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Lene MacLeod
@lenemacleod.bsky.social
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Quiet Horror/Dark Fiction author.
+sometimes editor (M.M. MacLeod) artist, poet
FRINGES of GREY now available https://books2read.com/u/4NVxA9
eic @frostzonestories.bsky.social

👻🎸🎵👽💀🎥🍁🇨🇦
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Hamiltonians doing the Time Warp this Halloween?
Frank-N-Furter and Rocky giant skeletons on someone's lawn.
(they had other props all around, too)
Larger than life-sized skeleton on a front lawn, wearing black underwear & corset, white pearl necklace, curly black wig, with eye shadow and lipstick and holding a hotdog in a bun with mustard (no...a frankfurter). There are playing cards arranged near the figure's feet. The Frank-N-Furter skeleton with a second skeleton - this one is wrapped in fraying bandages, wearing golden underwear, and has blond hair (wig) but no tan..also playing cards at his feet.
October 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Happy Birthday, 'Salem's Lot.
From the 79 TV adaptation to this prized hardback - 🖤
Cover of hardcover with book sleeve 'Salem's LOT - black cover with title, the 'O' has image insideof the town, church, and the Marsten House sitting high on a hill, Stephen King in orange type, below in smaller white type, BY THE AUTHOR OF CARRIE Front flap copy: title, then blurb. Book Club Edition at the bottom. back cover of the book, with cited excerpts of reviews...words like Brilliant, amazine, fine,eerie, haunting, a terrifying treat...etc. From The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal ... and so on.
October 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Happy early 1st Birthday to my short story collection, Fringes of Grey 🎂📚

F-O-G spells FOG aka Fringes of Grey
There may even be fog in one story...
Published by @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social Sep23/24

books2read.com/u/4NVxA9

#quiethorror #Canlit #Hamont #darkfiction #shortstories #Canadianauthor
cover of Fringes of Grey on the left with title and author name, Lene MacLeod. Cover is tones of Grey and features a figure facing away into the foggy woods. Text on the right: Fringes of Grey is a collection of dark stories that explores themes of aging, death, grief, the supernatural, and spaces of liminality present on the fringes of the everyday.
September 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Cover of Frost Zone Stories, book 2: Background is an abstract design of purple and green maple leaves with a portal-like section in the middle being black and white, beneath is a path. A skeletal figure with long purple and black hair, wearing a raggedy black dress, points a bony finger toward the path. Title is in banner at the top: Frost Zone Stories, small type above this: Book 2 on the left and Autumn, 2025 on the right. Author names down right side of cover: Jenny Hart, Diane Dooley, Malcolm Timperley, Camden Rose, Nick Young, Michael Penncavage, Kay Hanifen, D.Thomas Minton, Ken Foxe, Ann Wuehler, Maureen O'Leary
September 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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I always linger a moment when walking by Delta High in Hamilton, ON. The grand old building has been a filming location for many projects including, Fear Street: Prom Queen, The Final Act, and Welcome to Derry (IT prequel), among others.
#hamont #filminglocation #film #movies
A photo of Delta High School in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Taken from a distance (across the street) the building is old and ornate, modern gothic style. A few mature trees are on the grounds, the sky is mostly clear, with a couple of small, white clouds.
July 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Ozzy Osbourne holding a Hockey shirt of the Montreal Canadiens team, with the name OSBOURNE and number 666 (of course) on the back.
July 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Hi, my name’s not Joe but I am Canadian.
I wrote a book of short stories – set in Canada!
A few locales are mentioned by name; hello, East Hamilton, Burlington, Simcoe County, fictional Cape Breton village, and others…
Link in comments to purchase @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social
Happy Canada Day🍁🇨🇦
cover of Fringes of Grey book alongside a blurb from Matthew G. Rees, author of The Snow Leopard of Moscow & Other Stories (among others)
July 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Monday, monday.
Beagle mix puppy sitting and looking at camera.
June 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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A raft/dock floating in a lake. photo from Unspllash Ava Everett. Time to cool off! Swim out to The Raft...what could go wrong?
June 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Pink moon, far away, my blurry photo. tiny pink moon, shining bright, seen through screen at top/corner of window, silhouette of bricks on right-hand side, lens flare.
April 13, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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Great. That's not at all scary.
Close-up of Hugh Grant in the movie HERETIC
March 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Happy International Women's Day.
Women are diverse - celebrate all.
Support don't tear down.
#internationalwomensday #WiHM
collage of women of different ages, styles, and races. Seven photos - of course there could be thousands more...millions. Don't tear each other down.
March 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Just discovered this older horror gem is streaming on the brand new Parrot.TV (from CHCH, Hamilton, Ontario) #Hamont
movie ad for "Burnt Offerings" 1976 film starring Oliver and Karen Black. Red background and black and with figures of the family.
February 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Happy Birthday Canadian Flag.
I'm pretty close to your age. Weird to realize my siblings dwelled under a different and unofficial flag for years, but you were there my whole life - and there you will remain.
🍁🇨🇦
Canadian Flag flying against a blue sky background.
February 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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image of Lene MacLeod's profile page displaying circled follower count: 666
February 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘺 is a collection of dark stories that explores themes of aging, death, grief, the supernatural and spaces of liminality present on the fringes of the everyday.
Link in comments.
#quiethorror #shortstories #darkfiction #griefhorror #storycollection
Book cover: Fringes of Grey by Lene MacLeod. Image on cover: a figure with her back turned to viewer, long dark hair, she is wearing a long garment and is standing in the foggy or misty woods.
December 29, 2024 at 5:50 AM
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As always, my TBR is HUGE, but I know where to dive in next @brentbutt.bsky.social ...

