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Eco-horror author, Josh Schlossberg
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Josh Schlossberg, eco-horror, biological horror, and folk horror author of CHARWOOD, MALINAE, and WHERE THE SHADOWS ARE SHOWN. https://joshsworstnightmare.substack.com/
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Sorry to interrupt your cyberstalking of your ex's profile, but my sixth Two Sentence Horror story, "The Plane," can be read for free on my Substack.

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#twosentence #twosentencehorror #twosentencehorrors #2sentence #horrorshort #horrorstory #shortstory
Two Sentence Horror #6: THE PLANE
He clicked the airplane icon on the flight tracker website as it flew over his house.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Sorry to interrupt your plotting of a bloodless coup, but my fifth Two Sentence Horror story, "The Fire" can be read (for free) on my Substack.

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#twosentencehorrors #twosentencehorror #horror #twosentencestory #shortstory #horrorstory #horrorauthor #halloween
Two Sentence Horror #5: THE FIRE
I honestly didn’t mean to make my parents run outside in the middle of the night from the fire I set in the basement.
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October 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Don't Go With the Green Man (Official Music Video)

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#horror #horrorsong #folkhorror #folkmetal #horrormusic #halloweenmusic
Don't Go With the Green Man (Official Music Video)
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October 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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DARK ANNOUNCEMENT: Subscribe (for free) to my Substack for Weekly Horror Content

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#horror #horrorwriter #horrorauthor #horrorwriting #horrorstory #horrorstories #horrorbook
September 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Sorry to interrupt your angry commenting on a stranger's post, but my fourth Two Sentence Horror, "My Dog," is available to read for free on my Substack.

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#2sentence #twosentence #twosentencehorror #2sentencehorror #twosentencehorrors #2sentencehorrors #horrorstory
September 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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What's worse: Loving hate or hating love?
September 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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I know you're probably in the bathroom, but my third 2 Sentence Horror, "Morning Paper," can be found on my Substack.

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#2sentence #twosentence #2sentencehorror #twosentencehorror #twosentencehorrors #2sentencestory #twosentencestory #horrorstory
2 Sentence Horror #3: MORNING PAPER
When I opened my morning newspaper, I was shocked to find my name and photo.
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September 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Sorry to interrupt your doom-scrolling, however my second 2 Sentence Horror, "The Ex," can be found on my Substack

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#2sentence #2sentencestory #2sentencehorror #2sentenceshorrors #twosentence #twosentencestory #twosentencehorror #twosentencehorrors
2 Sentence Horror #2: THE EX
At least my ex had the courtesy to write a note letting me know she was back in town.
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September 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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If you ain't doing nothing, maybe read my first 2 Sentence Horror, "The Deer," on my Substack

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#horror #horrorbook #horrorstory #horrorstories #2sentence #2sentencehorror #2sentencehorrors #horrorwriter #horrorauthor #horrorfiction
August 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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I'm writing "shadow folk/rock" song lyrics now (song recordings coming soon) and posting them on my Substack (JoshsWorstNightmare.Substack dot com)

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#horror #songs #lyrics #horrorsongs #horrorlyrics #horrorauthor #ecohorror #horrorwriter #horrorfiction
August 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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The Biology of Witchcraft

#witch #witches #witchcraft #horror #horrorauthor #horrorwriter

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The Biology of Witchcraft (with Rosemary Thorne)
On episode #50 of Josh’s Worst Nightmare Oddcast, host Josh Schlossberg gets ensorcelled by Rosemary Thorne, author of EL PACTO DE LAS DOCE UVAS, as they unravel witchcraft’s fictions and facts.Thanks...
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August 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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"More than 80 people died hiking the Italian Alps and Dolomites between June 21 and July 23, according to the CNSAS, making it the deadliest hiking season this century."

#hiking #horror #ecohorror

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A British hiker needed rescuing from the Italian Dolomites. He’s now facing a $16,000 fine
A British hiker who had to be airlifted to safety after he ignored signs and crossed warning barriers in the Italian Dolomites is paying a high price for his rescue.
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August 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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I entered a new short story of mine, "Seven Ways to Die in the Woods," into an eco-horror contest.

Will you vote for my story using the link below? (to vote, you can join their Patreon for FREE for 7 days and then, if you choose, cancel immediately after)

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Eco-Horror Entry 3 of 20: “Seven Ways to Die in the Woods” by Josh Schlossberg | The House of Shadows & Ink
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August 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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IS THERE MONEY IN HORROR FICTION?

#horror #horrorbook #horrorbooks #writinghorror #horrorauthor #horrorwriter #writing #writer

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Is There Money in Horror Fiction?
The second-most common question a horror author gets after, “Where do you get your ideas?” is, “Can you make any money doing this?”
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August 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Just finished the second draft of my newest eco-horror novel.

#ecohorror #horror #amwritinghorror #horrorauthor #horrorwriter #horrorbook #horrorbooks
August 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Do Politics Belong in Horror Fiction?

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#horror #horrorbook #horrorbooks #horrorfiction #horrorcommunity #politics
Do Politics Belong in Horror Fiction?
Whether it’s social media or a world spinning out of control, people are becoming more and more politically opinionated.
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July 31, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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THE CASE FOR 5-STAR RATINGS

#writing #writer #amwriting #horrorfiction #fiction #fictionwriter #reader #bookreview

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The Case for 5-Star Ratings
Remember back in school when the teacher would give you one of three grades on a test: 100%, 80%, or failing?
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July 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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The Gatekeeper’s Burden (in Horror Fiction)

In the horror fiction world, I’m both a “gatekeeper” and someone who is “gate-kept.” So a question I’m always pondering is: What is the role (and responsibility) of a gatekeeper?

#horror #amwritinghorror #horrorwriter #horrorfiction #horrorbook
July 16, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Why you'd like LET IT FESTER:
🍄 It's smart eco-horror with creepy cryptids and queer romance
🍄 It's a hundred thousand years of geological history made flesh
🍄 Weird horror involving freaky fungi and bronze-age burials
🍄 It's gay as hell

#BluePit📖 #BluePit #h #a #q #lgbt
Creepy picture of a slimy brown slug (suspected Arion vulgaris) munching on trooping fungi (suspected Hypholoma sp)
July 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Better than Auntie Hornet, at least!

#horror #ecohorror #ecological #bees #wasps #insects #environment #horrorfiction #horrorwriter #horrorbook #scarystories
July 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Giving a lecture tonight in #sanluisobispo. We’ll journey into the deep, wild unknowns of eco-horror, and talk nightmares of our own making. @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Contest: Shallow Waters July 2025 Theme
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Deadline: July 31st, 2025
Prizes: 1st Prize: $0.03 per word, 2nd prize $0.02 a word, 3rd prize $0.01 per word. The winner will also have the option of hosting the following month’s contest for an additional $50.
Theme: Eco-Horror
July 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Eco-horror at its jumpiest.

#NowWatching #FrightClub #Frogs 🐸
July 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Good morning/timezone (from Cheerful Nihilism on Insta)
A picture of a pink frog appearing to be smiling while sitting on a leaf underneath the following text: Witch: *turns me into a frog* now suffer Me: *chilling on leaf* Witch: wait Me: *experiencing happiness for the first time in my life* Witch: Wait no
July 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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#WyrdWednesday Love these amazing 18th century whale/sea monster church pulpits

L-R: Saints Peter & Paul Church, Duszniki, Poland; St. Hedwig Church, Dobroszów, Poland; St. James the Greater Church in Kratonohy, Czechia
Photograph by Jacek Halicki of a carved church pulpit as a green serpentine whale Photograph (credit unknown) of a carved church pulpit as a grey whale with it's mouth wide open Photograph (credit unknown) of a carved church pulpit as a green serpentine whale with a wide open mouth
July 9, 2025 at 7:57 AM