Steve Toase
@stevetoase.bsky.social
Writer based in Franconian Forest, Germany
Fortean Times comics reviewer
published at Tor.com Shimmer 3LBE, Lackington's, Lead writer on Haunt www.stevetoase.co.uk
To Drown in Dark Water from Undertow Publications
Dirt Upon My Skin from Black Shuck Books
Fortean Times comics reviewer
published at Tor.com Shimmer 3LBE, Lackington's, Lead writer on Haunt www.stevetoase.co.uk
To Drown in Dark Water from Undertow Publications
Dirt Upon My Skin from Black Shuck Books
Pinned
Steve Toase
@stevetoase.bsky.social
· May 1
Dirt Upon My Skin, my archaeology themed horror collection, is still available direct from the publisher @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social for the grand total of £5.99 for the paperback, or £1.49 for the ebook.
That’s 59p a story for the dead tree version or less than 15p a story in electrical form!
That’s 59p a story for the dead tree version or less than 15p a story in electrical form!
For the evening crowd. Preorder link for Crawl Space now up at @journalstone.bsky.social
The @journalstone.bsky.social pre-order link for Crawl Space is now up. (This also gives me an excuse to share this wonderful Mikio Murakami cover again.)
journalstone.com/bookstore/cr...
journalstone.com/bookstore/cr...
February 2, 2026 at 7:29 PM
For the evening crowd. Preorder link for Crawl Space now up at @journalstone.bsky.social
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Friends! Our 2026 titles are up for pre-order. And our 2025 print titles are on sale. Pre-orders help us immensely. Take a look at our site for all the details. I hope you'll consider grabbing something, if you're able. Thank you all so much.
undertowpublications.com/shop
undertowpublications.com/shop
February 2, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Friends! Our 2026 titles are up for pre-order. And our 2025 print titles are on sale. Pre-orders help us immensely. Take a look at our site for all the details. I hope you'll consider grabbing something, if you're able. Thank you all so much.
undertowpublications.com/shop
undertowpublications.com/shop
Big publication news for me.
My story The Block will be published in issue 4 of Remains, the magazine edited by Andy Cox.
I’ve been subbing work to Andy pretty much since I started submitting my fiction, and I’m so thrilled this story is going to appear in his new publication!
My story The Block will be published in issue 4 of Remains, the magazine edited by Andy Cox.
I’ve been subbing work to Andy pretty much since I started submitting my fiction, and I’m so thrilled this story is going to appear in his new publication!
February 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Big publication news for me.
My story The Block will be published in issue 4 of Remains, the magazine edited by Andy Cox.
I’ve been subbing work to Andy pretty much since I started submitting my fiction, and I’m so thrilled this story is going to appear in his new publication!
My story The Block will be published in issue 4 of Remains, the magazine edited by Andy Cox.
I’ve been subbing work to Andy pretty much since I started submitting my fiction, and I’m so thrilled this story is going to appear in his new publication!
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Also doing a weekly look at 2000AD in 2026, with 2026AD. Come see how Tharg's kicking off the year!
alasdairstuart.com/2026ad-prog-...
alasdairstuart.com/2026ad-prog-...
2026AD: Prog 2464 - Alasdair Stuart
It’s time to go back! To the future! 2000AD has been a fixture of the genre scene throughout my life, a weekly anthology comic fronted by Judge Dredd, among others. Big on ideas, big on the sort of sa...
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February 2, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Also doing a weekly look at 2000AD in 2026, with 2026AD. Come see how Tharg's kicking off the year!
alasdairstuart.com/2026ad-prog-...
alasdairstuart.com/2026ad-prog-...
The fourth post in #projectrepoman is now on my site to read. This time I'm talking about the Australian film Razorback stevetoase.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/p...
February 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The fourth post in #projectrepoman is now on my site to read. This time I'm talking about the Australian film Razorback stevetoase.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/p...
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It's 1998. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2001. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2025. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2026. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2001. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2025. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2026. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
February 2, 2026 at 7:06 AM
It's 1998. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2001. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2025. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2026. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2001. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2025. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
It's 2026. Peter Mandleson has resigned in disgrace from Labour.
