This thursday, my newsletter subscribers will get to see the cover of my new novella & read an extract from it! That means you still have time to sign up and be part of the cool gang! Here you go: davemussonauthor.com/newsletter

How cool is this @stephenking.bsky.social promo badge from 1994 that I found secondhand online? I’d never seen one of these available in the U.K. before so had to snap it up for my King shelves 😊

On Wednesday, I'm telling my newsletter subscribers about my most ambitious writing project yet, which will kick off later this month. If you'd like to be part of the first to know what it is, make sure you're signed up! davemussonauthor.com/newsletter

My final #BookReview of the year is one from my backlist...the beautiful, weird and terrific Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova from @deadinkbooks.bsky.social Here's what I thought 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR_r...

Home Alone (Realistic Cut)

My #BookReview this week is actually of an entire series that has just wrapped...come and explore the Cotton Candy Massacre with me! www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQeH...

I'm running a giveaway for my newsletter subscribers to win a @stephenking.bsky.social hardback & some signed copies of my books. Details are being sent out tomorrow so you've still got time to sign up! Get involved: davemussonauthor.com/newsletter

My #BookReview this week actually covers TWO stories...a pair of Tiny Terrible Tales from Sarah Jules in fact - check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu79...

Infrequent reminder that I have a newsletter where I recommend cool horror books and share some of my short stories with you. Oh, and you get a free book of my work just for signing up! Get involved: davemussonauthor.com/newsletter

I recently read Daphne Du Maurier for the first time, taking in her new collection of darker short stories called After Midnight, which also features an intro by some dude called @stephenking.bsky.social It's the subject of my #BookReview this week, take a look! www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzcH...

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.

Perfect

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 😊