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C. M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 57m

#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days

(88) The Tomb of Ligeia (1964) dir. Roger Corman

In which the angriest black cat in the world torments Elizabeth Shepherd

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The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)

Verden Fell is shattered after the death of his lovely wife. But, after an unexpected encounter with Lady Rowena Trevanion, Fell soon finds himself married again. Nevertheless, his late wife's spirit ...

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deb te kawa nō aotearoa @debtekawa-ao.bsky.social · 2h

Agree with Sacha below. Māni is always offering a masterclass. One caveat, though, and this is absolutely not for Māni or Mihi or the other journalists skilled in Te Ao Māori me Te Ao Pākeha politics.

Sacha @sachadylan.bsky.social · 3h

The masterful Māni Dunlop on where things are at with Te Pāti Māori, with context.

Analysis: Te Pāti Māori turmoil exposes a deeper hurt for Māori

Te Pāti Māori faces turmoil over leaked allegations, financial overspend, and leadership rifts, undermining its kaupapa and risking wider harm to Māori amid unresolved internal strife.

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deb te kawa nō aotearoa @debtekawa-ao.bsky.social · 1h

This fascination with "Māori" parliamentary politics reveals how limited mainstream analysis is. Te Pāti Māori is one tactical engagement with one part of the Crown's apparatus, not the centre of Māori political life.

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C. M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 2h

I just saw you changed your link - shared Molly's post for you!

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · Aug 31

Farrah and Muhanad have a lot of integrity and upon finding out that a scammer was trying to trick other Gazans by saying he promoted their campaign (when he didn’t) they decided to change the URL so he couldn’t do that- so this is their new link to their fundraiser now.

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mohfarraaahhhh.bsky.social @mohfarraaahhhh.bsky.social · 16d

My heart carries heavy truths. I’m Farah. With dignity, I invite you to see the link below.
gogetfunding.com/HelpFarahand...

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C. M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 3h

#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days

(87) The Haunted Palace (1963) dir. Roger Corman

What's this!!! A Vincent Price film I am pretty sure is new to me??? Whack it on the list

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The Haunted Palace (1963)

A warlock burned at the stake comes back and takes over the body of his great grandson to take his revenge on the descendents of the villages that burned him.

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C. M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 3h

The Day We Ate Grandad : "Serial killers and family-eating cannibal monsters shouldn’t be this loveable."

An otherworldly family drama with tentacles & cosmic horror for fans of MERLIN and THE CALL OF CTHULHU, where myth meets mythos.

#HorrorBooks #BookSky 🌈📚😱🩸📚💙

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Three possible futures. Two versions of the apocalypse. One chance to save the world.

With her trademark sharp humour and worldbuilding, C.M. Rosens takes us on a darkly funny ride through cosmic and gothic horror via family melodrama and the terror of the mundane. The Day We Ate Gran...

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C. M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · Feb 4

A Dark Gothic Fantasy retelling of BEAUTY & THE BEAST for fans of MEXICAN GOTHIC & WHAT MOVES THE DEAD

☆Sapphic Orpheus & Eurydice subplot

☆Bisexual & aromantic MCs

☆Monster spice 🌶️ in the time of rot plague

☆Dying village in a dark forest

☆Cursed castle
🌈📚💙🪐
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Not all curses can be broken

Sign up to my newsletter for monthly updates, or my book alerts only for one-time alerts to new releases. Audio released serially on the Eldritch Girl Podcast from 19 Feb 2025: rss.com/podcasts/eldrit...

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Vivian Moira Vampire @itsviviactually.bsky.social · 4h

It is the Gothiest month of the year and you owe it to yourself to experience C. M Rosens' many fine Gothic works

C. M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 4h

October and April are my lowest sales months-- wondering if I can turn this around this year! #Horror

Who wants to fill up their kindle with eldritch horror, Gothic horror, Gothic Fantasy, and a contemporary asexual drama/romcom? 3 novels, 2 novellas, short stories... £10.99

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Complete eBook Box Set: Complete Book Bundle (epub/pdf files) - CM Rosens's Ko-fi Shop

This is a bundle of my books - minus THE CROWS and THIRTEENTH which are both now being sold by Canelo Books! THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD - An eldritch pa...

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C. M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 4h

Want an audiobook for £5.99? 👀 mp3 files to download.

THE CROWS, narrated by me, unabridged.

Listen to this Gothic Paranormal novel for fans of haunted houses, eldritch monsters, and things that go bump in the night.

🌈📚💙😱📚🩸🎧

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The Crows Audiobook - CM Rosens's Ko-fi Shop

The audiobook version of The Crows by C.M. Rosens, narrated by the author. Print version: published by Canelo Horror, 2024 Print version interior i...

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C. M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 4h

October and April are my lowest sales months-- wondering if I can turn this around this year! #Horror

Who wants to fill up their kindle with eldritch horror, Gothic horror, Gothic Fantasy, and a contemporary asexual drama/romcom? 3 novels, 2 novellas, short stories... £10.99

ko-fi.com/s/811fa7d3b0

Complete eBook Box Set: Complete Book Bundle (epub/pdf files) - CM Rosens's Ko-fi Shop

This is a bundle of my books - minus THE CROWS and THIRTEENTH which are both now being sold by Canelo Books! THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD - An eldritch pa...