The @journalstone.bsky.social pre-order link for Crawl Space is now up. (This also gives me an excuse to share this wonderful Mikio Murakami cover again.)
journalstone.com/bookstore/cr...
journalstone.com/bookstore/cr...
February 2, 2026 at 10:33 AM
The @journalstone.bsky.social pre-order link for Crawl Space is now up. (This also gives me an excuse to share this wonderful Mikio Murakami cover again.)
journalstone.com/bookstore/cr...
journalstone.com/bookstore/cr...
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New Review - today I am on the blog tour for #TheNightShip a great thoughtful and delightfully darkly weird horror novel from @alexwoodroe.com that I highly recommend - many thanks to Flame Tree Press and Random Things Tours www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/2/...
The Night Ship by Alex Woodroe — Runalong The Shelves
I would like to thank Flame Tree Press and Random Things Tours for an advance copy of this novel in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher - Flame Tree Press Published - Out Now Pric...
www.runalongtheshelves.net
February 2, 2026 at 7:30 AM
New Review - today I am on the blog tour for #TheNightShip a great thoughtful and delightfully darkly weird horror novel from @alexwoodroe.com that I highly recommend - many thanks to Flame Tree Press and Random Things Tours www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/2/...
One of the more unusual facts about me, is that my old workplace has a mandated daily 'Steve Toase Memorial Walk' to help reduce the risks of people getting a DVT from working at their desk for long periods, where they have to go for a 20 minute walk away from their computers.
February 1, 2026 at 7:38 PM
One of the more unusual facts about me, is that my old workplace has a mandated daily 'Steve Toase Memorial Walk' to help reduce the risks of people getting a DVT from working at their desk for long periods, where they have to go for a 20 minute walk away from their computers.
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To celebrate we're offering $2 off the ebook and free shipping to the UK and the US if purchased directly from the publisher.
tanithleestoryteller.com
[Small press glitch: please ignore the word preorder! It's definitely "order" I just need to figure out how to fit the page title!]
tanithleestoryteller.com
[Small press glitch: please ignore the word preorder! It's definitely "order" I just need to figure out how to fit the page title!]
Pre-order Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology on BackerKit
Influenced & Inspired. New stories by Martha Wells, Nisi Shawl, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Theodora Goss, C.S.E. Cooney, Mike Allen, Maya Deane, Andy Duncan, Rocío Rincón Fernández , CL Hellisen, Getty Hesse...
tanithleestoryteller.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:29 PM
To celebrate we're offering $2 off the ebook and free shipping to the UK and the US if purchased directly from the publisher.
tanithleestoryteller.com
[Small press glitch: please ignore the word preorder! It's definitely "order" I just need to figure out how to fit the page title!]
tanithleestoryteller.com
[Small press glitch: please ignore the word preorder! It's definitely "order" I just need to figure out how to fit the page title!]
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SO EXCITED for this footage. I've been watching thousands of crows roost at sunset for awhile, but I've struggled to get quality flying in front of moon footage.
Last night I captured 8 of the 10,000+ crows take the path I've wanted.
More, better, to come in the future! But super jazzed for now 🪶
Last night I captured 8 of the 10,000+ crows take the path I've wanted.
More, better, to come in the future! But super jazzed for now 🪶
February 1, 2026 at 5:09 AM
SO EXCITED for this footage. I've been watching thousands of crows roost at sunset for awhile, but I've struggled to get quality flying in front of moon footage.
Last night I captured 8 of the 10,000+ crows take the path I've wanted.
More, better, to come in the future! But super jazzed for now 🪶
Last night I captured 8 of the 10,000+ crows take the path I've wanted.
