NEW SCRIBE ALERT! We welcome @awhcolumbus.bsky.social into the company of HORRIFIC SCRIBES! His #horrorstory, "The Basement," is about a young man who must #meettheparents of his girlfriend, and the evening turns when he goes into the #basement... Read for free at horrificscribblings.com

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! Please join me in welcoming H.J. Dutton into the company of HORRIFIC SCRIBES. He brings a charming, happy story about a family that takes in a stray dog. It's all cheery and innocent. Honest. Really. horrificscribblings.com #baddog

NEW SCRIBBLING ALERT! Shawn Montgomery returns to HORRIFIC SCRIBES with a new #horrorstory, "When I Come Back." It's the longest story we've published, way over our limit, but it's worth every word. It treads in #extremehorror territory, so sensitive readers, beware. horrificscribblings.com

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! We welcome @thompsinator.bsky.social into HORRIFIC SCRIBES along with the #horrorstory "Worryeater," a sympathetic but still scary depiction of #OCD that veers into the #supernatural and monstrous in a fight for self-determination. Read for free: horrificscribblings.com

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! @itsmedavidcorse.bsky.social joins HORRIFIC SCRIBES with his #horrorstory "All My Angry Selves," a #bizarre blend of #bodyhorror and #revenge... you might be horrified... you might cheer... you might be horrified that you're cheering.... Read for free: horrificscribblings.com

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! Horrific Scribblings welcomes John Davis into the hallowed halls of HORRIFIC SCRIBES! His #comingofage #horrorstory "It Hungers" suits the archive quite well, strange and shocking, with depths to ponder. Gaping maws. Have fun! Free at horrificscribblings.com

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! @jonmcgoran.bsky.social joins HORRIFIC SCRIBES with "Christmas Angel," a slice of #Christmashorror that in 1700 words runs through the precious, nostalgic, scary, tragic, and bittersweet. Take an emotional ride and be glad it's only September. horrificscribblings.com

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! Steven Mathes joins HORRIFIC SCRIBES with his #horrorstory "Swimmers," which involves #parasites, lots of food, and the hope of true love. Funny in multiple senses with unusual chills from #psychologicalhorror and #bodyhorror... have fun! Free at horrificscribblings.com

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! Abby Nicole Yee joins HORRIFIC SCRIBES with "Before I Grew Nettled Skin," a delectably challenging piece of #darkpoetry, overflowing with disturbing eroticism, the #gruesome, and the #macabre... and even wry humor. Read free, horrificscribblings.com

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! Horrific Scribblings happily welcomes John Leahy to HORRIFIC SCRIBES. He brings a #maritime #horrorstory of #monsters, "Flowers." It's got #pirates! And it gets really #weird... I think there's something kind of sexual going on.... Read for free at horrificscribblings.com

COVER REVEAL! A second edition of L. Andrew Cooper's #surreal #horrornovel CRAZY TIME is coming! The new cover image by @ruthannaevans.bsky.social is fantastic. The book is not "extreme" in the subgenre sense, but it is #transgressive and very, very dark. Read more at www.amazon.com/Crazy-Time-B...

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! Dimitry Partsi has joined HORRIFIC SCRIBES with the short story/script "A Promising Void: The Memo-morphosis," an #absurdist contribution to our collection of #officehorror. It's funny... if you can laugh in an #existential vacuum. Read for free at horrificscribblings.com

Please share! We need #submissions of #transgressive #darkfiction! #Darkpoetry, too! #Horrorstories, #darkscifi, #darkfantasy! We're doing well, and we're growing fast! Go to horrificscribblings.com/submissions/

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! @stevetoase.bsky.social joins HORRIFIC SCRIBES with his delectably #weird #horrorstory "Dental Hygiene." It might make you cringe and think (or shout the meaning aloud), "WTF!" But if you're in the right crowd, it's a crowd-pleaser. Warnings apply. horrificscribblings.com

Sydney Sackett joins HORRIFIC SCRIBES with "The Rites of Harry Leitner," a #horrorstory about an #exorcist who is remarkably good at his job. What? You think all exorcism stories are the same now? Let Sackett show you, in under 1600 words, how one can still thrill you... horrificscribblings.com

NEW SCRIBBLING ALERT! @emmiechristie33.bsky.social has brought another very strange tale of #darkfantasy and #darksciencefiction to HORRIFIC SCRIBES, "Chrysalis," which is... narrowly #apocalyptic, but expansively, perhaps... joyful? Free at horrificscribblings.com

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! E.J. LeRoy joins HORRIFIC SCRIBES with "Remy de Montfort of Dubcon Palace," an #existential and #historical #horrorstory with another foot in #darksciencefiction (and a hint of forbidden, #queer erotica). Reflect on the naughty stuff. Read for free at horrificscribblings.com.

