For my #BookReview this week I read @pfracassi.bsky.social for the first time and had a blast! Here's what I made of his evil desk story Gothic, which is being reissued TODAY! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJJJ...

I was incredibly lucky to be invited to the media screening of #runningmanmovie tonight in London! I can’t share my full review until next week because a) embargoes and b) I literally left the theatre half an hour ago, but I can tell you that I had a really, really good time watching.

For my #BookReview this week I've finally got round to reading a novel that has been on my shelf for ages...it's A Head Full of Ghosts by @paultremblay.bsky.social (and I had a blast with it!). Here's my spoiler-free review 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8l0...

Another reminder that I’m giving away a copy of this beautiful book! All you need to do is sign up for my newsletter before the end of Halloween and your name will go in the hat! davemussonauthor.com/newsletter

My #BookReview this week is one of my favourite things I've read all year, the *excellent* debut novella from @talkscaredpod.bsky.social Good Boy! Here are my spoiler-free thoughts 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBYK...

3️⃣ THE HOLY TRINITY 3️⃣ - Sharpness in possession - The Polish Cafu's two-way game - Kamara and Onana gobble it up Three match conclusions from Aston Villa v Manchester City. Have a look. Why not subscribe if you like it? 🦁 | #AVFC | #UTV

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A reminder that I’m giving away my spare copy of the gorgeous Salem’s Lot 50th anniversary edition - all you have to do to enter is signup to my newsletter before Halloween! davemussonauthor.com/newsletter

This week's #BookReview is of a whopper of a novel that is out today and that I loved...it's King Sorrow, the first new novel from @joe-hill.bsky.social in nearly a decade. See what I thought of it 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=7veC...

Got my paws on this thanks to some help from my local independent bookshop - looking forward to jumping into @talkscaredpod.bsky.social’s debut novella this weekend!

The 50th anniversary edition of Salem’s Lot is a thing of beauty! Huge thanks to @hodderfiction.bsky.social for sending me a copy!

We're thrilled and honoured that @jamesrushton.bsky.social has joined Aston Villa Review. Here's his AVR debut: a classic Rushton tale from Villa away in Europe. No paywall on this one so get stuck in and subscribe! 🦁 | #AVFC | #UTV

My #BookReview this week is of a brand new, weird and fun novel that is out today...I'm covering Crafting For Sinners by Jenny Kiefer from @quirkbooks.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=86tY...

Happy publication day to The Definitions by Matt Greene, which @deadinkbooks.bsky.social kindly sent me a review copy of…I cannot wait to jump in once I wrap my current read! The synopsis has me hooked already! Love the branded pencil as well!

My #BookReview this week is for a feminist, folk horror, murder mystery, body horror slice of British weirdness that comes out next week that I enjoyed a lot...Itch! by @manylittlewords.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmt7...

BBC sport at it again with two-year old pics of #avfc - is it really that hard to get right?

I’ve got a reminder in my phone to plug my newsletter on social media, so…*pluuuuug* Book recs, short stories from me and a free mini collection just for signing up - get involved! davemussonauthor.com/newsletter

My latest book club pick is an upcoming collection of short stories from one of the brightest sparks in British indie horror - it’s Deathbed Confessionals by AD Jones youtu.be/USJcvTh28X4?...

I'm thinking about (maybe) bringing a second writer into @astonvillareview.com Might not do it. Don't know what the terms would be. But there it is. Shout if you're a broadly interested #AVFC writer with some experience: villa[at]chrisnee.co.uk

Tomorrow I'll be letting my newsletter subscribers know about my new horror novella, which I'll be releasing in a couple of weeks. I'll also be showing them the front cover 😎 If you'd like to be part of that, you'd better sign up! davemussonauthor.com/newsletter

Up next from director Rob Savage (Host) is OTHER MOMMY, an adaptation of Josh Malerman’s (Bird Box) horror novel Incidents Around the House. The film had been set for theatrical release on May 8, 2026, but Universal has now bumped it to October 9, 2026.

A quick reminder that I have been shortlisted in THREE categories in this year's Bookstagram Awards: author of the year, cover of the year & horror of the year. Voting can be done here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Please get your votes in before 22 September - thanks!

Surely BBC Sport know this photo they’re using on their Villa v Everton report is from two seasons ago? Surely? #avfc #efc

Happy publication day to the paperback edition of @stephenking.bsky.social’s incredible collection You Like It Darker, which features a bonus story - The Music Room! Available now - hugest of huge thanks to @hodderfiction.bsky.social for sending me a copy!

