HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY TO ME! The last book in my Astra Black trilogy, A CITY DREAMING, dropped today from @torbooks.bsky.social. I’ll be celebrating all week.

@kozeniewski.bsky.social @briankeene.bsky.social I am so incredibly excited by this spoiler tag that I am GIDDY

Bitter Karella’s “my wife!” jokes are getting increasingly inscrutable. How would Borat even put the right accents on this one?

It’s fantastic so far! It’s a testament to the format that while I’m enjoying each of the short stories, I’m deeply invested in the unfolding saga of Permuted Press!

Monster size THANK YOU to @kozeniewski.bsky.social for sending me a copy of his short story collection/ autobiography YES, I AM A VAMPIRE! Obviously I also bought a kindle copy because writers gotta put blood on the table!

when i'm not posting, people should be asking "where's bitter karella?"

Do you have two limos, @briankeene.bsky.social?

The Hematophages: Splatterings (2026) by Stephen Kozeniewski - horror story collection review. Four tales of horror all set within the sci-fi Hematophages universe. Really quite bleak! therottingzombie.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-...

I took 3 photos at Stokercon. Below are Darrell Schweitzer, whom I had not spoken with in decades, and @bitterkarella.bsky.social, new spokesperson for BuzzBallz, official sponsor of Stokercon. The third is on the timeline of @kozeniewski.bsky.social, recently appointed HWA Treasurer nominee.

So stoked (ha!) to have won another Bram Stoker award. Thanks, everybody!

@kozeniewski.bsky.social I just read Splatterings and loved all the short stories. But I REALLY appreciated the sections discussing the tales, your writing process and thoughts on the gruesome little universe you’ve created! A lot of fun and can’t wait for more!

@briankeene.bsky.social I know you’ve got a foot fetish so for your third anniversary I got you the Statue of Liberty’s foot.

@texascthulhu.bsky.social Look out! You’ve got a bogey on your tail!

Candace Nola is 93% of the way to her fundraising goal. Which means 7% of you out there need to get off your asses. (I know that’s not really what it means, but for some reason artistic types have to pretend not to understand math, so there you go.)

Thanks @briankeene.bsky.social for mentioning @kozeniewski.bsky.social new book, The Hematophages: Splatterings, on your Patreon. Guess I completely missed his post here on @bsky.app when he mentioned it... 14 days ago... 😢 a.co/d/08lUxWzD

IHOP must be a rabbit’s favorite restaurant, right, @briankeene.bsky.social @marysangiovanni.bsky.social?

THE HEMATOPHAGES: SPLATTERINGS is now available in wide release. If you like #horror, #scifi, or writing advice, you might want to check it out. mybook.to/SPLAT

And here I go again with the reviewing. This time I discuss J.G. Ballard, @kozeniewski.bsky.social , @ianrankin1.bsky.social and @wertherdelledera.bsky.social , @amandaheadlee.bsky.social , and Muriel Spark www.uncomfortablydark.com/post/04-03-2...

I guess I’ve always thought of @johndurginauthor.bsky.social as the Thousand Island dressing of horror.

I’m a simple man, @texascthulhu.bsky.social. As long as I’ve got my health, my millions of dollars, my gold house, and my rocket car, I don’t need anything else.

@briankeene.bsky.social, sometimes heroes have to die. Just like Spartacus and Krull and The Beastmaster. Even E.T.

There’s nothing like a good #bookmail day. This time it’s the @thunderstormbooks.bsky.social signed limited hardcover of THE PERFECTLY FINE HOUSE by @kozeniewski.bsky.social and @texascthulhu.bsky.social. Loved this one when I read the ebook, and am thrilled to add this edition to my shelf.

@briankeene.bsky.social @kozeniewski.bsky.social Gentlemen I'm reading Clickers Forever and I need more Jade

On a day of emotional whiplash which I blame on Kimya Dawson, Bob Dylan, How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, and Stonewall Kitchen, current reads are from Muriel Spark, Mignola/Fegredo, @kozeniewski.bsky.social, and Stephen Jay Gould. A couple will be reviewed for Uncomfortably Dark Disciples soon.