NEW SCRIBBLING ALERT! Joseph Hirsch, who joined HORRIFIC SCRIBES with "Red in Tooth," has added a new, very different tale of deep #psychologicalhorror. Discard preconceptions about #haunteddoll stories and enjoy the disturbing layers: horrificscribblings.com.

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! Douglas Kolacki has done the impossible: contributed a #zombie story to HORRIFIC SCRIBES! Well, it's a period piece about coming of age in the presence of fancy courtroom maneuvering... and a zombie. Travel back to 1924 to see what this is all about... horrificscribblings.com

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! Harley Carnell has joined HORRIFIC SCRIBES. His #horrorstory "Guilt" uses a tragic event for examining the horrors of the titular emotion, which devours people without regard for whether they bear any blame in the tragedy. Read it for free: horrificscribblings.com

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! Christopher Degni joins HORRIFIC SCRIBES with his #horrorstory "Notes from the Dark Web," which feels like #foundfootage circling back on classic #epistolary horror as chats, emails, and other media relay a tale of a hacker who stirs up something sinister. horrificscribblings.com

NEW SCRIBBLING ALERT! Scribe @matthollingsworth.com brings us a new #horrorstory, "A Witch's Envy," which is a #darkfairytale... kind of. Many severed heads. A lot of discarded technology. A riff on the Ship of Theseus. You kind of have to read it. Very worthwhile. horrificscribblings.com

My new #extremehorror / #splatterpunk novella, FATHER IS PLEASED, is now available. Not as #queer as ALEX'S ESCAPE, but still pretty queer. ARC reviews are split--some have been pleasantly disturbed, and some have been unpleasantly disturbed. Prepare to be disturbed. www.amazon.com/dp/B0F7VY9CYB

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! @sjtownend.bsky.social joins HORRIFIC SCRIBES! Her story "QVC" adds to our #domestichorror, #quiethorror, and #psychologicalhorror, describing a parent who has high hopes for a new air fryer... hopes feeding on dreadful circumstances. Read at horrificscribblings.com

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! E.W.H. Thornton and their #horrorstory "The Slide" have joined HORRIFIC SCRIBES. The story starts as a #macabre college lecture about #photographyanddeath and becomes far more terrifying. Of special note for those into #mediastudies. Read free at horrificscribblings.com

If you like limericks, then you need this book. It's coming out on the 22nd, but you can pre-order the print copy now & the Ebook will be available later. Here is the Amazon link, but you can also get it at B&N. a.co/d/137HMu0 Pleased to have quite a few pieces in this! #limericks #poetry #poets

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Happy fortnight-a-versary to "BEST SEATS IN THE HOUSE," the feel-good blood and guts story of the season! There's no crying in baseball, but there will be blood... and maybe killer glitter. Surreal. Suspenseful. Subversive. Read it FREE at horrificscribblings.com #horrorlit 😱📚

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NEW SCRIBE ALERT! Tracy Fritz has joined HORRIFIC SCRIBES, bringing her #horrorstory "Mr. Ears Comes to Dinner." Its keywords include #domestichorror, #psychologicalhorror, and #cryptids. The psychological elements get me, but see what speaks to you most: horrificscribblings.com

NEW... SCRIBBLING ALERT! Fendy S. Tulodo is the first writer to have a second #horrorstory appear in HORRIFIC SCRIBES! He adds "Postmarked for My Grave." Readers know #nonlineartime is involved right away. The story goes much farther, and at 2300 words, it gets there fast. horrificscribblings.com

This week L. Andrew Cooper's Horrific Scribblings has an #authorinterview with introspective wordsmith @badwinterbooks.bsky.social, whose #horrornovel IT EATS YOUR HUNGER and #horrornovella DEAD RABBIT range from humanity's basest impulses to its most #cosmic struggles. landrewcooper.com/murnane/

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! Luke Ramer is the latest to join HORRIFIC SCRIBES. He adds "Post Op," a #horrorstory, emphasis on #grotesque #bodyhorror, yet for anyone who has ever been or known a teenage boy, perhaps not too much of a stretch (if you'll pardon the pun). Read for free: horrificscribblings.com

