Eryn McCee
@erynmccee.bsky.social
Writes dragons. Eats metaphor. Occasionally human.
British soul, German soil, haunted playlist.
#HorrorWritersChat co-host
https://Linktr.ee/Eryn.mcconnell
British soul, German soil, haunted playlist.
#HorrorWritersChat co-host
https://Linktr.ee/Eryn.mcconnell
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Eryn McCee
@erynmccee.bsky.social
· Dec 15
So I wrote a book. It's going to the editor, and it's on preorder for in 6 weeks. I want some readers. Many readers.
The book: first in a series
Novella at 145 pages
No cover yet
British domestic noir
It's got Audrey in. If you know you know.
The tagline: It's an MLM scheme. Murder, not marketing.
The book: first in a series
Novella at 145 pages
No cover yet
British domestic noir
It's got Audrey in. If you know you know.
The tagline: It's an MLM scheme. Murder, not marketing.
Look what @stevewestenra.bsky.social did!
I'm going to restrain myself and not show the others yet... even though I really, really want to :D
I'm going to restrain myself and not show the others yet... even though I really, really want to :D
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Look what @stevewestenra.bsky.social did!
I'm going to restrain myself and not show the others yet... even though I really, really want to :D
I'm going to restrain myself and not show the others yet... even though I really, really want to :D
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#HorrorWritersChat
Zombie Ethan hated International Hugging Day since his rotting body parts fell off whenever someone did that to him. So, he covered his clothing with caustic chemicals before anyone approached him for a hug. They'd dissolve right before his eyes. Best day of his undead life!
Zombie Ethan hated International Hugging Day since his rotting body parts fell off whenever someone did that to him. So, he covered his clothing with caustic chemicals before anyone approached him for a hug. They'd dissolve right before his eyes. Best day of his undead life!
January 21, 2026 at 8:08 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
Zombie Ethan hated International Hugging Day since his rotting body parts fell off whenever someone did that to him. So, he covered his clothing with caustic chemicals before anyone approached him for a hug. They'd dissolve right before his eyes. Best day of his undead life!
Zombie Ethan hated International Hugging Day since his rotting body parts fell off whenever someone did that to him. So, he covered his clothing with caustic chemicals before anyone approached him for a hug. They'd dissolve right before his eyes. Best day of his undead life!
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Arisa from my slasher WIP would definitely despise sweatpants day.
Knowing her snobbish nature and desire to be a top fashion designer, she would regard sweatpants as the “lowest” form of fashion.
#HorrorWritersChat
Knowing her snobbish nature and desire to be a top fashion designer, she would regard sweatpants as the “lowest” form of fashion.
#HorrorWritersChat
I LOVE these days being subverted. You're all in sweatpant heaven. What about your WIP characters? your main characters? And what would they say?
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
January 21, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Arisa from my slasher WIP would definitely despise sweatpants day.
Knowing her snobbish nature and desire to be a top fashion designer, she would regard sweatpants as the “lowest” form of fashion.
#HorrorWritersChat
Knowing her snobbish nature and desire to be a top fashion designer, she would regard sweatpants as the “lowest” form of fashion.
#HorrorWritersChat
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What a fun chat! I'll never look at these international days the same way again 😂
My library locator got a bit of an update. Little White Flowers is coming soon to the San Antonio Public Library as well as more libraries in the Northeast.
www.amberhathaway.com/post/lwf-pri...
#HorrorWritersChat
My library locator got a bit of an update. Little White Flowers is coming soon to the San Antonio Public Library as well as more libraries in the Northeast.
www.amberhathaway.com/post/lwf-pri...
#HorrorWritersChat
January 21, 2026 at 8:11 PM
What a fun chat! I'll never look at these international days the same way again 😂
My library locator got a bit of an update. Little White Flowers is coming soon to the San Antonio Public Library as well as more libraries in the Northeast.
www.amberhathaway.com/post/lwf-pri...
