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Tanweer Dar
@tanweerdar.com
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Indie author & artist (No AI). Teacher. Muslim. I love nature, walking, gardening, house plants, history, art, poetry, books and films of all kinds (especially horror).

Love for all, hatred for none.

Website: tanweerdar.com

Birmingham, UK
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My next read is 'Children of Time' by @aptshadow.bsky.social

#Books #Reading #Fiction #SciFi #BookSky
Kindle ebook cover of 'Children of Time' by Adrian Tchaikovsky, featuring a spaceship in the bottom right and a sun spreading light from below the edge of a planet.
November 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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It's C S Lewis' birthday (29th November).

Are you a fan?

Aside from comic books, 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe' and the Narnia series certainly contributed to me getting into #books.

#BookSky #WritingCommunity #Authors #Fiction
Sepia coloured photograph (bust) of the late author, C S Lewis, here a middle aged man with dark, thinning hair wearing a thick jacket and checked tie.
November 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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When Autumn meets Winter 🍂❄️

#Leaves #Frost #Ice #Winter #Photography
Close up photograph of brown leaves coated in frost/ice.
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Nikki is trying to get away from it all on a camping trip with her partner and his friends.

But they are not alone.

Events soon take an unexpected, and bloody, turn...

Will any of them survive what's out there?

➡️ mybook.to/Apex

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐A great read!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Couldn't put it down!
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Wowser!

#Horror
Front cover of my novella, 'Apex', featuring my digital painting of a snarling black panther on a black background.
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Walked to the corner shop to get something for mum, and saw this tiny pond in a crevice at the base of a tree after all the rain recently. Don't know why, but thought it was really cool, so took a picture of it.

#Walking #Nature #Photography
Close up photograph of a tiny pond or water formed in a crevice at the base of a tree. Leaves at bottom and twigs sticking out.
November 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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The Demon (2020)

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Batmanesque Cyberpunk
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A neon cyberpunk rollercoaster
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A thrilling ride through multiple genres

🖤 #Noir ✅
🥊 #Action ✅
💀 #Thriller ✅
🤖 #Cyberpunk ✅
🔥 #Vigilante ✅
🕯️ #RedemptionArc ✅
🧬 #EvilCorporations ✅

Still my best 📚

Buy it here: mybook.to/TheDemonByTanweerDar
Front cover of my book, 'The Demon', featuring an open/ignited lighter on an asphalt surface. The cover is coloured in red, pink and blue.
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Caught the moon in a clear sky before getting into the car on the way to work this morning.

#Moon #Crescent #Photography
Photograph of the crescent moon (waning crescent). Clear sky, blue at the top of the picture, lightening towards the middle and pinky/orange at the bottom with the roofs of houses and tops of trees in the frame.
November 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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My next read is 'The Village' by Caroline Mitchell.

#Books #Reading #Fiction
Kindle ebook cover of 'The Village' by Caroline Mitchell, featuring tall grass and houses and blurred trees in the distance.
November 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Orchid in the kitchen.

#BloomScrolling #HousePlants 🌱🌸
Close up photograph of an orchid with pink flowers: garden with grass and fence in the background, with trees visible in the distance.
November 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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#Sunday #Skircle

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Concentric circles showing profile pictures of accounts I've interacted with most recently on Bluesky.
November 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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So I watched #Frankenstein on #Netflix.

Thread ⬇️

Some of you may know that Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is my favourite fiction book. Not only is it a trailblazer of the sci-fi and horror genres, it is also a powerful, tragic and poignant examination of humanity and morality.

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Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein from the 2025 film, 'Frankenstein'. A man with dark curly hair in a white shirt and black waistcoat holds up a power cell to an auditorium with a shaft of light shining down on him as he speaks.
November 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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My next read is 'About Writing' by @garethlpowell.bsky.social

#Books #Reading #BookSky #NonFiction #Authors #WritingCommunity
Kindle ebook cover of 'About Writing' by Gareth L. Powell, featuring a pencil and sharpener.
November 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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#Sunday #Skircle

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Concentric circles showing profile pictures of accounts I've interacted with most recently on Bluesky.
November 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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I'll be honest, I don't even know what this is. It was in the bouquet I bought my wife and it's absolutely stunning... Leaves which looks like a rose!

