Hey! Look at all these gorgeous covers! These are the 36 books we talked about in my Horror Preview episode for 2026. Go to my bio link to find the episode and to get to my bookshop affiliate page for convenient preordering. 2026 is going to be great!

Went on a pre-order spree today and loaded up on some great books coming soon. Links in the comments. Nowhere Burning by @catrionaward.bsky.social What They Did by @rioyouers.bsky.social You Have to Let Them Bleed by @annieneugebauer.bsky.social The Boatman by @alexgrecian.bsky.social

Have you read any of our top-selling books this year? Did you have a favorite? We've had the honor of publishing over a dozen great new books this year, but a few past titles are still finding their readers too, including 2023's CANDY CAIN KILLS and 2022's FACE THE NIGHT.

A look at what’s to come! With a collection from @badhandbooks.bsky.social and a rerelease + 2 new novellas from @shortwavebooks.bsky.social 🖤🖤🖤🖤

Heard great things about this one by @annieneugebauer.bsky.social from @shortwavebooks.bsky.social and super excited to read! Thanks to @thearcparty.com for the recommendation.

i read The Extra by @annieneugebauer.bsky.social this year and it’s pretty much perfect, the ending left me with a cold pit in my stomach and it became eerily resonant w the current “pretendian” hunt

The Extra by @annieneugebauer.bsky.social from @shortwavebooks.bsky.social INCREDIBLY tense and suspenseful doppleganger tale of 10 who go camping... but now there’s 11... but everyone remembers everyone else.

First up, horror & gothic- gripping reads that kept me up at night, strange phenomenons, eerie and atmospheric settings, with twists and turns aplenty..! 🖤✨Ft reads by @mkhardywrites.com, @riverssolomon.bsky.social, @annieneugebauer.bsky.social, @vlatinalondon.bsky.social, & @iameeadams.bsky.social

Truly top 5 of the year for me. I loved it so much. 💚

2025 Book Wrap-Up 💙📚 Each day for the rest of December, I want to post a few books I enjoyed this year by new-to-me authors. Today's list: The Extra by @annieneugebauer.bsky.social Daddy's Boy by @thisishorror.bsky.social Epiphany by @jvgachs.bsky.social

Between bookstores and direct orders, YOU HAVE TO LET THEM BLEED by @annieneugebauer.bsky.social has sold nearly 1,000 copies and it doesn't launch until February. Pre-order one of the most anticipated collections of 2026. And thank you @claymcleod.bsky.social for the advance praise.

Thank you so much to everyone who’s preordered my collection! February is right around the corner! If you haven’t snagged one yet, now’s the time. If you order directly from my publisher, it’ll come with a signed bookplate 💜🌙🩸 badhandbooks.com/preorders/yo...

I Really Loved These Damn Books In 2025: bit.ly/4p9I0Tc

Huge thanks to @lithub.com.web.brid.gy for including @annieneugebauer.bsky.social's THE EXTRA on their December's Best Sci-Fi list! Read the full list: lithub.com/memory-rehab... Read THE EXTRA: shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/the-...

Book mail! Been looking forward to THE EXTRA by @annieneugebauer.bsky.social @shortwavebooks.bsky.social This paper doll bookmark is such a nice touch.

Side note: I think some of this has to do with @shortwavebooks.bsky.social's brilliant promo work for Annie's novella, THE EXTRA. Indie publishers do best when we lift one another up. If you're not reading Shortwave titles, fix that. They're running a sale right now.

Pre-orders have been through the roof for YOU HAVE TO LET THEM BLEED by @annieneugebauer.bsky.social and it's shaping up to be one of our biggest launches ever. You'll be able to get your copy at bookstores across America, but why not pre-order direct? badhandbooks.com/preorders/yo...

Huge thanks to @inkwellmonster.bsky.social for these kind words for YOU HAVE TO LET THEM BLEED by @annieneugebauer.bsky.social. Pre-orders are LIVE for what is shaping up to be one of 2026's biggest horror collections. badhandbooks.com/preorders/yo...

Hello. I read and enjoyed @annieneugebauer.bsky.social The Extra. A psychological horror novel about terrible choices and paranoia and I highly recommend it. People trying to reason out an impossible decision with limited information

Our biggest holiday sale ever just launched! 35% off almost everything with code HOLIDAY35! - New releases? 35% off! - Pre-orders? 35% off! - Hardcovers? 35% off! - That book you heard great things about three years ago but haven't picked up yet? 35% off! shop.shortwavepublishing.com

ICYMI: Get your Bad Hand Books for less. Upcoming titles by @cgolden.bsky.social @toddkeisling.com @haileypiperfights.bsky.social @aijiang.bsky.social @genni.bsky.social @alexgrecian.bsky.social @annieneugebauer.bsky.social @timlebbon.bsky.social and more!

#HorrorWritersChat Too many to name but @annieneugebauer.bsky.social is one of those brilliant writers who I'm always excited to see in a collection. Clive Barker and David Cronenberg for making the viscerally horrific beautiful.

... If you enjoyed @annieneugebauer.bsky.social's THE EXTRA, and you're looking forward to her second book with us, THE OTHER... give her collection with @badhandbooks.bsky.social a read, YOU HAVE TO LET THEM BLEED comes out between THE EXTRA and THE OTHER. badhandbooks.com/preorders/yo...

