The Inciting Incident with Mata Haggis-Burridge
Mata Haggis-BurridgeIt's always Halloween here. I'll send you weekly spooky fiction (short enough to read in a few minutes), plus occasional horror writing tips and essays about the uncanny, all sprinkled with a twist of dry British humour.
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Can you survive a trip to AKIA? ‘Buy A Bobby Bookcase’
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Hi! I’m Mata, and I usually post tiny horror stories every week… but this is the Halloween special for 2026, and oh my I’ve got something unique for you!
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Spooky flash fiction: Not Only Cats (+ writing notes)
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Hi, I’m Mata, and I’m here to restore your chills with this week’s tiny horror story.
But first…
SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL IS COMING HERE FOR HALLOWEEN 2026!
(i.e. next week!)
If it works, then I’m c...
Two Private Londoners: a tiny horror flash fiction, plus writing notes
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Hi all, I’m Mata and I book you into little spooky rooms each week.
Last Saturday was the second ever Pride march in the Dutch city where I live, so this week we have a queer little story about tw...
Dystopian flash fiction: The Discovery of Prayons
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Blessed be! I’m Mata, and I send you tiny horror stories each week, along with working on a full-length horror novel due in 2027.
Each week’s story has a different flavour of horror, from comedy to weird inve...
A dark fairy tale, short story: The Golden Boars (+ writing notes)
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Snort! I’m Mata, and I send you tiny horror stories (and occasionally other spooky-adjacent and/or writing-craft essays) each week.
This week the story is a little longer, moving more towards a short story...
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Award-winning writer of horror, video-games, and academic gubbins. I made viral animations back when the internet was silent, have a PhD in cyberpunk lit., and I'm a professor of video games. Also, B in LGBTQ+
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