Read number 23 of 2026 was A Whisper in the Dark by Elizabeth Devecchi. If you’re looking for a fast paced read with a monster unlike anything you’ve read about before, you need to grab this one. Great characters all around in this and a great story to go along with it. 5/5

Movie poster tour day 1: Taxi Driver. One of my all-time favorite movies. Great character study and when I’m think about developing a character I’m writing, Travis Bickle and the way he is presented in this movie is always on my mind. It’s a classic for a reason.

Read 22 of 2026 was Spit Back the Bones by Teagan Olivia King. This was billed as a horror/romance which isn’t usually my bag (baby) but I really enjoyed it. It was definitely horror forward and I absolutely loved the family secrets and small town horror vibes in this book. Highly recommend. 4/5

These novels are better than the Great American State Fair that will have no performers and isn't even narrated by a coffee machine robot (though I can't promise my books have Milli or Vanilli). www.amazon.com/dp/B08RB4S319 scottsteinonline.com

I have a toxic lesbian vampires feature coming this summer and the best place to keep up with them is my newsletter

I just got this great Goodreads review for my collection BODIES IN BAGS yesterday. How can you resist? bookshop.org/p/books/bodi...

Thanks Gabino! My Magnus Archives-inspired short story collection THE NINE O'CLOCK HORSES is free all week at the Nefarious Bat store, if anyone fancies grabbing it...

Thanks, Gabino! I am super excited that my novella THE GLASS GARDEN, a story of cosmic horror and bickering adult sisters and COFFEE has been nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award! linktr.ee/authorlevai

⚔️🔥🐅 FREE PARANORMAL ROMANCE! 🐅🔥⚔️ Highlander Hellcat A demon tiger shifter in a kilt. A judge who could redeem his soul. When fire meets fate, love gets dangerous. 💙 #FREE series starter Smashwords 👉 www.smashwords.com/books/view/6... #ParanormalRomance #BookSky #IndieAuthor Art: Mathia Arkoniel

Thanks Gabino! My brand new book, THOUGHT UP DEMONS, is available exclusively through Kindle. Over the course of several days, Sylvia Donner will deal with a deceased serial killer, the slovenly deity Golden Boy, and his resurrected emissary, Sparky. And save the world, hopefully. a.co/d/00TKd3bp

Happy #FridayReads, hermano! Tomorrow starts the Bay Area Book Festival in Berkeley, and I will be on the panel, Shadows of Liberty: Immigrant Detention, Incarceration, and the Demand for Dignity in the United States. Details in link: www.baybookfest.org/session/shad...

Tales From Cemetery is a multifunctional horror short story collection. It is standalone, prequel, sequel, and campfire stories surrounding my novel’s town of Cemetery Jump right in new, or learn more lore behind the novel itself, it reads both ways books2read.com/u/br8AgE

I have horror for all ages! Kid kids, a cryptid-themed children’s book from @cemeterygatesmedia.bsky.social , called A Spooky Summer! shorturl.at/cSuX2 For grownups, a bloody survival story about murderous Sasquatches, from @infestedpublishing.bsky.social! mybook.to/WildcatThicket

Thanks, Gabino! What do you do when your neighbor gets loud and violent? Nolan Priest walks right up to him completely naked. That’s when things get interesting. @bookpeople.com And FREE on Kindle Select a.co/d/hutoMgi

Sharing this on behalf of @adamhulse.bsky.social , because this book just came out and I loved it. Dystopian horror! www.amazon.com/dp/B0H29ZDYH...

ARCs of my upcoming novel, The Man in the Watch Still Visits Me At Night, are available via Netgalley. House of Leaves by way of David Lynch. For those that like 'em weird. Coming Sept. 22 from CLASH Books. netgalley.com/catalog/book...

Thanks, Gabino! Preorders are available for Calliope Street / The House on Blood Street. Get the paperback from Moonstruck Books, or get the fancy, special edition hardcover from Black Crow Books.

It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share books and boost all signals. You like horror? Crime? Creatures from beyond the reef? Magic? Murder? Floating cow heads? Vengeance? Shady things done under the cover of darkness? Tostones? Ghosts? I got you (and it’s 51% off)! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

Cast iron skillet cookie cake

Still on my office wall. Who knows how many millions of words Teddy Ballgame has seen me write over the years?

