Kathryn Healy
@khealy.bsky.social
horror author, narrative designer, weird doll collector, goth club haunter (she/her) kathrynhealy.com
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Kathryn Healy
@khealy.bsky.social
· Oct 20
Hi new people! I’m Kat, and I’m a horror author and narrative designer. I love historical fashion, silent films, and anything involving ghosts. Behold, this very freaky photo of a ghost my sister took in the prison at Oxford Castle. I’m going to pin this post so she can be my profile’s bouncer :)
Yo game dev friends you should drop your games below so this streamer who definitely isnt me can play them one day…. once her model is rigged.
July 21, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Yo game dev friends you should drop your games below so this streamer who definitely isnt me can play them one day…. once her model is rigged.
Ok I think I’m back from the dead for real this time. Took a looooong break to recover from some stuff and now my writing has momentum again and I have some a fun new-old hobby to kick off in the next few months :-) If you watched my run of Tale Finders last year it may be familiar! STAY TUNED
June 26, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Ok I think I’m back from the dead for real this time. Took a looooong break to recover from some stuff and now my writing has momentum again and I have some a fun new-old hobby to kick off in the next few months :-) If you watched my run of Tale Finders last year it may be familiar! STAY TUNED
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My book drops in 2 months!
“This is an essential, long-overdue guide, and a wonderful read.” -Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter @sgj.bsky.social
Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/7576/97988...
Barnes: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/feral-and-...
“This is an essential, long-overdue guide, and a wonderful read.” -Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter @sgj.bsky.social
Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/7576/97988...
Barnes: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/feral-and-...
June 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
My book drops in 2 months!
“This is an essential, long-overdue guide, and a wonderful read.” -Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter @sgj.bsky.social
Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/7576/97988...
Barnes: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/feral-and-...
“This is an essential, long-overdue guide, and a wonderful read.” -Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter @sgj.bsky.social
Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/7576/97988...
Barnes: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/feral-and-...
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Taking my Would Have Been Goth If Born 20 Years Later grandfather to see Nosferatu today. And yes I will be wearing my I Love Nosferatu shirt thank you for asking :-)
December 25, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Taking my Would Have Been Goth If Born 20 Years Later grandfather to see Nosferatu today. And yes I will be wearing my I Love Nosferatu shirt thank you for asking :-)
PLAY ZACH’S FROG GAME PLAY ZACH’S FROG GAME
i contributed some frog dialogue 🎤🐸
i contributed some frog dialogue 🎤🐸
I made a funny little game about a frog detective for #Jampus24
Give it a play! zach-kolman.itch.io/vision-of-de...
Also shoutout to @khealy.bsky.social for dialogue!
Give it a play! zach-kolman.itch.io/vision-of-de...
Also shoutout to @khealy.bsky.social for dialogue!
Vision of Death by Zach-Kolman
When a CEO disappears from an eye clinic, old memories begin to surface...
zach-kolman.itch.io
December 19, 2024 at 4:00 PM
PLAY ZACH’S FROG GAME PLAY ZACH’S FROG GAME
i contributed some frog dialogue 🎤🐸
i contributed some frog dialogue 🎤🐸
I had a three year relationship end last month so I’ve been playing a lot of Palia lately to feel better. And by playing I mean following Jel around. We shall have a summer wedding.
December 19, 2024 at 2:51 AM
I had a three year relationship end last month so I’ve been playing a lot of Palia lately to feel better. And by playing I mean following Jel around. We shall have a summer wedding.
It’s out! So thrilled to see this story in the wild. Inspired by all the little towns passed through (but never stopped in) on childhood road trips. Maybe one day I’ll go back and explore…
A quiet moment in the dark, and there's God, going about his business. Isn't that always the way? Join us for "Southern Baptism" by @khealy.bsky.social today:
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Southern Baptism - Small Wonders
One night a few years ago, I met God at an old gas station just outside the city of Luverne, Alabama.
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December 14, 2024 at 1:26 PM
It’s out! So thrilled to see this story in the wild. Inspired by all the little towns passed through (but never stopped in) on childhood road trips. Maybe one day I’ll go back and explore…
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you can only choose one to slowly peer from behind a door frame in a pitch black room
December 10, 2024 at 4:29 PM
you can only choose one to slowly peer from behind a door frame in a pitch black room
Just had probably the weirdest two weeks of my entire young life BUT I have a commitment to a very important gingerbread house competition this week so its time to LOCK TF IN
December 2, 2024 at 3:13 AM
Just had probably the weirdest two weeks of my entire young life BUT I have a commitment to a very important gingerbread house competition this week so its time to LOCK TF IN
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🌒 FADED MOON is now up on itchio! 🌒
+ Gothic dark fantasy
+ Doomed narrative
+ Necromancy, witchcraft, and a sprinkle of eldritch weirdness
+ "Queer" as in weird and "queer" as in gay and also "queer" as in "fuck you" lol
+ wet paper bag MC
tallimorgan.itch.io/faded-moon
+ Gothic dark fantasy
+ Doomed narrative
+ Necromancy, witchcraft, and a sprinkle of eldritch weirdness
+ "Queer" as in weird and "queer" as in gay and also "queer" as in "fuck you" lol
+ wet paper bag MC
tallimorgan.itch.io/faded-moon
Faded Moon by Talli
A gothic dark fantasy novel about a dying, desperate necromancer.
tallimorgan.itch.io
November 12, 2024 at 1:43 AM
🌒 FADED MOON is now up on itchio! 🌒
+ Gothic dark fantasy
+ Doomed narrative
+ Necromancy, witchcraft, and a sprinkle of eldritch weirdness
+ "Queer" as in weird and "queer" as in gay and also "queer" as in "fuck you" lol
+ wet paper bag MC
tallimorgan.itch.io/faded-moon
+ Gothic dark fantasy
+ Doomed narrative
+ Necromancy, witchcraft, and a sprinkle of eldritch weirdness
+ "Queer" as in weird and "queer" as in gay and also "queer" as in "fuck you" lol
+ wet paper bag MC
tallimorgan.itch.io/faded-moon
Hiiii I have a ton of new followers now so its time for another intro/disclaimer…. I’m a horror author and a game dev. Sometimes I talk about author stuff. Sometimes I talk about game dev stuff. Mostly author stuff rn bc that’s what goes faster atm but one day it’ll be dev again. This is my cat.
November 16, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Hiiii I have a ton of new followers now so its time for another intro/disclaimer…. I’m a horror author and a game dev. Sometimes I talk about author stuff. Sometimes I talk about game dev stuff. Mostly author stuff rn bc that’s what goes faster atm but one day it’ll be dev again. This is my cat.
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I still think this is the coolest embroidery I’ve ever made, so many hours of work but so worth it
#embroidery #textileart
#embroidery #textileart
November 14, 2024 at 7:56 PM
I still think this is the coolest embroidery I’ve ever made, so many hours of work but so worth it
#embroidery #textileart
#embroidery #textileart
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Here's some of my Game Boy Camera stuff for those of you new to my work - these are hardware glitches, done by shorting pins on the GBCam's RAM chip!
July 4, 2023 at 9:26 PM
Here's some of my Game Boy Camera stuff for those of you new to my work - these are hardware glitches, done by shorting pins on the GBCam's RAM chip!
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If Bluesky is the new social media app of record, I thought we should move the Jesse Eisenberg story over here.
November 14, 2024 at 4:09 AM
If Bluesky is the new social media app of record, I thought we should move the Jesse Eisenberg story over here.
I never considered myself much of a cozy games person bc so few of them hold my attention, but Palia has had me in a vice grip for like a year at this point. And yes you know your girl is romancing Jel. I'm like contractually obligated
November 11, 2024 at 7:15 PM
I never considered myself much of a cozy games person bc so few of them hold my attention, but Palia has had me in a vice grip for like a year at this point. And yes you know your girl is romancing Jel. I'm like contractually obligated
going to the art museum todayyyyyyyy 🤸🌈💕
November 10, 2024 at 3:13 PM
going to the art museum todayyyyyyyy 🤸🌈💕
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part of a song I heard in a dream
November 9, 2024 at 4:27 PM
part of a song I heard in a dream
#Saturdark looks fun! And the timing is perfect because I just picked #SeanceWIP back up today.
