Just finished this very gentle book. Makes you want to get outside and look with fresh eyes at the landscape.

Last Christmas, I gave you my heart… It’s still in the house. I hear it sometimes after midnight, when everyone pretends to be asleep. You didn't expect me to rhyme, did you? #HorrorWritersChat

A CHRISTMAS CAROL 1915 edition with remarkable image of a cloven footed & devilish #Ghost of Christmas Future by the genius illustrator Arthur Rackham. A taste of English gothic from #Dickens & #Rackham for #GothicYuletide

Thanks for a great #HorrorWritersChat, Mary! My interview with John Russo, Ani Kyd Wolf, and Casper Van Dien goes live on the 27th at The Horror Zine. Russo co-wrote NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD with George Romero. This is a fun and informative interview. My last for the year. More in the next post. :)

#HorrorWritersChat and because it's the season of giving, here's a shoutout to my pal Luciano Marano who just released HUMBUG via Crystal Lake Publishing! @crystallake.bsky.social www.crystallakepub.com/product/humb...

'Twas the day before #Christmas and there was a #HorrorWritersChat to tell. Fear not, Mary handled it well! Okay, corniness aside, great job hosting. I've got a lot to promote. The first two things relate to The #ShadowBoxArchives. The first is my Bible-based horror story recently a featured story

#HorrorWritersChat Splatterpunk founder John Skipp has new commentary out about the segment THIS MEANS WAR from the anthology film TALES OF HALLOWEEN. Check out the commentary! I interviewed Skipp for The Horror Zine and The Horror Tree. He's a righteous dude. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUU3...

#HorrorWritersChat Q4 Last Christmas, I gave you my heart, Then the very next day, you wanted my spleen. This year, I'm just grisle and bones, So please leave to scream alone...

#HorrorWritersChat Good news... s2 of BENEATH THE RAIN SHADOW begins Jan 8! 4 PNW horror authors give each other mystery prompt challenges to write regional horror. Will lead to edition 2 of Rain Shadows in 2027! Details here: tksellman.com/rain-shadows/ Thanks Mary! Happy Horrordays everyone!

Q4: #HorrorWritersChat “Last Christmas, I gave you my heart…” I tore it right out, and you said you were shocked. I tried to put it back, but you took it away, And that’s when you said “this is special.”

Frolic Press launches on New Year's Day. In 2026, we'll be reprinting some classics with outside matter by @ramseycampbell.bsky.social and others. In 2027, we'll have our first anthology of new fantasy and horror feat. myself, Massimo Magee, @ivygrimes.bsky.social and more TBA! #HorrorWritersChat

#HorrorWritersChat Merry Chr*stmas, one and all. Here’s a heart-warming tale that I wrote for this time of year. It’s called ‘Christmassy’. Reader advisory: a) it’s gruesome and sick b) it’s British-centric, so apologies if you don’t get many of the references. www.patreon.com/posts/christ...

#HorrorWritersChat Thanks for the holiday chat Mary! My novella Autumnborn is out now: a.co/d/5Mh2DcW There is also a ton of new stuff to read for free at The ARC Directive: www.patreon.com/posts/initia... Happy holidays everyone!

Thanks for hosting #HorrorWritersChat, Mary. Nice set of questions.

#HorrorWritersChat, it's been 3 months since "Hannah and Other Stories" was re-released! If you're in the mood for a spooky collection, then this book is perfect for you! Amazon: tinyurl.com/mv8p4shk B&N: tinyurl.com/4fznerfe Kobo: tinyurl.com/3u5fpeb6 Apple Books: tinyurl.com/33xhhdnx

Thanks so much for organising! I'd love people to take a look at The Nine O'Clock Horses, my brand-new Magnus Archives-inspired collection of horror shorts It's got urban legend, autophagia, human monstrosity... and a hefty dose of suburban paranoia www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0G2...

