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@michelleheller.bsky.social
Michelle Heller (she/her)
Horror Author | Movie Fanatic | General Weirdo
Definitely, totally human, don't worry about it
🚫NO GEN AI🚫
https://linktr.ee/Michelle_Heller
Horror Author | Movie Fanatic | General Weirdo
Definitely, totally human, don't worry about it
🚫NO GEN AI🚫
https://linktr.ee/Michelle_Heller
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Time for a new pinned post! I have TWO WHOLE titles now, look at meee! Please check these out and make sure to tell other people if you liked them. I want to inflict my madness on many, many humans.
#horrorsky #writesky #indiehorror #indieauthor #comedyhorror
#horrorsky #writesky #indiehorror #indieauthor #comedyhorror
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need to know this video is on this website
November 14, 2024 at 10:56 AM
need to know this video is on this website
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November 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
#PretendPanel
Shout each other out, especially if you "make it". I'm taking all my friends with me if I get lucky.
Shout each other out, especially if you "make it". I'm taking all my friends with me if I get lucky.
#pretendpanel, as this big writing month nears its end, I'm wondering...
November 21st: In your opinion, how can writers best help one another?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 21st: In your opinion, how can writers best help one another?
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
#PretendPanel
Shout each other out, especially if you "make it". I'm taking all my friends with me if I get lucky.
Shout each other out, especially if you "make it". I'm taking all my friends with me if I get lucky.
AI "artists" (including writers and musicians here too) are the same people that would be asking you to work for exposure. Because anyone that respects and understands the process would put in the effort to learn it, just like they would pay the creators fairly.
November 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
AI "artists" (including writers and musicians here too) are the same people that would be asking you to work for exposure. Because anyone that respects and understands the process would put in the effort to learn it, just like they would pay the creators fairly.
Evening, #WeeknightWriters !
I have several WIPs but the one I'm paying most attention to is a gear change from my usual horror comedy. It is a grief horror about two brothers sorting through their recently deceased father's life while they contend with something ancient in Appalachia.
I have several WIPs but the one I'm paying most attention to is a gear change from my usual horror comedy. It is a grief horror about two brothers sorting through their recently deceased father's life while they contend with something ancient in Appalachia.
Hello #WeeknightWriters! Come on in, introduce yourself and your WIP, and let us know how your #FirstDraftFall project is going!
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Evening, #WeeknightWriters !
I have several WIPs but the one I'm paying most attention to is a gear change from my usual horror comedy. It is a grief horror about two brothers sorting through their recently deceased father's life while they contend with something ancient in Appalachia.
I have several WIPs but the one I'm paying most attention to is a gear change from my usual horror comedy. It is a grief horror about two brothers sorting through their recently deceased father's life while they contend with something ancient in Appalachia.
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i grew this personality myself and now you’re telling me it’s a disorder???
November 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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#HorrorWritersChat
Depends on the story. Kyle fears and loathes being alone. Frank is just genuinely afraid of the crawling horror eating his chickens. Ted and Sam don't have fears per se; they have trouble letting go of their grief.
The masks my characters tend to wear are "I'm fine, really!" 🤣
Depends on the story. Kyle fears and loathes being alone. Frank is just genuinely afraid of the crawling horror eating his chickens. Ted and Sam don't have fears per se; they have trouble letting go of their grief.
The masks my characters tend to wear are "I'm fine, really!" 🤣
Q4 is up. Ten minutes to outro and the promo: I am still working my way through. You're all wonderful busy bees today and I adore you!
This one is a little easier. No archetypes!
#HorrorWritersChat
This one is a little easier. No archetypes!
#HorrorWritersChat
November 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
Depends on the story. Kyle fears and loathes being alone. Frank is just genuinely afraid of the crawling horror eating his chickens. Ted and Sam don't have fears per se; they have trouble letting go of their grief.
The masks my characters tend to wear are "I'm fine, really!" 🤣
Depends on the story. Kyle fears and loathes being alone. Frank is just genuinely afraid of the crawling horror eating his chickens. Ted and Sam don't have fears per se; they have trouble letting go of their grief.
The masks my characters tend to wear are "I'm fine, really!" 🤣
#HorrorWritersChat
It's weird. Whenever I write I'm never thinking "what would a man/woman do?", I think, "What would this character do?" As such, I don't lean into or against masculinity/femininity. My idiots are what they are :D
It's weird. Whenever I write I'm never thinking "what would a man/woman do?", I think, "What would this character do?" As such, I don't lean into or against masculinity/femininity. My idiots are what they are :D
Q3. I'm doing what I can to answer everyone, and repost, so bear with me. So I don't keep you waiting, I'll throw out 3. Interpret this one how you like. I know many queer folks like me do not align masculinity with man shaped. And with horror, we love to subvert our tales.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
November 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
It's weird. Whenever I write I'm never thinking "what would a man/woman do?", I think, "What would this character do?" As such, I don't lean into or against masculinity/femininity. My idiots are what they are :D
It's weird. Whenever I write I'm never thinking "what would a man/woman do?", I think, "What would this character do?" As such, I don't lean into or against masculinity/femininity. My idiots are what they are :D
#HorrorWritersChat
Imma be real with you guys. I couldn't list all the archetypes to save my ass, let alone subvert them intentionally. I just write people 😅.
