Fun fact: the title story of my new horror collection KAYFABE pays tribute to Queen Charlotte Flair and style icon Alexa Bliss. I wrote it like 4 years ago, so I thought was it a good omen when they both returned at the Royal Rumble this year. #wrestlingcommunity

The ByTowne Cinema in Ottawa has been screening Hong Kong action movies and PEKING OPERA BLUES was the best yet. Perfect ratio of screwball comedy and spy drama, with a high-flying show-stopping climax. The theme song’s a bop, too. Fantastic.

Finished this @weirdpunkbooks.bsky.social novella this weekend - MUTANT CIRCUIT by Mark Jaskowski. A high-octane cosmic/body horror conspiracy thriller that reminded me of FEVER HOUSE.

new & restocked horror now available at b&n sioux falls!

First review of KAYFABE! “This is 100% weird girl literature and I’m so here for it.” -Christina Pfeiffer www.uncomfortablydark.com/post/8-24-25...

Hit up the Capital Pride market today, lots of rad books and art! Brought home some K-POP DEMON HUNTERS prints by @vanderbander.bsky.social, a gothic poetry zine by Parker A.M. Johnston, and @stephanneauthor.bsky.social’s new book MODERN HAUNTINGS.

Behold! My debut collection of short stories, KAYFABE, is available for pre-order from @filthyloot.bsky.social. 6 tales of wrestlers, kaiju, pageant queens and bodybuilders facing off against the sublime and surreal. Kitsch horror! (Pre-order link in reply)

No matter how many times I’ve seen the play, it always gets me when the horrible witch says “Something wicked this way comes” and it turns out she’s talking about Macbeth.

Spotted: GIVE UNTO US by @justinlutz.bsky.social at BMV Books in Toronto

Popped by @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social to pick up their newest original (STUDENT BODIES by @ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social which seems right up my alley) and a spooky Paperback From Hell. Psst…there may be some signed copies of MOST LIKELY TO SUMMON NYHILOTEPH in store now.

I was the exact target audience for The Weeknd’s HURRY UP TOMORROW (so much so that I went to see it on my birthday). Read what I thought of it at Divination Hollow Reviews:

Ozzy Osbourne never stopped creating diabolical, emotional music as haunting as it was heavy. (Listen to 2020’s ORDINARY MAN if you haven’t). Personal demons blending with his Prince of Darkness persona, blasting an Ozzy song on a bad day felt like having a seasoned guide along a dark road. RIP.

Loved RIP IT UP by Kou Machida. Surreal, mean-spirited narrative told in a linguistically playful stream-of-consciousness style. An enjoyable whirl.

THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by @sgj.bsky.social is one of the best books of the year so far. A darkly funny and deeply tragic horror western that plays with voice and language in an interesting way. Introduces an ingenious vampire-slaying method to the canon.

Happy Canada Day! Celebrate with some maple-flavoured terror

Made a trip to visit the tire crow (“Where the Rubber Meets the Road”) on its last day on display by Pimisi Station. Got to meet the artist, Gerald Beaulieu, as he was loading it into a U-Haul. I’ll miss this beautiful bird.

Made a trip to visit the tire crow (“Where the Rubber Meets the Road”) on its last day on display by Pimisi Station. Got to meet the artist, Gerald Beaulieu, as he was loading it into a U-Haul. I’ll miss this beautiful bird.

Some of my favourites from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts:

On World Goth Day, I help answer the age old question, “What kind of goth am I?” All I ask in return is that you buy a book from me.

As a noted THE IDOL enthusiast, I don’t believe the Weeknd’s horror movie could possibly be bad. The man hasn’t missed once.

Love that the Canadian Tulip Festival is hosting a WALL-E/Paths of Glory double feature.

Good time at the House of TARG Spring Market! Then popped across the street for a David Lynch film.

New DARK SIDE tonight! Excited.

Pleased to report MICKEY 17 was another Bong Joon Ho foray into the “big weird animal” genre. Lots of dark humour and odd beats, anchored by an excellent Robert Pattinson performance that imbues our dim-witted hero with unexpected pathos. Delightful.

Excited for the Bong Joon Ho / Robert Pattinson collab.

C*4 Wrestling’s all-women’s night at Algonquin College! Great matches and crowd work, lots of energy. Glad we got a few chairs into the mix.

