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Q: What did Charlie Brown's parents say when they saw his ghost costume with all the holes in it? A: This is boo sheet.

Let's go. 🎃

It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I bring you the perfect spooky season read: ghosts, monsters from beyond the reef, bloodthirsty spirits, magic, vengeance, mayhem, and it’s 45% off again! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

Samhain Screams!! Thank you @gregchapman.bsky.social and @camerontrost.bsky.social and @blackbeaconbooks.bsky.social for including my grim ghostly story in this Halloween anthology! #readhorror #Halloween

When the conversation hits a lull, I open up the little door in my top hat and release the bats.

Are you ready to meet him? Get it from @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social or right here: a.co/d/aePABSX

Are you ready to meet him? Get it from @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social or right here: a.co/d/aePABSX

It's heeeeeere! SAMHAIN SCREAMS - an anthology of stories set on Halloween - has arrived and it's got all the tricks and treats you can handle. Included is my story "Clyde", one of 20 terrifying All Hallows tales. Get yours now from @blackbeaconbooks.bsky.social & www.amazon.com/Samhain-Scre...

October Tom.

Can't get enough of fall days like this.

now watching, the 1988 classic...😱🍿

What are some of the legit scariest books you’ve ever read? Full-on creepy, look-over-your-shoulder, freaked-out-to-be-home-alone stuff? Whose work is giving you nightmares and getting under your skin? I need some inspiration. 😃

SAMHAIN SCREAMS - a horror anthology featuring TWENTY original Halloween tales by authors from across the globe - is finally here! Huge thanks to @blackbeaconbooks.bsky.social for including my story "Clyde" in this collection. Get your nighmarish tricks & treats now 🎃 www.amazon.com/Samhain-Scre...

Today's SSP #authorspotlight goes to @rimertom.bsky.social! One of the very first authors signed to SSP, Tom Rimer is the author of THE GLOWING Trilogy, MALEVOLENT NEVERS, ODIOUS GHOULS, and BUOYGEIST. He also has a little nightmare in the SSP Anthology dreamcaught.

Samhain Screams is available for #kindle #preorder until October the 17th. Take part in our competition for your chance to win original art by @greg_darkscrybe_chapman Send proof of pre-order to [email protected] #halloween2025 is set to be the spookiest ever! mybook.to/samhainscreams

Of my 6 books, Malevolent Nevers continues to be my most widely read. Set in Foxborough, MA on a Halloween Night from Hell, it features a nursery rhyme gone bad, a small town with a big secret, & a room full of clowns. And an all-time review below 👇 www.amazon.com/Malevolent-N...

now watching 😱🍿

First visit. 🎃

TEN DAYS from now. October 17th. 🎃👇 a.co/d/h5BD84D @blackbeaconbooks.bsky.social

As unofficial town sorcerer, I'm sending out a very mild, almost ineffective charm that will remind you to drink a bit more water and stay hydrated.

BIG NEWS. 👀 @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social Details, soon.

Fancy a bit of gloom with your horror? Easily my most melancholic tale yet - "Clyde" is part of the upcoming SAMHAIN SCREAMS anthology due out October 17th from @blackbeaconbooks.bsky.social Can't wait to introduce you all to Clyde in a couple of weeks!

Ever notice that long fairytales have a tendency to dragon

Buoygeist, Odious Ghouls, Malevolent Nevers. New England horror set in the fall. Three terrifying seasonal reads for your spooky season. From @shadowsparkpub.bsky.social. Get 'em, here: a.co/d/hIPIWJz

Read horror. Watch horror. Write horror. Create horror. Buy horror. Rent horror. Borrow horror. Request horror. Give horror. Share horror.

your weekend challenge: find out if & how your local library accepts purchase requests from patrons! this helps authors (pay, discoverability, community) & libraries (patron engagement & relationships, collection development & diversity) signed, your local library worker

Ahead of their upcoming anthology, Samhain Screams, @blackbeaconbooks.bsky.social just dropped an interview with me about my story, "Clyde" 👇 blackbeaconbooks.blogspot.com/2025/09/a-sp...

If you choose to be a writer, you will fail. And that's okay. It's the sticking around despite those failures that will define your "career" - whether it be amateur or professional.

Here are four ways anyone can support and help their local library: • Get a library card ⭐️ • Use your library card 🌟 •Visit the library 💫 •Tell everyone to get a library card and support their local library ✨

Had such a great time on the Cosmic Horror panel "Out of this World" at Spooktastic with Jamal Hodge @anndavilacardinal.bsky.social Tricia Woodridge @toddkeisling.com and @johnlangan.bsky.social. Wonderful group of humans.

Spooktastic starts in ten minutes! 60+ horror authors from across the country in one place - the Framingham Public Library! Come see us!

some exciting author-y news coming soon. STAY TUNED. 👀

fabulous cover art right there

Happy release day to my friend, Kat!

So happy to be slinging books at the Spooktastic book fair again this year!👻📚 This free all ages horror book fair will feature over SIXTY children's, YA, and adult horror authors! Meet @paultremblay.bsky.social and more! When: Saturday, September 13 from 11am-5pm Where: Be there and be scared!😱

I accept the fact that my books are not for everyone. They're simply for cool, awesome people with great taste.

SO exciting to see horror bookstores continuing to emerge and thrive. Keep 'em coming!

ONE WEEK! Spooktastic Book Fair is in just ONE WEEK! On Sat Sept 13th, 60+ spooky authors (including me) will be signing from 11:00am-5:00pm @ the Framingham Library. I'll also be participating in a Cosmic Horror panel called "Out of this World" @ 3:00pm. Food trucks, beer, vendors, books. Let's go!

🎶 If it's Friday and you know it clap your hands. 🎶

Finally had a free moment to swing down to my local indie bookshop @anunlikelystory.bsky.social and snag a copy of The End of the World As We Know It - edited by the fabulous @cgolden.bsky.social & @briankeene.bsky.social. Mind-boggling list of contributors. Holy moly.

Just finished (and really enjoyed) The Last Haunt by Max Booth III. Wish more people were talking about this hidden gem. Thanks @ghoulish.bsky.social!

We are just about TWO WEEKS out from the Spooktastic Book Fair and I am incredibly honored to be participating in "Out Of This World" - a panel dedicated to Cosmic Horror. See you on September 13th in Framingham, MA!

Last day to VOTE for all your favorites in the indie horror universe. Buoygeist is up for "Best Horror Novel"! 👇

Okay, it's time. now watching: Weapons 😱🍿

What. I can't and won't understand this. Read godammit.

Under a week to vote for The Sacred Crypt Awards! Many indie horror pals with noms @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social @arapino.bsky.social @manylittlewords.bsky.social @chanareadshorror.bsky.social @elfordalley.bsky.social and BUOYGEIST snagged a nom for "Best Horror Novel". 😱 Please vote! Link below 👇

Just had a lovely night as a guest of the Ashaway Horror Book Club. They talked all things BUOYGEIST.

starting Alien: Earth tonight!