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Luke O'Brien
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Found Footage Horrror | Fake Documentary | Paranormal Investigation | Sci-Fi Horror | Zombie Apocalypse | Folk Horror | Dark Fantasy

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lob-films.bsky.social
I'm working on a short 3-part zombie story. I'll be posting snippets and promo art here while I work on my website. I hope to self-host my writing and other content. It's been great to connect with other writers and horror nerds on here!

#HorrorWritersChat
erynmccee.bsky.social Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 2d
This one goes out to all those who contributed tonight. Please go forth and promo!

#Horrorwriterschat
January 21, 2026 at 8:16 PM
lob-films.bsky.social
Well, my WIP characters are navigating a zombie apocalypse. A granola bar could provide much needed calories. Many granola bars could cause a serious faction conflict... #HorrorWritersChat
erynmccee.bsky.social Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 2d
I LOVE these days being subverted. You're all in sweatpant heaven. What about your WIP characters? your main characters? And what would they say?

#HorrorWritersChat
January 21, 2026 at 7:52 PM
lob-films.bsky.social
I'm Luke! I have a background in film both creatively and academically. As you probably know, most films begin on the page. As time has gone on, the visual aspect of my work has become secondary - I now consider myself as much of a writer as a filmmaker.

#HorrorWritersChat
erynmccee.bsky.social Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 2d
#HorrorWritersChat

Q1.
For me this is the most important. Who are we, really?
Let's spill the beans. Or the squirrels. Or even the granola.
We're all listening.
January 21, 2026 at 7:16 PM
lob-films.bsky.social
Concept art for Part 2

Welcome to New Hilltown: A Zombie Podcast ☣️

#zombie #zombies #drama #podcast #horror #horrorwriter #horrorpodcast #postapocalyptic #survivalhorror #audiodrama #radiodrama #action #conceptart
January 15, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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kitchenraptorj.bsky.social
I haven't shared much about my "zombie" novel I've been working on & off on, but I think my exposition describing them & their animal-like behavior (& the fact I write them like sexual predators cause they're a metaphor for that trauma) makes the horror stand out.

#HorrorWritersChat
marywyrd.bsky.social Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 9d
Q3 #HorrorWritersChat

How does your writing style seek to instill fear, disgust, or otherwise unsettle your readers?

[See an example from Cynthia Pelayo in the graphic]
Question three. How does your writing style seek to instill fear, disgust, or otherwise unsettle your readers? “I strive to conjure rich imagery and create narrative intensity with different stylistic “layers” …by incorporating my poetic voice into my prose…I’ll then move into sequences that are written much more straightforwardly, to punctuate the brutality or violence being explored.” - How to Write Horror, Cynthia Pelayo. Quote post and include the hashtag #HorrorWritersChat - Please like, share, and comment on other posts. No links or covers, save the self promo for the outro. Background composite image of abandoned interior rooms with a purple filter. On either side of the opening to the next room, a pair of shadowy hands presses against the walls. Or are they pressing against your screen?
January 14, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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thebeird.bsky.social
#HorrorWritersChat

Good stuff Mary, thank you for the distraction

I'll leave you all with this bundle of joy

As one review said;

Be safe, be creative, watch some videos of daschunds

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
January 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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mhurban.bsky.social
Thank you Mary and thank you #HorrorWritersChat for so much fun.
And here come the freebies!
HORRORREADERSLIST
books.bookfunnel.com/horrorgiveaw...
FREE Horror for the New Year
books.bookfunnel.com/talesofterro...
BOOKS YOU CAN'T PUT DOWN
books.bookfunnel.com/booksyoucant...
January 14, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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frolicpress.bsky.social
My small press is releasing a new edition of Fritz Leiber's 'Conjure Wife'—featuring two essays by Ramsey Campbell—on March 20.
It can be pre-ordered from @bookshop.org (and wherever books are sold): bookshop.org/a/110901/979...

