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SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 10m

Absolutely!!! Go right ahead (and apologies for the late reply--somehow it got lost in the mix)

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Ayrton Silva | 🐛☠️🔥 @ayrtonmsilva.bsky.social · 2d

#SFFChat 10

Lina: witch
Myria: vampire
Marc: dragon
New WIP's MC: zombie

SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 9d

Apologies that the October prompt list for #SFFChat is so late! When I wasn't able to get it done for the first I wasn't sure if I should do it, but in the end I made one.

Hope the continuation of the spooky theme isn't a bother--interpret the prompts as broadly as you need to (including snippets)

1. Introduce yourself!
2. First Costume you ever wore
3. Share something positive
4. Snippet: Haunting
5. Character fear
6. Favourite spooky or horror book!
7. Snippet: Orange
8. What are you reading?
9. Have you ever scared yourself reading or writing?
10. What are your characters dressing up as for Hallowe’en?
11. What would your mc do if their doppelganger showed up at the door?
12. Snippet: Blood
13. Share something visual (character art, moodboard, cover, etc)
14. Snippet: Night
15. Does your world have any spooky holidays or traditions?
16. Do ghosts exist in your world?
17. Character most likely to survive a horror movie
18. TBR Check-in!
19. What’s your opinion on Bigfoot?
20. Is space inherently spooky?
21. Snippet: Hunt
22. Favourite monster
23. Reimagine your book as a horror story (or, as another genre if alreadu horror)
24. Ask a question of your own to #sff participants!
25. Share some writing advice
26. A story you hope to write but haven’t
27. What’s the value of horror?
28. Snippet: monster/creature
29. Friendship(s) in your story
30. Reading plans for November
31. Snippet: Share a scary scene!

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SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 11m

Sheet ghost supremacy!

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thirdmonti.bsky.social @thirdmonti.bsky.social · 2d

#SFFChat 10th of October

So, my characters mostly aren’t human and Hallowe’en isn’t a holiday they have.

For my one human character, Aidenn, I think he’d do Sheet Ghost. Low effort low maintenance costume

SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 9d

Apologies that the October prompt list for #SFFChat is so late! When I wasn't able to get it done for the first I wasn't sure if I should do it, but in the end I made one.

Hope the continuation of the spooky theme isn't a bother--interpret the prompts as broadly as you need to (including snippets)

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thirdmonti.bsky.social @thirdmonti.bsky.social · 1d

#SFFChat 11th of October

This one’s easy, since Kai (Blue) already has four that he’s in regular contact with already. They are separated by being in other universes, but if they should appear at his doorstep I think he’d throw a party
The exception being that Solar shouldn’t be there, logistically

SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 9d

Apologies that the October prompt list for #SFFChat is so late! When I wasn't able to get it done for the first I wasn't sure if I should do it, but in the end I made one.

Hope the continuation of the spooky theme isn't a bother--interpret the prompts as broadly as you need to (including snippets)

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Ayrton Silva | 🐛☠️🔥 @ayrtonmsilva.bsky.social · 1d

#SFFChat 11

50/50 between pranks and 🌶️

SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 9d

Apologies that the October prompt list for #SFFChat is so late! When I wasn't able to get it done for the first I wasn't sure if I should do it, but in the end I made one.

Hope the continuation of the spooky theme isn't a bother--interpret the prompts as broadly as you need to (including snippets)

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thirdmonti.bsky.social @thirdmonti.bsky.social · 22h

#SFFChat 12th of October

Snippet: Blood

(Enjoy)

Breathing deeply, the acrid scent of burning metal caught in my nose, and a not so distant rumble rocked the floor beneath me.
And then…
Literally beside myself, I looked upon my body ripping itself free from the grasp of the truly beastly Despair. Torn flesh all down my legs oozed blood and…
“GRAAHH!!” Adrenaline did what he set out to do and left me with the result. Gritting my teeth against the fiery pangs running through me with each step, I hobbled down the corridor.
“I suppose this is what they call mental anguish,” Chaos said.
“That was bad,” I huffed, “and you should feel bad,” I puffed.
“You seem to be feeling bad enough for the both of us,” Chaos retorted.
Damn him–me and my wit!
The floor rocked below me again. What infernal place was this? The clean brushed metal finish of the walls gave nothing away. An intersection in the corridor had what looked like a map, but in no language that I understood. Nevertheless it appeared to be a deck plan for a ship of some kind.

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SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 3d

ALTERNATIVELY, if anyone would like to run it while I'm not around (this Thursday and the next two Thursdays), let me know! I can probably do the questions if anyone would like (I just can't post/interact). If anyone would like to step in, let me know!

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SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 3d

Hey, everyone! I'm going to have to take three skip weeks on #SFFChat --apologies!! Everything's fine, but I'm just in crunch time with some work stuff.

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Emil Bronze @tangurple.bsky.social · 10d

Carrhae Liquidators, my short story based on the ideas of a what if

“Chernobyl completely failed” & “the Large Hadron Collider opened a rift into hell”

www.inkitt.com/stories/1435...

Cover art for the book “Carrhae Liquidators” written by Emil Bronze

The art depicts a collection of autumn colored leaves against an off-white background

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Imagine Being Critical Of… @emmajuned.bsky.social · 10d

Traditionally I only get one sale a year on my wacky vampire, literal cat burglar story. You could be that sale! Right now. It’s Halloween month so it feels right. a.co/d/bJ9rRHg #Sffchat

Fools' Blood

Amazon.com: Fools' Blood: 9798341295070: Jun, Emma: Books

a.co

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SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 9d

Apologies that the October prompt list for #SFFChat is so late! When I wasn't able to get it done for the first I wasn't sure if I should do it, but in the end I made one.

Hope the continuation of the spooky theme isn't a bother--interpret the prompts as broadly as you need to (including snippets)

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Catherine “Halloween meme participant” Winters @catherinewinters.com · 10d

#SFFChat A4: Being afraid of what you THINK humans are is different than being afraid of what they actually are. It still makes you sound like an asshole when you’re done freaking out though.

The Human took the ration bar eagerly, tugged at the wrapper, then put it to her mouth.
‘Oh,’ I said. “You open it by—”
I gasped as sharp teeth ripped open the wrapper, swiftly peeling it away. The Human bit into the bar, powerful jaws cutting into it with ease. She tore off an alarmingly large bite and chewed it loudly. An odd expression crossed her face. Clearly the bar was a poor substitute for the flesh Doctor claimed her people no longer ate. Distantly, I wondered if the bland dusty taste was enough for her, if, deep down, it was something else she craved. Something nearby.
I trembled, imagining the Human staring at me hungrily as she held me down, teeth sinking into my arms, my neck. I pictured her biting, tearing at me, her venom sacs injecting paralytics into my veins. I imagined her face stained violet, those terrifying white eyes closing to slits as she tasted my blood. I couldn’t stop staring at her lips.

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Seán @wizardhill.bsky.social · 10d

#SFFChat
2. M.R. James' technique of weird, tactile, corpse-y nastiness utilized through only a few key details is my absolute favourite kind of stuff, and the most effective kind of horror. Stuff like "they didn't have much to call faces, but I could see they had teeth".

SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 10d

#SFFChat Q2: Is there any spooky imagery you're especially fond of?

A spooky person with a sheet over them that's tinted orange.

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Trish Wilson @trishcwilson.bsky.social · 10d

#SFFChat - Horror looks at the darker side of the human condition. It easily fits in with SF & F by taking a more horrifying and cathartic view. It's safe to explore negative events and emotions with SF & F especially mixed with horror.

SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 10d

#SFFChat Q1: What role does horror play in SFF? (or replace "horror" with fear, spookiness, or another similar thing!)

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Seán @wizardhill.bsky.social · 10d

#SFFChat
3. John Bellairs' underrated and forgotten novel The Face in the Frost has some of the BEST blend of whimsical fantasy and pervasive dread I've ever seen. That scene in the forest is impeccable. Please everyone read it.

SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 10d

#SFFChat Q3: What SFF or speculative horror author do you think does creepy scenes esp. well? Maybe there's an author who you don't read because they scared you so much, or a fantasy writer whose prose raises the hair on your arms (because it's creepy, not because it's bad, ahaha).

