Paul M(icheals). Feeney
@paulmfeeney.bsky.social
Indie writer, mostly horror. Avid reader, movie/TV watcher, guitarist, occasional reviewer at This is Horror. Find me: https://linktr.ee/PaulFny75 (he/him)
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Not sure if I'm interesting enough (definitely not important enough) for an 'about me', but I'm a <currently on-hold> indie horror writer who loves films, books, music. I left a reasonably secure job at the start of this year to be a HGV driver, then subsequently lost my HGV licence due to a... /1
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Wolf Alice, Beth Ditto, Adam Lambert, Sugababes and more for huge ‘Trans Mission’ charity Wembley gig
The concert is "a statement that trans people are loved, valued, and celebrated, and that the entertainment industry stands proudly with them." www.nme.com/news/music/w...
The concert is "a statement that trans people are loved, valued, and celebrated, and that the entertainment industry stands proudly with them." www.nme.com/news/music/w...
Wolf Alice, Beth Ditto, Adam Lambert, Sugababes and more for huge 'Trans Mission' charity Wembley gig
Wolf Alice, Beth Ditto, Adam Lambert, Sugababes and more for huge 'Trans Mission' charity Wembley gig. See how to get tickets.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Wolf Alice, Beth Ditto, Adam Lambert, Sugababes and more for huge ‘Trans Mission’ charity Wembley gig
The concert is "a statement that trans people are loved, valued, and celebrated, and that the entertainment industry stands proudly with them." www.nme.com/news/music/w...
The concert is "a statement that trans people are loved, valued, and celebrated, and that the entertainment industry stands proudly with them." www.nme.com/news/music/w...
"Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony."
November 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
"Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony."
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A murmur about a great short story collected in Michael Kelly's The Best Weird Fiction of the Year Vol. 1, @undertow.bsky.social. Among other things, Charlotte Tierney's "A Woman's Place Is in the Haunted Home" reveals things about anxiety that only fiction can.
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A Woman's Place Is in the Haunted Home
Weird Murmur Blog by Grant Dowell. Weird Fiction, Pulp Tales, and Horror Story Discussions.
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November 22, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Looking for pressies? With Christmas coming, some true rarities have gone up for sale on my site… 🎁
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November 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Looking for pressies? With Christmas coming, some true rarities have gone up for sale on my site… 🎁
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I don't like doing this, but when a friend comes to me in distress because their publisher is using AI to promote an anthology they're in, I feel compelled to call it out. Weird House Press has used AI before and continues to do so. See below. Keep that in mind if you want to work with them.
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I don't like doing this, but when a friend comes to me in distress because their publisher is using AI to promote an anthology they're in, I feel compelled to call it out. Weird House Press has used AI before and continues to do so. See below. Keep that in mind if you want to work with them.
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So much of this about at the moment. Be careful what you believe.
New #WriterBeware blog post: Yet another in the growing catalog of AI-driven writing scams from Nigeria: a multi-layered marketing/editing referral scheme that begins with a message or email from someone purporting to be a well-known author writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/i...
If a Famous Author Calls, Hang Up: Anatomy of an Impersonation Scam - Writer Beware
You open your email program one morning. The usual work stuff. Some spam (annoying that it got past your filters!). A couple of newsletters (maybe later). You sip your coffee, scroll down. Wait. What’...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
So much of this about at the moment. Be careful what you believe.
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Whoah, cool:
THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by @sgj.bsky.social makes it onto Time Magazine's 100 Must-Read Books of 2025!
"Jones’ chilling vampire Western is a retribution-fueled nightmare for readers with iron guts." Congratulations, Stephen and @sagapressbooks.bsky.social!
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"Jones’ chilling vampire Western is a retribution-fueled nightmare for readers with iron guts." Congratulations, Stephen and @sagapressbooks.bsky.social!
time.com/collections/...
'The Buffalo Hunter Hunter' Is on the 100 Must-Read Books of 2025
Here's why it made the list
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November 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Whoah, cool:
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99c sale!
In this thriller, a childhood Halloween prank gone wrong resurfaces decades later, plunging a group of friends into a nightmarish struggle against a mysterious and malevolent figure from their past.
Now available on Kindle, #KindleUnlimited, and paperback: geni.us/OctoberBoys
In this thriller, a childhood Halloween prank gone wrong resurfaces decades later, plunging a group of friends into a nightmarish struggle against a mysterious and malevolent figure from their past.
Now available on Kindle, #KindleUnlimited, and paperback: geni.us/OctoberBoys
November 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
99c sale!
