Gareth Wood
@garethwoodwrites.bsky.social
Back from the ether. Blue City born. SFF/Folk Horror writer. ‘At Night, White Bracken’ out now everywhere, ‘To Those from Below’ coming April 2026. Repped by @losbennett.bsky.social at Liverpool Lit Agency
Around six weeks after watching it, i still find myself thinking about ‘Bring Her Back‘ a lot.
Visceral, uncomfortable, brutal and, above all, proof positive that, in horror especially, if you write characters that an audience can legitimately care about, the stakes genuinely matter and land.
Visceral, uncomfortable, brutal and, above all, proof positive that, in horror especially, if you write characters that an audience can legitimately care about, the stakes genuinely matter and land.
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Around six weeks after watching it, i still find myself thinking about ‘Bring Her Back‘ a lot.
Visceral, uncomfortable, brutal and, above all, proof positive that, in horror especially, if you write characters that an audience can legitimately care about, the stakes genuinely matter and land.
Visceral, uncomfortable, brutal and, above all, proof positive that, in horror especially, if you write characters that an audience can legitimately care about, the stakes genuinely matter and land.
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This week on the podcast, Hammer takes on Arthur Conan Doyle and the result is a magnificent adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles!
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November 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This week on the podcast, Hammer takes on Arthur Conan Doyle and the result is a magnificent adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles!
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Having just finished ‘The Night Guest’, i couldn’t concur more about its literary chops. Brilliantly observed, uniquely constructed, existentially framed and flush with Hildur’s compelling prose. A truly banging read.
The Night Guest has been longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award!
"Despite being firmly within the psychological horror genre, The Night Guest operates with literary restraint: spare prose, precise imagery, and a calculated withholding of resolution."
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"Despite being firmly within the psychological horror genre, The Night Guest operates with literary restraint: spare prose, precise imagery, and a calculated withholding of resolution."
@maryrobinettekowal.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Having just finished ‘The Night Guest’, i couldn’t concur more about its literary chops. Brilliantly observed, uniquely constructed, existentially framed and flush with Hildur’s compelling prose. A truly banging read.
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The Night Guest has been longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award!
"Despite being firmly within the psychological horror genre, The Night Guest operates with literary restraint: spare prose, precise imagery, and a calculated withholding of resolution."
@maryrobinettekowal.com
"Despite being firmly within the psychological horror genre, The Night Guest operates with literary restraint: spare prose, precise imagery, and a calculated withholding of resolution."
@maryrobinettekowal.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
The Night Guest has been longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award!
"Despite being firmly within the psychological horror genre, The Night Guest operates with literary restraint: spare prose, precise imagery, and a calculated withholding of resolution."
@maryrobinettekowal.com
"Despite being firmly within the psychological horror genre, The Night Guest operates with literary restraint: spare prose, precise imagery, and a calculated withholding of resolution."
@maryrobinettekowal.com
Autumn soothes the gnarled machine-heads.
November 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Autumn soothes the gnarled machine-heads.
Sunday action with Arsenic and Old Lace.
November 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Sunday action with Arsenic and Old Lace.
Hey @hildur.bsky.social just started this and am already 50 pages in. Fantastic and compelling work!
I’m heading out for beers, taking it with me, looking forward to more.
I’m heading out for beers, taking it with me, looking forward to more.
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Hey @hildur.bsky.social just started this and am already 50 pages in. Fantastic and compelling work!
I’m heading out for beers, taking it with me, looking forward to more.
I’m heading out for beers, taking it with me, looking forward to more.
One hell of a book haul yesterday. New worlds to fall in love with.
November 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
One hell of a book haul yesterday. New worlds to fall in love with.
Wales today. In the shadow of Pen Y Fan, mooching about.
November 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Wales today. In the shadow of Pen Y Fan, mooching about.
Blissed-out hound adrift in cushions. Higher than a seagull with your chips.
November 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Blissed-out hound adrift in cushions. Higher than a seagull with your chips.
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We have a graphic for the event this coming Saturday at Redditch Library at noon, where I'll be with the inimitable @garethlpowell.bsky.social and @annasmithwrites.bsky.social to discuss crafting sci-fi and fantasy! A local bookstore is bringing stock!
