Oli Jacobs - Author
@olijbooks.bsky.social
Writer of books. He/Him. Largely oblivious. Absolutely anxious. Usually found in a pit of despair.
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New followers! A fresh intro for you fine new folk…
I’m Oli Jacobs, writer of cosmic horror influenced by Lovecraft, King, and Ligotti. I also write flash stories on my website.
Buy my books here: www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Oli-J...
My website is here: olijbooks.wordpress.com
#booksky #horrorsky
I’m Oli Jacobs, writer of cosmic horror influenced by Lovecraft, King, and Ligotti. I also write flash stories on my website.
Buy my books here: www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Oli-J...
My website is here: olijbooks.wordpress.com
#booksky #horrorsky
Not sure about this Xmas treat.
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Not sure about this Xmas treat.
Gonna bow out of #HorrorWritersChat this week. Mind isn’t there and feel terrible. Until next week fellow horror scribes!
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Gonna bow out of #HorrorWritersChat this week. Mind isn’t there and feel terrible. Until next week fellow horror scribes!
#HorrorWritersChat
As others (including @roseblack2222.bsky.social ) have said: ego. That sewed alongside hubris is always what ends up bringing down my most nefarious male characters. They think they’re the hero of the story. Reader, they are not.
As others (including @roseblack2222.bsky.social ) have said: ego. That sewed alongside hubris is always what ends up bringing down my most nefarious male characters. They think they’re the hero of the story. Reader, they are not.
Well then, #HorrorWritersChat. What's an archetype anyway? I jest. We're all writers here... after alllllllll....
November 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
As others (including @roseblack2222.bsky.social ) have said: ego. That sewed alongside hubris is always what ends up bringing down my most nefarious male characters. They think they’re the hero of the story. Reader, they are not.
As others (including @roseblack2222.bsky.social ) have said: ego. That sewed alongside hubris is always what ends up bringing down my most nefarious male characters. They think they’re the hero of the story. Reader, they are not.
My brain toward me right now:
a man in a purple shirt is standing in a field with two other men .
Alt: a man in a purple shirt is standing in a field with two other men .
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November 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
My brain toward me right now:
Hello #HorrorWritersChat! You know me... Oli Jacobs, producer of horrors beyond understanding... and as one of the main horrors we don't understand, men are seen at their worst in my book EVERYTHING IS UNDER CONTROL. Well, it does deal with issues around gender, sexuality, and general order...
Here we go, #HorrorWritersChat!
Q1 has arrived. It's international men's day today, and I thought actually that's a good topic. Not the easiest one to build questions around, either. So if I do not hit the mark I am sure you will forgive me.
As usual, no links, no pitches, not till the end.
Q1 has arrived. It's international men's day today, and I thought actually that's a good topic. Not the easiest one to build questions around, either. So if I do not hit the mark I am sure you will forgive me.
As usual, no links, no pitches, not till the end.
November 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Hello #HorrorWritersChat! You know me... Oli Jacobs, producer of horrors beyond understanding... and as one of the main horrors we don't understand, men are seen at their worst in my book EVERYTHING IS UNDER CONTROL. Well, it does deal with issues around gender, sexuality, and general order...
Lots of fresh new books ready for the Board in the City Xmas fayre. Come one, come all, come buy all my books on December 6th.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Lots of fresh new books ready for the Board in the City Xmas fayre. Come one, come all, come buy all my books on December 6th.
facebook.com/events/s/bit...
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Revisited A Hard Days Night, after seeing it in college and thinking it was good. Turns out, it’s a delight! Has that Ealing and French New Wave feel; complete with that irascible charm the Beatles had. Lovely stuff.
a man in a suit and tie says no actually we 're just good friends in a black and white photo
Alt: a man in a suit and tie says no actually we 're just good friends in a black and white photo
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November 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Revisited A Hard Days Night, after seeing it in college and thinking it was good. Turns out, it’s a delight! Has that Ealing and French New Wave feel; complete with that irascible charm the Beatles had. Lovely stuff.
If you were ever thinking of buying one of my books, now is the time… please god, now is the time…
New followers! A fresh intro for you fine new folk…
I’m Oli Jacobs, writer of cosmic horror influenced by Lovecraft, King, and Ligotti. I also write flash stories on my website.
Buy my books here: www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Oli-J...
My website is here: olijbooks.wordpress.com
#booksky #horrorsky
I’m Oli Jacobs, writer of cosmic horror influenced by Lovecraft, King, and Ligotti. I also write flash stories on my website.
Buy my books here: www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Oli-J...