A collection of my own short work will be out soon

#HorrorWritersChat
January 14, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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jneiraauthor.bsky.social
WIP: My character is a waitress who is antagonized by androids who look a lot like humans... except one is covered in hands, one has two abyss for eyes, one has a too-wide smile, & one is a talking baby. They have no thoughts of their own, they are Empty Monsters.
#HorrorWritersChat Q4
marywyrd.bsky.social Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 9d
Horror is known for having both natural and supernatural antagonists, like the landscape or a ghostly presence.

Q4 #HorrorWritersChat

In your current WIP or latest published horror work, who or what antagonises your protagonist?

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The outro with promo opportunity will be posted in 10 mins.
Question four. Horror is known for having both natural and supernatural antagonists, like the landscape or a ghostly presence. In your current WIP or latest published horror work, who or what antagonises your protagonist? Quote post and include the hashtag #HorrorWritersChat - Please like, share, and comment on other posts. No links or covers, save the self promo for the outro. Background composite image of abandoned interior rooms with a purple filter. On either side of the opening to the next room, a pair of shadowy hands presses against the walls. Or are they pressing against your screen?
January 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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leannareneehieber.bsky.social
#HorrorWritersChat in my upcoming Gothic YA novel, RAVENFIELD HALL, it's a confluence: Landscape is beautiful but deadly, people in the isolated coastal setting may or may not be ghosts, all are potential threats to my heroine who also can't trust her senses. A case where *nothing* feels truly safe.
marywyrd.bsky.social Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 9d
Horror is known for having both natural and supernatural antagonists, like the landscape or a ghostly presence.

Q4 #HorrorWritersChat

In your current WIP or latest published horror work, who or what antagonises your protagonist?

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The outro with promo opportunity will be posted in 10 mins.
Question four. Horror is known for having both natural and supernatural antagonists, like the landscape or a ghostly presence. In your current WIP or latest published horror work, who or what antagonises your protagonist? Quote post and include the hashtag #HorrorWritersChat - Please like, share, and comment on other posts. No links or covers, save the self promo for the outro. Background composite image of abandoned interior rooms with a purple filter. On either side of the opening to the next room, a pair of shadowy hands presses against the walls. Or are they pressing against your screen?
January 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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rebeccacantrell.bsky.social
I have lots of books out there, but today I'm sharing my most well-known, THE BLOOD GOSPEL co-authored with James Rollins. It's got vampires who survive on sacrificial wine, cursed books, and the real reason Lazarus rose...

#horrorwriterschat
www.amazon.com/Blood-Gospel...
January 14, 2026 at 8:09 PM
lob-films.bsky.social
Perhaps due to my autism, I write fiction like a documentary.

You learn about the bleak hellscape of post-apocalyptic New Hilltown through fragments, bloodied notes and other artefacts. You only know what the characters know! #HorrorWritersChat
marywyrd.bsky.social Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 9d
Q3 #HorrorWritersChat

How does your writing style seek to instill fear, disgust, or otherwise unsettle your readers?

[See an example from Cynthia Pelayo in the graphic]
Question three. How does your writing style seek to instill fear, disgust, or otherwise unsettle your readers? “I strive to conjure rich imagery and create narrative intensity with different stylistic “layers” …by incorporating my poetic voice into my prose…I’ll then move into sequences that are written much more straightforwardly, to punctuate the brutality or violence being explored.” - How to Write Horror, Cynthia Pelayo. Quote post and include the hashtag #HorrorWritersChat - Please like, share, and comment on other posts. No links or covers, save the self promo for the outro. Background composite image of abandoned interior rooms with a purple filter. On either side of the opening to the next room, a pair of shadowy hands presses against the walls. Or are they pressing against your screen?
January 14, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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tashise.bsky.social
Thank you Mary!!

The first one is my website though it’s still going through minor changes. 😅

The second link is my short story, Demonstration Not For Sale on the Chain Letter platform!

Website: www.tashisaheb-ettaba.com

Chain Letter: open.substack.com/pub/weeklych...
January 14, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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stephellis.bsky.social
Thanks, Mary!
Continuing to share folk horror Harrowfield. That quiet and delightful place on the Welsh/English border that holds an old god in memory and in land.

mybook.to/Harrowfield

#HorrorWritersChat #folkhorror #booksky
Cover of Harrowfield. Lower half very dark green, almost black field, holding title and author name. And above that is a green sky and a single tree sheltering two small standing stones.
January 14, 2026 at 8:15 PM
lob-films.bsky.social
You can find my thrilling zombie audio/radio drama on Spotify/Apple Podcasts. I'm working on self-hosting the podcast, so stay tuned!

