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Charlie Hughes @charliehughes77.bsky.social · 4d

Contract signed. My horror short story 'Albion' will be published in a forthcoming issue of Cosmic Horror Monthly. In this tale, a battle for the soul of a nation plays out at a motorway service station.

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V. Astor Solomon @howsweetthewords.bsky.social · 22d

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

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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...

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Charlie Hughes @charliehughes77.bsky.social · 21d

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

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Charlie Hughes @charliehughes77.bsky.social · Aug 29

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

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....

www.thedarkmagazine.com

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Sam Maiden @samthebraveuk.bsky.social · Sep 1

Loved this!

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Charlie Hughes @charliehughes77.bsky.social · Aug 29

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

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....

www.thedarkmagazine.com

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Charlie Hughes @charliehughes77.bsky.social · Aug 11

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...

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...

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Charlie Hughes @charliehughes77.bsky.social · Jul 13

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

The NoSleep Podcast @thenosleeppodcast.bsky.social · Jul 12

Subscribers…

WNSP is broadcasting E02 of S23.

Tonight’s topic?

Persistence. Decay. And the things that won’t stay buried.
This signal never sleeps.

Subscribe today at sleepless.thenosleeppodcast.com and don’t miss one terrifying tale.

#horrorpodcast #podcast #newepisode

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Charlie Hughes @charliehughes77.bsky.social · Jul 13

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

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

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>

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Charlie Hughes @charliehughes77.bsky.social · Jul 13

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

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....

www.thedarkmagazine.com

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Charlie Hughes @charliehughes77.bsky.social · Jul 13

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."

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Charlie Hughes @charliehughes77.bsky.social · Jul 1

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

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....

www.thedarkmagazine.com

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Charlie Hughes @charliehughes77.bsky.social · Jul 1

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

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 Patreon or W...

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Charlie Hughes @charliehughes77.bsky.social · Jul 1

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

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....

www.thedarkmagazine.com

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Charlie Hughes @charliehughes77.bsky.social · Jun 30

Very pleased to share that my horror short story 'Window' appears in issue 122 of The Dark Magazine.

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Carson Winter @carsonwinter.bsky.social · Jun 16

PORTRAITS OF DECAY is out NOW! I couldn’t be prouder of this book—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/

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Eric J. Guignard @ericjguignard.bsky.social · May 8

Another great review today for my new fiction collection, A GRAVESIDE GALLERY!

“This collection is solid… damn good!”

Thank you, @luna13darke.bsky.social !

#reviewersrock #ericjguignard #AGravesideGallery

instagram.com/p/DJXMvNQvpz7/

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Charlie Hughes @charliehughes77.bsky.social · Apr 23

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

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...

www.thegothiclibrary.com

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Eric J. Guignard @ericjguignard.bsky.social · Apr 11

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! 🙂

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Charlie Hughes @charliehughes77.bsky.social · Apr 12

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

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Charlie Hughes @charliehughes77.bsky.social · Mar 31

'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.

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Charlie Hughes @charliehughes77.bsky.social · Mar 2

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.

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Charlie Hughes @charliehughes77.bsky.social · Jan 28

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:

chmmagazine.bsky.social @chmmagazine.bsky.social · Jan 28

Free short fiction on the CHM website!

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

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Charlie Hughes @charliehughes77.bsky.social · Feb 7

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

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Eric J. Guignard @ericjguignard.bsky.social · Feb 7

#truth!

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