You're all being so patient. Thank you. 🙂 We'll send out the acceptances for The Fourth Black Beacon Book of Mystery today or tomorrow.

One of the advantages of being a Black Beacon Books patron is early-bird access to the biggest (and tallest) news! www.patreon.com/posts/triple...

Novel announcement and cover reveal! Index Case, a medical thriller by Sam Dawson, will be published by Black Beacon Books this September.

Do you have a favourite revenge story?

What would you do if you knew a killer pandemic was about to hit and nobody was ready for it? Tune in this time next week for an urgent newsflash from Black Beacon Books! #medicalthriller #biologicalhorror #survivalfiction

Dead on the Dolmen, the first Oscar Tremont, Investigator of the Strange and Inexplicable novel, is out now in print! #deadonthedolmen is a #fairplaymystery puzzle steeped in Breton mythology. Can you crack the case before Oscar unmasks the Ankou? mybook.to/deadonthedol...

Seventeen Scary Stories! We kept you up all night with the spooky tales in The Black Beacon Book of Horror and Samhain Screams, and we'll be doing it again in October 2026 with The Black Beacon Book of Horror 2... blackbeaconbooks.blogspot.com/2026/01/seve...

The stories accepted for The Black Beacon Book of Horror 2 will be announced before the end of the week. 💀

Wishing you a wonderful 2026 with unforgettable books. This year will bring you Dead on the Dolmen, The Black Beacon Book of Horror 2, The Fourth Black Beacon Book of Mystery, and quite possibly more! Stay tuned here on Facebook or follow us at blackbeaconbooks.com

There are no lights other than the moon and stars here in Brittany. Have you seen the Northern Lights where you are?

Dead on the Dolmen, the first Oscar Tremont, Investigator of the Strange and Inexplicable novel, will be released on the 30th of January—but the Kindle version is available for pre-order today at just $1.99 instead of $3.99. #deadonthedolmen #fairplaymystery mybook.to/deadonthedol...

Another contributor copy reaches its final destination in time for #Halloween.

It's heeeeeere! SAMHAIN SCREAMS - an anthology of stories set on Halloween - has arrived and it's got all the tricks and treats you can handle. Included is my story "Clyde", one of 20 terrifying All Hallows tales. Get yours now from @blackbeaconbooks.bsky.social & www.amazon.com/Samhain-Scre...

On the hunt for scary #halloweenreading? Look no further! #samhainscreams is ready to chill and thrill you this #spookyseason Available in print and for #kindle, including #kindleunlimited #halloween2025 is set to be the spookiest ever! #blackbeaconbooks #readerscommunity mybook.to/samhainscreams

On the hunt for scary #halloweenreading? Look no further! #samhainscreams is ready to chill and thrill you this #spookyseason Available in print and for #kindle including #kindleunlimited #halloween2025 is set to be the spookiest ever! #blackbeaconbooks #readerscommunity mybook.to/samhainscreams

Samhain Screams is available for #kindle #preorder until October the 17th. Take part in our competition for your chance to win original art by @greg_darkscrybe_chapman Send proof of pre-order to [email protected] #halloween2025 is set to be the spookiest ever! mybook.to/samhainscreams

Win this original art by @gregchapman.bsky.social by pre-ordering #samhainscreams for Kindle. Details here: blackbeaconbooks.blogspot.com/2025/10/samh...

TEN DAYS from now. October 17th. 🎃👇 a.co/d/h5BD84D @blackbeaconbooks.bsky.social

Fancy a bit of gloom with your horror? Easily my most melancholic tale yet - "Clyde" is part of the upcoming SAMHAIN SCREAMS anthology due out October 17th from @blackbeaconbooks.bsky.social Can't wait to introduce you all to Clyde in a couple of weeks!

A Spooky Interview with Matthew R Davis @mxrxdx.bsky.social blackbeaconbooks.blogspot.com/2025/09/a-sp...

This SAMHAIN SCREAMS author inspiration post is for Irish writer C.E. O'Conaing with his story, "The Hollows". You'll not want to go trick-or-treating again!

The spooky season is just around the corner, so it’s time to remind you guys of this one from @blackbeaconbooks.bsky.social , my homage to the masters of horror and supernatural fiction… 👻 blackbeaconbooks.blogspot.com/p/dark-refle...

Ahead of their upcoming anthology, Samhain Screams, @blackbeaconbooks.bsky.social just dropped an interview with me about my story, "Clyde" 👇 blackbeaconbooks.blogspot.com/2025/09/a-sp...

Whst are you #reading this week?

Become a #blackbeaconbooks #patreon patron and reap the benefits. patreon.com/blackbeaconbooks

Samhain Screams is available for Kindle pre-order. mybook.to/samhainscreams

Support #blackbeaconbooks and reap the benefits! Five tiers with advantages ranging from free ebooks to participation in our decision-making process. #patreon #indiepress #bookstagram patreon.com/blackbeaconb...

Black Beacon Books is horrified to announce our table of contents for Samhain Screams, the anthology that will make Halloween 2025 the spookiest ever! Edited by Greg Chapman and Cameron Trost, and featuring cover art by the former, you'll be screaming all night long this samhain!

Quick update on Samhain Screams. We're busy reading the submissions and hoping to announce the TOC before the end of July. :)

Writing Mystery in a Steampunk World by Diana Parrilla I came to steampunk through mystery. Not just the genre, but the idea of mystery itself... blackbeaconbooks.blogspot.com/2025/06/writ...

Be in the running to win a print copy of "Fortitude" and "Courage" by Karen Bayly simply by sending the answer to the following question to us at [email protected] What is the name of the pilot whose historic flight is celebrated on June the 19th?

A reminder that the submissions window for Samhain Screams closes at the end of the month. Please note that the address is [email protected] Please read and follow the guidelines at blackbeaconbooks.blogspot.com/2025/01/anth...

@blackbeaconbooks.bsky.social interviewed me for my piece in the Third BBB of Mystery! blackbeaconbooks.blogspot.com/2025/05/a-my... #mystery #fiction #writing

Be in the running to win a print copy of "Fortitude" and "Courage" by Karen Bayly simply by sending the answer to the following question to us at [email protected] What is the name of the pilot whose historic flight is celebrated on June the 19th?

The Third Black Beacon Book of Mystery is available in print and for #kindle #kindleunlimited. Essential #reading for all the armchair #detectives and sitting-room #sherlocks out there! #mystery #mysteryfiction #blackbeaconbooks mybook.to/TTBBBoM

The Third Black Beacon Book of Mystery will be out on April the 18th. Just 99c instead of $3.99 for #kindle with the #preorder deal. Essential #reading for all the armchair #detectives and sitting-room #sherlocks out there! mybook.to/TTBBBoM

ANNOUNCEMENT TIME! SAMHAIN SCREAMS Edited by Greg Chapman and Cameron Trost Published by Black Beacon Books Taking submissions from March the 1st. Full details at blackbeaconbooks.com

Someone messaged me this and just said "You"

Pandiculate [pan-DIK-yuh-layt] (v.) - To stretch the torso and upper limbs, typically accompanied by yawning. Used in a sentence: “Professor Throttlebottom always wondered whether the pervasive pandiculation during his lectures was due to the early hour, or his delivery style.”

The writer's spirit. #writerscommunity #readerscommunity

True words. #books

A peek at my story, The Deep End, in #talesfromtheruins. Could you survive in a #postapocalyptic world? Turn the page to find out! #kindleunlimited mybook.to/talesfromthe...

Celebrating the one year anniversary of this dropping. #DarkReflections from @blackbeaconbooks.bsky.social - my homage to the masters of the genre! Including reworkings of some of the Ghost Stories for Christmas… blackbeaconbooks.blogspot.com/p/dark-refle...

What did I think of 'Fortitude', the first of the two steampunk adventure novels by @karenbayly.bsky.social I won in a recent giveaway by @blackbeaconbooks.bsky.social? Please click on the Goodreads link below to find out! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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For todays #ArtAdventCalendar 5×7 Unison pastels on ampersand pastelboard 2021 #corvids #art #pastel #painting #ravens

"DARK REFLECTIONS: Stories Influenced by the Masters of Dark Literature" by Paul Kane. Eleven dark tales by #paulkane paying homage to the masters of dark literature. blackbeaconbooks.blogspot.com/p/dark-refle... #greatreads #bookboost #horrorfiction #darkfiction #mysteryfiction

L'argenterie by Marcel Rieder (French artist, lived 1862-1942). Cleaning the silver in the glow of an oil lamp. Wonder what's being used? Vinegar and Salt? Lemon Juice and Baking Soda? Or maybe something really modern, like Brasso? 🤔