Maura McHugh
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Writer. Works across media. Lives in the West of Ireland.
https://splinister.com/easylinks
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Angela Slatter 📚
2 days ago
One of the most beautiful, insightful reviews I've ever seen of my work. Thank you
@gnofhorror.com
💚
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Marie O’Regan
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As announced by @pspublishinguk today - the latest titles from
#absinthebooks
!
#stealme
by
@helengrantsays.bsky.social
,
#houseofwyrd
by
@splinister.bsky.social
and
#thelampinthewindow
from
@tommeadauthor.bsky.social
To order, head to
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Hurrah!
@pspublish.bsky.social
has announced my novella, 'House of Wyrd', with a limited edition hardback out first - you can pre-order it now. Thanks to artist Lisa Laughy for the outstanding cover and editor
@marieoregan.bsky.social
for her wise oversight!
pspublishing.co.uk/house-of-wyr...
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House of Wyrd [Signed Hardcover] Maura McHugh
A NOVELLA by Maura McHugh CATEGORY Mystery Magic PUBLICATION DATE June 2026 COVER ART Lisa Laughy PAGES 101 EDITION Signed Hardcover, limited to 200
https://pspublishing.co.uk/house-of-wyrd-signed-hardcover-maura-mchugh-6847-p.asp
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The book trailer for
@annodracula.bsky.social
new book, 'Model Actress Whatever' is so fun. The novel is out from
@titanbooks.bsky.social
on May 12th.
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Kim Newman
2 months ago
My new novel – Model Actress Whatever – is due from
@titanbooks.bsky.social
in May. I’ve commissioned mock-up comic book covers from ace artist Paul McCaffrey to introduce the world of MAW. This is Poltergirl, the mind-over-matter maid …
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We Contain Multitudes podcast
4 months ago
✨✨✨GLITTER CANNON DEPLOYED✨✨✨ S1 E1 is now live on
@theincomparable.com
! with special guest
@premeemohamed.com
🪲 Listen now! Or bookmark this for later! Whenever you need a hit of joy, we've got you covered! Transcript:
sgwong.com/blog/episode...
Subscribe/Follow the show! Share the joy ✨
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Premee Mohamed - The Bugge (We Contain Multitudes 1)
Premee nerds out about a beloved (and well-used!) collection.
https://www.theincomparable.com/multitudes/1/
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Wishing everyone a Super Solstice, north or south. ✨️🌞✨️ May your holiday season be joyful and bright! 🎨 ‘Icebound’ by John Henry Twachtman, 1889.
5 months ago
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I've an Anderson: Psi-Division story in this, drawn by Joe Currie with letters by Rob Steen. Called 'The Parade of Death', it features the Dark Judges. 💀🔥🤢🦇
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6 months ago
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Paul Kane
7 months ago
Our
#crime
anthology
#DeathComesatChristmas
out now in paperback - the perfect gift at the link below 🎄 🎅
www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Comes-...
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Rachel
7 months ago
Ever wonder what a parade would look like in Mega-City One? The answers are in this interview with
@splinister.bsky.social
& Joe Currie, plus an exclusive preview of their story for this year's
@2000ad.bsky.social
annual:
comicon.com/2025/11/05/e...
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Ho Ho Ho... it's the season to be scary... get your
@2000ad.bsky.social
2026 annual. It was such fun (and mayhem) to write the Dark Judges for an Anderson: Psi-Division script. Thanks to Joe Currie & Rob Steen for their excellent work.
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7 months ago
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Stunned, honoured and happy! Thank you to the jurors, and my editor
@dancoxon.bsky.social
and
@pspublish.bsky.social
. I'm so pleased that Heartwood also won the World Fantasy Award. What a night! 🌟
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7 months ago
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How lovely to be in Brighton! I'm at
@worldfantasy2025.bsky.social
where I'm nominated for a World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction! I'm on a 6pm panel about British & Irish Folk w Tristan Gray, Rhiannon A Grist, & Cardinal Cox. 😃https://worldfantasy2025.co.uk/programme/british-and-irish-folk/
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British and Irish Folk – World Fantasy Convention 2025
https://worldfantasy2025.co.uk/programme/british-and-irish-folk/
7 months ago
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Rob Williams
8 months ago
A group of us wrote/made a film. I wrote the screenplay. And here's the trailer. Exciting! GAME Produced by Geoff Barrow (Portishead, Ex Machina) for his Invada Films. Directed by John Minton. Starring Marc Bessant and Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods .
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZbC...