...and a heavy metal-themed reading list, ft. the likes of @weirdpunkbooks.bsky.social @castaignepub.bsky.social another @tenebrouspress.bsky.social and more recs old & new: www.dis-member.com/dead-leaves-...

Thanks Dawn Colclasure Wilson for this wonderful review! “Filled with teen angst, hilarity, tender moments and suspense, this novel is an intriguing tale of one teen ghost’s quest to set things right after the friends she leaves behind make everything go wrong.” (Link in replies)

INGLORIOUS BASTERDS at the Mayfair. Haven’t seen this one in years, glad to catch it on the big screen.

My 2025 Oscars rankings (minus the handful I haven’t seen yet):

I don’t think I know any Travis Scott songs, but he’s been involved with so many of my favourite things (first Ozzy Osbourne music, now wrestling) that I like him by association. #WWEChamber

10+ years later, I still remember what a thrill it was whenever Georgina Sparks showed up in an episode of Gossip Girl. Michelle Trachtenberg stole every scene she was in; even when the show started to go stale, she could revive it almost single-handedly. Such a talent. RIP.

We've got a little over 2 weeks until the SubClub closes. This has been the slowest year for subscribers since I first started it. And that makes a lot of sense given everything that's happening around us. It's a strain on our year too. This is our call for help. (Picture: last year's SubClub)

Jacob Fatu is killer but Solo Sikoa makes the absolute most out of every segment he’s in. Highly compelling stage presence, whether he’s talking or not: a wordless glance from him does a lot of work conveying inner turmoil and shifting power dynamics within the Bloodline. Underrated.

Exiled to the austere Blackthorn Academy, a teen metalhead discovers strict teachers and sadistic students aren’t the worst things stalking the halls. Can Adam escape Blackthorn, before it devours him? WHAT HAPPENED AT BLACKTHORN, a new occult mystery from @demainpublishing.bsky.social. Links ⬇️

Looking for a new series to fall in love with? Check out THE FOREST DREAMS WITH TEETH and its brand new sequel, WHAT HAPPENED AT BLACKTHORN. Read-in-one-sitting occult mysteries, available on Kindle. My Valentines to heavy metal, Weird Tales & Hammer Horror.

Happy Valentine’s, Monsterfuckers! Submissions are OPEN for Wet Screams, an erotic anthology of creature feature delights! Bring us your bump-in-the-night stories of encounters with fur, fangs, and more… Open now until April 14th. Guidelines & link here: www.littleghostsbooks.com/wetscreams

Nyhiloteph in good company in Sioux Falls!

Goth Valentine’s Eve with Type O Negative + Anne Rice

The Hu should do next year’s halftime show.

Over at Not Not Famous, I answered some probing questions about my creative process and the general workings of my brain. (They were surprisingly hard, so please, read the interview here: notnotfamous.substack.com/p/not-not-fa...) Thanks for having me, @eyerarat.bsky.social!

Thank you Chris!!! 👻

Came across these cool Year of the Snake linocut pieces by Phoenix Ning (insta handle: @phoenixning) while I was in Calgary. Happy Lunar New Year!

The mountains here in Banff are pretty cool but I’ve mostly been taking photos of this one specific raven.

Surprise! Demon-magnet metalhead Adam Lloyd returns in my new novelette, out Jan 17 from Demain Publishing. Reads like Roger Corman's Poe Cycle x ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL - - Or if Hammer Horror produced Lindsay Anderson's IF.... (Link in next post)

My fireside read over the holidays: THE HONJIN MURDERS by Seishi Yokomizo, a 1940s detective story populated by intriguing and inscrutable characters, revolving around a grisly katana murder at a wedding.

I'm counting down my Top 24 books of 2024. First up: my reviews of my 8 favourite novels of the year. (Coming soon: Novellas and Collections). Check out the full reviews here on my blog: madisonmcsweeney.com/2025/01/06/m...

Cooked dinner for the ‘rents. Green curry pineapple chicken.

“You’re a villain.” “I’m nothing but an appetite.” Robert Eggers doing lavishly macabre gothic horror where erotic subtext is text, of course I loved NOSFERATU. I want to dig deeper into a few acting & characterization choices I particularly liked, so here’s a quick🧵: 1/4