#weirdfiction — Public Fediverse posts

The Lost Tales stories continues with "Medusa" (1928) by Royal W. Jimserson - a story some contend may have inspired Lovecraft.

https://deepcuts.blog/2026/09/05/lost-tale-medusa-1928-by-royal-w-jimerson/

#lovecraft #weirdtales #weirdlit #weirdfiction #medusa

And yes, that means our time is fast approaching.

The place: Zoom.

The time: FOUR DAYS from now.

Get your ticket to ride >> writingtheoccult.carrd.co

#writers #writing #artist #filmmaker #film #books #tv #fiction #shortstories #novel #novella #sciencefiction #timetravel #horror #gothic #fantasy #darkfantasy #writingevents #writingtheoccult #occult #fortean #weirdfiction #weird

Today's holiday tale dips into Scandinavian folklore to tell the story of the huldra Tallemaja, who encounters a trespasser in her forest (from Erin Banks).

From our "Monsters 2024" issue earlier this year.

#Huldra #Scandinavia #Folklore #WeirdFiction

https://weirdfictionquarterly.com/tallemaja-by-erin-banks/

In an obliquely distant future, a precocious child — impatient and irreverent — dallies, perhaps dangerously … THE SKIGN, by Don Mark Baldridge @donmarkmaker https://buff.ly/406u1UF

#sciencefiction
#uncanny
#anxiety
#weirdfiction
#thefabulistflash
#flashfiction
#shortstory

Harry Houdini is one of the most popular and successful magicians of all time - and he had a personal connection with WEIRD TALES and H. P. Lovecraft.

https://deepcuts.blog/2022/07/06/deeper-cut-houdini-weird-tales/

#lovecraft #hplovecraft #houdini #harryhoudini #weirdtales #pulp #blog #history #weird #weirdfiction