Mark T. Bates (Writer)
@marktbates-writer.bsky.social
// Indie-Author // Horror🩸 // Thrillers // Sci-Fi // Speculative Fiction📚 // Cult Movie Features // Reviews // www.kult-zilla.com // HWA Member //
‘Dead But Dreaming Of Electric Sheep’🔥 Paul Tremblay’s latest novel - with a title that riffs on Philip K. Dick’s classic Sci-fi story - takes a cold stark look at the ethical quagmire that is the advancement of AI technology … and the potential of its relationship with the human body. 7/10
‘The Curse of Six’ - By Mark T. Bates 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 A dark & mysterious Horror story … Semi-Finalist in the 2026 Small Spec Awards and recently featured on melodyemcintyre.com Available in paperback & ebook!👇 amzn.eu/d/0gJoPe1B #horrorfiction #thriller
Horror Haul!🔥 A few new arrivals this week … ‘Pictures of You’ is the new one from Josh Malerman 📚 ‘Obsession’ is finally out on physical media - a top 5 of the year for me so far! ‘Razor Blade Smile’ (1998) will be a first time watch!🩸 #horrorfiction #horrormovies #thrillers
HELLRAISER (1987) released #onthisday 39 years ago!🩸 A vintage inter-dimensional Body-Horror from writer / director Clive Barker (Books of Blood) Check out my - www.kult-zilla.com - deep-dive into the theatrical run of this legendary Horror series!👇 kult-zilla.com/2025/10/09/h...
HELLRAISER (1987 – 1996) … The First Ten Years Of HELL On Film!
Buy ‘The Curse of Six’ here: 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 “I have seen the future of Horror … his name is Clive Barker.” – Stephen King (1985) In 1984, Liverpudlian playwright Clive Barker announced himself to the…
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A BAY OF BLOOD (1971) from Italian Horror-Master Mario Bava (Black Sabbath) released #onthisday 55 years ago!🩸 One of the quintessential Giallo films from the era and a hugely influential proto-Slasher! #horror #slasher #giallo A Bay Of Blood | Trailer youtu.be/PtzLn3_MTS8?is…
Had fun watching ‘Back To The Future’ under the stars last night! ✨ // #cinestockuk // #backtothefuture #timetravel #scifi #classic80smovie
‘The Curse of Six’ - By Mark T. Bates 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Available in paperback & ebook👇 amzn.eu/d/0dFZMP6u Rated ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ on Amazon! #horror #thriller #psychologicalterror
Something old … and something new! 📚 ‘The House on Blood Street’ - By Josh Hanson ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ - By Shirley Jackson Both on the TBR list! 🔥 #horror #thrillers #darkfiction
Looking forward to catching ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ this evening at #dukesatkomedia Picturehouse 🍿 Have heard nothing but good things about this one!🩸 #teenagesexanddeathatcampmiasma #horror #slasher #thriller
Scared Sh!tless - By Alex Tucker🔥 A diverse collection of short stories from the author of ‘Afraid To Feel’ releases Sep 8th on Amazon with Alien Buddha Press! An eclectic mix of six creepy tales! 📚 #horror #fantasy #thrillers
Congratulations to @marktbates-writer.bsky.social! His book THE CURSE OF SIX, published by RDG Books Press, is a semifinalist in the horror category for the 2026 Small Spec Book Awards. #SSBA #SSBA2026
TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME released in the USA #onthisday in 1992!🔥 The prequel to the hit TV show was directed by David Lynch (Blue Velvet) and premiered at the ‘92 Cannes Film Festival! #twinpeaks #davidlynch Fire Walk with Me | Trailer youtu.be/5qQauPG61ZI?is…
Book mail! 📚 Thank You to Grindhouse Press!🔥 Looking forward to checking these out … ‘Cindy Is Plastic’ - By Taylor Harkness ‘Thrill Killers’ - By Steven Caumo #grindhouse #horror #thrillers #splatterpunk
Little impulse buy this afternoon from Goldsboro Books, Brighton!🔥 ‘Ghosts’ - By Ed McBain (1st Edition - 1980) // #goldsborobooks // #crimefiction #mysterythriller #rarebooks
New coffee table reading!🔥 Scream Magazine (#screamhorrormag) Sep/Oct 2026 edition! Fangoria (#fangoria) Camp Slashers special!🩸 #horror #thrillers #slashers #scifi
DARKMAN from Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead) released #onthisday in 1990!🔥 Starring Liam Neeson (The Phantom Menace), the film was conceived by Raimi to pay homage to the classic Universal Monster movies of the 30s & 40s! #darkman #thriller #samraimi Darkman | Trailer youtu.be/FgBwAEROVSw?is…
Essential New Movies … Summer 2026!🔥 Check out my - www.kult-zilla.com - feature exploring our favourite new films released this summer! #horror #scifi #drama Got time to Kill !?👇 kult-zilla.com/2026/08/21/k...
