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Darren Kerr

@xdkerr.bsky.social

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Associate Professor and Head of School of Art, Film and Media at Bath Spa University, UK. Co-director of screeningsex.com. Series Editor for EUP's Screening Sex book series. And a quiet author of short fiction inc NoSleep Podcast. Personal acc.

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Darren Kerr @xdkerr.bsky.social · Feb 2

Absolutely delighted to have written my first piece for @thenosleeppodcast.bsky.social Let me know what you think ⬇️

The NoSleep Podcast @thenosleeppodcast.bsky.social · Jan 19

New Episode S22E06

Will you endure the fear long enough to make it out? Or will you remain trapped with us forever?

Stories ✍️ Matthew Owen Jones, Manen Lyset, Darren Kerr, Venita Bonds, & EV Deal

🎧 www.thenosleeppodcast.com/episodes/s22...

@hasaniwalker.bsky.social
@brandonboone.bsky.social

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 3d

Kicking off this November, I'll be taking a look at the world of WRITING SHORT STORIES for four weeks - and it's all happening online, so you can join us from anywhere! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-sh... #shortstories #shortstory #writing #writers #authors #fiction

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Darren Kerr @xdkerr.bsky.social · 3d

Hurrah! Finally... the finest bok club is back ⬇️

The Ghost Story Book Club @ghoststorybookclub.bsky.social · 7d

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 S5 E1 Join me and the brilliant Julia Armfield as we discuss 'Honeysuckle Cottage' by P.G. Wodehouse. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Darren Kerr @xdkerr.bsky.social · 11d

Such a great idea but a missed opportunity. Rich pickings from Kid A and Amnesiac as a score but instead it played out like random jukebox cinema. Desperately wanted to love this being a big fan of both. Oh well, got to support indie cinema in the meantime.

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · Aug 3

Hey, the ebook of Devil is only $2.99 for a limited time! It’s a Stoker and Shirley Jackson winner and nominee for a bunch of cool stuff, but I know that’s not enough to convince folks, so here are some 1-star reviews. Hope they help. Have an awesome day!

www.amazon.com/Devil-Takes-...

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Darren Kerr @xdkerr.bsky.social · Aug 1

The Leftovers
The Outsider
Channel Zero - Candle Cove

Josh Eberley @josheberley.bsky.social · Aug 1

Take away all the GOAT candidates: The Wire, Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, and Lost.

What’s the best show outside of that group?

Darren Kerr @xdkerr.bsky.social · Jul 20

Might not be your typical choice for a holiday read on the shores of Lake Garda but hey, horror is for all seasons. And what a belting opener! Thanks @johnlangan.bsky.social

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Darren Kerr @xdkerr.bsky.social · Jun 26

I need a good audio book recommendation... something that was a surprise, a shocker, a treat. Have recently enjoyed @briankeene.bsky.social, @pfracassi.bsky.social, @claymcleod.bsky.social, @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social so if you have a suggestion of something that reeeeally works on audio, send it on!

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Darren Kerr @xdkerr.bsky.social · Jun 1

Absolute first rate gig last night watching #Mclusky at the Electric in Bristol.

Post-hardcore Welsh band Mclusky playing very, very loudly live on stage in Bristol, UK.

Darren Kerr @xdkerr.bsky.social · May 25

I love it when a book has you in the first couple of pages. Looking forward to what's to come @lphernandez.bsky.social !

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The Book of Darkness & Light @tbodal.bsky.social · May 23

OUR NEXT ONLINE EVENT: Join us Weds 18 June for a live-streamed performance of two original short ghost stories 'Girl, Dancing' and 'Plagued'. The event is Pay What You Feel. Tickets at 2ghoststories.eventbrite.com

Two Ghost Stories - a live-streamed event

Join Adam Z. Robinson for two live-streamed original ghost stories - 'Girl, Dancing' and 'Plagued'

2ghoststories.eventbrite.com

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Darren Kerr @xdkerr.bsky.social · May 19

Wonderful to see Carys Davies' fab book Clear win the Odaatje prize. Stunning stuff.

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The Ghost Story Book Club @ghoststorybookclub.bsky.social · Apr 17

In S2 E8, recorded in 2021, I was joined by writer and academic @bronteschiltz.bsky.social
and we discussed Television Ghost Stories. Do you have any favourites? Listen and subscribe to The Ghost Story Book Club wherever you get your podcasts 👻

open.spotify.com/episode/7BpN...

Image from Ghostwatch: Three presenters look at the camera with screens in the background with the show's title on

A man holds an ice cube in front of a blindfolded woman

Poster for The Stone Tape. A woman looks seriously at us.

A ghoulish, white face with wispy hair and a wide-open mouth. A death mask.

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Dr Diane A Rodgers @dianearodgers.bsky.social · Apr 15

Woo! NIGEL KNEALE AND HORROR just arrived, exciting to see my chapter! And I now have a pile of actual things that have my work in! It still feels early days for me as a researcher, so this is a nice reminder that I have Done Some Stuff that's out in the world. And I work with some amazing folk!

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Wild Hunt Books @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social · Apr 15

Why should you buy direct from an independent publisher?

- Higher royalties (we don't have to give a 50-60% discount to retailers)
- Paid right away (otherwise we wait 60-90 days for payment from retailers)
- You get a groovy bookmark with your book post! (in the UK at least)
- We pay our taxes

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Darren Kerr @xdkerr.bsky.social · Apr 14

Fab weekend on a self-directed collaborative writing retreat in the Cotswolds with my brother, working on an exciting horror project. Ended with a first draft of the first short story, which felt great.

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Jeremy Whitley @jeremywhitley.bsky.social · Mar 28

Hey people, I need help.
I am looking for an authenticity reader to help with a comic that involves a teenage girl with a prosthetic leg.
The ideal reader would:
1) regularly use a prosthesis
2) be female and at moderately concerned with fashion
3) be South Asian/Indian-American.
Any recs?

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Darren Kerr @xdkerr.bsky.social · Mar 29

You're welcome! Is there somewhere that I can find your film work?

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Tenebrous Press @tenebrouspress.bsky.social · Mar 19

We 🖤 the crass degenerates over at @deadlanguagespod.bsky.social

We always love to check out @scaresshapedus.bsky.social

And @talkscaredpod.bsky.social is the big-gun go-to.

Who are some other podcasts currently in production that focus on Horror WRITERS?

Sound off, we wanna know!

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The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · Mar 7

It is #womeninhorrormonth

Help me to shine a light on the amazing women and female-identifying authors writing in the horror genre...

Are you one? Do you have a recommendation for one?

Get in touch with me and let's celebrate the genre. The podcast is open for reviews, features and more.

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Darren Kerr @xdkerr.bsky.social · Mar 1

Reeeeally trying to take my time reading @lucyrosecreates.bsky.social's The Lamb as I know when I finish it I'll be desperate to find something as exquisitely dark and beautifully written (and will probably fail).
Recommendations would be very welcome!

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Darren Kerr @xdkerr.bsky.social · Feb 28

Very pleased with my latest for this weekend's #Frome #WindowWanderland

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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · Feb 9

The Hosking Houses Trust
supports women writers, artists and creative practitioners, usually over the age of 40 to develop their work through short-term residencies at Church Cottage nr Stratford-upon-Avon.

Details in link.

Please share :)

hoskinghouses.org.uk

18th century cottage in England, whitewashed, roses round the door

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Darren Kerr @xdkerr.bsky.social · Feb 5

Done and in!

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Gemma Amor @manylittlewords.bsky.social · Feb 3

I CAN FINALLY SHARE THE MOST GORGEOUS BOOK COVER REVEAL ARGH!

I am BESOTTED 😍

ROOTS OF MY FEARS, an anthology of ancestral horror stories edited by me.

Featuring: Onoh, Iglesias, Mohamed, Campbell, Piper AND MORE! Full TOC in next post.

Out September, Titan. Cover: Julia Lloyd.
shorturl.at/AzMj8

Cover reveal for ROOTS OF MY FEARS edited by Gemma Amor. Shows a rustic style green tree with spreading branches and roots against a black background with a red beating heart forming the trunk, wrapped with banners reading Gabino Iglesias, Nuzo Onoh, Hailey Piper, Premee Mohamed, Ramsey Campbell.

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Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social · Feb 3

Hello, all. Sorry for the delay in updating you on the reopening of the Bristol Short Story Prize (bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk). Our university finance team needs time to process the entry fees received before reopening, so the prize will reopen from 00:00 to 23:59 BST on Wednesday 5 Feb! Get in!

Bristol Short Story Prize

bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk

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