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I’m going to tell a story. This isn’t subtweeting, right now there’s a huge amount of drama happening on horror twitter and it really saddens me that it’s all come to this. I want to tell my story and how I got involved with horror twitter, and what my belief’s are. 1/9
I’ve been a life long horror fan. I was an avid Goosebumps reader as a kid that evolved into me seeking out horror movies and eventually Stephen King novels. When I was in high school I discovered Brian Keene through his book The Rising and I was hooked for life. 2/9
Near the end of high school I discovered Clive Barker. I made a tweet thread earlier about me being bisexual. Clive Barker’s work helped me realize that and come to terms with my own sexuality. Of course, me being into horror meant I didn’t have many friends. 3/9
My love for horror eventually grew into my passion for literature. I went to college as an English major and I fell off the horror bandwagon for quite a while. Eventually I hopped back on when I discovered Bird Box and A Head Full of Ghosts and started writing creatively. 4/9
Throughout my life I never really belonged anywhere. I’ve been in many communities. I’m kind of the black sheep of my family, and I only have a few close friends. Finding horror twitter really saved me and I got involved with reviewing and reading because I love it. 5/9
I love everyone here. I love being able to log on and find out about new books, recommend books to people, spread joy and talk spooky shit. This last summer something has changed. I’m not sure if it’s because we’re all stuck inside now because of COVID, but it’s different. 6/9
I’ve seen people get bullied, I’ve seen people get mistreated, I’ve seen the twitter mob at its best and at its worst. I love this community and I love you all. I want to make this clear that if you’re experiencing anything that makes you uncomfortable or unwanted... 7/9
In this community, I am a safe haven. You can talk to me and I will do the best I can to make sure that you feel welcomed and safe. We’re all horror fans here, that’s what we have in common. Let’s focus more on the spooky shit. We’re not all going to get along and that’s ok 8/9
If you’re feeling unwelcomed, bullied, harassed, let me know because I don’t tolerate that shit in my personal life and I sure as shit won’t tolerate it here. This is my safe haven as it is yours. Keep reading that soooky shit. 9/9
