On the bright side, I don't have RSV or the flu 🖤.

This is good. Sanctions would be better. @abc-news.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Have you added my creepy short story collection, The Dead Spot, to your spooky season TBR yet? 🎃 Available in KU, ebook, audio, and paperback! linktr.ee/angelasylvaine

Today I learned that for *cough* only $399 I could buy a Publishers Weekly review. For that amount, I could give away 10 paperbacks...So, let's do that instead. For the next 10 wks, I'll give away a book a week. Like this post and follow for a chance to win WHILE I WAS GONE. Entries close on 9/22 🖤

So, Jimmy Kimmel...artists at Sucker Punch...WT actual F? Now the far right gets to decide what we watch, what we play, and where we can work? Shame on you ABC America , @suckerpunchprod.bsky.social, @playstation.com. What a bunch of cowards.

Happy pub day to all these awesome books!! The Extra finally came in so happy belated pub day to @annieneugebauer.bsky.social !! Come in and feast your eyes upon the new horror display at @lahaskabookshop.bsky.social we’ve got so much horror!!

TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS today! 13 coming-of-rage stories including the return to print of "Benny Rose the Cannibal King" about the monstrousness of adolescence and those who will do whatever it takes to get away, or get even. Out now from Titan Books! 😈 tinyurl.com/prhdemons

You're not stupid. You don't believe the right's bullshit about LGBTQIA+ people and crime. Trans people are FAR more likely to be the victims than the perpetrators. Don't give air to baseless excuses for bigotry. Post the facts. LGBTQIA+ people deserve better 🖤 www.politifact.com/article/2025...

trans rights are human rights. fucking obviously. I've gotten a spate of new followers on this godforsaken website, so i thought i'd say so.

An update on the ENCOUNTERS emails...I know that some of you will be receiving news that's disappointing, but I really encourage you to take your story and submit it elsewhere. As usual, we've had many more good stories than we can fit into one antho. Keep writing, keep subbing. You've got this 🖤

As we narrow our selections for ENCOUNTERS, I'm going to be sending out some passes on stories this week. I love putting together anthos, but I hate this part. Please remember, a pass on a story does not mean that it was bad. It doesn't mean we 'rejected' it. It simply didn't fit for this antho. 1/2

I’ll never stop shouting about these ones by @andrewcull.bsky.social & @bapplegate.bsky.social

This actually arrived a few days ago, but it's been a hell of a week... anyway, huge thanks to @andrewcull.bsky.social for sending this prize over to me!

We all have dark days. Days when the writing won't happen. Days when we lose hope there will be a 4th season of Hannibal. But hold on, not a minute of the time you spend writing is wasted. Even days when you don't write a thing are prep for the days when you kill it. And you will. You got this! 🖤

I wrote a risky book. @maudlinhouse.bsky.social was rad enough to take a risk with me. Now people are spending hard-earned cash on my novel. Hail satan, homeboys and girls! We’re really doing it.

It's Monday, so here are some horror affirmations to get you pumped and ready to work... Live, laugh, slaughter them all. You are unique...and utterly horrifying. You are worthy...of not getting caught. You are enough...cosmic horror to drive anyone insane. Have a great week, everyone! 🖤

Thanks so much to all of you who entered my #FOUND giveaway! The winners of paperback copies of FOUND are... @cheezitsquirrel.bsky.social and @rebeccakaras.bsky.social! Congratulations! DM me with your mailing details and I'll send some found footage frights your way! 🖤📼👻

new & restocked horror now available at b&n sioux falls!

Sure I have a type: it's reading short stories that are so powerful it feels like I'm getting punched repeatedly in the face (subpost @andrewcull.bsky.social for I'm sure no reason)

A HUGE thank you to @michaelramstead.bsky.social for turning my scrappy scribble into a beautiful cover for WHILE I WAS GONE 🖤

You have a right to protest peacefully. USE that right. Make your voice heard. Be kind, act with decency and respect, but be LOUD. Don't let those who would bully and silence us win. No genocide in Gaza. No troops in US cities. Trans rights are human rights. Fuck the far right. Speak up 🖤

Famine is now a reality in Gaza. A man-made disaster for children and families that we have been warning about. Urgent, large-scale action is needed NOW for children and families.

It's Monday here in Australia, so let's get this week off to a good start! Like this post and follow me for a chance to win a paperback of #FOUND footage frights! I'll draw a winner (maybe two) on Friday (8/29). Okay, let's get writing! Have a great week, everyone! 🖤

It's Monday here in Australia, so let's get this week off to a good start! Like this post and follow me for a chance to win a paperback of #FOUND footage frights! I'll draw a winner (maybe two) on Friday (8/29). Okay, let's get writing! Have a great week, everyone! 🖤

"It’s time for the Government of Israel to stop denying the famine it has created in #Gaza. All of those who have influence must use it with determination and a sense of moral duty. Every hour counts." — UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini

Man, with @kennethwcain.bsky.social | @kkfilms.bsky.social -edited FEAR OF CLOWNS and OCTOBER SCREAMS and @andrewcull.bsky.social | @gabino.bsky.social -edited FOUND series, and so many more, it really is a great time to be a horror fan, especially if you love anthologies.

It's Sunday! Let's end our week on a positive note by reflecting on some things we love. I'll start... I 🖤 libraries... Old libraries, New libraries. Book mail. The smell of a new book. I LOVE the smell of an old book. I 🖤 bookshops. Buying books, borrowing books, browsing books. I 🖤 books!

