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Two 🦇 Sam
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(She/Her) Dreamer. Reader. Writer. Reviewer. @StygianFeast on Instagram. #HorrorCommunity #WritingCommunity
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I #read "Yeehaw Junction" by Kayli Scholz. A dirty story filled with characters like the family from "House of 1000 Corpses," I came away feeling filthy and like I never want to visit Florida.
My ⭐⭐⭐ #review is available here: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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February 18, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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I #read "Penpal" by @1000vultures.bsky.social and it was one hell of a creepy story. A very disturbing page turner that made you want to keep going, but also fearful for what's next.

My ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #review is now available here: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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February 10, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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I #read "There's Magic Here Too: A Trans Woman's Guide to Being Monstrous" by Skylar Kay. A real life fairytale collection of poetry, a Grimm's fairytale, where things aren't always sunny & the hero doesn't always win, yet there's magic here too.

My ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
February 4, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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I #read "'Salem's Lot" by @stephenking.bsky.social for the first time. As always, the master had me tearing through the pages, although it's clear this is his earlier work. Now it's time to rewatch the #movie!

My ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #review is now available here: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Samantha's review of 'Salem's Lot
4/5: I was recently watching the "Castle Rock" TV series and realized that I never read 'Salem's Lot. It prompted me to pick this book up and see who these characters were and how they were written by...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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I #read "In That Endlessness, Our End" by @gemmafiles.bsky.social. Another winning purchase from @grimscribepress.bsky.social!
This collection will have you staring at the sky in fear & staring into your children for a spirit that isn't their own.
My ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #review:
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Samantha's review of In That Endlessness, Our End
4/5: This was my first foray into the works of Gemma Files. I was especially drawn to this book when I learned that Gemma is Canadian (like myself), and that this book was published through Grimscribe...
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December 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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I #read the Charitable Chapbook "Everything is Beautiful and Nothing Bad Can Ever Happen Here" by @michaelwehunt.bsky.social. Go pick up everything by this #horror #author and read it immediately, because it is all worth it.
My ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #review is now available here: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Samantha's review of Everything is Beautiful and Nothing Bad Can Ever Happen Here (Charitable Chapbooks Book 5)
5/5: Scouring the internet for anything by Michael Wehunt, I came across this Charitable Chapbook which I purchased for my Kindle. The purchase claims to have a portion of the proceeds going towards t...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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I #read "Greener Pastures" by @michaelwehunt.bsky.social and it was a fantastic collection of uniquely eerie tales. Much like trees tend to haunt his stories, so too has Wehunt planted a sapling of terror in my heart.
My ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #review is now available on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Samantha's review of Greener Pastures
5/5: I read "The October Film Haunt" and felt the need to immediately jump into something else written by Michael Wehunt. When I found out that the precursor to the novel was a short story contained w...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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I #read "The October Film Haunt" by @michaelwehunt.bsky.social throughout the course of October, and it was the best way to celebrate the spooky season! You'll want to hit this up before the leaves disappear. 🍂
Thanks for the #nightmares, Michael.
My ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Samantha's review of The October Film Haunt
5/5: I was able to get a signed and personalized copy of this book from Little Shop of Stories. A big thank you to Michael Wehunt for taking the time to sign these books for all of us fans! Firstly, ...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Gotta love the 90s sitcom credits to the tune of Law and Order
#thelastdrivein @therealjoebob123.bsky.social @darcythemailgirl.bsky.social #JackO #MutantFam
October 25, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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I can't see that from here miss
#thelastdrivein @therealjoebob123.bsky.social @darcythemailgirl.bsky.social #JackO #MutantFam
October 25, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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@adamcesare.bsky.social wrote the most unsettling short story called "Dots the Magic Clown" in the AWESOME horror anthology "Fear of Clowns." Check it out if you like scary clown shit!!
#thelastdrivein @therealjoebob123.bsky.social @darcythemailgirl.bsky.social #ClownInACornfield #MutantFam
October 25, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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#Bookmail today! My preorder of @michaelwehunt.bsky.social's "The October Film Haunt" came in from Little Shop of Stories, and I'm so excited to #read this during October. Thank you for the personalization, Michael! ☺️

