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Katabatic Circus @katabaticcircus.bsky.social an anthology of speculative poetics
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GossamerWight Literary Magazine @gossamerwight.com A UK-based literary magazine dedicated to dark & unconventional storytelling & poetry, centred on its quarterly digital anthologies.
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The Madrid Review @madridlitmag.bsky.social We're an international literary magazine in Madrid. We connect English and Spanish speaking literary cultures through fiction, poetry, essays and interviews.
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Manchester Review @manchesterreview.bsky.social The Manchester Review is an online literary journal that brings together the best of new international writing.
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Leanna Renee Hieber @leannareneehieber.bsky.social Gothic novelist. Ghost-filled non-fiction. Actress. Goth. Narrator. Playwright. NYC Ghost Tour Guide. RAVENFIELD HALL (2/27, Hachette) A HAUNTED HISTORY OF INVISIBLE WOMEN, AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC (USA Today Bestseller, Kensington), STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL (Tor)
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Andrea Lambert Fritz @andreaklambert.bsky.social Writer. Artist. Podcaster. Jet Set Desolate (Future Fiction London: 2009) A Wife in Death and Life (Rochak Publishing: 2025) Vocals in Starlight Ruin. CalArts MFA. Andreaklambert.com
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Horrorborg @horrorborg.bsky.social Lurking during the day, writing horror by night.
Multilingual, neurodivergent
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Suzy Eynon @suzyeynon.bsky.social Writer. Terrestrial from Malarkey Books, Being Seen from Ethel. Managing ed long fiction Variant https://malarkeybooks.com/terrestrial
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Nightjar Press @nightjarpress.bsky.social Single short story chapbooks since 2009. Uncanny, dark, experimental. Manchester/London. Editor @nicholasroyle.bsky.social. Design @johnoakey.bsky.social.
Ilyn Welch @ilynwelch.bsky.social Debut book SIGNS OF PAIN/Shotgun Honey. BAD MAKES BAD slices April 2024📚 https://shotgunhoney.com/books/bad-makes-bad/
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D.R. Forge @drforge.bsky.social lit horror author
Winner of the 2025 NYC Midnight Short Story Contest and 2025 NYC Midnight Scary Story Challenge
HWA/SFWA
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Salon Sinister @salonsinister.com Salon Sinister is dedicated to documenting the 2SLGBTQIA+ experience through horror.
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Lisa @lisadellaporta.bsky.social Deep Woods of Philly | Sometimes Writer | Spoonie Crew | Accidental Startupper | Words in New Letters, Wild Roof Journal, etc.| NO DMs
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Peter Rosch @peterrosch.bsky.social author of WHAT THE DEAD CAN DO / FUTURE SKINNY / MY DEAD FRIEND SARAH / rep'd by @elizcopps at @confluencelit
Catherine Kuo (she/her) @catherinekuo531.bsky.social Horror writer. Stories at Death Knell Press, Dark Matter Ink, and Sliced Up Press. Get “The Space Person” at Timber Ghost Press now!
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Susan Hillwig @susanhillwig.bsky.social Author of Swords & Sixguns, longtime Jonah Hex historian, and fangirl of multiple facets of pop culture!
The Berlin Literary Review @theberlinreview.bsky.social Home to some of the world’s best new writing.
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The Sprawl Mag @thesprawl.bsky.social 🛸 (Cyber-)feminist, anti-colonial speculative fiction, poetry and visual art 🛸
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Baubles From Bones @bfbzine.bsky.social ~ Science fiction and fantasy from the small, overlooked places. ~
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Lydia Prime @lydiaprime.bsky.social Autistic horror author, editor, publisher and professional lurker...
Nina D'Arcangela @darcnina.bsky.social Writer; Photographer; freaky lil imp! Mischievous muse; horror chick; geek; UrbEx'er! Member of PenoftheDamned.com and admin/member of LadiesOfHorror.com on Spreading the Writer's Word.
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A. F. Stewart @afstewartauthor.bsky.social I'm an independent author of horror fantasy, horror, and poetry. No unsolicited DMs.
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Alien Buddha Press @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social Alien Buddha Press has been publishing emerging writers and artists since 2017. Open for submissions at abuddhapress@yahoo.com
OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social OTHERSIDE is a quarterly magazine of speculative fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ writers and artists. 🪐🗡️🌈
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The Fantastic Other @thefantasticother.bsky.social A fresh, genre-bending litmag featuring sci-fi, fantasy, & paranormal oddities & curiosities.
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J. D. Nelson @madverse.bsky.social poet
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poetry micropoetry anti-poetry
Boulder, Colorado
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Dark Galloway @darkgalloway.bsky.social Adventures in a historic landscape. Dark tales and photography from Northern Britain. #Scotland #NorthernBritain #Galloway #history #legend #folklore
The Ghost Monk @theghostmonk.bsky.social Enthusiast of British (mainly) ghostlore, folklore and vintage ghost and weird fiction. Collector of old magazines. Also keen on prehistoric monuments, old churches and suchlike. Am decidedly Q. All scans/photos my own (unless stated). Runs #SpookySunday
Eerie Edinburgh @eerieedinburgh.bsky.social Author of the best selling Hidden Haunts books and Ghostly Tales of the NC500, and creator of the Eerie Edinburgh YouTube channel, where I explore Scotland’s haunted history.
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LichfieldLore @lichfieldlore.bsky.social Lover of curiosities, legends & languages. Searching for stories in Staffordshire & beyond. The weird one from @lichdiscovered. Website: lichfieldlore.co.uk
The Folklore of Warwickshire @warksfolklore.bsky.social Exploring the folklore and folk life of Warwickshire. I can also be found at @hilaryrsparkes.bsky.social
Francine @francibambi.bsky.social All cuttle and no fish.
Co-host of The Truth Shall Make Ye Fret. Writing and art and stuff, too.
The Shropshire Witches Podcast 🦇 @shropwitchespod.bsky.social History, witches, folklore, hauntings, and all things superstitious, Shropshire and beyond 🔮
Alix Chidley-Uttley and Amy Boucher. 🐸🐈⬛🦇
Victoria Clough @ladyvictoriart.bsky.social Historian and Artist
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Nifty Buckles Folklore @niftybuckles.bsky.social Nifty Buckles, the pen name of Valerie Hopkins, is a Canadian multi-genre author inspired by folklore, seasonal traditions, folk magic, and the natural world. Please no DMs.
Julie Shiel @forgottenbeauty.bsky.social A dark leopard of the moon
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Crystal Ponti @crystalponti.bsky.social A freelance writer exploring the intersection of history and folklore. Bylines: The History Channel, The New York Times, BBC, etc. Also @HistoriumU (Historium Unearthia); Grieving mom of Adam.
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Sam Arlington @samarlington.com "writer" | SF noir 👽🌑 dark fantasy 🐉🪄 horror théâtral 😱🏕
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🍂 I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar
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Wired4Wonder's Scary Tales @wired4wonderstales.bsky.social Storyteller of the strange & weird.
Paranormal research, odd history & twisted fiction.
Documenting the shadows of the past. #History #Paranormal #Horror 🕯️ https://linktr.ee/wired4wonder