In this thriller, a childhood Halloween prank gone wrong resurfaces decades later, plunging a group of friends into a nightmarish struggle against a mysterious and malevolent figure from their past.
Now available on Kindle, #KindleUnlimited, and paperback: geni.us/OctoberBoys
In this thriller, a childhood Halloween prank gone wrong resurfaces decades later, plunging a group of friends into a nightmarish struggle against a mysterious and malevolent figure from their past.
Now available on Kindle, #KindleUnlimited, and paperback: geni.us/OctoberBoys
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'A Bram Stoker Award winning novel, The Fisherman is a masterpiece of cosmic horror that contains elements of Lovecraft, Moby Dick and the ghost stories of M.R. James.'
#JohnLangan's The Fisherman is No 16 in The Quietus 25 best pieces of #Horror Fiction of the 21st Century so far
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#JohnLangan's The Fisherman is No 16 in The Quietus 25 best pieces of #Horror Fiction of the 21st Century so far
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November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
'A Bram Stoker Award winning novel, The Fisherman is a masterpiece of cosmic horror that contains elements of Lovecraft, Moby Dick and the ghost stories of M.R. James.'
#JohnLangan's The Fisherman is No 16 in The Quietus 25 best pieces of #Horror Fiction of the 21st Century so far
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#JohnLangan's The Fisherman is No 16 in The Quietus 25 best pieces of #Horror Fiction of the 21st Century so far
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Headsup, this isn’t me. But it does look like me. bsky.app/profile/step...
November 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Headsup, this isn’t me. But it does look like me. bsky.app/profile/step...
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Never forget: rich people are more important than you
November 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Never forget: rich people are more important than you
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Pre-order Luna Novella 2026! In This City, Where it rains by
@lyndseycroal.bsky.social In an alternative Edinburgh, Maggie is haunted by ghosts that only appear in the rain - and it always rains in this city. ☔︎
www.lunapresspublishing.com/lunanovella
@lyndseycroal.bsky.social In an alternative Edinburgh, Maggie is haunted by ghosts that only appear in the rain - and it always rains in this city. ☔︎
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November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Pre-order Luna Novella 2026! In This City, Where it rains by
@lyndseycroal.bsky.social In an alternative Edinburgh, Maggie is haunted by ghosts that only appear in the rain - and it always rains in this city. ☔︎
www.lunapresspublishing.com/lunanovella
@lyndseycroal.bsky.social In an alternative Edinburgh, Maggie is haunted by ghosts that only appear in the rain - and it always rains in this city. ☔︎
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My bestselling YA post-apocalyptic zombie novel, ROT & RUIN, is on sale for $1.99 on Kindle! This is the book being developed for feature film by Alcon Entertainment
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#zombie #zombieapocalypse #rotandruin #zombies
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Rot & Ruin
Rot & Ruin - Kindle edition by Maberry, Jonathan. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Rot & Ruin.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
My bestselling YA post-apocalyptic zombie novel, ROT & RUIN, is on sale for $1.99 on Kindle! This is the book being developed for feature film by Alcon Entertainment
CLICK HERE TO ORDER: bit.ly/3JFgai4
#zombie #zombieapocalypse #rotandruin #zombies
CLICK HERE TO ORDER: bit.ly/3JFgai4
#zombie #zombieapocalypse #rotandruin #zombies
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Nov 8, 2025! Join us for #Pictcon1 A one day, SF convention in Perth, Scotland. A chance to talk about books, games, films etc. Emphasis on Scottish writers. @effjayem.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pictcon1-t...
PictCon1
A one day, science fiction convention in Perth, Scotland. A chance to talk about books, games, films etc. Emphasis on Scottish writers
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February 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Nov 8, 2025! Join us for #Pictcon1 A one day, SF convention in Perth, Scotland. A chance to talk about books, games, films etc. Emphasis on Scottish writers. @effjayem.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pictcon1-t...
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 11:
It's fine to write about darkness. We need the darkness to know the light. Exploring darkness in fiction helps people to know and understand their monsters, and sometimes to overcome them - all in the safe space of the page...
It's fine to write about darkness. We need the darkness to know the light. Exploring darkness in fiction helps people to know and understand their monsters, and sometimes to overcome them - all in the safe space of the page...
November 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 11:
It's fine to write about darkness. We need the darkness to know the light. Exploring darkness in fiction helps people to know and understand their monsters, and sometimes to overcome them - all in the safe space of the page...