#Reading #Horror #Books #OctoberVibes
October 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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I #read "Transcribing Moonlight" by Skylar Kay. I was so moved by it. A most intimate collection, it encapsulates the facets of being a trans woman from a uniquely personal experience. Pick this book up if you want to see through new eyes.
My ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Samantha's review of Transcribing Moonlight
5/5: I met Skylar Kay in passing at a few poetry events in Calgary. Eventually we actually spoke to each other and I started to learn more about her, including that she wrote a collection of haibun ca...
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September 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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I #read "My Soft Response to the Wars" by RC Weslowski. A wonderful #collection of #poetry that will make you feel the full spectrum of emotions. Hilarity wrapped up with everything else, much like it is in life.
I wrote a poem as my ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #review. Read it here: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Samantha's review of My Soft Response to the Wars
5/5: I got to see RC Weslowski perform at the Calgary Poetry Slam on August 11th, 2025. It was dynamic, hilarious, and heartfelt. It felt like he filled those special moments with his vivid lifeforce,...
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September 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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I #read "The Other Passenger" by John Keir Cross. I think he and I would have hung out and discussed body horror at length if we had lived at the same time. A fine collection of eerie tales.

My ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #review is now available on GoodReads: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Samantha's review of The Other Passenger
4/5: I found a little piece of myself in John Keir Cross' writing. Some parts were a bit slow for me (probably because it is written in the early 1900s), but it also has a surprisingly modern tone tha...
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September 2, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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I just #watched "The Life of Chuck" #movie for the first time. I absolutely loved it. I think @mikeflanaganfilm.com captured the essential beauty that @stephenking.bsky.social puts into his work so well. Cont'd
August 27, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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@sgj.bsky.social is in my city this weekend and I just want to take him around and buy him good food and talk about slashers. 🥰🖤

P.S. I'm dead serious! DM me on Instagram if you are willing! I know you've just got breakfast plans tomorrow. 😁
August 16, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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I #read "The Black Carnival" by @harlequingrim.bsky.social, courtesy of @netgalley.bsky.social. Intriguing depictions of the lives of a mortician and The Black Carnival & how they meet, this comes out October 25th, 2025 to enjoy for Halloween!
My ⭐⭐⭐⭐ #review:
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Samantha's review of The Black Carnival
4/5: I have to admit that it took me a while to get through this book. It reminded me of the dryness of reading Victorian novels at times, and that it wasn't quite sure what its tale wanted to be. Yet...
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August 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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I #watched "Sinners" the other night and I've got to say, that was a lot of fun. I haven't seen anything like it. Music was fantastic, ominous undercurrents made me feel like I was in danger, which was awesome. Great acting, incredible music, satisfying #horror. I loved the hell out of it.
July 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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I #watched "Presence" last night. The whole movie is from the perspective of a Presence in the house, watching the occupants. It was super eerie, melancholic, and I truly enjoyed this point of view. It made me feel like a ghost. I'd give this a 3.5/5 ⭐ rating.

#HorrorMovies #Presence #Ghosts
July 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Biggest congratulations, @craigwallwork.bsky.social! So exciting - you rock!! 🖤
nwreader.bsky.social Kristina • Truborn Press @nwreader.bsky.social · Jul 22
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New Author Signing!⁠
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Author of BAD PEOPLE and HUMAN TENDERLOIN Craig Wallwork's THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL TO BEING A VAMPIRE, submitted to Truborn Press, for publication in the Spring of 2026.⁠
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Welcome to our weird Truborn family @craigwallwork.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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I #watched "Bring Her Back" tonight. The Philippou brothers have done it again. "Talk To Me" was one of my favourite movies of the decade, and this one is an easy second. These horror movies make me afraid to go to sleep without the lights on, and manage to make me cry because they're so emotional.
July 9, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Man, I'm so thrilled that I got to see Amigo the Devil live today at the Calgary Stampede! What an a wicked show. After, Danny was signing stuff beside the stage & I was lucky enough to thank him for his awesomeness, shake his hand, & my fiancé got his cowboy hat signed! Bucket list item checked. ✅
July 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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I #read "Victorian Psycho" by #VirginiaFeito in quick fashion. A Cutting, hilarious, and female-forward #horror #book. Thank you @paultremblay.bsky.social and Virginia Feito for inspiring me to read this after the Zoom meeting promoting it!
Here is my ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
June 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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I just #watched "The Ugly Stepsister" on #Shudder for the first time. It's Norwegian, so there are subtitles, and it was SO good and SO effing gross! An amazing take on the Cinderella fairy tale. Definitely check it out. WOAH.

#Horror #Movies #BodyHorror #GrimmsFairyTales
June 25, 2025 at 2:43 AM