Sorry Bluesky, I forgot you existed! But I have been woken from eternal slumber to let you know that THIS IS TONIGHT!

FORUM Books / the bound / The Accidental Bookshop@forumbooks.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Smoking HOT event @catrionaward.bsky.social talking #NowhereBurning w/ @mattjwesolowski.bsky.social … the wilderness of the Colorado Rockies & her folk horror inspirations 🔥 🗓️ Tues 24 Feb 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/whi... @viperbooks.bsky.social @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social

A very happy pub day to the always amazing @mattjwesolowski.bsky.social Three people on a train hurtling through ghosted country where an old evil awaits. This one will drill into your head and make every night journey a pure terror. Absolutely bloody loved it! Bravo @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social

Wild Hunt Books@wildhuntbooks.bsky.social · last yr.

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY TO (DON'T) CALL MUM BY @mattjwesolowski.bsky.social Available worldwide. Order from our bookshop or your favourite retailer 🖤 ❤️ www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/books/p/dont...

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY TO (DON'T) CALL MUM BY @mattjwesolowski.bsky.social Available worldwide. Order from our bookshop or your favourite retailer 🖤 ❤️ www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/books/p/dont...

'Horror is most effective when it reflects society as a whole.' Matt Wesolowski @mattjwesolowski.bsky.social is on Northern Voices today talking about class, his new novella from @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social (Don't) Call Mum and the depth of horror as a genre. on.soundcloud.com/QuvNiapjQDiJ...

We're heading to the post office this afternoon to dispatch Northern Weird books! Get your orders in and you can have a fancy new book or two coming your way 😈😈 www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/bookshop

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Listen to me yapping about folklore and linguistics with Fran Harvey of Narc Magazine! narcmagazine.com/my-writing-l...

MY WRITING LIFE WITH FRAN HARVEY: Matt Wesolowski

Fran Harvey chats with the acclaimed horror writer on the new episode of our writing podcast

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I wish I could share a relevant anecdote here about something a publisher once said to me but I am too discreet. HOWEVER, if you're ever told the key to an author's success is something that isn't writing books, run.

Jane Casey@janecasey.bsky.social · last yr.

Please don’t make me do this, publishing. I just want to write my little stories.

Well... I guess we were both wrong!

Nadine Matheson@nadinematheson.com · last yr.

We’ve everyone back now so I’m predicting 2-1 to the Eagles 🔴🔵 💙. Man Utd are hopeless. Can you believe that they’re 14th and Spurs are below them 😳

So... @nadinematheson.com what's your prediction for tonight? I reckon your lads will give us more of a game than man utd who were probably the worst team I've seen at St. James Park this season! 🖤🤍

Thank you Samuel and hope you never meet the Gangral!

Samuel Best@storiesbysamuel.bsky.social · last yr.

I read @mattjwesolowski.bsky.social’s (Don’t) Call Mum yesterday and it stayed with me late into the night. Incredibly unsettling, superbly paced, and with a moment that had me whisper ‘oh no oh no oh no’. Thoroughly recommended. www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/books/p/dont... @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social

Thanks Alex! Hope you enjoyed your trip to Underwood!

Alex C. Telander@alexctelander.bsky.social · last yr.

Just finished (Don't) Call Mum by @mattjwesolowski.bsky.social from @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social and it was an absolute creepy delight I got read in a single day. Sleepy Hollow vibes in Northumberland. Great start for the Northern Weird project and I think every installment will be fantastic!

Like a disused tickets onto the tracks as the last train pulls away, (Don't) Call Mum will be officially launched on the 8th of May! Tickets link in the post below!

#MustRead horror this week: @nighttidemag.bsky.social re-examine the werewolf through a queer lens, @gnofhorror.com feature a discussion on @mattjwesolowski.bsky.social's Six Stories explaining why it's a must for horror fans, @horrortree.bsky.social follow a horror writer's journey via fantasy ...

Bob Pastorella@bobpastorella.com · last yr.

It's Monday, and yep ... you guessed it ... @kevharrison.bsky.social is back at it. The 5 must-read horror articles are online over at @thisishorror.bsky.social right now.

I'm at the 'What was that?' 'Oh that was just me, I had to bend down slightly.' Age of my life.

There is no such thing as too much MATT WESOLOWSKI @mattjwesolowski.bsky.social & today I review his great new novella (DON'T) CALL MUM for @gnofhorror.com. This train journey really had me jumping! gnofhorror.com/matt-wesolow... Note to self: avoid the North East of England at all costs!

Matt Wesolowski's Bold (Don’t) Call Mum 02/04/2025

Matt Wesolowski's (Don’t) Call Mum in this chilling review, highlighting its eerie folk horror and captivating narrative set in northeastern England.

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Today I revisit one of my fav articles about @mattjwesolowski.bsky.social co-written with @stevestred.bsky.social. The SIX STORIES remains one of my fav ever series & blends horror with thriller in majestic style. gnofhorror.com/why-six-stor...

ANNNND!!! Today @jonezyboy.bsky.social also reviews (Don’t) Call Mum Matt's latest release from Wild Hunt Books gnofhorror.com/matt-wesolow...