#HorrorWritersChat
My library locator got a bit of an update. Little White Flowers is coming soon to the San Antonio Public Library as well as more libraries in the Northeast.
www.amberhathaway.com/post/lwf-pri...
#HorrorWritersChat
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Add members of #HorrorWritersChat to your feed today with this Starter Pack!
January 21, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Add members of #HorrorWritersChat to your feed today with this Starter Pack!
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#HorrorWritersChat
Talked about both Lazarus and Owen today, and you can meet them in my short stories, available PWYW on my Kofi and Payhip.
payhip.com/ALittleBitof...
ko-fi.com/A0307Q3/shop
Take em for free! At this point I'm happy just to be read 😂 Storygraph reviews are fun too though
Talked about both Lazarus and Owen today, and you can meet them in my short stories, available PWYW on my Kofi and Payhip.
payhip.com/ALittleBitof...
ko-fi.com/A0307Q3/shop
Take em for free! At this point I'm happy just to be read 😂 Storygraph reviews are fun too though
January 21, 2026 at 8:13 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
Talked about both Lazarus and Owen today, and you can meet them in my short stories, available PWYW on my Kofi and Payhip.
payhip.com/ALittleBitof...
ko-fi.com/A0307Q3/shop
Take em for free! At this point I'm happy just to be read 😂 Storygraph reviews are fun too though
Talked about both Lazarus and Owen today, and you can meet them in my short stories, available PWYW on my Kofi and Payhip.
payhip.com/ALittleBitof...
ko-fi.com/A0307Q3/shop
Take em for free! At this point I'm happy just to be read 😂 Storygraph reviews are fun too though
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#HorrorWritersChat Q4
Fail once, hug by the pleaser
Fail twice, hug by the squeezer
(does it make sense? no. but it got stuck in my head and it's too tired to let go of it lol)
Fail once, hug by the pleaser
Fail twice, hug by the squeezer
(does it make sense? no. but it got stuck in my head and it's too tired to let go of it lol)
January 21, 2026 at 8:14 PM
#HorrorWritersChat Q4
Fail once, hug by the pleaser
Fail twice, hug by the squeezer
(does it make sense? no. but it got stuck in my head and it's too tired to let go of it lol)
Fail once, hug by the pleaser
Fail twice, hug by the squeezer
(does it make sense? no. but it got stuck in my head and it's too tired to let go of it lol)
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Hey, hey beautiful people. In addition to a beautiful new baby, I also have a beautiful new print anthology I’m in! Thanks to @fraidycatpress.bsky.social
Fraidy Cat Quarterly #8 has a whole heaping helping of me… and several better writers… but also me!
Read it, nerd.
#horrorwriterschat
Fraidy Cat Quarterly #8 has a whole heaping helping of me… and several better writers… but also me!
Read it, nerd.
#horrorwriterschat
January 21, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Hey, hey beautiful people. In addition to a beautiful new baby, I also have a beautiful new print anthology I’m in! Thanks to @fraidycatpress.bsky.social
Fraidy Cat Quarterly #8 has a whole heaping helping of me… and several better writers… but also me!
Read it, nerd.
#horrorwriterschat
Fraidy Cat Quarterly #8 has a whole heaping helping of me… and several better writers… but also me!
Read it, nerd.
#horrorwriterschat
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Thanks #HorrorWritersChat 😁
Tomorrow’s my birthday, so it’s the last day you can get me an easy present by picking up one of my works from your favorite ebook retailer! 💖
I’ll leave my favorite here, but really any choice you make will make my day a happy one! 🥳
books2read.com/u/b571jA
Tomorrow’s my birthday, so it’s the last day you can get me an easy present by picking up one of my works from your favorite ebook retailer! 💖
I’ll leave my favorite here, but really any choice you make will make my day a happy one! 🥳
books2read.com/u/b571jA
January 21, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Thanks #HorrorWritersChat 😁
Tomorrow’s my birthday, so it’s the last day you can get me an easy present by picking up one of my works from your favorite ebook retailer! 💖
I’ll leave my favorite here, but really any choice you make will make my day a happy one! 🥳
books2read.com/u/b571jA
Tomorrow’s my birthday, so it’s the last day you can get me an easy present by picking up one of my works from your favorite ebook retailer! 💖
I’ll leave my favorite here, but really any choice you make will make my day a happy one! 🥳
books2read.com/u/b571jA
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Thanks for another #HorrorWritersChat, Eryn. My latest upload is an article for #HorrorFacts about video game Creepypastas. Since I have been trying to promote my work on The #ShadowBoxArchives #Substack, I will link the post sharing the story I picked last night ⬇️
horrorfacts.com/i-was-wrong-...
