Newt's Nightmares🦎#110

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Jun 03, 2025

Newt's Nightmares

Greetings, my wicked darlings!

Happy Pride month to all my fellow LGBTQ🦎 darlings. I hope you're having a marvellous time and engaging in all manner of mischief. Last month was my birthday month, so I spent it wisely, investigating every gutter in Soho and Camden.

I’ve been busy on the DIY front too. I’ve completely emptied my writing room. The integrated closets have been demolished (quite fitting to be smashing closets during Pride Month). The walls are being painted, and a carpenter is installing floor-to-ceiling bookcases. I’ve also acquired a huge new aquarium for the opposite wall. For now, I’ve stolen a garden chair to use as a reading chair. It’s a temporary measure. I haven’t yet found the perfect comfy one. If you’ve got any suggestions, let me know in the comments. And if you're a writer, show me your desk or writing room!

A few shoutouts from horror fiction Substacks I follow:

Deaks has written a banging story, Just Desserts, with serious Great British Bake Off vibes. She also wrote a landlord story for fans of The Spinster, called The Rogue Landlord.
A. J has written, The Hotel, with some marvellous Le Femme Nikita vibes.

In June you’re getting at least one free short story: Invasion of the Hipster Beards (a horror comedy set on Bear Night), plus an audio narration of One More Turn (a ‘cracking’ story I promised last month, but instead I gave you my biggest sale yet).

Sweet Screams,

Newt

Last Month’s Releases

Free Horror Fiction:

The Spinster—A cat burger targets a predatory landlord with lethal repercussions
The Wild Hunt—The Teutoburg Forest promises a fate far worse than death for the survivors of the infamous massacre

Horror Story Compilations

Tales of Terror: 22 FREE horror stories, including: ‘Soulmates’, ‘Deus Vult’, and ‘Strings Attached’.

Midnight Whispers: 45 horror stories, including ‘Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 1’, ‘Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 2’, ‘Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 3,’ ‘Festival of the Damned,’ ‘The Morrígan.’

Shadows in the Night: 35 horror stories, including ‘Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 1’, ‘Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 2’, ‘Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 3,’

What I’ve Been Reading:

I've read four horror books this month, but the standouts were:

Horrors of The Shopping Mall Ass Slasher by R.J. Benetti
The Forgotten Island by David Sodergren
And By God's Hand You Shall Die by David Sodergren

What I’ve Been Watching:

I reviewed six movies this month:

The Amityville Horror (1979) - Watch my review
Bad Milo (2017) - Watch my review
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) - Watch my review
Tetsuo - The Iron Man (1989) - Watch my review
Diary of the Dead (2007) - Watch my review

Who I’ve Been Chatting To:

Author Chat #3: Paul O’Neill
Author Chat #4: David Sodergren

Tales of the Macabre

You can find my stories on Amazon, as Kindle Unlimited, eBook, Paperback or Hardback.

This collection of stories is designed for quick reads, whether over a coffee or during a commute. Either way, they promise to deliver exquisitely disturbing nightmares that gaze without flinching into the abyss—and linger in the mind long after.

FREE on Kindle Unlimited

Available to order on AMAZON.

Welcome to the complete collected works of Newton Webb. Tales of the Macabre, Vol. 1-3 are intended for mature audiences.