Oh, you don't include anything political in your writing? First of all, yes, you do. That's it. Yes, you do. Art is a political statement. Conscious or unconscious, yes, you do.

Final call! Still time to get involved in tonight's WRITING HISTORICAL HORROR course with Ally Wiles @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social - we kick off online at 6:30pm UK time! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-hi... #horror #course #courses #writing #writers #writingcourse #writingcourses

Because APPARENTLY I've rediscovered bluesky for the day: spent the week writing an absolutely bonkers novelette for a secret new project! I love indie presses, folk horror, and also kaiju. So this was perfect 🖤

Friends, she's off to Derby again to get her Black Phillip on 🐐

The subtly receding agency of a pregnant newly-wed woman. The troubling origins of an otherwise pristine new apartment block. Deceptively simply structure. Incisive social critique. @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social’s ‘Billy Blue’ in @nightmare-magazine.com is creepy, poignant and fresh. #horror #sff

If you are a fan of Horror novels I implore you to read these two books by Ally Wilkes. Maybe I'm just behind on the game but I was unfamiliar with yours @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social You are the best horror author working today and I absolutely can't wait to read whatever you release next🖤

Counting down the days now - join acclaimed author and workshopper Ally Wilkes @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social for the latest online run of WRITING HISTORICAL HORROR, starting Wednesday!

Next week!!! If you missed the last course, here's your chance. And all sessions are filmed so you can catch up at your leisure!

the worlds not over keep taking your meds keep taking your HRT keep scheduling surgeries keep talking to friends keep eating keep sleeping the worlds not over you're still needed

Time for a belated festival launch for @dancoxon.bsky.social’s Unquiet Guests anthology, alongside contributors @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social, @willmac23.bsky.social & Alison Moore. Does a haunted house story actually have to be a *house*? Or can any building have an unquiet guest?

Ally Wilkes has the goss on writing and selling short stories in this modern age (i.e. don’t try to ape the classics)… @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social

Who wants a ghost story these days? These people totally have the answer… @dancarpenter.bsky.social @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social @willmclean21.bsky.social

this is why the whole “oh, suffering creates great art” thing is bullshit you know what’s conducive to art? a roof over your head and food on the table you know what isn’t? stressing out over where the fuck the rent money is going to come from

I'm rarely on BSky these days as... well... it's all felt a little too much to handle. Response times will be v v delayed, or you can catch up with me over on Instagram (av_wilkes). Be safe. 🖤

Hey BSky, I'm looking for your BOOK RECS on true crime fiction: novels or novellas that read like a true crime non-fiction or a podcast. Think Six Stories by @mattjwesolowski.bsky.social, True Crime Story by Joseph Knox, or Penance by Eliza Clark.

babybel implies the existence of scarybel, sportybel, gingerbel and poshbel

Just a reminder that I block anyone who uses generative AI. Nothing personal. You're just an ass.

We'll be running a Christmas special on tickets for all our upcoming event from today until the end of Boxing Day - you can use the code CHRISTMAS for 10% off any event of your choice at www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/alex-davis... #christmas #xmas #tickets #discounts #deals #tix #events

Spooky Advent day 8: a vengeful ghost may or may not wreak havok in 1930s Svalbard. Yes, it's Michelle Paver's novel Dark Matter, a story of a young man's terrifying descent into madness in one of the most bleak and isolated places on Earth

Here's your second chance to delve deep into the horrors of the past with the ultra-talented Ally Wilkes, as her WRITING HISTORICAL HORROR course returns this March! www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-hi... #horror #historicalhorror #historical #writing #writers #course #courses

So thrilled to see @helleborezine.bsky.social's excellent TALES OF OCCULT BRITAIN getting a deservedly excellent review in SFX magazine, and basically blown away by this shout-out. Yes, folklore is anti-fascist, yes, RE-ENCHANTMENT IS RESISTANCE, yes, yes, yes ✨

5 ways to give your fave authors free-to-you gifts over the holidays! 💙📚 1. post about their book on socials 2. rec on other posts & Reddit threads 3. suggest their book to a book club! 4. order their book from a library/ask can it be ordered in! 5. add it to GoodReads lists for discoverability!

"WELL TELL HIM TO PUT IT BACK"

Hellooooooo BSky, long time no see? I've been lurking around Instagram these days (where yes, I continue to honk about books and authors I like) but thought I'd remind everyone that my micro-collection LONDON WEIRD is totes a Christmas book, look, honest guvnor, and only 0.99 at Amazon.

Wrote a short thing about that 5-9 nonsense. gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/your-9-5-i...

A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....

Heyyyyyyy just one of my all-time faves (ARARAT, anyone?) enjoying some creepy af stories by yours truly! You can pick it up for 0.99 here: www.amazon.co.uk/London-Weird...

Where we're going, we won't need eyes to see

ALL battles for bodily autonomy are connected.

When you take a break from a short story you're writing to read short stories by a bunch of talented people...

This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu

Taps the sign

Bonjour winter, it's 12 degrees in my bathroom with the heating on

This is the first year I've had enough short fiction out to want to do one of those eligibility posts! Truly grateful for all the opportunities I've had in 2025 🖤

Hello! I've just done my taxes and as always am gripped with both incipient poverty and existential dread. Can I interest you in a short collection CHOCK FULL of dread? LONDON WEIRD is 0.99 on Amazon! www.amazon.co.uk/London-Weird...

A beautiful and thoughtful piece. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A late schedule change for Winter Haunts - unfortunately Hollie Starling won't be able to join us, but we have the awesome Ally Wilkes stepping in to take on the 12pm interview! A very talented author and can't wait to chat about her tremendous books... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-hau...

Our Piper at the Gates of Dawn jumper stirred a bit of Satanic Panic! Thank you, @davidmbarnett.bsky.social, for covering this story for The Guardian. By popular demand, you can get the jumper that got banned from Westminster Abbey here: everpress.com/hellebore-pi...

Ravenous is simply a perfect movie.

A reader told me she was asked to take off her Hellebore “Wind in the Willows” jumper before entering Westminster Abbey. The reason given was that it depicts the devil and might offend people. The reader explained it was the Greek god Pan, but the security guard didn’t backtrack. Satanic panic 2025.

A million congratulations to @helleborezine.bsky.social for successfully ruffling some feathers in the Guardian this morning. Chaps, you can RUN to their shop, these jumpers are super cosy (I have several!) www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

🏳️‍⚧️happy transgender awareness week!🏳️‍⚧️ hire trans people! buy from trans artists! support the trans community! 🙏

A quick plea for help: if you've read and enjoyed Unquiet Guests, please leave a review on Amazon! We're currently sitting on a big fat ZERO reviews, despite strong sales. Let your opinion be heard!

One of my favourite novellas. Staggering in its autopsy of a Horrible Relationship with a Certain Type of Man. Also, bears! And it's PINK!!! (I am becoming increasingly unhinged about books with pink covers)

I love Cunning Folk and can't wait for my copy to arrive! Definitely of interest to any @treadwells-books.bsky.social or @helleborezine.bsky.social coded souls ✨

Oh my GOD the sound of this.

Queen.

I'm sorry

*whispers* It is a faithful adaptation of an early 1800s novel by a woman about an arrogant self centered man Why are people