From @DarkHolmePublishing -
Dark Descents: Whispers from Beyond has opened its pages again…
In my story “Strings of Hunger,” a marionette learns to move without a master—and it’s hungry for more than applause.
Read it now, if you dare.
https://www.darkholmepublishing.uk/product-page/w-ebzine-dark-descent-whispers-from-beyond-vol-17
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Long before children’s theaters and puppet shows, marionettes were used in ancient rituals—their strings believed to connect the living to the dead. Some whispered if the strings moved on their own, it meant a lost soul had found its way back.
Inspired by these eerie origins comes Strings of Hunger. A horror story where a collector discovers his new marionette doesn’t need a puppeteer it needs another soul.
Coming soon from @DarkHolmePublishing
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Piffingcap by #AECoppard
Another tale with a quirky title, "Piffingcap" is about a barber and a magical shaving cup, or is it cursed. It depends upon your need. The barber finds himself wanting to lose the cup, find the cup, and then what is the price paid in this quest.
Coppard puts sly humour and observations on rural & small town life, as he builds from what could be a whimsical folktale, to one in which dire consequences arise from poorly thought out choices. Anyone up for a close shave with the supernatural?
Piffingcap can be found online at #ProjectGutenberg.
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Have you heard of the Chair of Death?
The Busby Stoop Chair has a chilling legend—anyone who sits in it supposedly meets an untimely death. From soldiers to unsuspecting pub-goers, its curse has claimed many lives.
Read the full spine-tingling tale on my blog - https://tasarlaromaney.wordpress.com/2025/08/29/dark-origins-thomas-busby-and-the-cursed-chair/
The Haunting History Post
A chest that brings death to those who own it?
The legend of The Conjured Chest has been whispered about for centuries, with its dark curse claiming over a dozen lives. But where did it come from—and can a curse really cling to wood and nails?
Read the chilling history in my latest blog post.
https://tasarlaromaney.wordpress.com/2025/08/08/the-conjured-chest-a-dark-legacy-of-cursed-craft/
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I think, I shouldn't go to the public spaces with this device to avoid spending time in investigation room 
And here 'tis: the official schedule for tomorrow's Writing the Occult: Relics. Your ticket gets you access to both the entire live event AND the recordings of it all, so you can dip in and out as your day permits, or watch that special talk at a more convenient time.
We've extended ticket sales to 10am tomorrow. Get 'em here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-the-occult-relics-tickets-1258146834049
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When we think about archaeologists in stories, it's usually the brave adventurer seeking long-lost worlds... but this can be culturally problematic today. That doesn't mean there's no stories to tell about things left behind. 🧵⬇️
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Just 2 weeks until we dig into the murky depths of relics, mummies, cursed objects, shipwrecks, and all those other creepy and wonderful things that were left behind.
🔎Details: writingtheoccult.carrd.co
🎫Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-the-occult-relics-tickets-1258146834049
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How can you use relics in your speculative fiction? Take a leaf (or several) from Stephen King, whose short story The Monkey was turned into a film earlier this year. Details 🧵⬇️
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