horrorfacts.com/i-was-wrong-...
I Was Wrong About Video Game Creepypastas ( Thanks To ARGs)
The title is a bit misleading. It would be more accurate to say I didn’t realize the full potential these tales had at the time of writing my Analog Horror vs Video Game Creepypastas article. ... Read...
horrorfacts.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Thanks for another #HorrorWritersChat, Eryn. My latest upload is an article for #HorrorFacts about video game Creepypastas. Since I have been trying to promote my work on The #ShadowBoxArchives #Substack, I will link the post sharing the story I picked last night ⬇️
horrorfacts.com/i-was-wrong-...
horrorfacts.com/i-was-wrong-...
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As always, if anyone enjoys my work, how you can support me is by checking out the pinned posts on my Reddit, the links at the bottom of my Substack posts, or by becoming a paying member of The Shadow Box Archives Patreon. Thanks, and happy reading.
bsky.app/profile/rose...
bsky.app/profile/rose...
#Creepypasta #HorrorWriter #Writing #ShadowBoxArchives
Do y'all like biblical horror? Then check out the first part of my three-part series about the first family on Earth. Brothers can get on each other's nerves sometimes. Well, maybe not to this degree. Regardless, I hope you enjoy it. ⬇️
Do y'all like biblical horror? Then check out the first part of my three-part series about the first family on Earth. Brothers can get on each other's nerves sometimes. Well, maybe not to this degree. Regardless, I hope you enjoy it. ⬇️
January 21, 2026 at 8:15 PM
As always, if anyone enjoys my work, how you can support me is by checking out the pinned posts on my Reddit, the links at the bottom of my Substack posts, or by becoming a paying member of The Shadow Box Archives Patreon. Thanks, and happy reading.
bsky.app/profile/rose...
bsky.app/profile/rose...
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It wasn't the human contact that bothered him. He could manage that. It was the necessity to continue to hold them as their bodies liquefied within his embrace, to became part of him. #HorrorWritersChat
January 21, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It wasn't the human contact that bothered him. He could manage that. It was the necessity to continue to hold them as their bodies liquefied within his embrace, to became part of him. #HorrorWritersChat
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I'm working on a short 3-part zombie story. I'll be posting snippets and promo art here while I work on my website. I hope to self-host my writing and other content. It's been great to connect with other writers and horror nerds on here!
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
This one goes out to all those who contributed tonight. Please go forth and promo!
#Horrorwriterschat
#Horrorwriterschat
January 21, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I'm working on a short 3-part zombie story. I'll be posting snippets and promo art here while I work on my website. I hope to self-host my writing and other content. It's been great to connect with other writers and horror nerds on here!
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
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Thanks again for a great #HorrorWritersChat, Eryn!
This is the last week to read my exclusive Horror Zine interview with John A. Russo, who co-wrote NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD with George Romero. The Feb. issue goes live soon.
www.thehorrorzine.com/Special/John...
This is the last week to read my exclusive Horror Zine interview with John A. Russo, who co-wrote NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD with George Romero. The Feb. issue goes live soon.
www.thehorrorzine.com/Special/John...
January 21, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Thanks again for a great #HorrorWritersChat, Eryn!
This is the last week to read my exclusive Horror Zine interview with John A. Russo, who co-wrote NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD with George Romero. The Feb. issue goes live soon.
www.thehorrorzine.com/Special/John...
