Daniel Willcocks
@danielwillcocks.bsky.social
Bestselling Horror Author · Website Designer · Award-winning Podcaster ·
Co-founder of The Other Stories podcast
http://danielwillcocks.com
Co-founder of The Other Stories podcast
http://danielwillcocks.com
Always a pleasure my friend!
Check out this new podcast where @danielwillcocks.bsky.social and I chat about all things writing!
🎙️ OUT TODAY — New episode of The Writer’s Chair
Featuring @timlebbon.bsky.social
Imposter syndrome, community, and finding your place in horror — from someone 30 years into the industry who still feels it.
🎧 www.devilsrockbooks.com/podcast
Featuring @timlebbon.bsky.social
Imposter syndrome, community, and finding your place in horror — from someone 30 years into the industry who still feels it.
🎧 www.devilsrockbooks.com/podcast
January 28, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Always a pleasure my friend!
James Kennedy on Bride of the Tornado: a horror novel where sentient tornadoes stalk a Midwestern town and a legendary tornado killer becomes dangerously intertwined with a local girl. 🌪️👀 
🎙 Full interview → www.devilsrockbooks.com/podcast
#HorrorLit #BookDiscussion #AuthorChat
🎙 Full interview → www.devilsrockbooks.com/podcast
#HorrorLit #BookDiscussion #AuthorChat
January 28, 2026 at 2:52 PM
James Kennedy on Bride of the Tornado: a horror novel where sentient tornadoes stalk a Midwestern town and a legendary tornado killer becomes dangerously intertwined with a local girl. 🌪️👀 
🎙 Full interview → www.devilsrockbooks.com/podcast
#HorrorLit #BookDiscussion #AuthorChat
🎙 Full interview → www.devilsrockbooks.com/podcast
#HorrorLit #BookDiscussion #AuthorChat
Lydia’s return home awakens old instincts and a legacy she can’t outrun. Heir is a werewolf story about identity, bloodlines, and becoming what you fear.
Read it: twistedtalesbooks.com/heir
#TwistedTalesBooks #Heir #WerewolfStory
Read it: twistedtalesbooks.com/heir
#TwistedTalesBooks #Heir #WerewolfStory
January 28, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Lydia’s return home awakens old instincts and a legacy she can’t outrun. Heir is a werewolf story about identity, bloodlines, and becoming what you fear.
Read it: twistedtalesbooks.com/heir
#TwistedTalesBooks #Heir #WerewolfStory
Read it: twistedtalesbooks.com/heir
#TwistedTalesBooks #Heir #WerewolfStory
“Horror works when you care about the characters.”
Eric LaRocca on why emotional investment matters more than gore, monsters, or shock — and how character is the real engine of fear.
🎧 Full episode: devilsrockbooks.com/podcast
Eric LaRocca on why emotional investment matters more than gore, monsters, or shock — and how character is the real engine of fear.
🎧 Full episode: devilsrockbooks.com/podcast
January 26, 2026 at 3:27 PM
“Horror works when you care about the characters.”
Eric LaRocca on why emotional investment matters more than gore, monsters, or shock — and how character is the real engine of fear.
🎧 Full episode: devilsrockbooks.com/podcast
Eric LaRocca on why emotional investment matters more than gore, monsters, or shock — and how character is the real engine of fear.
🎧 Full episode: devilsrockbooks.com/podcast
Do you enjoy corporate horror and stories where second chances cost far more than they offer?
We’re looking for ARC readers for Deal, the next Twisted Tales book.
Comment or email hello@twistedtalesbooks.com to join.
#TwistedTalesBooks #ARCReadersWanted #CorporateHorror
We’re looking for ARC readers for Deal, the next Twisted Tales book.
Comment or email hello@twistedtalesbooks.com to join.
#TwistedTalesBooks #ARCReadersWanted #CorporateHorror
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Do you enjoy corporate horror and stories where second chances cost far more than they offer?
We’re looking for ARC readers for Deal, the next Twisted Tales book.
Comment or email hello@twistedtalesbooks.com to join.
#TwistedTalesBooks #ARCReadersWanted #CorporateHorror
We’re looking for ARC readers for Deal, the next Twisted Tales book.
Comment or email hello@twistedtalesbooks.com to join.
#TwistedTalesBooks #ARCReadersWanted #CorporateHorror
One week left on this folk horror promo.
Featuring books by Candace Nola, Dan Soule and others — including my own When Winter Comes and Jack.
