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garykruseauthor.bsky.social
From Bodmin Moor to the London Underground.

From the afterlife to the present day via timeslip mirrors & the ghosts of memory.

These 9 tales will thrill you, chill you & break your heart.

Free on #KU!

mybook.to/MOTC

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Reviews of the Mistress of the Crows around the cover of the book.
February 6, 2026 at 11:19 PM
garykruseauthor.bsky.social
No “sixth” in The Crooked Path, so I went with six for today’s #WIPSnips

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amongst the thicket on the other side. Isis saw six in all, vanishing as quick as they appeared, leaving the buck staring at them. Gnats and midges drifted into the cones of light from the headlamps. Breath steamed from the buck's nostrils. It flicked it's head once, then turned and bounded into the trees after the does, leaving the road empty. Maeve shifted to peer out of the passenger window, pressing her palms on the window and staring into the dark. "That," Maeve said. "Was fucking awesome!"
February 6, 2026 at 2:03 PM
jasondbrawn.bsky.social
Throwback Thursday: John Ajvide Lindqvist (Let The Right One In)

Taken: 25 August 2008

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February 5, 2026 at 4:54 PM
monikakim128.bsky.social
THE EYES ARE THE BEST PART will be out in paperback and come with some eye-catching features...

Told from a Korean-American perspective, Monika Kim's feminist psychological horror novel.

Available 3.31.26! 👀

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February 5, 2026 at 1:43 PM
tonyrichards56.bsky.social
I've just updated my website, with news of my novels and short fiction collections from Weird House Press.

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TONY RICHARDS AT WEIRD HOUSE PRESS
Since 2021, much of Tony's fiction has appeared - first as a signed collector's hardback and then as a trade paperback and on Kindle - fro...
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February 5, 2026 at 2:08 AM
garykruseauthor.bsky.social
A “brilliantly chilling compilation of creepy tales” with “some delightful modern takes on classics in the genre”, The Mistress of the Crows features 9 “skilfully written ghastly tales” of #witches, #vampires, #ghosts & human #monsters.

mybook.to/MOTC

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Reviews of Mistress of the Crows, around the cover of the book.
February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
horrorquotes.bsky.social
“Nobody ever really expects a serial killer with nice tits.”

Sister, Maiden, Monster by @lucyasnyder.bsky.social

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February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
garykruseauthor.bsky.social
#WIPSnips

Another snippet from my WIP The Crooked Path…

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"Maeve?" she said, her voice breaking. She scrambled to her feet. Her legs felt heavy. Her stomach twisted with cramps. But she kept moving, falling to her knees again by Maeve's side. Maeve's shoulders were spasming. Now that she was closer, Isis could hear her weeping. Shoulders sagging, smiling wide, Isis shook her head. "Easy, Maeve," Hayden said, guiding Maeve to her back and finally to a sitting position. "You're okay. You're okay." Maeve folded her arms across her knees and buried her face, weeping.
February 4, 2026 at 12:45 PM
corvinasweeney1.bsky.social
Obsession can be deadly.
Find out what horrors await in Temptress of Weinberger Road by Corvina Sweeney
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February 4, 2026 at 5:35 AM
garykruseauthor.bsky.social
Another #WIPSnips from my #witches, #vampires #paganhorror novel, The Crooked Path…

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"You found the temple," Brigid said. Shock squeezed Maeve's stomach at the sudden change of subject. She turned to Brigid, protests and denials already forming in her throat, but Brigid's was staring at her, her gaze knowing. Realising denial was pointless, Maeve swallowed, looked to her bare feet then nodded. "How'd you find out?" She said, blushing "I didn't. Not for certain." Brigid's eyes sparkled, and the corners of her mouth twitched. "Until you just told me. But when' I walked in there from the grounds last night the candles were lit "That wasn't me! I didn't light them. They just came on and then I-" Maeve knew she was babbling, but didn't seem to be able to
February 3, 2026 at 6:11 PM
garykruseauthor.bsky.social
Spent the commute reading beta-reader comments on my other #WIP, Badlands 2.

I love this part of the writing process. The feedback really helps to develop the story and highlight issues that I may have missed.

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February 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM
garykruseauthor.bsky.social
Added 600 words to draft 3 of The Crooked Path tonight.

Nothing like a mother-daughter arguing scene to get the creative juices flowing…

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February 2, 2026 at 9:32 PM
garykruseauthor.bsky.social
Title reveal!

My #witches, #vampires, #paganhorror #WIP, formerly known as Trinity, now has a new name (cos there’s another book called Trinity coming out this year!).