I've been shortlisted in 3 categories in this year's Bookstagram Awards! - author of the year - Cover of the year, for my novella Winning Ticket - Horror of the year, for my novella Winning Ticket Throw your votes my way before 22 Sep! Thanks! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I picked up a copy of @stephenking.bsky.social’s take on Hansel & Gretel today…here’s a little unboxing and spoiler-free review of it youtu.be/goPZGZqgSh4?...

Not fucking good enough. Tomorrow is going to be carnage 😬

My #BookReview this week is a whopper - I’ve covered the five Price Manor stories…that’s the entire series, so far! Take a look youtu.be/TXIZRZdJfzw?...

Happy publication day to The End of the World As We Know It, the anthology of stories set in the world of @stephenking.bsky.social’s The Stand. I especially loved @natcassidy.bsky.social’s effort - hugely creative and *full* of Easter Eggs that will delight Constant Readers everywhere!

Dear Aston Villa FC, Please rethink your partnership with genocide-enabling Coca Cola and find some money that isn’t soaked in Palestinian blood. Oh, and beat Newcastle tomorrow, obvs. Yours, Dave Villa fan since ‘94 #avfc

This was waiting for me when I got home - thanks @hodderfiction.bsky.social 😊 Time to get reading!

This week's #BookReview is a brand new, queer thriller that is out on @deadinkbooks.bsky.social this Thursday...it's No Body No Crime by Tess Sharpe - lots of fun to be had here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoZh...

My #BookReview this week is a clever take on true crime from a couple of years ago that I burned through in a matter of days...here are my thoughts on Penance by Eliza Clark 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kftX...

At my local vigil for Palestine today 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

After 4 months of a near-total Israeli siege, Gaza’s hospitals now have wards for the malnourished children whose tiny bodies are just the width of their bones. Aid groups had warned of this for more than a year. Now a worst case scenario is upon us. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

it is not a "famine." it is a genocide.

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Taking a moment from just about everything being absolutely fucking awful to remind you all that today is 100 days until Halloween. The bastard that is summer will be gone soon and be replaced by the glory of Autumn, fear not fellow goths 💀🎃👻

Today's #BookReview is of a Korean bestseller that is finally getting a UK release this week - this is my take on The Hole by Hye-Young Pyun 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=93vY...

I’m terrible at promoting my own stuff, but here I am trying again… I released my first novella over the weekend. It’s fun, it’s bloody, and it’s FREE! Please check it out 😊

So my #BookReview for this week is one from a couple of years ago that I read for the first time recently...Jackal by Erin E Adams, which you can grab from @deadinkbooks.bsky.social Here's my spoiler-free review 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVi8...

SURPRISE! I've just released my first ever novella & it's available for FREE right now! It's a tale of a cursed lottery win set in my fictional town of Kingsworth - lots of dread, lots of blood...I think you'll like it! Amazon: mybook.to/winningticket Less evil places: books2read.com/u/br8qZZ 🙏🙏

So there’s a 25th anniversary edition of the *brilliant* On Writing by @stephenking.bsky.social being published here in the U.K. on 17 July…but @hodderbooks.bsky.social sent me an early copy! Thank you so much…isn’t it gorgeous? 😍 It also has a new foreword by King - On Joy - that is, well, a joy!

This week's #BookReview is a brand new charity anthology of feminine rage stories that is raising money for Sisters Uncut...here are my thoughts on Good For Her youtu.be/FsfYs6hKWrE?...

Without wanting to sound like an unsigned band on Facebook in 2014 saying "big things soon 👀👀" but... I've got something very exciting to share on my newsletter next week, so now would be a good time to sign up. You also get a free ebook just for doing so! davemussonauthor.com/newsletter

My #BookReview this week is a weird bit of the darker web that won't let you go...it's basilisk by Matt Wixey www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFKs...

Well guess what? I will be likely to produce a best seller before 2030 if a publisher buys my book when it goes on sub and spends lots of money marketing it everywhere and the book buyers decide its the book of the summer. Also I will not use up all the water on the planet. I'm the better option.

Hey folks, my band is releasing its first single - Addicted to Blur - this Friday and I would love it if you pre-saved it & helped the algorithms work in our favour: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/... Here’s the artwork for the single too - created by me and NOT any AI!

26 years ago @stephenking.bsky.social was knocked down by a minivan while out walking. I’ve got into the habit of posting my thanks that he survived & I’m not changing this year, although I haven’t written a song this time! Glad you’re still here Sai King - here’s to many more of these posts!

This week's #BookReview is a fab new collection from @deadinkbooks.bsky.social - Make a Home of Me by Vanessa Santos! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Am0...