Book haul from Stokercon, starting off with this rully rully cool magazine SCARE ME, a comprehensive interview collection with some amazing, amazing writers. I’m, like, a fan of all of these authors. This is honestly the coolest thing ever, and apparently it is something we can all subscribe to.

With heartfelt thanks (and a massive congratulations on his Stoker win) to the always encouraging and enthusiastic @claymcleod.bsky.social for these kind words on ARSON BY DESIGN. A new collection of horror and supernatural suspense coming 8/25 in from @rapturepublishing.bsky.social

Hey, Houston! I’m coming to Texas to talk about how much I love PET SEMETARY! Hope to see you there: bit.ly/42thQRu

thank god Jord rolled thru with his camera because I didn’t take a single good pic at Stokercon. I swear my camera roll is just memes receipts and the Carnegie Museum of Art @annarosereads.bsky.social @kellylonesome.bsky.social @claymcleod.bsky.social

HECK YES!!

STOKER AWARD-WINNING CLAYHEM So happy for my friend!

YES, YES, YES

And of course, give it up for the OG Guest, the First Friend of the Show, the legendary @claymcleod.bsky.social, for his win for Best Young Adult Novel. Here he is talking about 1978's INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS!

Came home to this welcoming committee…

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

So John Langan won the Stoker for best collection last night, and rightfully so, but I still wanted to share my acceptance speech for ACQUIRED TASTE just because I feel like it truly is an honor to have been nominated, particularly amongst so many amazing collections…

It was so cool to witness & be part of this moment. So happy for Clay.

SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a YA Novel last night. I’m in my hotel room, just staring at this award, thinking of all the people who made this possible… and how I never want to take the support of my friends, family, editors, readers, everyone, for granted

So, for a bit of context and honesty.. after this episode with @annarosereads.bsky.social , I knew @claymcleod.bsky.social would win the Stoker. I also do not recommend the episode, if this makes any sense… podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/a...

Never been happier for him 👏

WE WON

This is Doug Murano walking up to accept the Stoker Award for Specialty Press during a standing ovation after @claymcleod.bsky.social’s touching tribute to @badhandbooks.bsky.social ❤️ Doug inspires us all.

wish me luck

Wow, this book came out swinging and barely let up the whole rest of the way. Brutal and terrifying to read, but so, so good. #BookSky #Reading #Horror @claymcleod.bsky.social

Fantastic panel today at Horror Writers Association's #StokerCon 2026! "Navigating the Horror of the Parasocial" With panelists: Diana Rodriguez Wallach, Rachel Harrison, Christopher Golden, Clay McLeod Chapman, Rae Wilde, and moderated by Jonathan Fortin.

Stokercon highlights: GHOST EATERS scrapbooking, DEVIL INSIDE tattoos, DEVIL INSIDE librarian ARC giveaway, and so many good people.

DEVIL INSIDE was just picked as one of this year’s Buzzing About Horror Books panel at Stokercon! Thank you, Lauren for the pick!

🕯️ Today's Horror Book Pick "Ghost Eaters" by Clay McLeod Chapman Mushrooms that let you see the dead what could go wrong? A trippy, emotional, and terrifying dive into addiction and grief. 💀 Think The Haunting of Hill House meets Trainspotting. #BookSky #HorrorSky #Bookish #HorrorBooks

NOMINEEEEEEEEEEEK

Never got my hands on some middlegrade southern gothic before, but that’s all changed thanks to J. Kasper Kramer sharing her new novel SERPENT ON THE MOUNTAIN with me. So wild. Really excited to dig into this one. Thanks for sending this my way! On shelves 6/16 from Antheneum Books for Young Readers

My friends in New York, New Jersey and points beyond. Join me at The Twisted Spine on Monday, June 15 at 7 p.m. to launch this special edition of RED X. Tickets include a copy of RED X, which I will happily sign for you, or a $15 Twisted Spine gift card. More info: tinyurl.com/red-x-ny-launch ❌

Consider donating to Raw Dog Screaming Press’s Kickstarter campaign for the upcoming ABANDONED: ASYLUM anthology, edited by James Chambers. I’ve got a story on here, along with some other wonderful writers. Check it out here: bit.ly/438grAr @rdspress.bsky.social

Two rully rully good reviews for BODIES OF WORK popped up today from Gridmark Magazine and SFFWorld… “Time and time again, Clay McLeod Chapman unleashes his horrific, powerful storytelling into the world...” —SFFWorld “…it’s the audacity of the experiment itself that kept me reading…” —Gridmark

BODIES OF WORK is a fascinating horror novel which shows @claymcleod.bsky.social's "ingenuity in the stories he tells and HOW he tells his stories, is truly something to behold." @titanbooks.bsky.social My review www.sffworld.com/2026/06/bodi...