More, better, to come in the future! But super jazzed for now 🪶
Some new vinyl I’ve been after for a while. #twinpeaks
January 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Some new vinyl I’ve been after for a while. #twinpeaks
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I'm absolutely delighted to announce that my book on the 1980 film, "Union City", starring Deborah Harry of Blondie, is now available to pre-order. This work was a labour of love for me, and contains predominantly original interviews with most of the cast and crew. #blondie
Union City [hardcover] by Andrew Hook
MIDNIGHT MOVIE MONOGRAPH by Andrew Hook SERIES EDITOR Guy Adams CATEGORY Gritty Neo Noir Drama PUBLICATION DATE February 2026 COVER ART DESIGN Neil
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January 30, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I'm absolutely delighted to announce that my book on the 1980 film, "Union City", starring Deborah Harry of Blondie, is now available to pre-order. This work was a labour of love for me, and contains predominantly original interviews with most of the cast and crew. #blondie
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I made this for @kjsoar.bsky.social back on the old site
January 30, 2026 at 11:08 AM
I made this for @kjsoar.bsky.social back on the old site
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Whilst I’m in my photos of the National Museum in Copenhagen, you’d better have this 360 of the Gundestrup Cauldron. Found in 1891 in a Jutland peat bog, there are more questions hanging over this silver Iron Age vessel than answers…only its shocking beauty is uncontested.
#FindsFriday
#FindsFriday
January 30, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Whilst I’m in my photos of the National Museum in Copenhagen, you’d better have this 360 of the Gundestrup Cauldron. Found in 1891 in a Jutland peat bog, there are more questions hanging over this silver Iron Age vessel than answers…only its shocking beauty is uncontested.
#FindsFriday
#FindsFriday
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january 30th: a partially formed mr. blobby stands by the perimeter fence and screams for thirty seconds before disappearing
January 30, 2026 at 9:42 AM
january 30th: a partially formed mr. blobby stands by the perimeter fence and screams for thirty seconds before disappearing
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A wriggling infestation of Bronze Age lurs for #FindsFriday (not fair the #carnyx gets all the glamour…) all found in bogs in Denmark, c.1200-700BC.
National Museum, Copenhagen.
National Museum, Copenhagen.
January 30, 2026 at 10:22 AM
A wriggling infestation of Bronze Age lurs for #FindsFriday (not fair the #carnyx gets all the glamour…) all found in bogs in Denmark, c.1200-700BC.
National Museum, Copenhagen.
National Museum, Copenhagen.
Here’s something random I found a couple of years ago in the back of a German discount store - the type of place that sells cheap buckets and Christmas decorations.
They had a huge tray of paperbacks and I found this German language novelisation of Wild Palms by Oliver Stone.
They had a huge tray of paperbacks and I found this German language novelisation of Wild Palms by Oliver Stone.
January 30, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Here’s something random I found a couple of years ago in the back of a German discount store - the type of place that sells cheap buckets and Christmas decorations.
They had a huge tray of paperbacks and I found this German language novelisation of Wild Palms by Oliver Stone.
They had a huge tray of paperbacks and I found this German language novelisation of Wild Palms by Oliver Stone.
Seriously, get to this if you can. David is a star a pillar of the weird/Forteana community.
If you have ever wanted to hear me talk about the role of Forteana and folklore within Hookland in an East End pub …. April is your lucky month.
Events at The Bell in 2026
Feb - April
Feb 24 – Stevyn Colgan – A Policeman’s Progress from Law to Lore
Mar 31 – Dr Kate Cherrell – Celebrity Séances
Apr 28 – David Southwell – The Fortean and Folklore Origins of Hookland
Web: forteanlondon.blogspot.com or newsletter: eepurl.com/hV9OAr
Feb - April
Feb 24 – Stevyn Colgan – A Policeman’s Progress from Law to Lore
Mar 31 – Dr Kate Cherrell – Celebrity Séances
Apr 28 – David Southwell – The Fortean and Folklore Origins of Hookland
Web: forteanlondon.blogspot.com or newsletter: eepurl.com/hV9OAr
January 30, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Seriously, get to this if you can. David is a star a pillar of the weird/Forteana community.
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Still on sale, still $3.99 (for 4 more days!) and still one of the best things I've ever written -- a brief wild howl of injustice, revenge, and survivor's guilt! :)
Also pls admire the goth/acid wave/goth cover by the amazing @carlydraws.bsky.social !
Also pls admire the goth/acid wave/goth cover by the amazing @carlydraws.bsky.social !