This is the last week to read my exclusive Horror Zine interview with John A. Russo, who co-wrote NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD with George Romero. The Feb. issue goes live soon.
www.thehorrorzine.com/Special/John...
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#Horrorwriterschat
I'm going to be on the road for a few weeks, with next weekend in Kinsale (IE) for their Beatles Festival.
Anyone local to those parts, look me up; we could have an impromptu discussion as to why HELP! should be considered a horror film...
www.kinsalebeatlesfest.com
I'm going to be on the road for a few weeks, with next weekend in Kinsale (IE) for their Beatles Festival.
Anyone local to those parts, look me up; we could have an impromptu discussion as to why HELP! should be considered a horror film...
www.kinsalebeatlesfest.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:17 PM
#Horrorwriterschat
I'm going to be on the road for a few weeks, with next weekend in Kinsale (IE) for their Beatles Festival.
Anyone local to those parts, look me up; we could have an impromptu discussion as to why HELP! should be considered a horror film...
www.kinsalebeatlesfest.com
I'm going to be on the road for a few weeks, with next weekend in Kinsale (IE) for their Beatles Festival.
Anyone local to those parts, look me up; we could have an impromptu discussion as to why HELP! should be considered a horror film...
www.kinsalebeatlesfest.com
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#HorrorWritersChat
If you like gore and are okay with the pacing being slow before you get to the real horror, then my workplace creature feature Unfold might be for you.
phoenixvoicespublishing.com/unfold
www.amazon.com/Unfold-Trist...
If you like gore and are okay with the pacing being slow before you get to the real horror, then my workplace creature feature Unfold might be for you.
phoenixvoicespublishing.com/unfold
www.amazon.com/Unfold-Trist...
This one goes out to all those who contributed tonight. Please go forth and promo!
#Horrorwriterschat
#Horrorwriterschat
January 21, 2026 at 8:17 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
If you like gore and are okay with the pacing being slow before you get to the real horror, then my workplace creature feature Unfold might be for you.
phoenixvoicespublishing.com/unfold
www.amazon.com/Unfold-Trist...
If you like gore and are okay with the pacing being slow before you get to the real horror, then my workplace creature feature Unfold might be for you.
phoenixvoicespublishing.com/unfold
www.amazon.com/Unfold-Trist...
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#HorrorWritersChat It was International Squirrel Appreciation Day! My favorite holiday! Everyone's favorite holiday! Because if we didn't appreciate them, they might do it again...
So we have four days today...or was it five? SUCH a busy day...
International Squirrel Appreciation Day
National Hugging Day
International Playdate Day
International Sweatpants Day
National Granola Bar Day
So which one will you choose to make horror? I know you can....
#Horrrorwriterschat
International Squirrel Appreciation Day
National Hugging Day
International Playdate Day
International Sweatpants Day
National Granola Bar Day
So which one will you choose to make horror? I know you can....
#Horrrorwriterschat
January 21, 2026 at 8:18 PM
#HorrorWritersChat It was International Squirrel Appreciation Day! My favorite holiday! Everyone's favorite holiday! Because if we didn't appreciate them, they might do it again...
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Thanks @erynmccee.bsky.social for hosting, these questions were a lot of fun! #HorrorWritersChat
I don't have anything specific to promote but some of my stories and my contact info can be found here
sflayzell.com/short-stories/
I don't have anything specific to promote but some of my stories and my contact info can be found here
sflayzell.com/short-stories/
January 21, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Thanks @erynmccee.bsky.social for hosting, these questions were a lot of fun! #HorrorWritersChat
I don't have anything specific to promote but some of my stories and my contact info can be found here
sflayzell.com/short-stories/
I don't have anything specific to promote but some of my stories and my contact info can be found here
sflayzell.com/short-stories/
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Skewed too real on the first q, sorry about that. So, if I’m being extra real, how about my autobiography about surviving the last 40+ years of horrors to become a horror author myself? On the page, survival seems achievable; I’ve made it before, I can do it again—and so can you.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
41: An Autobiography
An Autobiography
bookshop.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Skewed too real on the first q, sorry about that. So, if I’m being extra real, how about my autobiography about surviving the last 40+ years of horrors to become a horror author myself? On the page, survival seems achievable; I’ve made it before, I can do it again—and so can you.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
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The protagonists of #WakeandGlaer would probably be confused by all of these days but the hugging one might cause the most trouble. They're all fairly cautious about who gets hugs. Probably cause some unneeded trauma on top of all the other trauma I give them.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
I LOVE these days being subverted. You're all in sweatpant heaven. What about your WIP characters? your main characters? And what would they say?