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We have a graphic for the event this coming Saturday at Redditch Library at noon, where I'll be with the inimitable @garethlpowell.bsky.social and @annasmithwrites.bsky.social to discuss crafting sci-fi and fantasy! A local bookstore is bringing stock!
A year ago today ‘At Night, White Bracken’ was released everywhere. The year which followed has been, at times, for those who know, the most devastating and yet, in places, the most wonderful, culminating in signing with @losbennett.bsky.social
A lifetime in 12 months.
In autumn, we are richest.
A lifetime in 12 months.
In autumn, we are richest.
November 15, 2025 at 9:23 AM
A year ago today ‘At Night, White Bracken’ was released everywhere. The year which followed has been, at times, for those who know, the most devastating and yet, in places, the most wonderful, culminating in signing with @losbennett.bsky.social
A lifetime in 12 months.
In autumn, we are richest.
A lifetime in 12 months.
In autumn, we are richest.
Beautiful edition of an upcoming read. That cover is something else.
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Beautiful edition of an upcoming read. That cover is something else.
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Sometimes you think. I am so grateful to have made a life from doing something I love for quite a few years, and watching more and more agents and publishers getting involved in SFF publishing. En avant! Xxxx
November 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Sometimes you think. I am so grateful to have made a life from doing something I love for quite a few years, and watching more and more agents and publishers getting involved in SFF publishing. En avant! Xxxx
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TONIGHT!
The Iceland Noir festival is kicking off next week! I have my guest of honour interview on Wednesday at 9 PM in Fríkirkjan.
I have a few arcs of DEAD WEIGHT (which isn't out till May, and is translated to English by @maryrobinettekowal.com) that I want to give out there. First come first served!
I have a few arcs of DEAD WEIGHT (which isn't out till May, and is translated to English by @maryrobinettekowal.com) that I want to give out there. First come first served!
November 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
TONIGHT!
THE BIG NEWS: I’m incredibly excited and beyond delighted to be able to say i have been signed by the wonderful @losbennett.bsky.social at Liverpool Lit Agency.
To be represented by Laura means a huge amount to me. This is a massive day for your boy from The Blue City. Down your drinks, on we go.
To be represented by Laura means a huge amount to me. This is a massive day for your boy from The Blue City. Down your drinks, on we go.
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
THE BIG NEWS: I’m incredibly excited and beyond delighted to be able to say i have been signed by the wonderful @losbennett.bsky.social at Liverpool Lit Agency.
To be represented by Laura means a huge amount to me. This is a massive day for your boy from The Blue City. Down your drinks, on we go.
To be represented by Laura means a huge amount to me. This is a massive day for your boy from The Blue City. Down your drinks, on we go.
Well, yesterday was simply one of the coolest and most incredible days of my writing career. Big news to follow later this week.
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Well, yesterday was simply one of the coolest and most incredible days of my writing career. Big news to follow later this week.
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Love books? Want to support small presses AND see fresh titles? Join us in York at St Crux on Saturday 6 Dec. Peek inside many titles via Look Inside: www.stairwellbooks.co.uk/books/
#FantasticBooksPublishing #YorkBookFair2025 #SFFH #Childrens #YA #Crime #Poetry #NonFic #York #Books
#FantasticBooksPublishing #YorkBookFair2025 #SFFH #Childrens #YA #Crime #Poetry #NonFic #York #Books
November 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Love books? Want to support small presses AND see fresh titles? Join us in York at St Crux on Saturday 6 Dec. Peek inside many titles via Look Inside: www.stairwellbooks.co.uk/books/
#FantasticBooksPublishing #YorkBookFair2025 #SFFH #Childrens #YA #Crime #Poetry #NonFic #York #Books
#FantasticBooksPublishing #YorkBookFair2025 #SFFH #Childrens #YA #Crime #Poetry #NonFic #York #Books
A near constant listen since it dropped in 2018, ‘Avantdale Bowling Club’ only gets better with each year. Incredible.
November 8, 2025 at 7:25 AM
A near constant listen since it dropped in 2018, ‘Avantdale Bowling Club’ only gets better with each year. Incredible.
Perfect day for a wander.
…beneath Autumn clothes, the gnarled old bones.
…beneath Autumn clothes, the gnarled old bones.
November 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Perfect day for a wander.
