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Douglas Gwilym (author, editor)
@douglasgwilym.bsky.social
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Bram Stoker Award nominated short-story author. Co-editor of The Midnight Zone: NOVUS MONSTRUM.

My story "Year Six" was recommended by Ellen Datlow for Best Horror 14. Songwriter, bassist, & YouTuber of weird old tales.
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Got to have a beer or two with Stoker nominated author @douglasgwilym.bsky.social tonight.
And I got a present!!
A copy of one of my all time favorite books from one of my all time favorite people.
Thanks Douglas.
April 9, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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storyhour.bsky.social
This Story Hour, a favorite returns and a new favorite makes her debut! Douglas Gwilym reads for us once more, and we welcome Mar Vincent for the first time. Unmissable! Join us Wednesday, July 30 at 7:00 PDT! #Booksky @douglasgwilym.bsky.social @marofthebooks.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com
Head-and-shoulders color photo of author Douglas Gwilym, a fair-skinned man with graying dark hair, mustache, and neatly trimmed chin beard. He is centered, his shoulders squared to the camera, in front of what appears to be gray unfinished wood with a knot in it. He wears a blue plaid shirt over a brown tee and looks just to the right of the camera, smiling bemusedly. Head-and-shoulders color photo of author Mar Vincent, a fair-skinned woman who wears her straight brown hair shoulder-length and parted on the side. She wears a black V-neck and narrow glasses with black plastic frames. With one shoulder hitched up high, she poses in front of a lightly textured interior wall painted cream color, tilts her head to the side, and regards the camera with an expression that might signify either ruefulness or bemusement.
July 29, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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pronouncedlahra.bsky.social
Did you miss this week's Story Hour? You know, the first one ever with Mar Vincent? With stories from the always-excellent Douglas Gwilym? You're in luck! It's available to watch on YouTube! @marofthebooks.bsky.social @douglasgwilym.bsky.social @danmarcus.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7Fb...
July 30, 2025 Story Hour: Douglas Gwilym and Mar Vincent
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August 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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marofthebooks.bsky.social
Thanks to @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social and @danmarcus.bsky.social for having me! And thank you to @douglasgwilym.bsky.social for his spectacular stories.
pronouncedlahra.bsky.social Laura Blackwell @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social · Aug 1
Did you miss this week's Story Hour? You know, the first one ever with Mar Vincent? With stories from the always-excellent Douglas Gwilym? You're in luck! It's available to watch on YouTube! @marofthebooks.bsky.social @douglasgwilym.bsky.social @danmarcus.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7Fb...
July 30, 2025 Story Hour: Douglas Gwilym and Mar Vincent
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August 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Did you miss last week's Story Hour? You know, the first one ever with Mar Vincent? With stories from the always-excellent Douglas Gwilym? You're in luck! It's available to watch on YouTube! @marofthebooks.bsky.social @douglasgwilym.bsky.social @danmarcus.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7Fb...
July 30, 2025 Story Hour: Douglas Gwilym and Mar Vincent
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August 8, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Guess it's out of the bag: I'll be a panelist at the Baltimore Book Festival again this year! Stop by the SFWA stage on Saturday, September 13 for the How Horror Healed Me panel, featuring @dariusjones.bsky.social @redlagoe.bsky.social @douglasgwilym.bsky.social & ME!
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August 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Woot! Finally bought my Amtrak tix for the Baltimore Book Fair on 9/13. I'll be panelling with @dariusjones.bsky.social, @douglasgwilym.bsky.social, & M’Shai Dash on How Horror Healed Me at 1PM, then signing copies of A Misfortune of Lake Monsters right afterward.
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September 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Our standard awkward photo @douglasgwilym.bsky.social. We need a prom pose photo next year.
June 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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storyhour.bsky.social
If you see @douglasgwilym.bsky.social at StokerCon this weekend, you can tell him what an excellent guest host he is on this week's Story Hour! You won't see guests @robertarjoyan.bsky.social or @canwig.bsky.social there, though alas...so all the more reason to watch!
storyhour.bsky.social Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · Jun 12
Story Hour celebrated StokerCon Eve with phenomenal horror stories from @robertarjoyan.bsky.social and @canwig.bsky.social. Wonderful stuff, beautifully handled by guest host @douglasgwilym.bsky.social. Treat yourself to this chilling episode! #Booksky www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0p2...
