Mark T. Bates (Writer)
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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 //
Keeping the FRANKENSTEIN vibes alive!🔥

#frankenstein #gothichorror #monster
December 2, 2025 at 10:06 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
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
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 !?

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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

amzn.eu/d/2Uuxth5 🩸

#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!👇

thedarkcorner.blog/2025/10/28/s...
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’

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

… the CURSE is here!🩸

Available on paperback & eBook:

amzn.eu/d/fS17wKl

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

youtu.be/L6MI76ZeSeU?si…
October 24, 2025 at 10:39 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

🔥🔥🔥

#horror #thrillers #speculativefiction
October 22, 2025 at 8:44 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
… 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:

amzn.eu/d/8VuTyyn

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

#horror #mysterythriller #supernatural #witchcraft #horrorwritersassociation
October 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Recent Horror Haul! 📼 📚

Halloween season is here! 🎃

Got my hands on a copy of my novella ‘The Curse of Six’ which is available to buy now:

amzn.eu/d/349NHqQ

Along with ‘What Comes Before’ from Molly Macabre and a bunch of cult-classic Horror-flicks! 🔥

#horror #thrillers #thecurseofsix
October 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
‘The Curse of Six’ - Mark T. Bates

… the CURSE has arrived!🩸

My creepy little Horror story is available to buy now on paperback & ebook:

amzn.eu/d/3BAILkC

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

#horror #supernaturalthriller #mystery #witchcraft #cursed #rdgbookspress
September 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Delighted that my short-story ‘Blood Moon’ has been featured in this week’s excellent HORROR TREE newsletter!🔥

Check out the creepy fifth instalment in my www.kult-zilla.com series of flash-fiction tales here:

kult-zilla.com/2025/09/22/b...

#horror #thriller #darktales🩸
September 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
‘The Curse of Six’ - Mark T. Bates

The Curse is almost upon us …. releasing on paperback Sep 30th 2025!🔥

Or you can pre-order your copy on ebook right now:

amzn.eu/d/13ZPfEj

How can you survive, when your fate comes calling?🩸

#horror #thriller #mystery #curse
September 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
‘The Curse of Six’ - Mark T. Bates 📚

Grab your copy on paperback or ebook 30.09.2025! 🔥

#thriller #mystery #witchcraft #horror

My creepy-supernatural novella is releasing on RDG Books Press …

Check out the book trailer here👇

youtu.be/yhue8bxesDo?...
September 13, 2025 at 10:13 AM
SCREAM MAGAZINE issue 92 has landed!🔥

Looking forward to diving into this one …

Hammer Horror’s ‘Kiss of the Vampire’🩸

John Carpenter’s ‘Prince of Darkness’ // Night Of The Creeps // James Herbert: Books to Movies

#thrillers #horrorfiction #horrormovies
September 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM