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William Beck

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Professional procrastinator & occasional author of fantasy, horror and sci-fi

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Matt Mason: Chaotic horror and fantasy author's avatar Matt Mason: Chaotic horror and fantasy author @onechaoticauthor.bsky.social
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Anyone interested in a Shadows of Cathedral Lane AMA podcast? I know a few people are reading it at the moment, so just let me know if you have any questions I could answer! 💙📚👀📢📚😱

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Gabino Iglesias's avatar Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social
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They’re here. It’s real now. All the emotions. August 6th. “All stories are ghost stories.”

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Daniel Lorn🍷🧛🩸's avatar Daniel Lorn🍷🧛🩸 @daniel-lorn.bsky.social
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Here are a few of my horror book recommendations from last year. There are some genuinely great horror tales amongst this fine bunch! 🩸🧛🍷

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William Beck's avatar William Beck @thatwilliambeck.bsky.social
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Decided to ease myself back into writing with a fun little fanfic project. A dream franchise to write for that could just be fun to put up as like a little free sample for people curious about my style, and also hopefully fun for fans of myself and the franchise itself! 🤞🏻

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William Beck's avatar William Beck @thatwilliambeck.bsky.social
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🤣 yeah, I think that's part of why I completely skip melee builds in Fallout. The amount of NPCs who decided to get close when I'm using the power fist was ridiculous! (Or my dear Moira's molerat repellent stick in 3!)

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William Beck's avatar William Beck @thatwilliambeck.bsky.social
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I'm playing Red Dead Redemption for the first time and whilst I was clearing out an enemy stronghold, my horse charged across out of nowhere and dove Infront of me as I fired at an enemy. ...so yes, I feel your frustrations with NPCs 🤣

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William Beck's avatar William Beck @thatwilliambeck.bsky.social
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As of today, I have donated the royalties earned from June (and a couple of extra contributions people offered) to support the Samaritans. Thank you to everyone who purchased / even retweeted through June!

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William Beck's avatar William Beck @thatwilliambeck.bsky.social
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I've come to describe what I write as "hopeful horror" for pretty much exactly this. There are scary themes and situations but there's a real light waiting at the end of that tunnel for anyone who can just make it there.

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William Beck's avatar William Beck @thatwilliambeck.bsky.social
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Well thank you and hope you'll enjoy when you get to it! ☺️

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Daniel Lorn🍷🧛🩸's avatar Daniel Lorn🍷🧛🩸 @daniel-lorn.bsky.social
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RED now has 36 ratings on Goodreads and 19 on Amazon!
Thank you to all who have checked out my latest story, especially those who have left a review and a few stars.
Here is a link for those wishing to check it out👇
daniellornhorror.co.uk/gallery

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William Beck's avatar William Beck @thatwilliambeck.bsky.social
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My 5 star reads for June. Perfect for fans of sci-fi fi, poetry, or horror

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Derek Moreland (He/Him)'s avatar Derek Moreland (He/Him) @shmonstermaker.bsky.social
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My name is Derek Moreland. I've written the Shmonster the Monster children's series, the comic mini Space is Awful, and a couple of novels. My proudest horror work is a short piece called "Good Bones", where an STD brings human skeletons to life inside people. It was inspired by a silly meme.

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Critical Nostalgia's avatar Critical Nostalgia @highway62.bsky.social
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My name is Matt Maxwell. I write the Hazeland series of books (All Waters Are Graves out now) as well as various short stories.

My proudest horror work is a story called "Chunked" which ran in Tomorrow's Cthulhu and was a mean joke that nobody has ever, ever gotten.

#HorrorWritersChat

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Indie Book Spotlight's avatar Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social
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✨🥀🍂 SHORT STORY 🍂🥀✨

One night, Jace finds a runaway in his barn. A boy with a horrifying story.

:: no romance
:: gothic-horror
:: 26 pages
:: 99c

mybook.to/b4aB7L

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William Beck's avatar William Beck @thatwilliambeck.bsky.social
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Well no lasting injury at least! 🤞🏻 But thank you

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William Beck's avatar William Beck @thatwilliambeck.bsky.social
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So, this last week I walked away from a car accident. In terms of what happened, I feel very lucky for the outcome. But it has left me a little shaken (and preoccupied with all the insurance delights). So I'm not officially putting writing on pause, but there just might be less of it for a while!

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Michael G. Williams 🏳️‍🌈's avatar Michael G. Williams 🏳️‍🌈 @mcmanlypants.bsky.social
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Hey hey! I’m Michael, I write queer horror and sci fi. My proudest horror work, in terms of published stuff, is The Withrow Chronicles. It’s a series, not a book, but I think I nailed the finish. It’s about a curmudgeonly gay vampire, his dog, and his murder-twink cousin.

