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Oli Jacobs - Author

@olijbooks.bsky.social

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Writer of books. He/Him. Largely oblivious. Absolutely anxious. Usually found in a pit of despair.

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Oli Jacobs - Author @olijbooks.bsky.social · Jul 18

New followers! A fresh intro for you fine new folk…

I’m Oli Jacobs, writer of cosmic horror influenced by Lovecraft, King, and Ligotti. I also write flash stories on my website.

Buy my books here: www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Oli-J...
My website is here: olijbooks.wordpress.com

#booksky #horrorsky

Promo image for everything is under control.

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Gary Kruse @garykruseauthor.bsky.social · 10h

Thanks for hosting Eryn!

Ruins, Book 3 of my Dark England series comes out on Halloween!

If you like thriller/chiller tales full of deception, betrayal, conspiracies and vengeful ghosts, check out the first two books of the series here:

mybook.to/Dark-England

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The books Badlands and Bleak Waters against a white and red background.

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HD Beird @thebeird.bsky.social · 11h

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Thanks Eryn, always fun

Here a link to me books and a review that is flattering to me

Now please excuse me, I'm off to watch Wonka after two years.

Paul King is a genius!

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...

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Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction) @markguyer.bsky.social · 11h

Almost didn't participate this week because of work, but I’m thrilled I did! Thanks, Eryn for the awesome questions.

S.C. Fisher is a friend and she could really benefit from selling more books.

Check out her excellent Base Fear books!

www.amazon.com/Deadly-Secre...

Deadly Secrets: Base Fear: A Novel of Horror

Amazon.com: Deadly Secrets: Base Fear: A Novel of Horror eBook : Fisher, S.C.: Books

www.amazon.com

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Rami Ungar the Writer @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social · 11h

#HorrorWritersChat, we're 16 days away from Halloween. Have you read the scariest collection of 2025 yet? If not, perhaps it's time you did.

Amazon: tinyurl.com/5awn78h3
B&N: tinyurl.com/5e9vu3hr
Kobo: tinyurl.com/bdhthesj
Apple Books: tinyurl.com/5ev7cr8k

#HorrorSky #BookSky #Halloween

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J.D. Buffington @jdbuffington.com · 11h

Thank you, Erin!
In the House of In Between tracks semi-wealthy to just making ends meet type folk all experiencing the same haunting in one house through generations of worldwide trauma, available wherever you like to buy books (or ask your library!).
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In the House of In Between

Check out In the House of In Between - <p>The Backlund House is haunted, but no one knows why. No violence has taken place there, no one has died inside its walls. Over the course of a century, what-o...

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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 11h

Thanks for allowing me to expose the chip on my shoulder this week!
Folk horror, Harrowfield, is actually driven by an initial decision taken for financial stability. A decision leading to an isolated village & a community with old beliefs & strange stories.
mybook.to/Harrowfield
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Full cover spread for Harrowfield novel. Bottom half, a very dark, almost pitch field, the sky above sludgy green. On the front is a single tree sheltering 2 small standing stones. On the back is a larger stone with 2 birds flying above it.
Blurb reads:
Harrowfield is a tiny village in the Marches, that wild strip of borderland between England and Wales. On the edge of this village lies another field, the Harrow Field, the one from which the settlement takes its name. At its entrance stands the Mother Stone, guarding her Children, the two smaller monoliths at the top of the field. This is the ancient site of the Harrowing.

When Derwenna Parry’s brother goes missing whilst surveying farmland, she and his daughters head to the village to track him down. Midsummer approaches and, even though they find him unharmed, they become caught up in strange events which lead them to the Harrowing. An ancient act of penance … or sacrificial revenge?

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Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 11h

Thank you for another wonderful Wednesday, Eryn!

Today, I've refined all of the concepts that will be used in Land of Gold. I only need to redo one more final choreography for a combat sequence, and I can FINALLY start writing the 3rd draft!

As for what awaits Lucius...

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True Form [redo]:

The Maven of Gluttony’s True Form are the skinless, almost formless Demons turned into a bloodied sludge in its lair. It can grow to any size and strength as it deems fit, indulging on the horrible suffering it has cast upon all its victims.

In its True Form, it moves very quickly, practically gliding on the wet surface. Can materialise within the cave as well.

Its own head is the Pentagram of Gluttony, so it can cast Gashes instantly.

