@ragemonki.bsky.social
Horror writer/economist from Northern Ireland. Published in the First Five Minutes of the Apocalypse, Best Horror of the Year vol 14 and Uncertainties vol 5. Can be occasionally found at eoinmurphywriter.wordpress.com
Got my contributors copy of Tales of Occult Britain and Northern Ireland! It's a really pretty book with great internal art, really looking forward to reading all the other stories in! Thanks @helleborezine.bsky.social!
November 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Got my contributors copy of Tales of Occult Britain and Northern Ireland! It's a really pretty book with great internal art, really looking forward to reading all the other stories in! Thanks @helleborezine.bsky.social!
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IT’S HERE! Our first volume of strange and supernatural stories for the darker half of the year. Nine new tales by masters of the genre: Ramsey Campbell, Helen Grant, Reggie Oliver, Ally Wilkes, Steve Toase, Verity Holloway and more.
👉🏼 Get your copy on www.helleborezine.com
👉🏼 Get your copy on www.helleborezine.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
IT’S HERE! Our first volume of strange and supernatural stories for the darker half of the year. Nine new tales by masters of the genre: Ramsey Campbell, Helen Grant, Reggie Oliver, Ally Wilkes, Steve Toase, Verity Holloway and more.
👉🏼 Get your copy on www.helleborezine.com
👉🏼 Get your copy on www.helleborezine.com
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An ancient woodland home to witches and healers and an anxious cadet grieving his lover.
A fairy hill and a widower haunted by his late wife.
A lost land swallowed by the sea, a colony of rare flowers, and an academic experiencing visions.
A fairy hill and a widower haunted by his late wife.
A lost land swallowed by the sea, a colony of rare flowers, and an academic experiencing visions.
October 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
An ancient woodland home to witches and healers and an anxious cadet grieving his lover.
A fairy hill and a widower haunted by his late wife.
A lost land swallowed by the sea, a colony of rare flowers, and an academic experiencing visions.
A fairy hill and a widower haunted by his late wife.
A lost land swallowed by the sea, a colony of rare flowers, and an academic experiencing visions.
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A hill carved with mysterious figures and an eccentric old man who follows the old ways.
An island steeped in legend and a stranger who claims to be its next king.
A church on the marshes and a struggling artist who glimpses its demons.
TALES OF OCCULT BRITAIN
👉🏼 helleborezine.com
An island steeped in legend and a stranger who claims to be its next king.
A church on the marshes and a struggling artist who glimpses its demons.
TALES OF OCCULT BRITAIN
👉🏼 helleborezine.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
A hill carved with mysterious figures and an eccentric old man who follows the old ways.
An island steeped in legend and a stranger who claims to be its next king.
A church on the marshes and a struggling artist who glimpses its demons.
TALES OF OCCULT BRITAIN
👉🏼 helleborezine.com
An island steeped in legend and a stranger who claims to be its next king.
A church on the marshes and a struggling artist who glimpses its demons.
TALES OF OCCULT BRITAIN
👉🏼 helleborezine.com
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Nine new tales by contemporary masters of the supernatural and the strange: Nina Antonia, Ramsey Campbell, Steve Duffy, Helen Grant, Verity Holloway, Eóin Murphy, Reggie Oliver, Steve Toase and Ally Wilkes.
✨Out next month. Pre-orders now open worldwide✨
✨Out next month. Pre-orders now open worldwide✨
October 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Nine new tales by contemporary masters of the supernatural and the strange: Nina Antonia, Ramsey Campbell, Steve Duffy, Helen Grant, Verity Holloway, Eóin Murphy, Reggie Oliver, Steve Toase and Ally Wilkes.
✨Out next month. Pre-orders now open worldwide✨
✨Out next month. Pre-orders now open worldwide✨
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An old mine under a rocky outcrop, a ghostly cavalcade, and a lost child.
A Victorian graveyard and a young man led to it by an antique walking-stick.
An ancient cairn said to be the dwelling of a witch and a tight-knit family on their annual mountain climb.
A Victorian graveyard and a young man led to it by an antique walking-stick.
An ancient cairn said to be the dwelling of a witch and a tight-knit family on their annual mountain climb.
October 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
An old mine under a rocky outcrop, a ghostly cavalcade, and a lost child.
A Victorian graveyard and a young man led to it by an antique walking-stick.
An ancient cairn said to be the dwelling of a witch and a tight-knit family on their annual mountain climb.
A Victorian graveyard and a young man led to it by an antique walking-stick.