#novel #thriller #book
book cover reading: Brent Butt HUGE A Novel Image of a hooded figure holding a knife. Then the words: In Comedy, Killing is a Good Thing
December 29, 2024 at 2:07 AM
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"You'll be visited by three spirits."

The three spirits:
A photo of three Canadian Gordons: Gord Downie, Gordon Lightfoot, and Gordon Pinset. Photo credit: Judith Coombe
December 24, 2024 at 7:19 PM
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I'm a fan of C.M. Muller's publications and am excited to be in the Winter issue of Chthonic Matter, with my story, "Basement Friend", along with such great company.
chthonicmatter.wordpress.com/chthonicmatt...

#shortstory #quiethorror #darkfiction
December 21, 2024 at 5:20 AM
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Until Feb15 paperback books sold in Canada will be GST/HST-free - a great time to pick some up!
Check out the titles in this collage by @iamtcscott.bsky.social including my collection, 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘺 from @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social & TC Scott's novel WHITE RABBIT: An American Satire. #Booksky
a collage showing the books: Eurphrates Vanished by Leon Stevens, Fringes of Grey by Lene MacLeod, The Black Tides by K.A. Wiggans, 2084 by John B. Dutton, Triptych by J.M. Frey, Grow up, Rory Rafferty by Bruce W. BIshop, White Rabbit: An American Satire by TC Scott, Last Shot by Katya Noskovs, and A Company Soldier by Sean Pol MacVisdin
December 14, 2024 at 3:18 PM
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...then one foggy Christmas Eve, as you're sipping eggnog by the fire, you think:I wish I had a book of short stories that touch on grief, death, the supernatural,& spaces of liminality found in the everyday!
Fringes of Grey
@darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social
link in comments
#griefhorror
#quiethorror
Book Fringes of Grey by Lene MacLeod displayed with silver-coloured props of Christmas baubles.
December 6, 2024 at 7:32 PM
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Show me the women who raised you
Suzi Quatro when she was on Happy Days as Leather Tuscadaro Charlies Angels original show cast members Farah Fawcett Majors, Jaclyn Smith, and Kate Jackson Olivia Newton John in Grease, after her transformation wearing black, big hair, hoop earrings, and a cigarette dangling from her mouth Laverne and Shirley headshots, back to back and smiling for the camera
November 30, 2024 at 5:24 AM
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Obligatory post since we reached that fitting number of followers @frostzonestories.bsky.social
image shows Frost Zone Stories account on Bluesky, and the number of follower which is currently 666
November 29, 2024 at 4:19 AM
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My debut book of short stories is nearing one month since release.
𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘺 is a collection of dark stories that explores themes of aging, death, grief, the supernatural, and spaces of liminality present on the fringes of the everyday.

books2read.com/u/4NVxA9
foggy woods in which the dark silhouette of a woman stands, facing the woods
October 20, 2024 at 4:31 PM
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The snow hasn't started flying yet...but it won't be long. This time of year reminds me of this little piece published a few years ago.
brieflywrite.com/2020/12/19/t...
light blanket of snow on a lawn with grass showing through
November 22, 2023 at 7:33 PM