@danhowarth20
Writer. Editor. Northerner. Author of Last Night of Freedom, Territory, & Dark Missives. Proud part of Motives Unknown: New Northern Crime from Dead Ink Books. www.danhowarthwriter.com https://linktr.ee/danhowarth
The Memory Shades: Watkins gives us ghosts, guilt, and giant worms. A slow burn that earns its explosive finale. Sci-fi horror that remembers the people matter most.
@davewatkins.bsky.social
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Cover real! My Bigfoot horror novella Wildcat Thicket is out April 24th from @infestedpublishing.bsky.social! Killer cover by @cutfingers.bsky.social, generous blurb from @claymcleod.bsky.social, I can’t wait for you all to read it!
Thank you!
I'm the hunched dude from issue 5. I'm actually in that one... Haha.
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 6230:
Writing is freedom. You are free to write whatever you like, in whatever way you like. You're free to take advice, or not. You're free to describe the real world, or to build it differently. Your successes, your mistakes, your decisions belong to you. Own them.
THE SMALL HOURS by Bob Pastorella. Cover art by Betty Rocksteady. Blurb by Michael David Wilson, comping the book to Peter Jackson and Adrian Lyne.
THE SMALL HOURS, my splatterpunk vampire novel published by @ghoulish.bsky.social wants to sink its fangs into you.
Fangs, nudity, and garden tools.
Amazing cover art by @bettyrocksteady.bsky.social.
Get it here: ghoulish.rip/product/the-...
It's funny, it's horny, and it's very, very bloody.
No argument from me. I think your point about the liminality of the sub genre and also how powerful it can be are the main standouts for me.
I do think there is some subjectivity to the definition but I'm hoping that we can keep it from becoming so wide-encompassing that it's use as a term becomes meaningless (personally I blame the marketing folk 😅).
Let the arguments begin!
I think it's a hangover from thrillers where people seem to only want a deranged (and implausible) twist.
Personally, I like the gut punch of a character being dealt an inevitable fate.
Private lounge area with low noise and comfy seating to catch a breath. The event team will be in and out of the area to join anyone who needs support or some company. Rooms are fully accessible via a lift into the main room. All facilities are gender neutral. Seating will be provided in front of the stage to take a rest and catch the live activities. If an author you want to meet is in an area too crowded, the event team will help you get to them, or will bring the author to meet you. These events are for readers and are delivered by readers. Once you walk through the first door, we’ve got you and we will support you however you need 🖤
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We know that attending busy events can be difficult for many.
If you’re anxious about attending Liverpool Horror Book Con on 11 Apr, the event team are there to support you.
You might come to one of our events alone, but you will never be lonely.
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Autumn: Purification by David Moody
The third audiobook in the original AUTUMN series - AUTUMN: PURIFICATION - is now available to download from all the usual places.
www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0G6GKXLS...
Thank you!
Massive thanks to Kev Harrison for his kind words and glowing recommendation for Last Night of Freedom!
Books I’ve read (and loved) in 2025. An ongoing post and in no particular order …
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Photograph of Dan Howarth, an author attending Liverpool Horror Book Con
Chapter 4: Liverpool Horror Book Con is going to be freaking massive 👻
Join 45 indie horror authors from the UK and Europe on 11 April for a day you won’t forget!
We are delighted to announce
@danhowarth20.bsky.social as one of our attending authors.
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If you're a reader or writer of folk horror, then this weekend event could be just the thing for you... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/darkness-i... #folkhorror #horror #writing #writers #reading #readers #fiction #horrorfiction
Thanks!!!
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The cover of Lionhearts by Dan Howarth showing a Lion's face on a blue background
Fantastic new novel out today from my friend @danhowarth20.bsky.social.
LIONHEARTS is an ugly story, one that’s difficult to read, but that makes it all the more important.
www.davidmoody.net/.../21/lionh...
Happy release day to @danhowarth20.bsky.social
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Book cover of Lionhearts by Dan Howarth. The head of a lion features against a vivid blue background. The tagline reads - Don’t Let Them Sink Their Teeth In
👻 HAPPY RELEASE DAY 👻
Lionhearts: Northern Ashes by @danhowarth20.bsky.social has hit the world 😱
Henry must make a choice between redemption and darkness, knowing that violence will come with either...
This Is England meets Taxi Driver; a propulsive novel written for these dark times.
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I get the feeling @danhowarth20.bsky.social's new one is going to have some very big and important things to say about the state of this country...
A mainly text heavy graphic says: From pen to print: Dan Howarth on Lionhearts. Dan is pictured at right in black and white, alongside the book's cover, a striking image of a lion's head face-on in blue ink.
With his gritty new novel unleashed tomorrow, 21 November, on his own Northern Republic Press, @danhowarth20.bsky.social walks us through the genesis of his “very nearly book”, Lionhearts.
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Massive thanks to Michael David Wilson @thisishorror.bsky.social for the brilliant blurb for Lionhearts
Out this Friday!
mybook.to/Lionhearts
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Lionhearts cover transposed with a slogan.
Wrote something on Substack about writing to be remembered, writing books, the fear and the fury behind my forthcoming novel, Lionhearts.
open.substack.com/pub/danhowar...
💫THE HAUNTING OF WOUNDED BIRDS is live on the feast of Martinmas, old Halloween, cover designed by @kealanpatrickburke.bsky.social — a coming-of-age folk horror steeped in secrets & tragedy.
Dark forests. Black birds. Old rituals. Haunted boys.
Some stories will not rest.
mybook.to/woundedbirds
Thrilled with this fabulous blurb for my upcoming novel Lionhearts from the majestic @dannythechurch.bsky.social
mybook.to/Lionhearts
We're now open to publishing enquiries for novellas and short fiction collections, from writers living in the North of England. We're seeking works of strange and literary speculative fiction, of 15,000 to 40,000 words.
Exciting news! We're open to queries for novellas and works of collected short fiction, for our 2026-2027 publishing schedule. We want to receive strange and literary fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and weird fiction from writers living in the North of England.
Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions
A split graphic. On the left the book cover for a horror anthology, Blood In The Bricks, depicts a sinister figure with a rat's head standing in a dirty lane with a spray can in his hand. The tones are yellow and brown with splashes of red. On the right, "Nineteen chilling tales of urban folk horror" and several glowing endorsement quotes.
It's officially launch day for Blood In The Bricks! It's folk horror, but right here in our towns and cities, written by some of my absolute favourite contemporary writers. Get it now (or They'll pay you a visit).
www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...