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! Richard Dansky joins HORRIFIC SCRIBES with his #horrorstory "Scheduling Issues," another dive into #officehorror that digs intimately into painful anxiety and, while toying with the absurd, always keeps the tragic nearby. Prepare for the fear. Free at horrificscribblings.com

#PRIDEMONTH #HORROR! FREE EXTREME, #QUEER #SPLATTERPUNK E-BOOK! ALEX'S ESCAPE is free from Wed. 6/25 to Sun. 6/29! “The most twisted and disturbing book I’ve ever read, in the vein of Barker’s best.” — @fletcherhorror.bsky.social Warning: All the triggers. 18+ only. www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNCT6ZQV

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! Today's initiate into HORRIFIC SCRIBES is @samarlington.com, who, in his #horrorstory "Best Seats in the House," makes #baseball fun (even to non-fans) while building a #surreal atmosphere and inexplicable tension toward... well, see for yourself. Free at horrificscribblings.com

The fourth and final volume of the #horror / #darkfantasy #epic THE MIDDLE REACHES has launched! And there was much rejoicing! Take the terrifying journey through monstrous realms all the way to the end... www.amazon.com/dp/B0DW1LHHJH

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! Thomas C. Mavroudis has joined HORRIFIC SCRIBES, bringing his dazzling #horrorstory "From a Trail Cam Pointed at Our House." It's an #uncanny tale and an odd reading experience that I hope you will enjoy. Read for free at horrificscribblings.com

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! I welcome @tjohnstone.bsky.social to HORRIFIC SCRIBES. He brings his short #horrorstory "The Herman Condition," which has #darkcomedy but more #psychologicalhorror as a woman escaping domestic violence meets a scheming... sourdough starter. Read free: horrificscribblings.com

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! I gladly welcome @marktowse.bsky.social to HORRIFIC SCRIBES. His short story "Ash-Ray Wednesday" offers a combination of cathartic violence with cathartic snickering... scary to think how stygian some office environments can be! horrificscribblings.com

The second HORRIFIC SCRIBES exhibit is upon us! As I can't do anything properly, Exhibit Two is really two-in-one, Damaged Youth and Unexpected Visitations and Arrivals. Revel in the doubled darkness! Read for free at horrificscribblings.com #horrorstories #freefiction

This week's #authorinterview is with Ed Downes, whose novel FROZEN ECHOES falls in the tradition of #horrorstories in #Antarctica with AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS by #Lovecraft and THE THING by #JohnCarpenter but also has new and terrifying territory to travel... landrewcooper.com/downes/

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! I am delighted to welcome Devin James Leonard to HORRIFIC SCRIBES. His fast-moving, very short #horrorstory "King of Hearts" uses ambiguity and suggestion to create a world of details not actually on the page, a masterful and unnerving effect. Read free: horrificscribblings.com

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! I am happy to welcome Lira Palmer into HORRIFIC SCRIBES. Her #horror story "Calypso" walks between #scienceandmysticism in a search for a rare #orchid, uncovering horrific beauty that might be inescapable. Read free: horrificscribblings.com

BOOK LAUNCH! Book 3 of 4 in THE MIDDLE REACHES series is now available! A recent reviewer reflected, "This was such an interesting series to read, and I don’t think I’ll ever read anything like it again." Begin your one-of-a-kind journey into #horror and #darkfantasy: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DW1LHHJH

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! I happily welcome the multi-talented @matthollingsworth.com to HORRIFIC SCRIBES. His #horrorstory "Hush" piles nightmares upon nightmares, with an unusual perspective that comes across frighteningly well. Immerse yourself. Read for free: horrificscribblings.com/horrificscri...

NEW SCRIBE ALERT! I am happy to welcome Daniel Stride into HORRIFIC SCRIBES. He brings "To Play the Queen of Hearts," a #horror #shortstory about an aristocrat beheaded during the #FrenchRevolution... hideously hilarious and all-round #weird. Enjoy! horrificscribblings.com/horrificscri...

This week's #authorinterview is with celebrated author @jgfaherty.bsky.social, who discusses two forthcoming (soon!) #horror #novellas, THE MALTHUSIAN CORRECTION and THE NIGHTMARE PEOPLE, and what makes each of them so effective. landrewcooper.com/jgfaherty/

Please share! HORRIFIC SCRIBES is open again, so this is a new #callforsubmissions! Send us your provocative, scary, and strange-- your #horror and other #darkfiction-- #shortstories and #poems yearning to freak people out! How to submit? horrificscribblings.com/about/submis...