Katherine "Kat" Silva
@katsilvaauthor.bsky.social
Grief horror author. 🏳️🌈 The Wild Oblivion | The Deadlands 2024 | BOREAL Feb. 25th| VULPINE CURSE Apr. 30th | Where The Soul Goes - 9-9-25 w/ Truborn Press. EIC @strangewildspress.bsky.social. she/her
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Where The Soul Goes is now serving up to readers everywhere from @trubornpress! Grab your copy in paperback or ebook now at the following links:
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Where The Soul Goes is now serving up to readers everywhere from @trubornpress! Grab your copy in paperback or ebook now at the following links:
PAPERBACK: www.trubornpress.com/shop/p/produ...
EBOOK:
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Behold the final guest list of Winterviews series 5! We've got a bevy of amazing sub-genres to discuss this winter including feminine rage, cosmic horror, Texas horror and haunted houses! The series begins on January 22nd with Amanda Headlee at 8 PM and the subject of ace horror!
January 6, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Behold the final guest list of Winterviews series 5! We've got a bevy of amazing sub-genres to discuss this winter including feminine rage, cosmic horror, Texas horror and haunted houses! The series begins on January 22nd with Amanda Headlee at 8 PM and the subject of ace horror!
I got to be a guest recently on Robbie Dorman's podcast, Blood On The Typewriter. We had a great time talking about Where The Soul Goes, creativity and inspiration, and querying agents (ooh la la!). And, of course, the GRIND of writing, writing, writing! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj83...
January 5, 2026 at 1:28 PM
I got to be a guest recently on Robbie Dorman's podcast, Blood On The Typewriter. We had a great time talking about Where The Soul Goes, creativity and inspiration, and querying agents (ooh la la!). And, of course, the GRIND of writing, writing, writing! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj83...
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New substack up about creativity, inspiration, theoretical physics, and writing:
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On Snags, On Connection
Creativity and Intuition
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January 5, 2026 at 12:33 PM
New substack up about creativity, inspiration, theoretical physics, and writing:
open.substack.com/pub/eliza392...
open.substack.com/pub/eliza392...
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This year I get to do something really cool. I get to read my debut picture book, The Fib, to kids at my hometown library in Eagle Rock, California. Just a few blocks away from home, this was the library where I checked out so many books for school projects and my own reading pleasure. Full circle.
January 5, 2026 at 10:33 AM
This year I get to do something really cool. I get to read my debut picture book, The Fib, to kids at my hometown library in Eagle Rock, California. Just a few blocks away from home, this was the library where I checked out so many books for school projects and my own reading pleasure. Full circle.
We have a visitor!
January 4, 2026 at 5:36 PM
We have a visitor!
2026 vibes. Eco-horror era. Feral era. Whimsy and eerie allure. LFG.
January 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
2026 vibes. Eco-horror era. Feral era. Whimsy and eerie allure. LFG.
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For no particular reason at all, here's a poem from my poetry collection MEXICANS ON THE MOON.
January 4, 2026 at 10:32 AM
For no particular reason at all, here's a poem from my poetry collection MEXICANS ON THE MOON.
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This is a gorgeous story of transformation, of homecoming, and of choosing to be open about who you truly are to those who love you. Viscerally beautiful descriptions of body horror and delicious food are always a plus. 😍
By @emelkrishnan.bsky.social in @fantasymagazine.bsky.social
By @emelkrishnan.bsky.social in @fantasymagazine.bsky.social
the time has come
the final GLORIOUS story ✨
"When your skin peels away from your loosening flesh in coils, trailing soft, brown ribbons in its wake, your lovers swathe you in cotton-gauze and bring you to the sea."
Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
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the final GLORIOUS story ✨
"When your skin peels away from your loosening flesh in coils, trailing soft, brown ribbons in its wake, your lovers swathe you in cotton-gauze and bring you to the sea."
