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Just had fun in a Zoom chat with @markrainey.bsky.social and @saxonaudio.bsky.social - centered on Mark's novel BLUE DEVIL ISLAND - the first audiobook Joshua did for Crossroad Press back in 2019. WWII - Lovecraftian menace... and Joshua bringing it to life. He's narrated 76 titles for us so far.

Hey. It's the Night of the Fugue Devil. stephenmarkrainey.blogspot.com/2025/09/nigh...

Build your #horror TBR with these #newreleases! @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social @markrainey.bsky.social @themordashin.bsky.social @gregfrost.bsky.social @rayvanhornjr.bsky.social @chelseaconradt.bsky.social @abigailtaylor.bsky.social @daniel-lorn.bsky.social @sadiehartmann.bsky.social

It should not be this motherfucking hard to get a vaccine. Pharmacy now needs prescription. Cone Health IS NOT COMFORTABLE prescribing a vaccine. So, I'm left with no means to get the vaccine. This is 100% at RFK Jr.'s feet. If you support this piece of shit, you are a piece of shit. End of story.

I figured I needed to holler about FUGUE DEVIL RESURGENCE (Black Raven Books 2022). It's available in ebook & paperback and contains a dozen of my scariest tales, including the novelette, "Fugue Devil," and its sequel, "Eye of the Devil." It'll scare you silly! www.amazon.com/Fugue-Devil-...

David Niall Wilson's CLOSING TIME AT THE SUNNY SIDE UP is a fast-paced story of the road, with depraved murderers, weird scientists, and dedicated lawmen entangled in overlapping webs of intrigue. I've read many of Dave's works, and I put this one at the top of the list. books2read.com/u/bPjoRA

Last week's book haul courtesy of Bookshop.org. @weyodi.bsky.social @vlatinalondon.bsky.social @markrainey.bsky.social

Henry County Enterprise reporter Jessica Dillon and I had a nice chat at Magnolia & Main Books a little while back. The article appears in this weekend's edition. henrycountyenterprise.com/raineys-late...

A mighty kind review of THE NIGHTMARE FRONTIER by Carson Buckingham in Hellnotes. Now available in paperback from Crossroad Press. Full review here: hellnotes.com/book-review-...

I've had far more than customary feedback from readers wondering whether I might consider writing a sequel to THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND. Well...guess what. I'm plotting it as we speak. I guess that's why I've been feeling creeped out for a few days... www.amazon.com/House-Black-...

My 2010 novel, THE NIGHTMARE FRONTIER, until now available in ebook and audiobook format, is now out as a trade paperback from Macabre Ink/Crossroad Press! www.amazon.com/dp/1637892845/

Now in trade paperback! Available also in unabridged audio, narrated by Basil Sands - and available wherever eBooks are sold. See link below for B&N, Kobo, Apple, Smashwords and more. THE NIGHTMARE FRONTIER by @markrainey.bsky.social books2read.com/u/mdx8kw

If you're fucking brave, you can watch and listen to Bryan Nowak's ALL THINGS WRITING podcast featuring a weird old dude. It's about THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND and all kinds of scary stuff. Go ahead... prove your mettle! youtu.be/YTPNOt339Ss?...

A highly valued reader informed me that The House at Black Tooth Pond was the horror novel he's been waiting 40 years to read. And now I may have a concussion because I tried to fit my head through the front door. www.amazon.com/House-Black-...

It's not that any of us hate one man more than we love our country, as that stupid, never-ending meme states; it's that we love our country enough to despise the man who's turned it from a shining beacon into a pariah nation before the rest of the civilized world.

Excellent news on the writing front, which I can't talk about yet, but it's certainly elevated my otherwise gloomy mood.

New newsletter out from Crossroad Press, and posted at Beehiv... New books, new audio, a starred review for @markrainey.bsky.social and more:

stephenmarkrainey.blogspot.com/2025/03/scar... My adventures at SCARES THAT CARE - AUTHORCON V

At Scares That Care AuthorCon V

www.zomboscloset.com/the-house-at... A fine review of THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND at Zombo's Closet! "Rainey is one of a handful of writers who can give you the supernatural, the cosmic, and the eldritch terror in carefully measured doses that intoxicate you with...absolute dread."

Because I am of that age, my doctor recommended that I get an MMR booster. At CVS, they said because of the outbreaks, they were unable to get any in stock. I was able to get the shot at Walgreen's. They also told me that the outbreaks are severe enough to cause vaccine shortages. Jezus.

bsky.app/profile/jffj... An incredible effort by @bradfordgrantboyle.bsky.social documenting the profusion of daikaiju-centric fanzines of the 1970s and 80s.

TDS: a facile epithet gleefully hurled by those whose adjacent brain cells have never made each other's acquaintance.

