RSLjnr
@rsljnr.bsky.social
(he/they)🌹AHRC-funded and researching (New) Weird & Ligotti @ Uni of Liverpool 🌹 work at ergot., CHM, Sans Press, Vastarien 🌹 the way in is the way out 🌹https://linktr.ee/RSLjnr
was so happy to be in this with some amazing writers to do it. bucket list publication ✔️ DONE
Carson Winter@carsonwinter.bsky.social · 4d agoNYCTALOCOS it out now! Me and a lot of other cool folks are featured in this antho themed around night terrors. Edited by the great CM Muller. Grab a copy here: chthonicmatter.wordpress.com/themed-antho...
"i'm not good at goodbyes" -- a tribute attempt at painting oliver tree.
such a beautiful piece about the weird entangled spaces of the internet that captures everything good (and bad) about platforms, info-capital, and the simulacra of the self. amazing format. amazing writing.
Katharine Tyndall@katharinetyndall.bsky.social · 2mo agoOne of the most fun things I've ever written is out now in @strangehorizons.bsky.social 🦾 If you've ever been sucked into a stranger's Internet drama, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Limbhackers Forum" is for you 🖥️ strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...
photo from my Pint of Science talk where I said being scared is good, actually, and presented my thesis research about weird horror's ability to reimagine and decolonise its own racist and bigoted roots. Or, why we like the weird in such weird times.
gofund.me/f8ac5c365 if anyone is able to share, or even donate, please help us. Leo is such a gentle baby. New to the universe, curious and so loving, Leo would boop your nose if you were sad, would hang on your back if you needed a hug. He's not my baby but I'm lucky enough to think he is.
Donate to Help Save the Bravest Boy, Leo Williams, organized by Richard Snowden-Leak
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in honour of backrooms day, I wanted to flag @eerieyore.bsky.social 's beloved editorial project Between Doorways: www.saltheartpress.com/between-door... I'm biased being in the collection at the end, but I just feel like the stories in this have done "liminal" in the best ways we all love.
BETWEEN DOORWAYS — Salt Heart Press
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Today on The Fantasy Hive RSL interviews @carsonwinter.bsky.social on his latest genre-blurring sword and sorcery fantasy novella THE CORPSE PRIEST “It was important to me to show a different kind of hero” Review Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/05/inte...
Interview with Carson Winter (THE CORPSE PRIEST) | Fantasy-Hive
Today RSL interview Casron Winter about his genre-blurring sword and sorcery novella THE CORPSE PRIEST: "It was important to me to show a different kind of hero"
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loved interviewing @carsonwinter.bsky.social for Corpse Priest. Please give this book a good read. Amazing piece of art. Weird, gothic, and horrifying.
The Fantasy Hive@thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 3mo agoToday on The Fantasy Hive RSL interviews @carsonwinter.bsky.social on his latest genre-blurring sword and sorcery fantasy novella THE CORPSE PRIEST “It was important to me to show a different kind of hero” Review Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/05/inte...
my article is up about weird fiction in weird, horrifying times, and the community that forms around people trying to wrestle their fears together! www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/t...
The H Word: Why Do We Like the Weird? - Nightmare Magazine
I, like many of us, am always scared. A friend of mine once asked me why. And the first thing that came to my head was to show him Junji Ito’s “The Enigma of Amigara Fault.”
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happy bookday ivy!! if anyone wants to read Ivy's thoughts on the writing and pbulishing of the book, do give this a read! fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/03/inte... then go buy it!!
Interview with Ivy Grimes (THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR) | Fantasy-Hive
Ivy Grimes is originally from Birmingham, Alabama, and she currently lives in Virginia. She has an MFA from the University of Alabama. Her stories have appeared in The Baffler, Vastarien, hex, Maudlin...
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Ivy Grimes@ivygrimes.bsky.social · 4mo agoIt's released!! I want to thank the editing powers and help of Marissa van Uden at Violet Lichen, and the great support of folks at @apexmag.bsky.social (Nichole, Ori, Jason, and more)! Thanks for taking this journey with me! And thanks to Jack Hillside and Mikio Murakami for the beautiful cover!
This is a phenomenal message -- a bright and thought-provoking discussion for your Tuesday.