#HorrorWritersChat 🌈📚

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Dawn is Turning the Frogs Gay 250/3300's avatar Dawn is Turning the Frogs Gay 250/3300 @daybreakstations.bsky.social
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Hello, I'm Dawn!
I write a lot of things but mostly short/flash fiction and poetry. Some of my best posts on Blue Sky have been horror flash fiction, and I'm incredibly proud of the one I wrote on sleep paralysis. I think it went particularly well :3
#HorrorWritersChat

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Vivian Moira Valentine's avatar Vivian Moira Valentine @itsviviactually.bsky.social
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Hey, scary word nerds! I'm Vivian Moira Valentine - horror writer, glamour ghoul, local weirdo - and I write queer horror with a focus on trans characters

I can't wait for you all to read The Haunting of Pine Hills; it's brutal and creepy and atmospheric and just great, I think

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Rami Ungar the Writer's avatar Rami Ungar the Writer @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social
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As I said, "Rose" is currently on sale from multiple retailers in honor of its five-year release anniversary. The story follows a young woman turned into a plant/human hybrid. If that interests you, head to your favorite retailer today!
#horror #reading #fantasyhorror

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Vivian Moira Valentine's avatar Vivian Moira Valentine @itsviviactually.bsky.social
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The Amelia Temple Series: Gay Nancy Drew meets The X-Files with a touch of Cthulhu! Beneath Strange Lights and Against Fearful Lies are available wherever books are sold; Book Three releases March 2025

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Daniel Lorn🍷🧛🩸's avatar Daniel Lorn🍷🧛🩸 @daniel-lorn.bsky.social
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These stories seem to be making more friends out there, than my others.
PACT came from nowhere, & I didnt even expect it to get even one read!
RED has a love/hate vibe going on, but it is my personal favourite of my current work.
Both are on KU, & here is a link:
daniellornhorror.co.uk/gallery

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Matt Mason: Chaotic horror and fantasy author's avatar Matt Mason: Chaotic horror and fantasy author @onechaoticauthor.bsky.social
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Tonight I've talked about Shadows of Cathedral Lane and Phobetor's Children.

Here's a quick post with details of all my horror reads and short works.

bsky.app/profile/onec...

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Amelinda Bérubé's avatar Amelinda Bérubé @metuiteme.bsky.social
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My third book hits shelves next week!! THE ONES WHO COME BACK HUNGRY mishmashes New England vampire folklore, grief, and toxic relationships to create ~*ahem*~ "both a sense of claustrophobia and endless, unknowable terror" 💀 Buy links at www.metuiteme.com! #horrorwriterschat

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William Beck's avatar William Beck @thatwilliambeck.bsky.social
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Yes I'd say that definitely qualifies as real life horror!

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Daniel Aegan - Hot Villain Summer 's avatar Daniel Aegan - Hot Villain Summer @danielaegan.bsky.social
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Thanks for the afternoon distraction!

I’ve written lots of books on a wide variety of genres, including horror. Check out my site and see if you find sometime you like:

DanielAegan.com

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Your Weird lil Gremlin Friend's avatar Your Weird lil Gremlin Friend @dingdangspicy.bsky.social
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I always miss the start. I'm Shannon a former professional loud mouth and internet yeller and currently I'm an indie writer. Horror, spec fic, urban fantasy, poet- If I have to have a genre title call me a Fabulist with dark tastes. My proudest horror work-I'm not sure. #HorrorWritersChat

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William Beck's avatar William Beck @thatwilliambeck.bsky.social
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Thanks as ever for hosting! Bit of a hi/bye from me this evening as it's been a really chaotic week! But great chat as ever!

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Diane M. Johnson's avatar Diane M. Johnson @caseyadamsstark.bsky.social
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Who am I? Not the Diane Johnson that people are most familiar with. She wrote the script for The Shining. But I do write horror. Maybe seeing my (her) name on a movie poster when I was too young to see the movie inspired me.

Proudest published work? The Perfect Prophet trilogy
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#HorrorWritersChat
I'm Matt, a backend engineer in games for now but have two projects in the works, both centered around broken people wrestling with identity, purpose, and cosmic horrors.
I'm proud of how far along my first work has gotten. Alpha readers are positive, just hope lit agents are too.

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Costa Koutsoutis's avatar Costa Koutsoutis @costakout.bsky.social
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Hi there #horrorwriterschat, I'm Costa Koutsoutis, I write SFF and crime and horror stuff, I'm probably most proud of the weird dark fantasy stories I've written like "A Dream of Orkney", & the eldritch story "Labyrinth," which was performed on the horror fiction podcast The Alexandria Archvies.

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Ryan C Bradley's avatar Ryan C Bradley @ryanb4890.bsky.social
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#horrorwriterschat question 1:

Introduce yourself: Tell us who you are, what you write, and tell us about your proudest horror work.

I'm Ryan C. Bradley, writer, musician. New England transplant to Texas. I love all my work, but Say Uncle coming out next spring from Ghoulish Books is my best

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Mattie Lewis's avatar Mattie Lewis @devilsdoorbell.bsky.social
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Hi, #HorrorWritersChat ! I’m Mattie and I write dark fantasy and horror, often but not always layered over romance and/or erotica. I’m most proud of my novelette, “Honey, Blood, and Hellfire,” which my friend @jackguignol.bsky.social once described as “like Hawthorne allowed to be horny on main”

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