How Merton Park Became a Forgotten Hub of British Horror www.spookyisles.com/merton-park-...

STROWG: A BLEDBROOKE TALE by John F Leonard - review at www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #horrorbook #horrorbooks #vampirebooks #bookreview

This is an absolute joy to read! #horror #amreading

One more day until this is unleashed upon the world... #horror

'...Leonard has outdone himself here. A story that is so smooth, so sweet, yet so brutal and horrific ...' Strowg - Preorder Now: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1TWN3R7 #VampireStories #VampireStory #HorrorStories

Due out on 28 November and available to pre-order now: www.amazon.co.uk/Strowg-Bledb... I cannot wait to return to Bledbrooke!!! #horror

Oh, why did you have to spoil ‘Late Night With the Devil’ by forcing it into a found-footage straitjacket? Completely took me out of the movie when I realised the impossibility of some of those scenes having been captured on film. Such a shame because I was really enjoying it until then.

Ah, my perfect Halloween weight…

Some vintage sci-fi/horror for me this evening, watching FIRST MAN INTO SPACE (1959). Clearly influenced by The Quatermass Xperiment, but I wonder if this film in turn helped to shape later stories about UFO-related cattle mutilation and even the Chupacabras?

This has been calling to me for months and I’m finally giving in: going to revisit the Belgariad, and hopefully rediscover some of the magic I found there four decades ago.

'... The court has found that Anthropic infringed on authors’ and publishers’ copyrights by downloading millions of books from the pirate websites Library Genesis (“LibGen”) and Pirate Library Mirror (“PiLiMi”) to train its AI model ...' horror.org/hwa-update-o...

Enjoying this very much indeed

Locking the doors, slowing the pace, and settling in to escape this hideous 21st century for a while. Tonight’s film is Demons of the Mind (1972).

You know how I keep saying you own Hookland for any creative purpose? Things like this are why.

Happy Birthday, Steve!

The problem with taking books off shelves to do some cleaning is that you rediscover so many you want to reread!

COVER REVEAL @amshine.bsky.social is back with a haunting, atmospheric modern Gothic horror tale based on traditional Irish mythology. Ancient evil is awakened on a lonely isle off the coast of Ireland. #Grace Published February 2026 @headofzeus.bsky.social

'... If David Cronenberg had been Headmaster of the X-Men’s School for Gifted Youngsters (with David Lynch as Deputy) ...' #horror #bookreview

Well, that was bleeding marvellous! Only took me half a year to get around to watching it, but it was worth the wait. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Having a bit of a tidy-up and have just found my old Starblazers! Must have boxed these up decades ago. Tidying may need to wait a while longer now 😁

I'm quiet on the outside but on the inside this is what I scream

Mosaic by @catherinemccarthy.bsky.social is now available as an audiobook.

Book Review: S.P. Miskowski's 'If You Knew Me' is a taut, nerve-wracking, propulsive thriller that'll have you racing to the end. Thank you so much, S.P. for sending me a digital ARC! This was phenomenal! stevestredauthor.ca/2025/07/07/b...

Glad I went into this with absolutely no idea what to expect and highly recommend you do the same. Be warned, though, the sense of claustrophobia is very real. #horror #scifi

The HWA UK chapter newsletter for July is up! hwauk.substack.com/p/hwa-uk-cha... Find all the information on this year's stoker awards, great new interviews, and everything you need to know about #UKhorror to be up to date by simply following the link. #BritishHorror #HorrorLiterature #HWA #horror

Not been online much recently while I'm caring for my mum but I'm still alive and I'm watching you. Yes, you especially. Stop that.

A multigenerational horror saga about an Indigenous American family, a missing girl, and a dark curse that echoes down generations, perfect for readers of Stephen Graham Jones, Erika T. Wurth and Shane Hawk. 💙📚 🩸📚💙 @titanbooks.bsky.social @carsonfaust.bsky.social

Was clearing out a drawer earlier when I found a souvenir bookmark I lost over 30 years ago. It’s silly, but I’m absolutely delighted to have this back. A little strip of old leather infused with some of the fondest memories of my schooldays.

Not superstitious so Friday the 13th holds no fears for me! <turns on the news> Oh

Happy Publication Day to DEATH OF A CLOWN by the brilliant Catherine McCarthy! "This story is dedicated to all those who, at some point or other, find themselves lost on the path of life. "Be brave! Be bold! And remember, you only get one shot at this glorious shit show."

'... A book can take a year or longer to write. Meta has stolen books so that their AI can reproduce creative content, potentially putting these same authors out of business ...' www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

It's not the past that's a foreign country, it's the present. I truly hate it here. I just want to go home.

Very happy to announce a second novel sold to Baynam Books. To go with BURN (published in August), CHAOS will be out next year. lukewalkerwriter.wordpress.com/2025/03/15/n...

Me and countless other authors today…😂

Even some of my books have been pirated :(

Urgh, what a week! A Microsoft update crippled my laptop; medical malarkey; Royal Mail damaged a parcel sent to me; ugly shouting match with next-door’s tenant over his constant, loud, thumping music; Sainsbury’s home delivery yet again tried to fob me off with damaged grocery items; peelers from

Having computer troubles but I'm still out here, lurking, watching everything you're doing...

Now 6 weeks exactly since Merton Council's officer didn't bother turning up. That bass from next door is still thumping and thudding and rumbling away whenever and for as long as the tenant feels like it, and I have had a headache more or less constantly since this started last summer.

Has somebody turned up the gravity settings? I can barely move this morning.

"And so to one of the most accomplished of Roberrt Aickman’s stories, Ringing the Changes, a kind of folk horror tale which takes us back to Freud’s theory of repressed primitive superstition. " gnofhorror.com/robert-aickm...

Born on this day: Arthur Machen (1863-1947). Behold: Tales of Horror and the Supernatural, Volumes I and II, with cover art by Bruce Pennington. #Horror #HorrorArt #HorrorWriting

'... Andrew may be gone, but [Exiles] confirms to all of us just how magnificent of a storyteller he truly was ...' Steve Stred reviews EXILES by Mason Coile (aka Andrew Pyper) stevestredauthor.ca/2025/02/26/b... #horror #scifi #bookreview

Anyone know where I can hire an assassin to get rid of my noisy neighbour? I’m only half joking. Can’t sleep at night, can’t concentrate during the day, and can’t remember a time when I didn’t have a headache. This is hell 😞

Goodnight from Michael Bowers, having that dream again where the language of the spiders is sewn into him with cobweb sutures. Goodnight from Susannah Blackwell, petrified to discover the fire refuses pages from The Book of Scarlet Magics. Goodnight from Hookland.

The Rooming House: Ten Excellent Tales of Eerie Intrigue gnofhorror.com/the-rooming-... 💙📚

Fantastic news! '#horror #cosmichorror

Taking Submissions: Monstrous Angels horrortree.com/taking-submi... Submission Window: February 23rd to May 23rd, 2025 Payment: $20 Theme: Answering the question - why are angels so compelling as anti-heroes and/or villains? #AmWriting

Looking for an inspirational read, a story that turns the concept of being an outsider on its head? Then look no further. Available from @sobelobooks.bsky.social May 27th. Death of a Clown is one click away from your TBR: goodreads.com/book/show/22... #booksky

With the cancellation of many preorders due to a technical error, I’d appreciate any boost of my debut horror collection to try to recover. It’s sad, gruesome, and ranges from parent horror to sapphic cannibalism, hell hounds to lusting for lathes, masochistic androids to dementia 🖤 Thank you!