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 5mo agoHappy St. Patrick's Day, New York.
goin thru demos to maybe turn into tunes with proper recording stuff and there's a tune i keep restarting on the demo, with the first line of "i've been playing the same four chords for months now" -- because me parents are arguing in the background lmao art mimics life mimics art
the stars fell, and they have eyes and teeth (and I accidentally let one in. i was waiting for me Amazon delivery.)
such a banger story depicted perfectly. don't miss x
PseudoPod 🎙️@pseudopod.org · 8mo ago🦑 Episode 1007… “The first person to see the wave was a fisherman.” The Children of the Event, by Carson Winter Narrator: Matt Arnold Host: Alasdair Stuart Audio: Graeme Dunlop pseudopod.org/2025/12/12/p... This story was first published in the collection ‘Portraits of Decay’
🦑 Episode 1007… “The first person to see the wave was a fisherman.” The Children of the Event, by Carson Winter Narrator: Matt Arnold Host: Alasdair Stuart Audio: Graeme Dunlop pseudopod.org/2025/12/12/p... This story was first published in the collection ‘Portraits of Decay’
PseudoPod 1007: The Children of the Event
The first person to see the wave was a fisherman. Like most of his kind, he was strong, fond of water, and a heavy drinker; he wore rubber boots and a yellow coat slicked with salmon guts.
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PSA: Dim Shores is down to 50 copies left of THE MAIDENS OF MIDNIGHT! Preorder this lo-fi horror collection here: dimshores.bigcartel.com/product/the-...
Dim Shores@dimshores.bsky.social · 8mo agoSome advance praise for @charibdys.bsky.social THE MAIDENS OF MIDNIGHT from the brilliant @brianevenson.bsky.social. Featuring cover and interior art by @luciaretamales.bsky.social, and cover design by @grossandcolorful.bsky.social. Limited to 150 copies, with 90 sold in pre-order already.
I'm literally just a girl with a basement full of demon jars and I'm not going to apologize for that 💅🍓🫙✨ Satisfy your craving for scrumptious surreal horror and check out THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR by @ivygrimes.bsky.social, available for preorder now! 🌌 www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
Resharing this uplifting review for the evening people! DO's a tiny press and the lion's share of promotional work falls on me to do, so every ounce of good feedback and help in getting the book out there means so damn much
Feast of the Pale Leviathan
Check out Feast of the Pale Leviathan - <p>A man falls asleep on a river raft tube and drifts out to sea, where he is found and devoured by a titan of unbelievable size. But rather than death, what Ow...
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John Chrostek@johnchrostek.com · 8mo agoI missed this yesterday, but @nmwhitley.bsky.social wrote up this goddamn gangbuster review of Feast of the Pale Leviathan. Find it in his newsletter, Short Story Rex (which always does a fantastic job of highlighting great fiction + dwelling on its craft and impact) buttondown.com/shortstoryrex/
Many thanks to RSL and The Fantasy Hive for this beautiful and deep review of The Cellar Below the Cellar 💜🖤
The Fantasy Hive@thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 8mo agoRSL reviews Ivy Grimes' upcoming folk horror novella THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR: "with its poetic turns of narrative to its easily imaginable characters, reminds me time & time again that to die is not an absence, but a shift in perspective" More: tinyurl.com/53juhdpp bsky.app/profile/ivyg...
it's truly a beautiful piece by @ivygrimes.bsky.social. pensive, mysterious, thoughtful, and weird in all the beautifulest ways. thank you for the ARC, and I can't wait for this to be out!
The Fantasy Hive@thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 8mo agoRSL reviews Ivy Grimes' upcoming folk horror novella THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR: "with its poetic turns of narrative to its easily imaginable characters, reminds me time & time again that to die is not an absence, but a shift in perspective" More: tinyurl.com/53juhdpp bsky.app/profile/ivyg...
Dope article. If you’re looking to dig deeper into the story and its themes after reading, there’s a great free anthology featuring writers like @horrorsong.blog @joellekillian.bsky.social @carsonwinter.bsky.social @rsljnr.bsky.social @cjsubko.bsky.social , TJ Price & more. I’ll link it below 🤘
Current Affairs@currentaffairs.bsky.social · 8mo ago
Lit mags are usually known for their slow response times, but these amazing flash fiction pubs are trying to change that! Submit to them here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/fast-f... #writing #writingcommunity #litmags
Maidens of Midnight, my debut lo-fi horror collection, is up for preorder. I'm proud of this weird little book, a collaboration with excellent illustrator @luciaretamales.bsky.social, but you don't have to take my word for it. Here's what @brianevenson.bsky.social wrote on the collection:
Dim Shores@dimshores.bsky.social · 8mo agoSome advance praise for @charibdys.bsky.social THE MAIDENS OF MIDNIGHT from the brilliant @brianevenson.bsky.social. Featuring cover and interior art by @luciaretamales.bsky.social, and cover design by @grossandcolorful.bsky.social. Limited to 150 copies, with 90 sold in pre-order already.
November always manages to fly past as we gear towards the holidays but the team still managed to pack the month full of excellent reads - check out what their Top Picks were! Read more: tinyurl.com/nvdmevas
