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Shauna Mc Eleney 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈
@shaunamceleney.bsky.social
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Irish writer of dark fiction. Awake in the Night (sapphic haunted house) is on KU, eBook, and paperback.
One half of NEFARIOUS BAT PRESS. Female-owned indie publisher specialising in queer horror, crime, and dark fiction.


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Delighted to release this into the world via our beloved Nefarious Bat Press 🥳🦇💙
nefariousbatpress.bsky.social Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 12h
A surprise ebook drop from the Batcave - @tcparker.bsky.social's first story collection, THE NINE O'CLOCK HORSES!

No ARCs, no blurbs, not so much as a whisper of PR for this one... we're going all-in on word of mouth

Check it out - and help us spread the word!

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Cover of TC Parker's The Nine O'Clock Horses & Other Stories, showing a black horse's eye and muzzle in closeup against a dark background Urban legend, body horror and suburban paranoia collide in THE NINE O'CLOCK HORSES - a collection of short stories, novelettes and micro-fictions from the author of TRADWIFE, HUMMINGBIRD and SALTBLOOD A toxic relationship turns monstrous. An insurance investigator discovers something unthinkable in a decaying English boarding school. And a hungry insomniac gets much more than she bargains for when she falls down a rabbit-hole of cooking videos... Equal parts unsettling, stomach-churning and macabre, and seasoned with a healthy dose of feminist rage, THE NINE O'CLOCK HORSES is perfect for fans of Jonathan Sims, Eliza Clark, Daisy Johnson and The Magnus Archives
November 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Its #samhain, so carve your turnips & settle down for some good #Irish #folkhorror

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October 31, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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nefariousbatpress.bsky.social
3 Image Book Challenge for your Saturday:

Show your book (or the book you're reading) in 3 images

We'll start, with @brennanlafaro.bsky.social's upcoming The Denizens...
October 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Bought it and wow, I can't recommend it enough!
I'm halfway through and there isn't a single story I didn't enjoy.

Thanks to all the wonderful authors that worked so hard to put together this incredible collection, you're absolutely terrific! 💙
July 4, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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tcparker.bsky.social
Thanks Gabino!

I'd love more people to check out Good For Her: An Anthology of Women's Rage from Nefarious Bat, feat. contributions from some of the best female writers in the business (inc. Hailey Piper, RJ Joseph, Ai Jiang, MJ Mars, SH Cooper, Candace Nola, Leigh Kenny and many more!)
Good For Her: An Anthology of Women's Rage
If you're not angry - you should be.Good For Her: An Anthology of Women's Rage celebrates women's rights - and women's wrongs.Filled with rage, revenge and retribution and featuring stories from write...
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July 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Good For Her edited by @sarahjuleswriting.bsky.social, @tcparker.bsky.social & @shaunamceleney.bsky.social - out now @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social, Chimera by The Shippy Writers - out now Dammaged Productions, and Salt Bones by @jenngivhan.bsky.social - coming 14 August @littlebrown.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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tcparker.bsky.social
The book // the dialogue
Promo image for TRADWIFE by TC Parker, with: A. TRADWIFE book cover, showing a young white woman in 1950s-style housewife garb in a midcentury modern kitchen, holding a bleeding human heart on a plate... and looking pretty happy about it B. Blurb for TC Parker's Tradwife from MJ Mars, author of The Suffering Blurb reads: "In Cold Blood crossed with Stepford Wives [....], this is one you can’t afford to miss. Be afraid, and be angry. Very, very angry" INTRODUCTION On the 2lst of September 2019, two married couples - Jason and Aisling Wilson, and Brendan and Rebecca Cooper - attended a dinner party at the home of a third couple, Freddie and Nadine Taylor. Sometime between 8pm that evening, when Nadine called her twin eight-year-old sons at their grandmother's house to wish them goodnight, and 7.30am the following morning, when the Taylors' gardener Dev Thakar entered his employers' kitchen and encountered the bloodbath inside, all six were murdered. No bodies - no full, intact bodies — were found at the house. A number of body parts, however, were found in and around the kitchen and dining room, which subsequent DNA sampling confirmed as belonging to the Tay-lors, the Coopers and the Wilsons. Much has already been written about the details of Mr Thakar's discovery and the police investigation that followed, often in forensic detail, and I have little to add to what's been documented. It is however, and with apologies to those readers who may find such detail ditticult to stomach, incumbent on me to give a brief inventory of the body parts left behind, if only to more accurately set the scene. Under the dining table, in a pool of their own congealed blood, lay a portion of the severed tongue of Aisling Wilson and the raggedly removed left hand of her husband, the latter still wearing its rose gold wedding band. A surgical-grade scalpel had been used to extract Aisling's tongue; Jason's hand, meanwhile, had been separated from the wrist with a meat cleaver or similarly sharp butcher's implement.- Forensic pathologists later determined that the same sharp blade had been used to amputate Rebecca Cooper's feet, both of which Mr Thakar found placed by the back door beside a pile of the Taylors' outdoor shoes: a particularly grisly visual gag on the killer's part. Brendan Cooper's penis and testicles, conversely, had been removed with a duller blade, most likely a bread knife, and deposited in the food bowl of the Taylors' Alaskan Malamute, Augustus - also missing since the time of the
June 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Thanks Gabino!