Read 20 of 2026 was Wilson by Jack Finn. One of the best parts about being an author is getting to know a whole bunch of other authors and getting a chance to read their books. I couldn’t wait to get into this one. If you like a creepy carnival story give this one a read. I couldn’t put it down. 5/5

I’ll be finishing my current novel soon and I’ve started brainstorming for my next novel. Here’s a couple photos of where I’ve been in my head the last few months (off the coast of Cape Cod) and where I’m headed next (the west). As always, keep reading and I’ll keep the books coming.

A blurb from the awesome @joescipione.bsky.social! Wildcat Thicket is out next week from @infestedpublishing.bsky.social and I hope you check it out!!!

I’ve gotten better at marketing, but as ever, I continue to learn. Today my 1st book is being re-released & I hope you check it out. Or if you already have, give it a boost. Perhaps we’ll get it in front of a pair of eyes that understand my type of justice. shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...

Build your horror TBR: @brennanlafaro.bsky.social @pamelacrane.bsky.social @joescipione.bsky.social @kristalstittle.bsky.social @elledesamours.bsky.social @jendiagammon.bsky.social

My writing partner always chooses the Ghostbusters blanket. Smart dog.

Build your #horror TBR with a read from one (or all) of these great #horrorauthors @andrewnajberg.bsky.social @crystallake.bsky.social @johndurginauthor.bsky.social @joescipione.bsky.social @kerilakeauthor.bsky.social @sherisingerling.bsky.social @cfpage.bsky.social

There is never a good night sleep in these terrifying #horrornovels @victormanibo.com @scottcarson.bsky.social @tananarivedue.bsky.social @jessicajohns.bsky.social @hildur.bsky.social @andrewnajberg.bsky.social @williamfgrayfic.bsky.social @jaybower.bsky.social @joescipione.bsky.social

Preorder for Eater of Dreams is live now.

Starting in on this one by Scott Kenemore.

It’s less than two weeks until Halloween, need a spooky book to get you in the mood? Mr. Nightmare is by far my most popular book. It’s set in the 80’s and is Stranger Things meets Are You Afraid of the Dark? What’s not to love.

The Patriots may have lost (and they didn’t look very good) but football is back baby!

I just finished this beast of a book. I love Ron Chernow’s work and this book is no exception. Twain was a much more complex person than I realized. It’s amazing chronicle of his life and thought. If you’re a fun of massive biographies give this a read.

Putting the “Water” in Portuguese Water Dog.

Wow! The visuals in Vesper were off the charts. Good movie and beautiful to watch.

I’ve been working on this pirate horror novel for a few months now and Alestorm is most likely going to make an appearance in my Spotify wrapped at the end of the year.

This was amazing and you can check the full review out here! substack.com/@scarlettano... @watertowerhill.bsky.social @joescipione.bsky.social @caleb-jones-author.bsky.social #anomalyreviews #indiebooks #indiehorror #indieauthors #horror #booksky 💙📚🩸

New tshirts coming soon to the webshop. Who wants one?

Eater of Dreams - Mr. Nightmare 3 is coming soon. You still have time to read the first two books before the final entry in the series drops.

I was treading water in one of my WIP’s the last few days. Then I took a walk yesterday and listened to A Perfect Circle and Audioslave and my head cleared. I got back home and banged out 2k words like nothing.

Your Pope name is: Last thing you ate + number of letters in your first name. I’m Pope Meatball III

Great ready for the YouTube Dreapop drop of Dreadful Discussions with guest Joe Scipione Tonight at 7pm!! Be there or be dreadful 😂 @joelaustin.bsky.social @caleb-jones-author.bsky.social @joescipione.bsky.social youtu.be/DOPK-eLd5JU?... #booksky 💙📚🩸 #indiehorror #indieauthors #indiehorror

This morning at Panera. A few minutes later the cup floated away.

Been listening to St. John from Aerosmith a ton lately. This song goes pretty hard in the second half and the guitar is heavy af. Wildly underrated song.

I had to write this up for an upcoming release. It’s pretty impressive to see it all on one list like that.