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Stephanie Ellis
@stephellis.bsky.social
Author, Elgin & Rhysling award-nominated poet, and reader.
Active Member HWA, member BFS
https://stephanieellis.org/
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Twiggy Voo?

Napoleonic Britain 1913
A body in the library - or is there?
Doubles - and I don't mean tennis
Christmas is coming ...

mybook.to/TwiggyVoo

#booksky #cosycrime #Christmas #fiction
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💙📚🩸 A gripping, propulsive, bloody & brutal novel, COFFIN MOON is filled w scares, scars, & scarlet. @keithrosson.bsky.social has written another great, unrelenting Horror tale- this one a vivid, volatile story of vamps & victims, of rage & revenge, and you will be compelled to devour it. #MSReview
December 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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There’s the shape in the corner
you always said was nothing.
The thought that waits
for the house to go quiet.

Old fears with good memories.
Habits that learned to breathe in the dark.
They don’t shout.
They never had to.

#poetry
December 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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With it being Wren Day, or Lá an Dreoilín in Ireland, I've been doodling in front of the telly and professionally defaced another copy of Tales Accursed with a costumed Wren Boy, which I've made available in the shoppe...
👁️ slipperyjack.bigcartel.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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As a child I wondered a lot about the gates in the boneyard wall at St. Wulfram's. Who used them? Were they for the people in the houses behind the wall to visit relaitves or were they for the dead. I could never quite rid myself they were for the convenience of the latter. – Sarah Buckler #VOH
December 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Just finished this very gentle book. Makes you want to get outside and look with fresh eyes at the landscape.
December 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Last Christmas, I gave you my heart…
It’s still in the house.
I hear it sometimes
after midnight,
when everyone pretends to be asleep.

You didn't expect me to rhyme, did you?

#HorrorWritersChat
QUESTION FOUR

Write new lines for this song to make it (more) horror.

“Last Christmas, I gave you my heart…”

Warning: If you play the original song for inspiration, you’ll be Whammed. I don't make the rules. Be careful out there folks.

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I’ll post the outro in 10 mins #HorrorWritersChat
December 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL 1915 edition with remarkable image of a cloven footed & devilish #Ghost of Christmas Future by the genius illustrator Arthur Rackham. A taste of English gothic from #Dickens & #Rackham for #GothicYuletide
December 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Thanks for a great #HorrorWritersChat, Mary! My interview with John Russo, Ani Kyd Wolf, and Casper Van Dien goes live on the 27th at The Horror Zine. Russo co-wrote NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD with George Romero. This is a fun and informative interview. My last for the year.

More in the next post. :)
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Eryn @erynmccee.bsky.social is hosting #HorrorWritersChat on 31 December
December 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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#HorrorWritersChat and because it's the season of giving, here's a shoutout to my pal Luciano Marano who just released HUMBUG via Crystal Lake Publishing! @crystallake.bsky.social

www.crystallakepub.com/product/humb...
Humbug by Luciano Marano - Crystal Lake
A terrifying new take on the most famous ghost story of all time. Sometimes, the ghosts of Christmas past don’t come to save you…they come to collect.
www.crystallakepub.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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'Twas the day before #Christmas and there was a #HorrorWritersChat to tell. Fear not, Mary handled it well! Okay, corniness aside, great job hosting. I've got a lot to promote. The first two things relate to The #ShadowBoxArchives. The first is my Bible-based horror story recently a featured story
December 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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#HorrorWritersChat

Splatterpunk founder John Skipp has new commentary out about the segment THIS MEANS WAR from the anthology film TALES OF HALLOWEEN. Check out the commentary! I interviewed Skipp for The Horror Zine and The Horror Tree. He's a righteous dude.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUU3...
December 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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#HorrorWritersChat Q4

Last Christmas, I gave you my heart,
Then the very next day, you wanted my spleen.
This year, I'm just grisle and bones,
So please leave to scream alone...
December 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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#HorrorWritersChat

Good news... s2 of BENEATH THE RAIN SHADOW begins Jan 8!

4 PNW horror authors give each other mystery prompt challenges to write regional horror. Will lead to edition 2 of Rain Shadows in 2027! Details here: tksellman.com/rain-shadows/

Thanks Mary! Happy Horrordays everyone!
December 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Q4: #HorrorWritersChat

“Last Christmas, I gave you my heart…”

I tore it right out, and you said you were shocked.
I tried to put it back, but you took it away,
And that’s when you said “this is special.”
QUESTION FOUR

Write new lines for this song to make it (more) horror.