Imma be real with you guys. I couldn't list all the archetypes to save my ass, let alone subvert them intentionally. I just write people 😅.
Well then, #HorrorWritersChat. What's an archetype anyway? I jest. We're all writers here... after alllllllll....
November 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
Imma be real with you guys. I couldn't list all the archetypes to save my ass, let alone subvert them intentionally. I just write people 😅.
Imma be real with you guys. I couldn't list all the archetypes to save my ass, let alone subvert them intentionally. I just write people 😅.
#HorrorWritersChat
Heya friends! I'm Michelle Heller, I write cosmic/body/monster horror with a side of comedy. I try to keep my characters diverse in personality, eo I suppose the quality that links my men is that I let them be human versus a collection of stereotypes.
Heya friends! I'm Michelle Heller, I write cosmic/body/monster horror with a side of comedy. I try to keep my characters diverse in personality, eo I suppose the quality that links my men is that I let them be human versus a collection of stereotypes.
Here we go, #HorrorWritersChat!
Q1 has arrived. It's international men's day today, and I thought actually that's a good topic. Not the easiest one to build questions around, either. So if I do not hit the mark I am sure you will forgive me.
As usual, no links, no pitches, not till the end.
Q1 has arrived. It's international men's day today, and I thought actually that's a good topic. Not the easiest one to build questions around, either. So if I do not hit the mark I am sure you will forgive me.
As usual, no links, no pitches, not till the end.
November 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
Heya friends! I'm Michelle Heller, I write cosmic/body/monster horror with a side of comedy. I try to keep my characters diverse in personality, eo I suppose the quality that links my men is that I let them be human versus a collection of stereotypes.
Heya friends! I'm Michelle Heller, I write cosmic/body/monster horror with a side of comedy. I try to keep my characters diverse in personality, eo I suppose the quality that links my men is that I let them be human versus a collection of stereotypes.
This asshole can't just lay down and let me watch some Star Trek. No. He's gotta sit up and get so close to my face with his weird staring that I gotta hit the fisheye mode on my camera
November 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This asshole can't just lay down and let me watch some Star Trek. No. He's gotta sit up and get so close to my face with his weird staring that I gotta hit the fisheye mode on my camera
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There's too much fuckin shit on me
March 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
There's too much fuckin shit on me
#WritingLifeMonthly
I have DNF'd only one book and it generally shocks people lol. No Country for Old Men.
I acknowledge McCarthy was a driving force in writing but I couldn't get past his choice to forego punctuation/dialogue markers. Got sick of re-reading passages 😅
I have DNF'd only one book and it generally shocks people lol. No Country for Old Men.
I acknowledge McCarthy was a driving force in writing but I couldn't get past his choice to forego punctuation/dialogue markers. Got sick of re-reading passages 😅
📚 #WritingLifeMonthly November Day 14 📚
I've started setting aside novels I don't enjoy more quickly. With limited time and so much great writing out there, I have no regrets about moving on. You?
#writingcommunity #BookSky #BookSky💙📚 #bookish #books #tbr #tbrpile #indie #amreading
I've started setting aside novels I don't enjoy more quickly. With limited time and so much great writing out there, I have no regrets about moving on. You?
#writingcommunity #BookSky #BookSky💙📚 #bookish #books #tbr #tbrpile #indie #amreading
November 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
#WritingLifeMonthly
I have DNF'd only one book and it generally shocks people lol. No Country for Old Men.
I acknowledge McCarthy was a driving force in writing but I couldn't get past his choice to forego punctuation/dialogue markers. Got sick of re-reading passages 😅
I have DNF'd only one book and it generally shocks people lol. No Country for Old Men.
I acknowledge McCarthy was a driving force in writing but I couldn't get past his choice to forego punctuation/dialogue markers. Got sick of re-reading passages 😅
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Only 2 weeks left to play (and rate!) the game people are calling "dreadfully funny!" When the Television Decides to Murder Your Girlfriend is a point-n-click text game where tentacled appliances are all in on helping you save your girlfriend from a evil TV. #ECTOCOMP2025
itch.io/jam/ectocomp...
itch.io/jam/ectocomp...
Rate When the TV decides to Murder your Girlfriend - The Game by Martin Shannon for ECTOCOMP 2025
Things get a little weird when...
