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Mark T. Bates (Writer)
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// Indie-Author // Horror🩸 // Thrillers // Sci-Fi // Speculative Fiction📚 // Cult Movie Features // Reviews // www.kult-zilla.com // HWA Member //
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… will you submit to the CURSE !?

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‘The Curse of Six’ is available now on paperback & ebook:

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“I found myself delightfully immersed from beginning to end. Deliciously dark.” (Janelle Schiecke - ‘The Clatter Man’)

#horror #witchcraft #mysterythriller
‘The Curious Dark (Vol.1)’ - By Mark T. Bates

From the mysterious … to the macabre!🩸

An eclectic collection of creepy short Horror stories from www.kult-zilla.com …

#horror #thrillers #spookytales

Got time to Kill !?👇

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‘The Curious Dark (Vol.1)’ – by Mark T. Bates
Buy ‘The Curse of Six’ now on paperback or eBook from Amazon👇 Welcome to The Curious Dark … An eclectic collection of creepy short Horror stories for your pleasure … from the mysterious to the maca…
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November 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Recent Horror Haul! 📼 📚

‘Shivers VII’ features the story ‘Squad D’ from Stephen King - ‘When The Wolf Comes Home’ (Nat Cassidy) & ‘At Dark I Become Loathsome’ (Eric LaRocca) are two I’m really looking forward to reading!

A couple of HAMMER HORROR Blu-Rays for the collection!🔥
November 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Caught Edgar Wright’s adaptation of ‘The Running Man’ last night … I read the book earlier this year, and this does cover the content pretty well.

But it just felt like a fairly average film in comparison to the original, which still holds up as a great 80s Action-SciFi flick!🔥

#therunningman
November 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
‘What Comes Before’ - By Molly Macabre

A distorted fever dream, and a thoroughly engaging read!

#mollymacabre creates a menacing feeling of paranoia, claustrophobia and dread! 🔥

#horrorfiction #surrealnightmare #suspense #indieauthor #whatcomesbefore
November 19, 2025 at 9:58 AM
SCREAM MAGAZINE - Winter 2025 edition has landed!🔥

‘Twins of Evil’ from Hammer Horrors is a fantastic Vampire / Occultist movie from 1971 …

A feature on the 45th anniversary of John Carpenter’s ‘The Fog’ - plus lots of other cool stuff as always from #screamhorrormagazine🩸
November 17, 2025 at 9:54 AM
‘Coffin Moon’ - By Keith Rosson (2025)

Check out my - www.kult-zilla.com - review of the epic new Vampire novel from #keithrosson - author of ‘Fever House’ & ‘The Devil By Name’🔥

#horror #thriller #vampirestory🩸

Got 5 mins to Kill !?👇

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‘Coffin Moon’ – By Keith Rosson (2025 – Review)
By ‘The Curse of Six’ on paperback or ebook here: Keith Rosson is a writer on one hell of a roll right now. Since signing a deal with Random House Publishing, he has released the critically acclaim…
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November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Coming Soon … ‘Strangest Fiction Anthology Vol.3’🔥

Delighted that my dark & eerie tale - ‘A Burnt Offering’ - will be included in the next short-story paperback collection from #strangestfiction - celebrating the weird & wonderful in Horror & Sci-Fi!🩸👽

#horror #creepytale #supernaturalthriller
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The Evolution … of Frankenstein on film!

To celebrate the release of Guillermo Del Toro’s stunning adaptation this autumn … I’ve taken a deep-dive into the history of Horror’s most iconic monster! 🔥

www.kult-zilla.com

#frankenstein #horror #scifi

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The Evolution … of Frankenstein on Film!
Buy ‘The Curse of Six’ on paperback or ebook here: “… It’s Alive!” Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein has finally released this autumn. A labour of love for the visionary filmmaker, and a movie whic…
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November 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Some new arrivals for the bookshelf this week! 📚

‘Best New Horror Vol. 1’ - a beautiful hard copy from Black Crow Books … 13 tales to terrify!🩸

‘Black Flame’ by Gretchen Felker-Martin & ‘The Small Hours’ by Bob Pastorella🔥

#horrorfiction #thrillers
November 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
… will you submit to the CURSE !?

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

‘The Curse of Six’ is available now on paperback & ebook:

amzn.eu/d/cvSmDfU 🩸

“I found myself delightfully immersed from beginning to end. Deliciously dark.” (Janelle Schiecke - ‘The Clatter Man’)

#horror #witchcraft #mysterythriller
November 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
New arrival … FANGORIA (Vol 2. #29 - Autumn 2025)

Always a good day when the new #fangoria hits the doormat! 🔥

This issue features:

#predatorbadlands

#guillermodeltorosfrankenstein

#blackphone2

#runningman

#queensofthedead

#demonknight

#horror #thrillers #classichorrormagazine
November 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Rounding off the Halloween 🎃 weekend by taking my daughter down to our local popcorn dealing emporium to check out ‘Night Of The Zoopocalypse’🔥

Based on a story by Master of Horror CLIVE BARKER no less!🩸

#nightofthezoopocalypse #zombies #mutantcreatures #clivebarker
November 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
… tales from The Dark Side!🔥

Looking forward to flicking through these cool looking specials from #thedarksidemagazine🩸

Hammer Horrors / Italian Horrors

Perfect arrival timing over the Halloween weekend! 🎃

#horror #thrillers #giallo #hammerfilmproductions #gothichorror
November 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Happy Halloween! 🎃

… do you dare to explore the horrors of the CURSE !?

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‘The Curse of Six’ is available to buy now on paperback & ebook:

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#horrorfiction #thriller #ghoststory #witchcraft #creepytale #thecurseofsix #pulphorror
October 31, 2025 at 10:58 AM
‘Snow’’ - By Mark T. Bates ❄️

My cold & spooky 80s set Halloween 🎃 tale of loss & sacrifice is available to read now courtesy of #thedarkcornerhorror

#satanicpanic #shorthorrorfiction🩸

Got 5 mins to Kill !?

Check it out!👇

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October 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
HELLRAISER ranking!🔥

1. Hellraiser (1987)
2. Hellbound
3. Hell On Earth
4. Bloodline
5. Hellraiser (2022)
6. Inferno
7. Hellseeker
8. Revelations
9. Hellworld
10. Deader
11. Judgement

#hellraiser #horror #clivebarker
October 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
‘The Curse of Six’

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… the CURSE is here!🩸

Available on paperback & eBook:

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Check out my recent interview discussing the inspiration behind my new novella, #horror fiction & movies with @HookArron76532 :

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October 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM
A huge thank you to #thepostmortemreport for giving ‘The Curse of Six’ a shout out on their show this week! 🙌

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October 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM
What a time to be alive!

New arrivals from three of the best in the business!📚

‘Coffin Moon’ - By Keith Rosson

#keithrosson

‘King Sorrow’ - By Joe Hill

#joehill

‘Watching Evil Dead’ - By Josh Malerman

#joshmalerman

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#horror #thrillers #speculativefiction
October 22, 2025 at 8:44 AM
‘The Clatter Man’ - By Janelle Schiecke🔥

Check out my - www.kult-zilla.com - review of the latest Indie-Horror novella from one of the genres rising stars!

#horrorfiction #thriller #urbanlegend

Got 5 mins to Kill !?👇

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‘The Clatter Man’ – By Janelle Schiecke (Indie-Horror Review 2025)
Buy ‘The Curse of Six’ here: Indie-author Janelle Schiecke has been making quite a name for herself in the Horror scene these past few years. Previously having self-released the novellas Ghost Room…
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October 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM
‘Killer On The Road’ // ‘The Babysitter Lives’ - Stephen Graham Jones 📚

Check out my - www.kult-zilla.com - review of the two recently released novellas from the contemporary Horror-master!🔥

#stephengrahamjones #horrorfiction

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‘Killer On The Road’ // ‘The Babysitter Lives’ – Stephen Graham Jones (2025 – Review)
Buy ‘The Curse of Six’ here: Stephen Graham Jones is a writer who is having one hell of a prolific 2025. First of all he released the magnificant – The Buffalo Hunter Hunter – his uniqu…
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October 16, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Two classics added to the collection! 📚

Stephen King’s - ‘Salem’s Lot’ 50th Anniversary edition … I’ve not read this one in years and am looking forward to revisiting! 🔥

Robert Bloch’s - ‘Psycho’ … this one I have never read … and will be diving in soon! 🔪🩸🚿

#horrorfiction #thrillers
October 14, 2025 at 9:36 AM
HELLRAISER (1987-1996) … The First Ten Years Of Hell On Film!🩸

Check out my - www.kult-zilla.com - deep-dive into the theatrical run of Clive Barker’s legendary Horror series!🔥

#hellraiser #pinhead #clivebarker

Got 5 mins to Kill !?👇

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HELLRAISER (1987 – 1996) … The First Ten Years Of HELL On Film!
Buy ‘The Curse of Six’ here: “I have seen the future of Horror … his name is Clive Barker.” – Stephen King (1985) In 1984, Liverpudlian playwright Clive Barker announced himself to the Horror…
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October 10, 2025 at 8:57 AM
… the CURSE is here!🩸

What can you do to survive … when your fate comes calling !?

‘The Curse of Six’ is available on both paperback & ebook here:

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#horror #mysterythriller #supernatural #witchcraft #horrorwritersassociation
October 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
FRIDAY THE 13th (The First 10 Years!)

Check out my - www.kult-zilla.com - deep dive into the first Bloody decade of the FRIDAY YHE 13th series of iconic Slasher-flicks! 🔪🩸

#fridaythe13th #horrormovies #slasherflicks #jasonvorhees

Got 5 mins to Kill !?👇

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Friday The 13th – The First Ten Years (1980-1989)
Buy ‘The Curse of Six’ here: Along with A Nightmare On Elm Street, Friday The 13th is the Slasher-Horror series that defined the eighties. Beginning with a low budget Horror movie first released in…
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October 5, 2025 at 9:26 AM