#BloomScrolling
Close up photograph of leaves which turn purple-pink in the centre and look like a rose flower.
November 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Watched one of my favourite horror movies, and it still bangs!

Recipe for outstanding horror:

Characters you truly care about ✅
Unbearable tension ✅
*Gasp* moments (different to just jump scares) ✅
'Less is more' ✅
It could happen to you ✅
Stand-out acting performance (Liv Tyler) ✅

#Horror #Movie
'The Strangers' (2008) Liv Tyler as Kristen McKay, wearing a flannel shirt, with a man in a suit and sack-style bag in the background standing in the dark hallway.
October 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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New pencil drawing:

The late Sean Connery as Raisuli from the 1975 film, 'The Wind and the Lion'

© 2025, Tanweer Dar

#PencilArt #Drawing #Sketch #Portrait #SeanConnery #TheWindAndTheLion #Art #ArtSky
My pencil portrait of Sean Connery as Raisuli from the 1975 film, 'The Wind and the Lion'. Bearded man in a dark turban looking up.
October 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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#DavidsMonthOfHorror

Day 29 - creature feature

#MovieChallenge
Monstrous black head with open jaws and huge fangs over a screaming woman's face - from the 2016 film, 'The Monster'
October 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Windswept landscapes. Lovely little autumn walk with the wife. 🍂🥾

#Autumn #Walking #Nature #Photography
Photograph of a young tree with yellow leaves in the foreground, grasses bent over by the winds and a brilliant blue sky in the background.
October 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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New digital painting:

Gothic Arch in Moonlight

© 2025 Tanweer Dar

#Art #DigitalArt #Krita #NoAI #Gothic #Dark
My digital painting of a gothic arch, overgrown with foliage/creepers, with a full mooning shining above.
October 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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My next read is 'Hex' by Thomas Olde Heuvelt.

#Books #Reading #Horror #Fiction #BookSky
Kindle ebook cover of 'Hex' by Thomas Olde Heuvelt - featuring a silhouette surrounded by branches and a ghostly female face in the background.
October 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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#Sunday #Skircle

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Concentric circles displaying the profile pictures of accounts I've interacted with most recently on Bluesky.
October 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Perfect #reading for #Halloween!

Reviews:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thought-provoking and creative
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thrilling & Ruthless
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ We need more books like this
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Couldn't put it down

#Cyberpunk #Fantasy #SciFi #Contemporary #Horror #Indie #BookSky #PromoSky

Check out my books on my website: tanweerdar.com/books
Front cover of my short story collection, 'Neon Nightmares', featuring a pink, red and blue 'glitched' skull on a black background. Front cover of my dark fantasy novella, 'Kingdom of Blood', featuring chess pieces on rocks - all tinted red. Front cover of my Sci-Fi horror novella, 'In the Heart of the Void', featuring a bleak, dark starscape. Front cover of my contemporary horror novella, 'Apex', featuring my artwork of a snarling black panther on a black background.
October 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Drop some BLADES 🔪 ⛸️ 🖤 ⚔️ 🪚
Game art for 'Prince of Persia: Warrior Within' featuring the prince standing in front of a misty background holding a bloody sword in each hand.
October 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Went on a little walk down the road. Saw some more vivid autumn colours. 🍂🍁

#Autumn #Leaves #Photography
Photograph of vivid red leaves on a tree; grey and blue sky in background.
October 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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If you go out in the woods today, you're in for a great... #terror! A purr-fect read for #Halloween season. And I can assure you, this is no ordinary house cat! 🐾

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A great read!'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Great little book'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Wowser'

#BookSky #Indie #Horror #vss365 #caturday

➡️ mybook.to/Apex
Front cover of my novella, 'Apex', featuring my digital painting of a snarling black panther on a black background.
October 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM