a girl holding a lollipop with fangs in front of her mouth

She bites, by dolcepaganne on Instagram
#horror #darkart #traditionalmedia

There is a birch grove near a village by the Klarälven in Värmland and it is considered uncanny, because a Skogsrå is said to dwell there.

Young Elin Vinter seems to have met her one evening in April, a long time ago - read her story in our 49th #darkspringtide tale below.

🎨 Lisa van Meter

Up north, a goddess dons her wolfskin and leaves her orchard to make the seasons change each year.

Our 52nd #darkspringtide tale is a strange little story of things always changing and still remaining the same.

But read it for yourself below

🎨 Rachel Gillig

The Bloody Ploughman apple is named after a Scottish tale of a ploughman who's shot dead for stealing apples from an estate. When his body is returned to his wife, she tosses the blood-stained apples he stole, and they sprout into a tree that grows blood-red apples. #FairyTaleTuesday

Screenshot of text from the linked story.

The Lighthouse.
A Willerby Story.
willerby.substack.com/p/the-lighth...

On Learning to Read Generously - Reactor What does it mean to be a generous reader, and is it a skill you can practice?

I've been referencing this essay by @mollytempleton.com a lot lately in conversations about reading fantasy and other literature. Templeton's piece includes a discussion of Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick's useful ideas about 'paranoid' and 'reparative' approaches to reading. reactormag.com/on-learning-...

A black pen in a crosshatch technique and black block printing ink applied with a roller on off white paper Illustration of a man on a bicycle. The man is stationary with his bike on an isolated country lane, he stands looking over his shoulder at a dark and foreboding sky above a flat and featureless landscape. Sunlight ahead of him casts his shadow on the road. He wears clothing from the Edwardian era, flat cap, shirt & tie, pullover, jacket and a leather bag over his shoulder. The bicycle is an old fashioned delivery bike with a wicker basket on the front, mud guards and a lamp above the handlebars. He is cycling into a bright day, away from the gloom behind him.

The Original -published- The Woman in Black illustration from chapter 7 “Mr Jerome is Afraid”.

Arthur on his bike cycling away from the worries and fear behind him.

On Arches Aquarelle 300GSM Hot Pressed Watercolour Paper.

Image size: 21.2 x 30cm
Paper size: 28.8 x 38.6cm

£350 plus P&P.

LOVE, THE VAMPIRE
Set far apart in lands of North and South,
Love as a #vampire came
With haggard eyes aflame,
And touched us with the kisses of his mouth!
Thenceforth in dreams must we
Each other's shadows see
Wandering unsatisfied in empty lands
(Andrew Lang, Scottish Folklorist, 1884)

Ten horror movies to get to know me!

Night of the Demons
Hellraiser
Suspiria
Night of the Living Dead
Fright Night
Nightmare on Elm Street
The Evil Dead
Bad Taste
Halloween
Dawn of the Dead

#HorrorSky #HorrorMovies #FilmSky

Check out the recent releases by these authors.

Hey #WritingCommunity!
With all the chaotic world events dominating headlines, you may have missed the recent releases by these authors. Check ‘em out!
@fionawriter.bsky.social
@glawackus.bsky.social
@coreypoetry.bsky.social
@danilabotha.bsky.social
@smcconnaha.bsky.social
@mquigley1963.bsky.social

Ten horror movies to get to know me!

Poltergeist
The changeling
The Haunting
The Woman in Black
Hell House
The Others
The Shining
Ringu
The Devil's Backbone
Babadook

#art #adhdwriters #horrorsky #horror #movies #filmsky #horrorcommunity

Review of the first printing.
Order today or tomorrow to get sent out on Wednesday, our next posting day.

Good morning #skywriters!

Another week beckons! Let’s make it a good one! 😎🤙🏻

#WriteSky #writingcommunity #indieauthor #authorlife

Not for free. This is false advertising @greatnovels.bsky.social

I do hope you enjoy mine ❤️

a triptych displaying the book cover and some pictures related to the story

Thank you for the thread!
My novel, Trapped in Amber, is available everywhere. If you like ghost stories that leave you with a good feeling, you may like this one. No IA. I even digitally-painted the cover myself
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www.amazon.com/dp/B0F9LJBPP8

Or so you think—until the killer plot twist at the end.
A very recommended read.
I received an advance review copy for free thanks to BookSirens, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
5/5

...increasingly consumed by the terror, and we along with him. It’s also an everyday terror—one that could strike any of us—and it reminds us how little it takes for a person to snap. Lack of boundaries, codependency, pathological attachments, terrifying projections from the subconscious....
4/5

This is one of those novels I call “pervasive horror”—the terror creeps in gradually, starting with a seemingly insignificant detail until it permeates everything. There’s nothing concrete to justify the horror at first—a drawing, a lonely little girl—but it’s there.
The character becomes...
3/5

...first-year college project—a digital reconstruction of the folkloric monstrosity Bloodybones.
Then the dreams start. The whispers. The sense that something is watching.
As Erin’s obsession deepens, Reid begins to wonder whether grief can open a door.
And what might come through it...
2/5

Bloodybones, by Sophie Breeze
Reid Chavez is trying to find the right path: a new teaching placement, a patient boyfriend, and his best friend, Erin Ward, finally beginning to process her brother’s death. Reid is proud of Erin’s commitment to her...
1/5
#BookSky #amReading #horror #ARC #BookReview

This!

Sign the Petition Eliminate Unfair Draft2Digital Fees for Indie Authors

📚💙 Indie authors and those who love us!

✨SIGN THE PETITION: Eliminate Unfair Draft2Digital Fees for Indie Authors.

We have 40+ signatures. 100 signatures sends an alert to the CEO. 1000 gets attention. 10,000 makes real change happen.

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This is one of the trends that legit gives me hope for the future of humanity

Celeste Roberge’s sculpture “The Weight of Grief” #art

When you use AI to do your writing, you are telling your audience: “I deserve your attention, but you do not deserve my effort.”

Something fun.
#WritingCommunity #HorrorWritersChat #amwriting #booksky

Watching this again and drowning in nostalgia -- a classic of my childhood (no wonder I turned out as I did 😅)
Tales To Keep You Awake, by Chicho Ibañez Serrador
Available on Prime
#HorrorSky #horrorcommunity

Beneath the moon’s unblinking eye,
where crooked shadows lie,
The path will lead you ever near—but none who enter say goodbye.
Art by Kevin Keele.
#HauntedHouse #HorrorCommunity

Photo of a grey, sheer cliff face. The surface looks like it’s comprised of puzzle pieces. Blue sky is visible at the top of the photo.

Coastal hiking in Newfoundland, Canada is a treat for the eyes. Another view (last week) of the seaside cliffs near my hometown in Conception Bay North. #hiking #trail #ediacaran