And What Can We Offer You Tonight Audiobook on Libro.fm
In a far future city, where you can fall to a government cull for a single mistake, And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed tells the story of Jewel, established courtesan in a luxurious H...
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January 30, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Still on sale, still $3.99 (for 4 more days!) and still one of the best things I've ever written -- a brief wild howl of injustice, revenge, and survivor's guilt! :)
Also pls admire the goth/acid wave/goth cover by the amazing @carlydraws.bsky.social !
Also pls admire the goth/acid wave/goth cover by the amazing @carlydraws.bsky.social !
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I mean, I don't know.
You might like it?
(most uninspired book promo ever)
You might like it?
(most uninspired book promo ever)
An epic revisitation of the myth of Cupid and Psyche as seen through the eyes of a memory-wiped storytelling mermaid-siren living in a house-share with an automaton-building Javanese engineer with a traumatic past. 🧜♀️
#Booksky 💙 📚 #Romancelandia
mythopoetica.com/2024/09/01/p...
#Booksky 💙 📚 #Romancelandia
mythopoetica.com/2024/09/01/p...
January 29, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I mean, I don't know.
You might like it?
(most uninspired book promo ever)
You might like it?
(most uninspired book promo ever)
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Dammit, sousaphone, who wrote a short story about a sousaphone. I've a feeling it was Anthony Burgess, but, the memory has a more US feel. This will be a curse. What an instrument.
January 29, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Dammit, sousaphone, who wrote a short story about a sousaphone. I've a feeling it was Anthony Burgess, but, the memory has a more US feel. This will be a curse. What an instrument.
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Doing a little more digging. It's from 1921.
January 29, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Doing a little more digging. It's from 1921.
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List of theaters showing Rabbit Trap from tomorrow:
Picturehouse Central
Hackney Picturehouse
Finsbury Park Picturehouse
Ritzy Picturehouse
Ealing Picturehouse
Lumiere, Romford
Epsom Picturehouse
Chester Picturehouse
Showcase Cardiff
Chapter Cardiff
Gwyn Hall, Neath
Showroom, Sheffield
Vue Dublin
Picturehouse Central
Hackney Picturehouse
Finsbury Park Picturehouse
Ritzy Picturehouse
Ealing Picturehouse
Lumiere, Romford
Epsom Picturehouse
Chester Picturehouse
Showcase Cardiff
Chapter Cardiff
Gwyn Hall, Neath
Showroom, Sheffield
Vue Dublin
If you're in the UK, Rabbit Trap hits theaters this Friday, January 30. Recommended if you're interested in folk horror, the fae, hauntology, and things of that nature. A totally trippy time, starring Dev Patel and Rosy McEwen. Here's the trailer:
January 29, 2026 at 7:18 PM
List of theaters showing Rabbit Trap from tomorrow:
Picturehouse Central
Hackney Picturehouse
Finsbury Park Picturehouse
Ritzy Picturehouse
Ealing Picturehouse
Lumiere, Romford
Epsom Picturehouse
Chester Picturehouse
Showcase Cardiff
Chapter Cardiff
Gwyn Hall, Neath
Showroom, Sheffield
Vue Dublin
Picturehouse Central
Hackney Picturehouse
Finsbury Park Picturehouse
Ritzy Picturehouse
Ealing Picturehouse
Lumiere, Romford
Epsom Picturehouse
Chester Picturehouse
Showcase Cardiff
Chapter Cardiff
Gwyn Hall, Neath
Showroom, Sheffield
Vue Dublin
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Born #OnThisDay 29 Jan 1919 Marina Ginestà in Toulouse to politicised working class exiled Catalan parents. Family returned to Barcelona 1928, prewar communist youth and war. 1939 escaped Franco's Spain, exile in LatAm, later France, 1970s won Cat literary award for one of her novels. Died Paris2014
January 29, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Born #OnThisDay 29 Jan 1919 Marina Ginestà in Toulouse to politicised working class exiled Catalan parents. Family returned to Barcelona 1928, prewar communist youth and war. 1939 escaped Franco's Spain, exile in LatAm, later France, 1970s won Cat literary award for one of her novels. Died Paris2014