Michelle Heller | Indie Horror Author
@michelleheller.bsky.social
Just a local cryptid
(She/Her)
Horror Nerd | Movie Fanatic | General Weirdo
Definitely, totally human, don't worry about it
🚫NO GEN AI🚫
https://linktr.ee/Michelle_Heller
(She/Her)
Horror Nerd | Movie Fanatic | General Weirdo
Definitely, totally human, don't worry about it
🚫NO GEN AI🚫
https://linktr.ee/Michelle_Heller
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Time for a new pinned post! I have TWO WHOLE titles now, look at meee! Please check these out and make sure to tell other people if you liked them. I want to inflict my madness on many, many humans.
#horrorsky #writesky #indiehorror #indieauthor #comedyhorror
#horrorsky #writesky #indiehorror #indieauthor #comedyhorror
Lmao
December 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Lmao
Get in loser, we're going crying
vs The Heat Death of the Universe!
YouTube video by The Narcissist Cookbook - Topic
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December 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Get in loser, we're going crying
#HorrorWritersChat Ooooooo. I have a short along these lines. The first thing that goes "off" is outlines of things. Nothing seems solid when perceived from the corner of their eye. It's because the song they heard is unraveling their perception of reality.
December 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
#HorrorWritersChat Ooooooo. I have a short along these lines. The first thing that goes "off" is outlines of things. Nothing seems solid when perceived from the corner of their eye. It's because the song they heard is unraveling their perception of reality.
#HorrorWritersChat
Music tends to stir up emotions I'm already feeling, which helps me translate them into my work. It's really hard to explain within the character limit, so get ready for another ramble, lmao 🧵
Music tends to stir up emotions I'm already feeling, which helps me translate them into my work. It's really hard to explain within the character limit, so get ready for another ramble, lmao 🧵
Q3, #HorrorWritersChat.
Us writers are weird creatures. We can't help but shake and quake over a perfect line, but all the senses will get you, if you're open to it.
And music is a story in the ears. Just like a perfume is a story for the nose.
But can you translate it into writing? Do you?
Us writers are weird creatures. We can't help but shake and quake over a perfect line, but all the senses will get you, if you're open to it.
And music is a story in the ears. Just like a perfume is a story for the nose.
But can you translate it into writing? Do you?
December 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
Music tends to stir up emotions I'm already feeling, which helps me translate them into my work. It's really hard to explain within the character limit, so get ready for another ramble, lmao 🧵
Music tends to stir up emotions I'm already feeling, which helps me translate them into my work. It's really hard to explain within the character limit, so get ready for another ramble, lmao 🧵
#HorrorWritersChat
I do a lot with eerie silences and distant, odd noises. I don't add music (by name anyway) into my stories to avoid too many pop culture references. Though in my head, Kyle was playing the downscaling bass riff from Tommy The Cat (Primus) at the end of Worst Summer😜
I do a lot with eerie silences and distant, odd noises. I don't add music (by name anyway) into my stories to avoid too many pop culture references. Though in my head, Kyle was playing the downscaling bass riff from Tommy The Cat (Primus) at the end of Worst Summer😜
Q2.
How do you use sound, music, or the absence of it?
And if we're speaking of the absence of it, Disturbed's Sound of Silence (with Myles Kennedy) is way better than the original of it and you'll just have to accept that.
I will die on this hill!
#HorrorWritersChat
How do you use sound, music, or the absence of it?
And if we're speaking of the absence of it, Disturbed's Sound of Silence (with Myles Kennedy) is way better than the original of it and you'll just have to accept that.
I will die on this hill!
#HorrorWritersChat
December 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
I do a lot with eerie silences and distant, odd noises. I don't add music (by name anyway) into my stories to avoid too many pop culture references. Though in my head, Kyle was playing the downscaling bass riff from Tommy The Cat (Primus) at the end of Worst Summer😜
I do a lot with eerie silences and distant, odd noises. I don't add music (by name anyway) into my stories to avoid too many pop culture references. Though in my head, Kyle was playing the downscaling bass riff from Tommy The Cat (Primus) at the end of Worst Summer😜
#HorrorWritersChat
Hello again friends! I'm sure most of us know by now but I write comedy horror, with an emphasis on body/cosmic/creature features.
