We don't do things by half at House of Leaves! 💅

Thanks to all who took part in the giveaway or supported us via the sale, and huge congrats to @rolandofgilead19.bsky.social on winning this bumper prize! 👻

#booksky #horrorsky #horrormovies #stationery #indiepublisher #womeninhorror #printisundead

What a day!

Just opened my prize from @holpublishing.bsky.social and it's absolutely marvelous! It's hard to understand the scope of items here just looking at that pretty tissue.

But all this was in there.
A journal, felt Hex Libris pouch, lots of stickers, generous amount of stationery and pens

You are so welcome, @rolandofgilead19.bsky.social! Hope you enjoy! 🖤

I think it's fair to say that most students, researchers, and fans interested in horror have spent considerable time with Alex's prolific body of work. Not only is she incredibly talented, she's also immeasurably kind and supportive, and she needs our help. 🖤

#booksky #horrorsky #horrorcommunity

The cover of the book "Archival Anxiety in Documentary and Mockumentary Horror" featuring a blurry photo of a movie cameraman as seen through a large spider web.

If ever there was a week proving that reality is scarier than fiction! "Archival Anxiety" is here just in time to highlight docu/mocku films like CROPSEY & THE HELLSTROM CHRONICLE and their gothic reflection of modern life. #KristopherWoofter @anthempress.bsky.social
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The winner of our giveaway has been contacted! A huge thank you to everyone who entered, as well as to everyone who supported our sale by sharing—you're all real ones! 🖤

Now that there's a bit more room in the crypt, look out for more book news soon... ✨

When Congress is in recess it does NOT mean their offices are closed, no matter what your aunt claims on Facebook. Call your rep. Call your senator. You may get voicemail but you might also get a Staffer. Either way, do the thing.

Our biggest-ever sale and giveaway end tonight—don't miss out!

See original post for details (shop sale at holpublishing.com/shop)! 👇

#booksky #horrorsky #filmsky #horror #bookrecs #sale #giveaway #competition

Image: Paranormal Activity Limited Edition Blu-ray from Second Sight. Rigid slipcase with new artwork by James Neal, as well as six collectors' art cards. Text (white on black background): holpublishing.com; Giveaway prize; See post for details.

Have you entered our giveaway yet? 👀

Details in pinned post — giveaway (and huge sale at holpublishing.com/shop) ends tomorrow (Tues 7 April)!

#horrormovies #giveaway #paranormalactivity #foundfootage #horror

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Images: floral design on green background with text: Something wicked this way comes (wicked in red font); 'print is undead' logo in gothic hand-lettering designed by Dana Polakovicova and digitised by Euan Monaghan, green text on white background with floral design by Jessica Rose. White text at bottom in green banner: House of Leaves holpublishing.com @hol_publishing facebook.com/holpublishing1Images: floral design on green background with text: Something wicked this way comes (wicked in red font); 'print is undead' logo in gothic hand-lettering designed by Dana Polakovicova and digitised by Euan Monaghan, green text on white background with floral design by Jessica Rose. White text at bottom in green banner: House of Leaves holpublishing.com @hol_publishing facebook.com/holpublishing1

Did someone say new book? 👀

But first, help us clear some space in the crypt!

For 40% off everything in our shop, use code FLASHSALE48 at checkout: holpublishing.com/shop.

And make sure you enter our giveaway—see pinned post (both end tomorrow)! 🖤

#booklaunch #indiepublisher #horrorsky #bookrecs

Nice, haven't listened to the audiobook yet!

All sale orders come with Blair Witch-themed candle, and book orders a free tote (while stocks last)!

Giveaway includes Second Sight's Paranormal Activity Limited Edition Blu-ray (+ spooky stationery worth £30)! Open 🌍 and closes midnight Tues 7 April BST; winner announced Weds 8.

Good luck! 🖤

Black and white text on opposite colour background: Spring Sale; 40% off everything; +win limited-edition Blu-ray; See post for giveaway details; holpublishing.com.

Tote bag containing 'print is undead' logo (with holpublishing.com in tail), featuring hand-lettered text by Dana Polakovicová and digitised by Euan Monaghan. Scared Sacred and Filtered Reality books at the top. Text (white on black background): holpublishing.com; freebie; See post for details.

Two greetings cards, notebook, gold pen, black envelopes, and lament configuration, surrounded by leaves. The first card blends the character of Pinhead with Valak from The Conjuring 2 (“Angels to nun, demons to others...”), and the second card draws from Scared Sacred's illustrated chapters to complete the set (“Malice in Chains”). Text (black on white background): holpublishing.com; Giveaway prize; See post for details.