Ichthyosis by @emelkrishnan.bsky.social
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Ichthyosis - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
This is how it begins.
psychopomp.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
This is a gorgeous story of transformation, of homecoming, and of choosing to be open about who you truly are to those who love you. Viscerally beautiful descriptions of body horror and delicious food are always a plus. 😍
By @emelkrishnan.bsky.social in @fantasymagazine.bsky.social
By @emelkrishnan.bsky.social in @fantasymagazine.bsky.social
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Congrats to all of the wonderful Skin authors (Bag of Bones Press, edited by me and Mark Peters) who got a mention in Ellen Datlow's Best Horror of the year recommended list! JP Relph, Rob Shearman, Jim Horlock, to name a few!
SKIN, a charity anthology, is available to buy here: amzn.eu/d/asR60dC
SKIN, a charity anthology, is available to buy here: amzn.eu/d/asR60dC
SKIN: An Anthology of Dark Fiction
Buy SKIN: An Anthology of Dark Fiction by Townend, Sarah (ISBN: 9781068679001) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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January 4, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Congrats to all of the wonderful Skin authors (Bag of Bones Press, edited by me and Mark Peters) who got a mention in Ellen Datlow's Best Horror of the year recommended list! JP Relph, Rob Shearman, Jim Horlock, to name a few!
SKIN, a charity anthology, is available to buy here: amzn.eu/d/asR60dC
SKIN, a charity anthology, is available to buy here: amzn.eu/d/asR60dC
Reposted by Katherine "Kat" Silva
Ellen Datlow’s Full list of BH #17 recommendations part 2 includes several pieces from Extrasensory Overload!
ellendatlow.com/2026/01/03/f...
ellendatlow.com/2026/01/03/f...
Full list of BH #17 recommendations part 2
Hogan, Sean “Wassail,” Unquiet Slumbers. Holder, Nancy “The Captain’s Wife,” Where the Silent Ones Watch.Holi, Emily “Buttons,” Mother Knows Best.Hollingsworth, Matt “Zagreb,” Winter in the City.Ho…
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January 4, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Ellen Datlow’s Full list of BH #17 recommendations part 2 includes several pieces from Extrasensory Overload!
ellendatlow.com/2026/01/03/f...
ellendatlow.com/2026/01/03/f...
I'm leaping back into Haunted Ecologies by @coreyfarrenkopf and published by JournalStone. Have you read any of his work? He's been published just about everywhere and his first short story collection is chock full of eerie ecological doom and gloom. If you're into eco-horror, put it on your TBR.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I'm leaping back into Haunted Ecologies by @coreyfarrenkopf and published by JournalStone. Have you read any of his work? He's been published just about everywhere and his first short story collection is chock full of eerie ecological doom and gloom. If you're into eco-horror, put it on your TBR.
My feral 2026 resolution. Because I just want us all to succeed, friends and I'm super tired of the status quo as it is.
January 2, 2026 at 8:58 PM
My feral 2026 resolution. Because I just want us all to succeed, friends and I'm super tired of the status quo as it is.
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Who likes audiobooks? Adventure horror? Dark academia?
My award-winning novel, Shadow of the Hidden is currently half price over Barnes and Noble's Nook #Audiobook store.
Grab it for $2.99 until the end of January!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shadow-of-...
Beware the curse!
#HorrorBooks #BookSky 📚😱
My award-winning novel, Shadow of the Hidden is currently half price over Barnes and Noble's Nook #Audiobook store.
Grab it for $2.99 until the end of January!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shadow-of-...
Beware the curse!
#HorrorBooks #BookSky 📚😱
Shadow of the Hidden: A novel of adventure horror
“Shadow of the Hiddentakes the reader on a whirlwind and heartrending adventure through Turkey and North Africa, embracing culture, cuisine and curses along the way. A trip of a read! I loved it!”- Ca...
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January 2, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Who likes audiobooks? Adventure horror? Dark academia?
