Matt
Matt
@mattholder93.bsky.social
Author of Hurled Headlong Flaming from Spiral Tower Press, cover art by Jake Kelly. Reviews with Strange Horizons.
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Oh, hi. Yes, there’s a Wednesday review: it’s @mattholder93.bsky.social on the medievalist gothic fantasy of Graham Thomas Wilcox:

“Readers of Clark Ashton Smith or Wolfe will find much to enjoy in Wilcox’s baroque presentation, each sentence buttressed with beautiful crenellations and frescoes.”
Contra Amatores Mundi: A Gothic Fantasy by Graham Thomas Wilcox
Contra Amatores Mundi is a love story soaked in martial theology and stylistic decadence.
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October 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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My review of Hurled Headlong Flaming ✝️⚔️ by @mattholder93.bsky.social

Great book 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Review: Hurled Headlong Flaming
Spiral Tower Press’ first novella in their Keen Blades series is a very strong opener. Matt Holder has created a riveting page turner that makes you wonder: Are we asking the right questions? This …
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April 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Perfect comics from Stan Sakai. I picked these up as singles, but I’m too lazy to dig those back out for a reread, so I picked up the trade.
March 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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It's a really good book! Easily worth a portion of Matt's student loans!
Please everyone go buy *checks student loan balance* a million copies of my novella. It features an Elric cameo, but you have to buy at least ten copies to unlock that particular feature. Incredible cover art by Jake Kelly, pubbed through Spiral Tower Press. a.co/d/gj3J1xs
March 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Please everyone go buy *checks student loan balance* a million copies of my novella. It features an Elric cameo, but you have to buy at least ten copies to unlock that particular feature. Incredible cover art by Jake Kelly, pubbed through Spiral Tower Press. a.co/d/gj3J1xs
March 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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In case you missed the week at @strangehorizons.bsky.social reviews:

- @abigailnussbaum.bsky.social with a Choose Your Own Adventure review of @ryannorth.ca
- @mattholder93.bsky.social on Alan Moore
- Cameron Miguel on @eliotschrefer.bsky.social

We’ll be back in ‘25 with our year in review!
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December 28, 2024 at 4:34 PM
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In which I speak with Graham Wilcox about his Gothic Fantasy novella, Contra Amatores Mundi, that grew out from a story he published in @oldmoonquarterly.bsky.social.

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Ep77 – Interview with Graham Thomas Wilcox
In which I speak with Graham Wilcox about his Gothic Fantasy novella, Contra Amatores Mundi, that grew out from a story he published in Old Moon Quarterly.
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December 2, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Some of William Blake’s pencil drawings.
November 28, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Please everyone buy 1000 copies of my sword-and-sorcery/dark fantasy novella, Hurled Headlong Flaming, so that I can make both responsible and irresponsible purchases — incredible cover art by Jake Kelly a.co/d/fCOYebU
November 19, 2024 at 12:19 AM
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The inaugural post of our blog is a review by Robin Marx of Matt Holder’s @mattholder93.bsky.social debut release from Spiral Tower Press’ newly established Keen Blades imprint: Hurled Headlong Flaming. newedgeswordandsorcery.com/review-hurle...
July 8, 2024 at 11:40 AM
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An Interview with Matt Holder @mattholder93.bsky.social, author of Hurled Headlong Flaming, a Sword & Sorcery novella out now on Spiral Tower Press www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBfh...
An Interview with Matt Holder, author of Hurled Headlong Flaming
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June 5, 2024 at 4:02 PM
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I spoke with @mattholder93.bsky.social about his debut novella, Hurled Headlong Flaming. adamsnotes.substack.com/p/milton-met...
Milton, Metalocalypse, and Medievalism
Matt Holder talks about his debut novella, Hurled Headlong Flaming
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May 13, 2024 at 3:00 PM
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Today in Things We Like: Hurled Headlong Flaming, by Matt Holder. Damn, what a novella! A thoughtful, introspective and very metal take on a medieval warrior bishop's journey into hell. A risk-taking sort of story that you don't much see nowadays. www.amazon.com/Hurled-Headl...
May 8, 2024 at 2:53 PM
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This look's super cool! Matt Holder's short story "Towards a Justice" appeared in Old Moon volume 6, and it was an absolute killer of a tale (tarnished knight, strange mage, volcano-worshipping death cult!). Just ordered ourselves a copy of this novella; can't wait to dig into it once it arrives.
May 1, 2024 at 2:32 PM
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This month on Story Chat, Strange Horizons critic Matt Holder joins editor Jay Wolf and host Oliver Brackenbury to discuss the story from this year's anthology, A Book of Blades Vol II.

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Story Chat #3 - The Wolves of Winter Road by author T.A. Markitan
Recorded Oct 18, 2023, New Edge Sword & Sorcery editor Oliver Brackenbury is joined by fellow editor Jay Wolf and special guest Matt Holder, reviewer at Stra...
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October 20, 2023 at 12:15 PM