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
January 21, 2026 at 8:19 PM
The protagonists of #WakeandGlaer would probably be confused by all of these days but the hugging one might cause the most trouble. They're all fairly cautious about who gets hugs. Probably cause some unneeded trauma on top of all the other trauma I give them.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
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No more hugs because |
broken bones are so pointy |
and painful just...no
#haiku #horrorhaiku #microfiction #horrorwriterschat
broken bones are so pointy |
and painful just...no
#haiku #horrorhaiku #microfiction #horrorwriterschat
January 21, 2026 at 8:20 PM
No more hugs because |
broken bones are so pointy |
and painful just...no
#haiku #horrorhaiku #microfiction #horrorwriterschat
broken bones are so pointy |
and painful just...no
#haiku #horrorhaiku #microfiction #horrorwriterschat
This one goes out to all those who contributed tonight. Please go forth and promo!
#Horrorwriterschat
#Horrorwriterschat
January 21, 2026 at 8:06 PM
This one goes out to all those who contributed tonight. Please go forth and promo!
#Horrorwriterschat
#Horrorwriterschat
January 21, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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In my owl-themed WIP, both Reid and Belle are comfortable in sweatpants. Reid might even wear them while hanging with his owl friends. Belle, meanwhile, is making a cosplay costume in comfy, hot pink sweats.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
January 21, 2026 at 7:45 PM
In my owl-themed WIP, both Reid and Belle are comfortable in sweatpants. Reid might even wear them while hanging with his owl friends. Belle, meanwhile, is making a cosplay costume in comfy, hot pink sweats.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
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#HorrorWritersChat Q2
Sun burn down on our necks. Knees stiff in their joints, head bent in prayer we sit. We wait. The counting is slow. Meticulous. Not a seed is missed. No nut goes unexpected. Tails bash. Squeaks are exchanged, sending a shiver down our spine. The furry overlords are displeased.
Sun burn down on our necks. Knees stiff in their joints, head bent in prayer we sit. We wait. The counting is slow. Meticulous. Not a seed is missed. No nut goes unexpected. Tails bash. Squeaks are exchanged, sending a shiver down our spine. The furry overlords are displeased.
So we have four days today...or was it five? SUCH a busy day...
International Squirrel Appreciation Day
National Hugging Day
International Playdate Day
International Sweatpants Day
National Granola Bar Day
So which one will you choose to make horror? I know you can....
#Horrrorwriterschat
International Squirrel Appreciation Day
National Hugging Day
International Playdate Day
International Sweatpants Day
National Granola Bar Day
So which one will you choose to make horror? I know you can....
#Horrrorwriterschat
January 21, 2026 at 7:45 PM
#HorrorWritersChat Q2
Sun burn down on our necks. Knees stiff in their joints, head bent in prayer we sit. We wait. The counting is slow. Meticulous. Not a seed is missed. No nut goes unexpected. Tails bash. Squeaks are exchanged, sending a shiver down our spine. The furry overlords are displeased.
Sun burn down on our necks. Knees stiff in their joints, head bent in prayer we sit. We wait. The counting is slow. Meticulous. Not a seed is missed. No nut goes unexpected. Tails bash. Squeaks are exchanged, sending a shiver down our spine. The furry overlords are displeased.