Koharu is not feeling very welcome in her new """governess""" position. It would help, perhaps, if her charge wasn't a 24 year old wannabe medium with a mean streak.
Koharu is not feeling very welcome in her new """governess""" position. It would help, perhaps, if her charge wasn't a 24 year old wannabe medium with a mean streak.
November 9, 2024 at 7:28 PM
#Saturdark looks fun! And the timing is perfect because I just picked #SeanceWIP back up today.
Koharu is not feeling very welcome in her new """governess""" position. It would help, perhaps, if her charge wasn't a 24 year old wannabe medium with a mean streak.
Koharu is not feeling very welcome in her new """governess""" position. It would help, perhaps, if her charge wasn't a 24 year old wannabe medium with a mean streak.
Not naming names, but the book I’m currently reading is a fantasy classic that is Mostly Very Good except whenever a woman shows up there’s always a reference to how attractive/sexually active she is. Even the POV character’s own mother. Is that weird? I feel like that’s weird.
November 9, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Not naming names, but the book I’m currently reading is a fantasy classic that is Mostly Very Good except whenever a woman shows up there’s always a reference to how attractive/sexually active she is. Even the POV character’s own mother. Is that weird? I feel like that’s weird.
Koharu: “Pardon me. The chicken is raw.”
Eloise: “A child I am not. What are you doing here?”
Both women are at the ends of their ropes and nothing’s even happened yet. If only they knew.
Eloise: “A child I am not. What are you doing here?”
Both women are at the ends of their ropes and nothing’s even happened yet. If only they knew.
What's the first line of dialogue your main character speaks? No context allowed! #WritingPrompt
November 9, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Koharu: “Pardon me. The chicken is raw.”
Eloise: “A child I am not. What are you doing here?”
Both women are at the ends of their ropes and nothing’s even happened yet. If only they knew.
Eloise: “A child I am not. What are you doing here?”
Both women are at the ends of their ropes and nothing’s even happened yet. If only they knew.
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I’ve been thinking about Low Tide Jenny at least weekly since I first read it a year ago. It’s incredible.
If you're discovering us for the first time, we've got a bunch of sick stories available to read for free.
Check out "Low Tide Jenny" by @bitterkarella.bsky.social from way back in Issue #3, about relationships crumbling while the world falls apart. And falling in love with a beached corpse.
Check out "Low Tide Jenny" by @bitterkarella.bsky.social from way back in Issue #3, about relationships crumbling while the world falls apart. And falling in love with a beached corpse.
"Low Tide Jenny" by Bitter Karella - Seize The Press
Low Tide Jenny sat in her folding deck chair on the beach, stationed right where the sand met the ice plants, staring out at the black ocean with her eyeless sockets hidden behind oversized sunglasses...
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November 9, 2024 at 2:49 PM
I’ve been thinking about Low Tide Jenny at least weekly since I first read it a year ago. It’s incredible.
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My debut gothic horror novella is out!
Set in 1926, Rosalyn (9) invents a 'Royal Court' game with her dormmates. It doesn't go well, but stopping isn't an option...
Things escalate.
Rosalyn must become the Queen, no matter the cost.
#WritingCommunity #horrorbook
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Set in 1926, Rosalyn (9) invents a 'Royal Court' game with her dormmates. It doesn't go well, but stopping isn't an option...
Things escalate.
Rosalyn must become the Queen, no matter the cost.
#WritingCommunity #horrorbook
🖤
www.amazon.com/What-Happene...
What Happened at Hawthorne House: Shiradski, Hadassah, Ellis, Stephanie: 9781957537627: Amazon.com: Books
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November 8, 2024 at 9:52 PM
My debut gothic horror novella is out!
Set in 1926, Rosalyn (9) invents a 'Royal Court' game with her dormmates. It doesn't go well, but stopping isn't an option...
Things escalate.
Rosalyn must become the Queen, no matter the cost.
#WritingCommunity #horrorbook
🖤
www.amazon.com/What-Happene...
Set in 1926, Rosalyn (9) invents a 'Royal Court' game with her dormmates. It doesn't go well, but stopping isn't an option...
Things escalate.
Rosalyn must become the Queen, no matter the cost.
#WritingCommunity #horrorbook
🖤
www.amazon.com/What-Happene...