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J. Neira - cozy horror author & slush reader

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Formerly a slush reader for Graveside Press Now a slush reader for Translunar Travelers Lounge Hispanic hicklib The Haunting of Lola Barrera coming soon!

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Thank you for reading; glad you enjoyed it! 😌

04.03.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for the cool questions! I would like to share my essay on cozy horror that I published with The Horror Tree this week!

#HorrorWritersChat

horrortree.com/what-is-cozy....

04.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, there goes my love of nature. JK, thanks for another fun chat! It's Women in Horror Month, you're looking to read more horror books by women, consider adding Little White Flowers to your list. Read it now before the sequel comes in June.

books2read.com/LittleWhiteF...

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04.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks as always, Eryn!

Find me here: writesinister.substack.com

At the moment, I'm not posting anything regularly there, except the occasional short story. But I'm scheming my next horror tale, so stay tuned. :)

#horrorwriterschat

04.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Eryn

This is always fun

Check out my books

Any one of them

Hell, all of them

I need to know if I'm writing tripe or not

They're thrilling

They're funny

And as my dear departed grandma would say

They're proper filth!

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08W9KRT1...

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04.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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Thank Eryn!

The is cropped up earlier, and is my β€˜creature feature’ so let me share the link that’s on YouTube so that more people can have a listen…

My story β€˜Special Collections’ narrated by Kristin Holland on his podcast Nocturnal Transmissons.

youtu.be/VstTFFI-0ts?...

04.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for the cool questions! I would like to share my essay on cozy horror that I published with The Horror Tree this week!

#HorrorWritersChat

horrortree.com/what-is-cozy....

04.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
What Is Cozy Horror? - The Horror Tree Guest post by J. Neira exploring cozy horror, from The Conjuring and Scooby-Doo to The Others, and how comfort and dread can coexist.

Thank you for the cool questions! I would like to share my essay on cozy horror that I published with The Horror Tree this week! @horrortree.com

horrortree.com/what-is-cozy....

04.03.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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All's Well That Ends Well Read it now

Very fun! Thank you! x

My collection, my blood, sweat, and tears. Be a part of it. All my love, Viv.
mybook.to/AllsWell

04.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for hosting another wonderful week, Eryn!

Well, here it is! After returning to creative writing after 10 or so years of not doing so, Consequence, my short horror story, will be published in the upcoming community anthology! bsky.app/profile/that...

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04.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
What Is Cozy Horror? - The Horror Tree Guest post by J. Neira exploring cozy horror, from The Conjuring and Scooby-Doo to The Others, and how comfort and dread can coexist.

Thank you for the cool questions! I would like to share my essay on cozy horror that I published with The Horror Tree this week! @horrortree.com

horrortree.com/what-is-cozy....

04.03.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Ty. 😊

04.03.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh this reminds me of a Kickstarter anthology about horror deer that looked promising. Love it.

04.03.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Don't worry, everyone! I'm pretty sure the deer is completely norm--OH SHIT, YOU GUYS AREN'T GONNA BELIEVE THIS.
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04.03.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

She barks behind me.

Wait. Howling? I turn back, and my dog stands in the foggy wheat fields, head craned towards the moon.

She turns away, and trots back to me again, panting.

She is running.

She is loping.

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04.03.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I love this. πŸ˜† πŸ•
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04.03.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Love this.

04.03.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

smash the erratic cricket
because you can't catch it
and from its depths arises
the tiniest chthulian monstrosity
slender tentacular heads blindly
searching for a water way out
from its dying host
pod people in miniature
may they never adapt to us

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04.03.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Eek! πŸͺ±

04.03.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I didn't see that coming. 😱

04.03.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tess frowned as she peered into the cage. "Mama, something's wrong with Flop. She's not moving."

Annette's chest tightened. She wasn't ready to explain death to a 5 year old. "She's sleeping, honey."

The rabbit corpse twitched. Its mouth opened. Out streamed a sea of ticks.

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04.03.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

The wolf's shadow stuttered, blurred, its eyes full of static, a child's scream tearing from its maw. I backed away. The creature smiled, human lips and teeth blurring into its own, the canned laughter of a sitcom audience now rumbling out of its throat. #horrorwriterschat

04.03.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

An endless spiral of shiny carapaces, antennae raking the air. The synchronized click of millions of feet. The acrid smell. The arms of the cockroach spiral stretched for miles. AT the center was a writhing mass big enough to cover only a single human body. And it was enough. #horrorwriterschat

04.03.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Eek! 😱

04.03.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Now I know why they call them murders; never seen crows swoop down and start ripping the flesh off of people like that before.

Totally creeps me out to this day when I run across a corn maze...

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04.03.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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The dog stares at the wall, its snout touching it.

I call Murphy to come over. She doesn't. She just sits there, staring intently at the wall.

Murphy starts to growl. Then, a chill goes down my spine. It feels like something else is there with us.

04.03.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Effective. πŸ™€

04.03.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I put my hand on the glass, wondering if it was true jellyfish live forever.
The πŸͺΌ touched a tendril to the glass, & there was a spark.
I walked away, one year older than I was before, but none the wiser.
One year younger, the πŸͺΌ would wait another for another victim.

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04.03.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So true. 😱

04.03.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well I won't choose bears again

And Man is too easy

So I'll say I really wouldn't want to encounter a ribbon worm

Imagine being caught in the proboscis and being dragged into a hell that disgests you really slowly

Get a gooood mental picture

That's right

Like marriage!

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04.03.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0