You wake up and are told "it has always been Frawnk-uhn-stain"

An interpretation of @lairdbarron.bsky.social's phenomenal character, Isaiah Coleridge. Dressed to handle business of course.

NEW EPISODE: @slimyswampghost.bsky.social joins THE BAD SIGNAL to discuss collaborations with @lairdbarron.bsky.social and @michaelwehunt.bsky.social, plus influences and working on the hit horror flick TAROT. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

The lights go down And the clouds are building outside You close the door and turn the key But there's no place to hide

ICYMI! Get a first look at one of King's contributions to THE END TIMES.

Well the two men took to fighting And when they pulled them from the floor Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle With a couple of pieces gone

Patty Lee, turn the lights on please There's something I don't understand Patty Lee, turn the lights on please This party's gotten out of hand

Let's have a black celebration Black celebration Tonight To celebrate the fact That we've seen the back of another black day

Mandy: dryad Black Skulls: draugr/wild hunt Children of the Dawn: Loki disciples Big dude with chainsaw: Frost giant Caruther: Heimdall The Chemist: Norn Red Miller: Thor/Siegfried, somebody along those lines

I'm beyond thrilled that my story, The Dark House, is available for your listening pleasure on the latest episode of It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton! There's a bunch of cool behind the scenes stuff on @wilwheaton.net's patreon as well. Happy Spooky Season! www.patreon.com/posts/142200...

A case of gone is all she carried When she got on the Jamestown ferry And it's not a hot day in January Like she'd said it'd be If she ever left me

Tonight I’ll be in Nashua with @christaqua.bsky.social @cgolden.bsky.social @brackenmacleod.bsky.social and @tanyapell.bsky.social . Join us!

I used to do a little But a little wouldn't do it So the little got more and more

@brianevenson.bsky.social has carved (er, hacked?) out a unique space for himself in horror & weird lit, starting with 1994's ALTMANN'S TONGUE up to 2024's GOOD NIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT. The Brian Evenson subreddit hosts an AMA with Brian tomorrow, 10/28/25, at noon Central! www.reddit.com/r/BrianEvens...

Back stabbin' Yeah! Back stabbin'

In summer 2021, the Laird Barron subreddit had 66 stalwart members. This week we hit 2,000! Readers can't stop talking about @lairdbarron.bsky.social's peerless, once-in-a-generation voice for visceral horror, bareknuckled noir, and bold, bewitching dark fantasy. Join us! reddit.com/r/LairdBarron/

Holden: The ICE agent lies on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over but it can't. Not without your help. But you're not helping. Leon: (blank stare)

Love Is the Plan, the Plan Is Death

Wow, Paul. Thank you

Valentina and I went for a stroll through a cemetery. Some of the gravestones dated back to the 1800's and some were from this year.

Book Review: @lairdbarron.bsky.social's 'Conan: The Halls of Immortal Darkness' is another fantastic entry into the Conan series. This one was a fast-paced read that had Conan fighting for his life in a place seemingly impossible to leave. Loved this! stevestredauthor.ca/2025/10/24/b...

LOW STOCK ALERT: Fewer than 60 copies remain unclaimed. @lairdbarron.bsky.social readers: Do not miss your chance to own the limited hardcover of the collection NYT called one of the best horror books of 2024. With new illustrations by @slimyswampghost.bsky.social. badhandbooks.com/preorders/no...

I understand you've been running from the man That goes by the name of the Sandman He flies the sky like an eagle in the eye Of a hurricane that's abandoned

USA resembles the hellscape under Scar, except about half the lions are cool with it

The cover for my next novel, DEAD BUT DREAMING OF ELECTRIC SHEEP, lives! Book due out on 6/30/26. people.com/paul-trembla...

You should be reading Ballingrud

Out TODAY! The new edition of Father Gaetano's Puppet Catechism by @cgolden.bsky.social and @mikemignola.bsky.social. This illustrated novella comes with a new cover variant with colors by Dave Stewart. There's such a thing as too much faith... bookshop.org/p/books/fath...

Your reminder that I'll be doing an AMA today at 3 PM EST on r/horrorlit! Feel free to stop over and taunt me! www.reddit.com/r/horrorlit/...

After several rounds of anesthesia lately, I am convinced that nonexistence is the ultimate destination of the journey

Oak tree, you're in my way

None of us could get a glimpse But all of us did want it At night, above our sleeping heads Our sleeping dreams were haunted

Thomas Covenant is basically Smeagol if Smeagol hated the magic ring but was forced to wear it and do quests and shit

Dracula can assume the form of a wolf. The plot thickens

Uh, some of us are also very much concerned with health care

We're so back

First day of home dialysis

“Our most fearless chronicler of the monsters who lurk in that vast, sometimes beautiful terrain where family wounds press up against psychic, cosmic damage." Kelly Link, Pulitzer Prize nominee Don't miss @lairdbarron.bsky.social's NOT A SPECK OF LIGHT. bookshop.org/p/books/not-...

Laird had a very early doctor appointment today and this is the face of a dog who's been up since 3 a.m.

God is a bullet Have mercy on us everyone

I liked The Last House on the Left when it was The Virgin Spring

Be damned if I refer to posts as skeets

Was just over at the Lethe Press site and saw this is going to drop in February 2026 -- The Pandemonium Waltz -- 17 stories. Cover by Derek. More info as the days proceed.

Its once again time for Friends of @lairdbarron.bsky.social! This time: @johnlangan.bsky.social's masterpiece "Technicolor!" open.substack.com/pub/eldritch...