An ancient cairn said to be the dwelling of a witch and a tight-knit family on their annual mountain climb.
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New doc MONSTER GIRLS uncovers the often-overlooked history of women’s contributions to character and creature design, and it's available for preorder now:
‘Monster Girls’ Trailer – First Documentary to Explore the Work of Women in Makeup & Creature Design
Now available for pre-order, the upcoming documentary Monster Girls is notably being billed as “the first documentary to explore the history and contemporary work of women in special FX makeup and cre...
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October 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
New doc MONSTER GIRLS uncovers the often-overlooked history of women’s contributions to character and creature design, and it's available for preorder now:
Excited to see that Hellebore's first short story anthology is up for pre-order, including my short story Lake of Sorrows!
Exciting news! HELLEBORE’s first short story anthology is here! 9 new tales of the supernatural and the strange by Ramsey Campbell, Ally Wilkes, Reggie Oliver, Helen Grant and more, set in some of the most beguiling locations of Occult Britain.
👉🏼 Pre-order now to secure your copy: helleborezine.com
👉🏼 Pre-order now to secure your copy: helleborezine.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Excited to see that Hellebore's first short story anthology is up for pre-order, including my short story Lake of Sorrows!
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I wrote a folk horror book called ITCH!
Ants 🐜
Forests 🌲
Women solving crimes together 👭
Gross body horror 😮
A dog called Finn 🐕
Folklore in rural England
The Devil 😈
A (creepy) ritual procession
Small-town drama
A string of unsolved m💀rders
A really old pub 🍺
Preorder:
bio.to/Pre-orderITCH
Ants 🐜
Forests 🌲
Women solving crimes together 👭
Gross body horror 😮
A dog called Finn 🐕
Folklore in rural England
The Devil 😈
A (creepy) ritual procession
Small-town drama
A string of unsolved m💀rders
A really old pub 🍺
Preorder:
bio.to/Pre-orderITCH
August 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I wrote a folk horror book called ITCH!
Ants 🐜
Forests 🌲
Women solving crimes together 👭
Gross body horror 😮
A dog called Finn 🐕
Folklore in rural England
The Devil 😈
A (creepy) ritual procession
Small-town drama
A string of unsolved m💀rders
A really old pub 🍺
Preorder:
bio.to/Pre-orderITCH
Ants 🐜
Forests 🌲
Women solving crimes together 👭
Gross body horror 😮
A dog called Finn 🐕
Folklore in rural England
The Devil 😈
A (creepy) ritual procession
Small-town drama
A string of unsolved m💀rders
A really old pub 🍺
Preorder:
bio.to/Pre-orderITCH
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ICYMI, PLEASE REPOST! WRITERS! Uncanny Magazine will be open to Short Story Submissions from August 25 to September 8! Uncanny Magazine will be open to Poetry Submissions from August 9 to August 26. WE WANT TO SEE YOUR SHINY WORDS! buff.ly/9AyStcb
August 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
ICYMI, PLEASE REPOST! WRITERS! Uncanny Magazine will be open to Short Story Submissions from August 25 to September 8! Uncanny Magazine will be open to Poetry Submissions from August 9 to August 26. WE WANT TO SEE YOUR SHINY WORDS! buff.ly/9AyStcb
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“In her choice of stories for this collection, Holmes demonstrates clearly that the genre of the uncanny is in rude health. Highly recommended.” – You’re Reading
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May 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
“In her choice of stories for this collection, Holmes demonstrates clearly that the genre of the uncanny is in rude health. Highly recommended.” – You’re Reading
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Issue 2 (April) can be pre-ordered now. 25000-word novella by Rhonda Pressley Veit, stories by Abi Hynes, Sarah Read, Alexander Glass, and more. Nina Allan interviewed by Matt Hill. Colour throughout with more glorious art by Richard Wagner. remains.uk
March 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Issue 2 (April) can be pre-ordered now. 25000-word novella by Rhonda Pressley Veit, stories by Abi Hynes, Sarah Read, Alexander Glass, and more. Nina Allan interviewed by Matt Hill. Colour throughout with more glorious art by Richard Wagner. remains.uk
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Some days when nothing is working for you, you just gotta go back to what you love. Nobody did heroic fantasy better than the big man. David Gemmell’s books are underrated gems & i hope more readers discover their richness #EpicFantasy #Booksky #HeroicFantasy #DrusstheLegend
April 25, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Some days when nothing is working for you, you just gotta go back to what you love. Nobody did heroic fantasy better than the big man. David Gemmell’s books are underrated gems & i hope more readers discover their richness #EpicFantasy #Booksky #HeroicFantasy #DrusstheLegend
Is it too early to implement a Wicker Man style economic development policy, or should we leave it another week or two?
