#horror author

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WHEN SHE COMES HOME by YAH YAH SCHOLFIELD / short story + digital collage, 2024 / a horror fantasy

Hi, it's back! And so am I! I haven't edited or looked at a short story in such a long time, it's actually extremely nice to put something out for my Patrons! This was a commission I did a while back: I can't remember for who, but it turned out really well and I'm sharing it with everyone now. Originally I meant to have this published in a magazine and I got really far in the process, but then the magazine disappeared/the editor I was working with hadn't got back to me in over a year -_-. Guess that makes this fair game! I've also given it a nice, new collage to go along with it. There's two versions; one that's busier and reflects the ambience of the story better, and then one that lets you see the kind of quilting/patterning I did with the background image! When She Comes Home is about a reclusive lighthousekeeper, her relationship to solitude and with her adoptive daughter. Inspirations include The Lighthouse and just general mermaid-lore/lighthouse ambience. I would like to say I was inspired by Jeanette Winterson's Lighthousekeeping but I only read that this year and I wrote this all the way back in 2021.

PATREON EXCLUSIVE, READ 'WHEN SHE COMES HOME' / KO-FI

[museofthepyre]

The Novem Woods

(Audio drama project I’m writing with friends… I’ll be posting teaser-ish art with no context. What does this art mean, I hear you asking? Well… you’ll have to find out ;] )

[pavi-caligula]

ARE YOU HUNGRY?

A story about those who revel in the grotesque- about the inherent contradictory nature of dogma- about the red string of fate being pulled so tightly that it strangles. Nothing but meat and candy.

My debut novel- AVAILABLE NOW

[whatsuptyler]

Hello, writeblr! My name is Tyler Battaglia (he/him, 30+), an author of horror, dark fantasy, and other speculative fiction. I have a number of short stories out--or coming soon--and I am soon self-publishing a horror novel. You can find more information on my author homepage, but the evergreen intro is below!

WHO?

I'm a disabled, queer, Canadian author specializing in horror and other dark fiction. I run a writing prompt on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok called #Saturdark.

I'm also a big reader and I have a personal and professional interest in futurism!

WHAT?

I write mostly horror, dark fantasy, urban fantasy, and other speculative fiction. I especially enjoy writing about religious trauma, grief, and things-not-quite-right. You can find a lot of sad gays in my writing.

WHERE?

Social media

You can find me on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, or through my newsletter.

Writing

I have short fiction available to read for free online, as well as in a couple of anthologies! Consider checking out the full list on my site, where I have indicated which ones are free to read online. I marked on my site as well the genre and any relevant content warnings for each.

This list gets updated whenever there is something new!

WHEN?

I've got short fiction coming out somewhat regularly, so the list on my site is updated periodically with new releases.

PRAY FOR HIM will be released in early 2024, exact date to be confirmed.

--WAIT, PRAY FOR HIM?

My novel, PRAY FOR HIM, is a story about being gay and performing exorcisms. It's about religion vs faith, being honest with yourself, the redemptive power of love (and not just romantic love)--oh, and demons. You can expect more updates about the book soon, but for now you can add it to Goodreads!

You can find more information on it, including a tag of stuff I've reblogged that's the vibe, on this WIP list page, which also includes hints of future projects!

WHY?

I just love horror and writing about grief and love and spooky nonsense. idk what else to say.

Would love to make more reader and writer friends and connections here on tumblr! Give me a follow if you're interested in seeing more. 💖

[theboarsbride]

Looking for Writeblrs!

Hey hey!! Just looking for more writers to connect with on here!!

I work mostly with Gothic, psychological, and body horror (but mostly Gothic!), monster romance, historical fiction, very, VERY loose fairytale retellings, and light fantasy. You can learn more about my various WIPs in my pinned post, but if any of these interest you or you write similar stuff, feel free to interact w/ this post or check out my blog!💛

[scheidungsgrund]

[sanityshorror]

Being a splatterpunk author has like three modes..

1. Setting an interesting plot and telling a story worth telling.

2. HAHA YES, GORE!!! GORE FOR PAGES!

3. ...I can't believe I'm really typing these words in this order...🗿🗿

[germ-t-ripper]

15JAN24 Still editing my anthology "The Lilac Retribution Theory". It will be released in July of 2024 by St. Rooster Books.

[vbsvartalf]

Laird Barron is my favorite living author, bar none. He is, in large part, why I decided to dip my toes into writing horror. He's in need of serious medical help and because of the glories of the American healthcare system, is in need of help. If you like creepy things, dark things, or things that feel just a little... weird, please donate to help him out, any small amount goes a very long way.

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FLUORESENSITIVE'S GROSS N GORY DOUBLE FEATURE!

Experience thrills, chills and ewwwwssss @ the fluoresensitive GROSS N GORY DOUBLE FEATURE! Read cult classics FILTHINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS and INGRID IS HUNGRY!

