Taking a break form all the sports to post another SSBA Finalist Spotlight. Today is Alvar Theo @alvartheo.bsky.social , author of Benothinged, a finalist in the Horror Category. @specawards.bsky.social www.blog.melodyemcintyre.com/2026/02/alva...

Did this months ago and I don't remember saying about 70% of these answers. But then, I read this at 1am this morning and I don't remember any of it now. Huge thanks to Melody for this, it was a pleasure!

In 2026, in Scotland alone, we're losing @404ink.bsky.social, @quindriepress.com & @hauntpublishing.bsky.social. I really want to see new nimble presses rise from the ashes but it's difficult to recommend starting a company in this market.

Very sad news. Huge thanks to @hauntpublishing.bsky.social and @beckywojturska.bsky.social for everything they've done for me over the last few years.

So sad to announce the closure of Haunt. I’ve been running this wee creepy press since 2018 and will miss it terribly 🖤

another sorry bit of news. I hate to see small presses shutter, especially when they're good places for writers to work with & committed to an expansive view of literature. if you haven't checked out a Haunt title yet, now's the time!

We are sad to announce the closure of Haunt Publishing this year. Rising costs, marketing difficulties & work/life balance issues are making it hard to thrive. We will formally cease trading on 1st June 2026. The Bookseller have the exclusive: www.thebookseller.com/news/scottis...

We are still reeling from the news that BENOTHINGED by @alvartheo.bsky.social was a finallist for the @specawards.bsky.social! You can check out a short interview with Alvar and other fantastic finallists at @armedwithabook.bsky.social: armedwithabook.com/2025-ssba-ho...

Stuck for a last minute Christmas present? Give the gift of Gothic horror! Buy a Haunt Publishing gift card for an instant present sure to delight any Gothic, horror & dark fiction fan. Can be used on all paperbacks, ebooks & audiobooks in our online shop. www.hauntpublishing.com/books/p/gift...

Update your traditional Christmas ghost stories with an anti-ghost story! Every Version Ends in Death by Aliya Chaudhry is a Gothic & fiercely feminist novel that forces us to reflect on memory, death, hauntings & ultimately how women’s stories are told. www.hauntpublishing.com/books/p/aliy...

Feast your eyes on the Le Chateau Viande menu (before your eyes are feasted upon). Read the bios of monsters on Tinder. Discover the unpleasant side effects of a werewolf’s medication. Discover the gruesome beauty of Anna Cheung's poetry: www.hauntpublishing.com/books/p/anna... #HorrorPoetry

Give the gift of grotesque this festive season with Heather Parry's short story collection, THIS IS MY BODY, GIVEN FOR YOU. This is the pinnacle of dark literary fiction, with 15 stories in which the body can be changed, altered & escaped from. www.hauntpublishing.com/books/p/heat... #DarkFiction

It's finally December and we all know what that means! 🎄🩸 CHRISTMAS HORROR TIME 🩸🎄 Look no further than THE GINGERBREAD MEN by @joannacorrance.bsky.social! Angela Carter meets Stephen King in this Scottish Highland hotel horror. www.hauntpublishing.com/books/p/joan... #ChristmasHorror

Scotland's real monsters are in its pages. This St. Andrew's Day, explore the brilliant new wave of Scottish horror authors. Our guide features 4 must-read Scottish authors and the publishers & festivals championing them gnofhorror.com/scottish-hor... #ScottishHorror #StAndrewsDay

The nights are getting darker and so should your books. Make BENOTHINGED by @alvartheo.bsky.social your next read and prepare to laugh, rage, cry and shiver. www.hauntpublishing.com/books/p/alva... #Horror #HorroBooks #HorrorLiterature

ANNOUNCING: PUBLISHER NOT FOUND - our final book and the 404 Ink Bursary, coming 2026. We will be launching the bursary with an initial £3,000 pledged from us towards small press projects. We are also publishing PUBLISHER NOT FOUND, a behind the scenes look at 404. www.404ink.com/blog/publish...

Last day to get yourself a spooky 33% off ALL our books! Whether you like eerie Gothic, terrifying horror or dreadfully good dark fiction - we have something for everyone. Use code HALLOW33 at the checkout. Ends tonight at 11:59pm GMT! www.hauntpublishing.com/books

🤩🤩 I'm never not gonna lose my mind when I see one of my covers in the wild! Friends, if you're looking for something spooky to read, @hauntpublishing.bsky.social is having a Halloween sale right now!! Click through to their site and use HALLOW33 at checkout!! 🧡🖤🧡🖤

Please buy my book, I need money for daft shit 🙏

what a perfect day to pick up UNTHINKABLE, one of Haunt's queer Gothic anthologies! my story "Vestal" starts off in September, but poison maidens, crumbling manors, and traveling charlatans are good Halloween fodder...

🎃 HAPPY #HALLOWEEN! 🎃 We are celebrating by offering 33% off ALL our books! Gothic, horror & dark fiction paperback, ebooks & audiobooks. We got all you ghouls covered like a duvet tent in the dark. Use code HALLOW33 at the checkout! Ends Sun 2 Nov 11:59pm GMT. www.hauntpublishing.com/books

Join us for an in-person workshop on turning ordinary surroundings into superheroic worlds, led by comic creator and writer Etienne Kubwabo! scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/building-sup...

ICYMI we are getting hit hard with some big bills & need your support! If you'd like to support a small creepy independent publisher, then now would be a great time 🖤 Whether you like Gothic thrillers, horror chillers or dark fiction killers, we have a book for you! www.hauntpublishing.com/books

We are so chuffed about this! Huge congratulations to @alvartheo.bsky.social 👏

The Edinburgh Horror Festival (@edhorrorfest.bsky.social) are looking for volunteers to help with their 10th year! The festival runs 23-31 October 2025 and is packed full of spooky delights. Find out more and sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We've been slapped with some big bills recently & are hoping our awesome readers (you!) can help us out by buying a book or two. Maybe you deserve a treat for yourself? Maybe you have a friend who needs a spooky pick-me-up? It's spooky season! Shares appreciated 🖤 www.hauntpublishing.com/books

I'm enjoying long enigmatic titles in excellent small-press horror. More to follow as I remember them, suggestions welcome. www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/books/p/this... www.hauntpublishing.com/books/p/laur... @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social @hauntpublishing.bsky.social

We've been slapped with some big bills recently & are hoping our awesome readers (you!) can help us out by buying a book or two. Maybe you deserve a treat for yourself? Maybe you have a friend who needs a spooky pick-me-up? It's spooky season! Shares appreciated 🖤 www.hauntpublishing.com/books

So stoked to share that BENOTHINGED by @alvartheo.bsky.social is a horror semifinalist for the Small Spec Book Awards (@specawards.bsky.social). HUGE congratulations to Alvar! About the awards: lnholmeswriter.wordpress.com/small-spec-b... About BENOTHINGED: www.hauntpublishing.com/books/p/alva...

"When you have no one and nothing else, you still have yourself." Stoked to share a new interview with @alvartheo.bsky.social, who chatted to Mary B. Sellers about their book, BENOTHINGED. Check it out! herghosts.blog/interview-al...

Benothinged by Alvar Theo is a heartbreaking debut #horror novel that should not be missed. Nominated for a #SSBA. #LGBTQIA #BookSky 💙📚 @specawards.bsky.social @hauntpublishing.bsky.social @alvartheo.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

📢 Open Call 📢 SBWN and WAHS Creative Balance are seeking pitches from Scotland-based BPOC writers on Defining Our Space. Text /audio /video formats, incl BSL. Caregiver and data bursaries available. scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/call-for-pit...

Calling all #SummerHorror and #Summerween fans! Have you read the Shirley Jackson Award (@sjacksonawards.bsky.social) nominated novel EVERY VERSION ENDS IN DEATH by Aliya Chaudhry? ☀️👻🧵 www.hauntpublishing.com/books/p/aliy...

Last day to get 30% off all our paperbacks, ebooks and audiobooks! All purchases really help us as a small indie press, plus you’ll be supporting our kick-ass authors 😎

Did you know that Haunt is a queer-led press? We publish horror that doesn’t use harmful tropes in the representation of queer people. We want to celebrate horror queerness in all it’s gory glory! Why not use our current 30% discount (ends 11:59pm 15 June!) to treat yourself to some queer horror?

Make like a cool ghost and get yourself a sweet 30% off all our books! We are feeling great after announcing our film, tv and radio partnership with Viv Loves Film. Combined with one of our favourite days – Friday 13th – we wanted to celebrate by offering our amazing horror community a discount!

Over the moon to share we have partnered with Viv Loves Film on our non-publishing rights, including film, television and radio! Watch this space 🎥 🍿

At @cymerafestival.co.uk and looking for a horror book fix? You can find Haunt’s books at the @blackwells.bsky.social popup shop!

Last day to get yourself a sweet 20% off ALL our books! That's some real Gothic goodness just waiting to haunt your bookshelves... Use code GOTH20 at checkout! hauntpublishing.com/books

It's #WorldGothDay and what better way to celebrate than by supporting your favourite Gothic horror publisher? (Or us). Because we love you all so much we are offering 20% off our paperbacks, ebooks & audiobooks for the rest of the week! Use code GOTH20 at checkout 🦇 www.hauntpublishing.com/books

Need some chills to help cope with the heat outside? Look no further than THE GINGERBREAD MEN by @joannacorrance.bsky.social! Set in the snowy Highlands, THE GINGERBREAD MEN isn't just for Christmas... Check it out ❄️😎 #HorrorBooks #Horror #DarkFairytale www.hauntpublishing.com/books/p/joan...

Things have been quiet at Haunt HQ lately, but we wanted to say we stand with all trans people. We are appalled by the recent cowardly and hateful policies. We will continue to publish and platform trans voices. We will donate, petition, protest. Whatever it takes, we are with you.

🪲 Happy publication day to The Red Light Starts Blinking by Jonathon Kane 🪲 Less a collection of short stories and more a set of interlocking teeth. A disquieting game of emotional roulette. Disturbed? Deranged? Delighted? The Red Light is on. diachroneitybooks.com/The-Red-Ligh...

Thank you so much @druidcat.bsky.social for including my novel ‘The Gingerbread Men’ (published by @hauntpublishing.bsky.social )

Calling all Gothic and horror book readers in the States and Australia! Due to a new printing and distribution arrangement, we are now able to offer cheaper shipping in your area. Stock up on your dark fiction reading 😎: www.hauntpublishing.com/books

Thanks for coming, D! We’re glad you enjoyed @riverssolomon.bsky.social’s conversation about Model Home with @hauntpublishing.bsky.social’s Rebecca Wojturska. We loved it too!

Review coming soon, but a fair few of you may well appreciate this Edinburgh gothic morality tale. Thankyou so much @hauntpublishing.bsky.social! www.hauntpublishing.com/books/p/joan....

'Mon along to this online meet-up!

The Scottish BPOC Writers Network ( @scotbpocwriters.bsky.social ) is hosting a Town Hall + 'meet the team' event in a couple of weeks! The invite is open to Black & PoC writers based in, from or connected to Scotland. Monday 17 March 2025 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM GMT