Really enjoyed Summer in the House of the Departed by @joshrountree.bsky.social An interesting take on death. But what really sets it apart is the relationship between Brady and his grandmother. Would love to see it expanded into a novel. I could've hung out in that house in 1981 for a lot longer.🥰

Single words make books. Put enough of them in a row and you've got a book. It's that simple. If you only write a single word today, you're still writing your book. You're still making progress. Keep going. You've got this! 🖤

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Whatever you do, please don’t stop reading. Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own. Just. Keep. Reading.

The Long Walk forces us to hold a mirror to ourselves and then look our fellow humans in the eye, without flinching. An achingly beautiful film. #TheLongWalk

Saw The Long Walk last night. Wow. A story written in the 1960s as a response to the Vietnam War and its attendant horrors, reinvented to speak to the prevalence of gun violence in America under an authoritarian regime. An incredible movie full of heart. Go see it on the big screen.

Going to see it on Wednesday! 🖤

You know those emergency phone chargers? I wish they made those for your social battery.

Even the railroad crossing signal is fed up with all the bullshit.

Your monthly reminder: Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write. The world needs your stories.

#bookmail In case anyone needs proof that book promotion on social media works, I bought this intriguing title by @joshrountree.bsky.social based on it showing up in my feed a few times. That put it on my radar; the premise is what got me to plunk down some cash for it. #writingcommunity

Excellent episode! "The Night We Buried Road Dog" is one of my favorite stories. It has everything I love: lyrical writing, well-drawn characters, and an immersive world, seasoned with the supernatural and topped off with ambiguity. Makes total sense that @johnlangan.bsky.social chose it.

We all have dark days. Days when the writing won't happen. Days when we lose hope there will be a 4th season of Hannibal. But hold on, not a minute of the time you spend writing is wasted. Even days when you don't write a thing are prep for the days when you kill it. And you will. You got this! 🖤

He was excellent in Antlers. Gave the whole premise of the movie authenticity.

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Buy it, folks. It's 50% off for a wild ride with well-drawn characters in a seedy world. Unlike anything @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social has written before, but just as dang good. A police procedural with some serious bite, full of unsettling situations, flawed people, and a healthy measure of ambiguity.

One year ago today, someone sent me this and my jaw rattled on the floor: Stephen King on PBS, recommending my novel FEVER HOUSE. Hearing the dude who made me want to be a writer talk about my book just about cracked my brain in half, I tell you what. Still amazing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXOm...

I encourage you to write today! Also, working on an essay about depression and writing, bringing back Show Me Your Shelves, and starting to put together a 10-part series of weird nonfiction. Sign up! Tell a friend! gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/i-encourag...

Horror can be cathartic. Horror can be subversive. It can help us understand the human experience. It can help us shine a light on beliefs and norms and systems that cause people pain. It can help us find strength. It can expand our consciousness. Horror can be so many things.

RHP 14: One way or another, the ocean claims its own. There are worse things than cancer. Yeah, Maybe don't rob that bank during hunting season. Some scammers are born with it. AVAILABLE NOW: bit.ly/4oJ45rV

Summer in the House of the Departed is ALMOST HERE "I never pass up an opportunity to read @joshrountree.bsky.social, who does western melancholic horror better than anyone I can think of." - @thomasha.bsky.social author of Uncertain Sons and Other Stories ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ psychopomp.com/product/summ...

TONIGHT! Virtual event w/ @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social for THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT, 8 PM EST/7 PM CST/5 PM MST Watch here: www.facebook.com/thepoisonedp... (you do not need a Facebook account to watch the event) www.youtube.com/channel/UCTb...

just saw someone sincerely arguing that they need AI bc they don't have "natural" artistic talent and idk how to make you understand that nobody comes by this shit naturally. it's just...work. it's being bad at it for a really, really, really long time. it's intention, pursued over time! wtf!!!

Happy book birthday to @johnlangan.bsky.social's LOST IN THE DARK AND OTHER EXCURSIONS! This is a mesmerizing read, ingeniously inventive and downright scary. And Mr. Langan, our dear gentleman frightener, is one of the best guys you'll ever meet. Order your copy today! wordhorde.com/books/lost-i...

Your monthly reminder: Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write.

ALBUQUERQUE! OCTOBER 10TH! FRIIIIIGHT NIIIIIIIGHT, featuring me and a bunch of other top-notch horror writers! Cannot wait to hang out with these folks. Gonna be so fun, come on out. Tickets here: nhccnm.org/event/books-...

You are going to write about the creepy batting cage, right? Right?

Why read books? Because there's a book for EVERYONE out there. And once you find the right book - reading will change your life forever! #literacy (Art: Charles M Schulz)

Among the greatest promotional photos of all time are these for the 1990 television movie of IT, where it looks like a prestige legal drama about a firm of hot young lawyers and one associate who likes to dress up like a clown.

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A lovely thread! bencanham.bsky.social spreads joy and wisdom with every post 🥰

I laughed out loud at the latest newsletter from jeffstrand.bsky.social Snagged a pre-order and an anti-AI T-shirt using the handy embedded links. This guy's one of the hardest-working, funniest people in the writing world. Happy to support him!

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SOMEBODY BUY SOME ART (please!!!) I have lots more than what's shown here available, and some orders would really make my weekend :) Support me, and human-made art! Prints, paintings, original art ⬇️ stinasdemons.bigcartel.com Thank you to all who've reposted 🖤

Me after saying I wasn't gonna buy any more books for a while

Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com

Talked to Willow about the state of this country. She is not amused. She survived being shot in her left front leg by some monster with a .22, resulting in it needing to be amputated, so she knows fear and pain. She wants everyone to be loved and accepted, the way she is in her forever home.

Went hiking in the Adirondacks yesterday. Started here. Walked through a forest, a wetland and a bog. Grateful to have spent a day in nature. Reminded that there are still good things in the world. There's still enchantment. Hoping this picture brings you some joy.

You need to remember the things that bring you joy and embrace them wholeheartedly. You need to persist, because you're awesome. And because you need to be alive to dance on the graves of the shitstains who so desperately want you to be miserable. Let spite power your thriving survival.

It doesn't matter if they are ever coming for you. It was always ever already too much that they were coming for anyone.

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Whooo! I'm in! 😃

To all the artists creating in these times: thank you. It’s not easy to make beauty, truth, or meaning when the world feels chaotic. Whether it helps you breathe or comforts others, your work matters. Art doesn’t need to fix the world to be meaningful, sometimes it just needs to exist.

Zuni hopes your #Caturday is awesome!

Willow wishes you a happy #Caturday

Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.

🫨🫨🫨 the first movie in forever I’m glad has a sequel

When Talking Scared podcast’s Neil McRobert comes to New York City from the UK for the first time in decades, you take him on a bookstore crawl. Nat Cassidy and me dragged Neil to Books Are Magic, The Strand, B&N Union Square… even the Tor Nightfire offices at Macmillan to raid their bookshelves.

Willow and Zuni captivated by a conversation of crows. World events are horrific and terrifying, but my girls remind me there's still joy in the world, too. And love. #catsofbluesky