HORROR SUBMISSIONS OPEN 🔥 An anthology to honour the creator of #HorrorWritersChat, Matt aka MG Mason, is in the works. Theme: CAMPFIRE HORROR FOR ADULTS Deadline: 31st December 2025 See attached FAQ for details. Please send any questions to @thatwilliambeck.bsky.social

Q1: #HorrorWritersChat J.D. Buffington here, late on the uptick as I had to go into work. We were noses to the grindstone to bail early. I write horror and scifi; Prometheus is a Christmas movie! I don’t recommend it. I unabashedly love A Christmas Carol. Scrooged, Muppets… Just not Jim Carey.

Thanks Mary! #HorrorWritersChat, it's Christmas Eve, so why not get yourself a festive horror story set on this very night? "The Wild Hunt," available using the links below. Amazon: tinyurl.com/4y33j7xr B&N: tinyurl.com/ymb8249b Kobo: tinyurl.com/2tuyy4vx Apple Books: tinyurl.com/yc3e2men

#HorrorWritersChat I don’t have anything to really report this week, but I know my horror press @cateyepress.bsky.social has some fun stuff planned for 2026. So give them a follow if you’re inclined and support indie horror!

Fun one, #HorrorWritersChat! And happy spooksmas to everyone who participated. ^.- I have a giveaway going on all my short horror: books2read.com/ap/nk3EBb/Am... And a horror fantasy novel up for pre-order: books2read.com/u/bMoeWv To get one of the pictured bookmarks: forms.gle/1DvnRr1uUGYu...

Thanks Mary, and many festive greetings to you. If anyone would like to make the better avquaintance of my malevolent arthropod sculptor, she is here. And the story is set in the weary aftermath of New Year. #HorrorWritersChat payhip.com/b/58paC

Thanks, Mary! My spooky middle grade series, The Berge Sisters, is perfect for the kid (or adult) in your life that likes snarky female leads with Tim Burton overtones! www.jldurona.com #horrorwriterschat

#HorrorWritersChat Thanks Mary This the most Christmassy book I got, cause it's set in the ice and people want stuff they probably won't get M-merry Christmas! "an erotic sci-fi thriller that’s also a melancholic tale of departed romance" #scifi #mystery #erotic www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Witness...

Thank you for hosting on this festive day, Mary!! Merry Christmas to you and everyone of #HorrorWritersChat. I know Matt would have loved this. 💝 Since I've had nothing prepared, really, I'll just link the teaser to my short story, Consequence, for the anthology! bsky.app/profile/gree...

Last Christmas I gave you my heart, The very next day you tore it apart. This year, to spare me from tears, I’ll bury it bleeding in desolate years. Once mortal, now twisted in angles profane, I wander the heath where the star-spawn hath lain. #HorrorWritersChat

Woefully late again. #HorrorWritersChat Jez, British, ‘kitchen sink horror’. I honestly can’t think of a short story written by somebody else that I’d recommend. Just one of my own, which I’ll mention later…

#HorrorWritersChat Thanks Mary! I am so glad I made it here this morning! Come and visit me on Itch, see if there's anything you like. anna-verner.itch.io

Q3: #HorrorWritersChat Seasonal cues, people’s attire (or accoutrements they may have), maybe reference food or drink… I’m a picky eater, but there are things that are more Summer or Winter foods, so it’s like my limited menu does shuffle a little through the year. The menu is its own calendar.

Last Christmas I gave you my heart Then the very next day, my skin was flayed This year, replacing my limbs Your monster is so much better Last Christmas, you made my brain start With a lightning strike that made me wake This year, to generate fear Your monster is unfettered ... #HorrorWritersChat

#HorrorWritersChat Q3: I would start with snow falling gently, seen through a window. A cracking fire in an old well used hearth. And finally a fresh cut tree, sat in the corner, ready to trim. I want to evoke a sort of traditional festive scene with a touch of isolation and loneliness.

