Dim Shores @dimshores.bsky.social Micropress publisher of weird fiction. Cat enthusiast. Abyss gazer, void screamer. No ICE, no KKK, no fascist USA. Also no AI. Trans rights are human rights. Billionaires should not exist. He/him. π€π©Άπ€π dimshores.com
Trevor Henderson π (commissions closed) @slimyswampghost.bsky.social he/him NO A/I GARBAGE
πͺ± Artist / illustrator / writer obsessed with ghosts βn ghouls
πͺ± Wrote Scarewaves / Scarewaves: Beyond The Grave
πͺ± Creature concepts for Tarot (2024) + others
Movie Magic Liker @makeupfxarchive.bsky.social I run Makeup Effects Archive at makeupeffectsarchive.blogspot.com (18+)
Kurt Fillmore @kurtfillm.bsky.social I'm an author from Sonoma County California. I write novellas and short stories. Usually science fiction, horror, and rarely, some dramatic or humorous pieces. I write them; no AI anywhere.
H. Marin @hanmarin.bsky.social β’ han
β’ she/they
β’ MFA - Fairfield U.
β’ queer, nd, & disabled spec fic author
β’ HWA, SFWA, Codex
β’ freelance editor @ http://www.hmarinliterary.com
β’ novelette editor @foofarawpress.bsky.social
β’ fck genAI
β’ words in Night Shades, ITAL, Gavagai & more
Holly Hefner @hollyhefner.bsky.social Iβm Holly. I write strategy for ad campaigns. Sometimes I write weird spec as H. Hefner and romance as Selene Grande. Work in Epic Echoes, Bothered Stories, Last Girls' Club, Pseudopod, Ominous Thrill, Illustrated Worlds. πππ Bi-furious.
Decor Den @decorden.social.pcpulse.us Cozy home decor finds & simple styling ideas. β¨ Make your space feel just right.
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Shantell Powell @shanmonster.bsky.social Author, artist, poet, & Indigiqueer swamp hag. Grew up on the land & off the grid. Writing in The Deadlands, Augur, Nightmare, Malahat Review, Fiddlehead, etc. Aurora finalist, optimistic nihilist & possible witch. No GenAI
shanmonster.dreamwidth.org
Skellan-ton (they/he) @stelsadick.bsky.social π«NO AI/LLM, NO CRYPTO, NO NFTπ«
31.
Writer. Probably a vampire.
Multidisciplinary hobbyist.
SEEK SHELTER NOW https://ko-fi.com/stelsadick/shop
HELIOTROPE AND HELLFIRE coming eventually.
Zatar @zatar.bsky.social Book Nerd. He/Him
https://ko-fi.com/zatar
Reiht Aug πβ€οΈπ³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπβ§οΈ @reiht-aug.bsky.social Trans woman, bisexual, Atheist. I rarely leave my home. I have a love / hate relation with myself. π«MAGA π«DM π«Porn π«Crypto
Instant block if asking for money or no BIO and relevant posts. Opinions are my own
Gene Seanovich @cossackgene.bsky.social Π ΡΠΆΠ΅Π½ΡΠΉ ΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΠΊ now on Bluesky
If you know me irl, please try to ignore the gay shitposting. I was raised on Twitter
Willow Nichols-Capra π€ @novellamenagerie.bsky.social Writer | Salem, MA | BIPOC & π³οΈβπ | NEHW | WIHAMA | HWA | 1816 and Boston Writers of Color Award Winner
Assist. Editor: Drabblecast | Moonday Mag |
Blood+Honey, Horrific Scribes, Cosmic Horror Monthly, Gavagai, etc π½
https://linktr.ee/WillowNicholsCapra
The BLACK LIGHT SYNDICATE @the-downloadcentre.bsky.social https://lnk.bio/The_Black_Light
Madness Heart Press @madnessheartpress.bsky.social indie publisher of amazing horror
Wytwavedarling (she/her) @wytwavedarling.bsky.social Writer. Book Coach. Editor of Horror & SFF & PNR & Suspense. Lover of Moose & Wolves & Snakes. VP of HOWL Society. Repped by Keir Alekseii of Azantian Literary.
Find my horror stories in Cosmic Horror Monthly, Marshlands Horror, & Howls from the Wreckage!
Steven Patchett @stevenpatchett.bsky.social He/Him. Engineer, Husband, Father. Writer in the Northeast of England. Anti-AI. Kindness matters.
I don't reply to random DMs.
Reader for the Small Spec Book Awards.
Published here and there.
Linktr.ee/stevenpatchett
Great leader Gorom camp (they /them)π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ @kiwanasharif38.bsky.social Trans .Activistπ³οΈββ§οΈπ«Ά , human rig
hts defender, gender equality advocating for lgbtqia+π³οΈβππ«Άin gorom refugees camp South sudan.
Raising awearness to access food, water & shelters.
#help https://gofund.me/ce56ec7ee
HODAG RPG @hodagrpg.bsky.social Y2k meets B/x!
:Sheboygan's Favorite Son:
Illustrator.
Game Maker.
Phantom Menace Defender.
Someone's Nu-Metal Older Brother.
-He/Him-
Ennies:π₯π₯π₯π₯βοΈ
Cairnies: 1
No AI, No Nazis, No Jabronis
Commissions Open
ANMLY @anmlymag.bsky.social www.ANMLY.org/
www.medium.com/anomalyblog
https://www.anmly.org/newsletter
Lit mag. International, intersecting, always interesting.
Header by αΉ¬aΓΌs Jafar.
Scott M | Haunted Edition π @voxparlour.bsky.social Multi-award-winning TTRPG author and folklorist. Wrote Romance of the Perilous Land, Quill, The Terror Beneath, USR. Co-designer, Tunnels & Trolls: A New Age.
Carrd profile: https://scottmalthouse.carrd.co/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/scottmalt
Elliott Dunstan -- GROTESQUE Oct 13th! @fiversdream.bsky.social disabled mixed-race deafblind writer, editor and reviewer, he/it, 30, transmasc genderqueer
anarcho-communist feminist, chaos gremlin. 18+ only, please.
icon by @papayaOLP!
https://linktr.ee/elliottdunstan
tRaum Books @traumbooks.bsky.social trans micro press β‘ BLACK HOLE SCIENCE IS FILLED WITH APOLOGIES, by Never Angeline North is out now!!!
π«NO AI ++ FVCK ICE ++ FREE PALESTINE
https://payhip.com/tRaumBooks
https://traumbooks.itch.io/
www.traumbooks.com
Vincent Midgard @vincentmidgard.bsky.social Intrepid host of The Dark Mind Podcast - where we explore the boundless realm of dark literature and film.
Website: thedarkmindpodcast.com
cecil fenn @cecilfenn.bsky.social writer + designer β’ former funeral professional β’ author of queer contemporary gothic embalming novel THE RESTORATIVE ARTIST (17.09) β’ he/him β’ π³οΈββ§οΈπ₯πͺ¦π
https://linktr.ee/cecilfenn
Douglas Hackle @douglashackle.bsky.social Author of Zoltergeist the Poltergeist, TERROR MANNEQUIN, The Ballad of TERROR TINY TIM, Clown Tear Junkies, and other bizarre books.
jade π« comms closed @yellghoul.bsky.social she/her @ making comics β¨π THE LAST GIANT (2030) π» GHOST CIRCUS (2025) π³οΈβππ jadezzq@gmail.com / repped by Erin Casey Westin π jadezhang.art
πͺ±πΌππ πππͺ± @oddoblivion.bsky.social π³οΈββ§οΈ|He/Him|31| I draw spooky pictures
Contact: Oddoblivionart@gmail.com
Other stuff: https://linktr.ee/0ddoblivion
ππ π.π.|ππ ππ
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Sofia Coprophagia @allisonmick.bsky.social fart noise maker (mouth and butt)
HUMBOLDT CUT π²πͺ out now
DIVE π©Έπ€ out Nov 2026
DARK WAVES π€π out Jan 2027
horror/comedy/animation writer. she/they making sicko shit.
