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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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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The classic Japanese novella THE LUMINOUS FAIRIES AND MOTHRA by Shin’ichirō Nakamura, Takehiko Fukunaga, and Yoshie Hotta is now available in English, translated by Jeffrey Angles - and Nils has reviewed this origin story here: tinyurl.com/4j9c9sm5
"enthralled and enlightened me"
"enthralled and enlightened me"
February 5, 2026 at 1:01 PM
The classic Japanese novella THE LUMINOUS FAIRIES AND MOTHRA by Shin’ichirō Nakamura, Takehiko Fukunaga, and Yoshie Hotta is now available in English, translated by Jeffrey Angles - and Nils has reviewed this origin story here: tinyurl.com/4j9c9sm5
"enthralled and enlightened me"
"enthralled and enlightened me"
V. happy to start the day, seeing Crawl Space at #9 in Cosmic and Eldritch Horror, and at #1 in Hot New Releases for the same category. I know there are loads of categories, but if there's one I place I think I fit in, it's Cosmic and Eldritch Horror (I'm something of an Eldritch Horror myself :) )
February 5, 2026 at 11:49 AM
V. happy to start the day, seeing Crawl Space at #9 in Cosmic and Eldritch Horror, and at #1 in Hot New Releases for the same category. I know there are loads of categories, but if there's one I place I think I fit in, it's Cosmic and Eldritch Horror (I'm something of an Eldritch Horror myself :) )
Looking through an old Flickr photostream (God, I feel ancient) to look at older tattoo flash, and saw this tattoo design of the Jersey Devil. The info suggests a 1920s date. Vintage Fortean tattoos is a niche topic, but one I'm here for. @forteantimes.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Looking through an old Flickr photostream (God, I feel ancient) to look at older tattoo flash, and saw this tattoo design of the Jersey Devil. The info suggests a 1920s date. Vintage Fortean tattoos is a niche topic, but one I'm here for. @forteantimes.bsky.social
Sometimes I wake up with traces of dreams that become stories. Sometimes I wake up with random phrases. Today I woke up with the words 'Slovenian National Bird', which is one of the more coherent thoughts. (South European Slavic Owl in case you were wondering.)
February 5, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Sometimes I wake up with traces of dreams that become stories. Sometimes I wake up with random phrases. Today I woke up with the words 'Slovenian National Bird', which is one of the more coherent thoughts. (South European Slavic Owl in case you were wondering.)
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@remainsmagazine.bsky.social is very good. They usually sell out their limited print run. Good news. You can now get digital copies @weightlessbooks.bsky.social
weightlessbooks.com/category/for...
weightlessbooks.com/category/for...
Remains Subscription – Weightless Books
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February 4, 2026 at 6:08 PM
@remainsmagazine.bsky.social is very good. They usually sell out their limited print run. Good news. You can now get digital copies @weightlessbooks.bsky.social
weightlessbooks.com/category/for...
weightlessbooks.com/category/for...
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Secure your own squid first before helping others.
(I'm disproportionately proud of this drawing.)
(I'm disproportionately proud of this drawing.)
February 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Secure your own squid first before helping others.
(I'm disproportionately proud of this drawing.)
(I'm disproportionately proud of this drawing.)
This week I learned Dave Bautista has a neck tattoo of the Blade Runner origami unicorn (as do I, though mine is on my wrist).
February 4, 2026 at 9:59 AM
This week I learned Dave Bautista has a neck tattoo of the Blade Runner origami unicorn (as do I, though mine is on my wrist).
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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!]
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[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...
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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!]