on the flight home i had a great idea for a new book

@claymcleod.bsky.social guess who is starting Acquired Taste tomorrow 👀

I saw the film adaptation of Peter Straub’s GHOST STORY when I was way too young. Alice Krige’s performance unlocked some rather odd and confusing/conflicting feelings in this particular lad. Her role as the ghostly Alva/Eva was equal parts sensual and terrifying, both chilling and titillating…

Excited to start #acquiredtaste #shortstories #horror. Author @claymcleod.bsky.social#acquiredtaste#shortstories#horror a delight to follow on social media also, a light to the world and he burns bright. Happy reading!!

Big ol’ photo dump of my Fantastic Fest experience. I had the best time…

Build your #horror TBR with these new releases! @penprince.bsky.social @amber-hathaway.bsky.social @nuzo.bsky.social @williamfgrayfic.bsky.social @brianbowyer.bsky.social @writerofweird.bsky.social @justinepwinans.bsky.social @timlebbon.bsky.social @paulinechow.bsky.social

Hey, Austin! I’m at the Ghoulish Book Fair until four today, right here at the Alamo Drafthouse in part of Fantastic Fest. Come pick up some booooooooks! #fantasticfest #ghoulishbooks

Variety calls THE RESTORATION AT GRAYSON MANOR a “wickedly funny, bloody and unapologetically queer film.” I’ll take it! Congratulations, Glenn, and everyone who had a, ahem, hand in bringing our story to life: bit.ly/3KcM4T8 #fantasticfest #therestorationatgraysonmanor

Let's be fiendish together at @wordbookstores.bsky.social on Thurs, Sept 22 when @claymcleod.bsky.social joins me to discuss FIEND. #eattherich withfriends.co/event/236226...

Scenes from the red carpet. #FantasticFest #TheRestorationAtGraysonManor

We sold out two theaters tonight for the world premiere of THE RESTORATION AT GRAYSON MANOR at Fantastic Fest. These are the people we shared our queer killer hand movie for the very very first time and that makes me really really happy. Thank you @fantastic.fest #fantasticfest

Soundcheck. #FantasticFest #TheRestorationAtGraysonManor

Our costar Gabriela Garcia Vargas has shown up to the premiere in a custom “hand” made couture dress complete with 3D-printed hands for our killer hand movie. #FantasticFest #TheRestorationAtGraysonManor

Fangoria presser #FantasticFest #TheRestorationAtGraysonManor #Fangoria @fangoria.bsky.social

Collider presser #FantasticFest #TheRestorationAtGraysonManor

Book tour is going pretty well, I’d say… #fantasticfest

Glenn McQuaid & Clay McLeod Chapman discuss THE RESTORATION AT GRAYSON MANOR with Joseph B Mauceri, executive editor of FEARS Magazine. Boyd & Jacqueline Grayson’s volatile son and mother relationship takes on deadly consequences after Boyd's freak accident. creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

Holy shit I just won a debate/jousting/wrestling match arguing that THE BOOK IS ALWAYS BETTER at Fantastic Fest! #fantasticfest

Congratulations to Scott Derrickson and Maggie Levin on tonight’s premiere of THE BLACK PHONE 2 at Fantastic Fest. It absolutely blows my mind that I get to be a part of your creative world now. Thank you. Can’t wait to see the mooooovie! #fantasticfest #blackphone2 @maggielevin.bsky.social

Someone’s behind me, isn’t there? #fantasticfest

Y'all want an exclusive clip from @claymcleod.bsky.social's THE RESTORATION AT GRAYSON MANOR? I gotchu: www.dreadcentral.com/news/543868/...

You know how awesome booksellers are? Colleen at The Book Nook in Brenham, TX drove two whole hours just to hang for a few minutes and chat about books. She even brought her mother! Books bringing people together is the best. Thank you…

Thank you Dread Central and Matthew Jackson for giving our little horror film… a helping hand: bit.ly/4nAaCDW #fantasticfest #therestorationatgraysonmanor @dreadcentral.bsky.social @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social

Nomnomnom @titanbooks.bsky.social

Broadleaf! bit.ly/4pyh6Fc

You don't want to miss Sept 25 at @wordbookstores.bsky.social where I'll be w/ @claymcleod.bsky.social discussing FIEND & all things diabolical withfriends.co/event/236226...

