What's a movie you feel like you should like but you don't? For me, it's Starship Troopers.

If I controlled an animation studio- any animation studio- I would jump both feet forth. Alas- for good or bd- I do not.

I’ll cut to the chase: just like all your favorite authors, I’m offering editing and writing coach services. So yeah, pitch incoming! But first I wanted to talk a bit about my writing journey and WHY these services can help. (THREAD)

New on the newsletter, I reviewed Neil McRobert's (@talkscaredpod.bsky.social) debut novella GOOD BOY, out October 9 from @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social. Y'all are gonna want this book.

Fangoria has an exclusive peak inside DEVIL INSIDE. Peek at the cover and read an excerpt from my upcoming horrormance novel before it possesses bookshelves everywhere on 8/11/26. Here’s a love story so strong, you’ll need an exorcist: bit.ly/46W4ekU #horrormance #devilinside #claymcleodchapman

if you can help me (oh my god please help me) i have a glorified tip jar patreon (ive been doing co working two hour sessions and a monthly session for questions. this month i was going to play with the story engine so people could meet it) please don’t use the app they will take 30%

My husband was away for a couple days but he came home with gifts. Fire Walk with Me is one of my faves, of course, and I own it in several formats, but I don't have Eyes Without a Face, so yay. I was going to get a criterion sweater when I visited the closet but didn't so nice for him to pick it up

Great ways to show your support. lithub.com/how-to-be-a-...

Alien: Earth kinda eh for you? Here's a super short story I wrote a thousand years ago (give or take) featuring special kids (who fly mechs), adults (who suck), and a monster (who really loves mint). firesidefiction.com/signal

1. horror romance movies (of course, I wrote a whole book about this) 2. Twin Peaks 3. Knitting

What a lovely day for a cover reveal. DEVIL INSIDE by Clay McLeod Chapman. Let the devil in: 8/11/26. From Mira Books. Preorder now and possess your shelves: bit.ly/42az06Y #horrormance #devilinside #claymcleodchapman #mirabooks #harlequinbooks #harlequinromance

So excited to see this up in Fangoria today! I am just going to keep telling everyone how much I love this book.

I am so excited for more people to see this, I love it so much!(what a joy that I get to work on projects I love with authors I adore!)

If I were in charge of the commuter rail system here, I would have inspectors going around not to check if someone had paid their fare, but to tell people to get their goddamn feet off the seat.

It's SPREADING! If you liked John Carpenter's The Thing but wished it was way hornier and queerer, boy has Gailey got a book for you!

Today is the day! You can read WHY I LOVE HORROR with 18 of today's best Horror authors. In their essays they ALL bring their personal connection to Horror directly to you, their readers. A post to celebrate with the full table of contents is below. raforall.blogspot.com/2025/09/why-...

GodDAMN, @mangiotto.bsky.social.

(it's so funny bc this is about everyone and so it feels gross to say but like buy my book! it's good! most people who know it exists enjoyed reading it!) www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690564...

Got a copy of Why I Love Horror edited by @raforall.bsky.social, and I'm so looking forward to reading everyone's essays!

Just want to say we’ve seen OF’s birthday post move a few books, and that’s good because Backmask needs to be read. The best places to get it are Asterism and Bookshop. Or get the ebook from us for $5. malarkeybooks.com/ebooks/backm...

#LetterboxdFriday: My #LastFourWatched. A paranoid 70s thriller, a very weird kinda parody of paranoid 70s thrillers, Spike Lee's latest, and another weird one. Liked all of these (Winter Kills was my least fave).

So many fantastic films here! Really looking forward to the Rollin collection, haven't seen May in a while, never seen Matango...

Meta spent billions on AI so Mark Zuckerberg could look like a dipshit in front of millions of people: aftermath.site/meta-display-a...

