Malcolm Timperley
@malcolmtimperley.bsky.social
Scotland-based writer and teller of unsettling tales (horror & comedy, the two closest genres), heritage railway signaller, photographer, recovering psychiatrist, international man of mystery. Bio available on request (Terms & Conditions apply).
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
The trick or treaters are already out and about here in Scotland...
October 31, 2025 at 10:09 AM
The trick or treaters are already out and about here in Scotland...
Out today! Features "Witch Hunt", a tale of mine that should put you off hiking in the Highlands of Scotland this winter. Or any other time, come to that...
Now available, Frost Zone Stories, book 2.
Happy publication day to the authors of these eleven frosty tales. 🖤🥶
books2read.com/u/3JMW5A
Happy publication day to the authors of these eleven frosty tales. 🖤🥶
books2read.com/u/3JMW5A
September 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Out today! Features "Witch Hunt", a tale of mine that should put you off hiking in the Highlands of Scotland this winter. Or any other time, come to that...
America, as seen by every other country (Art by Ben Jennings, The Guardian).
August 29, 2025 at 6:32 AM
America, as seen by every other country (Art by Ben Jennings, The Guardian).
Taken at work today...
August 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Taken at work today...
I guess I might as well give up trying to write weird fiction...
August 14, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I guess I might as well give up trying to write weird fiction...
Red, white and blue...
August 13, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Red, white and blue...
Out for a walk...
August 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Out for a walk...
Inspired by places like this...
August 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Inspired by places like this...
Roll on September...
Frost Zone Stories Book 2 will arrive September 8th!
Eleven dark and dreadful tales for your reading pleasure 😨
Pre-order price is only .99c
link in comments to purchase; more retailers to be added soon (if you don't want to order from Am*zn)
Eleven dark and dreadful tales for your reading pleasure 😨
Pre-order price is only .99c
link in comments to purchase; more retailers to be added soon (if you don't want to order from Am*zn)
July 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Roll on September...
OK, there's a conflict of interest here the size of the Hindenburg, but I think you should buy this...
Summer Solstice is wonderful, but...
We know that autumn isn't that far off. 🍂🍁🎃
Releasing in September is Book 2 of Frost Zone Stories, featuring new short stories by 11 authors.
#shortstories #horrormag #quiethorror #Canadianpublisher
We know that autumn isn't that far off. 🍂🍁🎃
Releasing in September is Book 2 of Frost Zone Stories, featuring new short stories by 11 authors.
#shortstories #horrormag #quiethorror #Canadianpublisher
June 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
OK, there's a conflict of interest here the size of the Hindenburg, but I think you should buy this...
See my friend...
June 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
See my friend...
Well, it's here. Such stuff as screams are made on....
📖 Just one, you said. One story. But now the lights flicker when you blink.
Dark Descent: Whispers From Beyond is here. 100+ microhorrors you won’t forget.
🛒 Link in bio
🌘 It’s already too late.
#booksky #horrorcommunity #readingcommunity #DarkDescent2025
Dark Descent: Whispers From Beyond is here. 100+ microhorrors you won’t forget.
🛒 Link in bio
🌘 It’s already too late.
#booksky #horrorcommunity #readingcommunity #DarkDescent2025
June 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Well, it's here. Such stuff as screams are made on....
Includes one of my tales...
Want to know which stories stuck with readers all year?
Whispers from Beyond collects 100+ of them—from winners and shortlisted entries in Dark Descent.
Releases June 10th.
👁️ Link in Bio
#booksky #horrorreads #microfiction #horrorstories
Whispers from Beyond collects 100+ of them—from winners and shortlisted entries in Dark Descent.
Releases June 10th.
👁️ Link in Bio
#booksky #horrorreads #microfiction #horrorstories
June 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Includes one of my tales...
Summer in Scotland is in May this year...
May 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Summer in Scotland is in May this year...
Huge thanks to @brokenspinearts.bsky.social who've accepted my ghost story "Asylum Seekers" for their Christmas anthology, "Soot & Boots" (coming your way later this year, in good time for Merry Hell...).
May 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Huge thanks to @brokenspinearts.bsky.social who've accepted my ghost story "Asylum Seekers" for their Christmas anthology, "Soot & Boots" (coming your way later this year, in good time for Merry Hell...).
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We took over the giant screen at Farage’s big rally in Birmingham
March 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
We took over the giant screen at Farage’s big rally in Birmingham
Reposted by Malcolm Timperley
Frost Zone Stories Book 1 available now!
10 horror tales from 10 amazing authors.
See link in comments to purchase a paperback or eBook.
#litmag #digestsize #paperback #horrorfiction
10 horror tales from 10 amazing authors.
See link in comments to purchase a paperback or eBook.
#litmag #digestsize #paperback #horrorfiction
March 16, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Frost Zone Stories Book 1 available now!
10 horror tales from 10 amazing authors.
See link in comments to purchase a paperback or eBook.
#litmag #digestsize #paperback #horrorfiction
10 horror tales from 10 amazing authors.
See link in comments to purchase a paperback or eBook.
#litmag #digestsize #paperback #horrorfiction
Happy publication day to the authors in Frost Zone Stories Book 1! Also, a shout-out to our wonderful readers
@collyleonard.bsky.social
and
@melodyemcintyre.bsky.social
Link is in comments to the places where the eBook or paperback may be ordered.
#litmag #horror #quiethorror #shortstories
@collyleonard.bsky.social
and
@melodyemcintyre.bsky.social
Link is in comments to the places where the eBook or paperback may be ordered.
#litmag #horror #quiethorror #shortstories
March 14, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Frost Zone Stories Book 1
will be available March 13, 2025
Pre-order now from KOBO, with other options coming soon.
Print book will also be available in March.
Link to KOBO is in comments
will be available March 13, 2025
Pre-order now from KOBO, with other options coming soon.
Print book will also be available in March.
Link to KOBO is in comments
February 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Frost Zone Stories Book 1
will be available March 13, 2025
Pre-order now from KOBO, with other options coming soon.
Print book will also be available in March.
Link to KOBO is in comments
will be available March 13, 2025
Pre-order now from KOBO, with other options coming soon.
Print book will also be available in March.
Link to KOBO is in comments
Reposted by Malcolm Timperley
I put together this starter pack for Ghost Story, Horror and Gothic Creatives. Lots of gaps and omissions, I'm sure! But it's a start(er)! Do follow and share :)
go.bsky.app/47FnWrm
go.bsky.app/47FnWrm
January 31, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I put together this starter pack for Ghost Story, Horror and Gothic Creatives. Lots of gaps and omissions, I'm sure! But it's a start(er)! Do follow and share :)
go.bsky.app/47FnWrm
go.bsky.app/47FnWrm
Looking forward to this....
It may be January, but we can look forward to spring and all that it brings...like Book 1 of Frost Zone Stories, with tales from these fantastic authors.
#litmag #shortstories #horrorfiction #darkfiction
#litmag #shortstories #horrorfiction #darkfiction
January 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Looking forward to this....
Real winter, as seen in Scotland...
January 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Real winter, as seen in Scotland...