I am so terrible at naming genres. I love almost ALL music. Right now I've been listening to:
Silversun Pickups
Metric
Alkaline Trio
AJJ
Bug Hunter
Hello again friends! I'm sure most of us know by now but I write comedy horror, with an emphasis on body/cosmic/creature features.
I am so terrible at naming genres. I love almost ALL music. Right now I've been listening to:
Silversun Pickups
Metric
Alkaline Trio
AJJ
Bug Hunter
Q1.
#HorrorWritersChat, you know what to do.
No links. Not till the end. No sneaky promo. Just lots of lovely lovely chat.
#HorrorWritersChat, you know what to do.
No links. Not till the end. No sneaky promo. Just lots of lovely lovely chat.
December 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
Hello again friends! I'm sure most of us know by now but I write comedy horror, with an emphasis on body/cosmic/creature features.
I am so terrible at naming genres. I love almost ALL music. Right now I've been listening to:
Silversun Pickups
Metric
Alkaline Trio
AJJ
Bug Hunter
Hello again friends! I'm sure most of us know by now but I write comedy horror, with an emphasis on body/cosmic/creature features.
I am so terrible at naming genres. I love almost ALL music. Right now I've been listening to:
Silversun Pickups
Metric
Alkaline Trio
AJJ
Bug Hunter
Heya pals, Ken's mom has lung cancer and he needs some assistance. Give him a share, at least!
I was supposed to start a new job today, but I just received a call that my start date has been postponed & they don’t know if I’ll be able to start at all. I’m so tired, I honestly feel like giving up, but I need to stay strong & focused for my mom. Any amount or a repost would mean the world 💕
December 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Heya pals, Ken's mom has lung cancer and he needs some assistance. Give him a share, at least!
Reposted by Michelle Heller | Indie Horror Author
Here’s your morning mood, courtesy of Esao Andrews.
December 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Here’s your morning mood, courtesy of Esao Andrews.
This meme has killed me because this just literally looks like my hometown on any given day
December 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This meme has killed me because this just literally looks like my hometown on any given day
Babe wake up Leon's in his grunge era
The first official look at Leon Kennedy on the Key Art for Resident Evil Requiem.
Seeing Leon so prominent on this cover makes me think Chris, Jill, and Claire might not be showing up, but I hope I'm wrong! 🤞
Seeing Leon so prominent on this cover makes me think Chris, Jill, and Claire might not be showing up, but I hope I'm wrong! 🤞
December 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Babe wake up Leon's in his grunge era
watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel. #moviesky #filmsky #horrorsky #FrightClub
December 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel. #moviesky #filmsky #horrorsky #FrightClub
An iconic voice actor? Two come to mind, but Steven Jay Blum specifically. I could pick him out of a crowd any day.
The other one's Matt Mercer. I always know when he's in something, lol
The other one's Matt Mercer. I always know when he's in something, lol
December 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
An iconic voice actor? Two come to mind, but Steven Jay Blum specifically. I could pick him out of a crowd any day.
The other one's Matt Mercer. I always know when he's in something, lol
The other one's Matt Mercer. I always know when he's in something, lol
Reposted by Michelle Heller | Indie Horror Author
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
In the genre of "games based on the works of legendary artists", I think I enjoyed Scorn way more than Necrophosis. However, Necrophosis wins on the screenshot game: Scorn didn't let you put away what you were holding, but Necrophosis does. I have so many new wallpapers now 👀
December 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
In the genre of "games based on the works of legendary artists", I think I enjoyed Scorn way more than Necrophosis. However, Necrophosis wins on the screenshot game: Scorn didn't let you put away what you were holding, but Necrophosis does. I have so many new wallpapers now 👀
Reposting so I don't lose this, because these are some JAMS
Hey, I know time’s are tough, so it’s all there for free, but if you’re looking to spend a few dollars on #bandcampfriday, I can always use the support!
