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House of Leaves Publishing @holpublishing.bsky.social · 2d ago

If you or someone you know missed out on supporting Weird Sisters: Covenant during our pre-order campaign, now is a wonderful time to snag your copy and exclusive late pledge perks: bit.ly/hofl1! #weirdsisters #kickstarter #witch #horrormovies #books #booksky #horrorsky #filmsky #horror #preorder

Dark green floral graphics by Jessica Rose on light grey / cream background with Weird Sisters: Covenant cover (details: dark green with white line art triskele (top swirl blooming) by Jessica Rose and text: Persecution, Psychosis and Empowerment in Witch Narratives; Edited by Rebecca Booth and Valeska Griffiths; Introduction by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas).
Text: Coming Fall; Late pledge exclusives; Pre-order: bit.ly/hofl1

House of Leaves Publishing @holpublishing.bsky.social · 6h ago

Just a girl, standing in front of her emotional support boxes filled with (recyclable) book packaging materials. #booksky #horrorsky #indiepublisher #womenowned #ecofriendly #houseofleavespublishing #printisundead

House of Leaves Publishing @holpublishing.bsky.social · yesterday

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a writer woman in possession of a good paranormal obsession, must be in want of Mulder's basement office.

Mulder sitting at desk in in office: The X-Files (Conduit).

House of Leaves Publishing @holpublishing.bsky.social · 3d ago

#BTS of a busy weekend officially starting production on Weird Sisters: Covenant, packing orders and prizes, and making exciting plans (which we'll share soon)... Sign up to our Undead Community to be the first in the know: holpublishing.com! 🖤 #weirdsisters #writing #filmsky #horrorsky #booksky

Greyscale photo of two books with two candle tins on top:
Laura Elliott's debut novel, Awakened, from Angry Robot Books.
HELLEBORE's The Hellebore Guide to Occult Britain and Northern Ireland, edited by Maria J. Pérez Cuervo.
Candle tins inspired by The Craft and The VVitch from The Candle Rooms (Would Thou Like to Love Deliciously? and Hail to the Guardians of the Watchtowers).

Greyscale photo of bottom corner of computer, corner of keyboard, and coffee cup. Sticker reads: Directed by David Lynch. Screen has woodland background and task cards.

Scared Sacred: Idolatry, Religion and Worship in the Horror Film paperback book on HoL stationery. The cover contains a matte black background with a cross / opened box shape foiled in silver (artwork by Jeremy Thompson, inspired by the Lament Configuration). The title is also foiled in silver. Further text: Foreword by Doug Bradley; Edited by Rebecca Booth, Valeska Griffiths & Erin Thompson; Curated by RF Todd.

House of Leaves Publishing @holpublishing.bsky.social · 2d ago

If you or someone you know missed out on supporting Weird Sisters: Covenant during our pre-order campaign, now is a wonderful time to snag your copy and exclusive late pledge perks: bit.ly/hofl1! #weirdsisters #kickstarter #witch #horrormovies #books #booksky #horrorsky #filmsky #horror #preorder

House of Leaves Publishing @holpublishing.bsky.social · 3d ago

#BTS of a busy weekend officially starting production on Weird Sisters: Covenant, packing orders and prizes, and making exciting plans (which we'll share soon)... Sign up to our Undead Community to be the first in the know: holpublishing.com! 🖤 #weirdsisters #writing #filmsky #horrorsky #booksky

House of Leaves Publishing @holpublishing.bsky.social · last wk.

BJ Colangelo, featured in our latest reading list, has recently undergone oral surgery. Early followers know we've had medical obstacles at HoL; accessing healthcare shouldn't be an additional financial burden for cancer survivors. Please donate if able, and let's keep sharing to reach the goal. 🖤

Donate to BJ Needs A New Mouth (Keep Her Yappin'), organized by Amelia Emberwing

If you're reading this, you're not new to the fact that eventually the "pass … Amelia Emberwing needs your support for BJ Needs A New Mouth (Keep Her Yappin')

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · last wk.

New video: Epistemic Doubt in the Postmodern Slasher Whodunit (Part 2) In the second of this six part series, @drstevejones.bsky.social examines how postmodern slashers embed an invitation to play in their whodunit narratives youtu.be/PB6rdf6DV_o #horrorNU

Epistemic Doubt in the Postmodern Slasher Whodunit: Part 2 (Dr Steve Jones)

YouTube video by Horror Studies

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 2w ago

New Video: Epistemic Doubt in the Postmodern Slasher Whodunit (Part 1) In the first of a six-part series, @drstevejones.bsky.social argues that the common murder-mystery structure illuminates the postmodern slasher's distinctive tonal features. youtu.be/G-EgSuemA8c #horrorNU

Epistemic Doubt in the Postmodern Slasher Whodunit: Part 1 (Dr Steve Jones)

YouTube video by Horror Studies

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Horror Studies Research Group @ Northumbria @horrorstudies.bsky.social · 2w ago

New video: Intertextuality in Urban Legend @drstevejones.bsky.social argues that Urban Legend offers a more sophisticated take on intertextuality than most other slasher films of the period youtu.be/m4fQnzD7U2s #horrorNU

Telling Tales: Intertextuality in Urban Legend (Dr Steve Jones)

YouTube video by Horror Studies

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Horror Lex®@horrorlex.bsky.social · 5d ago

"There are certain rules that one must abide by…" @drstevejones.bsky.social challenges what you think you know about "The Postmodern Slasher Film" including that it started with SCREAM. Now in paperback from @edinburghup.bsky.social edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-the-pos...

The cover of the book "The Postmodern Slasher Film" featuring a large photo of Ghostface from the SCREAM series.

House of Leaves Publishing @holpublishing.bsky.social · 6d ago

ICYMI: Our call for entries for Weird Sisters, our trilogy of books interrogating the figure of the witch in film / television, closes tomorrow, 31 July! Full details for witchy writers: holpublishing.com/contact! 🖤 #booksky #horrorsky #filmsky #horror #witch #writers #practicalmagic #submissions

Poster for Practical Magic (1998).
Text: Weird Sisters: Call for entries; deadline July 31

Al the editor @altheeditor.bsky.social · last wk.

If you haven't yet, I strongly urge you to do so. An astonishing tale.

House of Leaves Publishing@holpublishing.bsky.social · last wk.

Awakened is the incisive debut novel from @tinywriterlaura.bsky.social (and the final prize in our Weird Sisters: Covenant backer contest—winner announced shortly)! Get your copy: @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social (angryrobotbooks.com/books/awakened)! #horrorsky #booksky #bookmail #bookrecommendations

House of Leaves Publishing @holpublishing.bsky.social · last wk.

Awakened is the incisive debut novel from @tinywriterlaura.bsky.social (and the final prize in our Weird Sisters: Covenant backer contest—winner announced shortly)! Get your copy: @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social (angryrobotbooks.com/books/awakened)! #horrorsky #booksky #bookmail #bookrecommendations

House of Leaves Publishing @holpublishing.bsky.social · 2w ago

And if you wish to live deliciously, you can pre-order the first book in the trilogy, Weird Sisters: Covenant, ahead of its release this autumn... 🍂 Hope to see you in the coven, weirdos! 🖤 #booksky #horrorsky #filmsky #books #horror #witch #writers #cfp #authors #wip #horrormovies #thecraft

Weird Sisters: Covenant

A beautiful, incisive statement book featuring highly curated essays interrogating the figure of the witch in film and television

kickstarter.com

House of Leaves Publishing@holpublishing.bsky.social · 2w ago

We are the weirdos...are you? 🌩 Our call for entries for Weird Sisters, our trilogy of books interrogating the figure of the witch in film and television, closes 31 July! Full details for witchy writers: holpublishing.com/contact! 🖤 #booksky #horrorsky #filmsky #books #horror #witch #writers #wip

Poster for The Craft (1996).
Text: join the coven, weirdos...; Weird Sisters: Call for entries

House of Leaves Publishing @holpublishing.bsky.social · 2w ago

We are the weirdos...are you? 🌩 Our call for entries for Weird Sisters, our trilogy of books interrogating the figure of the witch in film and television, closes 31 July! Full details for witchy writers: holpublishing.com/contact! 🖤 #booksky #horrorsky #filmsky #books #horror #witch #writers #wip

House of Leaves Publishing @holpublishing.bsky.social · last wk.

Under the Buck Moon, let your ambitions run unfettered and move those big projects from the back-burner to centre stage. 🌕 Need a wee push? Our July writing prompts are all inspired by this month's full moon... 🖋️ What big projects are you hard launching, #writingcommunity? #authors #writers #wip

Image: moon through flower (photo by MAK on Unsplash).

Text: Writing prompts inspired by the Buck Moon; Let your ambitions run unfettered and move those big projects from the back-burner to centre stage..

Image: moon through flower (photo by MAK on Unsplash).

Text: Buck Moon; writing prompts:
Ask yourself, “If I had no fear today, what would I do?” (Eleanor Roosevelt)
You’re standing in front of a door. Describe the door, how you’re feeling, and why you have to open it. What’s behind the door?
What single step today will make reaching your creative goal easier? Keep adding steps until you have a path to follow...

Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org · last wk.

Prides are meant to be a place where all can feel safe, welcome, and seen. We are sending our love to the victims, their families, and the entire city of Berlin today.

Roland, The Well Read @rolandofgilead19.bsky.social · last wk.

My Year of Book Covers The Reformatory first edition hardcover by Tananarive Due @tananarivedue.bsky.social Remarkable ghost story with very painful origins. I was completely immersed in this novel and didn't want to come back out. Until it got too scary.

BJ Colangelo @bjcolangelo.bsky.social · last wk.

Had to make the hard decision to forego doing interviews for TEENAGE SEX & DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA and I WANT YOUR SEX because my mouth isn't healed enough to be speaking yet. This is a huge blow for me. www.gofundme.com/f/bj-needs-a...

Donate to BJ Needs A New Mouth (Keep Her Yappin'), organized by Amelia Emberwing

If you're reading this, you're not new to the fact that eventually the "pass … Amelia Emberwing needs your support for BJ Needs A New Mouth (Keep Her Yappin')

gofundme.com

House of Leaves Publishing @holpublishing.bsky.social · last wk.

BJ Colangelo, featured in our latest reading list, has recently undergone oral surgery. Early followers know we've had medical obstacles at HoL; accessing healthcare shouldn't be an additional financial burden for cancer survivors. Please donate if able, and let's keep sharing to reach the goal. 🖤

Donate to BJ Needs A New Mouth (Keep Her Yappin'), organized by Amelia Emberwing

If you're reading this, you're not new to the fact that eventually the "pass … Amelia Emberwing needs your support for BJ Needs A New Mouth (Keep Her Yappin')

gofundme.com

House of Leaves Publishing @holpublishing.bsky.social · last wk.

Our summer scream turns into a trilogy with the 3rd and final instalment in our slashers reading list...🔪 For more nonfiction reads dissecting your fave horror films, follow the Grim Reader: holpublishing.com/grimreader! 🪱 #grimreader #booksky #horrorsky #bookrecs #slasher #horrormovies #amreading

Poster for Scream (1996).

Text: Grim Reader's Syllabus; Slashers (3)

Six book covers on cover image (poster for Scream, 1996):

Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film (Updated Edition)
Princeton University Press (2015)
Carol J. Clover

Sleepaway Camp
DieDieBooks (2004)
BJ Colangelo & Harmony Colangelo

Games of Terror: Halloween, Friday the 13th and the Films of the Stalker Cycle
University of Wales Press (2025)
Vera Dika

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Dark Ink (2024)
Thommy Hutson & Wes Craven

The 1990s Teen Horror Cycle: Final Girls and a New Hollywood Formula
McFarland (2018)
Alexandra West

Scream (Devil’s Advocates)
Liverpool University Press (2019)
Steven West

Grim Reader worm designed by Jessica Rose, with illustrated hand pointing to link.

Text: Bookworms!; Follow the Grim Reader for more book recs…; holpublishing.com/grimreader

House of Leaves Publishing @holpublishing.bsky.social · 2w ago

#BookMail! 💙📚 The Hellebore Guide to Occult Britain has arrived from @helleborezine.bsky.social (which means we're almost ready to announce the winner of our Weird Sisters: Covenant contest for backers)! Get your copy from helleborezine.com! #weirdsisters #contest #booksky #horrorsky #folklore

The Hellebore Guide to Occult Britain (Hellebore) on pumpkin background with white gypsophila

House of Leaves Publishing @holpublishing.bsky.social · 2w ago

Joanne Harris@joannechocolat.bsky.social · 2w ago

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 5: You have a word that you overuse. Find it. Remove it wherever you can. Now make a nice cup of tea and enjoy the sensation of freedom.

Naomi Simone Borwein @nsborwein.bsky.social · 3w ago

UPDATES Call for creative writing: Contemporary Indigenous Horror (University Press of Mississippi, 2027) solicits original, unpublished short horror fiction, poetry, and experimental works by self-identifying Indigenous creatives. www.cfplist.com/CFP/46993

The CFP List

An academic call for papers database.

cfplist.com

House of Leaves Publishing @holpublishing.bsky.social · 2w ago

Happy Friday, weirdos... 🖤 Whatever your plans this weekend, may they involve midnight magic! ✨ #weirdsisters #witch #booksky #books #horrorsky #horror #filmsky #witchyvibes #practicalmagic #tgif #horrormovies

Rachel Jones @rvljonesing.bsky.social · 2w ago

True story: The Craft was written by my neighbor Peter Filardi. I was in one of his student films. I had a death scene in our local cemetery. ☠️

House of Leaves Publishing@holpublishing.bsky.social · 2w ago

We are the weirdos...are you? 🌩 Our call for entries for Weird Sisters, our trilogy of books interrogating the figure of the witch in film and television, closes 31 July! Full details for witchy writers: holpublishing.com/contact! 🖤 #booksky #horrorsky #filmsky #books #horror #witch #writers #wip

House of Leaves Publishing @holpublishing.bsky.social · 2w ago

And if you wish to live deliciously, you can pre-order the first book in the trilogy, Weird Sisters: Covenant, ahead of its release this autumn... 🍂 Hope to see you in the coven, weirdos! 🖤 #booksky #horrorsky #filmsky #books #horror #witch #writers #cfp #authors #wip #horrormovies #thecraft

Weird Sisters: Covenant

A beautiful, incisive statement book featuring highly curated essays interrogating the figure of the witch in film and television

kickstarter.com

House of Leaves Publishing@holpublishing.bsky.social · 2w ago

We are the weirdos...are you? 🌩 Our call for entries for Weird Sisters, our trilogy of books interrogating the figure of the witch in film and television, closes 31 July! Full details for witchy writers: holpublishing.com/contact! 🖤 #booksky #horrorsky #filmsky #books #horror #witch #writers #wip

House of Leaves Publishing @holpublishing.bsky.social · 2w ago

We are the weirdos...are you? 🌩 Our call for entries for Weird Sisters, our trilogy of books interrogating the figure of the witch in film and television, closes 31 July! Full details for witchy writers: holpublishing.com/contact! 🖤 #booksky #horrorsky #filmsky #books #horror #witch #writers #wip