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William Beck
@thatwilliambeck.bsky.social
Professional procrastinator & occasional author of fantasy, horror and sci-fi.

Books available on Amazon.
https://books2read.com/ap/xLLovz/William-Beck
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To some, Christmas is a time of family and love. But not Scrooge. After the tragic loss of his wife, Christmas became a beacon to grief, and a life long since lost.

Tonight she will return, but will Ebenezer have the strength to confront a painful past in order to save a once promising future?
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Ahead of The Residents of James Hotel going wide in a couple of weeks, I have updated the file on Amazon, and on D2D to include the short story "Henrietta's Story" on the end.

If you bought the version without, don't worry, you're not missing out. It's still on the blog and will remain there too
The Residents of James Hotel: Henrietta’s Story
The Residents of James Hotel released today! This is a short story spinoff featuring the supporting character “Henrietta.”
mgmasoncreative.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Thanks for running this, Mary!
I have a gothic horror novella set in 1926, in which 9-yr-old Rosalyn plays a make-believe game of a Royal Court with 4 other girls. All of them want to (need to) be Queen... Things escalate. Significantly.🍀🔨👑
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#HorrorWritersChat
November 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Thanks for the chat, Mary! Loved the theming.

I'm still promoting my upcoming book Autumnborn: a.co/d/hrt7n5q

There is also a free teaser for it to read here on my patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/autumn...

#HorrorWritersChat
November 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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#horrorwriterschat

I'm currently in the final stages before setting dates to publish Taken by the Killer Clowns from Deep Space so be sure to follow for that fun time
You can always check out my work at SmallTownCreepy.com and my horror zines and games over at smalltowncreepy.itch.io
November 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Thanks for hosting #HorrorWritersChat, Mary. As for me, what I have to promote is my latest story for The #ShadowBoxArchives about someone having to deal with the TSA over Thanksgiving break. If anyone wants to read it now, become a paying member of five dollars or above. For the rest of you, wait
November 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Hola! I'm Satyr, my darker genres include Gothic horror, dark fantasy, dark urban fantasy, occult dark fantasy, sardonic nightmare stories, dark comedy, autofiction, flash fiction, cosmic horror, surreal horror, and shapeshifter tales.

FILMS:
Mandy
&
The Company of Wolves

#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat

Q1 - DOUBLE FEATURE

Glad you could join our (virtual) cinema trip!

First, let's introduce ourselves and share the horror subgenres we write in.

Now, what are we watching?

Share the two movies/films that have inspired your writing or that capture the vibes of your work.
November 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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#HorrorWritersChat looking for some Christmas horror? Try "The Wild Hunt," about two sisters who run away from home on Christmas Eve, and what they encounter in a blizzard.

Amazon: tinyurl.com/4y33j7xr
B&N: tinyurl.com/ymb8249b
Kobo: tinyurl.com/2tuyy4vx
Apple Books: tinyurl.com/yc3e2men
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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I'm always happy to take part in #horrorwriterschat and less thrilled to promote myself. Just how I'm wired. Still, I'm proud of my first collection and want it to find more readers.

Evil statues, vampire priests (and a vampire attorney), cursed movies and, yes, a clown-based apocalypse.
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Thank you for hosting, Mary! And thank YOU, #HorrorWritersChat, for continuing to be wonderful company.

If pulpy, '80s horror flicks are up anyone's alley, the campaign for Monitored Activity, my book that hits all of that, literally just launched today! 📼

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Bringing up my gritty, grimy little goddess-in-a-gloryhole novelette "Glory to God," which appears in the A Coup of Owls Press collection DARK PATHS: A QUEER HORROR ROMANCE COLLECTION, out now.

www.amazon.com/Dark-Paths-H...

#HorrorWritersChat
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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#HorrorWritersChat

Thank you Mary, and thank you all for the kind birthday wishes!

I’ll plug one of my other horror film monographs, the book I wrote about Ealing Studios’ ‘Dead of Night’. If you haven’t seen this film yet, please correct that deficiency at the earliest opportunity.
Leaving the cinema, our eyes acclimatise to the change in light.

Before we part ways, please share your latest horror writer wins, news, sales, promos or fellow #HorrorWritersChat books you love.

REMEMBER: You can self-promote ONLY if you’ve participated in the questions.

Thank you, Horror pals!
November 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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#HorrorWritersChat Thanks for hosting @marywyrd.bsky.social ! I'm in-between projects right now.

Lemon Balm, my contemporary dark fantasy with enby, ace-spec leads released on Halloween! Info on my site.

