChat

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Nora Shear @norashear.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat A3: Ooh this one is fun!! If I go w/complementary music & story tone, I'd put Amira Elfeky in @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social 's Chasing the Dragon (I'm thinking the song "Forever Overdose" here). If I go w/quirky? I'd put Ariana Grande in The Haunting of Hill House.

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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat Finnish musician Ville Valo is secretly a vampire. He’s working on set creating the music for a vampire tv series while trying to hide his vampiric nature from the cast and crew.

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The Last Something @thelastsomething.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I did a series called "We Took the Long Way Home" about a spooky road that never ends. I listened to what the characters would be listening to on their drive, the very best of the 80s. Several songs made it into the story. Most notably, Billy Joel's "You May Be Right" #HorrorWritersChat

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TomMLittle @tommlittle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Listening to lyrics can lead to lyrical lines. #HorrorWriteresChat

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Nate Crowder @natecrowder.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My punk rock x folk horror novel starred an old punk musician, but his playlist was indie folk-girls and that built my writing playlist because it helped solidify the mood of the book. But I constantly reference songs and artists, and even wrote a song for that novel. #HorrorWriteresChat

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A. McAnarney-Castro @deusexmaquinarney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat: Greetings wildcats! A.M. Castro, writer of spec fiction and cosmic horror here. I loved "Longface" in AMCs The Vampire Lestat. Amazing proto glam rock vibes by way of T Rex, which I can see the brat prince including on his Playlist. I could also see Dax Riggs or Lera Lynn.

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Vincent Lore [Coffee] @vincentlore.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat Hello once again! I'm Vincent, trans man author of mostly trans man led gothic and Lovecraftian horror. Music? Hmmm. I like mostly electronic stuff, I'd say. Currently very into lofi mixes and a newer indie genre called Utopian Scholastic. But I also love rock!

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J. Neira - cozy horror author & slush reader @jneiraauthor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hoi! I'm J. Neira, a cozy horror author & slushie for a couple spec magazines. 😊 I listen to a wide variety of music, but recently I've been listening to a lot of ska & ska-punk. Rude girl style! #HorrorWritersChat Q1

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Shelly Blake-Plock @shellyblakeplock.com · 30/09/2026

Shelly, from Maryland. Currently finishing up a serial killer novel set in Baltimore in 1891. I tend to use music functionally when writing. So, for example, I’ll listen to the same music my characters would listen to. Gets me into their headspace. #HorrorWritersChat

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Mitch Miller ☆ 📼 @astramachina.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hello hello, #HorrorWritersChat! The name's Mitch; horror writer of the queer, sci-fi, and weird kind. As someone who is plugged into music during my every waking moment, my taste is far too wide for me to choose just one genre. But if I HAVE to choose: anything with a synth in it.

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Nate Crowder @natecrowder.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hi. Nate. Working-class cosmic horror. My musical interests are VERY wide, and I tend to create playlists for each major piece I'm working on. But for editing, I almost exclusively listen to instrumental jazz from mid '50s to early '70s. #HorrorWriteresChat

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TomMLittle @tommlittle.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm Tom and my horror is supernatural. Taste changes with the seasons, but I feel at home with rock and all the traditions that led to it. Blues, folk from here and abroad, all that jazz. #HorrorWriteresChat

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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hi, I'm Stephanie Ellis writer of folk horror, gothic, historical, and postapocalyptic horror subgenres Music favourites vary, though frequently metal. Top of the list atm is Metallica's S&M. Industrial, e.g. NIN, Ministry, Gary Numan. Also neo-pagan/folk with Heilung & Wardruna #HorrorWritersChat

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The Last Something @thelastsomething.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hi all, I'm TLS and I write stories about bad things happening to people. There's usually a monster involved I listen to a lot of different music. Usually when I'm writing I'll listen to either an indie-pop mix or 80s hits. I think I'm a punk rocker at heart, though #HorrorWritersChat

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The Phantom Pulse @thephantompulse.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The Phantom Pulse is open to submissions for Issue #2 until September 30th at 11:59 pm PST! thephantompulse.com/submissions/

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anita@escrevendo gays 🌈 @anakidd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

hi #HorrorWritersChat 👋 i'm anita and i write ecohorror, erotica, monster and gothic horror with queer themes and characters. my current horror wip is a queer revenge story mixed with medical horror! i'm excited to release it next year.

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Robb // R.M. Sayan @rmsayan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat I would love to sit with Robert W Chambers just to pick his brain about the King in Yellow... My man just invented the cosmic horror genre and then left!! Did gardening and photography for the rest of his life!! GET BACK HERE IM NOT DONE WITH YOU!!!!!