Paranormal Activity Limited Edition Blu-ray from Second Sights. Rigid slipcase with new artwork by James Neal, as well as six collectors' art cards. Text (white on black background): holpublishing.com; Giveaway prize; See post for details.

🚨 Sale extended until Tues 7 April! 🚨

Get 40% OFF EVERYTHING using code FLASHSALE48: holpublishing.com/shop!

Share this post, follow us, and comment your current read to be in with a chance of winning our giveaway—see comments for details!

#booksky #horrorsky #sale #bookrecs #nonfiction #giveaway

Image: moon through flower (photo by MAK on Unsplash).

Image: moon through flower (photo by MAK on Unsplash).

Image: moon through flower (photo by MAK on Unsplash).

Image: moon through flower (photo by MAK on Unsplash).

April's Pink Moon signifies spring's resilience and renewal. 🌕

Now is the time to cultivate and nourish, which is why this month's writing prompts are themed around fertile ground, floriography and savage gardens. 🖤

#writingprompts #amwriting #writersky #authorsky #horrorsky #booksky #wip #booksky

Images: 1: Floral grey background with a closeup of the cover from 1000 Women in Horror (2026) poster in the centre (text reads: Grim Reader's syllabus; Women in Horror). 2: Floral pink background with black bands containing text at top (Women in Horror; Nonfiction book recs (horror analysis)) and bottom (HoL logo). Six covers in the middle (clockwise): 1000 Women in Horror, 1895–2018 by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (2020); House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Film (Expanded Edition) by Kier-La janisse (2024); I Spit On Your Celluloid: The History of Women Directing Horror Movies by Heidi Honeycutt (2024); Lost in the Static: The Untold Stories of Shot-On-Video Horror Directed by Women by Rachael Herb-Neterer (2026); Return of the Monstrous-Feminine: Feminist New Wave Cinema by Barbara Creed (2022); Women of Horror and Speculative Fiction in Their Own Words: Conversations with Authors and Editors edited by Sébastien Doubinsky and Christina Kkona (2024). 3: As above (book titles: Unquiet Spirits: Essays by Asian Women in Horror edited by Lee Murray and Angela Yuriko Smith (2023); 160 Black Women in Horror by Suimko Saulson and Kenya Moss-Dyme (2023); New Blood in Contemporary Cinema: Women Directors and the Poetics of Horror by Patricia Pisters (2022); Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism, Genre edited by Alison Peirse (2020); Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction by Lisa B. Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson (2019); Bloody Women: Women Directors of Horror edited by Victoria McCollum and Aislínn Clarke (2022)). 4: Floral pink background with black bands containing HoL logo at top and text at bottom. Grim Reader bookworm (designed by Jessica Rose) in centre and finger pointing at bottom text: holpublishing.com/grimreader.

Images: 1: Floral grey background with a closeup of the cover from 1000 Women in Horror (2026) poster in the centre (text reads: Grim Reader's syllabus; Women in Horror). 2: Floral pink background with black bands containing text at top (Women in Horror; Nonfiction book recs (horror analysis)) and bottom (HoL logo). Six covers in the middle (clockwise): 1000 Women in Horror, 1895–2018 by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (2020); House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Film (Expanded Edition) by Kier-La janisse (2024); I Spit On Your Celluloid: The History of Women Directing Horror Movies by Heidi Honeycutt (2024); Lost in the Static: The Untold Stories of Shot-On-Video Horror Directed by Women by Rachael Herb-Neterer (2026); Return of the Monstrous-Feminine: Feminist New Wave Cinema by Barbara Creed (2022); Women of Horror and Speculative Fiction in Their Own Words: Conversations with Authors and Editors edited by Sébastien Doubinsky and Christina Kkona (2024). 3: As above (book titles: Unquiet Spirits: Essays by Asian Women in Horror edited by Lee Murray and Angela Yuriko Smith (2023); 160 Black Women in Horror by Suimko Saulson and Kenya Moss-Dyme (2023); New Blood in Contemporary Cinema: Women Directors and the Poetics of Horror by Patricia Pisters (2022); Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism, Genre edited by Alison Peirse (2020); Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction by Lisa B. Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson (2019); Bloody Women: Women Directors of Horror edited by Victoria McCollum and Aislínn Clarke (2022)). 4: Floral pink background with black bands containing HoL logo at top and text at bottom. Grim Reader bookworm (designed by Jessica Rose) in centre and finger pointing at bottom text: holpublishing.com/grimreader.

