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Samuel Best
@storiesbysamuel.bsky.social
Spooky teacher by day, spookier writer by night.
‘Hunger’, ‘Shop Front’, and lots of frightening short stories.
Founded Octavius Magazine and lockdown-litmag Aloe.
samuelbest.weebly.com
Well this is exciting! I don’t think I’ve sold books in Italy before.
October 19, 2025 at 9:36 AM
What an email to start the day with. Congratulations @talkscaredpod.bsky.social!
Thank you @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social!
October 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Thanks to everyone downloading Hunger while it’s on offer - it’s creeping up the Amazon charts once again!

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October 4, 2025 at 6:36 AM
From me to you for Hallowe’en - a free novella.

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October 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Spotted today in the library.
August 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
If you fancy a short burst of fatherhood-horror to liven up your June, HUNGER is free to download this week!

Get yours here:

amzn.eu/d/9bKu7zK
June 2, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Thank goodness for @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social delivering good news on this dark and rainy Sunday.

I can’t wait to get started on The Off-Season by @jodierobins.bsky.social!
June 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I wrote HUNGER after my daughter was born. It’s all about change, and fatherhood, and fear.

amzn.eu/d/5YOTpvz
May 5, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Thanks Gabino!

My short horror HUNGER is about an old house, a young family, and a dangerous wooden box found under the floorboards.

“A spine-tingling story where the supernatural and parenthood collide” - A Douglas, Divinations Magazine

Download for 0.99:

£ amzn.eu/d/iLTW6I9

$ a.co/d/gyVWKSc
April 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Happy World Book Day!

If you fancy treating yourself, you can grab one of mine for less than a dollar/pound:

💵 a.co/d/dbuyOHn

💷 amzn.eu/d/18Av2f6

#worldbookday
@worldbookdayuk.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I’m nearing the end of @sarahgailey.bsky.social’s Just Like Home and things just got cranked up to 11. It was brilliant and haunting and uncomfortable and now it’s become unspeakably frightening.
February 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Thanks Gabino!
Hunger is a story about a man who loves his family and tries to protect them from a dark entity he awakens in the woods beyond their garden.
Less than a dollar for the ebook: a.co/d/6SncLHi
#FridayReads
February 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Cool, I’ll take your word for it.
February 12, 2025 at 6:33 AM
HUNGER is a short, sharp, horror story about being a parent struggling to do the right thing.

“I devoured this story in one sitting. A wonderfully dark, gothic story” - Amazon review.

Just 99p/$0.99 for the ebook!

🇬🇧: amzn.eu/d/0xhWc0O
🇺🇸: a.co/d/b6BbLDp
February 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If, like me, you’re housebound due to #StormÉowyn, why not stay safe and curl up with a book while the weather rages outside?

Both my novel Shop Front and novelette Hunger are less than a fiver each right now:

www.amazon.com/stores/autho...
January 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If, like me, you’re housebound due to #StormEowyn tomorrow, why not stay safe and curl up with a book while the weather rages outside?

Both my novel Shop Front and novelette Hunger are less than a fiver each right now:

www.amazon.co.uk/stores/autho...
January 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Merry Christmas everyone! If Santa brought you an eReader/Kindle yesterday you can add HUNGER to it for less than £1/$1:

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December 26, 2024 at 12:51 PM
There was never any doubt, really.
December 4, 2024 at 7:39 PM
HUNGER is a short, sharp, horror story about being a parent struggling to do the right thing

“I devoured this story in one sitting. A wonderfully dark, gothic story and the perfect read as the nights draw in…” - Amazon review.

Just 99p/$0.99 for the ebook!

🇬🇧: amzn.eu/d/0xhWc0O
🇺🇸: a.co/d/b6BbLDp
November 29, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Thanks @gabino.bsky.social!

When Steven finds a wooden box under a floorboard, he awakens something ancient and starving.

Something which threatens everything he holds dear.

Something which won't rest until it's fed.

🇺🇸: a.co/d/j61tN52
🇬🇧: amzn.eu/d/fQK1XUF
November 15, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Who’s that knocking at your door?

Guisers? Trick or treaters?
Or something more sinister?

Open up and let HUNGER in this Hallowe’en.

Free on Kindle until the spell wears off.

UK: amzn.eu/d/fIYGGaM

USA: a.co/d/1zSUsNx
October 31, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Up in the charts already!
October 30, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Oh look, just in time for Hallowe’en, HUNGER is free to download! 🎃

Grab a copy of my spooky short read if you like indie books, folklore monsters, and vulnerable men.

🇺🇸: a.co/d/2CTxjSz

🇬🇧: amzn.eu/d/eqqFAiO
October 30, 2024 at 1:53 PM
HUNGER has hit the library shelves at Cumbernauld @librariesnl.bsky.social!

Head to the Hallowe’en section for spooky short read! 🎃
October 28, 2024 at 5:36 PM
This sounds like the stuff of absolute nightmares.
October 25, 2024 at 12:08 PM