I’ve made all of my short stories available on KDP now. Check ‘em out if you’re interested in some short horror! 🩸📚 💙📚 #ShortStory #Horror www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Steph...

THE SHADOWS THAT WE CARRY A charity horror anthology featuring 20 stories from Horror Writers Chat members. ebook & paperback: amzn.eu/d/098CFL12 paperback: ko-fi.com/s/c24c7af3a0 All profits go to Macmillan Cancer Support in memory of author Matt "MG" Mason. #TheShadowsThatWeCarry 💙📚 🩸📚

#CurrentlyReading #AlexSmith #CrimeThriller

Is there a better compliment than this?? I don’t think so.

As someone who routinely sells 0 copies every month, today is a good day!

Calling all horror writers-- join us in a few hours for another session of #HorrorWritersChat! I have the pleasure of guest hosting this week, so please tune in at 7PM BST / 2PM EDT! #writingcommunity #amwriting #horror

Lucky is now available in paperback! amzn.eu/d/00RM12sE #Horror #ShortStory 💙📚 🩸📚

Being my first short story, this one has had so many cover iterations. Now it has one I really like. ❤️ #TheGirlInTheGarden #StephenHWilder #ShortStory #Ghost #Horror 💙📚 🩸📚

I recently commissioned a new set of book covers, and I’m finally happy with them! This was the first! #ShadowsInTheDark #NewBookCover #Horror #Mystery #ShortStory

Thanks Eryn, a great #HorrorWritersChat as always. 😊 I recently published my first story that’s actually long enough to get printed!! I also tried second person POV for the first time, and really enjoyed it. American Psycho meets Battle Royale. Enjoy! 💙📚 🩸📚 amzn.eu/d/04KJuB8W

“It’s just one pill, what’s the worst that could happen?” You think to yourself as you place it on your tongue. You’ve never even heard of rubidium, it can’t be that dangerous. The scientists all stand behind a screen of bulletproof glass, ready and waiting for the explosion. #HorrorWritersChat

You wonder when the procedure will begin. Soon, you hope. You reread the consent form for want of something to do. “Minor side effects,” it had said before. It doesn’t say that now. “Slow and painful death,” it says now. A man in a blood-splattered apron calls your name. #HorrorWritersChat

External threats are fun and all, but I find the scariest to be something that threatens from within. Something beneath the skin that shouldn’t be there. #HorrorWritersChat

Hello All! 👋 I’m Stephen, I write mostly psychological and body horror. My first instinct was going to be anything involving exercise, but that actually doesn’t that bad (within reason). Maybe anything that involves ingesting something that will have unknown effects. 😳 #HorrorWritersChat

Oh it's that day again. Are you ready to get your horror on?

Book launch day!! My last short story is available now. I delved more into #splatterpunk for this one. You are Gordon Shaw. Billionaire. Surgeon. Artist. Serial Killer. You are rich. You are powerful. Are you untouchable? 🇬🇧 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GX2ZXCGS 🇺🇸 www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX2ZXCGS 💙📚 🩸📚

Being a horror author is weird. The neighbours are having a party in the garden. 20+ people laughing and joking, enjoying the sun. Meanwhile, I’m alone, sitting in the dark, writing the most deplorable stuff imaginable. On a related note, my latest story is coming along nicely. #Writing 💙📚 🩸📚

So, Hythe has a lot of places to buy second hand (and some new) books… (I think I have a problem 🤣) 💙📚 #Books #Thriller #CrimeThriller #BookCollector

Your pulse shudders to a stop. The dark agony of death is replaced by a hollow, bright white nothing. There is no pain. There is no sound. In all directions, there is… nothing. #HorrorWritersChat

Not sure if “favourite” is the right word for it, but Hell in “A Short Stay in Hell” has stayed with me ever since I read it. A place so bafflingly large and repetitive it’s impossible to comprehend. #HorrorWritersChat

Oooo, good question… You know what, thinking about it now, no, I don’t use dreamscapes. The environment in my stories are real and mundane, and the weirdness comes from the body horror, or mental breakdown that’s sure to follow. #HorrorWritersChat

Hey all, it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these! I’m Stephen, and I write mostly psychological and body horror. As a child, I had a reoccurring dream where I was in a cage being attacked by a gorilla. Sounds silly now, but at the time, it was awful. #HorrorWritersChat

It’s been a while since I went on a book haul… 💙📚

Yesterday, I finished reading The Book of Witching by @cjcookebooks.bsky.social Reading the editor’s note at the end turns this book from a good one to one that will be hard to forget. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 📚💙

Thank you for another lovely week, Mary! Today, I'm not going to promote myself. Instead, I wish to promote this hashtag's founder, @chaoticauthor.online, who needs all our love these days. Do check out his works 💝 #HorrorWritersChat bsky.app/profile/chao...