Good For Her: An Anthology of Female Rage (eds. me, @shaunamceleney.bsky.social & @sarahjuleswriting.bsky.social) is out on the 30th - and available for preorder now
Good For Her: An Anthology of Women's Rage eBook : Jules, Sarah, Mc Eleney, Shauna, Kenny, Leigh, Nola, Candace, Jiang, Ai, Mars, MJ, Cooper, S. H., Parker, T C, O'Brien, Emerald, Joseph, R. J.: Amazo...
Good For Her: An Anthology of Women's Rage eBook : Jules, Sarah, Mc Eleney, Shauna, Kenny, Leigh, Nola, Candace, Jiang, Ai, Mars, MJ, Cooper, S. H., Parker, T C, O'Brien, Emerald, Joseph, R. J.: Amazo...
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June 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Very proud to say, I've also got a story in this, as have my fellow editors @shaunamceleney.bsky.social and @sarahjuleswriting.bsky.social

We'd love you to check it out and help us raise some money for Sisters Uncut - a nonprofit taking direct action against gender-based violence & state violence
nefariousbatpress.bsky.social Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · Jun 18
Less than 2 weeks to go until the launch of our charity anthology GOOD FOR HER - feat. feminist rage-filled stories from the likes of @rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social, @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, @leighkenny.bsky.social and our very own @anna-orridge.bsky.social

Preorder now!

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Cover of charity anthology Good For Her, edited by Sarah Jules, Shauna Mc Eleney and TC Parker Cover - designed by Ruth Anna Evans - features bold pink fonts and a black and white illustrated border
June 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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tcparker.bsky.social
Does anyone have any experience relaunching a book?

We're tempted to rerelease Feathers, a haunted house book I wrote a while back

@kealanpatrickburke.bsky.social did an amazing job w/ the cover - but the bird/wand/witch artwork hasn't aged well, post-TERF wizard lady

Any thoughts/tips?
Promo image for A Press Of Feathers, featuring a harpy eagle superimposed on a sky and a white woman with black eyes and a fist of red energy in the foreground Promo promises: - gruesome body horror - Stanford Prison style experiments - vengeful crows and otherworldly harpy eagles - old ghosts and haunted houses - serial killers and mutilated corpses a go go
June 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Pride Giveaway 2: The Text-Based Microblogging Batch 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Since the TT giveaway went... not so well: who (in the UK 🇬🇧) fancies winning a signed copy of @tcparker.bsky.social's angrily sapphic, queer-tastic Hummingbird?

If you do: like, share, follow us... and we'll pick a winner sometime Wednesday!
Shauna's hand, holding up a copy of Hummingbird against a blurred bookshelf background Hummingbird cover shows a skull with branch-like antlers jutting from a humanoid body apparently made of tangled tree roots
June 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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It's Pride Bundle Time, Pt. 1! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🧟

This week (3rd-8th June) - buy @anna-orridge.bsky.social's PHENGARIS direct from our ebook store, and get @tcparker.bsky.social's SALTBLOOD half price!

(Keep checking through the month for more queer horror bundles...)

#pridemonth #queerhorror
Phengaris
There's something very wrong in Thurstrop Wood.Mark Warner never noticed it before. He's there to get away from his life, his ailing mother. Out of his head. Not to think about anything.Bird...
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June 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Happy #PrideMonth to all our lovely readers, from the heart of the rainbow-strewn Batcave

We (and our books) are pretty gay all year round... but rest assured, we'll be gaying it up extra hard these next 4 weeks

Keep reading. Keep fighting. And above all... keep it queer 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🦇
The Nefarious Bat logo - a bat, wings spread, silhouetted in flight - set against a rainbow background
June 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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PHENGARIS by @anna-orridge.bsky.social
Buy directly from us and get one of our limited edition bookmarks! To celebrate this awesome eco-horror we wanted something a bit different. So, when you're done with the bookmark, soak in water and plant it in your garden for some beautiful UK wild flowers!
May 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Good For Her - coming next month!!!
May 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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New #horror anthologies & collections in June.

@veloxbooks.bsky.social @tonyanuci.bsky.social @tundraswanpress.bsky.social @cemeterygatesmedia.bsky.social @vlatinalondon.bsky.social @sirrahmedeiros.bsky.social @vinceliaguno.bsky.social @angelrosa.bsky.social @lrjallenauthor.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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PHENGARIS lives!!

@anna-orridge.bsky.social's cosmic eco-horror (with bugs!) is out today... and you can grab it direct from us!
Phengaris
There's something very wrong in Thurstrop Wood.Mark Warner never noticed it before. He's there to get away from his life, his ailing mother. Out of his head. Not to think about anything.Bird...
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May 27, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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200,000 page reads, and it is officially gone from KDP. Good news, though - you can now buy the Awake in the Night ebook direct from NEFARIOUS BAT PRESS!!
nefariousbatpress.bsky.social Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · May 26
We're all Phengaris, all the time tomorrow... but it would be remiss of us not to mention, just this evening, that Awake In The Night is now available direct from us at the Bat webstore

Like Irish horror, haunted houses, sapphic heartbreak and supporting queer indie presses?

