Candace Nola
@candacenola.bsky.social
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Award-winning Author. Editor. Creator of UncomfortablyDark.com
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Multi-award-winning author, editor, publisher. Owns Uncomfortably Dark Horror.
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We are proud to presentā¦ the 2026 Splatterpunk Award nominees:
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2026Ā Splatterpunk Awards
We are pleased to announce the 2026 Splatterpunk Award nominees, for works published in 2025. The awards honorĀ superior achievement in the literary sub-genres of Splatterpunk and Extreme Horror ficā¦
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01/10/2026 Writing Journey: Marketing & Promoting
Things I've learned along the way...
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New Release News!
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01/10/2026 What's New at Uncomfortably Dark?
Recent, New, and Next for Uncomfortably Dark
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01/09/2026 Poetry Night: Annus Poƫticus cum Michaele et Craigo (Pompous Multum) -A Friendly Duel in Forms
A year-long poetic duel between friends M Ennenbach & Craig Brownlie. Week 1: Sonnet
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The latest review!
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01/08/2026 Guest Review from Craig Brownlie!
Itās Been A Year, Part 3Reviews and thoughts on writing with Craig BrownlieĀ I have been reading and writing, but itās been a minute since Iāve completed any reviews because 2025 has been a worse year ...
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Continuing review of 2025 reads! Find something for your reading pile from
@mauricebroaddus.bsky.social
, Len Berry, Sultan Z. White, N.K. Jemisin & Jamal Campbell, and
@jasoncavallaro.bsky.social
! Thanks to Danielle Yvonne and
@candacenola.bsky.social
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01/07/2026 Writing Journey: Marketing & Promoting
More things I've learned along the way...
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New Book Review!
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01/05/2026 Between the Jaws of Death by Matt Shaw
BETWEEN THE JAWS OF DEATHBy Matt ShawThis quick novella ended up going in a direction I did not expect. Iām a fan of urban exploration and the concept for this story pulled me right in. An abandoned a...
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@crimereads.bsky.social
delve into the power of giving dead characters a voice in fiction, and Uncomfortably Dark's
@candacenola.bsky.social
sits down with writer Denise Tapscott for an author interview! Happy reading, friends!!! š»š¦āā¬
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01/05/2026- Wide Release Day: EVERYTHING BUT THE SKIN By Radar DeBoard
EVERYTHING BUT THE SKIN by Radar DeBoardSomething is devouring the kids of Shallowroot, and young Sophia may very well be next.Evil has come to the town of Shallowroot, and itās picking off the childr...
https://www.uncomfortablydark.com/post/01-05-2026-wide-release-day-everything-but-the-skin-by-radar-deboard
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01/05/2026 Sleep Demon: A Flash Fiction
Stories, shorts, flash, and more...from Candace and her authors...
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01/03/2025 Writing Journey: Online Presence
More things I've learned along the way
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Build your
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TBR with a
#NewRelease
from one of these great
#HorrorAuthors
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@claymcleod.bsky.social
@candacenola.bsky.social
@saratogaishere.bsky.social
@jackalopehouse.com
@pmraymond.bsky.social
@sabrinastclaire.bsky.social
@crookedlanebooks.bsky.social
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01/03/2025 Writing Journey: Online Presence
More things I've learned along the way
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Poetry Night!
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01/02/2026 Friday Night Poetry: UNWILLING
One more for tonight's fireplace & whiskey thoughts...
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Lesbian Death Bed: The Bed that Eats Pussy
10 months ago
My deranged splatterpunk horror book MOONFLOW about a trans shroom dealer getting lost in a haunted forest and running afoul of evil lesbian hippies and their bound fungus god is available for preorder!! Buy it today or look really uncool!
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Moonflow
Annihilation meets ManhuntĀ inĀ three-time Hugo Award nominee Bitter Karellaās debut horror novelāa gloriously queer and irreverent psychedelic tripĀ int...
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/bitter-karella/moonflow/9780316581936/
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01/01/2026 Personal Favorites of 2025
Just a short list below for my personal favorite reads, appearances, and events of 2025. First Read of 2025:This House Will Never Be Warm by Paul Avery TindolLast Read/s of the year: Dead Childrenās P...
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Bring in the new year the right way and preorder a paperback copy of my cannibal witch book
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Everything But The Skin | Uncomfortably Dark
Grab the brand-new horror novella from Radar DeBoard today!! Something is devouring the kids of Shallowroot, and young Sophia may very well be next. Evil has come to the town of Shallowroot, and itās ...
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01/01/2026 SMILIN' SAM'S CORN MAZE by Stephanie Scissom
Smilinā Samās Corn MazeBy Stephanie Scissom For a short novella, there was a lot packed into it, grief and sadness, characters that you could care about, and an unlikely duo that team up to try to sol...
https://www.uncomfortablydark.com/post/01-01-2026-smilin-sam-s-corn-maze-by-stephanie-scissom
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Your 2026
#cosmichorror
TBR
@kimboyoung.bsky.social
@rebeccarowland.bsky.social
@williamfgrayfic.bsky.social
@tenebrouspress.bsky.social
@okokno.bsky.social
@ronaldmalfi.bsky.social
@crystallake.bsky.social
@poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social
@clashbooks.bsky.social
@titanbooks.bsky.social
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Welcome back to Wonderland. Nothing here survives unchanged. Red Queen, Yellow King Releases December 28th. Preorder Today!
#GothicFantasy
#DarkFantasy
#DarkGothic
#DarkFiction
#GothicLit
#DarkTales
#EpicFantasy
#gothic
#FantasyReaders
#HorrorBooks
#DarkLiterature
#IndieAuthor
#FantasyHorror
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12/31/2025 Author Notes Series: ZIPPERS
Zippers is one of my favorite stories and I've not done a note on it yet so here we go. I've mentioned a few times how some of my ideas come from my kids, and I'll be honest, most of my more bizarre s...
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What one thing do you plan to do just for you in 2026? Non-book related.
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Part 1 talks about
@kitgonzo.bsky.social
,
@nkjemisin.bsky.social
,
@toddkeisling.com
, Tim Powers, and Mike Ennenbach - more to come! Thanks to
@candacenola.bsky.social
and the Uncomfortably Dark fam for hosting!
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12/30/2025 Guest Review from Craig Brownlie:
Joining us to help wrap up 2025, we have author friend Craig Brownlie with another one of his wonderful review write-ups. This one includes Millionaires Day by Kit Power, The City We Became by N.K. Je...
https://www.uncomfortablydark.com/post/12-30-2025-guest-review-from-craig-brownlie
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A short Flash Fiction
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12/28/2025 Flash Fiction: EMPTY EYES
This first appeared in the June 2022 issue of Cauldron of Chaos magazine published by Red Cape Publishing. Incidentally, this was also my first flash fiction piece! It is exactly 500 words, and it w...
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Todayās Uncomfortably Dark Review is from Craig Brownlie-here to review books by Todd Keisling, Mike Ennenbach, Kit Power, and more!
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12/30/2025 Guest Review from Craig Brownlie:
Joining us to help wrap up 2025, we have author friend Craig Brownlie with another one of his wonderful review write-ups. This one includes Millionaires Day by Kit Power, The City We Became by N.K. Je...
https://www.uncomfortablydark.com/post/12-30-2025-guest-review-from-craig-brownlie
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12/30/2025 Random Writing Tips: Etiquette & Courtesy Edition
Small things I've learned along the way...
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On US āzon, my autobiography, 41 from Anuci Press, is 52% off, only $7.19 for the paperback!
@stevestred.bsky.social
says āTold with stark candidnessā¦ā and
@candacenola.bsky.social
calls it ācourages and compelling.ā
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41: An Autobiography
41: An Autobiography
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Show me your current or most recent read? Covers only please-no self promo. šš¤
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From
#Slashers
to
#SerialKillers
, these
#horrorbooks
will have you checking the locks twice before bedtime!
