post a perfect album from the '90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice in Chains. I listened to The Verve "Urban Hymns" on repeat for weeks on end, and still go back and revisit and it hits just as hard.

Can confirm. The best Cosmic Horror is also Microscopic Horror. Check out Taff's collection from @badhandbooks.bsky.social www.amazon.com/All-Stars-Di...

“This demon of the lake is their god…” To Those Willing to Drown by Mark Matthews - Lake horror Today's #horror book recommendation #horrorbooks #ad amzn.to/4jfTpgn

2025 writing project: To leave more reviews on retail sites for stuff I love! Here's one for @markmatthews.bsky.social and TO THOSE WILLING TO DROWN: A terrific novel. Dark and contemplative but also moves quickly. It starts out with ...

The October Film Hunt terror & paranoia that builds & will leave you breathless. @michaelwehunt.bsky.social @stmartinspress.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social For Those Willing to Drown is deep, haunting grief horror w/secrets. A book that will stay with you. @markmatthews.bsky.social

Merry Christmas!

My novella, KALI'S WEB, from @crystallake.bsky.social / Torrid Waters, is on sale for 0.99¢ this week! Imagine if Cronenberg remade Trainspotting with characters from Les Miserables after reading Charlotte's Web to his daughter—KALI'S WEB *Check it out:⬇️ www.amazon.com/gp/product/B... #booksky

Books I’ve read (and loved) in 2025. An ongoing post and in no particular order … @markmatthews.bsky.social

A signed limited edition of @markmatthews.bsky.social's TO THOSE WILLIGN TO DROWN is now shipping! thunderstormbooks.com/thunderstorm...

Today #NightTideMag is all about generational trauma, identity and transformation. @jessicarosehorror.bsky.social dives into the cycles of aging, losing identity and agency and the horrors of dementia. 👻 📽️ nighttidemag.com/2025/11/28/f...

Check it out! Big November blowout! All these paperbacks are just $9.99 on Amazon *TO THOSE WILLING TO DROWN *THE HOBGOBLIN OF LITTLE MINDS *GARDEN OF FIENDS *LULLABIES FOR SUFFERING *ORPHANS OF BLISS Sale Ends 12/1/25 —> tinyurl.com/39bax68v all works are also in #kindleUnlimited #booksky

Tattoo loading, first Friday in December Branding my calf and taking this with me to the grave. #Florence+theMachine

As seen on Bookbub, FREE until Thursday. ON THE LIPS OF CHILDREN —> www.amazon.com/LIPS-CHILDRE... "One of the scariest novels I've read this year” —The Horror News Network "This is dark fiction at its visceral, chilling best" —author Jan Kozlowski

Masks don't conceal, they reveal My Halloween Haunts article from a year ago about the pressure we receive to mask our mental health symptoms, and the ‘treat’ we receive in return is acceptance and status. —> horror.org/halloween-ha...

Countdown to Halloween—Day Two. These four books from @markmatthews.bsky.social—two novels and two collections—are all deep dives into the horror of addiction. And they are all gorgeous, brutal and deeply moving.

Gimmee!

Boys and girls of every age, would you like to read something strange? BODY of CHRIST is FREE for Kindle all week long. www.amazon.com/BODY-CHRIST-... Warning: this is a very freaky book. The kind you don't take home to mother (but it will never let your spirits down) #booksky

🔥💀RELEASE DAY💀🔥 Love, congrats & happy book birthday to @momoshaty.bsky.social! CLAIRVIOLENCE: TALES OF TAROT AND TORMENT features 11 terrifying stories of Occult Horror that cut deep across time & space. These cards play for keeps🖤☠️ Cover art by @ear-a-corn.bsky.social store.tenebrouspress.com

Thank you @readbookpage.bsky.social for the review. I LOVE that library patrons will be able to find this book wirtten for them by a librarian. www.bookpage.com/reviews/why-...

💙📚Just in time for your Fall Fright Nights and Spooky Season Reads! 🖤🎃Grab awesome books from Daniel Willcocks, Joseph Sale, Leigh Kenny, Sylvester Barzey, Daniel Soule, Briana Morgan, and more! 🎃Promo Period:1st October – 31st October #TWISTEDBOOKSALE25 www.candacenolaauthor.com/post/october...

Latest review of KALI'S WEB, from @crystallake.bsky.social / Torrid Waters. Just $4.99, also available on #kindleunlimited ⬇️ www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

Scenes from Salem, MA

Stowe, Vermont

White Mountains, New Hampshire

Check it out: Win one of Five paperback copies of KALI'S WEB from @crystallake.bsky.social Last day to enter. Winners picked at Midnight "Amazing" "Intense""Highly recommended" Enter Here ⬇️ www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

KALI'S WEB from @crystallake.bsky.social "An amazing and intense horror novella." "Ghastly" "Highly Recommended!" Win One of Five paperback copies, delivered to your front door. Check it out⬇️ ➡️https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/421426-kali-s-web

2025 New Releases for Your TBR @kevinblucia.bsky.social @spookywv.bsky.social @kristinaorlea.bsky.social @leighkenny.bsky.social @markmatthews.bsky.social @johndurginauthor.bsky.social @kaylafrederick.bsky.social @tonyanuci.bsky.social @gagegreenwood.bsky.social @crystallake.bsky.social