“Last Christmas, I gave you my heart…”

Warning: If you play the original song for inspiration, you’ll be Whammed. I don't make the rules. Be careful out there folks.

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I’ll post the outro in 10 mins #HorrorWritersChat
December 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Frolic Press launches on New Year's Day. In 2026, we'll be reprinting some classics with outside matter by @ramseycampbell.bsky.social and others.
In 2027, we'll have our first anthology of new fantasy and horror feat. myself, Massimo Magee, @ivygrimes.bsky.social and more TBA!

#HorrorWritersChat
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Eryn @erynmccee.bsky.social is hosting #HorrorWritersChat on 31 December
December 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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#HorrorWritersChat

Merry Chr*stmas, one and all. Here’s a heart-warming tale that I wrote for this time of year. It’s called ‘Christmassy’.

Reader advisory: a) it’s gruesome and sick b) it’s British-centric, so apologies if you don’t get many of the references.

www.patreon.com/posts/christ...
December 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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#HorrorWritersChat

Thanks for the holiday chat Mary!

My novella Autumnborn is out now: a.co/d/5Mh2DcW

There is also a ton of new stuff to read for free at The ARC Directive: www.patreon.com/posts/initia...

Happy holidays everyone!
Autumnborn
Autumnborn eBook : Marsh, Jacob: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store
a.co
December 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Thanks for hosting #HorrorWritersChat, Mary. Nice set of questions.
Share your latest horror writer wins, news, sales, promos or horror creations you recommend.

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Eryn @erynmccee.bsky.social is hosting #HorrorWritersChat on 31 December
December 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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#HorrorWritersChat, it's been 3 months since "Hannah and Other Stories" was re-released! If you're in the mood for a spooky collection, then this book is perfect for you!

Amazon: tinyurl.com/mv8p4shk
B&N: tinyurl.com/4fznerfe
Kobo: tinyurl.com/3u5fpeb6
Apple Books: tinyurl.com/33xhhdnx
December 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Thanks so much for organising!

I'd love people to take a look at The Nine O'Clock Horses, my brand-new Magnus Archives-inspired collection of horror shorts

It's got urban legend, autophagia, human monstrosity... and a hefty dose of suburban paranoia

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0G2...
December 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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HORROR SUBMISSIONS OPEN 🔥

An anthology to honour the creator of #HorrorWritersChat, Matt aka MG Mason, is in the works.

Theme: CAMPFIRE HORROR FOR ADULTS
Deadline: 31st December 2025

See attached FAQ for details.

Please send any questions to @thatwilliambeck.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Q1: #HorrorWritersChat

J.D. Buffington here, late on the uptick as I had to go into work. We were noses to the grindstone to bail early. I write horror and scifi; Prometheus is a Christmas movie!

I don’t recommend it.

I unabashedly love A Christmas Carol. Scrooged, Muppets… Just not Jim Carey.
It’s that time again #HorrorWritersChat

QUESTION ONE

Introduce yourself.

Share the horror subgenres you write.

And recommend a festive season horror story you’ve enjoyed.

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Chat in the comments of fellow HWC posters!

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December 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Thanks Mary! #HorrorWritersChat, it's Christmas Eve, so why not get yourself a festive horror story set on this very night? "The Wild Hunt," available using the links below.

Amazon: tinyurl.com/4y33j7xr
B&N: tinyurl.com/ymb8249b
Kobo: tinyurl.com/2tuyy4vx
Apple Books: tinyurl.com/yc3e2men
December 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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#HorrorWritersChat I don’t have anything to really report this week, but I know my horror press @cateyepress.bsky.social has some fun stuff planned for 2026. So give them a follow if you’re inclined and support indie horror!
Share your latest horror writer wins, news, sales, promos or horror creations you recommend.

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Eryn @erynmccee.bsky.social is hosting #HorrorWritersChat on 31 December
December 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Fun one, #HorrorWritersChat! And happy spooksmas to everyone who participated. ^.-

I have a giveaway going on all my short horror:
books2read.com/ap/nk3EBb/Am...

And a horror fantasy novel up for pre-order:
books2read.com/u/bMoeWv
To get one of the pictured bookmarks:
forms.gle/1DvnRr1uUGYu...
December 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM