Samantha Bryant | She/her

I know it's not Wednesday, but I need to tag #HorrorWritersChat to brag that I got to hang out at @retconnc.bsky.social with @elijah.mea.rs and @samanthabwriter.bsky.social and we had an EXCELLENT time! Yay for HWC people and great horror talk in meatspace!

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My schedule for Ret-Con. 6 panels full of geeky, writerly wonderfulness.

I'm starting my weekend early this time--took the day off so I could get to my convention this afternoon without being pre-frazzled by a day of serving the capitalistic machine. Gotta say it feels good. How's your weekend looking?

Thanks for another great #HorrorWritersChat!

If anyone's interested, all this month I'm running a showcase for morbid art and fiction and their inspirations. There are daily prompts and weekly chat questions, and writers are very much encouraged to use both to self-promote.

The Shadows That We Carry, an upcoming horror anthology which will raise money for charity. Cover depicts an out of control fire surrounding a smiling face

Thanks Eryn, really fun questions!

The cover of upcoming #HorrorWritersChat anthology The Shadows That We Carry has been revealed; for anyone who doesn't know it's in memory of a beloved #writingcommunity member and proceeds will go to Macmillan, so it's going to be a very special book

Did you see the recent remake of Nosferatu? That made great use of rats.

A photograph, in burnt-orange colour tones, of a maple leaf with a heart-shaped hole forms the background of a rectangular image. 19 book covers are arranged in two rows across the bottom. White text at the top reads "Hidden Gems! 19 books by Canadian authors you may never have heard of (but will totally wonder how your bookshelves lived without!) It also provides the date of the promo: March 1st to 15th, only on Itchi.io. The books involved are as follows: The Lion The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle The Dragon Next Door River of Crows Hope is the Thing with Feathers The Clockwork Empire Flesh and Bone Goblin Girl Moonshadow's Guardian Your Blood and Bones Winner Takes All The Flaws of Gravity Scrap Metal Angel Destined to be Normal Clipped Bloody Spade Baker Thief Path of the Warrior Prince Ewald the Brave

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This one was oddly easy and very satisfying.

There's an Itch bundle of Canadian Indie Authors out until the 15th.
19 Canadian Authors.
19 novels.
One low price!
Sale ends on March 15th.
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#readsky #sff #Booksky #canlit #Canada 🇨🇦🍁

Thanks for another great #HorrorWritersChat As always you can check out my horror on my website: dangerouswhenbored.com/collections/...

I’ve got a weird little piece of flash Fiction that’s just right for this. Persistence. #HorrorWritersChat

The ones that got me the worst were always the ones where an animal you love turns on you, like Cujo or Pet Semetary. #HorrorWritersChat

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Hello again horror writers! I'm E. D. Jones, and I write weird and cosmic horror, along with other stuff.

The natural world features heavily in my horror. Dramatic coastal landscapes used for grotesque cult rituals. Forests that consume. Fungus that hunts. #horrorwriterschat

So hiiiiii, I am Eryn, I'm one of the co-hosts for #HorrorWritersChat, I write supernatural and psychological horror, and for me, it's always fucking forests.

Hola, #HorrorWritersChat! I'm Paul Jessup, and I write surreal, creepy, and fantastic horror. The natural world that creeps in is fungal and strange, mossy and bloodied, and maggot ridden

Birds! I love birds, but there is something uncanny about them that really works in horror stories. #HorrorWritersChat

Hi #HorrorWritersChat I’m Samantha, a multi Genre writer. I think trees end up in my horror writing more than other parts of nature.

The cover for The Shadows That We Carry - the #HorrorWritersChat horror anthology. The image is a campfire out of control; a smiling face beaming contently amidst the flames

The new cover for the #HorrorWritersChat anthology!

This spectacular cover was created by our very own @daniel-lorn.bsky.social

This is your something something 90 ish minute warning #HorrorWritersChat

Going Indie: Month 2 Finding my pitch

If you're curious how my move to indie publishing is going, here's my report from Month 2: samanthabwriter.substack.com/p/going-indi...

Got it! It was available on their membership plan, which I have. I look forward to reading it!

When My Husband Disappeared WE PAW Bloggers Ezine — Issue: Samantha Bryant, Tuesday, 26 February 2026

A little free fiction to enjoy as we move into the weekend. I have a mild obsession with HG Wells's Invisible Man. :-) medium.com/we-paw-blogg... #shortstory #fiction #invisibleman

I do use Kobo. Pop me a link?

Do you any plans to issue a digital edition? I struggle with print due to eyesight and arthritis…

well #HorrorWritersChat i’m currently working on my thesis project: an animated gothic horror musical!

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an arranged marriage is put in jeopardy when the bride finds the groom kissing her cousin - another man! betrayal causes a surge of emotion so strong, she gains the ability to use blood magic

Oh, this sounds right up my alley!

Nothing new to promo this week, so I'll call your attention to @cronegirlspress.bsky.social a feminist horror press that I adore (and not just because they have published my work). They specialize in anthologies that are worth reading. (writers: watch for open calls!) #HorrorWritersChat

My least favorite is "foolish victim" especially if the character already marginalized. Really plays into blaming the victim. So I try to let my characters show intelligence and competence. Sometimes that saves them and sometimes it doesn't--it is horror after all. #HorrorWritersChat

When I write body horror, I know I'm dealing with a lifetime of medical gaslighting and feeling like my body is betraying me. It helps me channel some of the anger. #HorrorWritersChat

The unnamed narrator in my Sapphic horror story, I Should Have Known, originated when I ran across an image of two women in Victorian clothes holding hands and smiling at each other. I hope it ended better for those real women than it did for my characters. #HorrorWritersChat