Kit Whitfield

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Novelist ‘as tart, dark and juicy as a summer pudding’. World Fantasy Award finalist, BSFA longlist.

The Gyrford series: tinyurl.com/nvvetupj

Also at https://www.facebook.com/kit.whitfield.author/

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Labour members have opened a petition to Wes Streeting. Anyone can sign it. "We, the undersigned, are calling on you to immediately withdraw your support for the ban on puberty blockers for trans young people." actionnetwork.org/pe... #transgender #LGBTQ #LGBT #Labour #trans

Today's #BookQW #BookSky word is 'disturb'. Today's fairy-smithing problem: a pig meant for slaughter learned how to talk and ran off. A local spirit offered it wings. Unfortunately the anatomy of a pig doesn't really lend itself to flight, and its 'wings' haven't stayed in their sockets.

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Heads up audiobook fans! The Green Man's Heir and The Green Man's Foe are currently available for free in an Audible special offer. I have no clue for how long. #Booksky If you want the other books in this series to listen to, *please* contact WF Howes via rbmediaglobal.com and let them know.

Another review by me, one I’m particularly proud of.

One of the greatest joys of running GNoH is getting the chance to publish articles like this one from Kit Whitfield Thomas, that looks at two stop motion horror movies Mad God and Stop motion gnofhorror.com/stopmotion-m... @kitwhitfield.bsky.social

Stopmotion, Mad God and the Fearsome Power of Animationgnofhorror.com The artistry of stop motion animation in 'Stopmotion' and 'Mad God'. Explore the unique breathtaking visuals of these innovative films.

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Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'best'. #BookQW #Booksky The Green Man lets Dan know when he's on the wrong path. That doesn't necessarily mean the right way to go to do his bidding will be easy or safe... Contemporary fantasy inspired by British myth and folklore. www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Mans-H...

Today's #BookQuoteWednesday #BQW word is 'best' - a chance to respond to this tweet I just came across. Rumour has it that fairy-smith Matthew has been courting a customer's wife. Plus a bit about historical cheese, I learned from my friend Francis Percival - his book here: tinyurl.com/52nkd43t

Fan art by Chris B from IN THE HEART OF HIDDEN THINGS contiues wonderful! Book: tinyurl.com/fjdy49yp Artist: tinyurl.com/4wwpk26j www.facebook.com/chrisbfantas... The bramble bushes were only talking to themselves until the fairy-smiths bothered them with iron. 'Scratchity goway!'

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A bit of promo as reaching readers becomes increasingly difficult. My current contemporary fantasy series is inspired by British myth and folklore. Dan Mackmain is mostly human, but he is a dryad's son, so the Green Man sends him to solve problems when the mundane and the uncanny collide. #booksky

More marvellous fan art by Chris B from IN THE HEART OF HIDDEN THINGS! Book: tinyurl.com/fjdy49yp Artist: tinyurl.com/4wwpk26j www.facebook.com/chrisbfantas... This is Black Hal, the fiery dog that lopes along the gusty tops of Chalk Lane. You do not want him to cross your path.

Today's #BookQuoteWednesday #BQW word is 'save'. Anthony was beset by an eerie mist, but something helpfully scattered it. Unfortunately it was a talking pig, its back overgrown with greenery, that thinks it's the Gawain poet and has some very definite plans.

Plant watering day is self care, darn it.

Always wanted to do the ‘replanting supermarket basil’ thing. Going quite nicely so far…

New Ginger Nuts review by me! A 70s talk show host would have done anything for fame. Now the bill's due. How much of a purist are you when it comes to fake-broadcast horror? This was an interesting one: a better film for slight cheating, I think. gnofhorror.com/late-night-w...

Late Night With The Devil - What's on Shuddergnofhorror.com Experience the suspense and horror of 'Late Night With The Devil' - a gripping film about a struggling late-night TV host.