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GAME - Official Trailer
YouTube video by InvadaFilmsOfficial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZbCB48JPME
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Adam Christopher
10 months ago
My first official BBC Doctor Who story is out today! WHAT STILL REMAINS is a Seventh Doctor and Ace adventure, and is read by Ace herself,
@sophiealdred.bsky.social
Available as a physical CD or as digital audio from your favourite retailer. Links at the link!
www.penguin.co.uk/books/464137...
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Doctor Who: What Still Remains
Sophie Aldred reads this gripping new adventure for the Seventh Doctor and Ace. The TARDIS materialises on a research station, locked in a state of temporal displacement on the surface of Volkoff Eps...
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/464137/doctor-who-what-still-remains-by-christopher-adam/9781529940664
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I'm happy to see that this Friday's talk at
@nlireland.bsky.social
on Early Irish Comics is listed as sold out! How gratifying to see there is such interest! I'm looking forward to being back in the NLI to chat comics with my fellow obsessives.
www.eventbrite.ie/e/comics-at-...
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Comics at the National Library of Ireland
Join comic professionals as they discuss how items from the National Library’s collections reveal the history of comic books in Ireland.
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/comics-at-the-national-library-of-ireland-tickets-1464594715219
10 months ago
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Karlin Lillington
10 months ago
This most excellent panel on Irish comic book history is coming up Fri Aug 8th 1pm at the National Library
@nlireland.bsky.social
. Free, but book via the link. Looking forward to hearing (and seeing!) my talented Galwegian friend Maura McHugh
@splinister.bsky.social
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
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Comics at the National Library of Ireland
Discovering Irish comic book history
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/comics-national-library-ireland
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Kelly Thompson
10 months ago
If you've listened to an interview any time in the last year, you heard me tease there was something big coming. WELCOME TO SOMETHING BIG. Buffy was incredibly formative to me. She's one of my favorite heroines of all time. Writing this is the dream. The pitch is WILD, & I hope you guys love it. 🖤
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I'll be part of a panel discussion on 'Comics at the National Library of Ireland: Discovering Irish comic book history' on 8 Aug 2025 from 1pm - 2.30pm at the
@nlireland.bsky.social
, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin. It's free, but you need to book a ticket. Details here:
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
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Comics at the National Library of Ireland
Discovering Irish comic book history
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/comics-national-library-ireland
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FANGORIA
10 months ago
FYI: HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN's Kier-La Janisse has wrapped principal photography on her first narrative feature THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM, based on the classic Algernon Blackwood ghost story.
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THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM: Kier-La Janisse Adapts Algernon Blackwood Ghost Story As First Narrative Feature
HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN's Kier-La Janisse has wrapped principal photography on her first narrative feature THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM, based on the classic Algernon Blackwood ghost story.
http://dlvr.it/TM49by
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Dan Coxon
11 months ago
Since I saw it half an hour ago I've been trying to find the words to express how I feel, but I've come up short. I'm beyond thrilled that HEARTWOOD: A MYTHAGO WOOD ANTHOLOGY has made the shortlist for this year's World Fantasy Awards. I'll thank you all properly shortly, but for now I'm in shock.
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Stunned (but honoured) that my story, 'Raptor', which appeared in the Heartwood anthology, edited by
@dancoxon.bsky.social
and published by
@pspublish.bsky.social
, has been nominated for a World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction. Congratulations to my fellow nominees!
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World Fantasy Awards Shortlists – World Fantasy Convention 2025
https://worldfantasy2025.co.uk/world-fantasy-awards-shortlists/
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I'm so pleased to have a video essay on the limited edition Blu-ray release of Nocebo (2022), directed by Lorcan Finnegan and written by Garret Shanley, and released by Viva Vision. Entertainment.https://viavision.com.au/shop/nocebo-2022-blu-ray-limited-edition-3d-lenticular-hardcase-art-cards/
12 months ago
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Alex Davis
12 months ago
If you're a reader or writer of horror, fantasy and sci-fi in and around Derby, then Edge-Lit 11 could be just the day out for you this September!
www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/edgel...
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Edge-Lit 11 | Derby QUAD
View our latest event: Edge-Lit 11. See what the available times are for this event.
https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/edgelit11/
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I'm on the first leg of my train journey to Belfast for
@easterconuk.bsky.social
- I'm looking forward to catching up with old pals. Here's my schedule of events for the weekend.
splinister.com/2025/04/17/e...
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Eastercon 2025
I will be attending Reconnect: the 2025 Eastercon in Belfast from 18-21 April.
https://splinister.com/2025/04/17/eastercon-2025/
about 1 year ago
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Neil Snowdon
about 1 year ago
www.dvdbeaver.com/film12/blu-r...
so very proud of all the work that went into this disc and everyone who contributed.
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The Long Kiss Goodnight 4K UHD - Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Brian Cox, David Morse
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film12/blu-ray_review_165/the_long_kiss_goodnight_4K_UHD.htm
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My latest newsletter: 'treasure connection' - embrace each fun-packed moment, emoji heart, and genuine expression of good will that you receive. Plus, my schedule for
@easterconuk.bsky.social
this weekend in Belfast.
splinister.substack.com/p/treasure-c...
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treasure connection
embrace each fun-packed moment, emoji heart, and genuine expression of good will that you receive
https://splinister.substack.com/p/treasure-connection
about 1 year ago
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Adam Christopher
about 1 year ago
Let’s take a journey to the dark side together… Presenting STAR WARS: MASTER OF EVIL! Out November 11th from Random House Worlds.
www.starwars.com/news/star-wa...
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Mteague
about 1 year ago
My
@arrowvideo.bsky.social
THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT Blu-ray has arrived and I can’t wait to dig in and read
@priscillapage.bsky.social
essay! Gorgeous packaging and so very worth the wait.
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A new comic book trade association, Comic Book UK, has been formed by DC Thomson (The Beano), Rebellion (2000 AD), Avery Hill (Spinning), David Fickling (The Phoenix Comic), B7 Media (Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies), & Envision Entertainment (the Fable reading platform)
www.comicsbeat.com/cbuk-trade-a...
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British publishers launch Comic Book UK trade association
Members of the new group lobbying for the local comics industry include Rebellion, Avery Hill, DC Thomson, and The Phoenix Comic.
https://www.comicsbeat.com/cbuk-trade-assoc/
about 1 year ago
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What a treat for my story, 'The First and Future Forest', to be part of ParSec #13, with beautiful cover art by Vincent Sammy, stories by
@neilwilliamson.bsky.social
, Garry Kilworth, Paul Di Filippo, Cécile Cristofari, Kevin Burke, &
@mikeowencarroll.bsky.social
.
pspublishing.co.uk/parsec-digit...
about 1 year ago
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Nintendo Switch players! Cool news - Jennifer Wilde: Unlikely Revolutionaries, from Outsider Games in Belfast (written by me, based on the Atomic Diner Comic I wrote), is available on the Nintendo Switch now. Congrats to the team & artist/CEO Stephen Downey.
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
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Jennifer Wilde: Unlikely Revolutionaries for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Buy Jennifer Wilde: Unlikely Revolutionaries and shop other great Nintendo products online at the official My Nintendo Store.
https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/jennifer-wilde-unlikely-revolutionaries-switch/
about 1 year ago
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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
about 1 year ago
A delight to co-produce this with the legendary
@neilsnowdon.bsky.social
for Arrow! Other superstars on this dream team include
@joshnelsonfilm.bsky.social
@clembastow.bsky.social
@splinister.bsky.social
and
@richardkadrey.bsky.social
💜
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John Bleasdale
about 1 year ago
Barry Foreshaw joins me for a new episode of Writers on Film to talk British Gothic Horror Cinema
open.spotify.com/episode/7b4A...
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Barry Forshaw on the British Gothic Horror
Writers on Film · Episode
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7b4AjOdiMTfKXawdZlqKEL?si=ZA4DjPiRRZmFEwFhD2WmVg
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Paul Cornell
over 1 year ago
I’ve written a pop history of
@marvelcomicshqs.bsky.social
‘ Avengers in the 1970s for
@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
! It’s such a labour of love, illustrated with many panels from the comics! You can read all about it here!
apnews.com/article/marv...
#comics
#marvel
#1970s
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In my latest newsletter I explore how the Ship of Fools allegory has sailed true for millennia.
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Ship of Fools
a strong allegory can persist through millennia
https://splinister.substack.com/p/ship-of-fools
over 1 year ago
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John Freeman
over 1 year ago
The winners of the ComicScene Awards 2025 have been announced – and we want to thank everyone who voted for downthetubes in the Best Comics Media category
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ComicScene Awards 2025 Winners Announced – Thank You For Your Support
Thanks for voting us Best Comics Media
https://downthetubes.net/comicscene-awards-2025-winners-announced-thank-you-for-your-support/
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The nominees for the 2025 Golden Claw Awards have been announced by the
@horrorcriticsgroup.bsky.social
www.dreadcentral.com/news/521829/...
