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Thea O'Ryan Files
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Thea O'Ryan is a Canadian writer with a love for all things horror. She went on a road trip to the Bruce Peninsula in 2014 and has not been seen since.

She is, however, still frequently heard.


https://www.theaoryanfiles.co.uk/

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hazelebaumgartner.bsky.social
Good #horrorwriterschat. I have a 1.5th edition of The Woods coming out soon but no link to share yet, so watch this space.
I also have a list of horror authors I follow, many of whom are HWC people, here: bsky.app/profile/did:...
And a discord server here: discord.gg/gc5rYvjXhu
greethewriter.bsky.social Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 9h
The rose bed echoes with the snap of your neck. Your bleeding body is ushered into the soil.

But death is not your freedom. You’re hurtled, ceaselessly, through your nightmares. One after the other.

You will continue dreaming… next week.

#HorrorWritersChat
Artwork of Stewart Scott, featuring a dilapidated manor with moulded, white walls, boarded windows, and dead, dried grass choking its veranda. It’s raining heavily, and the moon can be seen through the slanted raindrops. A decorative, stony fence surrounds the structure, but it’s just as moulded and collapsing as the manor itself. Image Text: The rose bed echoes with the snap of your neck. Your bleeding body is ushered into the soil. But death is not your freedom. You’re hurtled, ceaselessly, through your nightmares. One after the other. Have you answered the questions? Got something to share? Promote below & share each others’ posts! You will continue dreaming… next week. #HorrorWritersChat
February 18, 2026 at 8:17 PM
theaoryanfiles.bsky.social
I miss loons. For some reason, they have Canadian geese in the UK (I guess some poor bastard was so committed to taking things from other places that he actually caught some of those f*ckers and brought them over) but no loons.

Not that I want anyone to kidnap loons, I just like loons.
monkeyminion.com Dane is home for a bit. @monkeyminion.com · 9h
What’s this? Another new art piece? Lonely Vigil - I’ve had this bouncing around my head since I got back from Minnesota in November. Finally got it done. #art
Drawing of a loon on a lake at night.
February 18, 2026 at 9:26 PM
theaoryanfiles.bsky.social
for anyone in Australia or Asian-Pacific countries...or very lost emus who's parents misread "Austria" on a return flight!
chiefwritesbook.bsky.social Chief (T.C. Smith) || comms open! @chiefwritesbook.bsky.social · 20h
Calling all Aussie & Asia-Pacific authors! I'll be running an itch-io bundle in the second half of March for anyone based in those regions with books on itch-io, sign-ups are open now!

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#BookSky 📦📚

February 18, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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cynthiapelayo.bsky.social
Zando announced a new imprint called Evil Twin.

It will include the anthology Haunted Minds: Tales of Possession edited by Nick Roberts, which will also include a short story from me.

www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Zando Unmasks Evil Twin Horror Imprint
Following the success of its romance imprint Slowburn, the publisher aims to replicate its book community–focused social media strategy to get horror by debut and familiar voices into the hands of fan...
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February 18, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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muchadoaboutnil.bsky.social
About a quarter of the way through THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT and came to “Wrong Fucking Place, Wrong Fucking Time” by @crobertcargill.bsky.social, a tale that melds love-of-movies with the goings-on of THE STAND, creating a wild story I won’t soon forget. Well done, sir.
February 18, 2026 at 6:09 PM
theaoryanfiles.bsky.social
#writer #amwriting
February 18, 2026 at 6:01 PM
theaoryanfiles.bsky.social
I'm not going to lie, when I first saw this, I thought it was based on the real-life Persian Princess case (where an "ancient" mummy turned out to be an unidentified modern woman) and felt a bit weird about it, but from what I can tell, there doesn't seem to be any connection
wegeekgirls.bsky.social We Geek Girls @wegeekgirls.bsky.social · 12h
Check out the new trailer for Lee Cronin's 'The Mummy'

In theaters April 17th.

[📽 via Blumhouse | Warner Bros.] #TheMummy #LeeCroninsTheMummy
February 18, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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ianfortey.bsky.social
I don't think Brendan Fraser is equipped to deal with this.
wegeekgirls.bsky.social We Geek Girls @wegeekgirls.bsky.social · 12h
Check out the new trailer for Lee Cronin's 'The Mummy'

In theaters April 17th.

[📽 via Blumhouse | Warner Bros.] #TheMummy #LeeCroninsTheMummy
February 18, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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novelnightmares.bsky.social
TONIGHT! Join us and @keithrosson.bsky.social at 8 EST to discuss the brilliant COFFIN MOON!! RSVP below or through the link in our bio, and we can't wait to talk with you all tonight!

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February 18, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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Baltimore, get ready! This one-of-a-kind reading brings together writers from Eastern Europe who now make their homes across the United States. We're coming together during #AWP26 to share our work in support of Ukraine.
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#reading #event #BookSky
Background: Blue with a black X in the lower right corner Foreground: Words in yellow read : Resistance + Reinvention Words in black read : Eastern European Voices Words in white read: March 6, 7:00-9:30 pm Library Nineteen 606 S. Ann St, Baltimore MD, 21231 Background: Yellow Foreground: Words in black read: This one-of-a-kind reading brings together writers from Eastern Europe and the post-Soviet countries who now make their homes across the United States. Taking place during the 2026 AWP Conference, the event celebrates a growing circle of poets, prose writers, and translators from complex, cross-cultural identities whose work is shaped by displacement and immigration, survival and resilience. Background: Black Foreground: Words in white read: More essential than ever, nuanced storytelling is our compass toward understanding and community. Writing from and beyond histories marked by authoritarianism and censorship, the authors center free expression, creative freedom, and democratic dialogue. Through stories of reinvention, loss, and belonging, we build cultural and intergenerational bridges, reclaiming the power of connection and voice. Words in yellow read: This event is a fundraiser for Ukraine Background: Blue Foreground: Word in yellow reads: Featuring Words in white read: Valerie Bandura, Svetlana Binshtok, Daniel Blokh, Katie Farris, Katarzyna Jakubiak, Victoria Juharyan, Andrea Jurjevic, Ilya Kaminsky, Julia Kolchinsky, Maria Kuznetsova, Ellen Litman, Olga Livshin, olga mikolaivna, Asya Partan, Irina Reyn, Ena Selimović, Lucy Silbaugh, Alina Sivorinovsky Wickham, Lana Spendl, Alina Stefanescu, Natalya Sukhonos, Vlada Teper, Katherine E. Young, Tatsiana Zamirovskaya, Olga Zilberbourg, and Lena Zycinsky.
February 17, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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afsulli.bsky.social
we're calling it Real Estate Horror, folks
Sid Sharp - Illustratin for The Marigold - person with final buildings growing from their eyes. Me holding a box of my novel THE MARIGOLD
February 17, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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#booksky #writersky #authorsky #amwriting #writingcommunity inventingrealityediting.com/2...
Ready Your Story for Submission to Publisher
When submitting a story to a magazine or a book publisher, your manuscript should appear in a specific format. Following this format is important for a number of reasons. First, the format makes re…
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February 17, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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valwrites.ca
Hey so this is important. Amazon is removing ALL erotica and new queer books from its Amazon associates program, which seems to be a first step towards delisting these books a la itchio.

This includes my book, your books, and the books you like to buy.

This is bad news, and we can expect worse
February 17, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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February 17, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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nightshadesmag.bsky.social
🛸🛸 big news 🛸🛸

just updated the guidelines. for a lot of reasons i can get into later, NS is switching to 2 stories a month (instead of 4) but that means

🛸🛸 rates are going up 🛸🛸

NS now pays $75 flat for a max of 500 words. that’s min. $0.15/w

NS IS 🛸OPEN🛸

www.nightshadesmag.com/submissions/
Submissions
Night Shades is a fiction magazine that publishes two speculative stories per month. Night Shades is OPEN I'll let you know when we're closing! Night Shades opens sporadically and for in...
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February 17, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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February 17, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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My review of Deephaven by Ethan M. Aldridge
4.5/5⭐
Gothic, tense story with super cool illustrations and world-building!

Representations: trello.com/c/mW8i0skQ/1...

PB: pagebound.co/reviews/1097...
GR: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

💙📚👀 🩸📚 🪐📚 🌈📚 #BookReview
Cover for the book Deephaven. Title is across the middle-top curved upwards in the middle in block capitals, orange-yellow colour. Behind it spanning the whole cover is what looks like the front of a mansion, above it looming over the roof is some kind of black monster with long strands of hair and piercing blue eyes. Most of the cover is taken up by a shot looking through a doorway at a person stood in a spotlight, holding a lit candle. They've got short black hair, a long orange-brown coat, white button up shirt, black trousers and black shoes. Their stance is like they're looking around hesitantly. The sky is a green-ish colour behind the monster and there's whispers of fog around the bottom corners.
February 17, 2026 at 5:19 PM
theaoryanfiles.bsky.social
attention all horror writers!
#horrorwriters #amwriting
February 16, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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slashichorrorpress.bsky.social
Congratulations to the Splatter authors!!! 😀😀 Their sick little book is #1 in New Release LGBT Horror!

If you’ve not checked it out yet… what the hell are you waiting for?

@angelique_jordonna
@michael_r_collins_writes
@rowlandbercyjr
@chistohealy
February 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM
theaoryanfiles.bsky.social
Does anyone speak French fluently? I know some French, and I'm hoping to write some lines in French (for a memory) in a short story, but I just want to double-check that they are right
February 16, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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Bite into the award-winning STAGE 3 series!
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All FREE on #Kindleunlimited

Also available on #audiobook

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February 16, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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February 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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Roxane has found the perfect woman: Chloe is kind, beautiful, rich, and eager to make her happy

But Roxane is lying about everything, bound by an immortal witch and using Chloe to steal a magic artifact…

#MarkettingMonday #BookSky #SapphicBooks #RomantasyBooks #QueerBooks #LGBTQBooks 🌶️📚🌈📚💙📢📚🪐
The Weight of Her Gaze by RJ Martin
Chloe and Roxane could be great together — if Roxane wasn’t lying about everything. When Roxane the Thief makes the deal of her dreams, Chloe the Courtesan becomes the key to her success: charming …
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February 16, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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jazzrat2000.bsky.social
Trans Youth Emergency Project - Campaign for Southern Equality
Bill C-3: An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025) comes into effect - Canada.ca
ICE List Wiki
www.greenbicyclehub.me website of asylum country Resources!!!!

big thanks to @theaoryanfiles.bsky.social and Erin In the morning 3/3
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February 16, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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damppebbles.bsky.social
*NEW BLOG POST*

My review of #FirstDate by Gemma Amor is live on #damppebbles!

Packed to the brim with relentless, palpable tension. This is a book that will get under your skin. Engrossing, nerve-racking, and pretty darn brutal!

My review ➡️ buff.ly/JRuROyN
@daturabooks.bsky.social
#BookSky
February 12, 2026 at 6:03 PM