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Charlie Hughes

@charliehughes77.bsky.social

Horror writer. UK. Stories in Best Horror of the Year, Vols 15 & 16 Full list of published and new stories here πŸ‘‡ charliehugheswriting.blogspot.com

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Two Fic Tuesday Welcome! Don't mind today's letter being a little late. I didn't set this to post at the right time. Oops! But it's still Tuesday, and I still have stories for you. This week I bring you a couple st...

It's Tuesday! And despite being still a little off my game from travel, I do have a post.

This week we've got @charliehughes77.bsky.social and Kristi DeMeester bringing us some good, good horror stories that made me very pleased

howsweetthewords.com/two-fic-tues...

23.09.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I love it when people say nice things about my stories. Seriously, it gives me a real boost. Thank you.

24.09.2025 07:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Window - The Dark Magazine Two figures are on screen. The first is an older man, thick-set in a linen jacket and chinos, prominent chin beneath a sardonically angled mouth and thick grey hair combed horizontal across his scalp....

Free to read online, my horror short story 'Window' appears in The Dark Magazine here www.thedarkmagazine.com/window/

29.08.2025 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Loved this!

01.09.2025 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Window - The Dark Magazine Two figures are on screen. The first is an older man, thick-set in a linen jacket and chinos, prominent chin beneath a sardonically angled mouth and thick grey hair combed horizontal across his scalp....

Free to read online, my horror short story 'Window' appears in The Dark Magazine here www.thedarkmagazine.com/window/

29.08.2025 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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NoSleep Podcast S23E05 - The NoSleep Podcast It's Episode 05 of Season 23. Tune in to WNSP for tales about sinister senses. "The Last Time I Played Hide and Seek" written by Connor Isaac (Story starts around 00:05:45) Produced by: Claudius Moore...

Great to hear my story 'Faces' performed on @NosleepPodcast. Brilliant job by @ashmillman.bsky.social and others. You can listen here (22 mins 10s) www.thenosleeppodcast.com/episodes/s23...

11.08.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My horror story 'Video Shop' is now available to listen to on the @thenosleeppodcast.bsky.social

13.07.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Dark - Issue 122 - July 2025 <P> The Dark #122 has stories by Gary McMahon, A. Katherine Black, Charlie Hughes, and E.M. Linden. </p><p>

SFRevu is here: sfrevu.com/php/Review-i...

The Dark issue also includes great stories from Gary McMahon, Katherine Black and E. M. Linden

13.07.2025 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Window - The Dark Magazine Two figures are on screen. The first is an older man, thick-set in a linen jacket and chinos, prominent chin beneath a sardonically angled mouth and thick grey hair combed horizontal across his scalp....

You can read the story here: www.thedarkmagazine.com/window/

13.07.2025 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

SFRevu on my horror short story 'Window', out now in The Dark Magazine - "A filmed recording of a session between a psychiatrist and his female patient shows something unnerving... Chilling."

13.07.2025 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Window - The Dark Magazine Two figures are on screen. The first is an older man, thick-set in a linen jacket and chinos, prominent chin beneath a sardonically angled mouth and thick grey hair combed horizontal across his scalp....

My horror story 'Window' is available to read now at The Dark Magazine www.thedarkmagazine.com/window/

01.07.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Support Us - The Dark Magazine Thanks for your interest in supporting The Dark. There are many ways that you can help support or promote us: Subscribe We can’t stress this enough, really. Subscriptions are available at PatreonΒ or W...

This is how you can support The Dark Magazine www.thedarkmagazine.com/support-us/

01.07.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Window - The Dark Magazine Two figures are on screen. The first is an older man, thick-set in a linen jacket and chinos, prominent chin beneath a sardonically angled mouth and thick grey hair combed horizontal across his scalp....

My horror story 'Window' is available to read now at The Dark Magazine www.thedarkmagazine.com/window/

01.07.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Very pleased to share that my horror short story 'Window' appears in issue 122 of The Dark Magazine.

30.06.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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PORTRAITS OF DECAY is out NOW! I couldn’t be prouder of this bookβ€”the short story is such a fundamental part of the horror genre, it feels especially exciting to see my work collected.

To kick off PORTRAITS’ birth, I wanted to talk about some of the works that served as its inspiration.

THREAD/

16.06.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 13
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Another great review today for my new fiction collection, A GRAVESIDE GALLERY!

β€œThis collection is solid… damn good!”

Thank you, @luna13darke.bsky.social !

#reviewersrock #ericjguignard #AGravesideGallery

instagram.com/p/DJXMvNQvpz7/

08.05.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Review of The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen - The Gothic Library Well, we’re nearly halfway through 2025, but I’ve just finished reading Ellen Datlow’s 2024 collection of the best horror short stories published in 2023, or in other words: The Best Horror of the Yea...

Nice review of @datlow.bsky.social 's Best Horror of the Year, Vol 16 here: www.thegothiclibrary.com/review-of-th...

23.04.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking for Book Reviewers who would be interested in reviewing my upcoming horror fiction collection!
#Reviews #Reviewers #BookReviews #reviewersrock
A GRAVESIDE GALLERY: TALES OF GHOSTS AND DARK MATTERS
by Eric J. Guignard
Published by Cemetery Dance
Coming April 22
Msg me! πŸ™‚

11.04.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just joined the British Fantasy and Horror Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social

12.04.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

'The Rule of Jenny Pen' is a very very good film. Weird, unsettling, brilliantly acted and stylised to enhance the plot (rather than distracting from it). Highly recommend.

31.03.2025 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Any horror short story writers out there looking to swap critiques/feedback on works in progress? I've got a new one I'd appreciate a view on and happy to return the favour.

02.03.2025 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wrote this story because I find the introductions to many horror anthologies/collections slightly irritating. This was my revenge!

Big thanks to Cosmic Horror Monthly for backing it.

Read for free here:

28.01.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Her short stories are wonderfully rich and dark. Not that you asked, but personal favourites are:

Venio
each thing I show you is a piece of my death
Suicide Choir: An Oral History
No Darkness But Ours
The Emperor's Old Bones
Little Ease
The Puppet Motel

07.02.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#truth!

07.02.2025 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Free short fiction on the CHM website!

Check out "Introduction to the Collection by Anonymous" by Charlie Hughes here: bit.ly/4ax9cVA

28.01.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

I wrote this story because I find the introductions to many horror anthologies/collections slightly irritating. This was my revenge!

Big thanks to Cosmic Horror Monthly for backing it.

Read for free here:

28.01.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm going to buy this. In my opinion, Gemma Files is the best writer of modern horror short stories. Not one of the best. The best.

28.01.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

A rave review of @datlow.bsky.social 's anthology.

This, from 'A Head Full of Horror' made my day: "The Motley, by Charlie Hughes... reminded me how rare it is to see an original creature in horror fiction that is profoundly scary."

27.12.2024 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Epeolatry Book Review: The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen, ed. Ellen Datlow - The Horror Tree A book review of The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen, edited by Ellen Datlow released by Night Shade on November 26th, 2024

A very nice review of The Best Horror of the Year volume Sixteen --Epeolatry Book Review: The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen, ed. Ellen Datlow - The Horror Tree - horrortree.com/epeolatry-bo...

22.12.2024 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Read our #BookReview of The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen, edited by Ellen Datlow
horrortree.com/epeolatry-bo...
#AmReading #AmWriting #WritersLife #bookworm #IndieWriter #IndieAuthors #horror #Book #Books

20.12.2024 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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