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Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · 2h

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! Jeffery Scott Sims joins HORRIFIC SCRIBES! His #horrorstory "The Artistry of Poteauje" explores the relationship between murder and art and indulges in a #ClassicHollywood setting. Fun for all, especially #cinephiles. Read for free: horrificscribblings.com

#artmurder

Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · 1d

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! We welcome @mavrikm.bsky.social into HORRIFIC SCRIBES with his bleak #weirdwestern of intense #cosmichorror "This Sickness Will Not End in Death." Feel the #existential hammer fall at horrificscribblings.com

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Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · 2d

A well-timed and wonderful review of THE SKINNER EFFECT from @lisaleetone.bsky.social at BIBLIOPHILIA TEMPLUM!

bibliophiliatemplum.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/t...

#splatterpunk #bookreviews

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Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · 2d

NOW AVAILABLE! L. Andrew Cooper's splatterpunk novella THE SKINNER EFFECT is finally here, and you're ready to be brutalized! Get to your nearest web browser, go to the 'zon, and order THE SKINNER EFFECT immediately!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJ2YM9GB

#splatterpunk #extremehorror #novella #booklaunch

Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · 2d

NEW SCRIBBLING ALERT! Sarina Dorie returns with #darkfantasy tale "Dragon Pox," alarmingly cute... a little girl plots to steal a baby dragon... while deeply disturbing, as the "pox" of the title is not cute at all. Read for free at horrificscribblings.com

#horrorstories #dragons #pandemichorror

Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · 7d

NEW SCRIBBLING ALERT! @stevetoase.bsky.social, who joined HORRIFIC SCRIBES with the #surreal "Dental Hygiene," returns with "Húsið Mitt," a story about rarefied dining that won four hearts for extremity. Very imaginative! Read for free: horrificscribblings.com

#horror #foodhorror #extremehorror

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Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · 7d

Just a reminder... submit! Send us your most twisted nightmares!

horrificscribblings.com/submissions/

#callforsubmissions #transgressive #darkfiction #horror #darkscifi #darkfantasy #darkpoetry #quiethorror #splatterpunk

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Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · 8d

An alien creature stows away on a spaceship because it wants to give the human crew members hugs. As it turns out, the creature’s definition of “hug” is quite different from our own… horrificscribblings.com

Horrific Scribes

Horrific Scribes is an expanding archive of provocative, scary, and strange fiction (and some poetry) by various authors.

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Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · 8d

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! HORRIFIC SCRIBES introduces Briar Shannon, whose unusually short, #darkfantasy #horrorstory "The Underground Auction Rule" wastes no words in conjuring a world that might amuse as deeply as it disturbs. Read for free: horrificscribblings.com

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Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · 9d

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! Nicholas De Marino joins HORRIFIC SCRIBES with his #surreal and pleasantly distressing beach-themed #darkpoetry "a swollen metallic dolphin" and "Beach Body," which together make up _Living Nightmares_. Enjoy the experience free at horrificscribblings.com

Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · 13d

Now open! Horrific Scribes, Exhibit Four: Pests and Puppetmasters, about parasites and parasitism, arranges dark, transgressive stories and poetry in galleries devoted to Barnacles, Leeches, Tricksters, and Controllers. Provocative, scary, strange... a free online anthology! horrificscribblings.com

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Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · 14d

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! #Weird #western, #westernhorror, #horrorwestern, whatever you call it, it's a phenomenon, and new Scribe @jmbest.bsky.social does it with #cosmic intensity in his story "Dead or Alive." Read for free at horrificscribblings.com

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Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · 16d

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! Jon Clendaniel joins HORRIFIC SCRIBES with "And Then There Were Ten Billion," #scifi / #horror with #darkcomedy about an #alien that's out for hugs. One of those rare gems that prove a horror #parody can still be horrifying. Read for free at horrificscribblings.com

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Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · 22d

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! Leonardo J. Lamanna has joined HORRIFIC SCRIBES! He brings "The Flesh Factory," a tale of #bodyhorror in which a ray of dark hope shines into an even darker, #dystopian world. Sometimes we're #bleak. Revel in it. Read for free at horrificscribblings.com

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Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · 23d

COVER REVEAL! Behold the cover by @ruthannaevans.bsky.social of the forthcoming revised second edition of my #horrornovel DESCENDING LINES!

"The whole book was unhinged in the best way possible." - ARC Reviewer

Coming Dec. 9! Available for pre-order now!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPY794YJ/

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Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · 23d

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! We welcome @awhcolumbus.bsky.social into the company of HORRIFIC SCRIBES! His #horrorstory, "The Basement," is about a young man who must #meettheparents of his girlfriend, and the evening turns when he goes into the #basement... Read for free at horrificscribblings.com

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Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · 27d

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! Please join me in welcoming H.J. Dutton into the company of HORRIFIC SCRIBES. He brings a charming, happy story about a family that takes in a stray dog. It's all cheery and innocent. Honest. Really. horrificscribblings.com

#baddog

Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · 29d

NEW SCRIBBLING ALERT! Shawn Montgomery returns to HORRIFIC SCRIBES with a new #horrorstory, "When I Come Back." It's the longest story we've published, way over our limit, but it's worth every word. It treads in #extremehorror territory, so sensitive readers, beware. horrificscribblings.com

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Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · Sep 16

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! We welcome @thompsinator.bsky.social into HORRIFIC SCRIBES along with the #horrorstory "Worryeater," a sympathetic but still scary depiction of #OCD that veers into the #supernatural and monstrous in a fight for self-determination. Read for free: horrificscribblings.com

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Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · Sep 12

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! @itsmedavidcorse.bsky.social joins HORRIFIC SCRIBES with his #horrorstory "All My Angry Selves," a #bizarre blend of #bodyhorror and #revenge... you might be horrified... you might cheer... you might be horrified that you're cheering.... Read for free: horrificscribblings.com

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Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · Sep 11

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! Horrific Scribblings welcomes John Davis into the hallowed halls of HORRIFIC SCRIBES! His #comingofage #horrorstory "It Hungers" suits the archive quite well, strange and shocking, with depths to ponder. Gaping maws. Have fun! Free at horrificscribblings.com

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Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · Sep 8

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! @jonmcgoran.bsky.social joins HORRIFIC SCRIBES with "Christmas Angel," a slice of #Christmashorror that in 1700 words runs through the precious, nostalgic, scary, tragic, and bittersweet. Take an emotional ride and be glad it's only September. horrificscribblings.com

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Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · Sep 5

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! Steven Mathes joins HORRIFIC SCRIBES with his #horrorstory "Swimmers," which involves #parasites, lots of food, and the hope of true love. Funny in multiple senses with unusual chills from #psychologicalhorror and #bodyhorror... have fun! Free at horrificscribblings.com

Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · Sep 4

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! Abby Nicole Yee joins HORRIFIC SCRIBES with "Before I Grew Nettled Skin," a delectably challenging piece of #darkpoetry, overflowing with disturbing eroticism, the #gruesome, and the #macabre... and even wry humor. Read free, horrificscribblings.com

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Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · Aug 26

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! Horrific Scribblings happily welcomes John Leahy to HORRIFIC SCRIBES. He brings a #maritime #horrorstory of #monsters, "Flowers." It's got #pirates! And it gets really #weird... I think there's something kind of sexual going on.... Read for free at horrificscribblings.com

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