Mark N Drake
@mark-n-drake.bsky.social
Author - mostly horror. Before that: research physicist & university manager. Flits between rural Co. Durham & south of France. Check out www.markndrake.com for news/info. Free story for you at https://dl.bookfunnel.com/kn2xszai89. Please follow & say hi!
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Chapter 4: Liverpool Horror Book Con is going to be freaking massive 👻
Join 45 indie horror authors from the UK and Europe on 11 April for a day you won’t forget!
We are delighted to announce
@demccluskey.bsky.social as one of our attending authors.
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Join 45 indie horror authors from the UK and Europe on 11 April for a day you won’t forget!
We are delighted to announce
@demccluskey.bsky.social as one of our attending authors.
🩸📚😱📚💙
December 7, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Chapter 4: Liverpool Horror Book Con is going to be freaking massive 👻
Join 45 indie horror authors from the UK and Europe on 11 April for a day you won’t forget!
We are delighted to announce
@demccluskey.bsky.social as one of our attending authors.
🩸📚😱📚💙
Join 45 indie horror authors from the UK and Europe on 11 April for a day you won’t forget!
We are delighted to announce
@demccluskey.bsky.social as one of our attending authors.
🩸📚😱📚💙
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My New Laptop fund is at 3%! If you'd like to support my writing, publishing, and illustrating goals, consider buying me a Ko-fi. ko-fi.com/iseultmurphy...
Visit Iseult Murphy's Shop!
I've opened a shop. Come take a look!
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December 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My New Laptop fund is at 3%! If you'd like to support my writing, publishing, and illustrating goals, consider buying me a Ko-fi. ko-fi.com/iseultmurphy...
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Kate Bush - December Will Be Magic Again (1979 Xmas Special)
YouTube video by Symphonyofflowers
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December 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Work commitments have stopped me helping out with our little group's latest project to restore a Hawker Hunter F6 to static display condition. The guys have done great work on her, hopefully I'll be around to help with the wings! #aviation #hawkerhunter
November 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Work commitments have stopped me helping out with our little group's latest project to restore a Hawker Hunter F6 to static display condition. The guys have done great work on her, hopefully I'll be around to help with the wings! #aviation #hawkerhunter
I concur
November 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I concur
A great read through by Julia of my short story 'The Plot' from the collection 'Shards of of Shattered Darkness'
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SJq...
The Plot by Mark N Drake.
YouTube video by Morgan Scorpion
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September 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A great read through by Julia of my short story 'The Plot' from the collection 'Shards of of Shattered Darkness'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SJq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SJq...
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~Creepy old houses have feelings too
~Lonely cannibal lad next door
~Doomed woman out of her depth in a dilapidated seaside town
~Locals with secrets
Get THE CROWS audiobook from my Ko-Fi Shop for only £5.99 (£10 off RRP)
ko-fi.com/s/436838510b
Listen for free on S01 of this podcast! 🌈📚 ace rep!
~Lonely cannibal lad next door
~Doomed woman out of her depth in a dilapidated seaside town
~Locals with secrets
Get THE CROWS audiobook from my Ko-Fi Shop for only £5.99 (£10 off RRP)
ko-fi.com/s/436838510b
Listen for free on S01 of this podcast! 🌈📚 ace rep!
The Crows Audiobook - CM Rosens's Ko-fi Shop
The audiobook version of The Crows by C.M. Rosens, narrated by the author.
Print version: published by Canelo Horror, 2024
Print version interior i...
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August 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
~Creepy old houses have feelings too
~Lonely cannibal lad next door
~Doomed woman out of her depth in a dilapidated seaside town
~Locals with secrets
Get THE CROWS audiobook from my Ko-Fi Shop for only £5.99 (£10 off RRP)
ko-fi.com/s/436838510b
Listen for free on S01 of this podcast! 🌈📚 ace rep!
~Lonely cannibal lad next door
~Doomed woman out of her depth in a dilapidated seaside town
~Locals with secrets
Get THE CROWS audiobook from my Ko-Fi Shop for only £5.99 (£10 off RRP)
ko-fi.com/s/436838510b
Listen for free on S01 of this podcast! 🌈📚 ace rep!
Sunrise this morning at the start of a scorching day's #camping in #Yorkshire. Yes, I said scorching and Yorkshire in the same sentence.
August 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Sunrise this morning at the start of a scorching day's #camping in #Yorkshire. Yes, I said scorching and Yorkshire in the same sentence.
A busy day marshalling an event in the woods. Which to the uninitiated looks a lot like sitting in a camping chair with coffee and a Kindle.
August 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
A busy day marshalling an event in the woods. Which to the uninitiated looks a lot like sitting in a camping chair with coffee and a Kindle.
Latest #cyanotype efforts. Love the holes created in the dock leafs (I think by Green Dock Beetle larvae)
August 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Latest #cyanotype efforts. Love the holes created in the dock leafs (I think by Green Dock Beetle larvae)
Taking a brief pause from writing Darkisle Book 6 at the halfway point. Thought I'd try the self-publicising thing for a change and remind everyone about the first book in the series, The Gathering of Shadows. Do please check it out if you like noir Lovecraftian horror!
www.amazon.com/dp/B08B45XRM9
www.amazon.com/dp/B08B45XRM9
The Gathering of Shadows (The Glennison Darkisle Cases Book 1)
The Gathering of Shadows (The Glennison Darkisle Cases Book 1) - Kindle edition by Drake, Mark N. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Gathering of Shadows (The Glennison Darkisle Cases Book 1).
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August 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Taking a brief pause from writing Darkisle Book 6 at the halfway point. Thought I'd try the self-publicising thing for a change and remind everyone about the first book in the series, The Gathering of Shadows. Do please check it out if you like noir Lovecraftian horror!
www.amazon.com/dp/B08B45XRM9
www.amazon.com/dp/B08B45XRM9
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So this is fun, my 3 novels combined now have 317 ratings on Goodreads! I wonder what it will be by the end of the year...
You can start with any of them but feel free to read chronologically. They're all pretty different though.
You can start with any of them but feel free to read chronologically. They're all pretty different though.
July 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
So this is fun, my 3 novels combined now have 317 ratings on Goodreads! I wonder what it will be by the end of the year...
You can start with any of them but feel free to read chronologically. They're all pretty different though.
You can start with any of them but feel free to read chronologically. They're all pretty different though.
I hate it so when books fall out...
July 6, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I hate it so when books fall out...
Thanks for the opportunity, Rebecca! x
July 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Thanks for the opportunity, Rebecca! x
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Meet Jalen Tellis (he/him), an indie novelist & screenwriter, and his books, "Samurai Reborn: The Black Samurai", nominated for several Indie Ink Awards in 2024, and "Incursion". #SciFi #Fantasy #IndieAuthor #AuthorInterview #AuthorSpotlight
Author Spotlight: Jalen Tallis
Meet Jalen Tellis (he/him), an indie novelist & screenwriter, and his books, "Samurai Reborn: The Black Samurai", nominated for several Indie Ink Awards in 2024, and "Incursion".
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July 4, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Meet Jalen Tellis (he/him), an indie novelist & screenwriter, and his books, "Samurai Reborn: The Black Samurai", nominated for several Indie Ink Awards in 2024, and "Incursion". #SciFi #Fantasy #IndieAuthor #AuthorInterview #AuthorSpotlight
Nice to see the UK's @indiehorrorchapter.bsky.social going from strength to strength... they now have a nice website!
indiehorrorchapter.uk
indiehorrorchapter.uk
Indie Horror Chapter
The Biggest Indie Horror Author Events Across the UK
indiehorrorchapter.uk
July 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Nice to see the UK's @indiehorrorchapter.bsky.social going from strength to strength... they now have a nice website!
indiehorrorchapter.uk
indiehorrorchapter.uk
Now that's a tune.