It's fine to write about darkness. We need the darkness to know the light. Exploring darkness in fiction helps people to know and understand their monsters, and sometimes to overcome them - all in the safe space of the page...
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Change is... good? Huh... who knew????
But yeah, we got some like, changes coming!
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But yeah, we got some like, changes coming!
magazine.trollbreath.com/change-to-ou...
Change to Our Submission Periods - Trollbreath Magazine
Longer Submission Period Coming in 2026!
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November 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Change is... good? Huh... who knew????
But yeah, we got some like, changes coming!
magazine.trollbreath.com/change-to-ou...
But yeah, we got some like, changes coming!
magazine.trollbreath.com/change-to-ou...
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I am heading home from a fabulous @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social and it is OFFICIALLY PUBLICATION WEEK 🥳🥳🥳
If you're in the area, please do come see me on Thurs in St Andrews & make me sign things??
If you're in the area, please do come see me on Thurs in St Andrews & make me sign things??
On the 6th Nov - DOUBLE LAUNCH DAY - I'm in St Andrews for a book signing. Please come say hi if you're in the area!
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November 3, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I am heading home from a fabulous @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social and it is OFFICIALLY PUBLICATION WEEK 🥳🥳🥳
If you're in the area, please do come see me on Thurs in St Andrews & make me sign things??
If you're in the area, please do come see me on Thurs in St Andrews & make me sign things??
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I concur. FUCK AI!!!
“FUCK AI” is turning into a movement.
After his Frankenstein Q&A at the Chinese Theater, Guillermo del Toro asked the audience to scream “FUCK AI.”
After his Frankenstein Q&A at the Chinese Theater, Guillermo del Toro asked the audience to scream “FUCK AI.”
November 3, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I concur. FUCK AI!!!
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Such a pleasure to see @rainewilson.bsky.social novella being celebrated @britfantasysoc.bsky.social Awards last night! 🥳🏴💙 "a gorgeous love-letter to Iceland's beauty ... its folklore and environment, all wrapped up in an emotional journey of regret and self-discovery" @bingewriting.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Such a pleasure to see @rainewilson.bsky.social novella being celebrated @britfantasysoc.bsky.social Awards last night! 🥳🏴💙 "a gorgeous love-letter to Iceland's beauty ... its folklore and environment, all wrapped up in an emotional journey of regret and self-discovery" @bingewriting.bsky.social
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Honoured and overjoyed to learn that Bury Your Gays won a British Fantasy Award!! 🙇♂️ I’m so grateful for the opportunity to have worked with @ghoulish.bsky.social and our incredible contributors. Thank you to everyone involved in the British Fantasy Awards!! Kicking my heels in glee.
And the winner is Bury Your Gays by Sofia Ajram, accepted on their behalf by Joanne Harris
November 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Honoured and overjoyed to learn that Bury Your Gays won a British Fantasy Award!! 🙇♂️ I’m so grateful for the opportunity to have worked with @ghoulish.bsky.social and our incredible contributors. Thank you to everyone involved in the British Fantasy Awards!! Kicking my heels in glee.
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1st Award of World Fantasy Convention 2025 is the Aldiss Award to acknowledge endeavours in literature and gaming, specifically around world building, in the science fiction & fantasy genre.
November 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
1st Award of World Fantasy Convention 2025 is the Aldiss Award to acknowledge endeavours in literature and gaming, specifically around world building, in the science fiction & fantasy genre.
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In Bangor 😭😭😭
November 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
In Bangor 😭😭😭
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There are now some signed #TheSecretRomanticsBookofMagic in the dealers room at #TheWorldFantasyConvention 😀
November 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
There are now some signed #TheSecretRomanticsBookofMagic in the dealers room at #TheWorldFantasyConvention 😀
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31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Time for a DOUBLE FEATURE!
Two films, both remakes, that surpass the originals in style and presentation, and the originals are classics in their own way. I'm talking about INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS and THE FLY.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Time for a DOUBLE FEATURE!
Two films, both remakes, that surpass the originals in style and presentation, and the originals are classics in their own way. I'm talking about INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS and THE FLY.
October 31, 2025 at 1:08 PM
31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Time for a DOUBLE FEATURE!
Two films, both remakes, that surpass the originals in style and presentation, and the originals are classics in their own way. I'm talking about INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS and THE FLY.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Time for a DOUBLE FEATURE!
Two films, both remakes, that surpass the originals in style and presentation, and the originals are classics in their own way. I'm talking about INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS and THE FLY.