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"birth-day" By Lucille Clifton (b. June 27, 1936)

Today's #BookQuoteWednesday #BQW word is 'tremble.' Puss, a talking cat, knows some things about Black Hal, the fiery dog that haunts the highway. Apprentice fairy-smith John is trying to wheedle the information out of Puss, who does not usually deign to oblige mere 'tall folks'.

Ever wonder why we follow a clue?

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@kitwhitfield.bsky.social returns with another fabulous review of a movie from the vaults of Shudder TV "It’s a story where it makes sense for the cameras to be cheap. There’s very little money on the screen, but plenty of good judgement." gnofhorror.com/deadstream-2...

Deadstream, 2022, directed by Joseph Winter and Vanessa Wintergnofhorror.com Step into the world of Deadstream, a compelling film directed by Joseph Winter and Vanessa Winter. A warning about social media influencers

New review by me for Ginger Nuts of Horror! I do big reviews every three weeks; this is a smaller one released off-label because I didn't have a HUGE ESSAY to say about it. That said, it is an interesting movie, possibly more interesting than it needed to be... gnofhorror.com/deadstream-2...

Cross stitch always keeps my spirits up. Pattern: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1...

Feeling any last-minute urge to write HORROR IN THE HEAT? Grab a ticket and join our workshop at 4pm today! xx www.eventbrite.com/e/darkness-i...

Darkness in the Fields - Midsummer 2www.eventbrite.com A 5-day online festival of folk horror, with author interviews, talks and writing workshops, taking in the day of Summer Solstice.

Here's the game: you're running a workshop for newbie writers to produce their first work. To help them avoid common rookie pitfalls, what rules do you set them? Here are mine. What are yours?

More fan art by Chris B from IN THE HEART OF HIDDEN THINGS! Book: tinyurl.com/fjdy49yp Artist: tinyurl.com/4wwpk26j www.facebook.com/chrisbfantas... The Taunton brothers, unfortunately alike: "stubborn, high-handed, and incapable of believing that they’d ever lost an argument."

Check out this marvellous fan art by Chris B from IN THE HEART OF HIDDEN THINGS! Book: tinyurl.com/fjdy49yp Artist: tinyurl.com/4wwpk26j www.facebook.com/chrisbfantas... Tobias, survivor of an encounter with the fiery fey dog Black Hal. Everyone loves Toby; he just can't stop hunting coneys.

Today's #BookQuoteWednesday #BQW is 'chase'. Apprentice fairy-smith Jedediah is doing his best, but nothing will please his father. Longish one today, but it'll give you a mini-story! The stone wolves of Hawton Down - a sarsen circle - are on the creep...

A lovely ecard for me! I’m not sure it’s supposed to be quite as terrifying as it is, but I always did like Jan Švankmajer…

Another of Alex Davis's fun events coming up! Tickets available up to the last minute, so do come join us. I'm doing a writing workshop, HORROR IN THE HEAT, 4pm Saturday 22 June, all welcome. :-) www.eventbrite.com/e/darkness-i...

Darkness in the Fields - Midsummer 2www.eventbrite.com A 5-day online festival of folk horror, with author interviews, talks and writing workshops, taking in the day of Summer Solstice.

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If you have the book collector bug and want to discover some fresh horror short stories, look no further than the Black Shuck Shadows series. You’ll find the work of some brilliant writers. Look at them…don’t you just want to own them all?

Today's #BookQuoteWednesday #BQW is 'open'. When getting sense out of the fey, sometimes asking in rhyme helps them concentrate. Apprentice fairy-smith John is worried that so many folks think he's 'touched', and hoped a talking bramble might have some helpful thoughts. It doesn't.

Today's #BookQuoteWednesday #BQW is 'candy', and the closest equivalent I have is 'cake'. Fairy-smith Matthew tells his son how their forbear tried to keep Ab, a fairy 'friend', out of the way. Ab's blessings had a tendency to go wrong. Matthew's love of mankind is stronger than his geography.