Images: 1: Floral grey background with a closeup of the cover from 1000 Women in Horror (2026) poster in the centre (text reads: Grim Reader's syllabus; Women in Horror). 2: Floral pink background with black bands containing text at top (Women in Horror; Nonfiction book recs (horror analysis)) and bottom (HoL logo). Six covers in the middle (clockwise): 1000 Women in Horror, 1895–2018 by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (2020); House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Film (Expanded Edition) by Kier-La janisse (2024); I Spit On Your Celluloid: The History of Women Directing Horror Movies by Heidi Honeycutt (2024); Lost in the Static: The Untold Stories of Shot-On-Video Horror Directed by Women by Rachael Herb-Neterer (2026); Return of the Monstrous-Feminine: Feminist New Wave Cinema by Barbara Creed (2022); Women of Horror and Speculative Fiction in Their Own Words: Conversations with Authors and Editors edited by Sébastien Doubinsky and Christina Kkona (2024). 3: As above (book titles: Unquiet Spirits: Essays by Asian Women in Horror edited by Lee Murray and Angela Yuriko Smith (2023); 160 Black Women in Horror by Suimko Saulson and Kenya Moss-Dyme (2023); New Blood in Contemporary Cinema: Women Directors and the Poetics of Horror by Patricia Pisters (2022); Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism, Genre edited by Alison Peirse (2020); Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction by Lisa B. Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson (2019); Bloody Women: Women Directors of Horror edited by Victoria McCollum and Aislínn Clarke (2022)). 4: Floral pink background with black bands containing HoL logo at top and text at bottom. Grim Reader bookworm (designed by Jessica Rose) in centre and finger pointing at bottom text: holpublishing.com/grimreader.

Images: 1: Floral grey background with a closeup of the cover from 1000 Women in Horror (2026) poster in the centre (text reads: Grim Reader's syllabus; Women in Horror). 2: Floral pink background with black bands containing text at top (Women in Horror; Nonfiction book recs (horror analysis)) and bottom (HoL logo). Six covers in the middle (clockwise): 1000 Women in Horror, 1895–2018 by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (2020); House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Film (Expanded Edition) by Kier-La janisse (2024); I Spit On Your Celluloid: The History of Women Directing Horror Movies by Heidi Honeycutt (2024); Lost in the Static: The Untold Stories of Shot-On-Video Horror Directed by Women by Rachael Herb-Neterer (2026); Return of the Monstrous-Feminine: Feminist New Wave Cinema by Barbara Creed (2022); Women of Horror and Speculative Fiction in Their Own Words: Conversations with Authors and Editors edited by Sébastien Doubinsky and Christina Kkona (2024). 3: As above (book titles: Unquiet Spirits: Essays by Asian Women in Horror edited by Lee Murray and Angela Yuriko Smith (2023); 160 Black Women in Horror by Suimko Saulson and Kenya Moss-Dyme (2023); New Blood in Contemporary Cinema: Women Directors and the Poetics of Horror by Patricia Pisters (2022); Women Make Horror: Filmmaking, Feminism, Genre edited by Alison Peirse (2020); Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction by Lisa B. Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson (2019); Bloody Women: Women Directors of Horror edited by Victoria McCollum and Aislínn Clarke (2022)). 4: Floral pink background with black bands containing HoL logo at top and text at bottom. Grim Reader bookworm (designed by Jessica Rose) in centre and finger pointing at bottom text: holpublishing.com/grimreader.

For #womenshistorymonth and #womeninhorrormonth, March's reading list is focused on women creatives in horror—writers, editors, and filmmakers.

Save for later, share, and follow the #grimreader for more (150+ book recs!): holpublishing.com/grimreader! 🖤

#horrorsky #booksky #bookrecs #wihm #author

Image: Floral blue background with black bands containing text at top (Trans Rights Readathon; Nonfiction book recs (horror analysis)) and bottom (HoL logo). Six covers in the middle (clockwise): Queer for Fear: Horror Film and the Queer Spectator (Heather O. Petrocelli); It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror (Joe Vallese, Ed.); Sleepaway Camp (BJ Colangelo & Harmony Colangelo); Queer Screams: A History of LGBTQ+ Survival Through the Lens of American Horror Cinema (Abigail Waldron); Uncanny Valley Girls: Essays on Horror, Survival, and Love (Zefyr Lisowski); Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema (Caden Mark Gardner & Willow Catelyn Maclay).

Happy Trans Day of Visibility!

ICYMI, here's our suggestions for the Trans Rights Readathon (17-31 March 2026) and beyond...

To support the fundraiser, visit transrightsreadathon.carrd.co.

