Over the summer, I read Joe Hill's @joe-hill.bsky.social Horns, and to this day, it lingers in my brain. There's something so fascinating to me in the way Hill blends the mundane with the supernatural. What's your favorite Joe Hill book? #booksky youtu.be/ExeK6inF3wg?...

American Horrors? Cryptids? Small Town Occult Worshipers? A chimera-like beast with a pony's head? Yeah, James Kaine's novel, "Devil of The Pines" is gonna check some boxes. Hope you all enjoy the review! youtu.be/myFbfKuWa1M

Support my buddy @andrewvanwey.bsky.social and his FANTASTIC Cosmic Horror Series journeying to "The Lost Coast"! Oh and you can enter to win a signed copy of book 1 that I 100% did not "liberate" from the trunk of his car. forms.gle/ZDTmhBXoVQRG...

In three weeks, we’re gonna get rully rully weird with Kosoko Jackson (THE MACABRE) and Sam Rebelein (GALLOWAY’S GOSPEL) on Fearmongers. Time travel, incidental cults, cursed paintings and more! Wednesday, September 24th at 8 PM/ET. Register on Zoom here: bit.ly/4mMnQ0x

Would you like to hear about the new queen of horror? Wait no further, Book 1 of the Season of The Monster Saga has arrived! Check out Alissa Vick's amazing vocal talents and enjoy the lurking nightmares residing in South Dakota's Black Hills. #audiobooks amzn.to/41Ronpd

Just finished Junji Ito's Uzumaki and here are my impressions: F*CKING WILD! #manga #uzumaki youtu.be/vNqci-m72nI?...

New #BookReview up for @toddkeisling.com Todd Keisling's "The Sundowner's Dance"! This is one of my favorite reads from this year, so please tell me you loved it too bahaahaha youtu.be/1XUVZW94-ds?...

GREAT follow up question on tumblr about me saying 'i am not doing a bit and my work is not some big joke'. someone asked is it okay to laugh at tinglers since they are not a joke which is very kind and thoughtful, but yes you certainly can. FULL ANWSER HERE www.tumblr.com/drchucktingl...

Hell to the yeah. #KeepWriting

Before opening Book 2 of @andrewvanwey.bsky.social's series, I returned to Greywood Bay via Tom Jordan's vocal talents. A top-notch iteration w/ chilling cadences and emotional gravitas for fans of Stranger Things & Lovecraft. Whether reading or listening, prepare for the light of the dead star.

Haven't had the pleasure of enjoying @cassandracelia.bsky.social 's "The Elric Undoing"? Well, I loved it. Cassandra was kind enough to speak with me about her speculative-gothic-dark fantasy novel! And she gave me a signed copy to giveaway... www.ajhumphreyswrites.com/aj-s-journal...

When even your own personal demons are like: "okay buddy, I think you've had enough..."

When you spent all morning writing without a shower, and you go outside to get some fresh air for the first time

Together w/Jay Bower & 28 more indie horror authors, we are offering 37 FREE e-books this month! Including the first 2 books in the Season of The Monster saga. The other two are both $0.99 a pop! Doing the math? All 4-books are $1.98! That's not a typo... books.bookfunnel.com/summerofhorr...

Gargoyles, grotesques, and corbels reading books are my favorites.

Hear me out. Ya know cat cafes???

It's not hoarding if it's books

#Booksky "Fine Dying"- a serial whodunnit I wrote for Kindle Vella, but never finished, so I ask; "is this a story you want to see finished?" I love whodunnits, but it's not my typical genre... Read the 1st 10 chapters free and let me know if it should survive! www.patreon.com/collection/1...

A 4-book saga for $1.98! This Summer of Horror features 37 novels for free download! (Incl. books 1 & 2 of the SoTM saga) books.bookfunnel.com/summerofhorr... E-books 3 & 4 are only $0.99/ea for July! books2read.com/b/47RxMj The Vespids will be waiting.... #booksky #readingcommunity

I'm here for this. WRITE FREE FRIENDS!!! #writinglife

Alright horror book fans. I did something pretty stupid. But hopefully you get a laugh out of it. (You gotta watch the end!) Oh and enter to win a signed copy of Matt Lutton's religious horror novella, "The Morningstar Confession." #booksky youtu.be/ZmTZoh3Wh9A

Confession? For The Devil? Check out this interview with Matt Lutton and learn how he crafted a gripping exchange between Father Dan & someone claiming to be Lucifer... Oh, and if you haven't read it, you can enter to win this signed copy! #booksky www.ajhumphreyswrites.com/aj-s-journal...

New Review up on the ole Me & You Tube! Do you enjoy sci-fi and spooky settings? Well then Dead Silence by S. A. Barnes may be for you! https://youtu.be/_4w4ZyuSUnU?si=92SpQ1IDYqcD0inK #booksky

Celebrate Pride Month with this selection of great fantasy books with queer MCs. #sorcery #legendary #queer #dragons #ladies #dwarves #heroes #booksky #monsters #📚💙 #knights #wizards #💙 #fae #📚🪐 #dwarfs #reading #elves #pride #queerbooks #writing #witches #magic #knaves #rogue #👀📚 #rainbow (7828)

What makes golf special? It's as much 'you v competition' as it is 'you v you,' as it is 'you v the course.' Each 18 is its own entity. On any day, they take or give breaks. The only way to survive is breathe & adapt.  An excellent metaphor for life.  Credit to the pros surviving Oakmont #USOpen

Unfortunately, I must withdraw from the #PackInTheReaders Convention this weekend in Green Bay. The reason? Kobe had an allergic reaction to something that got infected & formed a LARGE wound on his cheek. The last few days we've made good progress toward a happy, healthy, floofy boy.

How's everyone else handling this one? Upon finishing Todd Keisling's (sun)downer of a novel about, love, loss, and end of life care, Kobe and I have developed an extreme aversion to the worms in our garden... Hopefully, y'all are doing better than us... #booksky

Nearing "The End" of this likely to be a novella about a cursed location that y'all don't get to know about just yet.  But it's giving "Ready Player One" meets "N0S4A2" in this undisclosed location. Where do you think the story is set? #WritingCommunity

Treated myself to a cult classic... I know nothing except to beware the spiral... Who has read Junji Ito's Uzumaki? What'd ya think??? #mangasky

Todd Keisling's "The Sundowner's Dance" is gonna be up there for my favorite read of the year. But it might run away with my favorite hardcover release... LOOK AT THAT COVER!  What books have you fallen for this spring?  #booksky

Don't miss your chance to win a signed copy of Megan Stockton's "Lovely, Dark & Deep" https://youtu.be/3Xv2NG2imS4 #bookgiveaway

Swears. Up and down swear words about the ending of this one. SPOILERS FOR ANIME FANS... . . . . #jujutsukaisen (1/3)

I know I'm 27 years late to the party, but 5YO me had some weird complex about the main character not being Zelda.  Anywho, here I am, finally playing my first LOZ game. Kinda wishing I had a Game Shark Guides from the 90s... 😅 #LegendOfZelda

There's still time to enter the Lovely, Dark & Deep giveaway with Megan Stockton's fantastic siren horror! Read the interview and don't miss your chance to win one of these signed copies! https://www.ajhumphreyswrites.com/aj-s-journal/blog-post-title-ldd #IndieAuthors

An original take on the "who's really crazy" trope. Without spoiling things, i will say that "Part One" was my favorite portion of the story, and I plowed through the supernatural chaos plaguing the story's main character, Richard. #bookthreads

Kobe and I had an amazing and B-E-A-Utiful day in Kenosha this past Sunday for Chapter Two of The Kenosha Book Fest! We'll be back soon, and don't miss future fests every month through September! Shout-out Donovan Scherer and his team on an amazing event! #DogsAndBooks

We love authors who bring their dogs (@ajhumphreys.bsky.social & @margaret.bsky.social!) to book signings, but where are the CATS?! Actually, every cat I know would hate being at a book signing. Authors, show me pics of your cats when you visit!

There's no feeling quite like the fear of turning to the next page because the safety of your favorite character is in jeopardy and they've almost died four times already.... #JujutsuKaisenManga

Dark Horse Comics did a fantastic job compiling and refurbishing these classic pulp-horror comics. The artwork ranges from decent to top-notch and the story telling progresses throughout each volume as the VoH gathers its legs beneath it. #horrorsky

It's Hammock Szn!  Who doesn't loves a good hammock reading sesh? Nobody. That's what I thought.  *Following this picture, I fell asleep for two hours, hehe #Readers

Happy Memorial Day! Let's Review an American Classic. Dark Horse Comics did a fantastic job compiling and refurbishing these classic pulp-horror comics. The artwork ranges from decent to top-notch and the story telling progresses throughout each volume as the VoH gathers its legs beneath it. #book

Bloody brilliant grief horror. All the hallmarks of the classic 'family confronts their sinister and possibly cursed past' after an estranged family member dies. This story hooks quickly and should be exactly what people in the genre demand from that title. "The Demonic"  #booksky

This SUNDAY! Chapter 2 of the Kenosha Book Festival! Will I see you there? #Kenosha

The Authors' Journey Newsletter is BACK!  So, join me in talking with Megan Stockton about her Isolated Island/Siren Horror "Lovely, Dark & Deep" and enter to win one of two signed copies! https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/86975/emails/149855174049924634 #BookSky

One of the things I've been working on while I was away from Social Media was a new website! Let me know your thoughts, and if there are any UI issues! AJHumphreyswrites.com #authorsky

III'MMM BAAAAACCKKKK!!! Miss me? Did you notice I was away?  Well, I was. Life got...exhausting. And let's be honest. I HATE Social Media. It has its place & benefits... But, F*CK. My feeds have been dramatic. So, I'll keep updates coming, but I like living in reality, not this augmented hellscape.

Can't wait!

This past Wednesday was jam-packed awesomeness! Did my first podcast interview for "TRIP" w/ the guys from the "Good Enough" Podcast, and then had an amazing time continuing that conversation, signing books, and discussing the craft of writing with U of IL students at The Literary Book Bar! #booksky

Check out this amazing interview that I did with the Good Enough Podcast team earlier this week! We talked the craft and business of writing, my newest release TRIP, and even dipped our toes into mental health and LSD.  Check it out!

Owning up to your mistakes earns respect. Burying them makes you look like a serial killer trying to hide a body.