Ends 31 January.
storyoriginapp.com/to/qIKZ8J6
Featuring books by Candace Nola, Dan Soule and others — including my own When Winter Comes and Jack.
Ends 31 January.
storyoriginapp.com/to/qIKZ8J6
January 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM
One week left on this folk horror promo.
Featuring books by Candace Nola, Dan Soule and others — including my own When Winter Comes and Jack.
Ends 31 January.
storyoriginapp.com/to/qIKZ8J6
Featuring books by Candace Nola, Dan Soule and others — including my own When Winter Comes and Jack.
Ends 31 January.
storyoriginapp.com/to/qIKZ8J6
🎙️ OUT TODAY — New episode of The Writer’s Chair
Featuring @timlebbon.bsky.social
Imposter syndrome, community, and finding your place in horror — from someone 30 years into the industry who still feels it.
🎧 www.devilsrockbooks.com/podcast
Featuring @timlebbon.bsky.social
Imposter syndrome, community, and finding your place in horror — from someone 30 years into the industry who still feels it.
🎧 www.devilsrockbooks.com/podcast
January 23, 2026 at 11:22 AM
🎙️ OUT TODAY — New episode of The Writer’s Chair
Featuring @timlebbon.bsky.social
Imposter syndrome, community, and finding your place in horror — from someone 30 years into the industry who still feels it.
🎧 www.devilsrockbooks.com/podcast
Featuring @timlebbon.bsky.social
Imposter syndrome, community, and finding your place in horror — from someone 30 years into the industry who still feels it.
🎧 www.devilsrockbooks.com/podcast
Some Christmas traditions shouldn’t be broken.
When Eli returns to Dregmouth and ignores one of its winter rules, something in the snow responds.
Read Slay: twistedtalesbooks.com/slay
#TwistedTalesBooks #Slay #ChristmasHorror
When Eli returns to Dregmouth and ignores one of its winter rules, something in the snow responds.
Read Slay: twistedtalesbooks.com/slay
#TwistedTalesBooks #Slay #ChristmasHorror
January 23, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Some Christmas traditions shouldn’t be broken.
When Eli returns to Dregmouth and ignores one of its winter rules, something in the snow responds.
Read Slay: twistedtalesbooks.com/slay
#TwistedTalesBooks #Slay #ChristmasHorror
When Eli returns to Dregmouth and ignores one of its winter rules, something in the snow responds.
Read Slay: twistedtalesbooks.com/slay
#TwistedTalesBooks #Slay #ChristmasHorror
COMING THIS FRIDAY to The Writers Chair podcast. @timlebbon.bsky.social
Supernatural horror… or real people?
Coffee over tea ☕
And the book Tim wishes he’d written?
Find out now. @keithrosson.bsky.social
Check out the podcast:
www.devilsrockbooks.com/podcast
Supernatural horror… or real people?
Coffee over tea ☕
And the book Tim wishes he’d written?
Find out now. @keithrosson.bsky.social
Check out the podcast:
www.devilsrockbooks.com/podcast
January 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM
COMING THIS FRIDAY to The Writers Chair podcast. @timlebbon.bsky.social
Supernatural horror… or real people?
Coffee over tea ☕
And the book Tim wishes he’d written?
Find out now. @keithrosson.bsky.social
Check out the podcast:
www.devilsrockbooks.com/podcast
Supernatural horror… or real people?
Coffee over tea ☕
And the book Tim wishes he’d written?
Find out now. @keithrosson.bsky.social
Check out the podcast:
www.devilsrockbooks.com/podcast
2026 is shaping up to be the biggest year yet for Twisted Tales—cosmic horror, cursed bloodlines, winter folklore, and corporate nightmares all expanding the universe.
Start reading: twistedtalesbooks.com/books
#TwistedTalesBooks #2026Reads #Horror
Start reading: twistedtalesbooks.com/books
#TwistedTalesBooks #2026Reads #Horror
January 21, 2026 at 9:30 AM
2026 is shaping up to be the biggest year yet for Twisted Tales—cosmic horror, cursed bloodlines, winter folklore, and corporate nightmares all expanding the universe.
Start reading: twistedtalesbooks.com/books
#TwistedTalesBooks #2026Reads #Horror
Start reading: twistedtalesbooks.com/books
#TwistedTalesBooks #2026Reads #Horror
Lydia’s inheritance is more than a family burden—it’s a transformation she can’t outrun.
Heir is a dark werewolf story about legacy and becoming what you fear.
Read here: twistedtalesbooks.com/heir
#TwistedTalesBooks #Heir #WerewolfHorror
Heir is a dark werewolf story about legacy and becoming what you fear.
Read here: twistedtalesbooks.com/heir
#TwistedTalesBooks #Heir #WerewolfHorror
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Lydia’s inheritance is more than a family burden—it’s a transformation she can’t outrun.
Heir is a dark werewolf story about legacy and becoming what you fear.
Read here: twistedtalesbooks.com/heir
#TwistedTalesBooks #Heir #WerewolfHorror
Heir is a dark werewolf story about legacy and becoming what you fear.
Read here: twistedtalesbooks.com/heir
#TwistedTalesBooks #Heir #WerewolfHorror
Reposted by Daniel Willcocks
Delighted to be sharing this news! 😊
As if having cigarette butts manifest on her tongue and grotesque creatures lurking beneath her bed wasn't enough, Madeline Carroll is thrust into the centre of an ongoing murder investigation...
CHOKING HAZARDS by Michael Sellars, coming 2027
Read more here: www.thebookseller.com/rights/dead-...
CHOKING HAZARDS by Michael Sellars, coming 2027
Read more here: www.thebookseller.com/rights/dead-...
August 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Delighted to be sharing this news! 😊
Brackenholt isn’t safe after dark.
Charli arrives for a quiet weekend and finds a village rotting from the inside out—and something ancient beneath the fields.
Read Jack: twistedtalesbooks.com/jack
#TwistedTalesBooks #JackBook #CosmicHorror
Charli arrives for a quiet weekend and finds a village rotting from the inside out—and something ancient beneath the fields.
Read Jack: twistedtalesbooks.com/jack
#TwistedTalesBooks #JackBook #CosmicHorror
January 16, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Brackenholt isn’t safe after dark.
Charli arrives for a quiet weekend and finds a village rotting from the inside out—and something ancient beneath the fields.
Read Jack: twistedtalesbooks.com/jack
#TwistedTalesBooks #JackBook #CosmicHorror
Charli arrives for a quiet weekend and finds a village rotting from the inside out—and something ancient beneath the fields.
Read Jack: twistedtalesbooks.com/jack
#TwistedTalesBooks #JackBook #CosmicHorror
Still time to dive into this folk horror promo.
Books by Candace Nola, Dan Soule and others, plus my own When Winter Comes and Jack.
Runs until 31 January.
storyoriginapp.com/to/qIKZ8J6
Books by Candace Nola, Dan Soule and others, plus my own When Winter Comes and Jack.
Runs until 31 January.
storyoriginapp.com/to/qIKZ8J6
January 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Still time to dive into this folk horror promo.
Books by Candace Nola, Dan Soule and others, plus my own When Winter Comes and Jack.
Runs until 31 January.
storyoriginapp.com/to/qIKZ8J6
Books by Candace Nola, Dan Soule and others, plus my own When Winter Comes and Jack.
Runs until 31 January.
storyoriginapp.com/to/qIKZ8J6
Dregmouth doesn’t celebrate Christmas—it survives it.
When Eli returns home and breaks an old tradition, something in the snow wakes up.
Read Slay: twistedtalesbooks.com/slay
#TwistedTalesBooks #Slay #ChristmasHorror
When Eli returns home and breaks an old tradition, something in the snow wakes up.
Read Slay: twistedtalesbooks.com/slay
#TwistedTalesBooks #Slay #ChristmasHorror
January 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Dregmouth doesn’t celebrate Christmas—it survives it.
When Eli returns home and breaks an old tradition, something in the snow wakes up.
Read Slay: twistedtalesbooks.com/slay
#TwistedTalesBooks #Slay #ChristmasHorror
When Eli returns home and breaks an old tradition, something in the snow wakes up.
Read Slay: twistedtalesbooks.com/slay
#TwistedTalesBooks #Slay #ChristmasHorror
Readers enter our Twisted Tales series from every direction—cosmic pumpkins, cursed families, winter folklore, or corporate nightmares.
All agree: “This feels like Goosebumps… if Goosebumps grew up.”
Explore the series: twistedtalesbooks.com/books
#TwistedTalesBooks #HorrorCommunity
All agree: “This feels like Goosebumps… if Goosebumps grew up.”
Explore the series: twistedtalesbooks.com/books
#TwistedTalesBooks #HorrorCommunity
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January 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Readers enter our Twisted Tales series from every direction—cosmic pumpkins, cursed families, winter folklore, or corporate nightmares.