We have a number of exciting upcoming releases from authors who also have new titles coming soon with other publishers... Here's a thread of some great new books you should pick up from other presses while waiting for these authors' new Shortwave titles!

If you enjoyed @annieneugebauer.bsky.social's @shortwavebooks.bsky.social novella, THE EXTRA, you'll love her debut collection, YOU HAVE TO LET THEM BLEED. Coming in February from Bad Hand Books. Pre-order it now. badhandbooks.com/preorders/yo...

30. "The Pelt" by @annieneugebauer.bsky.social

Let's do a little Halloween public service. Like this post for scary story recs!

Between Ingram and bookstore orders (thanks @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social!) we've sold nearly another 100 paperback copies of THE EXTRA today alone. 👀 You'll be hearing about this book for a while. And the next in the series, THE OTHER, is coming June 2026! shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/the-...

Really cool to see @annieneugebauer.bsky.social's novella with @shortwavebooks.bsky.social, THE EXTRA, make The Wall Street Journal recently. Don't miss Annie's debut collection of short fiction, YOU HAVE TO LET THEM BLEED, coming in February. badhandbooks.com/preorders/yo...

Wow! THE EXTRA was featured today in the Wall Street Journal! With some nice words for both the book and for its author, @annieneugebauer.bsky.social! "If you have time for only one terrifying tale this spooky season, make room for THE EXTRA." shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/the-...

Finally got to read this after hearing about it here, worth the discovery! Totally new genre for me I could look more into. Besides the story, amazing descriptions of the countryside made me want to get out camping right now… obviously presuming THAT THING won’t happen of course 👻 🌳 ⛺️ 😬 #booksky

We just had a massive order come in from Barnes & Noble for @annieneugebauer.bsky.social's YOU HAVE TO LET THEM BLEED. They must be catching on to the fact that this is going to be one of the biggest collections of 2026. Pre-order directly from us: badhandbooks.com/preorders/yo...

The coolest book mail drop I’ve had in a while. @shortwavebooks.bsky.social @annieneugebauer.bsky.social @gemmafiles.bsky.social

And this week our final 2025 Quarterly Book Boxes are shipping out! What an awesome project this has been this year. Thank you to all subscribers who signed up and helped support all of our 2025 titles. We hope you enjoyed your great new books this year (and the fun merch!). 🖤

I am so, so grateful to everyone who has helped spread the word about this book! Thank you!!

2025 books I've enjoyed! The Extra by @annieneugebauer.bsky.social from @shortwavebooks.bsky.social - such a great concept and page-turner! Read this in one tense sitting, breath held, uneasy, and on edge 👬🏞 Desperate to read the next one as I have questions... 👀🖤

Fresh batch of new stock at the shop! Come on down to Ghoulish Books and splurge on some spookiness…

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!!

Arrived home to some pretty excellent bookmail! Excited to get stuck into both of these by @annieneugebauer.bsky.social and @frasierarmitage.bsky.social! Also obsessed by both covers @alandistro.bsky.social and @adrianmgibson.bsky.social 👀✨️👫🤖

Happy book birthday @annieneugebauer.bsky.social even if you did cause me to have unsettling dreams. Also you set the bar too high by writing a book so elegantly spare & evocative I had to read the damn thing multiple times & it creeped me out in different ways each time. Bravo!

The Extra is available in paperback, eBook, and audiobook, narrated by @seanpatrickhopkins.bsky.social All links can be found here: shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/the-...

The Extra has arrived! 👀 Out today, @annieneugebauer.bsky.social's The Extra is the first in The Outsiders Sequence, standalone stories in a shared universe. Ten people head out on a backpacking trip, but the first night eleven set up camp. Everyone remembers everyone else. Who is the extra?

Happiest of book birthdays to @annieneugebauer.bsky.social! 🎉 The Extra is one of my favorite reads of the year. Paranoia and dread at its best. 💙📚

Did you get your ticket yet? This Wednesday join @annieneugebauer.bsky.social, @claymcleod.bsky.social, @tanyapell.bsky.social, @seanpatrickhopkins.bsky.social, @psantomasso.bsky.social, and @alandistro.bsky.social to celebrate the release of THE EXTRA!

#1 in two huge categories leading up to release?! #1 in ALL of science fiction, are you kidding me?!!! 😁 me ✨ 🌙 the moon Thank you so much to everyone who’s preordered and supported THE EXTRA! 💚 Just 3.5 more days! shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/the-...

Looking for your next horror read? Here are four September 2025 indie and small press releases you won't want to miss. 🩸 📚 @amandaheadlee.bsky.social @annieneugebauer.bsky.social @shortwavebooks.bsky.social @diannalgunn.bsky.social

The chills I had running down my spine the entire time I read this book, I haven’t read a book this quickly in years! @annieneugebauer.bsky.social got us into the main character’s head as he was figuring out something is wrong immediately. This needs to be devoured quickly! 5⭐️

This is gonna be great. It’s no secret I 🖤 this weird book. Giving it a lunchtime re-read on the patio this week & my friend Sam stole my seat AND my book. But then he remembered he doesn’t have eyes so I did get my book back. Quick rereads on a whim - another novella advantage!

February 2026: @annieneugebauer.bsky.social's debut collection is gonna knock your socks off. "This is one of the best collections I’ve read this year." —Cynthia Pelayo, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Vanishing Daughters bookshop.org/p/books/you-...