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November 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Only 2 weeks left to play (and rate!) the game people are calling "dreadfully funny!" When the Television Decides to Murder Your Girlfriend is a point-n-click text game where tentacled appliances are all in on helping you save your girlfriend from a evil TV. #ECTOCOMP2025
itch.io/jam/ectocomp...
itch.io/jam/ectocomp...
I just paid off a massive amount of my debt today and was perhaps too aggressive. Consider investing in my shenanigans so I can buy lunch.
I promise you will laugh and I definitely will not visit you in your dreams occasionally
I promise you will laugh and I definitely will not visit you in your dreams occasionally
Time for a new pinned post! I have TWO WHOLE titles now, look at meee! Please check these out and make sure to tell other people if you liked them. I want to inflict my madness on many, many humans.
#horrorsky #writesky #indiehorror #indieauthor #comedyhorror
#horrorsky #writesky #indiehorror #indieauthor #comedyhorror
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I just paid off a massive amount of my debt today and was perhaps too aggressive. Consider investing in my shenanigans so I can buy lunch.
I promise you will laugh and I definitely will not visit you in your dreams occasionally
I promise you will laugh and I definitely will not visit you in your dreams occasionally
Neice wanted to watch the remake once. This scene lives in my head. That is at least a 10lb snowball, thrown by a man-beast that can take down a WOLF PACK. The credits should have rolled right there. This woman is DEAD.
Beauty and the TBI
Beauty and the TBI
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST | Something There - 2017 Movie Clip | Official Disney UK
YouTube video by Disney UK
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November 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Neice wanted to watch the remake once. This scene lives in my head. That is at least a 10lb snowball, thrown by a man-beast that can take down a WOLF PACK. The credits should have rolled right there. This woman is DEAD.
Beauty and the TBI
Beauty and the TBI
*chokes on water*
charging into the glory hole at 200 mph but it's painted on like a looney tunes tunnel and i flatten my dick into an accordion
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
*chokes on water*
#HorrorWritersChat
I don't wanna bug them with a tag, but Guillermo Del Toro and Jhonen Vasquez have a place in my creative heart forever.
People I DO wanna bug:
@joshuafrantic.bsky.social
@tlbodine.bsky.social
@martinshannon.bsky.social
Y'all are awesome ♥️
I don't wanna bug them with a tag, but Guillermo Del Toro and Jhonen Vasquez have a place in my creative heart forever.
People I DO wanna bug:
@joshuafrantic.bsky.social
@tlbodine.bsky.social
@martinshannon.bsky.social
Y'all are awesome ♥️
Q4 - CREDITS
Obviously, we’re staying through all of the credits to acknowledge the work of the artists, the musicians, the designers, the directors…etc.
#HorrorWritersChat - Shout out some of the horror creatives you admire and share what they do.
Stay around for the outro to share your work.
Obviously, we’re staying through all of the credits to acknowledge the work of the artists, the musicians, the designers, the directors…etc.
#HorrorWritersChat - Shout out some of the horror creatives you admire and share what they do.
Stay around for the outro to share your work.
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
I don't wanna bug them with a tag, but Guillermo Del Toro and Jhonen Vasquez have a place in my creative heart forever.
People I DO wanna bug:
@joshuafrantic.bsky.social
@tlbodine.bsky.social
@martinshannon.bsky.social
Y'all are awesome ♥️
I don't wanna bug them with a tag, but Guillermo Del Toro and Jhonen Vasquez have a place in my creative heart forever.
People I DO wanna bug:
@joshuafrantic.bsky.social
@tlbodine.bsky.social
@martinshannon.bsky.social
Y'all are awesome ♥️
#HorrorWritersChat My go-tos are coffee with a little Bailey's in it OR cold foam creamer and for some reason lately I'm on a peanut butter toast kick. If I've got both, I've just woken up, and it's time to start working lol
Q3 - INTERMISSION
Time for a refreshment break.
We head over to the concession stand and discover that all the food and drink are themed on your work.
#HorrorWritersChat - What refreshments are we enjoying and how are they related to your work?
Time for a refreshment break.
We head over to the concession stand and discover that all the food and drink are themed on your work.
#HorrorWritersChat - What refreshments are we enjoying and how are they related to your work?
November 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
#HorrorWritersChat My go-tos are coffee with a little Bailey's in it OR cold foam creamer and for some reason lately I'm on a peanut butter toast kick. If I've got both, I've just woken up, and it's time to start working lol
#HorrorWritersChat
OHOHO.
My delusional pipe dream is Sam Raimi adapting The Worst Summer of My Life.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead for Kasey
Bill Skarsgard for Kyle
And a gaggle of new, actually teenagers actors for the kids.
OHOHO.
My delusional pipe dream is Sam Raimi adapting The Worst Summer of My Life.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead for Kasey
Bill Skarsgard for Kyle
And a gaggle of new, actually teenagers actors for the kids.