Its body is a literal weapon against Lucius, its long, serpentine neck included. Being close to it in general is great danger. The lair too, is a weapon that it can fashion as it sees fit.

The True Form’s weapon of choice is a cardinal staff. It’s ornament is the Landlord’s head, surrounded by half a dozen tongues that constantly devour it, while it constantly reforms. The staff itself is made of the Wilted Bloom’s stalk, coruscating with the Inevitable’s energies. The Landlord’s head never stops weeping or screaming.

The Landlord’s head is perpetually famished. When stuck on Lucius, it’ll pin him down with its teeth while trying to eat him.

The True Form is garbed in a cardinal’s attire that constantly flows, twirls, and ripples in the air. It’s made of the victims’ screams and agony.

A Gash that bathes the Maven in all the agony it caused, making it look like rain is rolling off it. Just looking at the Maven in this state will cause Lucius’ soul to burn and paralyse him. Can’t look at it at all.
A Gash that turns its stomach into a maw that unleashes a cone of the Inevitable’s energy. If it touches Lucius, he dies.

A Gash that heightens Lucius’ feelings of melancholy, regret, and pain, to the point that they turn into spectral shapes trying to rip Lucius apart from the inside.

A Gash that turns all the Damned into a cacophony that twists and deforms everything Godly of Lucius’ Cleansing Form, weakening him significantly.

A Gash that widens all of Lucius’ wounds, bearing Stigmas that attract any and all Demons around him to them, wanting to get into his body and devouring him.

A Gash that turns the Landlord’s head into the Womb-Mother, fooling and deluding Lucius.

A Gash that turns all the Damned into a misshapen copy of himself, laughing at him so hysterically it literally frays his nerves and fumbles his combat capabilities.

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Martin Shannon - Rare Book Author @martinshannon.bsky.social · 11h

Going to match @michelleheller.bsky.social's post. We have the same mutual friend and they are in a *bad* way. The link is below. If you can help, please do. www.gofundme.com/f/making-up-...

Donate to Making up lost wages after a string of hospitalizations..., organized by Nathan Sprayberry

Hi, I'm Nathan and I'm fundraising because Amanda, the love o… Nathan Sprayberry needs your support for Making up lost wages after a string of hospitalizations...

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Rami Ungar the Writer @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social · 11h

Thanks Eryn! #HorrorWritersChat, "Hannah and Other Stories" has been out a month now. Are you brave enough to face the horrors inside? Including carnivorous horses?

Amazon: tinyurl.com/mv8p4shk
B&N: tinyurl.com/4fznerfe
Kobo: tinyurl.com/3u5fpeb6
Apple Books: tinyurl.com/33xhhdnx

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Beverley Lee @beverleylee.bsky.social · 11h

Thanks for hosting, Eryn!
The House of Little Bones, my haunted, isolation/folk horror is on Kindle Countdown for only 99c/99p. It's a perfect read for the darker nights as the veil thins... #HorrorWritersChat
mybook.to/HouseofLittleBones

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Matt Mason - One Chaotic Author @chaoticauthor.online · Aug 1

Sseeing as you all desperately want it to be autumn right now, I suppose it's acceptable to start promoting these 😂

🌈📚💙📚👀📢📚😱🩸📚💙📚🪐♠️🌈📚

Angel's Mass: books2read.com/angelsmass
Bronze Carriage: books2read.com/bronzecarriage
James Hotel: mybook.to/jameshotel
Spooky S'weird: books2read.com/salmonweirder

Icy cracked background. Cover shows a sketch of a medieval church. Text: Angel's Mass: A Medieval Ghost Story. At Tintern Abbey in Wales, brother Edmund is an ordinary onk haunted by a man only he can see and hear. And Edmund will uncover a mystery that has consequences for everyone.

Creepy forest background image. Book cover shows a simple sketch of a horse and carriage. Text reads: The Small Bronze Carriage on the Mantelpiece: A Gothic Ghost Story. Two men who had not seen each other in decades. An 80-year-old tales of newlyweds travelling across the country to see family. Both encounters linked by one curious and mysterious artefact.

A rainy tarmac background. Book cover shows a simple sketch of a smal manor house. Text reads: The Residents of James Hotel: A 1970s Ghost Story. Stranded at the side of the road one stormy November night, Vince is offered a complimentary room by a local hotelier.

Creepy cemetery background. Book cover shows the same. Spooky Salmonweird: Tales from the village. From the Iron Age to WWII, thirteen spine tingling tales from the periods in which these supporting characters lived.

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Oli Jacobs - Author @olijbooks.bsky.social · 11h

Always a pleasure to take part! Big thanks to @erynmccee.bsky.social & #HorrorWritersChat

I've uploaded some more flash tales on my website. If interested in some rough reads, check them out here: olijbooks.wordpress.com/alphaflashes/

In the meantime, sending good vibes to @chaoticauthor.online 🫀

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Abigail F Taylor @abigailtaylor.bsky.social · 11h

Most of the time scarcity comes in the shape of little to no human contact. Small towns or remote locations. But I also use lack of knowledge as one of my character deprivation techniques.
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Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 11h

Q2. So many of you are diving in courageously. I salute you. Don't worry, now we go more abstract.
#HorrorWritersChat

Q2
How does scarcity or deprivation shape the worlds you build in your stories?

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Oli Jacobs - Author @olijbooks.bsky.social · 11h

Never!

Oli Jacobs - Author @olijbooks.bsky.social · 11h

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Absolutely. The old cliche of humans being the real monsters rings loudly when it comes to acts of desperation. Logic and reason go out the window, and base primal instincts tend to take control, leading to all sorts of bad decisions...

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 11h

Q4.
Do hang around for the outro, in around 10 minutes.

Which is the easier route? Or the more satisfying?

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Q4
In your stories: is desperation scarier than the supernatural?

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Oli Jacobs - Author @olijbooks.bsky.social · 11h

It can be satisfying, especially in this day and age, to enact horrific karma upon the privileged and corrupt...

... but there is a more brutal horror when it comes to indifference toward the victim. We can understand why bad people get punished, you need to look deeper for a general fate.

Oli Jacobs - Author @olijbooks.bsky.social · 11h

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Everyone should be scared, rich and poor alike. The aspects of dread and terror can not be bought off.

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 11h

#HorrorWritersChat Q3.

Who do you scare? As a writer, it's our chance to bite back, perhaps.

Q3
Do you write horror that scares the poor, the wealthy or everyone equally?

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Oli Jacobs - Author @olijbooks.bsky.social · 11h

As a Thomas Ligotti fan, I love how he uses urban decay in his stories. The way he describes the crumbling, fragmented cityscapes of forgotten towns and roadside dwellings adds to the creeping dread.

Oli Jacobs - Author @olijbooks.bsky.social · 11h

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There’s a lot more classical horror beats in the downtrodden and decayed, especially in the world we live in now where the fiscal divide grows ever wider.

However, most morally ambiguous deities have no concept of wealth, and will corrupt rich and poor alike. Rich are more fun.

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 11h

Q2. So many of you are diving in courageously. I salute you. Don't worry, now we go more abstract.
#HorrorWritersChat

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Oli Jacobs - Author @olijbooks.bsky.social · 11h

a kitten is playing a guitar in front of a stack of amplifier .

Alt: a kitten is playing a guitar in front of a stack of amplifier .

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Oli Jacobs - Author @olijbooks.bsky.social · 12h

Think of a number of kittens, then divide it by 0. Then, prepare to enter the world of Negative Kittens 🐈‍⬛

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Oli Jacobs - Author @olijbooks.bsky.social · 12h

Yes… good… maybe not classically good…

Oli Jacobs - Author @olijbooks.bsky.social · 12h

Hello #HorrorWritersChat. It’s me, ol’ Oli Jacobs, crafter of over 20 cosmic horrors and about 3-4 good ones. I am so poverty stricken both financially and morally that I single-handedly bring down the GDP of Europe, as well as Kitten Morality Scale(tm)

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 12h

Oh right then here we go, if it glitches I'll wait till it's back up then fire the next.
Can't say fairer than that. Hi #HorrorWritersChat, let's talk riches. Or poverty. Moral or cash, I don't mind which.
Horror is one of the more egalitarian genres I think. More room for poor...

No links please.

Question One
Assemble, horror bods!
Tell me what kind of horror you write, and how poor are you - financially or morally? You choose....

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Skyla Dawn Cameron @skyladawn.ca · 15h

Kindle users, it's very easy to sideload books bought direct! Here's Krista's shop which she worked VERY hard on to make look super slick: payhip.com/kristadball

Payhip has lots of instructions to load your ebooks to Kindle! help.payhip.com/article/106-...

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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 20h

Me [in a nail bar]: pint of nails, please

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