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70d

Spaced out. #grickledoodle #space #aliens #horror #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

A cartoon illustration of a tentacled alien impersonating an astronaut as another astronaut is talking to him. Caption reads "Well, Davis, did you find any big, scary, monsters creeping around our station out there?"

10d

Dorothy K Haynes – Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch

Five supernatural and unsettling short stories from Dorothy K. Haynes’ award-winning collection first published in 1949. Produced by David Jackson Young and first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2004.

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#Scottish #literature #20thcentury #womenwriters #gothic #horror #weird #weirdfiction #weirdtales #audio #audiobooks #shortstories

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68d

Shell shock. #grickledoodle #horror #sea #shell #vacation #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

A cartoon illustration of a girl looking scared at the little eyes in a dark shell she's holding on a beach. Caption reads "It hadn't been the sea she'd been hearing."

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69d

My latest read: "Pact" by Daniel Lorn - See my Goodreads review for details but if you're in search of a quick horror tale to churn your gut and rattle your brain, this one's worth a look!

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7829904612

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#horror #novelette #book #books #bookrec #bookrecs #bookreview #bookreviews #booksofmastodon #readersofmastodon #reading #readingcommunity #bookstodon #booktodon

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65d

A great reminder that reviews don't have to be super involved and detailed to be effective. By the way, "8" and its story singles now have well over 50 positive ratings on Goodreads from all sorts of readers. Why not give them a try today?

https://amazon.com/author/michaelshotter

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#specfic #scifi #horror #thriller #book #books #story #stories #bookreview #bookreviews #bookrec #bookrecs #read #reads #reading #readingcommunity #booksofmastodon #bookstodon #booktodon

A Goodreads review of "Office Hours," one of the story singles from Michael Shotter's book "8: Tales of The Big Men from The Nod/Wells Timelines"

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10d

📚 Lucky Day by: Chuck Tingle

“An existential masterwork that, like life, is equal parts atrocity and delights."—Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of Masters of Death

Lucky Day is the instant USA Today and Indie bestseller from Chuck Tingle, where one woman must go up against horrifying odds to save the world.

Four years ago, an u...

https://bookblabla.com/book/lucky-day

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“An existential masterwork that, like life, is equal parts atrocity and delights."—Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of Masters of Death

Lucky Day is the instant USA Today and Indie bestseller from Chuck Tingle, where one woman must go up against horrifying odds to save the world.

Four years ago, an unthinkable disaster occurred. In what was later known as the Low-Probability Event, eight million people were killed in a single day, each of them dying in improbable, bizarre ways: strangled by balloon ropes, torn apart by exploding manhole covers, attacked by a chimpanzee wielding a typewriter. A day of freak accidents that proved anything is possible, no matter the odds. Luck is real now, and it's not always good.

Vera, a former statistics and probability professor, lost everything that day, and she still struggles to make sense of the unbelievable catastrophe. To her, the LPE proved that the God of Order is dead and nothing matters anymore.

When Special Agent Layne shows up on Vera’s doorstep, she learns he's investigating a suspiciously—and statistically impossibly—lucky casino. He needs her help to prove the casino’s success is connected to the deaths of millions, and it's Vera's last chance to make sense of a world that doesn’t.

Because what's happening in Vegas isn't staying there, and she's the only thing that stands between the world and another deadly improbability.

Also by Chuck Tingle:
Bury Your Gays
Camp Damascus
Stra

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66d

My latest read: "Of Shadows, Stars, and Sabers" from Stars and Sabers Publishing @starsandsabers - See my Goodreads review for details but if you're looking for a smorgasbord of speculative fiction, this one's sure to satisfy!

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7830355244

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#horror #scifi #fantasy #book #books #bookrec #bookrecs #bookreview #bookreviews #read #reads #reading #readingcommunity #booksofmastodon #readersofmastodon #bookstodon #booktodon

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63d

My latest read: "Badlands" by Gary Kruse - See my Goodreads review for details but if you enjoy crime thrillers with hints of horror and the supernatural, this one's worth a look!

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7838921296

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#thriller #crimethriller #horror #book #books #bookrec #bookrecs #bookreview #bookreviews #booksofmastodon #readersofmastodon #readingcommunity #bookstodon #booktodon

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63d

Hidden spot. #grickledoodle #hiddenpeople #horror #music #cartoon #art #gnomes #funny #drawing

A cartoon illustration of a girl playing the tuba in the forest, surrounded by red gnomes watching her. Caption reads "She would practice deep in the woods where she could be alone."