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Trish Wilson @trishcwilson.bsky.social · 10d

#SFFChat - I love ghosts. Ghosts remind me (with hope) that there may be life after death. They are creepy when you see one out of the corner of your eye & then it disappears when you look directly at it. Ghost stories to me are more human than other types of horror.

SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 10d

#SFFChat Q2: Is there any spooky imagery you're especially fond of?

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Sasha Kielman (she/her/hers) 🦋 @sashakielman.bsky.social · 10d

#SFFChat A4:

bsky.app/profile/sffc...

The sea stretched out before them, vast and fathomless. To the Realms’ mariners, sea and water witches alike, it was inviting, calming, a presence whose call they could not resist.
Kazmera found her mouth drying with dread. Each step felt like she had weights on her soft boots, her feet clambering forward.
Flying had not fazed her. But this made her feel too open, too exposed to the elements and to the winds’ whims.
She stopped before stepping onto the gangplank. She had enjoyed breakfast, but her stomach felt queasy already.

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Rebecca E. Reyes @rebeccareyeswriting.com · 10d

#SFFChat Intro:

My name is Rebecca E. Reyes and I'm a scifi and fantasy author who uses her fears in her books. I suffer PTSD and push my limits sometimes. Won't say from what, but I can tell you what scares me.

Oversimplified: death. Not mine, but the finality of poured emotion and time gone.

SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 10d

#SFFChat Intro: Introduce yourself and share a fear you have! Could be a traditional fear such as a phobia, or maybe it's a writing-related fear.

A spooky person with a sheet over them that's tinted orange. Photo by Kevin Escate!

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Trish Wilson @trishcwilson.bsky.social · 10d

#SFFChat - Michael McDowell does creepy very well in THE ELEMENTALS. So does Richard Matheson. The best in my opinion is Shirley Jackson. THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE is brilliant and scary as hell without needing gore, violence, FX (see the original movie), etc.

SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 10d

#SFFChat Q3: What SFF or speculative horror author do you think does creepy scenes esp. well? Maybe there's an author who you don't read because they scared you so much, or a fantasy writer whose prose raises the hair on your arms (because it's creepy, not because it's bad, ahaha).

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Lilly Lockwood 🔥Pre-Order Broken Bells!🔔 @voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks for hosting! Since we’re in a spooky vibe tonight here’s my spooky-adjacent (it’s not really scary but it has similar *vibes* short story!)

voicesofvalhoon.itch.io/the-wickies-...

The Wickie's Path by voicesofvalhoon

Something was watching Oliver...

voicesofvalhoon.itch.io

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Sasha Kielman (she/her/hers) 🦋 @sashakielman.bsky.social · 10d

#SFFChat Outro!
Thank you so much for a lovely chat evening!
In keeping with tonight's theme, I'd like to boost the Gothic short story anthology in which you can find one of my stories, Crimson Bones! brigidsgatepress.com/product/crim...

bsky.app/profile/sffc...

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KQ Watson🇨🇦 - Clipped (Out now!) @kqwatson.bsky.social · 10d

#SFFChat Q1

I think genre blends can be fun, creative and unique. Horror within SFF can do anything from give texture to the world, to raise the stakes, to completely flip the genre the work is in. More often than not, there's usually a little bit of horror sprinkled in to SFF.

SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 10d

#SFFChat Q1: What role does horror play in SFF? (or replace "horror" with fear, spookiness, or another similar thing!)

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Trish Wilson @trishcwilson.bsky.social · 10d

#SFFChat - From THE OILY.

Below the arm was a small body capped with a head full of matted brown hair. Mud clung to the tresses and caked on the shoulders. The body of the boy gripped the side of the house, clinging like a spider on a wall. Spiders terrified Lara. Those hairy limbs and those eyes…

SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 10d

#SFFChat Q4: Share a scene from your work that's either creepy/horrifying or involves a character's fear!

Interpret however you like!

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KQ Watson🇨🇦 - Clipped (Out now!) @kqwatson.bsky.social · 10d

#SFFChat Q2

Bird skulls, animal skulls and plague doctor masks. Also, bats.
Very simple but honest answer.

SFFChat @sffchat.bsky.social · 10d

#SFFChat Q2: Is there any spooky imagery you're especially fond of?

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