June 11, 2025: Robert Nazar Arjoyan and Can Wiggins; Guest Host Douglas Gwilym
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June 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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robertarjoyan.bsky.social
I had such a lovely time reading "New Ancestors" for @storyhour.bsky.social last night. Many thanks to @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social for inviting me and @douglasgwilym.bsky.social for hosting. @canwig.bsky.social read an incredible story too!

Get SILK & SINEW from @badhandbooks.bsky.social!
Story Hour, 6/11/25: Robert Nazar Arjoyan and Can Wiggins, Guest Host, Douglas Gwilym
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June 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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This is going to be a lot of fun! Not only are @robertarjoyan.bsky.social and @canwig.bsky.social reading on Story Hour tonight, @douglasgwilym.bsky.social will serve as guest host! Let his smooth, velvety voice lull you into a feeling of security, and then: horror stories.
storyhour.bsky.social Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · Jun 11
Halloween People, whet your appetite for horror! On this eve of StokerCon, Robert Nazar Arjoyan and Can Wiggins will read us stories. Join us Wednesday at 7:00 PDT! #Booksky www.storyhour2020.com
Head-and-shoulders color photo of Robert Nazar Arjoyan, a man with short, neatly trimmed hair, beard, and mustache. He wears a fleecy, cream-colored Patagonia zip pullover; a blue tee; and roundish tortoiseshell glasses. He stands on a green lawn, blurred green deciduous trees and gray house roofs behind him. He regards the camera with a small, amused smile. Waist-up color photo of Can Wiggins, a woman with straight brown hair worn in a beveled chin-length bob without bangs. She wears narrow-lensed glasses with dark frames, a cream-colored cable-knit sweater with a cowl neck, a dark winter jacket, and a cream-colored winter scarf. She stands in front of a wall of white shelves displaying gifts that appear to be for sale. She holds a tin marked CHRISTMAS PUDDING with a sly, or perhaps triumphant, little grin.
June 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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talestoterrify.bsky.social
Welcome to episode 692. We one tale for you this week, about a man who enlists the help of a broken doll to help find his missing daughter (read by @douglasgwilym.bsky.social ).

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May 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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If you haven't heard, we recently released this interview with @douglasgwilym.bsky.social. A new column with @jordanscarroll.bsky.social about the alt-right and Spec Fic, will be starting soon. Then an interview w/ @hntdove.bsky.social will be out. Find it here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
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Podcast Episode · If This Goes On (Don't Panic): Science Fiction, Fantasy & Progressive Politics · 22/04/2025 · 1h 38m
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April 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Hey all, It's time for a podcast/health update. I'm still recovering from covid, but things are getting back to normal. I'm about a month behind schedule. I should have the newest interview with @douglasgwilym.bsky.social out fairly soon, then @hntdove.bsky.social. After that @older.bsky.social!
April 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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This Story Hour, the doughty @douglasgwilym.bsky.social stepped in to guest host for these spooky stories from @christaqua.bsky.social and Gregory Frost! If you missed the Zoom, you can still watch on YouTube...and subscribe to make sure never miss a stream again! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqlR...
April 9, 2025 Story Hour: Christa Carmen and Gregory Frost; Guest Host Douglas Gwilym
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April 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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This Story Hour, things could get dark! Bram Stoker Award winner Christa Carmen returns, and Gregory Frost makes his debut. Fave @douglasgwilym.bsky.social guest hosts! So keep the lights on—or turn them low. Just join us Wednesday at 7:00 PDT! #Booksky @christaqua.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com
Waist-up color photo of author Christa Carmen, a thin, fair-skinned woman with dark hair and eyes. She wears her hair long and parted in the middle; it falls over one shoulder. She wears a black crewneck knit top, a patterned skirt, and a few pairs of small earrings. She stands among sunlit trees, her body facing the camera as she looks over one shoulder with a sharply focused but inscrutable expression. Head-and-shoulders color photo of author Gregory Frost, a fair-skinned man with large brown eyes, white hair parted on the side, and a long, thin face. He wears a black blazer over a black crewneck shirt and sits in front of a wooden bookcase full of books. He looks straight into the camera with a mysterious expression.
