As further proof that we are now living in a simulation, I basically agree with all the Oscar winners this year.

If you're doomscrolling like I am, remember to book your ticket to join me, Will Maclean and Lucie McKnight Hardy for some proper doom in May, at Waterstones Islington. Their newest books, Solace House and Night Babies, are both spectacular. www.waterstones.com/events/will-...

Only 10 days until I'm in York for the folk-horror weekend! I'll be discussing my collection Come Sing For The Harrowing (out 21 April, CLASH Books), as well as my anthologies and the art of the short story in general (there will also be a signing after). www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/come-si...

🚨 It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work. This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public. Please spread the word. 🧵 1/4

I've been saying this for a while, but here it is in action... Reality is fragmenting around us.

Writing the Magic has been shortlisted for the BSFA Awards! Absolutely thrilled by this, our contributors wrote such fantastic essays. Link to the full shortlists below! bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

Dan Coxon has us all uncomfortable at the UK Ghost Story Festival…because he’s telling us about writing dissonance. @dancoxon.bsky.social

Excellent UK Ghost Story Festival panel event for UNQUIET GUESTS from Dead Ink, featuring Ally Wilkes, editor @dancoxon.bsky.social , Alison Moore and Will Maclean. The collection also includes tales from Grady Hendrix, Chuck Palahniuk, Matthew Holness and more!

EXCLUSIVE | Zack Polanski writes for the Independent on why the Greens' by-election win marks a seismic shift in British politics trib.al/RzWVaux

If you're heading to Derby for the Ghost Story Festival this weekend and are looking for something to listen to, I highly recommend Will Maclean's and Joel Morris's podcast THE BROKEN VEIL. I'll be chatting with Will as part of our UNQUIET GUESTS panel, 5pm Saturday open.spotify.com/show/2cLN3NU...

I know it's at the other end of the country, but I can't keep my eyes from Gorton and Denton today. A rare opportunity to change the narrative of British politics, away from scaremongering and protecting big business to a focus on community and inclusion. All fingers and toes crossed.

100% this.

I'm really looking forward to the Ghost Story Festival this weekend in Derby. Here's a handy infographic of where you'll find me (two panels and workshop!), plus I'll be hanging around all day like a faint whiff of sulphur. Who else will be there? www.ukghoststoryfestival.co.uk

Obviously I can't vote in the Gorton and Denton by-election, but my support is 100% behind @zackpolanski.bsky.social and Hannah Spencer. The Labour Party are looking increasingly obsolete, and Reform have increasingly shown their true colours as the party of racist and misogynistic self-interest.

Café break. @deadinkbooks.bsky.social @dancoxon.bsky.social @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social @claymcleod.bsky.social #books 📚

This is a fantastic (and rare) insight into the realities of indie publishing. Highly recommended. Seriously, buy it now.

Those of you who are heading to the UK Ghost Story Festival in Derby next week, remember that I'm also teaching a workshop on the Saturday afternoon. Tickets are available for the workshop alone, or if you have a pass then be sure to reserve your place. www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/disso...

Heads up: there hasn't been an announcement yet, but I'm excited for this event in May at Waterstones Islington. I'll be alongside Will Maclean and Lucie McKnight Hardy, discussing our latest books: SOLACE HOUSE, NIGHT BABIES & my own COME SING FOR THE HARROWING. www.waterstones.com/events/will-...

🏚️ Unquiet Guests edited by Dan Coxon 🏚️ If you love a haunted house, this anthology is for you! With stories from Chuck Palahniuk, Grady Hendrix, Kirsty Logan, Will Maclean, Irenosen Okojie, Alison Moore, Matthew Holness, Claire Fuller, Clay Macleod Chapman and Ally Wilkes. 📚💙 #BookSky #horror

A reminder that we'll be talking ghosts, Unquiet Guests, and haunted houses at the UK Ghost Story Festival at the end of the month! Join me, Will Maclean, Alison Moore and Ally Wilkes - tickets available now for our event, or buy a pass for the whole weekend. www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/unqui...

Londoners - looking for some live weird fiction? The Liminal Tales crew will be performing my story 'Bumberthatch' as part of their show at the historic Water Rats (near King's Cross) later this month - tickets are on sale now. www.thewaterratsvenue.london/facebook-eve...

February 1st was Imbolc, so in honor of all the ancient traditions here’s a look at 20 new #folkhorrors in 2026 that should be on your #horror TBR. @dancoxon.bsky.social @mathildazeller.bsky.social @kealanpatrickburke.bsky.social @catrionaward.bsky.social @jackalopehouse.com

Work sent me a bookstore gift certificate so I stayed extremely on brand by spending it on weird british horror books @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social

Some good news overnight. Writing the Magic, the latest in our series of essay collections from Dead Ink Books, has made the longlist for the BSFA Awards! Thanks again to all the contributing authors, and congratulations to everyone on the longlists. #BSFAAwards2026

Board of Peace.

Well they seem to be enjoying our cover reveal for UNEARTHED over on Instagram. 1.2K likes so far, and counting.

Here's the full lineup: Tananarive Due, Christopher Golden, Josh Malerman, Tim Lebbon, Eric LaRocca, A.M. Shine, Jonathan Maberry, Hildur Knútsdóttir, Ai Jiang, A. G. Slatter, Mark Chadbourn, Priya Sharma, Benjamin Percy, V. Castro, Gemma Amor, Cavan Scott, Premee Mohamed, Hache Pueyo & Steve Toase

I have a story in here. AI Cathedral. Because AI is a false god that only leads to destruction. Unless something more ancient gets it first. So grateful to @dancoxon.bsky.social and @pfracassi.bsky.social @titanbooks.bsky.social

UNEARTHED has been a long-term project of mine: co-edited with Philip Fracassi, it collects together nineteen brand-new tales of ancient ruins and archeological horror. Unearthed will be published by Titan Books on 15 September. Hold onto your fedoras, and keep an eye out for more info!

We're thrilled to reveal the cover of UNEARTHED, a horror anthology from award-winning authors and editors @dancoxon.bsky.social and @pfracassi.bsky.social which digs beneath the crumbling structures of historical ruins to reveal their archaic pasts, and their darkest secrets. Out September 15! 💀

Now reading - Unquiet Guests (2025), a collection of haunted house short stories edited by @dancoxon.bsky.social and published by @deadinkbooks.bsky.social Really enjoyable so far, with a good level of modest experimentation with form and genre. Was surprised to see Palahniuk going Weird! #booksky

The collection is complete! These three books are invaluable for any speculative fiction author 🤘🏻 @deadinkbooks.bsky.social @dancoxon.bsky.social #booksky

#1 Hot New Release in Amazon's Cosmic & Eldritch Horror category too, ahead of new books by India-Rose Bower and Ronald Malfi. I'm honestly thrilled and confused. Clearly I sacrificed to the right gods.

Erm, what the hell?

Farage wants to bring Trump’s death squads to the streets of Britain. Together, we will stop him. www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...

I was thrilled to see that five of my stories appear on Ellen Datlow's Recommended Reading list this year, all of them from my collection Come Sing For The Harrowing ('In Flickering Light' is reprinted in Best Horror of the Year, where 'Beyond the Beach, the Trees' also gets an Honorable Mention).

Not forgetting these two cracking anthologies @dancoxon.bsky.social @helleborezine.bsky.social

Lots of excellent weird fiction from British writers around at the moment, enjoyed all of these hugely this year (@willmac23.bsky.social @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social @raynewman.bsky.social @willwiles.bsky.social)

Well, that's a pleasant end to 2025. In her article for the Daily Express, Talya Honebeek names Unquiet Guests one of her 10 best books of the year. www.express.co.uk/entertainmen...

Great to see Come Sing For The Harrowing on this list!

Here’s your #folkhorror TBR for 2026! @davidbarnettuk.bsky.social @mathildazeller.bsky.social @danaisaly.bsky.social @kealanpatrickburke.bsky.social @jennifermcmahon.bsky.social @jenjulian.bsky.social #Horror #horrorbooks #horrorauthors

I might be biased, but the Dead Ink sale looks flippin' great. 50% off a whole host of wonderful books, including my anthology Unquiet Guests (now £10!) and all of our Writing... series. Fill your boots!

Find your next great #horrorread with these #horror #newreleases @michaelrgoodwin.bsky.social @dancoxon.bsky.social @ericlarocca.bsky.social @vlatinalondon.bsky.social @undertakerbooks.bsky.social @neilwilliamson.bsky.social @briangbhorror.bsky.social @joshuamoehling.bsky.social

I feel kind of guilty saying it since the world has been such a bin fire, but 2025 has been good to me. A World Fantasy Award, haunted houses, magic, Neutral Milk Hotel, alcoholism in Wake in Fright, folk-horror and Best Horror of the Year. Bring on 2026.

Early Christmas present from spooky @alisdairwood.bsky.social A handsome little volume (Betty helping steady my nerves)

Haunted house stories by Chuck Palahniuk, Grady Hendrix, Kirsty Logan, Matthew Holness, Claire Fuller, Will Maclean, Clay McLeod Chapman, Alison Moore, Irenosen Okojie and Ally Wilkes. Unquiet Guests is available now from Amazon, Waterstones and all good bookshops. Give a ghost for Christmas.

My copy of The Best Horror of the Year has arrived! Absolutely thrilled to be in this, alongside Paul Tremblay, Brian Evenson, Robert Shearman, Gemma Amor, Stephen Volk, Lucie McKnight Hardy & so many other fantastic writers. Thank you to Ellen Datlow for including me - writer achievement unlocked!

UNQUIET GUESTS is out now, available from all good bookshops (and next-day delivery via Amazon). Ten haunted house stories from some of the best short stories writers around - perfect for all lovers of ghost stories this Christmas (and a beautiful edition, too).

With only a week of shopping until Christmas, don't forget that UNQUIET GUESTS is available from most good bookshops in this glorious hardback edition. Amazon still have stock for next-day delivery and pretty much every Waterstones branch has at least one copy. Give the gift of fear this Christmas!