Happy grim reading! 🖤

#transrightsreadathon #trr2026 #transvisibilityday #bookrecs #booksky #horrorsky

By treating yourself (or a lucky friend) to beautiful books and bookish freebies, you'll be supporting a women-owned indie publisher — not a bad way to celebrate Women's History Month (holpublishing.com/shop). Go on, you deserve it... 😘

#horrorsky #womenowned #womenshistorymonth #booksky #indie

The bluesky address is @attie.ai and it really needs to be in the top five accounts blocked on this platform. This is honestly some of the most tonedeaf shit I’ve seen from BS and thats saying something

Don't forget Bound In Flesh and Cosmic Dyke Patrol are included in this pack of free ebooks! 💖

Tote bag containing 'print is undead' logo (with holpublishing.com in tail). Scared Sacred and Filtered Reality books at the top and bottom right. Text reads: 'print is undead' tote bag with every book order (while stocks last!); holpublishing.com.

Book sleeve containing 'Hex Libris' logo with bookmarks and book tracker at the bottom. Text reads: 'Tote bag AND ‘Hex Libris’ book sleeve if you buy two books or more (while stocks last!); holpublishing.com.

Found a few 'Hex Libris' book sleeves while spring cleaning... 🌱

While stocks last, get a 'print is undead' tote bag with any book order, as well as a book sleeve if you buy more than one book (worth over £20!): holpublishing.com/shop!

#booksky #horrorsky #horrorbooks #nonfiction #free #authorsky

Floral black grey background with a closeup of the face of the Bride! (2026) in the centre (text reads: Grim Reader's syllabus).

Floral yellow background with black bands containing text at top (Bride! Book recs (bios + horror analysis)) and bottom (HoL logo). Six covers in the middle (clockwise): Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein (Lita Judge); Hideous Progeny: Disability, Eugenics, and Classic Horror Cinema (Angela M. Smith); Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema (Caden Mark Gardner & Willow Catelyn Maclay); Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelley (Charlotte Gordon); Bride of Frankenstein (Shane Denson); Monster, She Wrote: The Women Who Pioneered Horror and Speculative Fiction (Lisa Kröger & Melanie R. Anderson).

Floral yellow background with black bands containing HoL logo at top and text at bottom [[holpublishing.com]. Grim Reader bookworm (designed by Jessica Rose) in centre and finger pointing at bottom text. Text: Bookworms! For more horror book recs (including our full Frankenstein reading list)...

Six books you need to read after watching Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride...

For more book recs focused on horror analysis, including our Frankenstein reading list, follow the Grim Reader: holpublishing.com/grimreader!

#printisundead #thebride #maryshelley #bookrecommendations #booksky #horrorsky

Image: gothic wallpaper with grey floral print and black text in centre with red period, followed by quote author name in cursive red text ("Protest, too, is a form of praise."--Eleanor Wilner), and House of Leaves logo (minimalistic house with page leaves falling from tree) in black at bottom

Sending love to everyone participating in the No Kings protest on March 28. 🖤

#nokings #abolishice #writinginspiration #writingprompt #bannedbooks #booksky #horrorksy #poetry

Floral grey background with a closeup of the cover from Corpses, Fools and Monsters (2025) in the centre (text reads: Grim Reader's syllabus; Trans Rights Readathon; 17 - 31 March 2026).

Floral blue background with black bands containing text at top (Trans Rights Readathon; Nonfiction book recs (horror analysis)) and bottom (HoL logo). Six covers in the middle (clockwise): Queer for Fear: Horror Film and the Queer Spectator (Heather O. Petrocelli); It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror (Joe Vallese, Ed.); Sleepaway Camp (BJ Colangelo & Harmony Colangelo); Queer Screams: A History of LGBTQ+ Survival Through the Lens of American Horror Cinema (Abigail Waldron); Uncanny Valley Girls: Essays on Horror, Survival, and Love (Zefyr Lisowski); Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema (Caden Mark Gardner & Willow Catelyn Maclay).

Floral blue background with black bands containing HoL logo at top and text at bottom. Finger pointing at bottom text.

Floral blue background with black bands containing HoL logo at top and text at bottom. Grim Reader bookworm (designed by Jessica Rose) in centre and finger pointing at bottom text.

Our latest reading list suggests nonfiction titles (horror film analysis) for the Trans Rights Readathon (17 - 31 March 2026) and beyond... Sign up at transrightsreadathon.carrd.co!