"Ghastly and fabulous!" KALI'S WEB is my new novella from @crystallake.bsky.social /Torrid Waters. Enter to win ONE of FIVE paperback copies. Offer ends 9/30/25. Check it out↓ www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Whether you're looking for a grief filled lake monster, an old school drive-in terror, or horrific supernatural humor, these books have you covered! Featuring @markmatthews.bsky.social @haleynewlin.bsky.social @marktowse.bsky.social and @loogenhausen.bsky.social youtu.be/g3LvjzdxbXs?si…

the lake speaks most honestly... TO THOSE WILLING TO DROWN —a glance at Goodreads reviews Novel is available in Kindle / Audiobook / Paperback And #KindleUnlimited —check it out↓ www.amazon.com/Those-Willin... #Folkhorror #Booksky

Ready for #Kindle deals? Nothing over $2.99 w/ works by @markmatthews.bsky.social, @carlyreagon.bsky.social, @wendywebbauthor.bsky.social, @sarahdavisgoff.bsky.social, @kelleyarmstrong.bsky.social, @lairdhunt.bsky.social, @datlow.bsky.social, @tkingfisher.com & more! #ad #booksky amzn.to/3Kj4Uoq

Happy Mary Shelley’s birthday to all who celebrate! 🎉

... All's Well That End's Well by @vivalavivian.bsky.social - out 31 October @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social, Kali's Web by @markmatthews.bsky.social - out now @crystallake.bsky.social, & The Shuddering Breath Before Oblivion by Taylor Grant - coming 29 August! Go Buy some spooky books! 👻 #BookSky

A not so humble brag over a review of KALI'S WEB that gave a 4.5 rather than 5 star. "The one lone flaw is the intensity of the subject might be a bit too deep for some to stomach" www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHWCT1GK

CLAIRVIOLENCE by @momoshaty.bsky.social by the cards💀 Card 13. Death💀 "I Wish I Could Grow Plants" I have a black thumb; everything I touch dies. ...I don't just mean the plants, either. Preorder CLAIRVIOLENCE, out October 21st: store.tenebrouspress.com

Excited to share that TO THOSE WILLING TO DROWN is getting the Signed, Limited Edition Hardcover treatment from @thunderstormbooks.bsky.social YAY! Look for it this fall.

Happy book birthday! I read an earlier version of this...y'all wanna read this one!

New Books Today!! Finally, I can let go of Feral & Hysterical and let her run screaming into the void... @isabelcanas.bsky.social Ania Ahlborn, Joe Lansdale @tkingfisher.com @markmatthews.bsky.social (Aug. 15) @cgolden.bsky.social @briankeene.bsky.social

KALI'S WEB from @crystallake.bsky.social is live! $4.99 for Kindle $10.99 for Paperback GET SPUN! Check it out here⬇️ www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHWCT1GK *also on #KindleUnlimited!

Check it out! KALI'S WEB, my new novella, is releasing tomorrow from @crystallake.bsky.social YAY!! Reviews have been pretty damn great. (but I suggest you buy one to decide for yourself) And I did a Crystal Lake/House of Shadows & Ink interview. Check it out: ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS3-...

Hey kids, I'm not going to shut up about my upcoming book OR @ear-a-corn.bsky.social's gorgeous cover for CLAIRVIOLENCE: TALES OF TAROT AND TORMENT, coming October 21st from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social!!! Many thanks to the amazing author @markmatthews.bsky.social for these wonderful words!

"Don't you have FOMO—Fear Of Missing Out?" -Dean of Nevermore "No, I have FOBI—Fear Of Being Included." -Wednesday Adams

KALI's WEB from @crystallake.bsky.social releases in 10 Days! Order a copy by 8/31/25 & send proof of purchase to WickedRunPress@gmail for a chance at one of FIVE copies of TO THOSE WILLING TO DROWN—Paperback or Audiobook/your choice (US only/sorry) KALI'S WEB⬇️ amazon.com/dp/B0FHWCT1GK

Who’s got two thumbs and at the Grateful Dead 60th anniversary festival? This guy⬇️

On my way to San Francisco tomorrow ready to cause big trouble in little China and face down that Tsunami because remember what Jack Burton does when the earth quakes, and the poison arrows fall from the sky, and the pillars of Heaven shake...

#Booksky! A newly reformed addict. An obsessed parole officer. A special young girl with a secret. Spin them up together and you have Kali's Web, the fantastic new release from Mark Matthews! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Full review here: www.facebook.com/CharsHorrorC... @markmatthews.bsky.social @crystallake.bsky.social

Ozzy going out after raising $190 million for sick kids and a Parkinson’s cure is metal AF.

This gorgeous book just released & I absolutely loved narrating it—even as it broke it me multiple times. Thank you, @markmatthews.bsky.social, for once again trusting me with your work. ❤️ “A powerful story that proves impossible to put down.” ~The Midwest Book Review www.audible.com/pd/To-Those-...

It’s a new week, #booksky! What are you reading? I’m starting two: Kali’s Web by @markmatthews.bsky.social and Lucky Day by @chucktingle.bsky.social.