My website is here: olijbooks.wordpress.com
#booksky #horrorsky
November 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
If you were ever thinking of buying one of my books, now is the time… please god, now is the time…
£115 book stock order placed…
a young boy in a blue shirt is talking to a woman in a microphone .
Alt: a young boy in a blue shirt is talking to a woman in a microphone .
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November 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
£115 book stock order placed…
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Across the internet the preponderance of obvious, lowest common denominator GenAI content is becoming sickening. Using social media is like walking down a street covered with dog turds. You have to look carefully no matter disgusting the sight is.
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Across the internet the preponderance of obvious, lowest common denominator GenAI content is becoming sickening. Using social media is like walking down a street covered with dog turds. You have to look carefully no matter disgusting the sight is.
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Happy partially muscled skeleton screaming by the perimeter fence day to all who celebrate. A solemn 30 second screaming before vanishing will take place at 11am.
November 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Happy partially muscled skeleton screaming by the perimeter fence day to all who celebrate. A solemn 30 second screaming before vanishing will take place at 11am.
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Edits for All Quiet on the Terraces is done! Preorder from Amazon now.
Will go on Ko-Fi and D2D on day of release (if not next day, have a busy weekend and start to the week)
mybook.to/quietterraces
Will go on Ko-Fi and D2D on day of release (if not next day, have a busy weekend and start to the week)
mybook.to/quietterraces
All Quiet on the Terraces: A Ghost Story
Amazon.com: All Quiet on the Terraces: A Ghost Story eBook : Mason, M.G.: Books
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November 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Edits for All Quiet on the Terraces is done! Preorder from Amazon now.
Will go on Ko-Fi and D2D on day of release (if not next day, have a busy weekend and start to the week)
mybook.to/quietterraces
Will go on Ko-Fi and D2D on day of release (if not next day, have a busy weekend and start to the week)
mybook.to/quietterraces
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Happy six months to Astrophobia!
This book was my first time contributing to an anthology and I think everyone involved did some damn fine work 😌
If you don't have a copy, the curious can find it here:
books2read.com/astrophobia
This book was my first time contributing to an anthology and I think everyone involved did some damn fine work 😌
If you don't have a copy, the curious can find it here:
books2read.com/astrophobia
November 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Happy six months to Astrophobia!
This book was my first time contributing to an anthology and I think everyone involved did some damn fine work 😌
If you don't have a copy, the curious can find it here:
books2read.com/astrophobia
This book was my first time contributing to an anthology and I think everyone involved did some damn fine work 😌
If you don't have a copy, the curious can find it here:
books2read.com/astrophobia
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Please check out the work of the one who literally made #HorrorWritersChat a reality - @chaoticauthor.online
Love horror?
Love supernatural mysteries?
Want to support an indie author?
If that's a yes, check out these books by MG Mason
aka @chaoticauthor.online
Pick up your chosen read from
> Ko-Fi
> Itchio
> Books2Read
> 'Zon
Links at:
mgmasoncreative.com/all-my-books/
#HorrorSky #BookSky #IndieReads
Love supernatural mysteries?
Want to support an indie author?
If that's a yes, check out these books by MG Mason
aka @chaoticauthor.online
Pick up your chosen read from
> Ko-Fi
> Itchio
> Books2Read
> 'Zon
Links at:
mgmasoncreative.com/all-my-books/
#HorrorSky #BookSky #IndieReads
November 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Please check out the work of the one who literally made #HorrorWritersChat a reality - @chaoticauthor.online
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Thank you for the epic questions!
This month I have a story appearing in Suspended Magazine - a literary mag of prose, poetry, & pieces of art! It's published by @jaymone.bsky.social & is one of my favorite magazines out there in indie spaces:
www.lulu.com/shop/jadae-s...
This month I have a story appearing in Suspended Magazine - a literary mag of prose, poetry, & pieces of art! It's published by @jaymone.bsky.social & is one of my favorite magazines out there in indie spaces:
www.lulu.com/shop/jadae-s...
Suspended Magazine
Suspended Magazine is meant for the stories that are complete yet seem unfinished. The endings hang and dangle off the final page, like a pendulum, seeking answers. Volume 3 is the third print of the ...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Thank you for the epic questions!
This month I have a story appearing in Suspended Magazine - a literary mag of prose, poetry, & pieces of art! It's published by @jaymone.bsky.social & is one of my favorite magazines out there in indie spaces:
www.lulu.com/shop/jadae-s...