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

My ideal horror conference panel would be about the huge diversity of form and function that’s possible in horror- poetry, graphic novels, shorts, novels, and different formats/ means of delivering the story. Q2 #horrorwriterschat

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Clover S. Laurel 🍀 @tea-and-mushrooms.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I’m not sure if he has a Bluesky, but another Delaware-based horror author named Henry Corrigan. He is openly bisexual, so perhaps he would also be on that panel I mentioned in the last question. Anyway, he’s super nice, so I wouldn’t mind spending a few hours next to him. 🙂 #horrorwriterschat

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Vincent Lore [Coffee] @vincentlore.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat Honestly? I'd want to share the table with a friend. If I had to share a table with someone famous or who respected but didn't know well, I might have a panic attack 😂 So, I guess I'd like to share a table with anyone from this chat!

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TomMLittle @tommlittle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I had a grandfather who believed in the power of language and a grandmother who loved a good scare. It didn't take long to put those two ideas together. #HorrorWritersChat

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I 'd love a panel about the horror of manners/hospitality. I know @/tlbodine and @/alexpagliuca have really interesting thoughts on this (not tagging because I've already drawn them into chats about this). But I find it fascinating - when Cringe is so intense it tips into horror. #HorrorWritersChat

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"Hello, Amanda. I want to play a game." 🪚🪚🪚 @amandamblake.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Between Aurelia T. Evans and Amanda M. Blake, I've been walking the line between erotica and horror for years. I'd love to talk about lust and the grotesque, how often body horror and erotic horror overlap. Viscera, anatomy, exposed bone...sexy. #HorrorWritersChat

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TomMLittle @tommlittle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is one of those questions that would get a different answer every day, but I'd love to pick Stoker's brain about the research behind Dracula. #HorrorWritersChat

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Samantha Bryant | She/her @samanthabwriter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I once actually shared a table with Gabino Iglesias and that was a great conversation. Low foot traffic meant not-that-many sales for either of us, but I loved the chance to talk with him. Would also love the chance to learn from Silvia Moreno-Garcia, too. #HorrorWritersChat

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TomMLittle @tommlittle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I think it'd be fun to hear Stoker and Shelley talk influence and adaptation with Eggers and del Toro. #HorrorWritersChat

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The Last Something @thelastsomething.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It's really hard to pick. I grew up reading a lot of Stephen King. It'd be unbelievable to share a table with him. However, I feel like I would have a weirder, better conversation with Clive Barker Really, I'm just basing this off of who I'd rather hang out with and talk to #HorrorWritersChat

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Oli Jacobs - Author @olijbooks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat Cosmic horror and harnessing the terror of the unknown. Panelists include: HP Lovecraft Stephen King Thomas Ligotti Ramsey Campbell ST Joshi

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Rami Ungar the Writer @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hello, #HorrorWritersChat! My meeting was cancelled, so I am on time today. Anyway, my name is Rami Ungar, I write horror and dark fiction, and my WIP is about a mummy on a rampage in small-town Ohio. Think Salem's Lot x The Grudge, but with a mummy.

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Klaris the Mummy Walking

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The Last Something @thelastsomething.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hi all, I'm TLS and I make monsters Mark is in a rut. One rainy night, there's a knock at his door. It's a woman, her face is swollen and bruised. She needs help. Though she's battered and soaking wet, she's still beautiful. Her name is Ipswich, and Mark invites her in. #HorrorWritersChat

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J. Neira - cozy horror author & slush reader @jneiraauthor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

HOI! I'm J. Neira, cozy horror author & slushie for magazines Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores & Translunar Travelers Lounge. My WIP is a cozy horror/thriller comedy about a 🍕 delivery girl who decides to spy on one of her clients, convinced they're a kidnapper. #HorrorWritersChat Q1

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Oli Jacobs - Author @olijbooks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Evening #HorrorWritersChat! Oli Jacobs, cultivator of cosmic horror, 1x BBNYA finalist, and tapper of various shorts, pleased to make your acquaintance. My next book? A haunted house tale told across 4 time periods. 1 mansion, 4 generations, infinite terror.

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Jez Conolly @jezconolly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#HorrorWritersChat How do you do fellow kids! You may remember as ‘Jez’. I write ‘domestic liminal’ horror. Apparently. From my current crop of WIPs, let’s go with ‘The Maiden Aunt’: a flat-share comic horror featuring a pot plant with a bizarre and gruesome life cycle…

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TomMLittle @tommlittle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm Tom and my fiction is usually supernatural. For my WIP, though, skeletons stay in the closet as we focus on the dinner table. Every dinner is unforgettable when it's promised to be someone's last meal. #HorrorWritersChat

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