Also, I'm an illustrator and graphic designer, and my availability is wide open. Info here:
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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#HorrorWritersChat

sorry I'm late. Got lost in a project.
2 films that inspire me are I Saw the TV Glow and Killer Klowns from Outer Space.
November 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Thanks, Mary!

Find all my stuff at writesinister.substack.com. I'm writing an interactive horror tale called "Cold" where you decide what happens next. Also available is my debut novel "AWOO: The Association of Werewolves and Oppressed Otherlings." #horrorwriterschat
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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#HorrorWritersChat

Always lovely spending my afternoon with you all! Thank you to @marywyrd.bsky.social !

I would like to share my story “A Very Fine Engagement,” which won the 1816 Award this morning!! If you’d like to give it a read, here it is!

www.scribbled.online/prose/0dvqfv...
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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#HorrorWritersChat

Thanks Mary

I'll shill me three books

Try 'em

They good

And if they not working for ye

They at least short

NO HEROICS, ONLY HORRORS

NO REASON, ONLY RECKONING

NO SAVIOURS, ONLY SYSTEMS

WELCOME TO THE COLONIES OF THE TWAINEARTH

🌈📚😱🩸📚💙👀📚
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November 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Thank you, #HorrorWritersChat! xx

My first collection, now playing. Read it and watch movies come to life! Like Creepshow? Tales From The Crypt? Well, movie times vary but you can catch it here:

mybook.to/AllsWell
November 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Thank you once again #HorrorWritersChat and @marywyrd.bsky.social for hosting!

Generic shill this week for my work. Still looking for that first sale of November. Could it be YOU?

Find your favourite here: www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Oli-J... and enjoy this shelfie of my works (with added Lego)
November 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Thanks for another fun chat! Also, here's the fundraiser results I promised you. Thanks so much to everyone who purchased, requested, and shared info about Little White Flowers!

#HorrorWritersChat
November 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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You can check out my horror catalogue on my website: dangerouswhenbored.com/collections/... including my new collection of weird suburban tales: Stories from Shadow Hill. I hope you'll give it a go! Thanks #HorrorWritersChat for another great afternoon talking spooky life.
November 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Please check out the work of the one who literally made #HorrorWritersChat a reality - @chaoticauthor.online
Love horror?
Love supernatural mysteries?
Want to support an indie author?

If that's a yes, check out these books by MG Mason
aka @chaoticauthor.online

Pick up your chosen read from
> Ko-Fi
> Itchio
> Books2Read
> 'Zon

Links at:
mgmasoncreative.com/all-my-books/

#HorrorSky #BookSky #IndieReads
November 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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I think my username (or my dogged participation in this chat) gives you the basics on who I am and what I'm doing.

Movie inspiration: Get Out ('social horror' about class predation) and... Devil's Advocate?

I've always said the story is Wolf+Wall Street+Wolf of Wall Street

#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat

Q1 - DOUBLE FEATURE

Glad you could join our (virtual) cinema trip!

First, let's introduce ourselves and share the horror subgenres we write in.

Now, what are we watching?

Share the two movies/films that have inspired your writing or that capture the vibes of your work.
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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KA Silva, writing horror comedy & darker UF among others.

2 films I love for vibes:
Cabin in the Woods -went for this level of gore & silliness in WENDIGOGO.
The Haunting (1963) - just masterful. Great inspiration for all spooky scenes where the horror isn't visible yet.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat

Q1 - DOUBLE FEATURE

Glad you could join our (virtual) cinema trip!

First, let's introduce ourselves and share the horror subgenres we write in.

Now, what are we watching?

Share the two movies/films that have inspired your writing or that capture the vibes of your work.
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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#HorrorWritersChat

Hello, I'm Gabriel and I write gothic horror and my film inspirations are actually one series and one film, the Haunting of Hill House and Pan's Labyrinth, really anything by Mike Flanagan and Guillermo del Toro
#HorrorWritersChat

Q1 - DOUBLE FEATURE

Glad you could join our (virtual) cinema trip!

First, let's introduce ourselves and share the horror subgenres we write in.

Now, what are we watching?

Share the two movies/films that have inspired your writing or that capture the vibes of your work.
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Hello!

I write cosmic, body, and folk horror.

My most recent microfiction "Warm Cup of Void" was published in the Lovecraft Microfiction 2025. I was also in 2024 with "Traveller" arkhambazaar.com/books/

DOUBLE FEATURE: Annihilation and The Thing
WATCHING: Slow Horses
#HorrorWritersChat #ScriptSky
November 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM