Congratulations to all 750+ writers who had the perseverance to complete a story and the courage to submit it.
@thebulletin.org it's good practice to show respect for those who share their work with you (even if the editorial task can feel onerous at times!)
@matgost.bsky.social and I submitted our novella to the
@thesfincs.bsky.social competition in Sept. Just found out we are SEMI-FINALISTS!
We both love Watcher and this is an amazing bit of validation. What the judges are saying has blown me away 🙀
mybook.to/WatcherNovella if you wanna read it!
Do you like Beavers??
Can you read?
If you answered ‘yes’ to either question, this book
IS THE IDEAL GIFT FOR YOU!
All proceeds go to the Wildlife Trusts, so not only can you enjoy 27 awesome stories, you will be helping damp, furry critters as well!
Help a beaver today:
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
You won’t want to miss this amazing story collection! With 20 stories you could even use it as a quiet little horror advent calendar - a fitting antidote to the frenztivities haunting this time of year. Don’t forget to gift copies to loved ones too!
Oh, and listen to the podcast. It’s awesome. 🤩
Fabulous podcast - checkout @matgost.bsky.social with @terryholland.bsky.social
01.12.2025 11:12 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Check out this 'quiet horror' podcast in which I get compared (favourably, I might add) to Edgar Allan Poe(!) by the brilliant @matgost.bsky.social, and read the infamous 'severed hand' story. pca.st/episode/bb24...
If you like it, buy the book too, all proceeds to charity: mybook.to/SilentScream...
A must-listen if you read and/ or write horror. Get a free listen to @terryholland.bsky.social’s amazing historical horror and then buy the friggin book! It’s for charity and jam-packed with story 🖤
01.12.2025 09:11 — 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
You can buy the book here:
mybook.to/SilentScreamsAnthology
It's packed full of incredible stories, including Terry's marvellous piece.
Thumbnail of the Story Radio Podcast
Like #writing? Love quiet horror? My interview with @storyradio.bsky.social is out today, featuring an incredible reading by @terryholland.bsky.social.
We talk about the Silent Screams charity anthology and whether horror can ever be literature.
Listen here:
pca.st/episode/bb24...
#writingcommunity
Happy to have a found a wonderful home for my story 'The Marsh is Full of Forgotten Things'. 'Tis the season for quiet horror. And what a cover! 👻
14.10.2025 17:59 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A wonderful shoutout from @matgost.bsky.social for our print anthology, What Comes to Light and the fabulous Silent Screams in which our Ed has some quiet horror 🖤
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
Huge thanks to @matgost.bsky.social for the shout out in his newsletter. Please go ahead an check out Disease of Finitude. It's a killer line-up of horror authors, including Mat! Link below!
#horrorbooks #indiehorror #horrorcommunity #horror
it's a good time for horror and caring about people
07.10.2025 12:22 — 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A promo image for my blog post on substack, showing the cover of my Silent Screams anthology, with a word cloud, and the post title: "Silent Screams for Halloween"
Three amazing charity anthology projects just landed...
My own Silent Screams antho, plus collections from @sasharavitch.bsky.social & @therelphian.bsky.social of @trashcatlit.bsky.social
Read all about them here:
matgost.substack.com/p/silent-scr...
Quiet and filled with creeping dread sounds wonderful...
a new anthology of quiet horror stories from Ghost Willow Press.
Oh this sounds spooktacular, cant wait to read.
06.10.2025 11:42 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Everyone buy this incredible anthology now - you won't regret it! 👹🖋️💀✋
06.10.2025 09:02 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
@hilary55.bsky.social @jamespenha.bsky.social @chol.ch @johnkpeck.bsky.social @tabithapotts.bsky.social @peterhaynes.bsky.social
@sjbudd.bsky.social @hvpatterson.bsky.social
@melissaknunez.bsky.social @robertarjoyan.bsky.social
Includes work by a host of incredible authors:
Includes work by @terryholland.bsky.social @soniaoverall.bsky.social @heatherbooknook.bsky.social
@sarahkat.bsky.social @alimaloney.bsky.social
@therelphian.bsky.social @lindzmcleod.bsky.social
@zaryfekete.bsky.social @sarahmusings.bsky.social
The cover wrap for Silent Screams, An Anthology of Quiet Horrors - featuring a striking, surreal illustration by Eric Brenner, depicting a screaming face with far too many eyes. The book blurb states: The most terrifying horror stories don't churn your stomach. They creep like shadows, chilling with a touch. They build dread through atmosphere and emotion, rather than splatter and gore. Welcome to Silent Screams, an anthology of quiet horror stories. Within these pages, you will face strange and twisted scenes, dark and demonic characters, nightmares great and small, written by a host of talented authors from around the world. These are shattering tales of grief and loss, visitations from strange folk, troubled dreams, and cursed artefacts. These are whispers to make your skin crawl and your toes curl. Words to catch your breath and smother screams.
Silent Screams is out now.
It's the first anthology I've edited and I love every single story inside it.
If you prefer your #Halloween scares quiet and filled with creeping dread, then this is the book for you.
eBook and paperback:
mybook.to/SilentScream...
#Horror #ShortStories #WritingCommunity
Here are universal links to my two new collections, the novella I wrote with @matgost.bsky.social which is currently only £6.50!, and the cracking anthology from @trashcatlit.bsky.social 🦝
mybook.to/SickInkColle...
mybook.to/OneForSorrow...
mybook.to/WatcherNovella mybook.to/WhatComesToL...
Just in time for spooky month: check out Silent Screams ed. by @matgost.bsky.social! Includes my horror flash, "Unexplained", and tons of other quiet horror stories.
The cover by Eric Brenner is even more stunning in person!
Very excited that "Unexplained" (first pub. in Flash Fiction Online) is part of the Silent Screams anthology, edited by @matgost.bsky.social! I absolutely love the cover by Eric Brenner.
All proceeds go to Mind, a UK mental health charity. You can pre-order the eBook, now!
September's newsletter is live 🦝
We've got subs, Trash Family stuffs from @cbigs.bsky.social @matgost.bsky.social @meproctor.bsky.social & @emilyrinkema.bsky.social, three quick reads from Genrepunk Award nominees and some autumnal ekphrastic writing prompts 🧡
trashcatlit.com/2025/09/22/h...
An orange book cover. The front is an abstract, screaming face with a dropped jaw.
One of my most devastating stories EVER is in this anthology! You're not going to want to miss 'Mother Nature', and much more from talented horror writers.
Check out that amazing cover by Eric W. Brenner! Pre-orders open now: htthttps://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FRSJ488M?ref_=ast_author_dp
@matgost.bsky.social has curated an incredible collection of quiet horror - I'm still blown away to be part of it with my short, Rockabye.
Stunning cover by Eric W. Brenner, don't miss out on this one - preorder for spooky season 🖤
mybook.to/SilentScream...
Good news for horror fans!! On October 1st you'll be able to scare yourself silly thanks to our wonderful curator @matgost.bsky.social and his brainchild Silent Screams😄 I am fortunate enough to be included among this lucky group of writers. Here's a sneak peak at the cover!!
19.09.2025 10:47 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Book cover shows a distorted screaming face surrounded by eyes in a surrealist collage style
The most terrifying #horror stories creep like shadows, chilling with a touch. I’m proud to be part of Silent Screams, an anthology of quiet horror stories edited by @matgost.bsky.social
Out Oct 1 — proceeds to Mind (UK).
🔗 mybook.to/SilentScream...
