Knowing what I know now about the craft? Clive Barker's Books of Blood. #horrorwriterschat

Mine would involve a #shoggoth not a #snake. Hmm, have I already written it? Perhaps. #horrorwriterschat #horrorauthor #horrorsky #writersky

I write so much about #dinosaurs and #lizards and #geneticallymodified things, it can't be a coincidence, can it? Although I have never again watched Sssssss... 🦖🦎🧪 #horrorwriterschat #horrorsky #writersky

I'm MissBert and I write all kinds of horror. When I was way too small I watched Sssssss from behind the couch and seeing the person change into the snake was terrifying. I'm sure it was tacky as fuck but I was like 5. Yet I'm not afraid of snakes? 🐍 #horrorwriterschat #horrorsky #writersky

Just sold my teacup raptor story "Bad Service" to DOOM SCROLL: A Whisper House Press Horror Anthology. I was in another collection called Doomscrolling a few years ago. LOL. #writersky #horrorsky #dinosaurs

My new Cthulhu Mythos Atlas of Deep Ones has clawed its way up to #4 in new Cosmic & Eldritch Horror and I didn't have to summon anything to get it there. It's that good. amzn.to/4tOhNer #horrorwriterschat

Make it one of those reverse psych trials. What do you fear most and why? And that's what they do. Like that Clive Barker story with the vegan and the meat. #horrorwriterschat

Form in the waiting | room mentions: "mild side effects." | It's dotted with blood. | #haiku #horrorhaiku #horrorwriterschat

I just sold a novel with medical horror! I let it creep up. I hid it behind everyday symptoms: a nosebleed, a headache, tiredness, a bit of confusion. Until it was too late and everyone was #infected. #horrorwriterschat #cursed

I'm Miss Bert, I write all kinds of weird horror and I would not volunteer to have my eyes replaced or to be eaten alive by lab animals. Please note, I am about to have my eyes replaced during Cataract/glaucoma surgery and I am terrified. #horrorwriterschat #bodyhorror #cyborg

Atlas of Deep Ones has clawed its way up to #4 in New Cosmic & Eldritch Horror and I didn't have to summon anything to get it there. It's that good. #deepones #horrorsky #writersky #cthulhu #newrelease

Look what I have! A big fat book! Atlas of Deep Ones! #horrorsky #writersky #booksky #deepones #cthulhu

Help an author out. Buy a book. Write a review. Like, comment, share, bookmark. In other words, I suck at marketing and my feet are too weird for an OnlyFans feet page. #horrorauthor #writersky #horrorsky

I sold a novel this week! Spinebreaker Books bought Leet-Z! & Atlas of Deep Ones is out, don't forget. Kindle version coming soon. Atlas of Deep Ones, a Cthulhu Mythos Lovecraft anthology amzn.to/48zM1dr #horrorwriterschat

I adore "Cleopatra Brimstone" by Elizabeth Hand. I keep encountering it in anthologies and I enjoy it more every time. It's about a woman in England who captures rare butterflies in... a very interesting way. Also "At the Mouth of the River of Bees" by Kij Johnson (heartbreaking). #horrorwriterschat

Strange and unusual horror. Q4: #HorrorWritersChat - Share the name of a strange or unusual horror story that you love. Any medium (novel, short story, film, song, comic, etc.) What do you love about its strangeness? No, you can’t pick your own story. --- Outro in 10 minutes.

youtu.be/soVg7yjNG5s?... Leet-Z is about the very beginning of a planet-killing pandemic, started through human hubris. It's the very last few days as the contagion escapes and begins to spread and those responsible realize what they've done. This song is the theme. #horrorwriterschat

I'm Miss Bert and myself am strange and unusual. My favorite writing tip is to use oracle cards, tarot cards, or Lenormand cards as writing prompts. The combinations and ideas are endless. #horrorwriterschat

I often use songs as inspiration. The novel I just sold (Leet-Z) has as its soundtrack "The Purge" by In This Moment. Fat Monster was inspired by a Call of Cthulhu game as well as my own life as a fat lady. #horrorwriterschat

I sold my novel Leet-Z: the Aztec Mummy's Curse, to Spinebreaker Books! It's got something for everyone: horror, ecological warnings, mummies, curses, ancient Aztecs, the spider from METAL makes a cameo, a global pandemic, evil corporations, cyberpunk, archeology, & DINOSAURS. #horrorsky #writersky

It's official! My #aztec #mummy #cyberpunk #horror novel Leet-Z has a home at Spinebreaker Books! #horrorsky #booksky

Atlas of Deep Ones #stickers are in! Sending a huge pile to #stokercon for swag bags. #deepones #horrorsky #newrelease #voidcat #cthulhumythos

The U.S. link for this anthology is here: amzn.to/4ncffoV

It's out! Atlas of Deep Ones! amzn.to/48zM1dr

Atlas of Deep Ones should be out in the next week! Uploading it to Amazon tomorrow. #deepones #anthology #horrorwriterschat

MC Escher already drew lizards and pyramids so... obviously... lizards and pyramids. #horrorwriterschat

Your thick spikes wound me. | You were created hard and | Softened by red blood. #horrorhaiku #horrorwriterschat

A disabled woman receives her new service dog in a crate. But it smells wrong. Not like a dog. #horrorwriterschat

I'm the Bert. I write all sorts of horror. One of my favorite pieces of art is Escher's 3 Worlds.

