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Steph Patterson
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A horror poet and writer in love with the spooky and strange. Occasional book reviews. Cat lady. Feminist. Poems featured in Gnashing Teeth Publishing, Suburban Witch Magazine, and Scavengers (Querencia Press). She/her. https://linktr.ee/spookyspatters
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As a former theater kid, Wicked was one of the highlights of the year for me! If Elphaba and Glinda read horror books, these are their picks.

Glinda - a #pinkhorror queen 💖

Elphaba - #horrorpoetry #cosmichorror #darkfantasy

There are a lot of sapphic vibes because they belong TOGETHER! 🩷💚
Wicked movie poster in the background of Glinda, the pink witch, on the ground in a pink gown, silver crown and wand with her arm up stretched to try and reach Elphaba the green witch on her broom in the air in a black dress and hat. The text on top of the image reads: “Wicked Horror Edition” Glinda from the Wicked movie poster is the focus of this image. She is looking to the right at five horror book picks: Pyramidia by Stephanie Sanders-Jacob, Lady of the House by Grace Reynolds, Bunny by Mona Awad, Mewing by Chloe Spencer, Parasocial by Wendy Dalrymple Image of Elphaba from Wicked is the focus of this with her looking to the left at five horror book picks: The Gravity of Existence by Christina Sng, The Lies We Weave by Grace Reynolds, Her Dark Enchantments by Rosalyn Briar, House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson, and Eye of the Ouroboros by Megan Bontrager.
December 7, 2024 at 3:18 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
20/20
#Books
#BookSky 📚📚📚
#BookChallenge
#HorrorSky
#HorrorPoetry
Cover of poetry anthology: “Under Her Skin” The top of the cover has the words “A Women in Horror Poetry Collection, Volume 1.” At the bottom it says Edited by Lindy Ryan and Toni Miller. The background is black and there is a feminine figure with flowers covering the eyes, top part of the face, and down the neck with a black substance dripping from the eye area, mouth and neck.
December 7, 2024 at 1:30 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
19/20
#Books
#BookSky 📚📚📚
#BookChallenge
#HorrorSky
Cover of Parasocial by Wendy Dalrymple. The letters of the title are split up and placed to look like an arrow. The letters are a light pink. Behind the text there is the image of two hands holding a cell phone. The coloring of the image is very psychedelic and neon.
December 6, 2024 at 2:43 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
18/20
#Books
#BookSky 📚📚📚
#BookChallenge
#HorrorSky
Book cover image for Eye of the Ouroboros by Megan Bontregar. The title of the book floats in front of a stag with glowing eyes. There is a snake in the shape of an infinity sign eating itself.
December 5, 2024 at 4:19 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
17/20
#Books
#BookSky 📚📚📚
#BookChallenge
#HorrorSky
Cover of the book Cursed Images - Scary Stories from a Child of the Internet by Kassidy VanGundy. The background is neon pink and teal with an analog feel to it. There is an old school mac looking computer in the bottom right hand corner with demon hands reaching out of a screen of static.
December 4, 2024 at 3:21 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
16/20
#Books
#BookSky 📚📚📚
#BookChallenge
#HorrorSky
Image of the cover of the anthology book “Curbside Curses: The Yardsale Anthology” Curated by Nadine Stewart. Behind the title, there are storm clouds on the horizon and the image of a suburban neighborhood with houses in a grid. The focus is on one row of houses. The roofs are various colors: red, grey, green and brown. There is white text towards the bottom of the cover that says: 22 Secondhand Horror Stories
December 2, 2024 at 5:24 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
15/20
#Books
#BookSky 📚📚📚
#BookChallenge
#HorrorSky
#HorrorPoetry
The cover of the poetry book “Into the Forest and all the way Through” by Cynthia Pelayo. The title text is in red and there is a circle of trees surrounding the text that morphs into the shape of a feminine face and long hair.
December 1, 2024 at 3:55 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
14/20
#Books
#BookSky 📚📚📚
#BookChallenge
#HorrorSky
Cover of the book “Pyramidia” by Stephanie Sanders-Jacob. The book has a bright pick background and an image of a teacup on a saucer with what looks like blood overflowing from the teacup.
November 30, 2024 at 6:23 PM
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This Black Friday, I wanted to support some indie horror authors. This is my horror book haul! Some of them have book deals going on. Either way, check them out!

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Kay Hanifen
Image of five books on a dark background with the moon and sky. The title of the image is “Black Friday Horror Buys.” The books are “Pageant” by Wendy Dalrymple, “Till the Yule Log Burns Out” by Kay Hanifen, “Only Darkness” by Yolanda Sfetsos, “Best Ghost” by C.J. Daley, and “Melancholia” by Sumiko Saulson
November 30, 2024 at 3:43 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
13/20
#Books
#BookSky 📚📚📚
#BookChallenge
#HorrorSky
#HorrorPoetry
Cover of “Bad Omens” by Jessica Drake-Thomas with a figure in a black corset and ringed hands grasping a silver chain with a cross on the end of it
November 29, 2024 at 10:45 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
12/20
#Books
#BookSky 📚📚📚
#BookChallenge
#HorrorSky
The book cover image of “I Found Puppets Living in my Apartment Walls” by Ben Farthing. The words are on top of a darkened room with a big blue puppet peeking out of a closet.
November 28, 2024 at 6:25 PM
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“Lady of the House” is a great read! Grace (spillinggrace.bsky.social) is incredibly talented. #horrorsky #horrorpoetry #poetryisnotdead
A white woman with long brown hair holds a copy of the horror poetry book “Lady of the House” by Grace R. Reynolds
November 28, 2024 at 3:59 AM
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Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn’t a selfie.
A meme of the clown from It peeking out from the sewer with the words “I have cute cats down here” above him. Then three panels below show a person sliding into the sewer.
November 28, 2024 at 3:50 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
11/20
#Books
#BookSky 📚📚📚
#BookChallenge
#HorrorSky
#HorrorPoetry
Book image of Fanged Dandelion by Eric Larocca. Black background with a dandelion on the cover under the title.
November 28, 2024 at 3:27 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
10/20
#Books
#BookSky 📚📚📚
#BookChallenge
#HorrorSky
#HorrorPoetry
Image of book cover for Monstrum Poetica poetry by Jezzy Wolfe
November 26, 2024 at 7:19 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
9/20
#Books
#BookSky 📚📚📚
#BookChallenge
Book cover of the patient routine by Luna Rey hall.
November 26, 2024 at 2:58 AM
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If you see this, quote it with a horror film you love.

Pearl (2022): A brilliant performance that embraces feminine rage in the most disturbing ways.
An image of a movie poster for Pearl
November 26, 2024 at 1:18 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
8/20
#Books
#BookSky 📚📚📚
#BookChallenge
November 24, 2024 at 4:08 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
7/20
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#BookSky 📚📚📚
#BookChallenge
Image of the book Bloodchild and other Stories by Octavia E. Butler
November 23, 2024 at 1:13 PM
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The energy I am bringing to 2025
🦝
November 22, 2024 at 11:35 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
6/20
#Books
#BookSky 📚📚📚
#BookChallenge
Image of the book House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson
November 22, 2024 at 5:50 PM
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In one image, where are you at mentally?
Image of meme that reads, Why is the cat screaming? Then shows an image of a black outlined cat with an open mouth. 1. Why wouldn’t the cat scream 2. If you were smart, you’d be doing the same thing
November 21, 2024 at 11:42 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
5/20
#Books
#BookSky 📚📚📚
#BookChallenge
Image of the book The Lies We Weave by Grace R. Reynolds
November 21, 2024 at 12:39 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
4/20
#Books
#BookSky 📚📚📚
#BookChallenge
Image of the book Priestess by Kara Voorhees Reynolds
November 20, 2024 at 11:31 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
3/20
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#BookSky 📚📚📚
#BookChallenge
An image of the book A Sea of Pearls and Leaves by Rosalyn Briar
November 19, 2024 at 11:53 AM