All agree: “This feels like Goosebumps… if Goosebumps grew up.”
Explore the series: twistedtalesbooks.com/books
#TwistedTalesBooks #HorrorCommunity
All agree: “This feels like Goosebumps… if Goosebumps grew up.”
Explore the series: twistedtalesbooks.com/books
#TwistedTalesBooks #HorrorCommunity
Dane Creed receives an unmarked letter offering redemption.
Inside McKinley & Shaw, nothing feels human.
Deal is a corporate horror about ambition and the cost of saying yes.
Pre-order: twistedtalesbooks.com/deal
#TwistedTalesBooks #Deal #CorporateHorror
Inside McKinley & Shaw, nothing feels human.
Deal is a corporate horror about ambition and the cost of saying yes.
Pre-order: twistedtalesbooks.com/deal
#TwistedTalesBooks #Deal #CorporateHorror
January 9, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Dane Creed receives an unmarked letter offering redemption.
Inside McKinley & Shaw, nothing feels human.
Deal is a corporate horror about ambition and the cost of saying yes.
Pre-order: twistedtalesbooks.com/deal
#TwistedTalesBooks #Deal #CorporateHorror
Inside McKinley & Shaw, nothing feels human.
Deal is a corporate horror about ambition and the cost of saying yes.
Pre-order: twistedtalesbooks.com/deal
#TwistedTalesBooks #Deal #CorporateHorror
Twisted Tales blends 90s horror nostalgia with sharp, modern dread.
Cosmic pumpkins, cursed bloodlines, winter folklore, corporate nightmares — each book stands alone but deepens the world.
Start the series: twistedtalesbooks.com/books
#TwistedTalesBooks #HorrorSeries
Cosmic pumpkins, cursed bloodlines, winter folklore, corporate nightmares — each book stands alone but deepens the world.
Start the series: twistedtalesbooks.com/books
#TwistedTalesBooks #HorrorSeries
January 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Twisted Tales blends 90s horror nostalgia with sharp, modern dread.
Cosmic pumpkins, cursed bloodlines, winter folklore, corporate nightmares — each book stands alone but deepens the world.
Start the series: twistedtalesbooks.com/books
#TwistedTalesBooks #HorrorSeries
Cosmic pumpkins, cursed bloodlines, winter folklore, corporate nightmares — each book stands alone but deepens the world.
Start the series: twistedtalesbooks.com/books
#TwistedTalesBooks #HorrorSeries
🌾 Folk horror readers — this one’s for you.
A curated folk horror promo is live for a limited time, featuring books by Candace Nola, Dan Soule, Tim Jeffreys and more.
My titles When Winter Comes and Jack are included.
Runs until 31 January.
storyoriginapp.com/to/qIKZ8J6
A curated folk horror promo is live for a limited time, featuring books by Candace Nola, Dan Soule, Tim Jeffreys and more.
My titles When Winter Comes and Jack are included.
Runs until 31 January.
storyoriginapp.com/to/qIKZ8J6
January 6, 2026 at 4:47 PM
🌾 Folk horror readers — this one’s for you.
A curated folk horror promo is live for a limited time, featuring books by Candace Nola, Dan Soule, Tim Jeffreys and more.
My titles When Winter Comes and Jack are included.
Runs until 31 January.
storyoriginapp.com/to/qIKZ8J6
A curated folk horror promo is live for a limited time, featuring books by Candace Nola, Dan Soule, Tim Jeffreys and more.
My titles When Winter Comes and Jack are included.
Runs until 31 January.
storyoriginapp.com/to/qIKZ8J6
Some legacies refuse to stay buried.
When Lydia returns home, she uncovers the brutal truth behind her family line and the creature tied to her blood.
Read Heir: twistedtalesbooks.com/heir
#TwistedTalesBooks #Heir #WerewolfHorror
When Lydia returns home, she uncovers the brutal truth behind her family line and the creature tied to her blood.
Read Heir: twistedtalesbooks.com/heir
#TwistedTalesBooks #Heir #WerewolfHorror
January 5, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Some legacies refuse to stay buried.
When Lydia returns home, she uncovers the brutal truth behind her family line and the creature tied to her blood.
Read Heir: twistedtalesbooks.com/heir
#TwistedTalesBooks #Heir #WerewolfHorror
When Lydia returns home, she uncovers the brutal truth behind her family line and the creature tied to her blood.
Read Heir: twistedtalesbooks.com/heir
#TwistedTalesBooks #Heir #WerewolfHorror
There’s something wrong with Brackenholt.
