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!
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Please read this.
This issue of Apex contains my story "Piglet Delivers", set in the Hundred Acre Wood.
February 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Please read this.
This reminds me of the time I was researching an article for @forteantimes.bsky.social about Emergency Population Warming Systems, and found out a Louisiana Police Department used the Purge siren to announce the start of their Covid lockdown www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
February 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM
This reminds me of the time I was researching an article for @forteantimes.bsky.social about Emergency Population Warming Systems, and found out a Louisiana Police Department used the Purge siren to announce the start of their Covid lockdown www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
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February 3, 2026 at 6:15 AM
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'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
February 3, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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New book day, and I already got a lovely review from the Womble!
"All That Is In The Earth is a novella that shifts shape and direction several times and asks the reader some much more interesting questions than you would initially expect."
"All That Is In The Earth is a novella that shifts shape and direction several times and asks the reader some much more interesting questions than you would initially expect."
New Review - happy publication day to All That Is In The Earth by @aknighton.bsky.social a trip to a deadly planet also asks questions about why we do what we do! Strongly recommended thanks to @lunapress.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/2/...
All That Is In The Earth By Andrew Knighton — Runalong The Shelves
I would like to thank Luna Press Publishing for an advance copy of this novella in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Luna Press Publishing Published – Out Now Price – £10.66 p...
www.runalongtheshelves.net
February 3, 2026 at 8:08 AM
New book day, and I already got a lovely review from the Womble!
"All That Is In The Earth is a novella that shifts shape and direction several times and asks the reader some much more interesting questions than you would initially expect."
"All That Is In The Earth is a novella that shifts shape and direction several times and asks the reader some much more interesting questions than you would initially expect."
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Hey look! A new book!
Some of you may have caught The Packet serialised in ParSec magazine but this is its first outing as physical book. If you like stormy sea voyages and sci-fi, this is the one for you.
Out in April, opening for pre-order now.
www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
Some of you may have caught The Packet serialised in ParSec magazine but this is its first outing as physical book. If you like stormy sea voyages and sci-fi, this is the one for you.
Out in April, opening for pre-order now.
www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
February 3, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Hey look! A new book!
Some of you may have caught The Packet serialised in ParSec magazine but this is its first outing as physical book. If you like stormy sea voyages and sci-fi, this is the one for you.
Out in April, opening for pre-order now.
www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
Some of you may have caught The Packet serialised in ParSec magazine but this is its first outing as physical book. If you like stormy sea voyages and sci-fi, this is the one for you.
Out in April, opening for pre-order now.
www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
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.