Books repped by JJBaker
Anim repped by SamGoff
https://linktr.ee/allison.mick
A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social Author and reviewer. Stoker and Sunburst Award winner. Nebula, World Fantasy, Stoker, Locus, Shirley Jackson, British Fantasy, Lamba, and Ignyte finalist. She/her. www.acwise.net. https://linktr.ee/acwise
alex fox @alexfox.bsky.social Writing mostly about fucked up guys with swords. look upon my works and despair
https://www.afoxwrites.com
afoxwrites on IG (still building this up)
alexfoxauthor@gmail.com
Tiffany Morris @tiffmorris.bsky.social SFFH writer. Lβnuβskw (Mi'kmaw). She/her. Bi cis anarchafeminist. Free Palestine π΅πΈ Pessimism of intellect, optimism of will. Views mine, not employers. Fuck AI forever.
Books:
π©ΈCarnalis
πΏ Green Fuse Burning
π Elegies of Rotting Stars
π§ Rep by Jo Ramsay
k thompson π€ @thompsinator.bsky.social 26 β’ she/they β’ here for writing stuff, but I canβt help running my mouth β’ portal 2 is the greatest video game of all time
Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social SISTER, MAIDEN, MONSTER (Tor Nightfire, Titan). 5 Bram Stoker Awards. Shirley Jackson finalist. Work in Strange Horizons, Nightmare, Asimov's, Pseudopod, etc. Clarion grad. π³οΈβπ
www.lucysnyder.com
Rep: @jord4nhill.bsky.social
Cats, aquariums and terrariums
Jeremy Ghooooost Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Award nominated author of THE MERRY DREDGERS and BEDFELLOW and THE ATROCITIES. FAMILIAR out now! Fabric artist. Butler for cats. They/them
https://jeremycreature.bigcartel.com/
https://www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
ECHO ECHO @echoechoillu.bsky.social A boogie graveyard πͺ¦
https://echoecho.bigcartel.com/
https://www.instagram.com/echoechoillustrations/
Lesbian Death Bed: The Bed that Eats Pussy (pro orph) @bitterkarella.bsky.social Midnight Society founder. Genderfluid transvestite goblin π³οΈββ§οΈπΊ He/She/They. Reppd by @literaryfey http://www.bitterkarella.com | Out now: Split Scream 5, Moonflow. Soon: Quaint Folk
Eve Harms, Orph Understander @eveharms.com Exploitation/bizarro/horror authoress of books such as TRANSMUTED and CHASERS. Streaming with Bitter Karella at 10am PST every Weds.
https://eveharms.com/links/
Lee Mandelo @leemandelo.bsky.social phd in gender studies - writer of books (Summer Sons, Feed Them Silence, The Woods All Black, and anthology Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity)- he/him
Elford Alley @elfordalley.bsky.social Horror author and disgraced paranormal investigator. Author of Wildcat Thicket, Never Leaving, and Apartment 239, and the Haunted Holidays kids books!
Links: https://campsite.to/elfordalley
FenrirKin | ααααααααααα @fenrirkin.bsky.social π«NO AIπ« They/them ααααααααααα | Writer, streamer, LARPer | Current WIP: Urban Fantasy/Folklore Horror
Some kind of cryptid. Probably. Don't worry about it.
Avatar made by Ben Fleuter. Banner image by Enka2040.
Carson Winter @carsonwinter.bsky.social Author, punker, raw nerve. PORTRAITS OF DECAY out now. Co-host of the Dead Languages Podcast. Social media at CHM. https://linktr.ee/CarsonWinter
Tristan π¦ @tristanmarlowe.bsky.social occasional artist π¦ caretaker of felines π¦ southern gothic gay π¦ he/they π³οΈββ§οΈ
no DMs unless we interact a lot
Esther Alter @esther-alter.bsky.social Trans Jewish byte array
Open source software developer
Sturgeon-nominated spec fic writer: Deadlands, Escape Pod, Strange Horizons, Baffling, elsewhere
ΧΧΧ¨ Χ°Χ’ΧΧ ΧΧ² ΧΧΧΧ’Χ¨ΧΧ’ΧΧ
https://esther-alter.com
Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com Trans Queerdo. He/Him. Shirley Jackson Award Winner. Nebula, Sturgeon, World Fantasy, and L.A. Times Book Prize Finalist. Wrote I NEVER LIKED YOU ANYWAY (Lethe Press), WHEN I WAS LOST (Trepidatio), and THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS (Lethe). No AI. Fuck ICE.
ghoul thing @davevriser.bsky.social he/him. graduate student, writer, & transsexual horror. work appears in Bloodletter, The Arkansas International, and Dark Matter Presents: The Off-Season. Not Only Will This Kill You But It Will Hurt The Whole Time You Are Dying via Tenebrous Press 2027
Coffinesque @coffinesque.bsky.social Horror writer and novella enthusiast! Music, movies, and plants are also great. (She/they)
Morgan Wodring π¦ NEW WEIRD NATION @morkalmarrh.bsky.social Also summoned as 'Mog'. Writer, artist & scientist. On the @smallpitch.org team. He/they/it. ND & aroace. Rep: A.J. Van Belle
Neon Dystopia Network @realneondystopia.bsky.social Bringing you fresh cyberpunk fiction from the heart of the dystopia.
Check it out at: https://www.neondystopia.com/
We got a podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/
Keep our lights on: Patreon.com/neondystopia
@sicherrevalerie.bsky.social @sicherrevalerie.bsky.social 
Basile Lebret edits Cult of the Dog @evoripclaw.bsky.social Horror (screen)writer
God's Cruel Joke literary magazine @godscrueljokelp.bsky.social https://www.godscrueljokelit.com
Submissions are CLOSED.
God's Cruel Joke propagates writing that explores the uncanny intersection of the profound and the profane.
A.C. Bauer @acbauer.bsky.social Horror writer and storyteller. Fan of books, comics and movies. Owner of @Cateyepress.bsky.social, an indie horror press. Halloween III stan account π. He/him
austinbauerwrites.wixsite.com/acbauer
Nick Harkins π Querying @dreadwrites.bsky.social he/him, queer
πmaine
horror author ποΈ
microbiologist π§«
short fiction published with: slugger, tba
#revpit β26 shortlist
pen name: E.A Harkins
https://linktr.ee/dreadful_musings
Blood+Honey @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social Blood+Honey is a new lit mag that revels in the experimental & the avant-garde, dirty and kitchen sink realism. SUBMIT your poetry, fiction, CNF, and digital art!!! SUBS Currently CLOSED!!!
EIC: @davidestringel.bsky.social
https://www.bloodhoneylit.com/
Naomi Simone Borwein @nsborwein.bsky.social Horror scholar, PhD, HWA, CSFFA | Global Indigenous Horror (UPM) | Poetry Editor Orionβs Belt | Words in Future Fire, UtopiaSF, Space&Time, Star*Line | co-EIC @angrygablepress.bsky.social | EIC @katabaticcircus.bsky.social
David Corse @itsmedavidcorse.bsky.social Hey, weirdos. I'm David, a dark fantasy and horror author from the Midwest. I write stories that will hit you in the feels and make you say WTF.
OUT NOW: CERULEAN SKY
OUT NOW: Split Scream Volume 6
π https://linktr.ee/DavidCorse
Thea O'Ryan Files @theaoryanfiles.bsky.social Thea O'Ryan is a Canadian writer with a love for all things horror. She went on a road trip to the Bruce Peninsula in 2014 and has not been seen since.
She is, however, still frequently heard.
https://www.theaoryanfiles.co.uk/
πππ
π€π©Άπ€π
Cymru/Canada
Plague Relic @plaguerelic.bsky.social Dungeon Synth from the middle of nowhere.
https://plaguerelic.bandcamp.com/
#dungeonsynth #darkambient
#ambient #fantasy #fantasysynth
Matthew Pritt @matthewtpritt.bsky.social Baker, Author of literary and speculative fiction and poetry, Collector of cats and tiered rejections, Appalachian, Perpetually tired. Novelette LASH EGG out now in Split Scream Volume 8 from Tenebrous Press. He/him
Santiago Eximeno @santiagoeximeno.bsky.social Escribo. DiseΓ±o juegos de rol, de mesa y ficciones interactivas.