…beneath Autumn clothes, the gnarled old bones.
…beneath Autumn clothes, the gnarled old bones.
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"[An] oppressive, dread-inducing tale full of eerie imagery and tension."
Big thanks to @booksbonesbuffy.bsky.social for this terrific review. #horrorfiction #horrorbooks #thesoundofthedark #thehollows #theravening @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
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Big thanks to @booksbonesbuffy.bsky.social for this terrific review. #horrorfiction #horrorbooks #thesoundofthedark #thehollows #theravening @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
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THE SOUND OF THE DARK by Daniel Church – Blog Tour Review
The nitty-gritty: Daniel Church takes on cosmic horror in this oppressive, dread-inducing tale full of eerie imagery and tension, perfect for horror fans looking for a unique story. The Sound of th…
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November 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM
"[An] oppressive, dread-inducing tale full of eerie imagery and tension."
Big thanks to @booksbonesbuffy.bsky.social for this terrific review. #horrorfiction #horrorbooks #thesoundofthedark #thehollows #theravening @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
booksbonesbuffy.com/2025/11/06/t...
Big thanks to @booksbonesbuffy.bsky.social for this terrific review. #horrorfiction #horrorbooks #thesoundofthedark #thehollows #theravening @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
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This time last week i was just arriving in Brighton for World Fantasy Con. Made a beeline to The Hole in the Wall to sup a porter before registering at The Metropole.
Man, weeks move by like moths on the wind.
Man, weeks move by like moths on the wind.
November 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
This time last week i was just arriving in Brighton for World Fantasy Con. Made a beeline to The Hole in the Wall to sup a porter before registering at The Metropole.
Man, weeks move by like moths on the wind.
Man, weeks move by like moths on the wind.
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VERY last minute reminder! TONIGHT!
Join Stairwell Books for the York launch of poetry collection, Village Fox, by Richard Cave.
Richard will read w support from Fiona Timothy, Laurence Tilley, Tanya Parker. Music! Books! Possibly baked goods for purchase!
Bluebird Bakery
201 Acomb Road YO24 4HD
Join Stairwell Books for the York launch of poetry collection, Village Fox, by Richard Cave.
Richard will read w support from Fiona Timothy, Laurence Tilley, Tanya Parker. Music! Books! Possibly baked goods for purchase!
Bluebird Bakery
201 Acomb Road YO24 4HD
November 6, 2025 at 9:21 AM
VERY last minute reminder! TONIGHT!
Join Stairwell Books for the York launch of poetry collection, Village Fox, by Richard Cave.
Richard will read w support from Fiona Timothy, Laurence Tilley, Tanya Parker. Music! Books! Possibly baked goods for purchase!
Bluebird Bakery
201 Acomb Road YO24 4HD
Join Stairwell Books for the York launch of poetry collection, Village Fox, by Richard Cave.
Richard will read w support from Fiona Timothy, Laurence Tilley, Tanya Parker. Music! Books! Possibly baked goods for purchase!
Bluebird Bakery
201 Acomb Road YO24 4HD
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Gareth was amaaaaazing. Stairwell gushed like a fangrrrl at meeting Joe Hill. Ali Sparkes seemed to be everywhere at once. 4 other Stairwell authors helped run stall. Exhausting, exhilarating, fun. Join us at EasterCon '26 in Brum! @susiewilliamson.bsky.social @ruthaylett.bsky.social
@worldfantasy2025.bsky.social begins a week today. My first WFC as a published horror/fantasy writer and i cannot wait. There for the duration and very privileged to be both reading and included on this panel. New novel dropping in April 2026. ‘To Those from Below’ @stairwellbooks.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Gareth was amaaaaazing. Stairwell gushed like a fangrrrl at meeting Joe Hill. Ali Sparkes seemed to be everywhere at once. 4 other Stairwell authors helped run stall. Exhausting, exhilarating, fun. Join us at EasterCon '26 in Brum! @susiewilliamson.bsky.social @ruthaylett.bsky.social
Hey @hildur.bsky.social I just had a delivery. Some cool characters I met at World Fantasy Con told me it was awesome, so…
November 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Hey @hildur.bsky.social I just had a delivery. Some cool characters I met at World Fantasy Con told me it was awesome, so…