👀 one of my favourites (from a WIP) is the vampire that skins people in order to “collect” their tattoos… if he’s knocking on my door, I’m in trouble. 🤣 #HorrorWritersChat

I’ve had some very random sources of inspiration; a thumbnail to a YouTube video, the outro to a music video, a quote from a movie, the name of a song. Can’t think of 4 for a single story or WIP, though… 😬 #HorrorWritersChat

1. A computer with a familiar keyboard. Keep those typos to a minimum having built up some muscle memory with it. ⌨️ 2. A drink (maybe alcoholic). It’s important to stay hydrated. 🍺 3. A lock on the door to keep out those pesky distractions. 🤣 #HorrorWritersChat

Hey all! 👋 I’m an on-again-off-again writer of (mostly) body and psychological horror. My dream writing room would be a big, well-stocked library. No distractions, dimly lit, soft classical music playing, and a big spacious desk with a comfy chair. #HorrorWritersChat

How many physical books do you own? #BookSky 💙📚 #BookCollection I recently logged all of mine in a spreadsheet (yes, I’m that kind of person), and I was underwhelmed with how few I actually had. I was expecting to be approaching 1k, but I’ve only got 659 and counting.

Thanks Eryn! #HorrorWritersChat I’d like to give a shoutout to @tlbodine.bsky.social These Kids Are Not Alright is a great collection of short stories. Some are fun, some are creepy, and some are downright difficult to read (for a father of a three year old). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...

I think AI on its own is pretty harmless (it’s just a glorified chain of “if” statements), however, humanity’s belligerent want to use it, even when it’s to our own detriment, will be our inevitable downfall. #HorrorWritersChat

So far I’ve mainly relied on more atmospheric horror; darkness, and the danger of the unknown, as well as internalised body horror. #HorrorWritersChat

I don’t have anything published, but I’m working on the outlines for a series of short stories where the overarching theme is *exactly* that. 👀 #HorrorWritersChat

Hey all! 👋 I’m Stephen, and I write body and psychological horror. Not really tech, but as someone who is easily distracted, I have to be sitting in a quiet room, listening to an ambient soundtrack in order to write for a decent chunk of time. #HorrorWritersChat

It’s been a while since I’ve properly marketed one of my short stories, so here goes; 🦷 Body Horror 💲Only $2.99 ⭐️ Currently reviewed at 5 stars (only 2 reviews, admittedly) www.amazon.com/Teeth-Stephe... #BodyHorror #WritingCommunity 💙📚 🩸📚

Kick off the week by grabbing one (or more) of these brilliant horror stories. There's something here for every horror enthusiast, and your next favourite read might be among this excellent collection! 🩸🤯🕷️🙈

I’ve often thought about starting up a throwaway account just to list all the random crap I pull out of the washing machine / tumble dryer. Today I was reminded again, finding an 8. We don’t have any keyboards missing keys…

Crisp Autumn Leaves Yesterday I thrived, All green, luscious, and alive, Now I’m on the floor. I’m all brown and red, Surrounded by other leaves, Please don’t stand on me. #HorrorWritersChat

The ultimate dream is to be able to live off of what I make writing horror (or writing in general), freeing me up to write even more and spend more time with the family. #HorrorWritersChat

“AITA: I don’t see the problem with it, I just collect tattoos. Been doing it for millennia. Don’t want me to skin you and drink your blood? Don’t desecrate your body with tattoos. Simple.” #HorrorWritersChat (Disclaimer: author is heavily tattooed lol)

Hey, I’m Stephen, I’ve published some short horror stories, but I’m also working on a thriller and a fantasy series, too. One of my WIPs… Two detectives hunt a religious vampire who skins their victims, collecting their tattoos. #HorrorWritersChat

I'm giving out 13 free digital (Amazon) copies of my new horror short story collection, Lonely Souls at Lakeside Cemetery- if you or someone you know would be interested in food truck witches, porch ghosts, or teenage angst in a small town, drop me a message. First come, first serve. #horrorsky 🩸📚

Was meant to be spending me free time today continuing my horror anthology. Instead I started outlining a completely new story. 🤦‍♂️ #WIP #AuthorProblems 🩸📚 💙📚

Which cover is better? I can't decide! 1 - Commissioned 🩸🦷 2 - Weird/Stylised 👁️🦷 3 - Original 🦷🦷🦷 4 - None of the above 😥 #bookcover #writingcommunity #helpmedecide #horror #horrorwriters 💙📚 🩸📚

The idea for my short story “Itch” was spawned when I scratched my foot a little vigorously and made it bleed. I then dialled that up a notch (or two), et voilà, the story was born. What are the origin stories of your books? #OriginStory #Horror #BodyHorror #ShortStory 🩸📚 💙📚

Today’s haul from Leeds Castle’s secondhand bookshop. 🩸📚 💙📚

Currently making my way through A Song Of Ice And Fire, so haven’t read too many indies recently (I don’t think @georgerrmartinshat.bsky.social counts as an indie lol). I’ve sung @michelleheller.bsky.social’s praises before, but that’s not going to stop me doing it again.

Do not miss @michelleheller.bsky.social 's Worst Summer of My Life. It's got monsters, mayhem, body horror, and one-liners that made me snort laugh. So, do it for you, take a trip to Weinervana and make this the "Best" Worst Summer. #HorrorWritersChat (missed the tag because I am dumb)

Arbitrarily deleting chunks of your story isn’t likely to make it better. But sometimes it is a necessary step in the process of refinement, or taking a story in a new (better) direction. Doesn’t make it any easier, though. #HorrorWritersChat