Writer, runner and film-watcher My novels Furball & Prehistoric available now The Bothy coming soon https://linktr.ee/danielctuckhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3muvrbdl5222vThis is how it starts - "it was only 30 seconds", then it will be "it was only a couple of minutes". Next thing, "it was only for a single episode of a show" Wish people would stop trying to justify AI use with "it was just..." Those 30 seconds would have been at least a day's work for someone. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Sep 2026 05:22 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3muvrbdl5222vhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3muvqq2yo6c2vToday we reach the story that gives my collection of short stories its name - "When the Ghosts Went":07 Sep 2026 05:13 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3muvqq2yo6c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3mupsaxz7jk2uCorrect [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupsaxz7jk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3muohmr5lh22nThe fifth story in WHEN THE GHOSTS WENT - and this takes us to halfway through the book - is entitled "Drones":04 Sep 2026 07:41 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3muohmr5lh22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3mujd4lkwp22zMy exact first thought when I saw the photo, even before reading the post 😂 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 06:37 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujd4lkwp22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3muj6aulmf22nStory #4 in my collection, WHEN THE GHOSTS WENT, will be "The Underpass":02 Sep 2026 05:10 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3muj6aulmf22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3mubrsnp2c22nStory #3 from my forthcoming short story compilation, WHEN THE GHOSTS WENT: "Hospitality"30 Aug 2026 06:39 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mubrsnp2c22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3mu2l77j3nt2nThe second story in my forthcoming short story collection WHEN THE GHOSTS WENT is called "Rebirth":27 Aug 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2l77j3nt2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3mtyjmsor4s2nThe first story in my forthcoming collection of short stories - WHEN THE GHOSTS WENT - is "The Melancholic Pianist"26 Aug 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyjmsor4s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3mtci62fynk22This is perfection [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtci62fynk22https://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3mrysq4utk226What a joke. They're now hiring people simply to fix bad "photos" made by AI. JUST HIRE REAL PEOPLE TO DO IT IN THE FIRST PLACE!!01 Aug 2026 06:11 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrysq4utk226https://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3mrurxskkzk2pI wholeheartedly endorse this opinion. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jul 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrurxskkzk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3mrnk6rjx7s2zI am hopeless at self promotion, and need to get better! So anyway, for anyone who doesn’t know, I’m a self published author, and my latest horror novel - THE BOTHY - is available now. Check out all my books on my website and order from Amazon (and other reputable dealers…) danielctuck.co.uk27 Jul 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnk6rjx7s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3mrp6ejygbk2pWait - was Thanos the good guy all along? https://apple.news/A79arVcAFS3qOvCjjrCj3Cg28 Jul 2026 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrp6ejygbk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3mrnk6rjx7s2zI am hopeless at self promotion, and need to get better! So anyway, for anyone who doesn’t know, I’m a self published author, and my latest horror novel - THE BOTHY - is available now. Check out all my books on my website and order from Amazon (and other reputable dealers…) danielctuck.co.uk27 Jul 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnk6rjx7s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3mr5uqq3yfc2jRegardless of the actual facts (because we can't let those get in the way of an X post, can we), for someone who is a self-proclaimed genius, he has a fundamental misunderstanding of how logic puzzles work: "Apple is a fruit, therefore all fruit are apples". Um, no. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5uqq3yfc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3mquamelb3s23Ooh I’ve literally just read this book in the past few days! Hadn’t realised this was coming… [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jul 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mquamelb3s23https://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3mqbgqvvjqc2uPlease be in the UK too 🙏🙏🙏 [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jul 2026 05:40 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbgqvvjqc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3mqahqzkgis2ySo glad this has been renewed for a second season - the first was incredible. More eyeball / sheep creature please! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jul 2026 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqahqzkgis2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3mp4xea4fw22vI haven’t been able to bring myself to watch this episode a second time. I’d never before been so emotional watching the end of the world happening. One day hopefully I’ll have the strength to revisit… [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jun 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4xea4fw22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3mo32cj2bbs25🙌🙌🙌 [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jun 2026 05:51 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo32cj2bbs25https://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3mnncshwxzs2qConsidering my local cinemas show at the most 3 screenings a day of any horror - if it’s an off the charts popular one - and about 15 screenings of everything else, I think the squeamish will be just fine [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jun 2026 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnncshwxzs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3mmwnuuhgz22c🤔 This could be interesting… Zac Efron wouldn’t have been the first name that sprung to mind in casting, but we shall see! [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 May 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwnuuhgz22chttps://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3mmwd7l2hi22cSame [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 May 2026 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwd7l2hi22chttps://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3mka3rueovk2aSaved up a few episodes to get me through my virtual London Marathon on Sunday. Hopefully this should be enough! @kermodemovie.bsky.social @simonmayo.bsky.social @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social24 Apr 2026 08:20 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mka3rueovk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/danielctuck.bsky.social/post/3mka3hldywk2aReceived my first review for my new novel, THE BOTHY 😍24 Apr 2026 08:14 +0000at://did:plc:hsluy2e62rmtahaltd3vnttw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mka3hldywk2a