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@khealy.bsky.social

horror author, narrative designer, weird doll collector, goth club haunter (she/her) kathrynhealy.com

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Yo game dev friends you should drop your games below so this streamer who definitely isnt me can play them one dayโ€ฆ. once her model is rigged.

21.07.2025 04:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ok I think Iโ€™m back from the dead for real this time. Took a looooong break to recover from some stuff and now my writing has momentum again and I have some a fun new-old hobby to kick off in the next few months :-) If you watched my run of Tale Finders last year it may be familiar! STAY TUNED

26.06.2025 02:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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FERAL
AND
HYSTERICAL
MOTHER HORROR'S ULTIMATE
READING GUIDE TO DARK AND DISTURBING
FICTION BY WOMEN

FERAL AND HYSTERICAL MOTHER HORROR'S ULTIMATE READING GUIDE TO DARK AND DISTURBING FICTION BY WOMEN

My book drops in 2 months!
โ€œThis is an essential, long-overdue guide, and a wonderful read.โ€ -Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter @sgj.bsky.social
Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/7576/97988...
Barnes: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/feral-and-...

16.06.2025 18:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 152    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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09.02.2025 17:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿซก๐Ÿซก๐Ÿซก goodnight sweet greenhouse

25.12.2024 23:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Taking my Would Have Been Goth If Born 20 Years Later grandfather to see Nosferatu today. And yes I will be wearing my I Love Nosferatu shirt thank you for asking :-)

25.12.2024 12:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

PLAY ZACHโ€™S FROG GAME PLAY ZACHโ€™S FROG GAME
i contributed some frog dialogue ๐ŸŽค๐Ÿธ

19.12.2024 16:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When I was that age I ADORED the May Bird trilogy by Jodie Lynn Anderson. I recommend it for any spooky little girls (or spooky little girls at heart)

19.12.2024 15:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love it! I had it recommended to me because I had mentioned missing Free Realms and a lot of people compare the two. Jel is a definite highlight, though

19.12.2024 03:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A screenshot from Palia, where the player character is standing so close to Jel that their models have clipped into one another.

A screenshot from Palia, where the player character is standing so close to Jel that their models have clipped into one another.

I had a three year relationship end last month so Iโ€™ve been playing a lot of Palia lately to feel better. And by playing I mean following Jel around. We shall have a summer wedding.

19.12.2024 02:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s out! So thrilled to see this story in the wild. Inspired by all the little towns passed through (but never stopped in) on childhood road trips. Maybe one day Iโ€™ll go back and exploreโ€ฆ

14.12.2024 13:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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you can only choose one to slowly peer from behind a door frame in a pitch black room

10.12.2024 16:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 721    ๐Ÿ” 114    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Im going to make the endless repeating hallway from PT out of delicious gingerbread and itโ€™s going to be everyoneโ€™s problem.

02.12.2024 04:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just had probably the weirdest two weeks of my entire young life BUT I have a commitment to a very important gingerbread house competition this week so its time to LOCK TF IN

02.12.2024 03:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Faded Moon by Talli A gothic dark fantasy novel about a dying, desperate necromancer.

๐ŸŒ’ FADED MOON is now up on itchio! ๐ŸŒ’
+ Gothic dark fantasy
+ Doomed narrative
+ Necromancy, witchcraft, and a sprinkle of eldritch weirdness
+ "Queer" as in weird and "queer" as in gay and also "queer" as in "fuck you" lol
+ wet paper bag MC

tallimorgan.itch.io/faded-moon

12.11.2024 01:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A fluffy tuxedo cat, blurry from moving mid photo taking. Heโ€™s standing on the couch and being petted by a skeleton hand.

A fluffy tuxedo cat, blurry from moving mid photo taking. Heโ€™s standing on the couch and being petted by a skeleton hand.

Hiiii I have a ton of new followers now so its time for another intro/disclaimerโ€ฆ. Iโ€™m a horror author and a game dev. Sometimes I talk about author stuff. Sometimes I talk about game dev stuff. Mostly author stuff rn bc thatโ€™s what goes faster atm but one day itโ€™ll be dev again. This is my cat.