Matt Wesolowski's Bold (Don’t) Call Mum 02/04/2025

Matt Wesolowski's (Don’t) Call Mum in this chilling review, highlighting its eerie folk horror and captivating narrative set in northeastern England.

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Tha k you so much for this!!

Ginger Nuts of Horror@gnofhorror.com · last yr.

To celebrate the launch of (Don’t) Call Mum by @mattjwesolowski.bsky.social from @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social we have rescued the massive article from @jonezyboy.bsky.social and @stevestred.bsky.social looking Matt's brilliant books. gnofhorror.com/why-six-stor...

Pre-order now! Coming 8 May in paperback and ebook, worldwide (bookshop link in bio) PART OF THE NORTHERN WEIRD PROJECT Leo is just trying to catch his train back home but the train soon breaks down in the middle of nowhere, and as night falls, something...or someone steps out of the distance.

My favourite genres are: 5. Ancient things that were here long before us and want us gone. 4. Kids see weird shit but also society is awful. 3. Apologise to that old doll for touching it... Too late... 2. Don't mess with that relic... too late... 1. Absolute, immeasurable hopelessness.

Tanya Pell@tanyapell.bsky.social · last yr.

My favorite genres are: 5. My family made me sad and I think the house is sentient? 4. It is dark in there and it would be dumb to go in, but we will for reasons. 3. Ignore all red flags because hot. 2. Women are mad. 1. There are horrors in the trees/house/abandoned school. Let’s poke them.

This is not for the faint of heart. If you feel fearful... Don't call mum! '(Don't) call mum' is one heck of a train ride from @mattjwesolowski.bsky.social, and it is published by @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social on the 8th of May.🤗 www.instagram.com/lady_j_reads...

Jeanette on Instagram: "🫖Book Review🫖 (Don't) call mum By @mattjwesolowski ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Yes! Yes! Yes! Are you still affected by stories you were told as a child? Stories that were only meant to sca...

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My weekend reading recommendation for Alfred FM this week is (Don't) Call Mum, the spine-chilling new horror novella from @mattjwesolowski.bsky.social thisisalfred.com/podcast/the-... (from approx 54:38) @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social #BookSky 💙📚 #bookrecommedations

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Shaftesbury’s Town Council Won’t Remove The Storm-Damaged Tree On Stoney Path | A Nostalgic 80s Workout With Wham And Leg Warmers Arrives In Shaftesbury | Paul Merefield’s Pub Quiz Brings Fun And C…

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#BookReview (Don't) Call Mum by @mattjwesolowski.bsky.social I really enjoyed this spine-chilling novella, part of the Northern Weird Project from @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social hairpastafreckle72.blogspot.com/2025/02/dont... #BookSky 💙📚

(Don't) Call Mum by Matt Wesolowski #BookReview

Hair Past A Freckle - For the love of books! Reviews and more....

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Review: (Don't) Call Mum by @mattjwesolowski.bsky.social. A new novella, out on the 8th May, as part of @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social's Northern Weird Project. Thanks Wild Hunt Books for sending me across an ARC! bethreadscrime.com/2025/02/17/d... #bookreview #booksky 💙📚

(Don’t) Call Mum by Matt Wesolowski Review: A Haunting Novella from The Northern Weird Project

(Don’t) Call Mum is one of six novellas published by Wild Hunt Books as part of The Northern Weird Project. Each novella is written by an author from the North of England and explores the reg…

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I love Matt's 'Six Stories' books, so I'm very excited to read his latest tale that's part of Wild Hunt Books 'Northern Weird Project' He always comes for you... @mattjwesolowski.bsky.social & @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social

It gives me great pleasure to announce yet another iteration of Writing Darkness with @faberacademy.bsky.social - tutored by me! 🦇 💀Want to add eldritch horror to your writing? Ever wanted to add a ghost into your WIP? 👻 Or do you want to write deliciously? 🐐🐐 faberacademy.com/product/writ...

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Thank you Heather! I'm glad you enjoyed your trip to Underwood!

Heather-jane@igotbigbooks.bsky.social · 2y ago

Ay up chuck this was creepy as fuck, full review to come, thanks @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social @mattjwesolowski.bsky.social for the scares, I'm looking forward to more from the northern weird project!

Thank you so much, George, for the review!

George Dunn@georgesreads.bsky.social · 2y ago

“(Don’t) Call Mum,” by @mattjwesolowski.bsky.social is a sticky and uncomfortable commute up North- really not to be read on the train. Short and sharp, this novella is to be read in one miserable sitting. @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social @lordtbrffa.bsky.social fanfiaddict.com/review-dont-...

Dipping our horror toes in with some epic news! P.S. pls say hi! 🤘👁️❤️ Welcome @keithrosson.bsky.social! Thx @the-bookseller.bsky.social, horror fans and @scifinow.bsky.social for sharing Excl. sampler: www.scifinow.co.uk/books/new-ho...

In a bit of a reading slump. I've tried a few BIG titles with jackets quotes from BIG names pushed by BIG publishers and all of them left me cold 🙃 I like bleak, unending grimness; haunted people, urban decay, folklore and trauma. Please help! Eternally grateful for all recommendations!