Kult-Zilla’s Essential New Movies … Summer 2026!
‘When the Rock N Roll dream … Becomes a nightmare!’ ‘A Slow Decay of Flowers’ – Available in paperback: 1. // Evil Dead Burn Evil Dead Burn in the sixth theatrical instalment of the cult Horr…
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‘The Curse of Six’ - By Mark T. Bates 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Pleased to announce my debut novella ‘The Curse of Six’ is a Horror semi finalist in the 2026 Small Spec Book Awards!🩸 Available in paperback & ebook from RDG Books Press👇 amzn.eu/d/04c4uS5I #horror #thriller #speculativefiction
‘Cyclops (2081 AD)’ - By Mark T. Bates🔥 Listen to the exclusive new narration of my short Sci-Fi Horror story - hosted over on Patreon by The Creepy Podcast! #sciencefiction #cosmichorror Check it out!👇 www.patreon.com/creepypod/po...
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‘The Exorcist III’ from director William Peter Blatty released #onthisday in 1990!🔥 “A police lieutenant uncovers more than he bargained for as his investigation of a series of murders, has all the hallmarks of the deceased Gemini serial killer.” (IMDB) Trailer | youtu.be/MK5ih8qExC0?...
‘The Return of the Living Dead’ from Director Dan O’Bannon (Alien screenwriter) released #onthisday in 1985!🔥 The cult classic zombie Horror-comedy is a loose follow up to ‘Night of the Living Dead’ (1968) 🧟 The Return of the Living Dead | Trailer youtu.be/8VB-mi9aUtI?is…
‘The Fly’ from Director David Cronenberg released 40 years ago today!🔥 A remake of the 1958 Sci-Fi classic … which ramped up the Body-Horror! “Be afraid. Be very afraid.” 🪰 #bodyhorror #thriller The Fly (1986) | Trailer youtu.be/fj1SHpBsY7w?is…
‘Bodies of Work’ - By Clay McLeod Chapman A dark and twisted tale! 🦋 Chapman weaves his unique take on transgressive horror fiction in a wonderfully dark and descriptive style; in this thoroughly enjoyable story which grows increasingly more abstract as the pages turn! 8/10
‘A Slow Decay of Flowers’ 🌷💀 A curious blend of late 80s rock star excess … with a dark & twisted tale of mystery & suspense! “When the Rock N Roll dream … Becomes a nightmare!” By Mark T. Bates Available in paperback!👇 amzn.eu/d/0dPg6WLu
‘WEAPONS’ from Zach Cregger (Barbarian) released one year ago today!🔥 One of my absolute favourite movies from the 2020s along with ‘THE SUBSTANCE’ and ‘SINNERS’ !!! #horror #mysterythriller #weapons Weapons | Trailer youtu.be/OpThntO9ixc?is…
‘THE BLOB’ from Director Chuck Russell (Dream Warriors) released #onthisday in 1988! Co-written with Frank Darabont (The Green Mile), ‘THE BLOB’ is a cult-classic Sci-Fi / Horror remake from the era!🩸 #theblob #scifi #horror The Blob | Trailer youtu.be/vq0our4mceQ?is…
‘Jennifer’s Baby’ - By Mark T. Bates🔥 (The Curious Dark #8) Check out the latest in my - www.kult-zilla.com - Horror series of short stories! *** Warning *** This one is not for the squeamish!🩸 #bodyhorror #creepytale Got 5 mins to Kill !?👇 kult-zilla.com/2026/08/04/j...
‘Jennifer’s Baby’ – By Mark T. Bates (The Curious Dark #8)
‘When the Rock N Roll dream … Becomes a nightmare!’ ‘A Slow Decay of Flowers’ – Available in paperback: ‘Jennifer’s Baby’ A Short Story … By Mark T. Bates (2026) *** Jennifer slowly opened th…
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The Films … of David Cronenberg!🔥 The master of Body-Horror, Sci-Fi, and bizarre intoxicating drama! My Top 20👇 1. The Fly 2. Videodrome 3. A History Of Violence 4. The Dead Zone 5. Dead Ringers 6. Scanners 7. Naked Lunch 8. ExistenZ 9. Eastern Promises 10. Spider
