My feral 2026 resolution. Because I just want us all to succeed, friends and I'm super tired of the status quo as it is.

Happy New Year to all my bluesky pals! I hope everyone has an amazing 2026.

Happy New Year, everyone! Here's to a year of coolness, kindness, and kicking fascism's ass 🎉🖤🎉 I can't believe I have to write that in 2026! Let's take better care of each other. The world was a clusterfuck in '25. Let's make it better this year 🖤

[End of the year sappiness alert] If you've reached out to an author and told them how much their work means to you, or how excited for their next book you are, or just that you think of their writing journey and wish them the best? You're keeping the fires burning against some cold, harsh nights.

And here is the ✨ link ✨: srcbks.com/4pkrQpM

Pre-order saaaale!! 🌊🌊👻🌊🌊 (Wild that I get to make this post now!) If you have a B&N Rewards or B&N Premium Membership you can save 25% when you pre-order A FATE WORSE THAN DROWNING from today until January 1! Rewards membership is free. Use the code PREORDER25 at checkout ❤️🌊🔥👻💙

Quote this with what you have accomplished in 2025 no matter how small. Not a LOT of publishing things, but a big one! - I published my third novel, Imperfect Creatures. It's the best, most ambitious thing I've ever done, and I'm super proud of it. - attended my first con as an author!

Happy weirdmas, all! I hope you all get an actual break, and may all your artistic dreams come true, and the AI bubble bursts, and billionaires are taxed into oblivion.

This world is a True Terror, but we're grateful that you've kept it Weird in all the best ways with us. Thank you for all your support in 2025; we can't wait to share what's coming next. HAIL INDIE PUBLISHING. HAIL NEW WEIRD HORROR + MORE. HAIL THE TENEBROUS CULT. All our love- Alex + Matt 🖤☠️

Support indie horror this holiday season, please. We need you. We're waiting for you to find us. Click on any of the presses to find rad horror titles now. @nwreader.bsky.social @clashbooks.bsky.social @tenebrouspress.bsky.social @shortwavebooks.bsky.social @thirdestatebooks.bsky.social 1/3

And if you wanna check out @rascalhartley.bsky.social’s DEAR STUPID PENPAL for yourself: YOU SHOULD. store.tenebrouspress.com

This!! Word of mouth in indie spaces is so important.

Just a reminder, y’all: If you love a book, especially an indie-published one, tell the world! They can always use the help. And the authors (and publishers) love hearing it🖤☠️

Me: I don’t see the appeal of boxing TV: OK but what if it’s professional boxers savagely brutalizing influencers Me:

"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future." - @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit. Incredible words. Listen to all of it!

But consider: I'm obsessed.

Check the incredible book reveal below. Sarah's book is amazing, and I cannot wait to see people losing their minds over it.

I'm 46 today. I still feel 30.

Look, all I'm saying is, if you want to depress some people you love with some new fiction, then maybe give Imperfect Creatures a go. diachroneitybooks.com/Imperfect-Cr...

Could not agree more with this statement. I think if you have questions about ANY author's book(s), they'd be only too happy for you to reach out to them, rather than have some grotesque tool none of us asked for do a shitty job of it instead. 👇🏼👇🏼 #BookSky

Please tell your friends about this show (we’ve worked very hard on it)

There’s a lesson to be learned here. That lesson is: FUCK THE USE OF AI TO SUPPLANT THE ARTS, and anyone who attempts to use it to replace human creativity should be mocked and ridiculed to the degree that no one would dare attempt to follow in their footsteps 🖤☠️

And a winner has been drawn! Huge congrats to @monkeybeaver.bsky.social I'll reach out and send you your copy. Huge thanks to @biggreenbooks.bsky.social for helping to run this.

catharsis: the game woe-industries.itch.io/you-have-bil...

Pre-order offer! If you pre-order our new antho, ENCOUNTERS, you'll be in with a chance of winning one of five paperback copies on release day. Either post your order confirmation or email it to [email protected]. Fifteen monstrous stories. Out 02/14/26 www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4BLN1GR.

I've just started plotting out my next novel. I'm absolutely sure this one will be normal and not take four years to finish again. ABSOLUTELY SURE.

OUT NOW—Imperfect Creatures by Joe Butler 🏠👹 diachroneitybooks.com/Shop

Finally broke down and wrote my semi-annual newsletter. As you will find upon opening it, I do not take this responsibility seriously. Enjoy?

I had a complete stranger reach out to me yesterday and told me how much they loved Imperfect Creatures. I was so, so blown away. Seriously, tell authors you liked their work. Also, if you've read the book, feel free to leave a review, get a tattoo, change your name to The House. All appreciated.

I don't do these competitions on here, as a rule. But it's Joe. And Joe's ace. So please do share this and also check out his books. Ta.

Hey! Win a SIGNED copy of Imperfect Creatures by the AWESOME @writelikeashark.bsky.social Joe Butler. Joe's new book is "a metafictional mind-melter" (check the link). Repost this & follow Joe by 10th December at 6pm for a chance to win. Good luck! diachroneitybooks.com/Imperfect-Cr...

And all the curses/prompts are with their authors! Good luck to everyone who is taking part this week. Be brave, be bold, and have fun! We can’t wait to read your spooky stories. #tldrterrors

🖤☠️VOTE INDIE VOTE INDIE VOTE INDIE🖤☠️ I won't even twist your arm to vote for a Tenebrous title (though I know a bunch you *could* vote for...) But look past the Big Five—or the usuals like T*R & S*ga—& elevate an indie title that really blew you away this year🖤☠️ reactormag.com/cast-your-vo...

woot woot!!! I’m such a big fan of this press and beyond honored to make their nomination list alongside some truly incredible work. thank you so much @tldrpress.bsky.social!

Dark Matter Ink have a #BlackFriday sale which includes both my novellas. Please support #indiebusiness where possible.🙏👇 darkmattermagazine.shop/collections/...

NIN- Head Like a Hole Mysterons- Portishead Kate Bush- Running Up that Hill Deftones- My Own Summer The Cure- Plainsong

The Night Ship is fishing up some happy netgalley reviews. Someone called it fun, and Publisher's Weekly called it an "unsettling and immersive sci-fi thriller", and that is everything I wanted. It's still on the 'galley, but if that's not your jam let me know! www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...

🔥 COVER +TITLE REVEAL + SUBMISSIONS OPEN🔥 YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM: A Cosmic Body Horror Anthology from Trans & Gender Nonconforming Voices A Charity collection coming in October 2026🖤☠️🏳️‍⚧️ Art by @mxmorgan.com All the info here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...

2 ongoing convos are dovetailing rn: 1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business; 2. worry over small presses closing or paring down. Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀 IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:

It’s #FridayReads time! Books make great gifts and are tastier than turkey. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here’s a (45% off!) novel full of monsters, friendship, love, magic, revenge, ghosts, storms, syncretism, and maybe a bit of violence… www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

There’s still time to enter the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story horror competition!! Registration closes on the 28th November, so if you want to take part in a fun short story competition, then don’t forget to register asap. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/2k-terrors...

Tomorrow's @thisishorror.bsky.social news is all ready to go, but #ICYMI here's last week's new & forthcoming horrors: www.thisishorror.co.uk/news-round-u... Alakazam by Mia Dalia - out now from Absinthe Books, POV: The Found Footage Festival - coming to Derby Quad this Saturday ... 1/2

... and Imperfect Creatures by @writelikeashark.bsky.social - out now from @diachroneity.bsky.social! Go get some spooky books and festival tickets, people! 🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛ #HorrorBooks #HorrorFilm #BookSky 📚😱

A selection of my longer fiction, with links below.👇📚 #booksky #author #darkfantasy #horror

Here's some news @slimyswampghost.bsky.social and I have been dying to share! ENCOUNTERS WITH CRYPTIDS will be out 02/14/26! Featuring stories by @xavilawrites.bsky.social, @calebbethea.bsky.social, @cavaterra.bsky.social, @authorlevai.bsky.social, @ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social and many more!

A very Happy Book Birthday to Imperfect Creatures! 🎉🎉This book rocked and you should be reading it 🖤

RELEASE DAY!!! Imperfect Creatures is OUT NOW! My weird, Twin Peaks X House of Leaves novel is finally out in the world and wants to take up space in your brain. You can get it here: diachroneitybooks.com/Imperfect-Cr...

AT LONG LAST!! 🖤🎉 Here's your perfect late autumn read, everyone!!! IMPERFECT CREATURES is the weird house book of your darkest dreams 📚💙

IT'S IMPERFECT CREATURES DAYYYYYY 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to Joe on a truly stellar, mind-bending book. It's been such a pleasure witnessing this book turn into something so multi-layered and heart wrenching!!