Attending Fantastic Fest this weekend? Stop by the Highball on Monday from 11am-4pm for the GHOULISH BOOK FAIR! Spooky book vendors! Chaotic live readings! See ya there, ghouls!

"Why do I love horror? Because it's the f'ing best. There. Done. Print that." -- Clay McLeod Chapman Nuff said. Also, Clay wins. #whyilovehorror Edited by @raforall.bsky.social and published by @sagapressbooks.bsky.social, this mass of horror deliciousness drops 9/23!

Tonight goes down in history, folks. @claymcleod.bsky.social and I finally met in person! Just a couple of cool guys with beards talking about horror movies!

SUPER MANAGER NICK MCCABE

Flipping through the film program for Fantastic Fest… and there’s our movie. Did you know Glenn and I started hatching the story for this back in 2012? And here we are. Our queer killer hand movie is premiering this weekend at one of the coolest film festivals around. Absolutely blows my mind.

If you come out on the 30th you’ll get to meet Tamzin, Eudora, Jangling Jane and Miss Abyss all featured in Broken Dolls

I MADE IT #fantasticfest #therestorationatgraysonmanor

Getting spooky with @allymalinenko.bsky.social next week at Twisted Spine Books

Honestly, very jealous of all the folks getting advanced copies of this book. I’ve been obsessed with Coltan’s work on Morbid Curiosity and the concept of Recreational Fear as an area of study since I discovered they existed. This delves into some of it. Free to all. www.patreon.com/posts/136768...

I’m on an airplane and I’m morbidly curious this morning. I’ll be chatting with Coltan Scrivner in October at Underbrush Books so I better bone up

Here are three NEW horror books that you absolutely need in your life. A great start to spooky season! Featuring @rebelsam94.bsky.social @claymcleod.bsky.social and David Washburn. youtu.be/VkR2O3iWlY0?si…#horrorbooksk#horrorfama#horrorfictionon

Hey NYC if you’re around on the 30th @claymcleod.bsky.social and I are gonna be at Twisted Spine to talk all things Broken Dolls. Would love to see you 😍

TEXAS

Story Hour

Been a minute since I got to do a press junket. #FantasticFest #TheRestorationAtGraysonManor

Clay McLeod Chapman tells The Dread Alert Podcast how he got interested in horror. Clay also talks about his upcoming books Shiny Happy People and Acquired Taste. Full Episode Available Now! @claymcleod.bsky.social #horror #booksky

@claymcleod.bsky.social nails it again. A story of grief and loss, that, while out there, feels all too real. Whether it's losing a child, love of your life, or your mind, you feel the rawness, realness, and fears contained within. As a father, this one just hits differently.

Next week, Kosoko Jackson (THE MACABRE) and Sam Rebelein (GALLOWAY’S GOSPEL) join me for a magical, dark fantasy filled Fearmongers. Wednesday, September 24th at 8 PM/ET. Register via Zoom: bit.ly/4mMnQ0x @kosokojackson.bsky.social @rebelsam94.bsky.social

Do you like to stack your book shelf by overall aesthetic? How the book looks next to its neighbors'? Here are a few that you could place Where The Soul Goes with... 🔥 Galloway's Gospel by Sam Rebelein 🔥 Acquired Taste by Clay McLeod Chapman 🔥 The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim 1/2

WHY I LOVE HORROR edited by the incredible @raforall.bsky.social offers a sneak peak behind the curtain of modern horror fiction, with essays from Clay McLeod Chapman, Rachel Harrison, Hailey Piper, and Stephen Graham Jones (to name a few). Pick up a copy on 9/23 from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social :)

Years from now, literary scholars will unearth a copy of TWISTED TALES TO TELL IN THE NIGHT and discover the story “booger sugar” and wonder… huh? Thanks for my contributor copy @deathbytbrbooks.bsky.social. Available now.

Thank you, Lindy Ryan, for plopping ACQUIRED TASTE on your “Booms to Haunt You This Spooky Season” list. Over at The Chill Quill. Read the full list on @booktrib.bsky.social here: bit.ly/3VFVFVb

Best review ever?

👻👻👻👻• @christaqua Not sure how to properly express my gratitude to @claymcleod for this jaw-droppingly generous blurb. Maybe I can buy one of his many clones a heavily caffeinated beverage so they can continue at their breakneck pace. At any rate, Clay is a gem, and I’m endlessly grateful to him…