This month I have a story appearing in Suspended Magazine - a literary mag of prose, poetry, & pieces of art! It's published by @jaymone.bsky.social & is one of my favorite magazines out there in indie spaces:
www.lulu.com/shop/jadae-s...
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Thanks, Mary!
Find all my stuff at writesinister.substack.com. I'm writing an interactive horror tale called "Cold" where you decide what happens next. Also available is my debut novel "AWOO: The Association of Werewolves and Oppressed Otherlings." #horrorwriterschat
Find all my stuff at writesinister.substack.com. I'm writing an interactive horror tale called "Cold" where you decide what happens next. Also available is my debut novel "AWOO: The Association of Werewolves and Oppressed Otherlings." #horrorwriterschat
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Thanks, Mary!
Find all my stuff at writesinister.substack.com. I'm writing an interactive horror tale called "Cold" where you decide what happens next. Also available is my debut novel "AWOO: The Association of Werewolves and Oppressed Otherlings." #horrorwriterschat
Find all my stuff at writesinister.substack.com. I'm writing an interactive horror tale called "Cold" where you decide what happens next. Also available is my debut novel "AWOO: The Association of Werewolves and Oppressed Otherlings." #horrorwriterschat
Thank you once again #HorrorWritersChat and @marywyrd.bsky.social for hosting!
Generic shill this week for my work. Still looking for that first sale of November. Could it be YOU?
Find your favourite here: www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Oli-J... and enjoy this shelfie of my works (with added Lego)
Generic shill this week for my work. Still looking for that first sale of November. Could it be YOU?
Find your favourite here: www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Oli-J... and enjoy this shelfie of my works (with added Lego)
November 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thank you once again #HorrorWritersChat and @marywyrd.bsky.social for hosting!
Generic shill this week for my work. Still looking for that first sale of November. Could it be YOU?
Find your favourite here: www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Oli-J... and enjoy this shelfie of my works (with added Lego)
Generic shill this week for my work. Still looking for that first sale of November. Could it be YOU?
Find your favourite here: www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Oli-J... and enjoy this shelfie of my works (with added Lego)
#HorrorWritersChat
Ok, here we go...
@elainemwill.bsky.social (graphic novelist - Last Band on Earth)
@raynewman.bsky.social (author - Municipal Gothic)
@slimyswampghost.bsky.social (artist - Sirenhead)
@jasonarnopp.bsky.social (author - Last Days of Jack Sparks)
To name but a few...
Ok, here we go...
@elainemwill.bsky.social (graphic novelist - Last Band on Earth)
@raynewman.bsky.social (author - Municipal Gothic)
@slimyswampghost.bsky.social (artist - Sirenhead)
@jasonarnopp.bsky.social (author - Last Days of Jack Sparks)
To name but a few...
Q4 - CREDITS
Obviously, we’re staying through all of the credits to acknowledge the work of the artists, the musicians, the designers, the directors…etc.
#HorrorWritersChat - Shout out some of the horror creatives you admire and share what they do.
Stay around for the outro to share your work.
Obviously, we’re staying through all of the credits to acknowledge the work of the artists, the musicians, the designers, the directors…etc.
#HorrorWritersChat - Shout out some of the horror creatives you admire and share what they do.
Stay around for the outro to share your work.
November 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
Ok, here we go...
@elainemwill.bsky.social (graphic novelist - Last Band on Earth)
@raynewman.bsky.social (author - Municipal Gothic)
@slimyswampghost.bsky.social (artist - Sirenhead)
@jasonarnopp.bsky.social (author - Last Days of Jack Sparks)
To name but a few...
Ok, here we go...
@elainemwill.bsky.social (graphic novelist - Last Band on Earth)
@raynewman.bsky.social (author - Municipal Gothic)
@slimyswampghost.bsky.social (artist - Sirenhead)
@jasonarnopp.bsky.social (author - Last Days of Jack Sparks)
To name but a few...
#HorrorWritersChat
Oh God.
So, the menu will include...
Epidermal flan from Wilthaven
A keg of Blackwater Stout from Welcome to Ferrendale
Bacon from Deep Down There
A Bad Sandwich from Bad Sandwich
And lashings of booze.
Oh God.
So, the menu will include...
Epidermal flan from Wilthaven
A keg of Blackwater Stout from Welcome to Ferrendale
Bacon from Deep Down There
A Bad Sandwich from Bad Sandwich
And lashings of booze.
Q3 - INTERMISSION
Time for a refreshment break.
We head over to the concession stand and discover that all the food and drink are themed on your work.
#HorrorWritersChat - What refreshments are we enjoying and how are they related to your work?
Time for a refreshment break.
We head over to the concession stand and discover that all the food and drink are themed on your work.
#HorrorWritersChat - What refreshments are we enjoying and how are they related to your work?
November 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
Oh God.
So, the menu will include...
Epidermal flan from Wilthaven
A keg of Blackwater Stout from Welcome to Ferrendale
Bacon from Deep Down There
A Bad Sandwich from Bad Sandwich
And lashings of booze.
Oh God.
So, the menu will include...
Epidermal flan from Wilthaven
A keg of Blackwater Stout from Welcome to Ferrendale
Bacon from Deep Down There
A Bad Sandwich from Bad Sandwich
And lashings of booze.
#HorrorWritersChat
Being a filmic type, there are so many to choose from my works. But I’ll say Deep Down There as I actually had a cast in mind for it!
Playing our main (single mum Hannah) - Freema Agyeman
Villain (the Colonel) - Gary Oldman
Fave (camp pal Charles) - Reece Sheersmith
Being a filmic type, there are so many to choose from my works. But I’ll say Deep Down There as I actually had a cast in mind for it!
Playing our main (single mum Hannah) - Freema Agyeman
Villain (the Colonel) - Gary Oldman
Fave (camp pal Charles) - Reece Sheersmith
Q2 - COMING SOON
It’s time for the trailers.
And look #HorrorWritersChat - it’s a trailer for your very own horror work, adapted for the screen. Congrats!
Which work is it?
And which actor is playing your main protagonist, antagonist or fave character? Share your dream cast!
It’s time for the trailers.
And look #HorrorWritersChat - it’s a trailer for your very own horror work, adapted for the screen. Congrats!
Which work is it?
And which actor is playing your main protagonist, antagonist or fave character? Share your dream cast!
November 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
Being a filmic type, there are so many to choose from my works. But I’ll say Deep Down There as I actually had a cast in mind for it!
Playing our main (single mum Hannah) - Freema Agyeman
Villain (the Colonel) - Gary Oldman
Fave (camp pal Charles) - Reece Sheersmith
Being a filmic type, there are so many to choose from my works. But I’ll say Deep Down There as I actually had a cast in mind for it!
Playing our main (single mum Hannah) - Freema Agyeman
Villain (the Colonel) - Gary Oldman
Fave (camp pal Charles) - Reece Sheersmith
Hello #HorrorWritersChat, tis ol' Oli Jacobs here again. The man who makes cosmic horror that little bit more insidious...
...which ironically isn't a film that inspired me. That would be primarily The Thing, with Dawn of the Dead coming a close second. Don't get me started on a list, though...
...which ironically isn't a film that inspired me. That would be primarily The Thing, with Dawn of the Dead coming a close second. Don't get me started on a list, though...
#HorrorWritersChat
Q1 - DOUBLE FEATURE
Glad you could join our (virtual) cinema trip!
First, let's introduce ourselves and share the horror subgenres we write in.
Now, what are we watching?
Share the two movies/films that have inspired your writing or that capture the vibes of your work.
Q1 - DOUBLE FEATURE
Glad you could join our (virtual) cinema trip!
First, let's introduce ourselves and share the horror subgenres we write in.
Now, what are we watching?
Share the two movies/films that have inspired your writing or that capture the vibes of your work.
November 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Hello #HorrorWritersChat, tis ol' Oli Jacobs here again. The man who makes cosmic horror that little bit more insidious...
...which ironically isn't a film that inspired me. That would be primarily The Thing, with Dawn of the Dead coming a close second. Don't get me started on a list, though...
...which ironically isn't a film that inspired me. That would be primarily The Thing, with Dawn of the Dead coming a close second. Don't get me started on a list, though...
While I am deep in a writing funk/mental health terribleness, I'm still going to try to engage in #HorrorWritersChat tonight. It's actually something that keeps me going these days, which is nice.
November 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
While I am deep in a writing funk/mental health terribleness, I'm still going to try to engage in #HorrorWritersChat tonight. It's actually something that keeps me going these days, which is nice.
“How’s the mental health, Oli?”
homer simpson is holding a box of corn flakes
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November 12, 2025 at 9:58 AM
“How’s the mental health, Oli?”
I’m awake far too early. This is because my nose was itching intolerably and my stomach decided it was Cereal Time.
Back to sleep 😴
Back to sleep 😴
November 11, 2025 at 7:31 AM
I’m awake far too early. This is because my nose was itching intolerably and my stomach decided it was Cereal Time.
Back to sleep 😴
Back to sleep 😴