Charli feels it instantly — the silence, the watching fields, the rotting pumpkins.
Jack is a cosmic unraveling of a village and the final girl fighting to survive it.
Read it here: twistedtalesbooks.com/jack
#TwistedTalesBooks #JackBook #CosmicHorror
Charli feels it instantly — the silence, the watching fields, the rotting pumpkins.
Jack is a cosmic unraveling of a village and the final girl fighting to survive it.
Read it here: twistedtalesbooks.com/jack
#TwistedTalesBooks #JackBook #CosmicHorror
January 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM
There’s something wrong with Brackenholt.
Charli feels it instantly — the silence, the watching fields, the rotting pumpkins.
Jack is a cosmic unraveling of a village and the final girl fighting to survive it.
Read it here: twistedtalesbooks.com/jack
#TwistedTalesBooks #JackBook #CosmicHorror
Charli feels it instantly — the silence, the watching fields, the rotting pumpkins.
Jack is a cosmic unraveling of a village and the final girl fighting to survive it.
Read it here: twistedtalesbooks.com/jack
#TwistedTalesBooks #JackBook #CosmicHorror
My Top 10 Horror Reads of 2025 are live 🩸📖
Gothic dread, apocalyptic nightmares, literary horror and a few books I couldn’t put down until the final page.
If you’re hunting for your next great horror read, this one’s for you.
devilsrockbooks.com/dans-top-10-...
Gothic dread, apocalyptic nightmares, literary horror and a few books I couldn’t put down until the final page.
If you’re hunting for your next great horror read, this one’s for you.
devilsrockbooks.com/dans-top-10-...
December 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
My Top 10 Horror Reads of 2025 are live 🩸📖
Gothic dread, apocalyptic nightmares, literary horror and a few books I couldn’t put down until the final page.
If you’re hunting for your next great horror read, this one’s for you.
devilsrockbooks.com/dans-top-10-...
Gothic dread, apocalyptic nightmares, literary horror and a few books I couldn’t put down until the final page.
If you’re hunting for your next great horror read, this one’s for you.
devilsrockbooks.com/dans-top-10-...
Ending 2025 with a HUGE thank you for everyone who has supported the "Twisted Tales" series. We couldn't have come as far as we have without reader support, and we have BIG plans for 2026, so make sure to watch this space.
December 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Ending 2025 with a HUGE thank you for everyone who has supported the "Twisted Tales" series. We couldn't have come as far as we have without reader support, and we have BIG plans for 2026, so make sure to watch this space.
Readers are calling Twisted Tales “Goosebumps for grownups.”
Fast, standalone horror packed with 90s nostalgia, urban legends, final girls, and modern brutality.
Explore the collection: twistedtalesbooks.com/books
#TwistedTalesBooks #HorrorCommunity
Fast, standalone horror packed with 90s nostalgia, urban legends, final girls, and modern brutality.
Explore the collection: twistedtalesbooks.com/books
#TwistedTalesBooks #HorrorCommunity
December 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Readers are calling Twisted Tales “Goosebumps for grownups.”
Fast, standalone horror packed with 90s nostalgia, urban legends, final girls, and modern brutality.
Explore the collection: twistedtalesbooks.com/books
#TwistedTalesBooks #HorrorCommunity
Fast, standalone horror packed with 90s nostalgia, urban legends, final girls, and modern brutality.
Explore the collection: twistedtalesbooks.com/books
#TwistedTalesBooks #HorrorCommunity
Some legacies want blood.
Heir follows a young woman who inherits a crumbling estate and discovers a curse tied to her family line. Gothic dread and final-girl fury await.
Read: twistedtalesbooks.com/heir
#TwistedTalesBooks #Heir #GothicHorror
Heir follows a young woman who inherits a crumbling estate and discovers a curse tied to her family line. Gothic dread and final-girl fury await.
Read: twistedtalesbooks.com/heir
#TwistedTalesBooks #Heir #GothicHorror
December 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Some legacies want blood.
Heir follows a young woman who inherits a crumbling estate and discovers a curse tied to her family line. Gothic dread and final-girl fury await.
Read: twistedtalesbooks.com/heir
#TwistedTalesBooks #Heir #GothicHorror
Heir follows a young woman who inherits a crumbling estate and discovers a curse tied to her family line. Gothic dread and final-girl fury await.
Read: twistedtalesbooks.com/heir
#TwistedTalesBooks #Heir #GothicHorror