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Jessica Rose
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Creative Consultant & Resident Illustrator at House of Leaves Publishing
Horror Writer • Horror Artist • Horror Collector
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Jessica Rose @jessicarosehorror.bsky.social · Nov 15
Me to that annoying guy: Technically, “Frankenstein” is short for Frankenstein’s Monster.
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Writing is a liminal act, but when the subject matter is liminality itself, how does this affect the creative process?

@jessicarosehorror.bsky.social breaks down the process of crafting a liminal essay: holpublishing.com/hex-libris/jrdarkestmargins.

#horror #blog #book #nonfiction #foundfootage
Background: black and purple large flower pattern background. White and dark purple Hex Libris logo in gothic lettering. Image is purple-hued close up of an elderly woman staring into the camera with blue eyes from The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014, Bad Hat Harry Productions). 'House of Leaves' logo at the bottom of the image in white (minimalist house design containing tree and leaves / pages falling, and 'House of Leaves' text in bold font). Background: black and purple large flower pattern background. White and dark purple Hex Libris logo in gothic lettering. Glowing lilac and purple text in centre reads: Behind the Scenes: The Liminality of Essay Crafting (Spotlight: Darkest Margins). 'House of Leaves' logo at the bottom of the image in white (minimalist house design containing tree and leaves / pages falling, and 'House of Leaves' text in bold font). Red and black cover for Darkest Margins (cover art by Kim Thompson); open red door with darkness beyond and title above in block grey/cream letters.
November 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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@jessicarosehorror.bsky.social's essay features in 1428 Publishing's forthcoming anthology exploring liminality in horror, Darkest Margins.

Just 10 days left to back the crowdfunder and claim a perk: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/darkest-margins!

#crowdfunder #liminalspaces #indiepublishing #darkestmargins
Red embroidered patch by Screen13Shop: closeup of an elderly woman staring into the camera with blue/white eyes from The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014, Bad Hat Harry Productions) and white text across the middle stating the film's title.
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Today #NightTideMag is all about generational trauma, identity and transformation.
@jessicarosehorror.bsky.social dives into the cycles of aging, losing identity and agency and the horrors of dementia. 👻 📽️
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FINDING MY OWN SPACE IN THE LIMINAL DIMENSION OF DEMENTIA AS A WOMAN WHO IS…AGING!
These films reveal a brutal truth: dementia is a possession narrative we cannot exorcise. Horror uses the supernatural to articulate what Alzheimer’s already knows: that losing yourself is the most…
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November 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Putting two witchy fingers up to the real-life ghouls behind the US tariffs, our transatlantic editorial team shares spooky shops that we adore across the US, UK, and Canada. 🖤

First up is @jessicarosehorror.bsky.social: holpublishing.com/hex-libris/5spookyusbasedshops

#halloween #horrorsky #blog
Shop Spooky: 5 US-Based Shops to Die For — House of Leaves
Thanks to a few real-life ghouls and goblins, our Halloween shopping has been limited this year, as international shipping from so many of our beloved small businesses outside of the United States has...
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October 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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TGIF, Grim Readers!! 🪱

We hope your weekend is one of relaxation and reading — and @jessicarosehorror.bsky.social has you covered with her monthly recs (swipe for a reminder of our May prompts)! 🖤

#booksky #horrorsky #readingcommunity #aapiheritagemonth #folklore #readingchallenge #horrorcommunity
Black background with five book covers and title in green box at top. Title reads: May 2025 Reading Prompts (Jessica’s Picks). Book covers (clockwise): We Don’t Go Back: A Watcher’s Guide to Folk Horror (by Howard David Ingham); Gods, Monsters, and Demons of India (by Rakesh Khanna and J. Furcifer Bhairav); Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic (edited by Daisy Butcher); Necessary Death: What Horror Movies Teach Us About Navigating the Human Experience (by Chris Grosso and Preston Fassel); Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (by Mary Roach). Greyscale close-up of flowers (Photo by Daiga Dreimane on Unsplash) with five reading prompts in green boxes. Title reads: May 2025 Reading Prompts. Prompts read (clockwise): May Day! May Day!; South Asian Folklore; "April showers bring May flowers"; Dellamorte Dellamore; Ghost in the Machine.
May 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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In need of a book boost this Hump Day? 📚

Here's @jessicarosehorror.bsky.social's reading prompt picks for June (swipe to see this month's prompts)!

Happy Grim Reading! 🖤

#booksky #horrorsky #readingcommunity #horrorcommunity #finaldestination #jaws #mybodymychoice #readingchallenge #printisundead
Black background with five book covers and title in blue box at top. Title reads: June 2025 Reading Prompts (Jessica's picks). Book covers (clockwise): Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia; The Fisherman by John Langan; The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson; Escaping Death: The Unauthorized Story Behind the Final Destination Movies by Padraic Maroney; Plant Horror: Approaches to the Monstrous Vegetal in Fiction and Film by Dawn Keetley and Angela Tenga. Greyscale close-up of flowers (Photo by Daiga Dreimane on Unsplash) with five reading prompts in blue boxes. Title reads: June 2025 Reading Prompts. Prompts read (clockwise): Bodily autonomy; "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water..."; Summerween; Dreadful destinations; The savage garden.
June 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Spending this Earth Day with the plants… and all their rage 🪴

For House of Leaves’ April Reading Prompt I chose the topic “Mother Nature”, so I’m delving into Plant Horror: Approaches to the Monstrous Vegetal in Fiction and Film.

Fascinating work.
April 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Okay Fright Rags, I’m in love with these pocket notebooks!
I might need some more…
February 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Tearing through this brilliant analysis by @bavalamp.bsky.social Absolutely essential horror reading. Amen.
February 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Horror IS political. Clown.
February 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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My historical horror novels - or my horror novels with portions set in Black History.
Book cover for The Reformatory The Good House Joplin's Ghost My Soul to Keep
February 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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In this house we educate.
January 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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You. Can. Choke.

Bystanders Original Score by me now available on Bandcamp.

3 track EP featuring themes made for the film, including a bonus unused track.

Tracklist:

1. The Choke
2. SAY HER FUCKING NAME
3. Clare & Gray (bonus)

doloremmedia.bandcamp.com/album/bystan...

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Original score from the feature film, Bystanders. Revenge cuts deep. Music by dolorem.
January 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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🚨 Cuties take note! 🚨 Here's a brand new interview with me at Film International talking all about my new book THE CINEMA COVEN: WITCHES, WITCHCRAFT AND WOMEN'S FILMMAKING with the lovely Jenny Paola Ortega Castillo
A Rich Space for Personal Expression – Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on The Cinema Coven: Witches, Witchcraft and Women’s Filmmaking - FilmInt.nu
By Jenny Paola Ortega Castillo. Hopefully the book will be part of a broader shift towards more focused, deeper critical dives into the nitty gritty of women’s horror filmmaking now that the field has...
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January 16, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Got my @holpublishing.bsky.social Jólabókaflód package and their @jessicarosehorror.bsky.social collab! They still have both sets for sale!

PS- not at all sponsored, I paid for these, just really enjoy this publisher!

#BookSky #HorrorSky
Bookish goodies including tracker, pens, annotation tabs, notebook, bookmarks, book sleeve, tea, and cocoa
December 12, 2024 at 7:51 PM
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When that "OMG I feel seen" starter pack shows up in your feed and you know you need to pounce on it before it's gone to follow EVERYONE.

Share some of your faves below.
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November 16, 2024 at 11:51 PM
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Me to that annoying guy: Technically, “Frankenstein” is short for Frankenstein’s Monster.
November 15, 2024 at 2:01 PM