16.11.2024 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I still think this is the coolest embroidery Iโ€™ve ever made, so many hours of work but so worth it

#embroidery #textileart

14.11.2024 19:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 934    ๐Ÿ” 360    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
A pixelated game boy photo of a raccoon skull - side profile, glitched so that the image repeats horizontally

A pixelated game boy photo of a raccoon skull - side profile, glitched so that the image repeats horizontally

A glitchy game boy camera photo of a crow surrounded by a mess of pixels

A glitchy game boy camera photo of a crow surrounded by a mess of pixels

Game boy camera photo of a raccoon skull with cracked glass in front of it (shot in a mirror)

Game boy camera photo of a raccoon skull with cracked glass in front of it (shot in a mirror)

Glitched game boy camera photo of a game boy camera cartridge (I know)

Glitched game boy camera photo of a game boy camera cartridge (I know)

Here's some of my Game Boy Camera stuff for those of you new to my work - these are hardware glitches, done by shorting pins on the GBCam's RAM chip!

04.07.2023 21:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 174    ๐Ÿ” 47    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If Bluesky is the new social media app of record, I thought we should move the Jesse Eisenberg story over here.

14.11.2024 04:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2330    ๐Ÿ” 347    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

I never considered myself much of a cozy games person bc so few of them hold my attention, but Palia has had me in a vice grip for like a year at this point. And yes you know your girl is romancing Jel. I'm like contractually obligated

11.11.2024 19:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Im lateeee to the party here but I just saw you drop this in the ICG discord if you've got room for one more!

11.11.2024 19:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A kitten tilting its head and winking, with the wink emoji below it

A kitten tilting its head and winking, with the wink emoji below it

going to the art museum todayyyyyyyy ๐Ÿคธ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ’•

10.11.2024 15:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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part of a song I heard in a dream

09.11.2024 16:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 713    ๐Ÿ” 212    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
SATURDARK - Candle

She climbed the stairs and entered her bedroom. Her bed was made, as if nothing had ever happened. The elusive maid must have come by while Koharu had been at dinner. Koharu changed, washed her face, and climbed into bed, relieved that it was both comfortable and empty of any unwanted men. She made the decision not to snuff out the candle at her bedside, though she felt very childish for indulging her sudden fear of the dark. Rolling over so that she wouldnโ€™t have to look at the face in the locked door, Koharu nestled into the bedclothes and dropped into a deep sleep.

SATURDARK - Candle She climbed the stairs and entered her bedroom. Her bed was made, as if nothing had ever happened. The elusive maid must have come by while Koharu had been at dinner. Koharu changed, washed her face, and climbed into bed, relieved that it was both comfortable and empty of any unwanted men. She made the decision not to snuff out the candle at her bedside, though she felt very childish for indulging her sudden fear of the dark. Rolling over so that she wouldnโ€™t have to look at the face in the locked door, Koharu nestled into the bedclothes and dropped into a deep sleep.

#Saturdark looks fun! And the timing is perfect because I just picked #SeanceWIP back up today.

Koharu is not feeling very welcome in her new """governess""" position. It would help, perhaps, if her charge wasn't a 24 year old wannabe medium with a mean streak.

09.11.2024 19:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not naming names, but the book Iโ€™m currently reading is a fantasy classic that is Mostly Very Good except whenever a woman shows up thereโ€™s always a reference to how attractive/sexually active she is. Even the POV characterโ€™s own mother. Is that weird? I feel like thatโ€™s weird.

09.11.2024 18:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Koharu: โ€œPardon me. The chicken is raw.โ€

Eloise: โ€œA child I am not. What are you doing here?โ€

Both women are at the ends of their ropes and nothingโ€™s even happened yet. If only they knew.

09.11.2024 18:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
an illustration in shades of purple, red, pink, and black of various picture frames with ghosts in them - a woman with flowers growing out of her neck, another without a head and with floating eyeballs and nerves where a head should be, one with a red gash in the canvas, one holding a severed head on a plate.

an illustration in shades of purple, red, pink, and black of various picture frames with ghosts in them - a woman with flowers growing out of her neck, another without a head and with floating eyeballs and nerves where a head should be, one with a red gash in the canvas, one holding a severed head on a plate.

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17.10.2024 22:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 177    ๐Ÿ” 64    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™ve been thinking about Low Tide Jenny at least weekly since I first read it a year ago. Itโ€™s incredible.

09.11.2024 14:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What Happened at Hawthorne House: Shiradski, Hadassah, Ellis, Stephanie: 9781957537627: Amazon.com: Books What Happened at Hawthorne House [Shiradski, Hadassah, Ellis, Stephanie] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. What Happened at Hawthorne House

My debut gothic horror novella is out!
Set in 1926, Rosalyn (9) invents a 'Royal Court' game with her dormmates. It doesn't go well, but stopping isn't an option...
Things escalate.
Rosalyn must become the Queen, no matter the cost.
#WritingCommunity #horrorbook
๐Ÿ–ค
www.amazon.com/What-Happene...

08.11.2024 21:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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