Dare you walk…

(Drum roll!!!)

The Crooked Path?

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A pentagram over purple full moon and two crescent moons. The text reads The Witches of Essex THE CROOKED PATH Book One
February 2, 2026 at 6:14 PM
garykruseauthor.bsky.social
Lydia from my #witches, #vampires, #paganhorror WIP is one of my favourite characters in this project.

Follow my feed for the project title reveal later today!

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Lydia had long known about the Mound Temple. Her birth father lived on the far side of the Weald, and Lydia had first stumbled on the Mound on the day she'd fled heartbroken from her father's place, his rejection, his denial of her very existence or at least his responsibility for it, shattering the last vestige of hope for a normal life she'd had. That day, wanting to turn her back on the world, she'd prised open the boards and slipped inside. There she wept and wailed and curled up in a ball, hoping to died until hunger finally drove her back into the world.
February 2, 2026 at 1:12 PM
garykruseauthor.bsky.social
ICYMI yesterday, there’s a new post on my Substack!

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garykruseauthor.bsky.social Gary Kruse @garykruseauthor.bsky.social · 5d
New on my Substack!

First post for a while, but theres some info on my WIP’s AND I reveal the name of the my #witches, #vampires & #paganhorror #WIP…

Check it out here: open.substack.com/pub/garykrus...

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Back in the Saddle
Hello!
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February 2, 2026 at 9:30 AM
garykruseauthor.bsky.social
Check out this early scene from my #witches, #vampires & #pagan #horror #WIP…

No zeal, but plenty of energy in the book…

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"Not what I expected," she said. Straining against the limitations of its form, the shadow twisted and writhed, stretched and contracted, but it could do no more. She stood. "Don't worry. I'll come back. And I'll bring you a gifft." And then she left. The shadow sparked and jumped until all energy left it, and it settled again, a patch of deeper darkness in the corner of the room. It forgot the girl. It forgot its name again. It forgot what it once had been. Cycles of the moon passed. Then the girl returned.
February 1, 2026 at 2:53 PM
garykruseauthor.bsky.social
New on my Substack!

First post for a while, but theres some info on my WIP’s AND I reveal the name of the my #witches, #vampires & #paganhorror #WIP…

Check it out here: open.substack.com/pub/garykrus...

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Back in the Saddle
Hello!
open.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:58 AM
casualgerbil.bsky.social
First draft done of a new short story. First piece of writing I've done for around a fortnight. Now onto the first edit... and, oh boy, do I have a laundry list of things to get sorted...

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January 31, 2026 at 9:48 PM
frolicpress.bsky.social
My first book is coming! Seven tales. Some of them have been in my brain for decades. They will finally be set loose to enter yours on April 21, 2026.
Cover illustration by James Hutton.

Available where books are sold.

ISBN: 979-8-9944387-4-9

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January 31, 2026 at 5:58 PM
andrewawesome.bsky.social
Some Saturday morning reading…
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January 31, 2026 at 3:10 PM
andrewawesome.bsky.social
Thanks @therealjackfinn.bsky.social for including my collection, InhuMANities 💁🏻‍♀️🍔
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January 31, 2026 at 3:08 PM
theageafter.bsky.social
I just finished this one. 🤘🤓🤘It's a chapter concept for my upcoming horror novel, The Age After Humanity, from the chapter Mass Graves, and Dreams of Possibilities. 😁It's one of the fun chapters. #horrorauthor #author #horrornovel
January 31, 2026 at 2:57 PM
garykruseauthor.bsky.social
Another day, another #WIPSnips extract from my #witches, #vampires, #paganhorror #WIP…

Went with school for this one…

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"Should we have seen something else?" Isis said. Brigid shook her head. "Just curious. You get all sorts of delights around here." She kept her gaze fixed on Isis as she spoke, and Isis held it, frowning back, trying to read her mother's face. Whatever she was hinting at, whatever she was trying to, she was hiding it behind a blank mask. But it flickered in her eyes nonetheless. "So how's school?" Brigid turned to Maeve, and for a while, she and Maeve spoke. Isis watched, saying nothing as she
January 31, 2026 at 1:14 PM
therealjackfinn.bsky.social
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January 30, 2026 at 7:14 PM
garykruseauthor.bsky.social
Thanks Gabino! I’m sharing my collection of short horror stories, The Mistress of the Crows featuring 9 tales of witches, vampires, ghosts and human monsters.

Check it out here: mybook.to/MOTC

Thankful for any reposts! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻😎🤙🏻

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Reviews of Mistress of the Crows around the cover of the book.
January 30, 2026 at 5:40 PM