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Mark Cassell
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British author of Dark Fantasy and Horror who sometimes writes children's books.

Part-time driving instructor, occasional bassist, and full-time oddball with a penchant for the solitude of nature (hiking and camping). Oh, and D&D!

www.markcassell.co.uk
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Just a reminder, there's still a horror book sale going on! 50+ books from authors including @markcassell.bsky.social @jackrollins.bsky.social @kevharrison.bsky.social & myself, so take a look b/c it'll be over soon. #Books #Horror #HorrorWriting 💙📚👀 📚😱 📚📢 #BFP

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Your Darkest Nightmares - Horror Sale
Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.
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September 27, 2023 at 5:23 PM
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There's a horror book sale going on - over 50 of them! There are books from @markcassell.bsky.social @jackrollins.bsky.social @kevharrison.bsky.social & many more, so take a look & grab yourself a cheap thrill!

#Books #Authors #Horror #HorrorWriting
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Your Darkest Nightmares - Horror Sale
Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.
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September 8, 2023 at 8:22 AM
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Found this 2011 mass-market edition by Anchor Books (Random House imprint) in the charity basket at Tesco. Unread and immaculate... Though has dodgy cover formatting and font fuzz going on!

I didn't need to buy it as I already have the 1990 paperback edition, but that's suffered multiple reads.
September 6, 2023 at 3:29 PM
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There's a horror book sale going on - over 50 of them!
There are books from @markcassell.bsky.social @jackrollins.bsky.social @kevharrison.bsky.social & many more, so take a look & get a bargain book.

#Books #Authors #Horror #HorrorWriting
💙📚👀 📚😱 📚📢

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Your Darkest Nightmares - Horror Sale
Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.
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September 5, 2023 at 10:53 AM
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250 Horror Writing Prompts by yours truly - an illustrated workbook for creative writing from Red Cape Publishing.

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#HorrorWritingPrompts #Horror #WritingPrompts 📚✍️💀
August 28, 2023 at 11:34 PM
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Your September #horror reading list has arrived! Grisly tales from yours truly, @purplequeenpub.bsky.social, @kevharrison.bsky.social, @markcassell.bsky.social , Naomi Ault, & many more!
#HorrorFamily #HorrorBooks #HorrorAuthors
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Your Darkest Nightmares - Horror Sale
Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.
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September 3, 2023 at 2:42 PM
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There's a horror book sale going on! You'll find 50+ of them here, so have a browse and pick something up at a bargain price! There's nothing like a cheap thrill! 😉😁

#BookSale #Books #Authors #HorrorSale #HorrorWriting

💙📚👀 📚😱 📚📢

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Your Darkest Nightmares - Horror Sale
Searching for your next favorite story? Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.
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September 1, 2023 at 10:08 PM
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but like as a metaphor
September 2, 2023 at 3:11 PM
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Well, I was going to read but I now have a cat on my chest.

#cats
September 2, 2023 at 6:34 PM
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August 30, 2023 at 1:46 PM
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I found an ewok while doing up some outside furniture.

#WoodWok ? 😁 #Woodwork #StarWars #Ewok #Furniture
August 29, 2023 at 3:33 PM
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250 Horror Writing Prompts by yours truly - an illustrated workbook for creative writing from Red Cape Publishing.

mybook.to/Horror250

#HorrorWritingPrompts #Horror #WritingPrompts 📚✍️💀
August 28, 2023 at 8:16 PM
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The five-must read horror articles, curated by @kevharrison.bsky.social, only at @thisishorror.bsky.social.

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August 28, 2023 at 2:46 PM
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cats
A gunman staggers, riddled with bullets in to his kitchen and falls, dead to the floor. A kitten walks up to him and mews. The mewing becomes a meow, louder and more repetitive, never stopping. The dead man opens his eyes, struggles to the worktop, pours cat food from a tin in to a bowl, places it in front of the cat on the floor and collapses dead again, while the unimpressed cat eats. Final frame, the cat curled up asleep on the back of a smiling corpse.
August 16, 2023 at 8:01 PM
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August 26, 2023 at 12:10 AM
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All the horror book news fit for print, curated by @kevharrison.bsky.social.

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News Round-up Week Ending 25 August 2023
Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week … Arriving 12 September from writer S. H. Cooper and Cemetery Gates Media, The Ungodly Duology The U...
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August 25, 2023 at 1:35 PM
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Each month I make a list of the most interesting open calls for submissions for SFF/horror writers.

Here’s the list for August, featuring stories about microbes, escalators (!) & more: https://timjmajor.com/2023/08/10/open-submission-calls-for-writers-august-2023/

#amwriting #writingcommunity
Open submission calls for writers: August 2023
No newsletter this month due to the usual summer-holiday chaos, but I was determined not to neglect my gathering of open submissions calls for writers… Do sign up for my email newsletter if you want...
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August 10, 2023 at 3:47 PM
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This is what I see when someone posts a photo of their tasty dinner.
August 26, 2023 at 7:13 PM
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I've just prepared my monthly newsletter for Friday. If you want to get a FREE #Horror novelette and a monthly writing update from me, along with book, film and music recommendations, and some exclusives, click here: dl.bookfunnel.com/bfxibqntlh
What's in the wall?
First published by Things in the Well, closing out the anthology, BELOW THE STAIRS: TALES FROM THE CELLAR (featuring stories by Clive Barker, Chad Lutzke, Ramsey Campbell, Paul Kane, Theresa Derwin an...
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August 22, 2023 at 10:15 PM
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Don't forget to add #Flash and #Prompt or #WritingPrompt so they end up in those feeds (yes, there is a Writing Prompt and Flash Lit feed.
microcosmsfic.bsky.social MicrocosmsFic @microcosmsfic.bsky.social · Aug 21
Time to look alive - it's MC 205!

This is a fun, free flash fiction contest. Judge's Pick weeks $25. Use our prompts or spin for new ones.

Submit your entries here by Saturday, midnight PT: https://microcosmsfic.com/2023/08/20/microcosms-205-the-karen-cox-prize-for-entertaining-short-fiction/
MICROCOSMS 205 Prompts: Baker / Robbery / Western OR Theme Park Employee / Private Island / Sci-Fi $25 prize (free to enter)! Come write a story in 300 words or fewer. Fun and free! microcosmsfic.com
August 22, 2023 at 3:13 PM
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MIRENDA AND THE GOLDEN HORNS is live on Kickstarter!

Please help me spread the word!

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Mirenda and the Golden Horns
Long awaited follow-up to the fantasy epic about demonic possession, apocalyptic omens, and the friends made along the way.
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August 22, 2023 at 4:07 PM
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I had a package from my publisher today. Twas a proof copy of this beauty! Can't wait to see it hit the shelves.

#Horror #WritingPrompts
August 22, 2023 at 7:28 PM
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Please Repost! "Uncanny Magazine Is Looking for Submissions Editors Once Again!" We are taking applications until September 4! Come and join Team Uncanny! www.uncannymagazine.com/uncanny-maga...
Space Unicorn!
August 21, 2023 at 6:30 PM