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58d

Tough times. #grickledoodle #jobs #heavymetal #horror #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

A cartoon illustration of a being with a deer skull for a head sitting on a stump. Caption reads "Other than the odd heavy metal cover shoot every now and again, the Deer skull of Death hadn't had steady employment for years."

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57d

FYI: I've updated my Speculative-Fiction Showcase at bookshop(dot)org based on some of my recent reads. If you're searching for some new books and authors, give these a try!

https://bookshop.org/lists/michael-shotter-s-speculative-fiction-showcase

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59d

The Pieces of "8" are a great way to get a quick sample of The Nod/Wells Timelines and my style of writing but they're just the tip of the iceberg. Explore a vast universe of speculative fiction that's only getting bigger!

http://michaelshotter.com

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#specfic #scifi #horror #paranormal #thriller #book #books #read #reads #reading #readingcommunity #booksofmastodon #readersofmastodon #whattoread #bestreads #yournextread

An image featuring positive reviews of the four "story singles" from Michael Shotter's book "8: Tales of the Big Men from The Nod/Wells Timelines" - "Paper or Plastic?," "Office Hours," "Hostile Takeover," and "Fair Game"

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15d

Hello, folks fleeing Bluesky or hedging their bets! I hope you enjoy your Fediverse experience.

Quick #introduction: I write #ScienceFiction, #Fantasy, and #Horror and often post about genre stuff. My dogs, Dipper and Mabel, sometimes appear on #DogsOfMastodon.

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39d

Keep on sailing. #grickledoodle #vikings #clown #horror #cartoon #art #drawing #funny #humor

A cartoon illustration of a ship of vikings looking worriedly at a clown with a balloon standing on the shore of an island. Caption reads "The vikings decided they would skip this particular island on their voyage."

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53d

YES! 🤩

In a #DarkFantasy #HorrorAnthology, Rose Bitterly's "The Meteor" has an inescapable #SciFi #Horror vibe which made it stand out. ☄️💥🔥

For 3 days, I thought about the movie 🍿 "Annihilation" (2018) and this story.

It's all about the atmosphere, this one! 💗

#BookToot #ComingSoon #FallenAngels #DarkReads #DarkFantasyReaders #HorrorBooks #HorrorRomance #RomanticHorror #GothicReads

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Grayscale background of a shadowy figure and white feathered angel wings. “I fell through time and space and I landed here... with you.” From "The Meteor," by Rose Bitterly, Fallen: Darkness Ascending Volume 1

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43d

Delicious. #grickledoodle #horror #city #vampire #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

A cartoon illustration of a sweaty, smiling vampire in the middle of a busy city crowd. Caption reads "The city provided endless dining options."

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54d

My latest read: "NIGHTMARES" by J.D. Allen - Searching for a new speculative-horror collection to sink your teeth into? This one's worth a look!

Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7864768066
StoryGraph:
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/238197e5-9b54-4d1a-ba1d-7121db5c3f32

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#horror #specfic #book #books #bookrec #bookrecs #bookreview #bookreviews #booksofmastodon #readersofmastodon #read #reads #reading #readingcommunity #bookstodon #booktodon

An excerpt from Michael Shotter's Goodreads/StoryGraph review of the book "NIGHTMARES" by J.D. Allen

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53d

My latest read: "Rare Specimen and Other Stories" by S.J. Shank - Eager for a satisfyingly-swift swirl of speculative fiction? Give this one a look!

Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7874245623
StoryGraph:
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/111ac15e-ba5d-4a59-ade5-a9e4e320885f

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Michael Shotter's Goodreads review of the book "Rare Specimen and Other Stories" by S.J. Shank

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49d

Please recommend works of #SpeculativeFiction published in 2025 that explore or expand our understanding of gender! Nominate for the Otherwise Award:

https://otherwiseaward.org/award/2025-otherwise-award/2025-otherwise-award-recommendations

Recommendations for this year’s award close in late 2025 (date not yet set). Books, stories, music, video, fanfic, social media posts, or any other forms of speculative fiction are eligible.

#sff #sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #horror #genre #awards

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A little reminder that the paperback editions of all eight books set along The Nod/Wells Timelines are available via Bookshop(dot)org. That means just about any book store can order and benefit from their sale!

https://bookshop.org/lists/the-nod-wells-timelines

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