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Alan Baxter
@alanbaxter.bsky.social
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Author of horror and weird fiction. Martial Artist. Britstralian. Whisky drinker. Dog lover. Metalhead. He/him.
https://alanbaxter.com.au/contact/
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This has always been true and never has it been more starkly clear than with gen-AI.
BEST PHILOSOPRY "What does the money machine eat? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty, and, above all, it eats creativity. It eats quality and shits quantity." WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS
November 17, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Photo of a snarling leopard with the text: Bam! Leopard right in the face! Pic credit Anup Shah for Nature Picture Library.
November 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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excellent
Tumblr screenshot. glass--beach the point of art is not to be great but to make it transparently obvious that there is something wrong with you naniiebimworks oh. this is a much better standard to live by.
November 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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More humbling praise for THE RISE: Tales From The Gulp 3 (coming in February 2026) this time from the amazing @joanneanderton.bsky.social Thank you!
#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
Cover of The Rise showing a creepy road at night (art by Halinka Orszulok) and the text reads: “In The Rise, Alan Baxter returns to Gulpepper, and there’s something about this small town that draws you in. Wouldn’t want to live there, not sure it’s the safest holiday destination either, but I’m still thrilled to set foot on its disturbing streets once again. These five new novellas balance masterfully between heartbreaking, horrific, and out-right action packed. Whether you’re a hardened local, or visiting for the first time, any trip to The Gulp is an experience you’ll never forget.” – Joanne Anderton, author of Pixerina: A Haunting and The Bone Chime Song.
November 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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Please wish this doofus a happy 9th birthday. He's just enjoyed a special birthday dinner and plans to spend the rest of the day on the couch. Like every other day. Happy Birthday, Rufus!
A brown dog.
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Convincing you to read my novel by sharing the first sentence. Share yours if you want.

(From Blood Covenant)
Chapter heading: PAUL Blood everywhere. Slick across the bright white tiles of the bank's floor, arced up the equally pristine wall behind him, a warm spray across his eyes. Paul Glenn's boot sucked against the ground and left a perfect red impression of its sole as he staggered back a step. Screams and wails punctuated the air, the entire thing gone to shit in seconds. "What now?" he screamed at his brother.
November 12, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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THE RISE: Tales From The Gulp 3 is coming in February 2026, so it's a great time to catch up on vol 1 and 2.

Signed paperbacks of THE GULP and THE FALL, sent anywhere in Australia, only $50 shipping inc.

alanbaxter.com.au?add-to-cart=...

Only in Aus, I'm afraid. And please do spread the word.
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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It's Oreo in a box.
Tuxedo cat in a fluffy box.
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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😏
Zohran for New York sign but it says Baxter for damn good horror.
November 8, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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no he absolutely is fucking not the man should be in jail
Independent headline: Elon Musk is worth every cent of his trillion dollars. Screenshot because fuck giving that bullshit link any clicks.
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell.
November 8, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Bluesky has decided to baby us and auto-hide a bunch of stuff they consider "rude" among other things. The default is set, so you have to change it or you're missing a lot of stuff. Tap the three lines at the top left of your feed, select Moderation, scroll to Bluesky Moderation Service and check.
Screenshot as described. Screenshot as described.
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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Ursula K Le Guin's schedule - an inspiration to us all.
5.30 am - wake up and lie there and think. 6.15 am - get up and eat breakfast (lots) 7.15 - get to work writing, writing, writing. Noon - lunch. 1.00 to 3.00 pm - reading, music. 3.00 to 5.00pm - correspondence, maybe house cleaning. 5.00 to 8.00 pm - make dinner and eat it. After 8.00 pm - I tend to be very stupid and we won't talk about this.
November 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Cheers, fuckers.
Selfie with whisky.
November 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Huge thanks to John Durgin for reading an early draft of THE RISE: Tales From The Gulp 3, and saying kind things about it. Coming in February 2026, pre-orders up soon.
“At the center of Gulpepper is a blackened heart that pumps fear into each of these new stories. With The Rise, Baxter proves there is far more lore to uncover, and while I’d never spend a minute in this town myself, I sure as hell love reading about the poor souls who do.” – John Durgin, author of The Cursed Among Us and The Envelope
November 4, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Disappointed that they were round after all.
Sign that reads SALAMANCA SQUARE TOILETS.
November 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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more unattainable examples of feminine beauty
A mannequin with no head, just eyeballs.
November 3, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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It was the best house, it was the...
A shop called Wursthaus.
November 3, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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I hate to bring stuff from the bad place over here, but I can't help sharing this screenshot I saw on Insta because it's incandescent with truth.
Tweet from @GBBranstetter: If enforcing gender norms requires a constant state of surveillance and censorship then they probably aren't as biological or innate as you think they are.
November 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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The 12yo's birthday party is happening in my house.
Hellraiser - I am in hell help me.
November 1, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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What the hell? I just tapped your link.
Banned
October 31, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Hahaha! Imagine the physics of this. That knife is in the door about 1cm at best. And why doesn't he flop forward? 😄😄
Bob pinned to a door ridiculously.
October 31, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Pairing tonight's movie with a fine limited batch release Aberlour.
Aberlour
October 31, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Decided to go with a classic tonight.
John Carpenter's Halloween.
October 31, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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For me it'll always be this fantastic album.
Pungent Effulgent by Ozric Tentacles.
October 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM