Michael Sellars, Horror Writer
@michaelsellars.bsky.social
Author of HYENAS, a Liverpool-set apocalyptic horror novel, out now from Northodox Press: https://amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09WKKCN4Y Rep'd by The Liverpool Literary Agency. #horrorwriter #writingcommunity #horror
Born on this day: Michel Parry (1947-2014).
Here's MORE DEVIL'S KISSES, edited by Linda Lovecraft (AKA Michel Parry). Plus original painting by Chris Moore.
#horror
Here's MORE DEVIL'S KISSES, edited by Linda Lovecraft (AKA Michel Parry). Plus original painting by Chris Moore.
#horror
October 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Born on this day: Michel Parry (1947-2014).
Here's MORE DEVIL'S KISSES, edited by Linda Lovecraft (AKA Michel Parry). Plus original painting by Chris Moore.
#horror
Here's MORE DEVIL'S KISSES, edited by Linda Lovecraft (AKA Michel Parry). Plus original painting by Chris Moore.
#horror
Folk horror vibes on my morning stroll.
September 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Folk horror vibes on my morning stroll.
September 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Autumn well underway here in Childwall Woods.
September 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Autumn well underway here in Childwall Woods.
Watched a fantastic Lorcan Finnegan double bill last night. The Surfer and Without Name. An exceptional talent.
September 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Watched a fantastic Lorcan Finnegan double bill last night. The Surfer and Without Name. An exceptional talent.
August 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Watching Cohen and Tate for the first time since watching it on VHS when I was, what, 18 years old? And I don’t want to sound like an old fart, but they don't make them like that anymore. Astonishingly good.
August 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Watching Cohen and Tate for the first time since watching it on VHS when I was, what, 18 years old? And I don’t want to sound like an old fart, but they don't make them like that anymore. Astonishingly good.
Final edits on Choking Hazards approved! Now to get back to the next novel, The House and the Hollow.
August 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Final edits on Choking Hazards approved! Now to get back to the next novel, The House and the Hollow.
August 25, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Spent the day at Martin Mere and met this pair of idiots.
August 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Spent the day at Martin Mere and met this pair of idiots.
R.I.P. the phenomenal Terrence Stamp (1938-2025). Here he is delivering a powerhouse performance in one of my favourite films, Steven Soderbergh's The Limey. If you haven't seen it, fix that.
August 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
R.I.P. the phenomenal Terrence Stamp (1938-2025). Here he is delivering a powerhouse performance in one of my favourite films, Steven Soderbergh's The Limey. If you haven't seen it, fix that.
Born on this day in 1960, Fangorn (AKA Chris Baker).
Here's his cover and slipcase art for the 2016 PS Publishing limited edition of 'Salem's Lot.
#horror
Here's his cover and slipcase art for the 2016 PS Publishing limited edition of 'Salem's Lot.
#horror
August 17, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Born on this day in 1960, Fangorn (AKA Chris Baker).
Here's his cover and slipcase art for the 2016 PS Publishing limited edition of 'Salem's Lot.
#horror
Here's his cover and slipcase art for the 2016 PS Publishing limited edition of 'Salem's Lot.
#horror
August 12, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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August 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Born on this day, Rentaghost creator, Bob Block (1921-2011).
July 20, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Born on this day, Rentaghost creator, Bob Block (1921-2011).
Some pics from this afternoon's stroll.
June 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Some pics from this afternoon's stroll.
June 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Born on this day, editor and anthologist Leo Margulies (1900-1975).
Here's Weird Tales (Pyramid Books, 1964) with an arresting cover by the great Virgil Finlay.
#Horror #HorrorArt #HorrorWriting
Here's Weird Tales (Pyramid Books, 1964) with an arresting cover by the great Virgil Finlay.
#Horror #HorrorArt #HorrorWriting
June 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Born on this day, editor and anthologist Leo Margulies (1900-1975).
Here's Weird Tales (Pyramid Books, 1964) with an arresting cover by the great Virgil Finlay.
#Horror #HorrorArt #HorrorWriting
Here's Weird Tales (Pyramid Books, 1964) with an arresting cover by the great Virgil Finlay.
#Horror #HorrorArt #HorrorWriting
Born on this day in 1953: Don Maitz.
Here's Eerie issue 91 from March 1978, and Don's original artwork.
#Horror #HorrorArt
Here's Eerie issue 91 from March 1978, and Don's original artwork.
#Horror #HorrorArt
June 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Born on this day in 1953: Don Maitz.
Here's Eerie issue 91 from March 1978, and Don's original artwork.
#Horror #HorrorArt
Here's Eerie issue 91 from March 1978, and Don's original artwork.
#Horror #HorrorArt
Lime nail galls (AKA bugle galls) in Childwall Woods this evening. They're created by a particular mite (Eriophyes tiliae) and don't harm the tree.
May 31, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Lime nail galls (AKA bugle galls) in Childwall Woods this evening. They're created by a particular mite (Eriophyes tiliae) and don't harm the tree.
Born on this day: Richard Clifton-Dey (1930-1997).
Here's his cover art for the 1988 Grafton edition of Tim Powers' On Stranger Tides.
#Horror #HorrorArt #HorrorWriters
Here's his cover art for the 1988 Grafton edition of Tim Powers' On Stranger Tides.
#Horror #HorrorArt #HorrorWriters
May 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Born on this day: Richard Clifton-Dey (1930-1997).
Here's his cover art for the 1988 Grafton edition of Tim Powers' On Stranger Tides.
#Horror #HorrorArt #HorrorWriters
Here's his cover art for the 1988 Grafton edition of Tim Powers' On Stranger Tides.
#Horror #HorrorArt #HorrorWriters
Born on this day: Ken Kelly (1946-2022).
Here's his cover art for the 1984 DAW Books edition of Michael Shea's The Color Out of Time.
#Horror #HorrorArt #HorrorBooks #HorrorWriting
Here's his cover art for the 1984 DAW Books edition of Michael Shea's The Color Out of Time.
#Horror #HorrorArt #HorrorBooks #HorrorWriting
May 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Born on this day: Ken Kelly (1946-2022).
Here's his cover art for the 1984 DAW Books edition of Michael Shea's The Color Out of Time.
#Horror #HorrorArt #HorrorBooks #HorrorWriting
Here's his cover art for the 1984 DAW Books edition of Michael Shea's The Color Out of Time.
#Horror #HorrorArt #HorrorBooks #HorrorWriting
Born on this day: Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989).
Here's the 1978 Avon edition of Echoes from the Macabre, with cover art by Norman Adams.
#Horror #HorrorWriters #HorrorArt
Here's the 1978 Avon edition of Echoes from the Macabre, with cover art by Norman Adams.
#Horror #HorrorWriters #HorrorArt
May 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Born on this day: Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989).
Here's the 1978 Avon edition of Echoes from the Macabre, with cover art by Norman Adams.
#Horror #HorrorWriters #HorrorArt
Here's the 1978 Avon edition of Echoes from the Macabre, with cover art by Norman Adams.
#Horror #HorrorWriters #HorrorArt
A useful guide to overused literary and cultural eponyms and what they mean in a social media context.
April 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
A useful guide to overused literary and cultural eponyms and what they mean in a social media context.