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David
@davidwspell.bsky.social
Designer of buildings, reviewer of books. Avid reader & horror fan forever, my blog is thescaryreviews.com. I recently had the pleasure of meeting Dee Wallace.
@kealanpatrickburke.bsky.social I just read The Second Hand, Distinguishing Features, and Attaboy from Nerve Endings. Those absolutely blew me away and Distinguishing Features was creepy as all hell. I'm loving this collection!
February 23, 2025 at 1:56 AM
@bevvincent.bsky.social I need some advice. I plan to re-read the dark tower series. Do I read the gunslinger (1983) or the revised version (2003) followed by the rest of the books.
February 23, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I need some advice. I plan to re-read #thedarktower series. Do I read the gunslinger (1983) or the revised version (2003) followed by the rest of the books.
February 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
This is fantastic, and I'm so glad I'm a Digital 50 subscriber!
Subscribers to Digital 50, keep an eye on your email. Advance copies of my new collection NERVE ENDINGS will be in your inboxes later today.

The book will officially go on sale on February 28th.
February 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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the lake speaks most honestly...
...TO THOSE WILLING TO DROWN
my new novel coming this spring, and a new hashtag I'm just learning now: #BOOKSKY

so I'm shooting out this ARC sign up
50 ARCs sent in 30 days so the well is running dry, but it's not empty. Yet. 👇👇
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ARC Request—To Those Willing to Drown
To Those Willing to Drown, by Mark Matthews, is a 205 page novel with expected release in May, 2025. Thank you for your interest in an Advance Review Copy. What's it about? "To save her daughter’s s...
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January 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
@richardchizmar.bsky.social I just finished 'A Nightmare on Elm Lane' from The Rack. Great story, man. I loved every tense moment. Your thrillers rock.
November 26, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Hey @fuckmaxbooth.bsky.social your short 'Loud and Clear' in The Rack is a great damn story. A hell of a page turner that left me wanting more when I reached the end.
November 25, 2024 at 11:36 PM
@laurelhightower.bsky.social I just read your story 'Mightier than Bullets' in The Rack. I was surprised to see this topic written about, and I loved the twist!
November 25, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Hey @thatscarylarry.bsky.social I just read your short, That Chemical Glow in The Rack. What a great read! You packed a lot into those few pages. #Horrorshortstory
November 19, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Blue sky crowd! I'm looking for a good #horror movie recommendation. Before you say The Substance or Longlegs, I saw them and was not impressed.
November 19, 2024 at 11:21 PM
@ronaldmalfi.bsky.social I came across your story in The Rack. It had a great vintage feel, I loved it. I despise spiders to no end, so that only added to the creep factor. #horrorshorts
November 17, 2024 at 9:47 PM
I dig the idea of a start pack. I may have to create one for #writers I read and #review.
November 17, 2024 at 3:03 AM
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"He walked a twisted road of good intentions, but it was paved with the sins of war." ~Amber and Blue t.co/BFjGw1U3
November 17, 2024 at 12:37 AM
For those unfamiliar, Janz is a hell of a guy, and a hell of a writer. Go read his work.
For years I kept my writing career separate from my life as a public school teacher. Only this year did I make my pen name public. www.wlfi.com/news/local/l...
November 17, 2024 at 2:42 AM
In the very short time I've been here, instead of X, I've seen WAY more political posts than I had hoped. Is Bluesky just Twitter 2.0....
November 16, 2024 at 10:46 PM
I had a great time at Scarefest. Met Dee Wallace and had her sign my Cujo movie poster. I talked with her for a while. She is the nicest person. I can't wait to go again.
November 16, 2024 at 9:45 PM
I'm a huge #horror, #thriller and #scifi fan. If you write in those genres give me a shout out. I'm always looking for my next read to review
November 16, 2024 at 2:37 AM
As much as I loved the old Twitter, I don't miss all the political crap. I'm hoping #Bluesky is a better
November 16, 2024 at 2:33 AM
It's shocking the number of people here who have quit X/Twitter. How does someone wreck a platform that badly?
November 16, 2024 at 2:23 AM
It's great to see so many authors I love here! I hope this is a better version of Twitter
November 16, 2024 at 2:10 AM
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To celebrate 2,000 BlueSky followers, I'm going to do a little giveaway.

Repost and follow and I'll pick one lucky person at random to win a 12-month Gift Subscription at Bert's Books worth OVER £100.

You have until noon on Sunday 17th November
a man wearing a floral sweater says " and good luck with that "
ALT: a man wearing a floral sweater says " and good luck with that "
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November 13, 2024 at 9:09 AM
This is next on my list to read. I've been looking forward to it for a while!
November 16, 2024 at 1:57 AM
I dug into @horrortom.bsky.social archives and read The Edgewater Chronicles. That is a solid collection. My review is here -> wp.me/p5t5Tf-23H
Tom Deady – The Edgewater Chronicles Review
Genre: Horror Length: 338 Pages Publisher: Bantam Books Release date: October 25, 2022 Synopsis: A man returns to his home town to bury his mother only to find there are ghosts of his youth that mu…
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November 16, 2024 at 12:43 AM