Whipping a horse. A snake-bite piercing. Your abuser's funeral. An avalanche. A man with a tic. Chronic shoulder pain. An undiscovered bird. Overhearing bad news. Fandom. Those buttons that let dogs talk. Pop music. Agents of chaos. Being worried about solar panels. #writingprompts #writegoodly

Hello! I am working on a new craft book, a "how to write goodly" type thing. It will include a ridiculous number of #writingprompts, like 7,000, that are mix & match. Would you guys get a kick out of seeing some, maybe writing something with them? #writegoodly

I made a new thing! Tiny Tentacle Lenormand Deck. 40 cards: regular 36 + Wild + extra Child, Man + Woman cards. Includes a tiny magnifying glass and a 24-page booklet in a clear box. $25 + shipping US only (for now). #lenormand #tentacles #octopus #steampunk www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/...

I can't get my books out there to people who I know will love them. I guess that's marketing. I have paid for marketing and been scammed. Frustrating. #horrorwriterschat

I make tiny #miniverse animals and plants. #horrorwriterchat

My lovely recurring mad scientist, Dr Bao Lee, is amoral and egotistical. It's for SCIENCE! Monsters? SCIENCE. Sentient robots? SCIENCE. Dinosaurs? SCIENCE. Grave robbing? SCIENCE. #horrorwriterschat

Tiny #Tentacle #Lenormand is finished! Message me to purchase. Comes with a magnifying glass and 24 page booklet. 40 cards.

I'm Miss Bert and I write all sorts of mixed and weird horror. My favorite is The Thing from The Thing (1982) and #shoggoths and true #shapeshifters in general (not wimpy #werewolves). #horrorwriterschat I'm going to have to duck out early today but I'll try to finish later.

#horrorauthor event this Saturday!

#Comingsoon! #anthology, ATLAS OF DEEP ONES. #cthulhumythos #deepones #lovecraft #horrorauthor #horrorwriterschat #horroreditor #tentacles 🦑

Going through my Goodreads. Cruel Angels Past Sundown: Hailey Piper. Charles Stross's Laundry Files series. William Meikle's S-Squad series. Martha Well's Murderbot series. Ascension by Nicholas Binge. A haunting in the Arctic: CJ Cooke #horrorwriterschat

I call upon my army of #timetravelinglizards 🦎🦎🦎of course to validate my research. How does everyone else do it? #horrorwriterschat

I mix my #horror with #steampunk #scifi and #cyberpunk. I also have some #historicalfiction in the works and a #nonfiction / #newage / #writingcraft project because I too #containmultitudes. A little horror enhances everything, like salt and hot pepper! #horrorwriterschat

I'm MissBert and I write all kinds of #horror. I'm watching #WelcomeToDerry. Not loving it, but hubby is. I do like the #stephenKing #eastereggs I'm reading #steampunk and writing a #newage #writingcraft book. #horrorwriterschat

Lovely review of Fat Monster ericlahti.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/b...

The #bookwitch at her #frogpond in the #Connecticut #woods

Thanks for the awesome questions, Mary. I've missed hanging out in this chat! My latest novella, Into The Darkening Dyst, comes out May 1st. Dystopian dust storm isolation! www.katherinesilvaauthor.com/shop/into-th... #horrorwriterschat

ATLAS OF DEEP ONES will be out very soon! My newest anthology, chock-full of #DeepOnes lore, currently being proofed. #cthulhumythos #anthology #horroranthology #horrorwriterschat

<--Orphan, childfree, neurodivergent only child of 2 only children. Hubby works 55 miles away & I'm here writing on the couch. I text my friends stupid shit from the internet to remind them I'm alive. I sometimes pick up new friends vending at author/pagan/horror events. #horrorwriterschat

#horrorwriterschat On a technical level? Choosing the right adjectives and nouns, paying attention to the rhythm of them, the way they feel when you say them aloud or in your head. It's hard to explain but you know it when you read it, and that's the best way to learn to do it.

Isolated and TRAPPED. It's one thing if you're far away, but if you can get in the car and leave... Then the car breaks down, the phone has no signal, your leg is broken. Look at Evil Dead, with the washed-out bridge. That entrapment amps it up. #horrorwriterschat