June 29, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Now that's a tune.
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Beamish, open-air 'living museum' in County Durham, scoops prestigious £120k prize. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Beamish: Open-air attraction in County Durham wins Museum of the Year
Beamish in Country Durham, which recreates life from bygone eras, is named the UK's museum of the year.
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June 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Beamish, open-air 'living museum' in County Durham, scoops prestigious £120k prize. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
For those of you who read my Darkisle novels; this is Jack's local.
Peveril of the Peak, Manchester, painting by Michelle Taube. #WomensArt #NorthernArt
June 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
For those of you who read my Darkisle novels; this is Jack's local.
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👻 ARE YOU READY FOR CHAPTER 3? 👻
Weston Horror Book Con, 6 Sep
Join 45 indie horror authors from the UK and Europe for a full day experience you won’t forget!
We are delighted to announce Joseph Sale as one of our attending authors 😱
🩸📚😱📚💙
Weston Horror Book Con, 6 Sep
Join 45 indie horror authors from the UK and Europe for a full day experience you won’t forget!
We are delighted to announce Joseph Sale as one of our attending authors 😱
🩸📚😱📚💙
May 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
👻 ARE YOU READY FOR CHAPTER 3? 👻
Weston Horror Book Con, 6 Sep
Join 45 indie horror authors from the UK and Europe for a full day experience you won’t forget!
We are delighted to announce Joseph Sale as one of our attending authors 😱
🩸📚😱📚💙
Weston Horror Book Con, 6 Sep
Join 45 indie horror authors from the UK and Europe for a full day experience you won’t forget!
We are delighted to announce Joseph Sale as one of our attending authors 😱
🩸📚😱📚💙
So, French house's garden weeded, very nice pasta courtesy of Other Half consumed, much French wine consumed, half a chapter of the next novel written and now playing a Bowie CD. Avec more French wine. No complaints here.
May 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
So, French house's garden weeded, very nice pasta courtesy of Other Half consumed, much French wine consumed, half a chapter of the next novel written and now playing a Bowie CD. Avec more French wine. No complaints here.
Was just browsing Kickstarter for no reason and was v excited to see that @juliansimpson.bsky.social and @maybeitwasutah.bsky.social are at it again with their Lovecraft Investigations! #lovecraft #horror #pleasantgreen
Check it out: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cro...
Check it out: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cro...
Coming soon: Lovecraft Investigations: Crowley
A Lovecraft Investigations audio series delving into the (true) life and works of Aleister Crowley
www.kickstarter.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Was just browsing Kickstarter for no reason and was v excited to see that @juliansimpson.bsky.social and @maybeitwasutah.bsky.social are at it again with their Lovecraft Investigations! #lovecraft #horror #pleasantgreen
Check it out: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cro...
Check it out: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cro...
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Hey Bluesky, I have some really cool stuff to announce in my next newsletter!!
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April 13, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Hey Bluesky, I have some really cool stuff to announce in my next newsletter!!
Sign up here to be the first to know:
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#BookSky #WriteSky #IndieAuthors #AuthorSky
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Meet Jelena Dunato, @jelenawrites / @jelenawrites.bsky.social, an art historian, curator, and SFF author from Croatia. We chatted about Croatian folklore, history, and writing fantasy. Join us, and check out Jelena's work! #AuthorInterview #Fantasy #SFF #Folklore
Author Jelena Dunato on Croatian History, Folklore, and Writing Fantasy
Meet Jelena Dunato, an art historian, curator, and SFF author from Croatia. We chatted about Croatian folklore, history, and writing fantasy. Join us, and check out Jelena's work!
cmrosens.com
April 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Meet Jelena Dunato, @jelenawrites / @jelenawrites.bsky.social, an art historian, curator, and SFF author from Croatia. We chatted about Croatian folklore, history, and writing fantasy. Join us, and check out Jelena's work! #AuthorInterview #Fantasy #SFF #Folklore