Soy un tipo feliz e irrelevante. Y weird. Y goth. Y liminal. Y tambiΓ©n incoherente. Y juego con mi ZX Spectrum.
Invitadme a vuestros saraos, que me apunto.
Mi no-yo vive en www.eximeno.com
Matt Brandenburg @brandenburgdm.bsky.social The Ernest P. Worrell of horror fiction.
The Dogmen Fudge Incident and ...And Out Come the Toys out now! Listening to horror soundtracks, punk/ska. Possibly in Michigan (he/him)
Hey, I have a website?!
https://matt-brandenburg.com/
C.H. Pearce @chpearcewrites.bsky.social Spec fic writer, reader, artist. Wrangles, variously: words, data, two small children. Loves history, New Weird, rats. πππ A/member SFWA, HWA. Rep: @clgslr.bsky.social | w: www.chpearce.net | IG: c.h.pearce
Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social Creative Virtual Assistant & Author Assistant - www.marywyrd.com
All about the books. No GenAi.
Horror writer.
#AuthorAssistant
#HorrorWritersChat co-host
#TheShadowsThatWeCarry
#HauteHorrorCover
#BookPairing
#WriterTips
#BacklistSaturday
No DMs.
Tashi Saheb-Ettaba @tashise.bsky.social She/Her
Multiracial π―π΅ πΊπΈ πΉπ³
MG and YA Horror Writer
#AmQuerying my YA Horror, THE NIGHTMARE THAT DEVOURS
https://www.tashisaheb-ettaba.com
Michael Wehunt @michaelwehunt.bsky.social A creature assembled from found footage. Bram Stoker Award Winner, Georgia Author of the Year Award winner, Crawford Award + Shirley Jackson Award Nominee. Author of the novels NIGHTJARS (9/29/26) & THE OCTOBER FILM HAUNT.
N.J. Gallegos is Dr. Spooky (she/her) @drspookyer.bsky.social I like big cats. ER doc. Horror author. Artist. Cohost of The Scream Kings Podcast. Member of HWA. Pro-choice. BLM. I voted for her. Star Wars & BravoTV fanatic. She/her. ππ³οΈβπ
Personal site: https://njgallegos.com
Podcast: https://www.screamkingspodcast.com
πͺΌGhost Jellyfishlines π PaxUπͺΌ @jellyfishlines.itch.io Pfp: @wifeclipse
He/Him. ENNIE nomβd ttrpg designer guy in a shaker charm. 25. Disabled. Queer.
Contact: jellyfishlines@proton.me
https://jellyfishlines.com/
https://jellyfishlines.itch.io
https://jellyfishlines.carrd.co/
Ivy Grimes @ivygrimes.bsky.social Writer of dreamlike fiction | she/her | www.ivyivyivyivy.com 
lcurtain @lcurtain.bsky.social I usually only repost things I agree with, I donβt post a lot.
Micah Castle π @micahcastle.com πΊNew book The Companions We LoseπΊ mybook.to/companion | Horror and weird fiction author. | Editor. | Drifting in the Void.
www.linktr.ee/micahcastle
Joe Butler @writelikeashark.bsky.social Weird/Curio/Sci-Fi/Horror writer, novelist, & creator of the Haunted Hotel Project. Founder/editor/cover artist for @TLDRpress. Imperfect Creatures published by Diachroneity Books, OUT NOW! (He/Him)
www.writelikeashark.com
Cameron Howard @chpenforhire.bsky.social Weird fiction editor.
Publications include The Skull & Laurel / anti-AI special issue Thank You For Joining the Algorithm with Tenebrous Press, and The Tentaculum with the Drabblecast.
John Chrostek @johnchrostek.com Co-owner @eveninghouse.bsky.social
Writer:
FEAST OF THE PALE LEVIATHAN
BOXCUTTERS
EIC @cold-signal.com
Buffalo, NY
johnchrostek.com
Whisper House Press (Steve Capone, Jr.) @whisperhousepress.bsky.social Editor in Chief & Publisher, Whisper House Press.
Award-Winning Writer & Screenwriter.
Educator since β08.
Trained ethicist.
#booksky #HWA #Horrorsky #WritingCommunity #IBPA #WhisperHousePress
https://linktr.ee/stevecaponejr
Pride with a Bite @pridewithabite.bsky.social π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈPride with a Bite is a space for promoting and celebrating queer horror. We are dedicated to creating a positive platform for amplifying queer voices, while analyzing the horror genre through a queer lens.
π| HWA
π«| AI
π| www.pridewithabite.com
House of Vlad Press/Vlad Mag @houseofvladpress.bsky.social Iconic independent publishing house founded by author Brian Alan Ellis (2003-2007, 2013-present), known for its edgy, transgressive and unconventional approach to literature. Vlad Mag, an online literary journal, started in 2023 // houseofvladpress.com
Cowboy Jamboree @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social Press & online rag dedicated to grit lit & rural writing with rough edges. Survival is triumph enough. We dig Folk & Old Country music: @npcountrycovers.bsky.social. EIC: @vanwinkle.bsky.social
www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com
@martita904.bsky.social @martita904.bsky.social 
The Berlin Literary Review @theberlinreview.bsky.social Home to some of the worldβs best new writing.
http://theberlinliteraryreview.com
Twilight Sage Moon (T.S. Moon) @thehorrormaven.bsky.social π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈπ½β οΈβΎοΈ
Pronouns: They/Fae or Just Use My Name
π | Horror Critic & Scholar
βοΈ | Author & Poet
π | Sensitivity Reader
π | https://linktr.ee/thehorrormaven
πΌ | Logo art by @blunder-busted.bsky.social
Toad Shade Zine @toadshadezine.com We put out a zine on a semi-regular basis featuring short stories and art. We're going to add a podcast this year. I believe firmly in paying artists for their work. That's why we started the zine.
We follow writers and artists.
ToadShadeZine.com
Alex Woodroe @alexwoodroe.com Shirley Jackson Award-nominated EIC of @tenebrouspress.bsky.socialβ¬. Dark specfic writer, Romanian folklore nerd, optimistic nihilist.
she/her
WHISPERWOOD out now
THE NIGHT SHIP out now
TATRATEA coming Oct 2026
https://linktr.ee/AlexWoodroe
Michael Boulerice @michaelboulerice.com Award-winning horror broski, salty New Englander, Archduke of Goofington Manor. INHALATION out now via Dead Sky Publishing. Hit the Linktree for more π https://linktr.ee/michaelboulerice
GreasyGoat.bsky.social @greasygoat.bsky.social Artist, Commie book nerd, horror ghoul, sci-fi dweeb .
Might actually be The Greasy Strangler
https://linktr.ee/Greasy.Goat
Aaron Romano @alromano.bsky.social They/Them. 30 something queer cat parent and horror obsessive. I sometimes write spooky things: UNDEAD APPALACHIA and WE CAN ALWAYS TELL. Featured in Cosmic Horror Monthly and Grim & Gilded Magazine.
Jennifer Jeanne McArdle @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social Work in animal conservation
Short fic author/editor with work in A&N Press, Interzone, Tenebrous, Agita, LSQ, Sentinel Creatives, Baubles from Bones, Hyphenpunk, Mythaxis, All Worlds Wayfarer, + more
https://jenniferjeannemcardle.blogspot.com
D. Matthew Urban @breathinghead.bsky.social weird fiction person β’ TX β NY β’ stories here and there β’ SHAKY PICTURES OF VANISHED FACES out now from Cursed Morsels Press! β’ he/him β’ https://dmatthewurban.com
In Praise of Shadows @praiseshadows.bsky.social I make videos about horror | YouTuber, Writer, and Artist