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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 1h

I’ve had a fair few WTAF moments. From death threats to a film that I had to hand over to the police when it was clear it wasn’t special effects in one scene.

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 1h

I can do that.

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 1h

I can go one better than this. Many years ago I was sent a book to review from the “most extreme horror author ever”

And to prove it the covering letter was apparently written in his own blood.

Needless to say the book and letter went straight into the bin. And I disinfected myself completely

Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 4h

I want everyone to the think of the poor production teams having to act on increasingly unhinged requests. They didn't ask for this. They don't deserve this. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A book is being marketed with mayo-scented ink. Jealous? Me? | David Barnett

With the rise of TikTok and two-tier marketing budgets, something’s off in the world of publishing (and it’s not just the aroma), says author David Barnett

www.theguardian.com

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 1h

Wish I was going. Maybe next year.

Kit Whitfield - fantasy writer @kitwhitfield.bsky.social · 4h

Going to World Fantasy/FantasyCon? Come say hi! I'll be doing:

Fri 6-7 pm: Disability in SFFH (Buckingham rm 2)

Sat 4-5 pm: Embodying the non-human (Buckingham rm 2)

Sat 6-7 pm: Reading (Gloucester rm 2)

Look forward to seeing old friends and making new!

worldfantasy2025.co.uk/programme/

Programme – World Fantasy Convention 2025

worldfantasy2025.co.uk

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 1h

It’s fantastic my review drops tomorrow

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 7h

No One Can Save Us, a Lovecraftian Superhero novel by Kendall Phillips, was released last week, and to celebrate the launch of the book, Kendall popped over to GNoH for a chat

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@krp.bsky.social

Kendall Phillips: From Analyzing Fear To Writing It - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

The journey of a writer is often as compelling as the stories they tell. In this edition of Five Minutes With…, we sit down with Kendall Phillips,

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 2h

That’s fighting talk.

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 2h

The pleasure is all mine.

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 2h

Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand.

Sushi
Cocktail
Stairway to Heaven

mere rain @mererain.bsky.social · 1d

Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand.

-creamed spinach
-Watership Down
-"Wild Boys"

M. Belanger @sethanikeem.bsky.social · 1d

Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, & one song you can’t stand:

- Cucumber anything. However you think it tastes, that is not how it tastes to me
- Farewell, My Concubine (Beautiful. Brutal. Once was enough)
- Collective Soul, “December”

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 2h

Check out this brilliant review for one of my favourite books of the year.

Fantasy Book Nerd @fantasybooknerd.bsky.social · 2h

NEW REVIEW: Today I join @zooloosbt.bsky.social to review
Nuzo Onoh’s new book Futility. A bitingly, visceral story of two women that I absolutely loved!
www.fantasybooknerd.com/2025/10/zool...

ZOOLOO'S BOOK TOURS | FUTILITY | NUZO ONOH

www.fantasybooknerd.com

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 3h

I love a nice misty morning walk in the woods

two dogs in a woody scene one sitting on a tree stump with a misty background

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 8h

Good morning, my lovelies, it's the start of a new week and the start of my October holiday.

To kick off a week of horror, we have a review of Pyres by Kev Harrison.

gnofhorror.com/pyres-by-kev...

@kevharrison.bsky.social

Pyres By Kev Harrison: A Fiery Supernatural Thriller With Political Bite - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

Pyres by Kev Harrison arrives as a compelling supernatural thriller that masterfully blends ancient mythology with contemporary political commentary.

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 7h

No One Can Save Us, a Lovecraftian Superhero novel by Kendall Phillips, was released last week, and to celebrate the launch of the book, Kendall popped over to GNoH for a chat

gnofhorror.com/kendall-phil...

@krp.bsky.social

Kendall Phillips: From Analyzing Fear To Writing It - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

The journey of a writer is often as compelling as the stories they tell. In this edition of Five Minutes With…, we sit down with Kendall Phillips,

gnofhorror.com

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 8h

Good morning, my lovelies, it's the start of a new week and the start of my October holiday.

To kick off a week of horror, we have a review of Pyres by Kev Harrison.

gnofhorror.com/pyres-by-kev...

@kevharrison.bsky.social

Pyres By Kev Harrison: A Fiery Supernatural Thriller With Political Bite - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

Pyres by Kev Harrison arrives as a compelling supernatural thriller that masterfully blends ancient mythology with contemporary political commentary.

gnofhorror.com

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 23h

Casper is in the 2026 Scottish Springer Spaniel Rescue Charity Calendar

If you’d like to buy a copy to support this great charity here is a link to it.

shorturl.at/o1gn0

A dog-themed calendar displaying photos of dogs, accompanied by a dog in front of it.

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 22h

The original photo.

A ginger cocker spaniel standing next to a river

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 23h

Casper is in the 2026 Scottish Springer Spaniel Rescue Charity Calendar

If you’d like to buy a copy to support this great charity here is a link to it.

shorturl.at/o1gn0

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 1d

I think I may have wandered into a fairy tale.

I hope I’m the princess and not the ogre.

A picture of some red topped mushrooms with white dots on the top in front of some trees.

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 1d

My paranoid brain says it’s someone casing out the property to see if anyone is home.

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Fantasy Book Nerd @fantasybooknerd.bsky.social · 1d

NEW REVIEW: Afternoon folks! Running a bit late today, but today I join the Blog Tour for Ringlander: Fallen Stars by Michael S. Jackson @mikestepjack.bsky.social, the second book of his Ringlander Series.

www.fantasybooknerd.com/2025/10/book...

BOOK REVIEW | RINGLANDER: FALLEN SHARDS | MICHAEL S. JACKSON

www.fantasybooknerd.com

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 2d

Have you read this essay from @kitwhitfield.bsky.social

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Fréwaka And The Trauma Of A Nation. - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

Fréwaka and the trauma of a nation. Don’t say their name. It draws their attention – and if they look at you, you might never be seen by mortal eyes again.

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 2d

I’m an idiot.

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 2d

new movie review from @maddwolfcolumbus.bsky.social for the Texas Chainsaw Massacre documentary Chain Reactions. And Not as I first thought, the first Diana Ross Horror Movie

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Chain Reactions, No This Isn't A Diana Ross Horror Movie! - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

Chain Reactions uncovers how The Texas Chain Saw Massacre shaped creators like Karyn Kusama and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas. A must-see doc for horror buffs.

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 2d

Please welcome Sandra Ubege to GNoH with the first in her Grimfest Round Ups.

Sink Your Teeth Into GrimmFest’s 2025 Second Day of Fang-Tastic Films

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Sink Your Teeth Into GrimmFest’s 2025 Second Day Of Fang-Tastic Films - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

Now well into its second decade, GRIMMFEST continues to draw a huge community of genre film fans, press and guests to Manchester (UK) and was recently named

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 2d

I got stung to hell by nettles when catching the dog, it's been three hours or so since it happened and my legs are still tingling.

Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 2d

Good deed for the day done.

Found a lost dig and reunited him with his owner.

I could hear the owner shouting for him in the distance down by the river but the dog was stuck in a bush in a completely different part of the estate.

A photo of three dogs two cockers and one lab.

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