I only took four photos at Horror Reader Weekend and they were of A) Ron Malfi’s banner B) a shot of a panel I got to speak on C) a pop up tattoo parlor in the hotel lobby and D) the beautiful view of Bear Mountain. I promise to take more/better pictures next time. @christineharrold.bsky.social

I got to read a story about a bad batch of baby carrots to all of these beautiful people… Thank you @christineharrold.bsky.social

Just received Shiny Happy People by @claymcleod.bsky.social

Hi, I’m at Horror Reader Weekend

Getting my dark academia on this morning while I take the train up to Horror Reader Weekend. Thank you @getunderlined.bsky.social

@johnlangan.bsky.social’s name card told me in an otherworldly voice to hide @claymcleod.bsky.social’s name card. I’m not responsible for its disappearance.

home alone on a friday night so i’m gonna try and scare myself @spectrevision.bsky.social

Thanks so much for picking this up! Especially after, um, Booger Sugar.

Book Review 64 of 2025: Shiny Happy People by Clay McLeod Chapman is s young adult horror novel inspired by Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The imagery is beautiful even during the horrific. Shiny Happy People brings the horror. #ShinyHappyPeople #NetGalley #horror #bookreview #youngadult #booksky

Fearmongers is live! Clay gets to the heart of what makes a haunted house if there are no ghosts with guests Marcus Kliewer (WE USED TO LIVE HERE) & Christina Henry (THE PLACE WHERE THEY BURIED YOUR HEART). Apple: bit.ly/3XlBCfa Spotify: bit.ly/47Jp0DD Amazon: bit.ly/3WMMHG2 YouTube: bit.ly/4nJeF0n

Publishers Weekly covers SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE in its weekly roundup of kids and YA books. 11/11/25 is just around the corner… Don’t you think it’s time to shine?

#ShinyHappyPeople is perfect for introducing new horror readers to something approachable but still scary enough for more seasoned horror fans and with all the dark humor we’ve come to expect from @claymcleod.bsky.social. TY #NetGalley and Delacorte for the ARC. #BookSky Full Review:

Did you know there is an audiobook of SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE and did you know it’s narrated by Dominique Salvacion and that it’s difficultly dystopian?

There’s a new bookstore brewing in Fall River, MA and guess who’s stopping in next week? I’ll be hanging with Christa Carmen at Once Upon A Bookstore on 11/13 to chat about SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE and her recently released HOW TO FAKE A HAUNTING. Register here to let us know you’re coming: bit.ly/47QLzax

New book haul! Gonna need to causally place @claymcleod.bsky.social's old @shortwavebooks.bsky.social prints of some of these on our local coffee shop's bookshelves 😏 And if you're not familiar with @jauntworksstudio.bsky.social, there's no better time to get acquainted than #Noirvember. #BookSky

👀👀👀 • @capesandtights.com This week on Episode 253 of the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes back author @claymcleod for a discussion on his latest novel Shiny Happy People and so much more!⁠

CJ LEEDE NYC TAKEOVER (we totally did not coordinate our outfits today, I swear…) @ceejthemoment.bsky.social

Edge of Venomverse (Vol. 2) #1 The infinity Comic gives backstories to the versions we're seeing in Spider-Verse vs. Venomverse. Some good stories and good versions in here. Enjoyable art all around. I like the set up for the current vs run, it really works.

This week on Episode 253 of the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes back author Clay McLeod Chapman for a discussion on his latest novel Shiny Happy People and so much more! Shiny Happy People in-stores November 11! @claymcleod.bsky.social

This week’s episode of Taste the Pod of Dracula is on 1970’s Scars of Dracula with special guest @claymcleod.bsky.social! open.spotify.com/episode/6ucg...

Feeling squeamish sharing this because it’s the ‘zon. Plus it’s such a highly specific reading niche that feels like it shouldn’t necessarily be celebrated… SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE is the #1 book under “Teen & Young Adult Fiction On Depression & Mental Health.” Should these orange banners be celebrated?

