This week has been crazy! Thanks to all the brilliant people at @titanbooks.bsky.social and all the lovelies who’ve sent me pictures of Lighthouse at the End of the World out in the world. Looking forward to UK pub day next week! #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #fantasyfiction #fantasybooks #booksky

I started posting on Instagram the nominations for the Bram Stoker Awards. Sharing the nominations here over the next few months. Starting off with Acquired Taste from @claymcleod.bsky.social. Nominated for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection.

JOANNA NEWSOM: *playing the harp while hooting and growling* ANDY SAMBERG: that's great hon

A Quiet Place Day One is fine. Decent enough apocalyptic/invasion movie which stands out thanks to two terrific central performances. It also manages to sidestep the awful gender politics of the first two movies, so that's nice.

You all are so jealous that I’ve got the new Status ARC of spring 2026. And honestly your envy does not look good on you

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He is riven

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Live laugh love free or die hard

I’m reading Careless People at the moment, and while it’s fair to say that nobody connected to Facebook comes out of it well, this piece of deathless prose is approaching “call a bondulance, James Name’s having a stronk” levels of the absurd

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is not the death of franchise cinema, but it's absolutely the pinnacle of franchise slop, a torrent of REMEMBER THIS, OH GOD PLEASE TELL ME YOU REMEMBER THIS music cues and cameos with no character, love or passion whatsoever. Awful awful awful. Burn it with fire.

The star wars mandalorian and grogu

Absolutely ridiculous that Riley has been one of our greatest novelists for over 20 years. She's incredible.

Guest post by yours truly at the @barnesandnoble.com blog site on the subject of #monsters www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/philip-... #amwriting #amwritingfantasy #fantasyfiction #booksky

“We’re getting new scream-worthy reads from some of our favorite contemporary horror authors, including Clay McLeod Chapman, Kylie Lee Baker, Marcus Kliewer, and Monika Kim...” Why’s it so hard to see myself amongst these other authors? Thank you Book Riot for listing BODIES OF WORK: bit.ly/4vamdxY

This rebirth of the prologue discussion has gotten under my skin. Stay tuned for my full thoughts

As a horror editor, this counts as work, right?

I once did a reading at an event of a story I'd written in second person, and a drunk woman on the front row kept shouting, "No I never! I never f*cking did it!" after every sentence.

I once did a reading at an event of a story I'd written in second person, and a drunk woman on the front row kept shouting, "No I never! I never f*cking did it!" after every sentence.

I believe the proper term is “shit ton.” ReadJumpScares has got your toilet paper covered. You’re gonna need it after you poop on your pants from all these spooky books: bit.ly/4sPaZxl

April shopping list is live! with new books from @claymcleod.bsky.social @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app @alexgrecian.bsky.social @dawnkurtagich.bsky.social @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social @carterkeane.bsky.social @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social @cj-dotson.bsky.social & more: readjumpscares.com/2026/04/02/a...

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As a horror editor, this counts as work, right?

I also have this thing I sometimes use to to brainstorm with and bounce ideas off. It's called "writer friends" and "an editor" and I really recommend getting some of those rather than using a polluting plagiarism machine made by a technofascist ruling class that probably hates you.

Library Journal gave BODIES OF WORK a starred review, which is pretty wild for such a weird novella. “Another one of his excellent portrayals of complicated emotions in horror.” Thank you Lila and @libraryjournal.bsky.social Read the full review here: bit.ly/4bXRFH5 @titanbooks.bsky.social

There are so many but this one, when I first saw it, prompted a fit of hysterics that lasted for about five or six hours. Cried laughing every time I thought about it. Good times

Super excited to say that @barnesandnoble.com have just selected Lighthouse at the End of the World as their spec-fic pic of the month for April! So if it sounds like your cup of tea you can grab a copy here : www.barnesandnoble.com/b/books/awar... #booksky #fantasyfiction #amwritingfantasy

Hop on your nearest louut and flit your way to the nearest bookshop to pick up a copy of @felipeazucares.bsky.social's debut.

We're absolutely delighted to announce that THE LIGHTHOUSE AT THE END OF THE WORLD by @felipeazucares.bsky.social is Barnes & Noble's Speculative Fiction Pick Of The Month! 🥳♣️

This is wild! Can’t quite believe it :)

Now reading.

It's time to enter a London like no other... THE LIGHTHOUSE AT THE END OF THE WORLD by @felipeazucares.bsky.social is out today in the US! This fast-paced, captivating fantasy novel is perfect for fans of V.E. Schwab! ♣️ UK readers, you only need to wait one more week! tinyurl.com/5es8yfhu

Hey there, American friends! My debut is out today (pubs next week in the UK) the wonderful @aijiang.bsky.social called it “a charming fantasy with a gritty wit”. You can purchase it here: bit.ly/4bYxEQG or via the link below. #booksky #fantasy

thank god i found it again

Today in Cronenberg.

Well... I think that's a draft done.

Blown away by this blurb for HUNTING BY THE RIVER from Sunday Times bestselling author Jake Arnott.

Well... I think that's a draft done.

Blown away by this blurb for HUNTING BY THE RIVER from Sunday Times bestselling author Jake Arnott.

Mackenzie Crook’s magical suburban folk tale, #SmallProphets published by #PenguinBooks and #PuffinBooks down the years. A 🧵 1/

NIGHT WORMS MAY 2026 THEME ANNOUNCEMENT: GRAVE VOICES!! BOTH BOOKS WILL HAVE SIGNED BOOKPLATES! 💥Preorders will begin on MONDAY MARCH 30TH AT 8AM PST!!! CURRENT SUBSCRIBERS: ‼️MAY RENEWALS GO THROUGH ON 4/7‼️ 👻 There will be TWO HARDCOVER books!! 🌙 As always you can expect a fun themed goodie bag

I love how pathetic these author scam emails can get. One of the slop buckets pulled up the anthology ROOTS OF MY FEARS and fused myself and @ramseycampbell.bsky.social into one author, Ramsey Hailey, before the wave of effusive paragraphs began. A nice "don't bother reading" wanting out the gate.

This is my long-running argument. Seasons should be long enough that they have at least two completely unwatchable episodes that everyone despises - and I am not joking in the slightest.

Forget the Final Girl trope. The real power in horror right now is in the hands of women writers. Here are 16 releases by diverse female authors that prove the genre is alive and screaming. gnofhorror.com/modern-horro...

Because people are comparing the wizard books with Lovecraft, it's worth noting not only that Lovecraft is long dead and not using his earnings to actively promote hatred (others have noted that already), but that his world has been open license since day one and has been extensively decolonised.

I am 99% sure that the B&N pre-order sale also applies to my upcoming cursed film novel THIS MOVIE DOESN'T END THE WAY WE WANT In 1994, three girls go to the movies. Only one comes out. 30 years later, she learns the movie isn't done with her 📽️ www.barnesandnoble.com/w/this-movie...

La Chimera is an absolute goddamn masterpiece. Plays with time in so many interesting ways, and stacks the cast full of people with excellent faces. I loved it.

I have a night free! I can watch a film!! Do I watch: La Chimera Bird Crimes of the Future Zone of Interest Or, Enys Men

Ruin a book by adding 'somehow' to the opening line. "It was a bright cold day in April, and somehow the clocks were striking thirteen."