tedleo.bandcamp.com
tedleo.bandcamp.com
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
tedleo.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Reposting so I don't lose this, because these are some JAMS
Spotify Wrapped was a hoot this year. I shuffle my entire library 70% of the time and The Mountain Goats are so prolific they still dominated out of some-odd 198 discographies. Incredible lmao
December 4, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Spotify Wrapped was a hoot this year. I shuffle my entire library 70% of the time and The Mountain Goats are so prolific they still dominated out of some-odd 198 discographies. Incredible lmao
#HorrorWritersChat
Video games. I'm not supposed to like them or spend time on them. That's not The Adult Thing to do with my time. I recently finished Dispatch and loved it. Atomic Heart was on sale so I've got that in my queue.
Being an adult is stupid if it means we don't ever have fun.
Video games. I'm not supposed to like them or spend time on them. That's not The Adult Thing to do with my time. I recently finished Dispatch and loved it. Atomic Heart was on sale so I've got that in my queue.
Being an adult is stupid if it means we don't ever have fun.
#HorrorWritersChat Q4
Now to The Horrors.
In his blog post
CREATING PERSONAL MEANING IN A DARK WORLD IS HOW WE TAKE A STAND,
Matt said “finding joy in being a creative person is an act of rebellion.”
Share a creative outlet that brings you joy and/or feels like an act of rebellion.
Now to The Horrors.
In his blog post
CREATING PERSONAL MEANING IN A DARK WORLD IS HOW WE TAKE A STAND,
Matt said “finding joy in being a creative person is an act of rebellion.”
Share a creative outlet that brings you joy and/or feels like an act of rebellion.
December 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
Video games. I'm not supposed to like them or spend time on them. That's not The Adult Thing to do with my time. I recently finished Dispatch and loved it. Atomic Heart was on sale so I've got that in my queue.
Being an adult is stupid if it means we don't ever have fun.
Video games. I'm not supposed to like them or spend time on them. That's not The Adult Thing to do with my time. I recently finished Dispatch and loved it. Atomic Heart was on sale so I've got that in my queue.
Being an adult is stupid if it means we don't ever have fun.
#HorrorWritersChat
A lot of my stories come from dreams I've had. I've never met anyone who dreams like I do. My "normal" is the average person's chronic nightmares. It's always full color. I can always feel what's happening. They're vivid and visceral. 🧵
A lot of my stories come from dreams I've had. I've never met anyone who dreams like I do. My "normal" is the average person's chronic nightmares. It's always full color. I can always feel what's happening. They're vivid and visceral. 🧵
#HorrorWritersChat Q3
This one is going to be hard.
One of the last things Matt asked us at Horror Writers Chat was to share a horror writing related dream.
This can be;
> an actual dream that inspired you.
> a dream you have for your writing career.
Interpret this any way you’d like.
This one is going to be hard.
One of the last things Matt asked us at Horror Writers Chat was to share a horror writing related dream.
This can be;
> an actual dream that inspired you.
> a dream you have for your writing career.
Interpret this any way you’d like.
December 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
A lot of my stories come from dreams I've had. I've never met anyone who dreams like I do. My "normal" is the average person's chronic nightmares. It's always full color. I can always feel what's happening. They're vivid and visceral. 🧵
A lot of my stories come from dreams I've had. I've never met anyone who dreams like I do. My "normal" is the average person's chronic nightmares. It's always full color. I can always feel what's happening. They're vivid and visceral. 🧵
#HorrorWritersChat
I've always been the black sheep. Often misunderstood. Ignored. And when attention was paid, it was bullying.
It doesn't surprise me that I love a fringe genre that isn't usually taken seriously by the majority of people.
I've always been the black sheep. Often misunderstood. Ignored. And when attention was paid, it was bullying.
It doesn't surprise me that I love a fringe genre that isn't usually taken seriously by the majority of people.
#HorrorWritersChat Q2
This is one of Matt’s favourite questions to ask us:
What does horror mean to you?
This is one of Matt’s favourite questions to ask us:
What does horror mean to you?
December 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
I've always been the black sheep. Often misunderstood. Ignored. And when attention was paid, it was bullying.
It doesn't surprise me that I love a fringe genre that isn't usually taken seriously by the majority of people.
I've always been the black sheep. Often misunderstood. Ignored. And when attention was paid, it was bullying.
It doesn't surprise me that I love a fringe genre that isn't usually taken seriously by the majority of people.
#HorrorWritersChat
Hey all. I write body, cosmic, grief, and creature horror!
I never got to know Matt well, but without the community he built I'd have never met my best friend, @martinshannon.bsky.social. Ever since like the second HWC I participated in, we've basically been this 🤣
Hey all. I write body, cosmic, grief, and creature horror!
I never got to know Matt well, but without the community he built I'd have never met my best friend, @martinshannon.bsky.social. Ever since like the second HWC I participated in, we've basically been this 🤣
December 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
Hey all. I write body, cosmic, grief, and creature horror!
I never got to know Matt well, but without the community he built I'd have never met my best friend, @martinshannon.bsky.social. Ever since like the second HWC I participated in, we've basically been this 🤣
Hey all. I write body, cosmic, grief, and creature horror!
I never got to know Matt well, but without the community he built I'd have never met my best friend, @martinshannon.bsky.social. Ever since like the second HWC I participated in, we've basically been this 🤣
Reposted by Michelle Heller | Indie Horror Author
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December 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Reposted by Michelle Heller | Indie Horror Author
Ooo this seems fun :D
❄️December #promosky ❄️
Michelle • 36 • cis/straight
A local cryptid that writes indie horror novels.
💀Undiagnosed but Something's Spicy
💀Chill gamer
💀Nature lover
💀Movie nerd
💀Music nerd
💀Occasional artist
I don't share photos of myself so here's some doodles 🤣
❄️December #promosky ❄️
Michelle • 36 • cis/straight
A local cryptid that writes indie horror novels.
💀Undiagnosed but Something's Spicy
💀Chill gamer
💀Nature lover
💀Movie nerd
💀Music nerd
💀Occasional artist
I don't share photos of myself so here's some doodles 🤣
December 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Ooo this seems fun :D
❄️December #promosky ❄️
Michelle • 36 • cis/straight
A local cryptid that writes indie horror novels.
💀Undiagnosed but Something's Spicy
💀Chill gamer
💀Nature lover
💀Movie nerd
💀Music nerd
💀Occasional artist
I don't share photos of myself so here's some doodles 🤣
❄️December #promosky ❄️
Michelle • 36 • cis/straight
A local cryptid that writes indie horror novels.
💀Undiagnosed but Something's Spicy
💀Chill gamer
💀Nature lover
💀Movie nerd
💀Music nerd
💀Occasional artist
I don't share photos of myself so here's some doodles 🤣
I was raised on these streets
November 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I was raised on these streets
Give me 5 games to know you:
Oh man...only 5??
Okay- I'm going with childhood faves.
Killer Instinct
Spyro The Dragon
Drakengard
Final Fantasy 9
Wild 9
Oh man...only 5??
Okay- I'm going with childhood faves.
Killer Instinct
Spyro The Dragon
Drakengard
Final Fantasy 9
Wild 9
Give me 5 games to get to know you:
Super Mario Kart
Monkey Island
King’s Quest
Wishbringer
Battle Chess
Super Mario Kart
Monkey Island
King’s Quest
Wishbringer
Battle Chess
Give me 5 games to get to know you:
-The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
-Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
-Final Fantasy X
-Yakuza 0
-Lies of P
-The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
-Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
-Final Fantasy X
-Yakuza 0
-Lies of P
November 30, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Give me 5 games to know you:
Oh man...only 5??
Okay- I'm going with childhood faves.
Killer Instinct
Spyro The Dragon
Drakengard
Final Fantasy 9
Wild 9
Oh man...only 5??
Okay- I'm going with childhood faves.
Killer Instinct
Spyro The Dragon
Drakengard
Final Fantasy 9
Wild 9