I like to imagine I’m the eighth sister, or maybe just the first reader. Or the second. THE SEVENTH SISTER by Dawn Kurtagich hits shelves April 2026 from Thomas & Mercer Books. @dawnkurtagich.bsky.social

Clay McLeod Chapman has written a genuinely terrifying book with Shiny Happy People that could easily hook a new generation of horror fans for life. One week away! @claymcleod.bsky.social

In 1 week, my new YA sci-fi horror novel SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE comes out. I’ll be celebrating alongside Kristen Pipps at The Twisted Spine. This will be 1 of a few live events I’ll be doing for its release, so I’d love for you to join us. Let us know if you can make it by registering: bit.ly/4hs96BU

I always love me some book mail!

Voted.

Clay McLeod Chapman joins the Capes and Tights Podcast for Episode 253 on November 5, 2025. To prepare for the conversation, we have compiled 15 books and comics by Chapman you should read. @claymcleod.bsky.social

Stuff like this blows my mind. Can you imagine having enough junk that someone can say, hey, here’s the better stuff for you to check out. Some deep cuts here, which really warms my heart. Can I just keep writing stuff, please? I love writing. Thank you, Capes & Tights. Read here: bit.ly/4hErA29

Booklist gives SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE a STAR! “A fast-paced tribute to horror and sf greats that explores the overwhelming loneliness of feeling like an outsider, the challenges of drug epidemics across the U.S., and the desperation felt in losing one’s trust in their community.” Read it: bit.ly/47CR8bB

Monday! November 10th! 11AM! New Jersey! Nat Cassidy! Cassandra Khaw! Meeeeeeeeeeeeee! Inside the Writers House: Nightmare Edition at Rutgers University: bit.ly/3LlvtNt

November hopefuls. Looking forward to all of these from some of my very favorites! I also forgot to put The dark tower IV Wizard and Glass in this stack, I will also be consuming that throughout the month. @claymcleod.bsky.social @joshmalerman.bsky.social @catrionaward.bsky.social @danielkraus.com

I just donated to Twisted Spine Books and I think you should, too, if you’ve got a little to spare: www.gofundme.com/f/support-th...

Book 83 of 2025: "Shiny, Happy People" by Clay McLeod Chapman @claymcleod.bsky.social

2025 has been a productive year. I’m hoping to raise awareness on a few works up for awards consideration: Fiction Collection: ACQUIRED TASTE Graphic Novel: SEANCE IN THE ASYLUM Novel: WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES Young Adult Novel: SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE Thanks, y’all, for reading these stories of mine

HALLOWEEN IS OVER WHEN WE SAY IT’S OVER

Who wants to get spooky with meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee @christineharrold.bsky.social

i promised my family i'd slow down after halloween so i only have eight events in november

(I'd do it)

More intrusive thoughts as fake book covers: The terrifying tale of a haunted public lavatory, told by the only author who could do the premise justice

“This is weird horror at its finest, playing with time and space and people going mad in the process while the story is very much pointing out for some people it’s the job that eventually you can never escape. Chilling and intelligent horror.” Lovely review of UNQUIET GUESTS: bit.ly/4ogh17X

HELP I JUST DRAGGED JASPER TO HIS FIRST HAUNTED HOUSE AND I LOST HIM

TIL that Japan has something called a wind phone, that people can use to have one-way "conversations" with their dead loved ones. Has anyone told @claymcleod.bsky.social ? lithub.com/how-japans-w...

👂👂👂👂 bit.ly/47waSxh

love my neighborhood

From our trick or treaters to yours, here’s hoping you all have a Happy Halloween…

Extend your spooky season by preordering some Hot Summer Horror: BARBIE meets SCREAM with a 90s nostalgia twist in Lindy Ryan's DOLLFACE! "Goes for the gullet" @claymcleod.bsky.social "A whimsical, bloody, unsettling suburban slasher" @delilahsdawson.bsky.social https://geni.us/dollf

The news is out. Tales From Beyond The Pale is baaaaack. Excited to have another tale in this spooktacular series. Check back at this station for a new transmission on these digital airwaves soon.

Finished a beast of a short story and just submitted it. Celebrating by Halloweening, wandering through Brooklyn, heading to some of my favorite bookstores and licking copies of ACQUIRED TASTE, soaking up the spooky vibes, catching a matinee, taking the boyz trick or treating. Happy Halloween, y’all

I’d just like to add at the end of this year’s Spooktacular that I’ve noticed MANY of the books I’ve talked about have glowing blurbs from @claymcleod.bsky.social. Listen to this man’s horror recs. He’s got his finger to the pulse (also there shouldn’t be a pulse, oh god why is it still moving).