#HorrorWritersChat
marywyrd.bsky.social Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 9d
Thank you for attending #HorrorWritersChat and sharing your horror with us.

Qs will be up for 23 hours more.

Once you’ve answered the questions, it’s time to share your stuff! Or other folks stuff.

Let’s uplift each other and reshare what we see.
My eyeballs are ready!!
THAT’S IT FOR THIS WEEK. There is no algorithm here, so visibility depends on engagement with others. Answer the questions, use the hashtag, share each others stuff and comment on their posts. FINALLY. Have you got something to sell or shout about? Share those promos and links now. See you next time! #HorrorWritersChat - Background composite image of abandoned interior rooms with a purple filter. On either side of the opening to the next room, a pair of shadowy hands presses against the walls. Or are they pressing against your screen?
January 14, 2026 at 8:28 PM
lob-films.bsky.social
My protagonists are antagonised by the prospect of being alone. The zombies are secondary. Being alone in the world is far more frightening than flesh-eating monsters...

#HorrorWritersChat
January 14, 2026 at 8:24 PM
lob-films.bsky.social
My zombie story - Welcome to New Hilltown - violates our perceived reality. Modern civilization itself has to come an end. Urban spaces have become hazardous; the paradox of a city becoming an inhospitable environment...

-Luke O'Brien, Irish horror writer #HorrorWritersChat
marywyrd.bsky.social Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 9d
“Horror comes from a violation of what characters perceive to be reality.” - Writing in the Dark by Tim Waggoner

Example: a haunted house violates the assumption that we are alone in our homes.

Q2 #HorrorWritersChat
Which perceived realities do you utilise in your horror writing?
Question two. “Horror comes from a violation of what characters perceive to be reality.” - Writing in the Dark by Tim Waggoner. Which perceived realities do you utilise in your horror writing? Example: a haunted house violates the assumption that we are alone in our homes. Quote post and include the hashtag #HorrorWritersChat - Please like, share, and comment on other posts. No links or covers, save the self promo for the outro. Background composite image of abandoned interior rooms with a purple filter. On either side of the opening to the next room, a pair of shadowy hands presses against the walls. Or are they pressing against your screen?
January 14, 2026 at 8:16 PM
lob-films.bsky.social
I'm Luke O'Brien, Irish horror writer. I write mostly supernatural horror, police procedural and zombie fiction.

This page is for my my current project. Influenced by The Walking Dead, Resident Evil and The Last Of Us

#HorrorWritersChat
marywyrd.bsky.social Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 9d
Welcome to #HorrorWritersChat

Q1
Introduce yourself and the horror subgenres you write.

Then, share three works of horror that influenced your latest work OR current WIP.
Question one. Introduce yourself and the horror subgenres you write. Then, share three works of horror that influenced your latest work OR current WIP. Quote post and include the hashtag #HorrorWritersChat - Please like, share, and comment on other posts. No links or covers, save the self promo for the outro. Background composite image of abandoned interior rooms with a purple filter. On either side of the opening to the next room, a pair of shadowy hands presses against the walls. Or are they pressing against your screen?
January 14, 2026 at 8:10 PM
lob-films.bsky.social
Work has begun on Part 2! New evidence suggests that Jodie Croaker may still be alive inside New Hilltown Hospital... the epicentre of the outbreak

#zombie #zombies #horror #foundfootage #podcast
January 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
lob-films.bsky.social
Welcome to New Hilltown: A Zombie Podcast

Coming soon!

#zombie #zombies #drama #podcast #horror #horrorwriter #horrorpodcast #postapocalyptic #survivalhorror #audiodrama #radiodrama #action #conceptart
Welcome to New Hilltown: A Zombie Podcast promotional art. Depicts a bloodied road sign
January 8, 2026 at 5:47 PM