#transrightsreadathon #trr2026 #transvisibilityday #bookrecs #nonfiction #booksky #horrorsky

Conjuring all the Rebeccas... Thank you for sharing!! 🖤

I’m not the Rebecca invoked within but I think this is awesome

Image: Tote bag containing 'print is undead' logo (with holpublishing.com in tail), featuring hand-lettered text by Dana Polakovicová and digitised by Euan Monaghan. Scared Sacred and Filtered Reality books at the top. Text at bottom (white on black background): 'print is undead' tote bag with every book order (while stocks last!).

Just in time for spring, get your free 'print is undead' tote bag with every book purchase (while stocks last)!

And if you know me (Rebecca), you'll know I'll throw some wee extras in there too... 🖤

#printisundead #scaredsacred #filteredreality #horrorsky #booksky #womenowned #womenshistorymonth

Floral grey background with a closeup of the cover from Corpses, Fools and Monsters (2025) in the centre (text reads: Grim Reader's syllabus; Trans Rights Readathon; 17 - 31 March 2026).

Floral blue background with black bands containing text at top (Trans Rights Readathon; Nonfiction book recs (horror analysis)) and bottom (HoL logo). Six covers in the middle (clockwise): Queer for Fear: Horror Film and the Queer Spectator (Heather O. Petrocelli); It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror (Joe Vallese, Ed.); Sleepaway Camp (BJ Colangelo & Harmony Colangelo); Queer Screams: A History of LGBTQ+ Survival Through the Lens of American Horror Cinema (Abigail Waldron); Uncanny Valley Girls: Essays on Horror, Survival, and Love (Zefyr Lisowski); Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema (Caden Mark Gardner & Willow Catelyn Maclay).

Floral blue background with black bands containing HoL logo at top and text at bottom. Finger pointing at bottom text.

Floral blue background with black bands containing HoL logo at top and text at bottom. Grim Reader bookworm (designed by Jessica Rose) in centre and finger pointing at bottom text.

Our latest reading list suggests nonfiction titles (horror film analysis) for the Trans Rights Readathon (17 - 31 March 2026) and beyond... Sign up at transrightsreadathon.carrd.co!

#transrightsreadathon #trr2026 #transvisibilityday #bookrecs #nonfiction #booksky #horrorsky

Image: Richard Rothwell's portrait of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Text: Happy Mother's Day (over black background) with bright purple floral wallpaper and HoL logo.

Happy #mothersday to all the mothers—of monsters; primordial; of pets; hoping-to-be; chosen; solo; loss mothers; and more.

Love also to the children missing mums, estranged, or navigating strained relationships.

Whether a celebration or difficult day, you're in our thoughts. 🖤

#horrorsky #booksky

1: Floral grey background with a partial image from the poster for The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014) in the centre [Deborah's face in closeup, with red effect and glowing eyes] (text reads: Grim Reader's Syllabus; Found Footage [part two]).

2: Floral pink background with black bands containing text at top (Found Footage Horror Analysis) and HoL logo at bottom. Six covers in the middle (clockwise): Cannibal Holocaust (Devil's Advocates) (Calum Waddell, Liverpool University Press, 2016). Lost in the Static: The Untold Stories of Shot-On-Video Horror Directed by Women (Rachael Herb-Neterer, Odd Monster Press, 2026). Paranormal Activity (Mary Beth McAndrews, DieDieBooks, 2026). POV Horror: The Trauma Aesthetic of the Found Footage Subgenre (Duncan Hubber, McFarland, 2023). Found Footage Horror Films: A Cognitive Approach (Peter Turner, Routledge, 2019). Aesthetic Deviations: A Critical View of American Shot-on-Video Horror, 1984–1994 (Vincent A. Albarano, Headpress, 2023).

3: Floral pink background with black bands containing text at top (Filtered Reality) and HoL logo at bottom. In the centre: book cover for Filtered Reality: The Progenitors and Evolution of Found Footage Horror (Rebecca Booth & Valeska Griffiths (Eds.). White arrow points to book with captions as follows: mondo Grand Guignol video games history of hoaxes cryptids urban legends Victorian horror novels haunted attractions digital doppelgängers giallo true crime demonology

4: Floral pink background with black bands containing HoL logo at top and text at bottom ([http://holpublishing.com](http://holpublishing.com/))]. Grim Reader bookworm (designed by Jessica Rose) in centre and finger pointing at bottom text. Text in centre reads: Bookworms! For more found footage, analog, and digital horror book recs (as well as Filtered Reality)....

Part two of our Found Footage February reading list is here! 📹

From firm faves to forthcoming titles, part two also spotlights our very own found footage anthology, Filtered Reality. 🖤

You'll also find February's full reading list at holpublishing.com -- happy Grim Reading! 🪱

#booksky #horrorsky