Q2 - COMING SOON
It’s time for the trailers.
And look #HorrorWritersChat - it’s a trailer for your very own horror work, adapted for the screen. Congrats!
Which work is it?
And which actor is playing your main protagonist, antagonist or fave character? Share your dream cast!
It’s time for the trailers.
And look #HorrorWritersChat - it’s a trailer for your very own horror work, adapted for the screen. Congrats!
Which work is it?
And which actor is playing your main protagonist, antagonist or fave character? Share your dream cast!
November 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
OHOHO.
My delusional pipe dream is Sam Raimi adapting The Worst Summer of My Life.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead for Kasey
Bill Skarsgard for Kyle
And a gaggle of new, actually teenagers actors for the kids.
OHOHO.
My delusional pipe dream is Sam Raimi adapting The Worst Summer of My Life.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead for Kasey
Bill Skarsgard for Kyle
And a gaggle of new, actually teenagers actors for the kids.
#HorrorWritersChat
Michelle Heller here happy to be back. Completely missed last week because of work. I write cosmic/body/creature horror with a side of comedy.
I am a movie *hound*. So this is hard. But I'll have to say The Thing, and Army Of Darkness.
Michelle Heller here happy to be back. Completely missed last week because of work. I write cosmic/body/creature horror with a side of comedy.
I am a movie *hound*. So this is hard. But I'll have to say The Thing, and Army Of Darkness.
#HorrorWritersChat
Q1 - DOUBLE FEATURE
Glad you could join our (virtual) cinema trip!
First, let's introduce ourselves and share the horror subgenres we write in.
Now, what are we watching?
Share the two movies/films that have inspired your writing or that capture the vibes of your work.
Q1 - DOUBLE FEATURE
Glad you could join our (virtual) cinema trip!
First, let's introduce ourselves and share the horror subgenres we write in.
Now, what are we watching?
Share the two movies/films that have inspired your writing or that capture the vibes of your work.
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
Michelle Heller here happy to be back. Completely missed last week because of work. I write cosmic/body/creature horror with a side of comedy.
I am a movie *hound*. So this is hard. But I'll have to say The Thing, and Army Of Darkness.
Michelle Heller here happy to be back. Completely missed last week because of work. I write cosmic/body/creature horror with a side of comedy.
I am a movie *hound*. So this is hard. But I'll have to say The Thing, and Army Of Darkness.
I have accepted that my writing is not going to make me money because of The Horrors, but it's important that we don't deprive ourselves just because it doesn't generate income. Keep creating. It's keeping me sane.
Your art isn’t bad just because it’s not selling right now.
We’re in a recession and people don’t know when they’re gonna eat next, nobody can afford fun things because the economy is crumbling. It’s going to be hard a while.
We’re in a recession and people don’t know when they’re gonna eat next, nobody can afford fun things because the economy is crumbling. It’s going to be hard a while.
November 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I have accepted that my writing is not going to make me money because of The Horrors, but it's important that we don't deprive ourselves just because it doesn't generate income. Keep creating. It's keeping me sane.
My newest release is SOUR DOE, a story of a man who just wants a peaceful early retirement in the countryside and a crawling horror that says "Yeah, nah. You're gonna suffer instead :)."
It's a short one, a good popcorn book. Cmooooon. You know you wanna.
It's a short one, a good popcorn book. Cmooooon. You know you wanna.
Time for a new pinned post! I have TWO WHOLE titles now, look at meee! Please check these out and make sure to tell other people if you liked them. I want to inflict my madness on many, many humans.
#horrorsky #writesky #indiehorror #indieauthor #comedyhorror
#horrorsky #writesky #indiehorror #indieauthor #comedyhorror
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
My newest release is SOUR DOE, a story of a man who just wants a peaceful early retirement in the countryside and a crawling horror that says "Yeah, nah. You're gonna suffer instead :)."
It's a short one, a good popcorn book. Cmooooon. You know you wanna.
It's a short one, a good popcorn book. Cmooooon. You know you wanna.
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Bored and keen to see if you can keep "The Television from Murdering Your Girlfriend?" Who isn't? Check out the text game of the same name and see if you can win over some snarky appliances to the cause and save Amanda! And if you are willing, a rating would be grand!
itch.io/jam/ectocomp...
itch.io/jam/ectocomp...
Rate When the TV decides to Murder your Girlfriend - The Game by Martin Shannon for ECTOCOMP 2025
Things get a little weird when...
itch.io
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Bored and keen to see if you can keep "The Television from Murdering Your Girlfriend?" Who isn't? Check out the text game of the same name and see if you can win over some snarky appliances to the cause and save Amanda! And if you are willing, a rating would be grand!
itch.io/jam/ectocomp...
itch.io/jam/ectocomp...