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Rob Gillham
@robgillham.bsky.social
London-dwelling writer of dark and sometimes silly speculative/SF fiction, double bass plucker, professional luddite. robgillham.com
Getting reacquainted with an old friend
October 28, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Welcome to episode 703. First, we learn that even villains can fall in love. Then, a man clearing out his childhood home uncovers dark truths about a childhood friend (by @robgillham.bsky.social, read by @georgiacooked.bsky.social).

talestoterrify.com/episodes/703-chris-riley-rob-gillham
July 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
My story The Horrid Tale of Jeremy Timkins featured in the latest episode of @talestoterrify.bsky.social talestoterrify.com it's sort of Beatrix Potter meets Takes of The Unexpected #audiobook #podcast #horrorstory #shortstory #horrorwriters #specfic #specwriters
Tales to Terrify – Weekly short horror fiction podcast
Tales to Terrify is a weekly short horror fiction podcast. We bring frightful stories to your ears audiobook style – unadorned and unadulterated.
talestoterrify.com
July 18, 2025 at 9:07 AM
My short story ' The Horrid Tale Of Jeremy Timkins' due to feature in @talestoterrify.bsky.social podcast latest episode on Friday. It's sort of Beatrix Potter meets HP Lovecraft in an episode of Tales of The Unexpected. Sort of. #shortstory #horror #podcast #horrorwriting #specfic #amwriting
July 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Had a lovely chat with @sylviabishop.bsky.social about Warhammer books I'd recommend, with titles from @VincentAbnett, @gavthorpe.bsky.social @writervh.bsky.social, Gordon Rennie, and Chris Wraight. This was a great and in-depth chat, so I hope you enjoy our discussion fivebooks.com/best-books/w...
The Best Warhammer 40k Books
There are over 370 books in the Warhammer 40k series. As veteran Warhammer author Graham McNeill explains, the books offer a chance to introduce complexity and depth, while respecting the Lore the fan...
fivebooks.com
March 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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The new issue is HERE! Have you gotten a chance to dig in yet? Any favorite stories?
March 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Dark Rapture in Cosmic Horror Monthly out now #shortstory #horror #specfic
My short story, Dark Rapture, out soon in the March issue of Cosmic Horror Monthly
February 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
My short story, Dark Rapture, out soon in the March issue of Cosmic Horror Monthly
February 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Part four of my satirical sci-fi short story Joy Worms out, serialised all week and free to read in the Daily Tomorrow. #scifi #shortstory #satire #author #specfic
January 23, 2025 at 10:28 AM
My sci-fi short story Joy Worms is serialised in bite-sized chunks all this week on Daily Tomorrow. It's free to read: dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/joy-worms-...
Joy Worms - Part One
By Rob Gillham
dailytomorrow.substack.com
January 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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New Story Sunday!

This week, a story from British author Rob Gillham (@robgillham.bsky.social) that's a little more gummy worm than creepy-crawly, but that doesn't mean it can't bite...

Joy Worms
By Rob Gillham

dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/joy-worms-...
Joy Worms - Part One
By Rob Gillham
dailytomorrow.substack.com
January 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Just returned from #fantasycon2024 with my modest stash, evidencing hitherto hidden reservoirs of self-restraint @britfantasysoc.bsky.social
October 13, 2024 at 4:16 PM
My short story, "Pillars of Distraction" available to read for free now at Mythaxis (@mythaxis.bsky.social). It's a dystopian little tale of addiction and ads that won't quit. Not so much grimdark as greydark... mythaxis.co.uk/issue-39/pil... #scifi #specfic #author ✍️ #fantasy 🔱
October 2, 2024 at 1:49 PM
The latest issue of Mythaxis magazine is out and available to read for free online, featuring "Pillars of Distraction", a dystopian scifi short by yours truly. #speculative-fiction #SF-writers
The new issue of Mythaxis is now live!
mythaxis.co.uk/issue-39/

Many thanks to our text contributors, Teresa Milbrodt @stevengenise.bsky.social Carl Walmsley @slashnburnett.bsky.social @robgillham.bsky.social & Mattia Ravasi (and to Michael Kváč for the cover and Micah Hyatt on voice!)
October 1, 2024 at 7:30 PM
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There's SO MUCH going on at your BFS in the coming weeks. Don't forget members get discounts on many of our events! What will we see you at?

Full details and tickets available via our website: britishfantasysociety.org/events-2/eve...

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September 17, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Amen to that
There is no level of fame I would consider sufficient for Diana Wynne Jones.
September 2, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Pleased to announce I've something short and nasty coming up with @talestoterrify.bsky.social - sort of Beatrix Potter meets Tales Of The Unexpected #speculativefiction #horror #shortstory #podcast #writerscommunity #amwriting
July 16, 2024 at 8:26 AM
My first pro rate short story sale out @escapepod.org narrated by @alasdairstuart.com! Last time I mention it (hey, a win's a win—they don't come around every day).
My first pro short story sale is out now
@escapepod.org. "Rupert Weard and the Case of the Adamant Annihilist" a speculative-mystery romp inspired by Douglas Adams, Sherlock Holmes and HP Lovecraft. Featuring a talking rabbit and tentacular horrors ✍️ #amwriting escapepod.org/2024/06/27/e...
July 1, 2024 at 8:56 AM
My first full-length pro short fiction sale finally in the world this weekend #shortstory #amwriting #writingcommunity #sciencefiction #Speculativefiction #fantasyfiction
My first pro short story sale is out now
@escapepod.org. "Rupert Weard and the Case of the Adamant Annihilist" a speculative-mystery romp inspired by Douglas Adams, Sherlock Holmes and HP Lovecraft. Featuring a talking rabbit and tentacular horrors ✍️ #amwriting escapepod.org/2024/06/27/e...
June 29, 2024 at 10:39 AM
My first pro short story sale is out now
@escapepod.org. "Rupert Weard and the Case of the Adamant Annihilist" a speculative-mystery romp inspired by Douglas Adams, Sherlock Holmes and HP Lovecraft. Featuring a talking rabbit and tentacular horrors ✍️ #amwriting escapepod.org/2024/06/27/e...
June 28, 2024 at 4:53 PM
I'm all about the tentacular horror @escapepod.org
Happy endweek, sapients and germs! This time we've got for you a fresh Escape Pod original, "Rupert Weard and the Case of the Adamant Annihilist" by Rob Gillham. And with tentacular horrors showing up in the first sentence, you know it's gotta be something.
Escape Pod 947: Rupert Weard and the Case of the Adamant Annihilist
Rupert Weard leapt into the drawing room, escaping a hallway dense with impossibly angled, tentacular horrors trying to sell him insurance. “Ye gods, it’s bedlam out there,” he said.
escapepod.org
June 28, 2024 at 12:25 PM