Just queued up tomorrow's @thisishorror.bsky.social news, but #ICYMI - here's last week's list of new and forthcoming scares: www.thisishorror.co.uk/news-round-u... This World of Vile Wonder Ed. @coyhall.bsky.social - out now from The Scythian Wolf ... 1/2

Loads of great stuff in case you missed it.

This week's #MustRead horror is up! @lithub.com.web.brid.gy study the intensely human sub-genre of body horror, @gnofhorror.com explain why The Lost Boys remains a perfect choice for your Halloween movie night, @nighttidemag.bsky.social discuss the appetites of cannibal women in horror ... 1/2

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My second public talk this week is at @waterstonesipswich.bsky.social on Friday 7 Nov at 7pm when I'll be discussing my National Trust book BRITAIN'S FOLKLORE YEAR. Details of this are on the link below, including how to register www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev... Will I see any of you there?

I am heading home from a fabulous @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social and it is OFFICIALLY PUBLICATION WEEK 🥳🥳🥳 If you're in the area, please do come see me on Thurs in St Andrews & make me sign things??

Awakened has reached 400 ratings on Goodreads! with huge thanks to everyone who’s read/reviewed it, now’s my time to say that if you have read & enjoyed my horrible baby, dropping a review on GR/Amazon/other sites really does help the dreaded algorithm, & i’d be very grateful 🥰

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A Weekly Quote has appeared again! It's been a while so I thought it would be fun to do one again! Today's quote is from: What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher. 😱 #BookBloggers #Blogging #BookSky📚💙 #Horror #Novella #Recommended #Scary #BookQuote twirlingbookprincess.com/2025/11/week...

We're not going to be able to offer out our annual LGBTQIA+ Writer's Grant this year as it stands, but we hope to offer it out again in 2026. We will be opening up free short story editing for LGBTQIA+ writers again after Xmas though, details here: sliceduppress.com/editing-serv...

Finishing the week with a review like this guarantees a smile on my face. Massive thanks to Lene MacLeod for taking the time to read & review. If you need some fiery, spirit-painting, social injustice-focussed supernatural horror, grab #Pyres: books2read.com/pyresnovel #BookSky #HorrorBooks 📚😱

#Horror is not just #horrorbooks, #horrorauthors, and #horrorreaders it is a #horrorcommunity @timlebbon.bsky.social @michaelwehunt.bsky.social @sgj.bsky.social @fletcherhorror.bsky.social @ericlarocca.bsky.social @saratantlinger.bsky.social @nuzo.bsky.social @comptonwrites.bsky.social

@jonathanjanz.bsky.social @daniel-lorn.bsky.social @williamfgrayfic.bsky.social @spookywv.bsky.social @kevharrison.bsky.social @vlatinalondon.bsky.social @jamesbrogden.bsky.social

#hidingundertheleaves Halloween folk horror book launch at #wfc2025 Brighton was fab! Cake, wine, readings (& in one case, singing!) &many books were sold &signed. Pleasure to meet Donna & Neil from @theslabpress.bsky.social, fellow authors, & all who came along! Cheers! 🎃 mybook.to/hidingundert...

My Warhammer novel Starseer’s Ruin is up for preorder - if you want a hardback be aware the print runs are small so they go fast www.warhammer.com/en-GB/black-...

Thanks for doing this! My dark fantasy has magical astrology, a haunted woodland that moves, and a dash of gore. Meet the detectives of the Spooky Eye now, 50% off! mcburnell.itch.io/into-the-dar...

Jackanapes Press is having a Halloween sale. 30% off everything with code GHOST at checkout. Includes the upcoming GHOST CONFESSIONS by @johnshirley2024.bsky.social ! www.jackanapespress.com

Thanks, Gabino! Do you enjoy crime fiction that's tough as well as tender? Then check out MYOPIC DUPLICITY, an amazing collection of stories, mine included! Big thanks to @cwblackwell.bsky.social for the blurb! Ebook and audiobook available now: amzn.to/3HSLycg

Talia: Heir to the Fairy Realm What if Aurora was Maleficent's daughter? 🌙 Sleeping Beauty retelling ☀️ Epic fantasy adventure with strong dialogue 🌙 Powerful female characters ☀️ Bi/Pan women 🌙 Tele-pathy, - kinesis, & - portation ☀️ Found families www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLVPF7D

Cheers Gabino! Since it's Halloween, I'm wheeling out A Press of Feathers - my haunted house whodunnit in the suburbs (with some Zimbardo-style social experimentation unpleasantness and a bit of grisly body horror thrown in) It's basically The Shining, but perimenopausal tinyurl.com/3arm8s7j

Thanks so much, Gabino (and happy Hallowe'en!). I'd love a share of this post about my queer horror comedy (smalltown influencer horror with spooky woods, cryptids, and a fuckton of queerness!). bsky.app/profile/stev...

My pub is making a call on my next one soon! If you’ve a desire to read a novel one reviewer said, “…stands out as the most original ghost story I’ve ever enjoyed,” please grab it today! a.co/d/6r5OdrF www.barnesandnoble.com/w/?ean=97988... bookshop.org/p/books/what... Thnx @gabino.bsky.social

What’s better for Halloween than a haunted house? A house where no one has died, yet has a looping chase of specters, murder, blood, and fire… Check in with five eras over a century as each try to solve and survive the mystery of Backlund House. #FridayReads

Morning, Gabino. Tomorrow, the adventure begins. For those who can, come say hi, maybe purchase some books from @laurelhightower.bsky.social and I. I’m gonna wear pants! #FridayReads

Happy Halloween Gabino & #FridayReads! I’m donating 100% of the proceeds from books in my shop , horror or humor (whatever you need right now), to FeedAmerica & my local food bank. Zombies & aliens! And those are my memoirs! 🎃🖤👻 Get a book; feed a family. Use kimberlydavisbasso.bigcartel.com

Thanks, Gabino, and Happy Halloween! I wrote 31 essays, one every day this month, on John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN, and they're all available to read for free at my newsletter! matthewjacksonwrites.com/tag/tracing-...

Happy #FridayReads, Gabino! The El has arrived at all platforms! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738830...

Would also be deeply chuffed with sales for my Grief And Arthropods cosmic horror novella out with @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social #FridayReads payhip.com/b/58paC

Hi Gabino. Was pleased as punch to have a story in this deliciously creepy Samhain zine from @generalwitch.bsky.social, with essays and some stunning artwork. Available here:tinyurl.com/gwZINE #FridayReads

Thank you, Gabino! The Haunting Of Wounded Birds, my coming-of-age folk horror releases in 12 days and I'd love to get to 40 preorders (currently at 38). If you love dark forests, black birds, old rituals and haunted boys, this is for you! mybook.to/woundedbirds

Just put up this cosmic horror short story for free!

Thank you! Mad Days: Stories and Curses is the perfect reading for Halloween. A terrifying collection of tales and illustrations, available on Amazon and Bookshop, ebook is only $1.99! Amazon bit.ly/4lZImtq Bookshop bit.ly/41USpIQ

Thanks Gabino! “This book is so good… I’m sitting on my porch reading it again. I’m dying laughing. I’m surprised you can’t hear me laughing from here.” Kind words from a new reader! That’s literally what I’m here for. a.co/d/hutoMgi books.apple.com/us/book/nois...

Happy Halloween, Gabino! I've got some spooky seasonal novellas, of course, but today I'd like to share and have shared my most recent short story. It's a familiar fairy tale with tweak and I'm rather proud of it. You can listen to or read it at the link. www.castofwonders.org/2025/10/cast...

Happy Halloween Gabino and #FridayReads folks! 🎃 This week I’m boosting Horror Writers Chat originator and horror colleague, MG Mason. Please share this post ⬇️

It’s Halloween, so what’s better than a spooky and darkly atmospheric read? Check out The Monsters Among Us, a viscerally cinematic dark fantasy/horror novel. books2read.com/u/m27rzr

Thank you! Today is my release day! I hope people check it out. It all feels kinda weird, but also, I am grateful and proud. Happy Halloween everyone! mybook.to/AllsWell

Thanks Gabino! Tales From Cemetery’s out now! Dropped 10/7. A horror short story collection perfect for Halloween! books2read.com/u/br8AgE My debut crime thriller, Welcome to Cemetery, is on KU too! Dropped 3/4 A little dark. A little spooky books2read.com/u/b5Kn0l

It’s #FridayReads time and Halloween! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I bring you magic, vengeance, ghosts, friendship, a hurricane, and creatures from beyond the reef…and it’s all 45% off because Halloween!🎃 www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

Just lined up @thisishorror.bsky.social's latest news round-up for tomorrow but, #ICYMI here are last week's new and forthcoming horrors: www.thisishorror.co.uk/news-round-u... Winter Haunts 2025 returns 2 weeks on Saturday for more ghostly & gothic fiction writing @alexdavis1981.bsky.social 1/2

As the leaves fall and shadows grow longer, there's something magical about diving into a chilling tale. Cozy up with a horror book and let it transport you! #BookSky #books 📚👻

The #Halloween #HorrorBooks sale from Twisted Tales Books is almost over!!! Grab a bargain from me, @danielwillcocks.bsky.social, @danhowarth20.bsky.social and a bunch of others while you still have time! ⏰⏰ #BookSky 📚😱 twistedtalesbooks.com/halloween/

Massive thanks to Allison for having me on to talk about spooky movies and my new book, Pyres! Check it out 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼🔥🔥🔥

#MustRead Horror Monday: @nighttimefishy.bsky.social get into the haunting of architecture in The Others and The Night House, @stephenking.bsky.social talks about film adaptations @crimereads.bsky.social, @dreadcentral.bsky.social explain why Final Destination: Bloodlines avoided a slump ... 1/2

Here are your #spookyseason pairings for a #horror feast! @jamesbrogden.bsky.social @laramiedean.bsky.social @kealanpatrickburke.bsky.social @alexgrecian.bsky.social @sgj.bsky.social @andrewvanwey.bsky.social @kevharrison.bsky.social @almakatsu.bsky.social @williamfgrayfic.bsky.social

Further to the Great News, may I offer you a Great Cover!

Thanks, Gabino! Honored to be a part of this great lineup of writers in BAMS '25. Available wherever books are sold or online here: bit.ly/4drzg5P

Thanks Gabino! Happy Friday! When Laney Ellis and her children, on the run from her violent ex, are forced to return to her childhood home of Killian Farm, she's running from one nightmare to another. This supernatural thriller is on sale for $.99 until Halloween. buy.bookfunnel.com/fk5dx1yqwo