Candles that burn brighter every day, never ceasing, until you see your dreams in their flame, blinded; pine wreaths that whisper your guilt to everyone around you but yourself; a sleigh commandeered by faceless ghosts, chasing for tyrants and magnates alike. #HorrorWritersChat

#HorrorWritersChat Merry Christmas Eve to those who celebrate and season's greetings to everyone else. My name is Rosé Black. I write horror and horror comedy. If I had to recommend a festive horror tale, I would have to pick the horror stories featured for the Nosleep Podcast's Xmas specials.

Hey #HorrorWritersChat, I'm Nash and I twist the ordinary into short tales of gothic, body, and folk horror. No festive tale from me, just a seasonal read: Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson. Highly recommend this one!

#HorrorWritersChat I'm Trish Wilson, Media Director for The Horror Zine. I write quiet horror & horror comedy. Telling ghost stories on Christmas Eve is traditional so I recommend M. R. James' stories, including "Oh, Whistle & I'll Come To You, My Lad". www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RtI...

#HorrorWritersChat Oh yeah, y'all should check out The Wild Hunt by @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social since it's a festive horror story as well.

Hello! I'm TC Parker, I co-run Nefarious Bat Press, and I write all sorts of horror/crime fic - though I'm especially partial to a genre/subgenre mashup I'll never get tired of recommending @sonorataylor.bsky.social's Krampus-themed horrotica short 'Tis Better To Want #HorrorWritersChat

I'm Rebecca. One of my subgenres is horror Christmas short stories and Christmas thrillers and mysteries. My favorite is A Christmas Story where the rich miser is haunted until he mends his ways. We could use more of that. (favorite movie version: from the Muppets) #horrorwriterschat

Hi. I'm Anna. I write cosmic and eco-horrot. I have lately really enjoyed The Hollow Rooms by Ian Harris, adapted for audio by @hauntedukfiction.bsky.social recently. Set on Christmas Eve and some very nice, cheeky winks at The Shining. #HorrorWritersChat

Aurora, the antagonist of Phengaris, is a very good Christmas gift recipient. Because she likes junk - scrap metal and other materials from which she can fashion gigantic arthropod sculptures. She'd be chuffed, maybe enough to spare my soul. #HorrorWritersChat

I'd give Hazel from IT WANTS US ALIVE a new electric harp. Not as good for fighting demons, but she'd cut an album and tour Irish bars with her falcon, drinking, dancing, and singing. After what I've put her through, she'd glare and snatch it out of my hand. #horrorwriterschat

Holly, jingle bells, cinnamon. #HorrorWritersChat

Betty (from Five Turns of the Wheel & Reborn) would love a new dress, especially if the material has been freshly skinned from some poor animal or human. His reaction would be an invitation to you to dance. But you might not survive. 😁 #HorrorWritersChat

Hellloooooooo. I am Eryn, I write psychological and supernatural horror (but am currently writing a domestic noir novella series). My favourite hands down festive horror story was by our very own @thatwilliambeck.bsky.social and it was bloody brilliant. #HorrorWritersChat

Hi, I'm Stephanie Ellis. A bit late tonight! Sorry! Writer of dark fiction, inc folk horror, gothic historical post-apocalyptic (+ cosy crime 😁) NOS4A2 by Joe Hill M.R. James ghost stories! I also have @chaoticauthor.online's A Salmonweird Sleighing sat on my bedside table. #HorrorWritersChat

Remember: It ys okaye to be lonelye. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye yf nobody ys arounde. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.

Day 23 of the #HooklandChristmasTree. Time for the Empress Eel garland to be draped across the branches. No tawdry tinsel, but shimmer and reflecting gleam of stuffed eel skin. The Empress Eel’s head watching from the deep needles with black glass eyes and a polished tin crown.

Horror Writers, 'Tis the season to join #HorrorWritersChat Bring your own snacks, beverages and festive horror brain for an hour of questions, prompts, and chat about writing horror. Wednesday 24 December at 7 pm (GMT - UK time) Hosted this week by @marywyrd.bsky.social #HorrorSky #amwriting

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