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Kyla Ward's review of The Haunting of Kenmore Asylum 4/5: “One thing society could always count on in today’s world was insanity.” 1913. An experienced nurse watches in horror, as yet another woman is confined to the Kenmore Lunatic Asylum. 1953. A tra...

My review of J.J. Carpenter's novel *The Haunting of Kenmore Asylum*. #JJCarpenter #newhorror #Australianhorror #Australiangothic #gothic #newgothic #horrorreview #booksky #horrorbookreview #asylumhorror #ghoststory
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Full list of BH #17 recommendations part 2 Hogan, Sean “Wassail,” Unquiet Slumbers. Holder, Nancy “The Captain’s Wife,” Where the Silent Ones Watch.Holi, Emily “Buttons,” Mother Knows Best.Hollingsworth, Matt “Zagreb,” Winter in the City.Ho…

Just to round things off, "Maleficium" (my novelette in the anthology *Discontinue If Death Ensues*) has made Ellen Datlow's recommended reading list. #KylaLeeWard #hwa #ahwa #DiscontinueIfDeathEnsues #horrorwriting #author #booksky
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Happy holidays! And a happy second book birthday to my novella *Those That Pursue Us Yet*
#author #hwa #horrorwriting #Gothic #darkfantasy #booktrailer #KylaLeeWard #booksky #nightmare #dreams #novella

<flinches> May you recover quickly and conclusively!

You said it.

Pleasantville (1998) ⭐ 7.5 | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy 2h 4m | PG-13

I believe this was the point of *Pleasantville* (Dir. & Wr. Gary Ross, 1998). www.imdb.com/title/tt0120...

This actually does make me feel better.

Well, they deserve what they get... which will be unreadable.

"I adored your latest novella. Incredibly rich characters and such a rich sadness evoked amidst the horror. Blissfully grim.” - Glen Fraser, on *Those That Pursue Us Yet*
#author #hwa #horrorwriting #Gothic #darkfantasy #darkart #KylaLeeWard #AlessandroAmoruso #nightmare #dreams #novella

The Widow wishes you a happy Halloween! #RocksGhostTours #TheWomanInBlack #Gothic #VictorianCostume #authorphoto #AustralianHalloween #KylaLeeWard #ElegantHalloween

Kyla Ward's review of Bluebells (In The Devil’s Garden, #1) 3/5: “I’ve been to war many times in my long life and I am not the oldest of my kind. It seems to me the world has always been at war.” It’s 1917, and the Baylon family occupy a isolated property in ...

My latest review - Leanbh Pearson's gothic/horror/alternate history novel, *Bluebells* (In the Devil's Garden #1). www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#LeanbhPearson #newhorror #Australianhorror #Australiangothic #gothic #newgothic #horrorreview #booksky #horrorbookreview #alternatehistory #vampires

Those That Pursue Us Yet By Kyla Lee Ward: Surreal Horror & Dreams - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website Those That Pursue Us Yet by Kyla Lee Ward A lucid dreamer is hunted by the nightmare god Phobetor a surreal tale blurs reality & dream

Enthusiastic new review of *Those That Pursue Us Yet* up at Gingernuts of Horror! gnofhorror.com/those-that-p...
#KylaLeeWard #ThoseThatPursueUsYet #IndependentLegionsPublishing #horrornovella #newhorror #horrorreview #author #hwa #horrorwriting #nightmares #luciddreaming

My essay in JOURN-E 3.1, "Long Be-nightmar'd - on dreams in Gothic and Weird Fiction" has won the Australasian Shadow Award for Nonfiction! #AHWA #AustralasianShadowAwards #IWonThis #horrornonfiction #horroressay #dreams #nightmares #HWA #whatdreamsmaycome #happyauthor

Kyla Ward's review of Veil 4/5: “She brought her hands to her head and sat heavily on the top step of the grand staircase. Then, as if to hide her weakness from the eyes of the house, she pulled the veil over her face. “Everyt...