Go take a look! 🏳️‍🌈🇮🇪☘️👻🏚️
Awake In The Night
Jessica and Nicole think they’ve finally found their dream house by the sea in the West of Ireland. 17 Montpellier Street has history, character… and so many rooms you could easily lose your way, if y...
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May 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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We're all Phengaris, all the time tomorrow... but it would be remiss of us not to mention, just this evening, that Awake In The Night is now available direct from us at the Bat webstore

Like Irish horror, haunted houses, sapphic heartbreak and supporting queer indie presses?

Go take a look! 🏳️‍🌈🇮🇪☘️👻🏚️
Awake In The Night
Jessica and Nicole think they’ve finally found their dream house by the sea in the West of Ireland. 17 Montpellier Street has history, character… and so many rooms you could easily lose your way, if y...
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May 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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I remember telling @shaunamceleney.bsky.social, when I first started reading Phengaris, that it had some of the weirdest and best body horror I'd ever read

So, since I know a lot of you enjoy a bit of weird body horror...

Why not preorder a copy?
anna-orridge.bsky.social Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · May 21
Thanks, Matt.
My cosmic eco-horror novella is out Tuesday next week (eek) with @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social
It's a bit of a treasure trove of geekery, since we were talking about that: bioacoustics, bugs, libraries, local history...
Pre-order link here:
tinyurl.com/zn9v4a9k
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Phengaris ebook by Anna Orridge - Rakuten Kobo
Read "Phengaris" by Anna Orridge available from Rakuten Kobo. There's something very wrong in Thurstrop Wood. Mark Warner never noticed it before. He's there to get away from his lif...
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May 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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TRADWIFE and TOXIC SUBURBIA book recommendations!
More in the Alt text!
💍TRADWIFE & Toxic Suburbia 🏘️ .. I love a good domestic drama horror/thriller—juicy secrets & lies—behind closed doors arguments and forward-facing fakery. I love toxic mom groups and women pushed to the edge before they go too far. Very entertaining. 💍👒👛 I have read: 💕The Devil & Mrs. Davenport/Paulette Kennedy- a favorite book 💕Lady Killer/Joëlle Jones (graphic novel) 💕The Stepford Wives/Ira Levin- not as good as Rosemary’s Baby but definitely a must read 💕The Whispers/Ashley Audrain- perfectly crafted domestic drama between neighbors 💕Good Neighbors/Sarah Langan- a favorite escalation horror book, totally unhinged behavior .. TBR & Currently Reading: 💕My Husband/Maud Ventura- just got this one! I’ve heard mixed reviews 💕The Mad Wife/Megan Church- coming soon 💕Mrs. March/Virginia Feito- had to get after loving Victorian Psycho 💕Tradwife/TC Parker- I have this one too! 💕Normal Women/Ainslie Hogarth- mixed reviews on this too but I loved Motherthing FERAL AND HYSTERICAL MOTHER HORROR'S ULTIMATE READING GUIDE TO DARK AND DISTURBING FICTION BY WOMEN 101 HORROR BOOKS TO READ BEFORE YOU'RE MURDERED I'm Sadie Hartmann, Mother Horror. If you like my book recommendations and curation, I have two books and a Patreon!
May 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Ebook sale on RIGHT NOW at the Nefarious Bat webstore!
tcparker.bsky.social TC Parker/Dr Nat Edwards (she/her) @tcparker.bsky.social · May 6
Because we'd really, really like you to buy direct from us...

We're offering 50% off all my ebooks for the next week when you purchase them at the Nefarious Bat webstore (and not that other place)

So come in! Look around!

See something you fancy?

Grab it for your mother-in-law - she'll love it!
Nefarious Bat Press
We're a female-owned independent publisher specialising in queer horror, crime and dark fiction
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May 6, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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tcparker.bsky.social
*FREE WEEKEND READ*

If the return of Andrea Jenkyns wasn't horror enough for you... here's PRISON COOKING: A NOVELETTE OF STRANGE APPETITES

Inspired by The Magnus Archives, ASMR and Greenaway's The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover - Prison Cooking is free to download all weekend*
Prison Cooking: A Novelette of Strange Appetites
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May 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Now on to... AWAKE IN THE NIGHT from @shaunamceleney.bsky.social!

If you like haunted houses, sapphic grief horror, neo-gothic vibes & Irish feminist history... this could be for you

Paperback here (from us): tinyurl.com/2acpsp2y
Ebook: tinyurl.com/5aac6n9u

... or order it from your local store!
Promo image for Awake In The Night, showing: A. Book cover: a white woman with a neck wound hovering in a cloud of blue smoke above an illustration of a house that appears to be bleeding B. Strapline, "Sleep may never come easily again" C. Blurb from Baker Reads: "manages to perfectly balance the dark and the light. A new favourite ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"
May 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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It's Indie Press Day! So: can we tempt you to some of our wares?

(Here follows a 🧵 of us trying to sell you books you might like)
May 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM