Stephanie Ellis
Author, Elgin & Rhysling award-nominated poet, and reader.
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- Reposted by Stephanie EllisGlad I could still participate, even late! My novel, In the House of In Between is available wherever good books are sold, but if you buy through Bookshop, you’re benefitting the fight against our real life horrors here in the US. Consider buying books to say fuck 🧊.
- Thank you for attending #HorrorWritersChat and sharing your horror with us. Once you’ve answered the questions, it’s time to share your stuff! It's promo time. Let’s also uplift each other and reshare what we see. --- Join us again next Wednesday...but don't be a stranger.
- Reposted by Stephanie EllisThe horse is placed so centrally in folklore because our relationship to it has always been a defining cultural feature. Its ghosts are many. They pull spectral corpse carts, are steeds in phantom battles. A network of invisible clip-clopping down a thousand lanes. – Dr. M. Benn #FolkloreThursday
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- Reposted by Stephanie EllisGreat #HorrorWritersChat, Mary! If you'd like to read "The Oily", which my original publisher described as "one of the most disturbing horror stories we’ve ever published", it appears in "It Calls From The Veil: An Anthology of Paranormal Horror". Here's the link: www.amazon.com/Calls-Veil-A...
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- Fed up with the cold? It's sunny in Harrowfield and the path of green and gold is shining. mybook.to/Harrowfield #folkhorror #booksky #horror #horrorwriting
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- Reposted by Stephanie EllisThank you, @marywyrd.bsky.social ! Frolic Press has launched with a special edition of Fritz Leiber's 'Conjure Wife' featuring two essays by @ramseycampbell.bsky.social Available for pre-order wherever books are sold. More information is here: frolicpress.ink/Conjure-Wife/ #HorrorWritersChat
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- Reposted by Stephanie EllisI've taken the paywall off this eulogy I wrote for my magical, mysterious ex-stray cat George - who died last year - in case anybody would like a read. It was very, very hard to write but I think it might be my favourite thing I’ve ever written about cats. www.tom-cox.com/lots-of-peop...
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- Reposted by Stephanie EllisIt's World Cancer Day. I’m highlighting Macmillan Cancer Support and the fundraiser for our dearly departed Matt 🕯️🤍 who we lost to cancer last year. Matt started #HorrorWritersChat which has grown into our dear community. Please also check out his books under MG Mason @chaoticauthor.online
- Reposted by Stephanie EllisThanks as always, Mary! writesinister.substack.com is where you can find most of my stuff! #horrorwriterschat
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- Reposted by Stephanie EllisThanks Mary! Great questions as ever, & a great tribute to Matt Since Marcellus has been in my answers again, here's my pay-what-you-like novella, By the Blood, with the Vampire Priest acting as ward and governor to a suspected vampire - protecting her from town and undead alike #HorrorWritersChat
- By the Blood Ursula's new governor, the mysterious Fr Marcellus, must defend her from accusations of vampirism. He knows they're false. He should know - he's a vampire himself. But the stakes soon rise when the undead also take interest in Ursula. 💙📚 #booksky ko-fi.com/s/6793e39b5b
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- Reposted by Stephanie Ellis#HorrorWritersChat The Boddicker Letters is an epistolary tale of a man going too far in his naked greed and curiosity. This poorly-made Canva should add some tantalization to the mix. www.amazon.com/Boddicker-Le...
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- Reposted by Stephanie EllisCancer: We are not so different, you and I. You too drain your victims. You too thirst for more. Fr. Marcellus: But I am more than what I am. A vampire's bite can only take, as can you - but I am more than my bite. I can give, love, show mercy. And exorcise demons like you. #HorrorWritersChat
- 4 February is World Cancer Day. 1 in 5 people develops cancer. We lost HWC originator Matt to cancer in 2025 🤍🕯️ #HorrorWritersChat - The call is coming from inside the house. Q4: Write a one-post scene where your character meets the personification of cancer in their home. --- Outro in 10 mins
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- Multi-faced, my unwanted guest sits down, perfectly at home. There is something familiar about them. My father-in-law's laugh, my brother-in-law's steady gaze, my best friend's red hair. All absorbed into this being. How dare they steal them from me! I take aim ... #HorrorWritersChat
- 4 February is World Cancer Day. 1 in 5 people develops cancer. We lost HWC originator Matt to cancer in 2025 🤍🕯️ #HorrorWritersChat - The call is coming from inside the house. Q4: Write a one-post scene where your character meets the personification of cancer in their home. --- Outro in 10 mins
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- Reposted by Stephanie EllisSince I'm writing him, Fr Marcellus is tall and pale with overlong canines he hides with a drooping moustache. He wears a broad hat, as he doesn't get on with the sun It's hard being a priest when a vampire, especially when stress makes your body change into something monstrous #HorrorWritersChat
- #HorrorWritersChat Our bodies are the homes that house us. Sometimes they work to our advantage. Sometimes they can work against us. Q3: Describe the physical characteristics of one of your horror story characters. Is there anything about their body that helps or hinders them in their story?