April 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Read my true, dark tale "The Different Monsters" in YOU'RE NOT ALONE IN THE DARK from Eugene Johnson, @ericjguignard.bsky.social, @cemeterydance.bsky.social, & @richardchizmar.bsky.social! PLUS: Poppy Z. Brite, Paul Tremblay, Ramsey Campbell, Eugen Bacon, Joe Lansdale, Ai Jiang, Geneve Flynn & MORE!
Douglas Gwilym is smiling and holding a fresh print copy of You're Not Alone In The Dark from Cemetery Dance, which includes his story "The Different Monsters" and the work of an amazing array of talent!
April 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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This Story Hour brimmed with strange transformations! Shelley Lavigne and Douglas Gwilym led us through strange tales with resonant themes. You can still watch! @shelleylavigne.bsky.social @douglasgwilym.bsky.social www.facebook.com/100039975042...
Story Hour (feat. Shelley Lavigne and Douglas Gwilym) | Shelley Lavigne reads "The Skin We're In"; Douglas Gwilym reads "Teapot" and "Glory and the Xstacy 3000 Ultra." Hosted by Laura Blackwell. | By ...
Shelley Lavigne reads "The Skin We're In"; Douglas Gwilym reads "Teapot" and "Glory and the Xstacy 3000 Ultra." Hosted by Laura Blackwell.
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February 27, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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I had an absolute BLAST at @storyhour.bsky.social reading my story The Skin We're In alongside @douglasgwilym.bsky.social. If you didn't make it to the reading you can watch the replay here:
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Story Hour (feat. Shelley Lavigne and Douglas Gwilym) | Shelley Lavigne reads "The Skin We're In"; Douglas Gwilym reads "Teapot" and "Glory and the Xstacy 300 Ultra." Hosted by Laura Blackwell. | By T...
Shelley Lavigne reads "The Skin We're In"; Douglas Gwilym reads "Teapot" and "Glory and the Xstacy 300 Ultra." Hosted by Laura Blackwell.
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February 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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February 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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The latest from The Story Hour, featuring two stories from me, and one from the (really excellent) Shelley Lavigne, is ready to stream! Hope you will come and check it out.
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Story Hour (feat. Shelley Lavigne and Douglas Gwilym) | Shelley Lavigne reads "The Skin We're In"; Douglas Gwilym reads "Teapot" and "Glory and the Xstacy 300 Ultra." Hosted by Laura Blackwell. | By T...
Shelley Lavigne reads "The Skin We're In"; Douglas Gwilym reads "Teapot" and "Glory and the Xstacy 300 Ultra." Hosted by Laura Blackwell.
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February 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Feeling…unsettled? Put that to good use with eerie readings by Douglas Gwilym and Shelley Lavigne! Wednesday at 7:00 PST. Join us! @douglasgwilym.bsky.social @shelleylavigne.bsky.social #Booksky www.storyhour2020.com
Head-and-shoulders color photo of author Douglas Gwilym, a fair-skinned man with graying dark hair, mustache, and neatly trimmed chin beard. He is centered, his shoulders squared to the camera, in front of what appears to be gray unfinished wood with a knot in it. He wears blue plaid shirt over a brown tee and looks just to the right of the camera, smiling bemusedly. Head-and-shoulders color photo of author Shelley Lavigne, a fair-skinned person with red-brown hair worn in a one-length bob at chin length. They are wearing a white shirt and large sunglasses with gold lenses. They appear to be sitting by a pool and a bronze statue. They look over their shoulder, into the camera, screaming ferociously.
February 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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talestoterrify.bsky.social
Welcome to episode 674. First, we meet a woman with an unusual connection to colour (by @dackleymcphail.bsky.social). Then, a man dreams of escape in the face of the hangman’s noose (read by @douglasgwilym.bsky.social).

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A creepy old train bridge in the mist with the text “episode 671” in the corner.
December 27, 2024 at 1:20 PM
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Book mail! The Ramsey Campbell story originally appeared in NOVUS MONSTRUM, co-edited by @douglasgwilym.bsky.social and myself.
December 12, 2024 at 2:14 AM