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Echo On Publications @echohorror.com · 5h

Thank you 😊

CARMILLA BAEL @carmillabael.bsky.social · 19h

Got the In the Mouth of Madness novelization from Echo On Publications last week and let me tell you I LOVE IT
It’s by far one of my favorite movies and reading the book from the movie about the book is a dream come true kinda somewhat

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C. M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 4h

ok I love the movie this looks amazing

C. M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 5h

#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days

(86) Creep (2004) dir. Christopher Smith

London Underground horror I somehow haven't seen yet

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Creep (2004)

Trapped in a London subway station, a woman who's being pursued by a potential attacker heads into the unknown labyrinth of tunnels beneath the city's streets

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C. M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 6h

#AScareADay="text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#AScareADay – Day 14 – Charon by Lord Dunsany

#AScareADay - Day 14 - World War 1 trauma flash fic today! And for today's creative response to the story, I'm posting a Ko-Fi exclusive I wrote for my members as the June 2025 reward.

#AScareADay – Day 14 – Charon by Lord Dunsany

#AScareADay - Day 14 - World War 1 trauma flash fic today! And for today's creative response to the story, I'm posting a Ko-Fi exclusive I wrote for my members as the June 2025 reward.

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Eldritch Girl Podcast @eldritchgirlpod.bsky.social · 7h

it's live!

Mini-season for #SpookySeason: audio for my #AScareADay posts, using the poems and stories as prompts for longer creative fiction & nonfiction responses on my site & Ko-Fi.

Days 01-07 are now live. Ko-Fi members get advance episodes.

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#AScareADay - October Reading Challenge Days 01-07 | Podcast Episode on RSS.com

MINI SEASON!Days 01-07 of #AScareADay, featuring my thoughts on each of the challenge reads and summary (with spoilers) of the stories and poems. We go from the 1600s-1800s this week! Additionally thi...

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C. M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 9h

#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days

(85) The Call of Cthulhu (2005) dir. Andrew Leman

Ode to German Expressionist cinema of the Silent Era, and I really liked it. I wish more Lovecraft adaptations got experimental. This 1920s b/w style really worked for me.

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The Call of Cthulhu (2005)

A dying professor leaves his great-nephew a collection of documents pertaining to the Cthulhu Cult. The nephew begins to learn why the study of the cult so fascinated his grandfather. Bit-by-bit he be...

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C. M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 9h

#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days

(84) Susuk: Kutukan Kecantikan / Susuk (2023) dir. Ginanti Rona

Enjoyed this too! TW for gender-based violence.

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Susuk (2023)

Ayu searches for a cure to save her dying sister Laras, a sex worker cursed by a magical amulet, while they face escalating terrors in their ancestral village.

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C. M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 9h

#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days

(83) Sumala (2024) dir. Rizal Mantovani

Enjoyed this - on UK Netflix. Graphic infanticide warning.

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Sumala (2024)

An evil spirit seeking vengeance returns to plague the town that wronged her sister. Based on a chilling urban legend.

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C. M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · May 29

If you want to see the worst pan polyam vegan you've ever met try and decide which is worse, ending the world or facing a break-up, this is the book for you.

Melodramatic apocalypse yarn.

5 illustrations by @tomsbrown.bsky.social
indie pubbed
🌈📚😱🩸📚💙👀 #Horror #SFF

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Three possible futures. Two versions of the apocalypse. One chance to save the world.

With her trademark sharp humour and worldbuilding, C.M. Rosens takes us on a darkly funny ride through cosmic and gothic horror via family melodrama and the terror of the mundane. The Day We Ate Gran...

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C. M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 9h

Boosting again for Jamal
gofund.me/2f77e0ba

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C. M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 1d

#AScareADay="text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#AScareADay – Day 13 – The Spider and the Ghost of a Fly by Vachel Lindsay

#AScareADay - Day 13 - Today's femme fatale short poem is answered by 2 chapters from my Ko-Fi exclusive sapphic novella, THE POETRY OF BETRAYAL. It's the first part of an enemies-to-lovers cycle.

#AScareADay – Day 13 – The Spider and the Ghost of a Fly by Vachel Lindsay

#AScareADay - Day 13 - Today's femme fatale short poem is answered by 2 chapters from my Ko-Fi exclusive sapphic novella, THE POETRY OF BETRAYAL. It's the first part of an enemies-to-lovers cycle.

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C. M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 2d

Ko-Fi members can get this first episode right now on Ko-Fi. All tiers get early access. #Horror #Indie #Audio

Eldritch Girl Podcast @eldritchgirlpod.bsky.social · 2d

IT'S HAPPENING
S05 of Eldritch Girl is only going to be a very short little season, and will have a few longer episodes for October.

Days 01-07 of the challenge, with my thoughts on each of the little spooky reads plus my creative responses using them as prompts each day, goes up tomorrow (Mon 13)

Purple Halloween graphic with cobwebs, spiders, creepy trees, black cats and pumpkins in an outdoor scene. Text reads: A Scare A Day, RomancingTheGothic dot com October Reading Challenge. Eldritch Girl.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 2d

Oh yeah, I have a short story about this very scenario (well, trying to prevent it from happening). The research was both fun and horrifying?? Mostly horrifying actually. Less fun.

IEEE Spectrum @spectrum.ieee.org · 4d

Low Earth orbit is filling up. Not just with #satellites, but also with dangerous, tumbling debris. As they collide, they multiply. If we do nothing, satellites will crash, creating chaos on Earth below. Meet the people trying to prevent this disaster. spectrum.ieee.org/kessler-synd...

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