Filthiness is Next to Godliness: The Final Interview of Viola Vile (dir. yah yah scholfield, 2023): Witness the final interview of adult film star and performance artist, Viola Vile, the Goddess of Gore! + bonus features: soundtrack, director's commentary Ingrid is Hungry (dir. yah yah scholfield, 2023): Hungry, Hungry Ingrid's mother went away for the weekend...SOMETHING ELSE CAME BACK!

edit: ingrid is hungry has the right link now

[museofthepyre]

Did a fun Q&A thing on insta about my ocs, here are the highlights, lore and shit! For context I am writing this into a horror-ish book as we speak. Brewing my dastardly schemes (gay tragedy).

Q: Is Eden also a cannibal?

A: Eden isn't a cannibal in the way Harlow is. I mean he eats people but only because Harlow's cooking is too good to turn down /hj. Eden's thing is... kinda the opposite.

He's slowly being consumed by the rot that's festering within him, a manifestation of hatred and shame. To him love is consumption, and he is inedible. Insert vulture metaphor here w Harlow. For every rotting corpse there is a very greatful vulture who will look past the decay, and see your worth. Eden is ultimately finished off by something that loves him, a consumptive love, unconditional and indiscriminate.

Q: ABOUT THE ROT, HOW DOES IT WORK? HOW IS IT AFFECTING HIM??

A: This rot is really the only story element that isn't totally grounded in reality. It's an illness that's a manifestation of his self hatred/ repression/ internalized shame- not an actual condition.

It appears at first like it just affects his chest- but it’s been slowly burrowing deep into his body. Its spreading like roots/ mycillium through his flesh and will finish him off in one foul swoop once it's finished spreading.

In the meantime, it manifests like a chronic illness- his muscles are all atrophied and he feels constantly drained of life. It's taking small pieces of flesh to sustain itself while it spreads (the chest cavity is the result of that-though the REAL damage is invisible. It's the ticking time bomb roots beneath the seemingly unaffected surface). It functions like a slow acting Chronic Wasting Disease (aka zombie deer disease, humans can't get it in reality, but it was the inspiration)

Q: What happened when Harlow discovered Eden was a guy

A: Eden is trans, and closeted in his life. Harlow is the first person he ever discusses his truth with.

At first, Harlow was just kinda... confused? Transness is not a concept he was familiar with. At ALL. The idea alone was completely unheard of to him. Again this is the Bible Belt in the 8os, the area so rarely encountered visible transness- trans people existed of course, but so many stayed hidden to survive. The roaring tre of bigotry did not have much tuel in that regard... no trans people to propagandize against. It was not on the public's vitriolic radar. In that way, Harlow hadn't developed the knee-jerk reaction of hatred... he was more fascinated than anything, but it did challenge him to understand at first.

Unlike his journey with accepting homosexuality this was not so much a task of unlearning as it was just... learning.

Also Eden's whole rotting thing adds another layer to this Harlow is stupid and takes everything VERY literally- he thought Eden's condition must be divinely brought.

Harlow saw a gift from God, a rare flower planted in inhospitable soil, wilting before it ever got the chance to bloom. Like the angels sent to Sodom and Gamorrah in human disguises, to test the townspeople's virtue. To present them with something foreign yet beautiful, to judge their inherent goodness based on how they treat it. Like in the biblical story, the townspeople were so vile and inhospitable that it endangered the angels and forced them to leave, burning down the town behind them. Harlow saw this as prophecy. He was eager to get to the “burning down the town” part.

Part of my motivation for incorporating that specific biblical story is SPITE btw since so many people use it to justify homophobia. Reverse uno idiots. I'm putting you in my GAY BOOK as a metaphor for hateful queerphobic societies.HA!

Q: Describe the rot in Eden's chest in sensory detail (texture smell “cause" etc) I want rot details!!

A: I used CWD and necrotizing fasciitis as building blocks for this thing... starts in the brain, spreads like roots through the body, eating away at muscle and skin as it does. Once it's fully spread, it'd rapidly worsten and bring death within a matter of hours.

In the meantime it sustains itself off of non-fatal bits of flesh (his chest here, since it's a manifestation of self hatred and all, and dysphoria is a bitch). It is an open wound so it'd feel scabby and it is perpetually weeping... which is how Harlow finds out about it so quickly (seeps through white nightgown after being left unbandaged for a few nights). He would also have to take care to hide the smell of decay

It advances throughout the story and by the end there's barely any soft tissue left on his chest, nothing alive anyways. The final overtake begins, and his organs enter the early stages of consumption (which happens very rapidly in one foul swoop). That's when they decide it's time for boy dinner!

Q: How smart are they

A: GREAT QUESTION! HARLOW IS FUCKING STUPID. LIKE not only does he lack emotional intelligence entirely, but he's also very impulsive and reckless. The ONLY reason he's getting away with his murders is because the society around him has shot itself in the foot with its homophobia. Noooobody is suspicious of him for the string of missing attractive dudes. They're looking for a "vengeful woman" profile, or possibly a "debt collector with many social connections" or something. Not some solitary redneck who barely shows his face in town and is very polite and quiet when he does. He appears, in all respects, like a normal guy in public.

Once they have mutual blackmail (and also start caring about each other)... Eden realizes that if Harlow gets caught, he's fucked too. So partially for the sake of self-preservation, and... partially out of pity for this stupid stupid man... Eden starts to help him cover up.

Harlow is pretty disillusioned as to how society functions as a whole, since he grew up pretty far from it. Eden is the opposite, he was suffocated by it and learned how to be sneaky as a result. Eden is very good at getting people to trust him, he's good at lying, he's good at acting. Thing is, he's overly trusting to his own detriment. He's desperate for genuine connection and easily deceived himself. He's bad at reading people.

Q: What happened to Harlow's mom?

A: Harlow's mother died due to complications during childbirth. He never had a maternal figure in his life, he was raised as an only child by his father, who had become calloused and would never remarry. Harlow dropped out of high school and kept to himself at his house/ in nature after that very isolated from society. Considering all this... he not only lacked a maternal figure, but any female influence... at all. Which manifested as this warped and idolized understanding of women as a whole

He thought of women in a very high and almost mystified regard- like how a child would imagine a mythical creature. One massive blank filled in by a clueless imagination. He respected them greatly, he feared them like gods, and he felt a need to repent to them as such. He never properly processed the guilt he felt over his mothers death-largely thanks to his father's handling of it. This guilt left him feeling indebted, like he owed the world for what he “took", like if he ever so much as inconvenienced another woman it would be an irredeemable sin.

This all sounds like it comes from a good place, but it's really all just deluded naivety this is not a positive trait of Harlow's. It contributed a lot to his toxic masculinity, the pressure he put on himself to "be a man", etc.

He's not a white knight, he's a cowardly dog.

This is why he didn't just kill Eden on the spot after being caught, he needed to make sure...)

MORE TO COME IM SURE I LOVE GETTING QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE FREAKS IF ANYONE HERE HAS ANY

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[whatsuptyler]

New PWYWY story release!

This is fully nearly a week late because I've been struggling to learn to use tumblr again but I thought I should share with you all that I released a surprise itchio short last week!!

On December 18, I released a short story called "What About the Dog?" as pay what you want in itchio! The story is a 5,000 word horror short story about the perils of pet ownership and our helplessness in the face of life and death. Sometimes, we are obliged to simply watch them happen to us. (But don't worry--the dog is okay!)

I've been holding onto this story for a long time, and decided to finally self-publish it last week after struggling to find it a home. For now it's an itchio exclusive, but that will likely change in the future.

Content warnings are on the last image, and are found on the itchio page and in the story itself, but include death (child and animal, but not the titular dog, both off-page) and illness.

Link is above, and on my author site, but you can find it:

On itchio, with a minimum payment of $0 (so it's free, if you want!)

On Goodreads, should you wish to rate/review it.

If you read, I hope you enjoy! This one has been a long time coming. Maybe I'll drop some tumblr-exclusive lore later to make up for not posting here sooner, but I am trying to be more active on tumbr.

[starklyscifi]

Tl:dr 🪐 Sci-fi 🍄 Horror 📝 Short stories 📖 Novels ✨ A lot of moodboards, aesthetics, and vibes

blog nav // published stories // flash fiction //

Time for a re-introduction! Although I'm not sure I ever put an intro on this blog..... Anyway. Hello, there. My nam is EJ (or at least that's what I write under).

I write mostly sci-fi and horror. I love sci-fi because it’s exploring what it means to be human. How the things we create both impact and reflect what it means to be human.

I started out writing just sci-fi but then I got into watching horror movies. And whelp. Here we be. Turns out that I like being scared and I also like doing the scaring. My other motivation to write horror is that horror movies are a lot scarier to me that anything written and I want to see if I can scare myself with words.

I'm working on a couple of novels but I have to say my true love is short stories. I love getting to explore cool ideas without having to draft a whole novel.

I love Flash Fiction Friday and you'll see a new flash fiction (short fiction under 1000 words) every Friday/Saturday.

I also love making moodboards and posts with the aesthetics of a story. (And also seeing other people's!)

I drink wine with the seasons - rose in the summer, red wine in the fall (this is a new thing that's popped up as I get older and it's funny to me that my tastes change along with the seasons) and my go-to comfort show is the X-Files.

I'd love to find more mutuals so come say hi! (Or just drop me a follow and I'll check out your blog!)

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Do you want to see pictures of Grady sleeping? Of course you do.

[sanityshorror]

I am in need of money - it's another emergency and very serious one though due to the fact it involves family I won't get into details out of respect for their privacy.

If anyone here is able to help support my work in any way, or just send a tip over cash app, all my links are here. You can buy my book, hire me for a commission, leave a tip, sign up for monthly subscriptions, buy merch, etc:

*all tags are relevant to my work