My latest review, of Jeff Clulow's *Veil*. There's a storm coming...
#JeffClulow #bookreview #newhorror #horrorbookreview #gothic #gothichorror #theeightieswereawesome #hauntedhouse #australianauthor #stormwatching #ghoststory

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Discontinue if Death Ensues - Book Trailer YouTube video by kylawtr

The award-winning anthology *Discontinue if Death Ensues* is now available as an ebook!
youtu.be/zUrKrsPZDnA
#newhorror #author #hwa #horrorwriting #booktrailer #horroranthology #clifi #goodforher #LeeMurray #CarolGyzander #CindyO'Quinn #AnnaTaborska #KylaLeeWard

The Shark Arm Case - Whats The Show Sydney has always feared the shark; every Sydneysider’s felt some trepidation when venturing into the waters that surround our beautiful city. But as it tu...

There are six more performances of *The Shark Arm Case*, written by yours truly and brought to life at Sydney's Justice and Police Museum by a stupendous creative team. I believe some tickets are still available for the 8.00 pm sessions. #truecrime #Sydneytheatre
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2025 Ditmar Awards CONFLUX INC.

Um, it appears that I am a finalist for two Ditmar Awards this year. "Maleficium" for Best Novella/Novelette and "Long Be-nightmar'd - on dreams in Gothic and Weird fiction" for the Atheling. My thanks to everyone. #KylaLeeWard #DitmarAwards #horrorwriting
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As long as that doesn't mean you were getting sleepy... 😜

Review: The Shark Arm Case Is Immersive True Crime at Its Finest • The Scoop erformed within the eerie hallways of the Justice and Police Museum, The Shark Arm Case is a gripping and thought-provoking immersive theatre experience.

The first week of *The Shark Arm Case* has gone exceedingly well! But don't just take my word for it. thescoop.au/review-the-s...
Tickets are still available! #DeadhouseProductions #truecrime #australiantruecrime #sydneytheatre #immersivetheatre #jumptheshark

Miss Nikki believes I need to reconsider this chapter. What tail am I really telling? #KylaLeeWard #author #hwa #horrorwriting #mycat #blackcats #catsofBluesky

That's certainly creative.

Your Guide awaits! *The Shark Arm Case* - immersive theatre at Sydney's Justice and Police Museum, opens 14th August 2025. Tickets available now! www.eventbrite.com.au/e/shark-arm-...?
#DeadhouseProductions #truecrime #australiantruecrime #sydneytheatre #immersivetheatre #SharkArmCase

Ashy-Slashy approves!

Only too true!

It's 1935 at the Sydney Justice and Police Museum, and bookings are open for *The Shark Arm Case*, August 14 - 30.
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/shark-arm-...? #DeadhouseProductions #truecrime #australiantruecrime #sydneytheatre #immersivetheatre #jumptheshark

Kyla Ward's review of Cruel Nights 4/5: “Good thing about the Pacific Northwest, good thing about skin cancer: pale was in.” I could say this book was about many things. Alternative music and subcultures in the ‘90s. How youthful drea...

And here's my review of Jason Nahrung's new vampire novella, *Cruel Nights*. #horrorbookreview #newhorror #vampirebooks #theninetieswereawesome
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After winning a Stoker, the anthology *Discontinue if Death Ensues* (including stories from Carol Gyzander, Lee Murray, Cindy O'Quinn, Anna Taborska and myself, edited by Anna and Carol) is now, somehow, on the final ballot for the World Fantasy Awards. worldfantasy2025.co.uk/world-fantas...

Shark Arm Case 1935. A Tiger Shark in Coogee Aquarium vomits up a severed human arm, bearing a distinctive tattoo. Who done it? The investigation begins.

Looks like I can *finally* announce the new Tale from the Deadhouse. *The Shark Arm Case* commences 14 August 2025. Written by someone called Kyla Lee Ward who also returns as the Guide. #truecrime #Sydneytheatre #newplay #DeadhouseProductions #jumptheshark

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