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Some of the spooky stuff my wife got me for my birthday

Something I didn’t expect from my 31st bday: my 3yo and my wife singing happy birthday to me legitimately made me cry. They are my world.

Every few months Dark Owl Publishing does something bad and every few months I come here and remind people that shitty indie presses run by racists always do bad things.

The ghosts want you to read The Atrocities. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Of course, I don’t need to tell you that nothing beats a book on the beach. Having some fun with Wars in Wonderland by @ejpepinowrites.bsky.social aka @authorkestralmartin Dark fantasy in the woods of Wonderland with lots of sapphic romance, intrigue, and blood! #beachreads

During the first week of October, @spicycloaca.bsky.social and I are running an open sub call for the zine that will accompany their book Gore Poetics. 500 words max on the theme FLESH. Pay is 10 cents/word. Samir's book is weird, erotic, and often transgressive vibewise, so keep that in mind.

You’re not afraid of the dark, are you? 😉 Dark Descent is your secret indulgence: 100+ micro-horror tales that bite. Fast. Twisted. Unforgettable. 📖 Link in bio. #readingcommunity #horrorcommunity #flashfiction #microfiction #darkhumour #darkdescent

The Extra has arrived! 👀 Out today, @annieneugebauer.bsky.social's The Extra is the first in The Outsiders Sequence, standalone stories in a shared universe. Ten people head out on a backpacking trip, but the first night eleven set up camp. Everyone remembers everyone else. Who is the extra?

Reminder: If I had the money to buy and the time to read every single thing you lovely and talented people are putting out in the world, I absolutely would. Keep creating!!!

Happy 1-year-versary to Limelight today - tales of not-so-far futures...! To celebrate: a GIVEAWAY, 2 paperbacks & 3 ebooks from @shortwavebooks.bsky.social! Just repost & comment preference ebook/paperback (or either)! For a bonus tell me your fave dark SF read! Will draw at random on 10th Sept ✨️🖤🚀

Very few folks have entered this, so odds of nabbing a free copy are high 😅 👀

Out now on ebook and paperback! Mad Days: Stories and Curses is the perfect reading for the spooky season. A terrifying collection of tales and illustrations, available on Amazon and Bookshop! Amazon bit.ly/4lZImtq Bookshop bit.ly/41USpIQ

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Introducing my 3yo to what I consider some of my earliest nightmare fuel.

I just raked up what amounted to a 20 linear foot pile of leaves to my curb. Am I mad? No. I just got to crunch a ton of pre-season leaves. Combine that with the chill pre-dawn walking the dog and I’m living my best spooky life.

It's true. My debut short story collection is officially out today. Get a copy or sign up for an event: melissafloresandersonwrites.com

Broken Dolls comes out in exactly four weeks! Pre-orders are appreciated and if you're in the NYC area, I'll be doing a launch at The Twisted Spine with @claymcleod.bsky.social www.harpercollins.com/products/bro...

www.facebook.com/share/r/1DFc... This one killed me

A good time to check out one of my short fiction collections!

Happy #PubDay to Modern Mummies, our latest horror anthology! 13 tales of mummified remains await within this chilling anthology. Explore the horrors of the modern world with the iconic mummy like you’ve never seen it before. Now available in ebook and paperback at cateyepress.com/store #booksky

Also inside this issue: two micro stories by yours truly. Other things I may be in: unending terrors, states of paranoia, and, uh…khakis?

This is a steal. Cursed Morsels puts out bangers. Highly recommend!

Two of my micro horror stories: “She Dreams of Pesticide” and “Bathroom Bill Reporting for Duty” will be appearing in Dark Descent: Whispers From Beyond Vol. 15 by Dark Holme Publishing!!! Thank you @kerry767.bsky.social !

A reminder to RSVP for "Women of Grit Lit," a virtual reading with some great writers. And we'll be celebrating the publication of my story collection! @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social and @rfpress.bsky.social mash up.

This month, I'm offering developmental edits on horror/Weird fiction novels and novellas for $120 per 10,000 words--$80 lower than my usual rate. I'll give detailed feedback on character, setting, plot, pacing, tone, and point of view. Interested? Email ericraglin1992 [at] gmail [dot] com to book.

Midwest #horror folks! Who's all coming to One of Us, a gathering of horror writers from the region? Mark your calendars for September 6th when Iowa City becomes the spookiest place in the tri-state area!

In Bitter Apples, you’ll find students’ ghosts haunting classrooms, desperate teachers joining cults, zombies plaguing underfunded schools, and more. The institution of education is rotting. How will we survive its horrors? #booksky #teaching Order here: www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/bitt...

This is a lovely post by Kathy Sherwood about the upcoming release of DARK DECADES: A CENTURY OF TECHNOLOGICAL TERROR on 9/1. It has a brand new dedication to some very special people, an amazing new cover, & a whole lot of spooky vibes! kathysherwoodwriting.wordpress.com/2025/08/18/d...

I cannot wait!

Look at this gift my wife bought me. I absolutely love it. “I bringeth thy pen, my liege!” And yes, he must be knighted for his service every time.

so excited to announce that my debut poetry collection 🌬️WE IN/EXHALE ODYSSEYS 🌬️will be forthcoming in 2027 with @badhandbooks.bsky.social 👀‼️✨

Support us at the appropriate KS tier and we’ll send an autographed book to your doorstep. Bring it inside and read some every night to shape your dreams. kck.st/4mIkEm1

A robot bends over, vomiting up slimy chunks of books that it devoured earlier. Botlicking technoslopper: "See that? That's my novel. I told the robot to vomit. I pressed the vomit button. I wrote that novel."

Wait, you guys are chained to a buffalo???

#Booksky, are you in the mood for a new short story collection? Then you might enjoy mine, which is packed with 17 creepy tales & has a beautiful cover made by Luke Spooner. 😊 Kindle/KU: mybook.to/a86T Paperback: mybook.to/wjUJQzr Bookshop.org: shorturl.at/L8gGu Goodreads: shorturl.at/IY8Qw

This story will give you chills!!!! So excited to share it!

A #TOC I’m proud to be a part of. Can’t wait for my manipulative horror trail story/soliloquy to come out in this collection.

It took Gavin Newsome to get the Democrats to do anything. It should have been Hillary, Sanders, AOC, Waltz, Warren, Obama, Biden, and many more to get their asses in gear. Unfortunately it took a major overstep and Newsome, but at least after 10 years they finally fighting back.

Would anyone be interested in reading #non-fiction on the detriment of social media and toxic fan fiction on original fiction, contemporary publishing, and authors both amateur and professional?

Whole lotta love for these vocals

As much as they may like squelching, you can’t stomp out @ghoulish.bsky.social

Don’t tell me your sign. Tell me your favorite X-Men member. It’s more telling.

HOLD THE DOOR

If there’s a sequel, you’ll know as much as I know. If there’s not…you’ll know as much as I know

I read THE STAND when I was 22 and if the me from now told the me from then that this book would be a thing I would’ve accused now-me of being drunk and old. Then I would’ve asked now-me to tell me more about 2025 and, well, yeah. I’m honored and excited to be in the TOC. In stores 8/19.

My what a big spine you have 🤩 My contributor's copy for THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING'S THE STAND showed up, and it is a BEAST. Look at the size of it! It's also beautiful, both to see and to hold. I'm honored to be part of this glorious roster. Out August 19th!