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Rami Ungar the Writer

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I am the author of six books, including Symphony for Walpurgis, The Pure World Comes, and Rose. You can find me at my website, www.ramiungarthewriter.com.

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Rami Ungar the Writer @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social · 22d

"Hannah and Other Stories" has been re-released! If you would like to read this collection full of ghosts, budding serial killers, and carnivorous horses, use the links below.

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

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Rami Ungar the Writer @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social · 1h

Hooray!

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ALT: a cartoon of snoopy , lucy , and linus saying hooray ! yippy !

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Rami Ungar the Writer @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social · 1h

Thank you! But you should check out the stories inside.

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Hazel E. Baumgartner - Author of "The Woods: A Horror Novel" @hazelebaumgartner.bsky.social · 1h

I write supernatural horror, so no, the supernatural is the more scary part.

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Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 2h

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

Which is the easier route? Or the more satisfying?

#HorrorWritersChat

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

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Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 1h

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...

#HorrorWritersChat

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 · 1h

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-...

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Rami Ungar the Writer @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social · 1h

#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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Rami Ungar the Writer @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social · 1h

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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Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 1h

Here we go, #HorrorWriterChat, the chance you've all been waiting for. Let's pimp our books.
And if you could share others, get them seen as well, that would be good.
Finally, I would love it if you could repost some of Matt's posts. He's having a rough time and could do with a boost.
Tanks.

there is no algorithm here, so visibility depends on engagement with others.
hit the questions, use the hashtag, share other writer’s stuff.
finally, have you got something to shout about? Now’s your chance.

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Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 2h

It CAN be scarier than the supernatural. When you're the root of a problem. And you have been laid bare in front of justice.

And the supernatural is hunting YOU now.

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Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 2h

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

Which is the easier route? Or the more satisfying?

#HorrorWritersChat

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Viva La Vivian @vivalavivian.bsky.social · 2h

My horror's equal opportunity. You do bad, you feel bad. You do good, well, sometimes you still feel bad, but your character will be redeemed in one way or another. Good and evil exist and come in all sizes, which is why I feel it important to illustrate that.
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Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 2h

#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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Ian @deathyboy.bsky.social · 2h

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James Ryan @jamesryan.bsky.social · 2h

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Looking at my stuff the last few years, if anything the two have a symbiotic relationship; desperation tends to invite the supernatural to enter the picture, and supernatural messes make people do desperate things. You can't really have one without the other.

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 2h

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

Which is the easier route? Or the more satisfying?

#HorrorWritersChat

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 2h

I love this question. Horror is often deprivation: scarcity of resources, safety, friendship. Sometimes it's decadent luxury. Been thinking about this since my last newsletter (post-imperial horror fantasy ala Hollow Knight, Dark Souls, etc.), and how these themes intersect. 1/2

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Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 2h

Q2. So many of you are diving in courageously. I salute you. Don't worry, now we go more abstract.
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Q2
How does scarcity or deprivation shape the worlds you build in your stories?

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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 2h

I tend to give the wealthy a bigger scare. I think when you've had to put up with those of privilege preaching/patronising you for a chunk of your life it is hard to allow them to continue like that on the page. Do I sound bitter? 🤣
Power to the people!
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Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 2h

#HorrorWritersChat Q3.

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

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Rami Ungar the Writer @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social · 2h

I just finished reading Slewfoot. The desperation the characters felt drove many of them to unspeakable acts, including assault and witchcraft accusations. That was extremely scary.
Still, I prefer working with the supernatural more often than not.
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Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 2h

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

Which is the easier route? Or the more satisfying?

#HorrorWritersChat

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HD Beird @thebeird.bsky.social · 2h

#HorrorWritersChat

My characters are downtrodden, beaten and broken, bottom of the ladder

They live in ruins or soon to be ruins

Their struggle, is for survival

Their sanity

Their soul, in the face of systems designed to be dominate and discourage

And to get their leg over now and then 🧐

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Bert Piedmont's FAT MONSTER now available! @bertpiedmont.bsky.social · 2h

Wow, I never thought about my audience according to how much they make! So I guess everyone equally? Something new to think about. #horrorwriterschat

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 2h

#HorrorWritersChat Q3.

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

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J. Neira @jneiraauthor.bsky.social · 2h

Some of my characters, like myself, live in rural areas & tend to be working class. There is Rose Marie also, who is a 🍕 delivery girl. She works long shifts for a minimum wage. This influences her dealing s with her more affluent neighbors...

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Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 2h

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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Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 2h

#Horrorwriterschat

My characters are poor, not high-falutin. They might be civil servants, barmaids, a nurse. They live in a council flat, a small house. They worry about bills, drink pints in the local pub.
But they're rich in family.
That, I never deprive them of. Life is hard. They need joy.

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 2h

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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Fright Club @frightya.bsky.social · 2h

If anyone can help out our filmmaker friend, and/or share the post, thank you very much! #FrightClub #HorrorFam #EmergencyFunds

Kyle Hester Film Maker @kylehester.bsky.social · 1d

Never thought I’d be posting this, but here we are.
I need emergency dental surgery—a tooth implant that’s not covered by insurance. The damage stems from an accident I had back in high school, and after years of managing the situation, it’s finally caught up with me.
gofund.me/f344ce05b

Donate to Emergency Dental Surgery — Please help if you are able., organized by Kyle Hester

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E. D. Jones (he/him), author and weirdmaster of Write Sinister @sinister42.bsky.social · 2h

#horrorwriterschat I'm not sure it does, directly. I suppose cosmic horror comes from a deprivation of interest or excitement in the real world, the quest for something "bigger" or "more," but of course the answers are "holy shit noooooooooo aaaaaaaaaa!!!!"

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 2h

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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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 2h

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All my worlds are versions of what we've had or could have again (with added Weird). For a majority of the population, that includes scarcity and deprivation.

Each member of the Contemporary Cosmic Coven came from some form of poverty and made sacrifices in order to leave it.

Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 2h

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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Rami Ungar the Writer @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social · 2h

Hell yeah!

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HD Beird @thebeird.bsky.social · 2h

#HorrorWritersChat

Everyone's fucked

But the rich go first

Since they're the ones leading us into oblivion

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Villimey Mist @villimeymist.bsky.social · 2h

I'm a Eat The Rich girlie head to toe, so I will always write stories where the rich get their comeuppance.

Although, there's this one story I wrote where riches were used in order to exact vengeance on rapists and abusers in the form of a torture banquet 😇

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Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 2h

#HorrorWritersChat Q3.

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

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