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@authorjoshmillican.bsky.social
@daniel-lorn.bsky.social
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12/27/2025 Writing Journey: Editing Tips
More things I've learned along the way...
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Poetry night.
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12/26/2025 Friday Night Poetry: WRONG TIME, WRONG PLACE
Another late-night poem for your fireplace & whiskey thoughts...
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12/26/2025 New Releases for Uncomfortably Dark
Have you missed a title? Did not know we were a small indie press? Come see!
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Donāt forget to get your Splatterpunk Award nominations in by the end of the month! Email:
[email protected]
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What one thing do you plan to do for yourself in 2026? More time off? More self-care? A dream vacation? Tell us your one goal for the coming year, that is just for you.
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Elford Alley
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Released this year, my best collection to date! Itās weird and horrifying. And illustrated! Mad Days: Stories and Curses is available on Amazon and Bookshop, ebook is only $1.99! Amazon
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Tales to Terrify
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Welcome to episode 726 and Happy Holidays! We have one tale for you this week, about a toy who searches for his purpose amidst the whispered secrets and gnashing teeth of a darkened nursery (by
@amandacecelia.bsky.social
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One more Christmas Story!
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12/26/2025 A Free Christmas Story: A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
Thanks to Project Gutenberg for the use of this story and so many others via Project Gutenberg.A long-standing Victorian tradition has been the telling of ghost stories on Christmas. I can't think of ...
https://www.uncomfortablydark.com/post/12-26-2025-a-free-christmas-story-a-kidnapped-santa-claus-by-l-frank-baum
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12/25/2025 What Christmas Is As We Grow Older by Charles Dickens
Thanks to Project Gutenberg for the use of this story and so many others via Project Gutenberg. A long-standing Victorian tradition has been the telling of ghost stories on Christmas. I can't think of...
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Happy Wintertide from me and all the creatures.
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12/23/2025 My Reason for Writing
A more personal introduction to Candace Nola
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12/22/2025 Author Notes Series: NUBS
Today's note is on NUBS, another one of my bizarre novellas in which a young woman falls victim to her own intrusive thoughts about a rather unique phenomenon. NUBS, like so many of my short novellas ...
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New Author Note.
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12/22/2025 Author Notes Series: NUBS
Today's note is on NUBS, another one of my bizarre novellas in which a young woman falls victim to her own intrusive thoughts about a rather unique phenomenon. NUBS, like so many of my short novellas ...
https://www.candacenolaauthor.com/post/12-22-2025-author-notes-series-nubs
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12/22/2025 Guest Review: LEGION by William Peter Blatty
Today, we have a guest review from author friend Sue Rovens! She sends us her thoughts LEGION by William Peter Blatty. Another favorite book of mine as well as author. Thanks as always to Sue and be ...
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Find out what is new, next, and coming soon in indie horror & at Uncomfortably Dark! New Release News-Events-Podcasts-Patreon! Did you get a shout out?
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12/21/2025 UNCOMFORTABLY DARK HORROR HAPPENINGS
One last Horror Happenings before we close out the year next week! See below for some recent releases from us and from within the industry, the final last call for SELF (S)Cares, and our Winter Schedu...
https://www.uncomfortablydark.com/post/12-21-2025-uncomfortably-dark-horror-happenings
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12/20/2025 Writing Journey: Tools & Resources
The best tools, sites, and resources that I use...more of those things I've learned along the way.
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23 days ago
This third episode in our Festive Folklore series is a portmanteau Christmas ghost story featuring the storytelling talents of
@owenstaton.bsky.social
,
@eerieedinburgh.bsky.social
and Dave Silk! I'm very grateful for their help in putting this portmanteau story together!
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A Portmanteau Ghost Story for Christmas
YouTube video by Icy Sedgwick
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Shimaira ā„
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Check it out š 41 books for just $25 (83% discount š„) Also includes my recent addition THE OBSERVERS
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