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Rob Gillham

@robgillham.bsky.social

London-dwelling writer of dark and sometimes silly speculative/SF fiction, double bass plucker, professional luddite. robgillham.com

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Welcome to episode 703. First, we learn that even villains can fall in love. Then, a man clearing out his childhood home uncovers dark truths about a childhood friend (by @robgillham.bsky.social, read by @georgiacooked.bsky.social).

talestoterrify.com/episodes/703-chris-riley-rob-gillham

18.07.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tales to Terrify – Weekly short horror fiction podcast Tales to Terrify is a weekly short horror fiction podcast. We bring frightful stories to your ears audiobook style – unadorned and unadulterated.

My story The Horrid Tale of Jeremy Timkins featured in the latest episode of @talestoterrify.bsky.social talestoterrify.com it's sort of Beatrix Potter meets Takes of The Unexpected #audiobook #podcast #horrorstory #shortstory #horrorwriters #specfic #specwriters

18.07.2025 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My short story ' The Horrid Tale Of Jeremy Timkins' due to feature in @talestoterrify.bsky.social podcast latest episode on Friday. It's sort of Beatrix Potter meets HP Lovecraft in an episode of Tales of The Unexpected. Sort of. #shortstory #horror #podcast #horrorwriting #specfic #amwriting

16.07.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, thanks very much!

14.04.2025 08:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Best Warhammer 40k Books There are over 370 books in the Warhammer 40k series. As veteran Warhammer author Graham McNeill explains, the books offer a chance to introduce complexity and depth, while respecting the Lore the fan...

Had a lovely chat with @sylviabishop.bsky.social about Warhammer books I'd recommend, with titles from @VincentAbnett, @gavthorpe.bsky.social @writervh.bsky.social, Gordon Rennie, and Chris Wraight. This was a great and in-depth chat, so I hope you enjoy our discussion fivebooks.com/best-books/w...

15.03.2025 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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The new issue is HERE! Have you gotten a chance to dig in yet? Any favorite stories?

06.03.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Dark Rapture in Cosmic Horror Monthly out now #shortstory #horror #specfic

28.02.2025 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My short story, Dark Rapture, out soon in the March issue of Cosmic Horror Monthly

27.02.2025 09:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Part four of my satirical sci-fi short story Joy Worms out, serialised all week and free to read in the Daily Tomorrow. #scifi #shortstory #satire #author #specfic

23.01.2025 10:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Joy Worms - Part One By Rob Gillham

My sci-fi short story Joy Worms is serialised in bite-sized chunks all this week on Daily Tomorrow. It's free to read: dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/joy-worms-...

20.01.2025 10:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Joy Worms - Part One By Rob Gillham

New Story Sunday!

This week, a story from British author Rob Gillham (@robgillham.bsky.social) that's a little more gummy worm than creepy-crawly, but that doesn't mean it can't bite...

Joy Worms
By Rob Gillham

dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/joy-worms-...

19.01.2025 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just returned from #fantasycon2024 with my modest stash, evidencing hitherto hidden reservoirs of self-restraint @britfantasysoc.bsky.social

13.10.2024 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Room full of chairs surroudned by floating opaque screens playing different media.

Room full of chairs surroudned by floating opaque screens playing different media.

My short story, "Pillars of Distraction" available to read for free now at Mythaxis (@mythaxis.bsky.social). It's a dystopian little tale of addiction and ads that won't quit. Not so much grimdark as greydark... mythaxis.co.uk/issue-39/pil... #scifi #specfic #author ✍️ #fantasy πŸ”±

02.10.2024 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The latest issue of Mythaxis magazine is out and available to read for free online, featuring "Pillars of Distraction", a dystopian scifi short by yours truly. #speculative-fiction #SF-writers

01.10.2024 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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There's SO MUCH going on at your BFS in the coming weeks. Don't forget members get discounts on many of our events! What will we see you at?

Full details and tickets available via our website: britishfantasysociety.org/events-2/eve...

Or keep scrolling the 🧡 for more...

17.09.2024 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Amen to that

02.09.2024 08:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pleased to announce I've something short and nasty coming up with @talestoterrify.bsky.social - sort of Beatrix Potter meets Tales Of The Unexpected #speculativefiction #horror #shortstory #podcast #writerscommunity #amwriting

16.07.2024 08:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My first pro rate short story sale out @escapepod.org narrated by @alasdairstuart.com! Last time I mention it (hey, a win's a winβ€”they don't come around every day).

01.07.2024 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My first full-length pro short fiction sale finally in the world this weekend #shortstory #amwriting #writingcommunity #sciencefiction #Speculativefiction #fantasyfiction

29.06.2024 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sacrilege!

29.06.2024 09:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
AI generated picture of a rabbit sitting by a fireplace eating a cabbage

AI generated picture of a rabbit sitting by a fireplace eating a cabbage

Screengrab of the homepage of Escapepod.org, with Rupert Weard and the Case of the Adamant Annihilist as the featured episode

Screengrab of the homepage of Escapepod.org, with Rupert Weard and the Case of the Adamant Annihilist as the featured episode

My first pro short story sale is out now
@escapepod.org. "Rupert Weard and the Case of the Adamant Annihilist" a speculative-mystery romp inspired by Douglas Adams, Sherlock Holmes and HP Lovecraft. Featuring a talking rabbit and tentacular horrors ✍️ #amwriting escapepod.org/2024/06/27/e...

28.06.2024 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

I'm all about the tentacular horror @escapepod.org

28.06.2024 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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