I don't know if anyone else experiences this, but... My Fitbit: Congratulations! You slept for two hours last night. Me: *Yawn* My Fitbit: Your readiness is moderate. Me: Huh? My Fitbit: Ready to hit your goal? Just 90 Active Zone minutes will help you maintain your fitness. Me: !!!

Readers: "Wow, Andy's handwriting's a bit messier than I remember it..." Me: "Kids, I'm just going to sign some books." My 4-yr-old: "Yay, let me help!" *Grabs pen* If you've had a book from me this year, you've probably received a book that's been co-signed by our youngest 😂

Thanks to all of you who entered my WHILE I WAS GONE giveaway! The winners of copies of the new collection are... @mattneilhill.bsky.social, @ashentia.bsky.social, and @strangelibrary.com! Congratulations! DM me with your mailing details and I'll get some short, sharp, shocks on their way to you! 👻🖤

Microsoft: "Hey, Andy, you want some AI in Word?" Me: "No, thanks." Google: "Hey, Andy, you want some AI in your phone?" Me: "That's still a no. Thank you." MS: "Hey, me again. How about AI in Windows 11?" Me: "Nope" Google: "Your watch?" Am*zon: "AI voice for your books?" Me: "Oh, just f*ck off!"

It's Monday here in Australia, so let's get this week off to a good start. Who'd like to win a paperback of WHILE I WAS GONE? Like and share this post for a chance to win a copy of my new collection 🖤 I'll draw a winner (or maybe three) on 8/1!

COVER REVEAL and a bit of a surprise! Check out this awesome artwork by @michaelramstead.bsky.social for my new collection, WHILE I WAS GONE. I'm absolutely stoked with how it turned out. Thanks so much, Michael! 🖤 Now that surprise...WHILE I WAS GONE is out today! 🖤👻 www.amazon.com/dp/0648731588

And...that's it. Subs are now closed for ENCOUNTERS with Cryptids. A HUGE thank you to all of you who sent in a story 🖤. Trevor and I will now head into the woods, chased by the almost four hundred monsters you've unleashed on us. We can't wait! 👻 Lots more updates very soon!

Shout-out to all the introvert creatives braving social media on a regular basis because it's expected of you in 2025. Man, it's tough, right? I see you, and I'm cheering you on 🖤

How many times do we have to say this before our governments act? @primeministeruk.bsky.social What are you doing? @albomp.bsky.social The people of Gaza need aid NOW. Israel must be forced to adhere to international human rights laws. Sanction Israel now.

The Israeli Authorities are starving civilians in #Gaza. Among them are 1 million children. Lift the siege: allow UNRWA to bring in food and medicines.

@jonezyboy.bsky.social says WHILE I WAS GONE "...is @andrewcull.bsky.social shouting, “I’m back!”, and the horror community is all the better for it." #booksky www.horrordna.com/books/while-...

My latest review - a superb short story collection WHILE I WAS GONE from @andrewcull.bsky.social. Down the years I've read all of Andy's fiction, he is one of those authors who deserves to be much better known & widely read. His novel REMAINS is totally unmissable. www.horrordna.com/books/while-...

@jonezyboy.bsky.social Takes a look at Horror Novels, Career-Defining Debuts You Should Know About Featuring @jconnollybooks.bsky.social @andrewcull.bsky.social @victoriadalpe.bsky.social @shaunhamill.bsky.social @lmcknighthardy.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️ gnofhorror.com/horror-novel... 🩸📚 💙📚

Since the end of the ceasefire on 18 March, 1,309 children have reportedly been killed and 3,738 injured. In total, more than 50,000 children have reportedly been killed or injured since October 2023. The children of Gaza need protection NOW: unicef.link/3ZCg0wJ

Submissions are now closed for full-length stories, but...if you have a poem or a flash fiction piece about a cryptid, we'd love to read it. Flash subs are open until 7/13 🖤

Book mail ALWAYS makes a Monday better 👻 Thanks again, @andrewcull.bsky.social!!

Just...two...more...days! 😱

My book is out today! Again, thank you to the following for their words and support. @kealanpatrickburke.bsky.social @rossjefferyauthor.bsky.social @catherinemccarthy.bsky.social @andrewcull.bsky.social @beverleylee.bsky.social @mandagowin.bsky.social @sadiehartmann.bsky.social @stinasdemons.com

Craig's new collection is out today! I loved this book, and you should absolutely add it to your TBR. Happy book birthday, Craig!

Okay, that's two hundred more emails sent out. I'll be taking my cramped fingers and bleeding eyes away from the PC for a bit now 😂. Thanks so much to all of you who've taken the time to send in a story. Don't forget, you've got until 7/2 to get a cryptid tale to us, so there's still time left 🖤

Next up in short story reads. 🍁📚 #booksky @andrewcull.bsky.social

Book mail! Excited to win a copy of @andrewcull.bsky.social ‘s horror short fiction collection WHILE I WAS GONE in a giveaway, thank you! Absolutely love the cover, can’t wait to read. 👀 📚 🍂

I'll be in the mailbox of monsters again this weekend. So, if you've subbed a story, I'll aim to have a receipt in your mailbox very soon. Each time I check the subs, I'm blown away by the amount of stories we've been sent. Thanks so much to all of you who've sent in an ENCOUNTER! 🖤