#horror
#cinema
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UK & Ireland Horror Critics Group Announces 2025 Golden Claw Award Nominees
The UK & Ireland Horror Critics Group has announced the nominees for their 2025 Golden Claw Awards! Check out the full list on Dread Central.
https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/521829/uk-ireland-horror-critics-group-announces-golden-claw-award-nominees/
over 1 year ago
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‘Fools', my latest newsletter, is about the history and iconography of The Fool, and how a comedic spirit can allow us to renew and advance.
splinister.substack.com/p/fools
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fools
inhale, reimagine, and leap
https://splinister.substack.com/p/fools
over 1 year ago
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Ruth Frances Long / Jessica Thorne
over 1 year ago
I have a starter pack of Irish SFF folk
go.bsky.app/5Ch5fdz
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Stars and Sabers
over 1 year ago
At last: Of Shadows, Stars, and Sabers is now available for you to buy from your favorite bookseller! With 29 writers from around the world in
#Fantasy
,
#Horror
, and
#ScienceFiction
, this anthology is the groundbreaking first book of
@starsandsabers.bsky.social
!
#newbooks
#SFF
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Paul Cornell
over 1 year ago
The great writer
@aliettedebodard.com
is going through an awful situation, so a bunch of us put together a funding link to help. (I’ve been asked not to add to what she’s said here.) Do give whatever you can, and please spread the word.
www.gofundme.com/f/helping-al...
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Donate to Helping Aliette, organized by Paul Cornell
Our friend Aliette de Bodard is going through some awful times right now, and we seek to provide her some… Paul Cornell needs your support for Helping Aliette
https://www.gofundme.com/f/helping-aliette?lid=qzqze8h8hvgt
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Anne Billson
over 1 year ago
Advance notice: I have a story in this! To be published 25 September 2025.
www.amazon.co.uk/Birds-Strang...
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Birds, Strangers and Psychos: New stories inspired by Alfred Hitchcock
Buy Birds, Strangers and Psychos: New stories inspired by Alfred Hitchcock by Jakubowski, Maxim (ISBN: 9781835012239) from Amazon's Book Store. Free UK delivery on eligible orders.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Birds-Strangers-Psychos-inspired-Hitchcock/dp/183501223X
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In my newsletter: I return home after being displaced by a storm, and I've got an essay in the limited edition 2-disc set of the fun action film, The Long Kiss Goodnight, via
@arrowvideo.bsky.social
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The Return of Light
after an unexpected, extended sojourn, life meanders towards normal
https://splinister.substack.com/p/the-return-of-light
over 1 year ago
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Gareth L. Powell
over 1 year ago
Adrian Tchaikovsky and I will be having a joint launch event for our new novels at Toppings & Company Booksellers of Bath at 6.30pm on the 5th March, where we will be in conversation and available to sign copies. Tickets are available from
toppingbooks.co.uk
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Neil Snowdon
over 1 year ago
THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT 4K restoration! Produced by me &
@horrornonna.com
, feat.
@priscillapage.bsky.social
,
@joshuaconkel.bsky.social
, Drusilla Adeline
@mangiotto.bsky.social
,
@richardkadrey.bsky.social
,
@splinister.bsky.social
,
@clembastow.bsky.social
,
@joshnelsonfilm.bsky.social
, Howard S. Berger
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Rob Williams
over 1 year ago
Yes, you should buy Judge Dredd: A Better World but a bunch of my other Dredd GNs are in this sale. The Small House and Titan (both with Henry Flint) are just £7.49 each.
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Tim Lebbon
over 1 year ago
Coming this August! A folk horror/crime/thriller. Maybe you can learn their secrets.... If you're a reviewer and you'd like to get your hands on an ARC, message here or email me and I'll send you Titan's way.
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My latest newsletter, Comforts, describes the impact of Storm Éowyn on me, and how quickly the essentials become a luxury when the lights go out.
splinister.substack.com/p/comforts
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comforts
how quickly the essentials become a luxury when the lights go out.
https://splinister.substack.com/p/comforts
over 1 year ago
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Alison Sampson is working
over 1 year ago
Folks! The Final Order cut-off for Women of Marvel, She-Devils #1 is TOMORROW, and you can get a really nice Peach Momoko cover, too, with the character I wrote and drew (and Kelsey Ramsey also drew), WOLVERINE. The book is out at the end of February.
forbiddenplanet.com/catalog/?q=w...
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