April 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Is it too early to implement a Wicker Man style economic development policy, or should we leave it another week or two?
One to read for anyone who travels to cons in the states...
The good news? UK comic maker Becky Burke is home after being detained by ICE. The bad news, the new regime’s stricter reading of the previously ignored rules on work will catch others out coming to the US for comic events - comicon.com/2025/03/18/f...
March 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
One to read for anyone who travels to cons in the states...
My work life would be a lot easier if I could remember economics lectures as well as I can 90s song lyrics, RoboCop quotes and the entire plot of Babylon 5...
March 7, 2025 at 7:47 AM
My work life would be a lot easier if I could remember economics lectures as well as I can 90s song lyrics, RoboCop quotes and the entire plot of Babylon 5...
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This gorgeous looking volume from @holpublishing.bsky.social was a very apt Xmas present from my brother @ragemonki.bsky.social . Looking forward to getting stuck in!
January 25, 2025 at 10:37 AM
This gorgeous looking volume from @holpublishing.bsky.social was a very apt Xmas present from my brother @ragemonki.bsky.social . Looking forward to getting stuck in!
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Save the Date! 22 Feburary 2025 will see the re-launch of the Irish Network for Gothic and Horror Studies. This free in-person event at TCD will include a keynote by @middleagewitch.bsky.social, panel discussions, and more! For more information and to register: irishgothicjournal.net/coming-soon-...
Coming Soon: The Irish Network for Gothic and Horror Studies
SAVE THE DATE: Network re-launch on Saturday 22 February 2025 at Trinity College Dublin Long Room Hub. We are holding an in-person networking event on Saturday 22 February 2025, in the Long Room Hu…
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December 20, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Save the Date! 22 Feburary 2025 will see the re-launch of the Irish Network for Gothic and Horror Studies. This free in-person event at TCD will include a keynote by @middleagewitch.bsky.social, panel discussions, and more! For more information and to register: irishgothicjournal.net/coming-soon-...
An important thread for anyone out there who is a creative.
Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators.
More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):
1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇
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More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):
1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇
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December 18, 2024 at 7:47 AM
An important thread for anyone out there who is a creative.
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With director Aislinn Clarke’s FRÉWAKA (touted as the first Gaelic language horror film) and controversial bands like Kneecap battering global audiences with Gaelic/English rap music, it’s a wonderful thing to see our once-dying language crossing into the mainstream.
November 29, 2024 at 7:30 PM
With director Aislinn Clarke’s FRÉWAKA (touted as the first Gaelic language horror film) and controversial bands like Kneecap battering global audiences with Gaelic/English rap music, it’s a wonderful thing to see our once-dying language crossing into the mainstream.
Sick of discussions about politics dominating family meals? Try The California Gothic in Fiction and Films for kicking off those sparkling conversations on cannibalism, cults and Lee Marvin. A must for light hearted chats over Christmas dinner.
'The California Gothic in Fiction & Film' has it all: survival cannibalism, cults, Lee Marvin references, serial murder, Hollywood Gothic, doppelgangers & creepy coastal communities. As such, at only 24.99£ in paperback from Edinburgh UP it's the perfect Christmas gift for the whole family!
November 21, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Sick of discussions about politics dominating family meals? Try The California Gothic in Fiction and Films for kicking off those sparkling conversations on cannibalism, cults and Lee Marvin. A must for light hearted chats over Christmas dinner.
Finally back to writing after a long break. Good to be back at it!
November 20, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Finally back to writing after a long break. Good to be back at it!
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Swan River confederate Reggie Chamberlain-King has got a cracking documentary on BBC Radio called "Assume Nothing: A Belfast Haunting". Reggie investigates both local history and childhood memory in this wonderful documentary. I hope you all get a chance to listen. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Assume Nothing - A Belfast Haunting - Episode 1: The House - BBC Sounds
Summer, 1989 – rumours spread about strange events in a terraced house in West Belfast.
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November 11, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Swan River confederate Reggie Chamberlain-King has got a cracking documentary on BBC Radio called "Assume Nothing: A Belfast Haunting". Reggie investigates both local history and childhood memory in this wonderful documentary. I hope you all get a chance to listen. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...