Reader reviews are not for writers. I’m taking 10 of my favorite Goodreads reviews for DEVIL INSIDE (positive, negative or otherwise) and serenading them back. This week is a 4 star review from ScarlettAnomalyReads. Thank you, Scarlett! DEVIL INSIDE hits shelves 8/11/26 from Mira Books!

Waiting for the bus, gonna read some ghost stories: NEVER WHISTLE AT NIGHT PT: II BACK FOR BLOOD brings readers another round of horror stories by Indigenous authors. On shelves August 18th from Vintage. Total bonus: I flipped the book over as I was taking this pic and look what I found! So cool.

Just found out the paperback edition of WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES is already going into a second printing and that made me rully rully happy. Thank you @quirkbooks.bsky.social

(Preview)Short Story Collection Panel @claymcleod.bsky.social @clayvermulm.bsky.social @raewilde.bsky.social @richardthomas.bsky.social

Hey, @claymcleod.bsky.social - I just pulled my Morton Salt out to refill my shakers and... well.. I got the shivers. #booksky #bodiesofwork #ifkyk #mortonsaltgirlwillneverbethesame #horrorsky

We'll be chatting with @claymcleod.bsky.social on our Youtube Live Chat tonight at 7:30pm Eastern, come hang out! www.youtube.com/@HorrorMakes... #horror #psychology #podcasts

WHOA!! Right now you can grab the paperback of @datlow.bsky.social's NIGHT & DAY: DREADFUL DARK: TALES OF NIGHTTIME HORROR/MERCILESS SUN: TALES OF DAYLIGHT HORROR for just $4.69!! #booksky #ad #bookdeal #amreading #horror amzn.to/4wZAQ8h

I’m not saying putting me in your anthologies gets you nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award, but I’m not-not saying it doesn’t hurt… All I’m trying to say is congratulations to the nominees for this year’s award for Best Edited Anthology.

Took the boyz to the Audible Story House, where we got to listen to our fill of audiobooks. Highlights include 1984 in a surround sound listenatoriumn, a book-bartender serving C-Dawg The Weirdies, and… I, um, may have listened to a little bit of WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES. That book is intense!

Ooh, look what I'm going to! See you there @claymcleod.bsky.social even though I'll probably be too shy to say hi 😆

How did I miss that author Clay McLeod Chapman is coming to my library system on August 26 in support of his upcoming book Devil Inside. Which I immediately registered myself and my wife for and downloaded an egalley of his new book to read!

@thearcparty.com great first episode on Horror TBR with @claymcleod.bsky.social I pre ordered Marion and got me even more juiced about ‘The Other’ and ps…: you better keep Clay’s intro jingle 🤣 have a good weekend guys

He may not know how to roll over, but we’ve trained our dog how to… meerkat.

Wild that it's been almost two years and people still go back and listen to the @scaresshapedus.bsky.social series premiere we did with @claymcleod.bsky.social on SESSION 9. Y'all are cool.

Freaky Friday folk out: QUAINT FOLK by Bitter Karella, out this October from Run For It @bitterkarella.bsky.social

I want to tell you about my new chapbook—“soft flotsam, tender jetsam”—from Rapture Publishing. I really love it. Grief horror served up as a ghost story. Features artwork by Chris Panatier. Limited edition print run of 250, with less than 50 left. Order one while you still can: bit.ly/4dt7VCn

Are You There, Beelzebubba? It’s Me, McLeod: bit.ly/49s90aT

hi north carolinaaaaaaaaaaa

Just finished @claymcleod.bsky.social's upcoming DEVIL INSIDE and have discovered the answer to 'what is Horrormance?' The perfect blend. There's nothing cute or adorable here. Just lust and love and terror, and the yearning hunger that is the playground of both demons and lovers. Bravo, Clay!

HOLY MOLY I JUST FOUND OUT MY SHORT STORY “BACKSLIDING” WAS SELECTED FOR “THE BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR: VOL 18” EDITED BY ELLEN DATLOW AND I AM LOSING MY MIND A LITTLE OKAY A LOT BECAUSE I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED A STORY IN THESE ANTHOLOGIES AND THIS IS MY FIRST TIME SO I NEED TO EXPRESS HOW HAPPY I AM OK

Have you ever read Tyler Jones? You really should… I’m halfway through his upcoming collection of stories ARSON BY DESIGN and the one I just finished took my breath away (it’s called “The Umpire”). There are those writers who we like to believe are just ours, a hidden treasure to covet. Tyler is one