One takeaway for Canadians watching what’s happening in the United States right now is that we need to put more pressure on governments / parties to strengthen democratic institutions and the fourth estate You can also defend democracy by supporting the work of journalists and civil society groups

This essay is so fucking good. It's not about games but games people should read it. vajra.me/2022/03/17/t...

we're doing it man, but we need money. and not onion money, like billionaire money.

READ THIS IT'S SO GOOD

I see people talking about short story collections. There is lots to say on this topic but I will shut my mouth and just say, I have a short story collection! I also love short stories as a art form. bookshop.org/p/books/skin...

Horror folks, it's the middle of September, and the Stoker Recommended Reading List is looking extremely small. If you're a member of the HWA, go recommend something you've read that you loved! horror.org/awards/curre...

I wrote this a while ago. Something that is a little different now than I wrote it is the amount of time I spend just THINKING. Especially when I'm deep in dev edits, I find that I have to build in a lot of time to just let the book simmer in my brain. www.writeforharlequin.com/what-does-an...

He was cool as hell, obviously, but he also played smart, sometimes vulnerable, funny, nuanced, wonderfully rich characters, and made some of the most compelling films I've ever seen.

I think Walter is simply one of the best writers about film. I don't always agree with him (though I do in this case), but just incredible writing.

Don't know why the Blue Jays keep using As Alive as You Need Me to Be by NIN as they throw to commercial but I'm not mad about it.

Weird fiction CEO Zach Gillan has told analysts that people without weird fiction may one day be at a "significant liminal disadvantage" compared to those who do use the texts:

Crafting for Sinners is exactly the kind of out-of-the-box novel I was craving, and it's another standout from Jenny Kiefer. @jennykiefer.com @quirkbooks.bsky.social

I was so privileged to be able to read this extraordinarily wonderful novel early (my first-ever blurb!). It's really, really, fantastic.

Coffin Moon is out today. Thanks to everyone that's reviewed the book, preordered it, told their friends about it. We had a sold out event at Hollywood Theatre last night, and Broadway Books sold every single copy of Coffin Moon they'd brought. I'm so lucky. Thank you all.

Happy book birthday to @hazelzorn.bsky.social too! Here's what I had to say: “An unsettling novella with so many ways to get under your skin: Cosmic Horror, Body Horror, but also the growing 21st-century Horror that if the oceans we’ve harmed rose up against us, we would deserve it." 1/2

I love this movie so much. But Gavin Gordon's Lord Byron is SO insufferable.

Guess what I got to do??? Absolutely thrilled to have the chance to walk into the Criterion Closet today. What a dream. My picks were Mulholland Drive, Don't Look Now, and Peeping Tom.

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched: A weird mermaid love story, a not-fave 80s drama, one of the best Hepburn/Tracy pairings, and a Fincher mystery I liked more this time around.

What an absolute fucking travesty. Listen, there are so many things to be angry about, I get it. But this butchery offends me on so many levels.

If you want to know how I feel about clowns

SCREAMING and CONJURING by @clarkcollis.bsky.social is OUT NOW! Peel back the Hollywood curtain on the modern horror film industry, through exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes stories, spanning over 100 movies. “A must-have for any genre fan.” - Varety. More here: geni.us/Hz5d

If you're going to TIFF today and want to check out the Criterion Closet, you'll probably meet my husband who works for the Canadian Criterion distributor. I have to work so I will settle for this tiny replica.

This is a great article, and one that maybe some folks need to read if they weren't already aware.

"You'll never go in the water again🦈💀" - JAWS, 1975 "No biggie, the water can come to you🪸💀" - REEF MIND, 2025 A lot's changed in 50 years of horror, but one thing has not: The ocean is f%$king TERRIFYING. @hazelzorn.bsky.social's REEF MIND is out 9/9. Preorder here: store.tenebrouspress.com

Our Harlequin Summer Reads list is up and I've got a couple of titles from this summer that I highly recommend: Mayra by Nicky Gonzalez and probably my fave book of the year so far: Angel Down by Daniel Kraus. www.writeforharlequin.com/what-were-re...

This is going to be fun!

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