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@olijbooks

Writer of books. He/Him. Largely oblivious. Absolutely anxious. Usually found in a pit of despair.

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We do it for the love of the game…

A bugged game with SNK level difficulty and new rules every week, but a game we love nonetheless…

10.03.2026 00:43 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

No, payment for the vast majority of writers has always been low and even the most celebrated authors of the past century spent a good deal of time being broke as fuck. We have a unique set of circumstances these days driving down wages, but there was never a time when most writers did well.

09.03.2026 23:12 👍 319 🔁 39 💬 17 📌 2

27th…

10.03.2026 00:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Promo poster for Bad Dog: a mr blank venture. Cover shows a three headed dog  on a red Rorschach. Background is a dark cityscape with the words:

Blank is back

The latest thriller from Oli Jacobs coming this March on kindle and paperback

Promo poster for Bad Dog: a mr blank venture. Cover shows a three headed dog on a red Rorschach. Background is a dark cityscape with the words: Blank is back The latest thriller from Oli Jacobs coming this March on kindle and paperback

Mr Blank arrives in The City, and is ready for revenge…

Bad Dog, coming soon this March.

#writingcommunity #indieauthors #writers

09.03.2026 18:33 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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It's mini mall mayhem in Dead Rising for Game Boy!
#pixelart #gameboy

09.03.2026 16:22 👍 103 🔁 27 💬 3 📌 0

Today, I have mostly been sleeping.

08.03.2026 22:21 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

#PretendPanel

Probably my mental health. I overanalyse and worry that I’m bothering people with my marketing, or that I’ve done it wrong or aggressively or just bad. So in my mind it’s better not to bother people than spam peoples timelines.

#writingcommunity #writingprompts #writers #authors

07.03.2026 15:37 👍 19 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

#PretendPanel

Like the consensus, I loathe it. It feels needy, pushy, manipulative and just downright rude at times. I’ve lost fans and friends, and pretty sure I got blackballed on Horror Twitter because of my clumsy manner. When it consumes me so much I don’t write, that’s when I step away…

06.03.2026 21:58 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Books by Oli Jacobs (Author of Wilthaven) Oli Jacobs has 33 books on Goodreads with 623 ratings. Oli Jacobs’s most popular book is 206 Word Stories.

Not sure if that Goodreads link works… maybe try this one…

www.goodreads.com/author/list/...

05.03.2026 15:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

If anyone has read my work and enjoyed it, please consider leaving a review. However many stars you wish, just a delightful bit of recognition will be lovely…

www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Oli-J...

www.goodreads.com/review/list/...

05.03.2026 15:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Your monthly reminder to 5 star Last Band On Earth! 🤗

05.03.2026 15:18 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Brain: Hey Oli?
Me: What…?
Brain: …
Me: …
Brain: Here’s another book idea.
Me: SON OF A…

04.03.2026 23:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A postcard print of a gouache painting of a stone lantern in front of a house surrounded by a few small trees, rocks, and foliage. Two small black blobs with white eyes are peeking out from inside the lantern.

A postcard print of a gouache painting of a stone lantern in front of a house surrounded by a few small trees, rocks, and foliage. Two small black blobs with white eyes are peeking out from inside the lantern.

An art print of an acrylic painting of a tree trunk split down the middle into three pieces, surrounded by small rocks and a smattering of green weeds and other foliage. A small black blob with eyes and tiny hands is peering out over the inside edge of the trunk. Another identical black blob is further back behind the trunk, at the left side, crawling on the ground.

An art print of an acrylic painting of a tree trunk split down the middle into three pieces, surrounded by small rocks and a smattering of green weeds and other foliage. A small black blob with eyes and tiny hands is peering out over the inside edge of the trunk. Another identical black blob is further back behind the trunk, at the left side, crawling on the ground.

NEW LITTLE GUYS PRINTS IN MY SHOP 👀!!!
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#bsnm #artprints

04.03.2026 18:34 👍 76 🔁 32 💬 3 📌 0
Title screen for movie Charisma

Title screen for movie Charisma

Back to the films of Kiyoshi Kurosawa. This time it’s a thriller about a tree…

04.03.2026 20:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ah balls. Buggered up my participation online this week. Back to the cave I go…

04.03.2026 20:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Jesus I am not in sync with #HorrorWritersChat this week…

While spiders unnerve me, I think a chimp or other sort of primate would terrify me. That or a Cassowary.

04.03.2026 20:13 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

The way they can weave into themes of infection and assimilation…

04.03.2026 19:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

But where’s the apocalyptic fun in that?

04.03.2026 19:16 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I got the impression… although that may be based on past trauma. In fact, it is most DEFINITELY based on past trauma!

04.03.2026 19:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

#HorrorWritersChat

Any domestic pet, primarily dogs and cats. Dogs can be rabid, but cats can be cruel. The ying yang of aggressive and insidious.

04.03.2026 19:14 👍 11 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

I’M NOT LATE #Horrorwriterschat!

Oli Jacobs here, cosmic horror preacher, and the unknown depths of this planet tends to pop up a lot. So much we haven’t explored… so many beasts not found…

04.03.2026 19:13 👍 14 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0

Apparently this has made me look entitled again. Ah beans…

04.03.2026 15:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

It’s certainly one idea…

04.03.2026 15:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Does having a panic attack at the bank count?

04.03.2026 15:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Photo of The Thing Funko pops: RJ MacReady and Dog-Thing

Photo of The Thing Funko pops: RJ MacReady and Dog-Thing

I don’t always like to instantly splurge on treats, but when I do…

#TheThing

03.03.2026 15:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ah it’s fine. Key thing is the streak continues. Plus this month is a new release month. Gotta keep on tapping dem words!

03.03.2026 14:52 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Another 2 chapters edited. I may even release the new book this week…

03.03.2026 14:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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03.03.2026 14:24 👍 14 🔁 10 💬 2 📌 0

What every creative endeavor feels like right now.

01.03.2026 00:25 👍 235 🔁 68 💬 5 📌 1

Junji Ito is probably the only manga artist I read and enjoy, mostly because his horror is so expressive and glorious in relation to the narrative. Plenty of his stuff comes recommended.

03.03.2026 10:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0