Can you put my name as “The Hammer” in @marysangiovanni.bsky.social’s phone, @briankeene.bsky.social? I’m trying to get that going.

YOU DO IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE COMMENTS!

So, ah, who am I going to see at Scares That Care AuthorCon this weekend?

MORE HEMOTOPHAGES!!!!

And now, announcing my #ScaresThatCare 2026 exclusive... THE HEMATOPHAGES: SPLATTERINGS This bloody mini-collection of sci-fi splatterpunk will be available only at #Authorcon until wide release later this spring. Don't. Miss. Out! #fightrealminsters

Let me let you in on a little toothbrushing secret, @briankeene.bsky.social: Crest.

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On this dark day, I think only one thing can bring us comfort, @briankeene.bsky.social @marysangiovanni.bsky.social

Happy Birthday, @marysangiovanni.bsky.social! I got you your favorite album cover: “News of the World.”

Who’s the real seven billion ton robot monster here? Not I…

Hmm…

My latest Amazing Stories column. As we pass out of the 1/4 of the 21st century these are 23 underrated speculative fiction works. Weird and under the radar a few are out of print. All amazing. Featuring works by @brianevenson.bsky.social @jamesreich.bsky.social @sbdivya.bsky.social...

I wish all my friends and family would stop calling me an old grandpa. And also get off of my lawn.

@kozeniewski.bsky.social What advantages does this motorcar have over say a train? Which I could also afford.

Kids, @briankeene.bsky.social, @marysangiovanni.bsky.social, family meeting! There’s too much passing gas in this house. So from now on any time you’ve got to cut one, you pull your pants down and do it through this fart hole.

Wonders... we're surrounded by wonders... That phone in your pocket could power a rocket. But what does the military have? Look around & be amazed, @briankeene.bsky.social @kozeniewski.bsky.social That pad on your lap could buy a shirt at the Gap. But what does the military have?

Goddamn, that's a beautiful sight. With @kozeniewski.bsky.social and @briankeene.bsky.social . Thank you so much, gents. We really did it. mybook.to/KPETL

Heading to #WorldFantasyCon this year? We’d love to hear your pitches for #scifi, #horror, and some #fantasy. frenchpresspub.blogspot.com/2025/10/atte...

Oh, @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social, I meant to tell you, an author who wrote a deep, loving analysis of all of @briankeene.bsky.social’s books approached me not long ago. It was thrilling to be able to publish that! I’d love to do the same for you. Has…has anyone written anything like that for you?

My feet aren't yet under me, but I'm reading some shorter works for now-I'm hip deep in Looney from @kozeniewski.bsky.social and @gavindillinger.bsky.social ; Five Raging Hearts is heading for an end of November release; & last night I started a new story for the first time in months=more to come...

“If you're a fan of my work, you should have this on your shelf. Your collection is incomplete without it.” — Brian Keene EXPLORING THE LABYRINTH by @kitgonzo.bsky.social Introduction by @ericlarocca.bsky.social PAPERBACK: Amazon / B&N EBOOK: Kindle / Nook www.briankeene.com/news/explori...

Do whatever @marysangiovanni.bsky.social says, @kozeniewski.bsky.social or next thing you know, she’ll be counting your beers at a wedding.

This week's episode of KEENEVERSATIONS - in which me, @marysangiovanni.bsky.social, & @kozeniewski.bsky.social channel @scottedelman.bsky.social to discuss Jack Ketchum, Steve Bissette, Ken Foree, @ruemorguemag.bsky.social & more - is FREE. If you like it, subscribe. www.patreon.com/posts/lunch-...

Absolutely blown away to announce that I'm a BFS Award nominee for the *third time*(!!!); Millionaires Day is the most ambitious book I've ever written, and I'm so happy it's found an appreciative audience. Thank you!!! britishfantasysociety.org/british-fant...

About to take The Long Walk with @marysangiovanni.bsky.social @texascthulhu.bsky.social @wesleysouthard.bsky.social @kozeniewski.bsky.social and Dacia Arnold.