My award-winning novel, Shadow of the Hidden is currently half price over Barnes and Noble's Nook #Audiobook store.
Grab it for $2.99 until the end of January!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shadow-of-...
Beware the curse!
#HorrorBooks #BookSky 📚😱
My award-winning novel, Shadow of the Hidden is currently half price over Barnes and Noble's Nook #Audiobook store.
Grab it for $2.99 until the end of January!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shadow-of-...
Beware the curse!
#HorrorBooks #BookSky 📚😱
Starting this month: I'm going to finish four books that I started in 2025 and never got to finish. The fourth book is an on-sub manuscript from a friend that I've been rocketing through because it's so amazing!
What are you starting this month? What do you really want to read next? Tell me!
What are you starting this month? What do you really want to read next? Tell me!
January 2, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Starting this month: I'm going to finish four books that I started in 2025 and never got to finish. The fourth book is an on-sub manuscript from a friend that I've been rocketing through because it's so amazing!
What are you starting this month? What do you really want to read next? Tell me!
What are you starting this month? What do you really want to read next? Tell me!
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My 2025 end of the year reading wrap-up from @the.storygraph ! Lots of comics, manga, SFF, romantasy, and horror. Didn’t quite read as much as last year, but still had a great year in books. Here’s to 2026!
January 2, 2026 at 2:22 AM
My 2025 end of the year reading wrap-up from @the.storygraph ! Lots of comics, manga, SFF, romantasy, and horror. Didn’t quite read as much as last year, but still had a great year in books. Here’s to 2026!
Reposted by Katherine "Kat" Silva
My favorite books from 2025, in no particular order. Check 'em out! They all got them weird vibes... each does their own unique thing. @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social @sgj.bsky.social @christopherbond.bsky.social , Caitlin Starling, Valkyrie Loughcrew
December 31, 2025 at 11:29 PM
My favorite books from 2025, in no particular order. Check 'em out! They all got them weird vibes... each does their own unique thing. @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social @sgj.bsky.social @christopherbond.bsky.social , Caitlin Starling, Valkyrie Loughcrew
Thanks, Eryn. Wishing you a happy new year!
By some miracle, the audiobook for VULPINE CURSE is out today! If you're a fan of transgressive, dystopian, & queer horror go grab it!
www.audible.com/pd/B0GD8LH17...
#horrorwriterschat
By some miracle, the audiobook for VULPINE CURSE is out today! If you're a fan of transgressive, dystopian, & queer horror go grab it!
www.audible.com/pd/B0GD8LH17...
#horrorwriterschat
December 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Thanks, Eryn. Wishing you a happy new year!
By some miracle, the audiobook for VULPINE CURSE is out today! If you're a fan of transgressive, dystopian, & queer horror go grab it!
www.audible.com/pd/B0GD8LH17...
#horrorwriterschat
By some miracle, the audiobook for VULPINE CURSE is out today! If you're a fan of transgressive, dystopian, & queer horror go grab it!
www.audible.com/pd/B0GD8LH17...
#horrorwriterschat
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#HorrorWritersChat
"What do you mean, I can't bring it?"
"You won't need it here," the Ferryman gravels. "It is useless in this realm."
"But I've had it all my life." They clutch it to their chest. The writhing, black thing squeals softly.
"I know," the Ferryman pities. "I know."
"What do you mean, I can't bring it?"
"You won't need it here," the Ferryman gravels. "It is useless in this realm."
"But I've had it all my life." They clutch it to their chest. The writhing, black thing squeals softly.
"I know," the Ferryman pities. "I know."
December 31, 2025 at 7:46 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
"What do you mean, I can't bring it?"
"You won't need it here," the Ferryman gravels. "It is useless in this realm."
"But I've had it all my life." They clutch it to their chest. The writhing, black thing squeals softly.
"I know," the Ferryman pities. "I know."
"What do you mean, I can't bring it?"
"You won't need it here," the Ferryman gravels. "It is useless in this realm."
"But I've had it all my life." They clutch it to their chest. The writhing, black thing squeals softly.
"I know," the Ferryman pities. "I know."
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December 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Reposted by Katherine "Kat" Silva
shed the skin
shed the sinew
shed the pounds
shed the hounds
shed the sorrow
shed the morrow
shed the marrow
shed the horror
shed it down to parts
to unatomed hearts
they are no use
where you're going
#HorrorWritersChat
shed the sinew
shed the pounds
shed the hounds
shed the sorrow
shed the morrow
shed the marrow
shed the horror
shed it down to parts
to unatomed hearts
they are no use
where you're going
#HorrorWritersChat
December 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
shed the skin
shed the sinew
shed the pounds
shed the hounds
shed the sorrow
shed the morrow
shed the marrow
shed the horror
shed it down to parts
to unatomed hearts
they are no use
where you're going
#HorrorWritersChat
shed the sinew
shed the pounds
shed the hounds
shed the sorrow
shed the morrow
shed the marrow
shed the horror
shed it down to parts
to unatomed hearts
they are no use
where you're going
#HorrorWritersChat
They are still dragging behind them the last essences of who they became because of the world's hardness. To keep going, they'd have to toss away what has kept them protected--and isolated--this whole time. It's scary and freeing. It floats away like smoke through an open window.
#horrorwriterschat
#horrorwriterschat
December 31, 2025 at 7:52 PM
They are still dragging behind them the last essences of who they became because of the world's hardness. To keep going, they'd have to toss away what has kept them protected--and isolated--this whole time. It's scary and freeing. It floats away like smoke through an open window.
#horrorwriterschat
#horrorwriterschat
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The past, I should hope; I'd like to think that the worst things I'll ever do are things already far behind me, things I did when I was young and very stupid.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
December 31, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The past, I should hope; I'd like to think that the worst things I'll ever do are things already far behind me, things I did when I was young and very stupid.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
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Definitely a bag of dresses made of human souls with lovely singing voices #HorrorWritersChat
Q3, #HorrorWritersChat.
We're inundated with fireworks and a cat who is remarkably unbothered for a change. She's powered by spite today.
Anyway. Questions questions.
We're inundated with fireworks and a cat who is remarkably unbothered for a change. She's powered by spite today.
Anyway. Questions questions.
December 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Definitely a bag of dresses made of human souls with lovely singing voices #HorrorWritersChat
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I'd drag with me the strains of the songs and the words of the poems that have sustained me through life, swirling around me like a sonic cloak. Because if I have treasure to offer, they would surely have more true weight than coins. I'd have to hope for a lyrical psychopomp.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
Q3, #HorrorWritersChat.
We're inundated with fireworks and a cat who is remarkably unbothered for a change. She's powered by spite today.
Anyway. Questions questions.
We're inundated with fireworks and a cat who is remarkably unbothered for a change. She's powered by spite today.
Anyway. Questions questions.
December 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I'd drag with me the strains of the songs and the words of the poems that have sustained me through life, swirling around me like a sonic cloak. Because if I have treasure to offer, they would surely have more true weight than coins. I'd have to hope for a lyrical psychopomp.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
A chain of past regrets. I'd hope that a sacrifice of one link would be a positive way to keep trading into the new year. Never forget your mistakes but cut yourself a little slack, too.
#horrorwriterschat
#horrorwriterschat
Q3, #HorrorWritersChat.
We're inundated with fireworks and a cat who is remarkably unbothered for a change. She's powered by spite today.
Anyway. Questions questions.
We're inundated with fireworks and a cat who is remarkably unbothered for a change. She's powered by spite today.
Anyway. Questions questions.
December 31, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A chain of past regrets. I'd hope that a sacrifice of one link would be a positive way to keep trading into the new year. Never forget your mistakes but cut yourself a little slack, too.
#horrorwriterschat
#horrorwriterschat