Here's a little video interview I did today at Magnolia & Main Books in Ridgeway, VA. I'll be doing another booksigning there May 17. Many thanks to proprietor Traci Morton! stephenmarkrainey.blogspot.com/2025/03/old-...

Here is some cool news on a bleak day. I keep telling you all, you should read this. It's not long... it's not expensive, but I'm told it's good.

Currently reading: Rebecca Cuthbert's SIX O' CLOCK HOUSE & OTHER STRANGE TALES. So far, quite enjoying it. Wonderfully written, engaging stories. @rebeccacuthbert.bsky.social

WOOT! Publisher's Weekly gives my newest novel, THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND, a starred review. "Stephen Mark Rainey brings Lovecraftian horror to rural Virginia in this chilling tale...This is cosmic horror done right."—Publisher's Weekly www.publishersweekly.com/9781637891773

Here it is! THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND audiobook, narrated by the incomparable Joshua Saxon. On Audible, brand new from Crossroad Press. www.audible.com/pd/The-House...

Now in unabridged audio - @markrainey.bsky.social's The House at Black Tooth Pond - performed by @saxonaudio.bsky.social - you know you want to read this.

Let me tell you, writing THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND was so hair-raising that all of mine took off and never came back. Look at that poor old bald dude! If you're kind enough to read THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND, please consider leaving a review. Mini tanks! www.amazon.com/House-Black-...

Currently narrating @markrainey.bsky.social’s “The House at Black Tooth Pond” and it’s amazing! Right from the start it has that Rainey atmosphere of creeping dread. Just brilliant! Coming soon on #audiobook from @crossroadpress.bsky.social

A mighty fine review of THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND at CEMETERY DANCE, courtesy of David Simms. "Recommended reading from an author who always delivers." www.cemeterydance.com/extras/revie...

It's here—release day for my newest novel, THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND! Now available from Crossroad Press, in paperback and ebook, with the audiobook to come. www.amazon.com/House-Black-...

KJK Publishing has just released its latest entry in the Horror Collection anthology series—Volume 22, Crystal Edition. This one features my frightful little tale, "Magic Eye," along with 14 other horrific gems. www.amazon.com/dp/B0DWCFPFGZ

I know this is amid all the woolly goings-on around us, but I've gotta put this out here: ONE WEEK from TODAY — the release of my newest novel, THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND. Ebook, paperback, and audiobook, coming on February 11. You can pre-order it right now: www.amazon.com/House-Black-...

To my many Canadian friends — I love you guys, I love Canada, and I hope to Yog Sothoth this BS will blow by without inflicting irreparable damage. The writing for this mess was in the sky in letters miles high going back many moons, yet the blind among us swear "IT'S GONNA MAKE US RICH!"

With the release of THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND in just a couple of weeks, I'm gonna give my older novel, THE LEBO COVEN, a plug here as they're both set in Aiken Mill, VA, and share a lot of fictional history. LEBO is available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook. www.amazon.com/Lebo-Coven-S...

It's less than one month until the horror emerges from THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND — coming February 11 from Crossroad Press. Available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook. Cover art by J. Edward Neill. You can pre-order it now! www.amazon.com/House-Black-...

Made a diagram of how I woke up this morning.

stephenmarkrainey.blogspot.com/2025/01/2024... If personal retrospectives aren't your thing, don't read this.

stephenmarkrainey.blogspot.com/2024/12/merr... Ms. B. and I do love us some Christmastime. If you're one to celebrate it, I hope you've had a great one. And for all, Happy Horrordays!

In this interview, we delve into the mind of @markrainey.bsky.social , exploring his writing process, inspirations, and thoughts on the horror genre. gnofhorror.com/stephen-mark...

A nice new interview up at The Ginger Nuts of Horror, courtesy of Jim Mcleod. Stuff about THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND, the writing business in general, and what might be my most embarrassing moment (there were a good many to choose from). gnofhorror.com/stephen-mark...

OK, I figured it's time I offered y'all a free story. It's "Somewhere, My Love," which, as near as I can judge, is one of my best-regarded tales. If you haven't read the story before, give it a look. Hey, it's free! You can get it here as an EPUB or PDF file: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

stephenmarkrainey.blogspot.com/2024/12/earl... Godzilla aplenty!

THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND, due in February 2025, is up for pre-order (ebook and paperback). If you've ever thought, "I'd love to give Mark a Christmas present because he's the nicest mean old bastard I know," then ordering this one would make me smile big! www.amazon.com/House-Black-...

www.youtube.com/embed/k6Gstt... Bryan Nowak's ALL THINGS WRITING, featuring a scary old dude. Bryan is both brave and sporting.

Ms. B. and I are gonna be merry this season if it fuckin kills us.