In this riveting historical horror novel, Frankenstein is vividly reimagined in the Wild West. With equal parts Cormac McCarthy, Mary Shelley, and Stephen Graham Jones, Rountree deftly navigates the terrible aftermath of love and death. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0F8...

My true Christmas wish - the thing I hold most hopeful in my heart - is that each and every one of you has a better 2026 than you had in 2025. May the fates be generous and kind and you all receive the blessings you all so richly deserve. Merry Christmas and much love to you all.

Go Josh!!!!!

For a small book set in the north of England, GOOD BOY has made a good few lists this year. This one makes me happier than most, cos @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social knows his horror onions.

I like seeing @joshrountree.bsky.social's cover as that header image. and, honored to be included:

New at @bloody-disgusting.com, my list of the best horror books of 2025, featuring @sgj.bsky.social, @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, @scumbelievable.bsky.social, @claymcleod.bsky.social, @ericlarocca.bsky.social , @talkscaredpod.bsky.social, and MORE! bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3...

It's cool to be reading down an article of recent horror books going "Yes, ha ha ha YES" sickos style because they're all bangers and then stumble onto your own among them 🤩 A GAME IN YELLOW is in fantastic company here with BLACK FLAME, BAT EATER, and more 💛 bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3...

Holy crap! The Unkillable Frank Lightning made the list of best books of 2025 from @bloody-disgusting.com. I’m so grateful to be included here, and thankful to all the folks who helped champion this book. bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3...

The fabled Christmas jackalope!

“What begins as The Searchers meets Frankenstein ends as Unforgiven meets The Magicians. A dark, brooding meditation on both what we’ll do for love, and the callous indifference of the hardened souls of the early West.” —C. Robert Cargill tachyonpublications.com/product/the-...

AWWW YEAH

A nice shout out for Summer in the House of the Departed, my West Texas haunted house novella! For fans of melancholy ghosts and occult rituals and holes in the sky swallowing your small town.

Let’s not forget that generative AI (LLM) is built from stolen art. There is no “good” way to use it.

And now the decision has been reversed. Good. Hard to imagine how there was anyone at SFWA who would have agreed to this in the first place.

Really gross decision here for SFWA.

A vital and brilliant essay from the always awesome @catvalente.bsky.social.

Thanks, Gabino. I'd appreciate a repost of the embedded post, please. bsky.app/profile/auth...

A haunted house that wakes up in times of global trauma, that lingers in the wounds of our personal trauma, yet offers a glimpse of hope for those willing to open their minds to something beyond what they immediately understand. #FridayReads

Yay! Merry holidays everyone

Thanks , Gabino! Ebook now just $5.99! A park ranger faces terrifying flashbacks and a violent entity in wilds of Colorado after a psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT session goes horribly wrong. Will he find it before it finds him? a.co/d/1FN2itN @bookpeople.com @reveriebookshop.bsky.social Sent from my iPhone

Thanks Gabino! My novella The Drowned Heir is a semi finalist in the SFINCS contest! It's available in hardcover and ebook (including free on HOOPLA) authorizedmusings.blogspot.com/p/the-drowne... jenniferrdonohue.itch.io/the-drowned-...

Cheers as ever, Gabino! Taking the end of the year to celebrate my first two books. Grateful for anyone's interest!

Thanks Gabino! Off with their Sleds, the Yuletide sequel story to Welcome to Cemetery, meshes murder mystery with Christmas references in this story of revengeful holiday glee Just $0.99! books2read.com/u/3yn96p

Looking for a holiday deal? I got ya! My horror-comedies Apartment 239 and the sequel, High Strangeness, are both just 99 cents! Apt. 239 amzn.to/3TizhOT High Strangeness shorturl.at/fCEZ9

Thanks, Gabino! I was honoured this week when MAKESHIFT FIELDS was recognized by The Twin Bill as one of their nonfiction baseball books of 2025. If you’re interested in baseball that is decidedly not the major leagues, check out MAKESHIFT FIELDS.

Amanda wants to reunite with her son. But to do that, she must kill him first. a.co/d/0aGXM8o bookshop.org/p/books/what... www.barnesandnoble.com/w/?ean=97988... Thanks @gabino.bsky.social everyone be well, read your faces off over the holidays! I will be. 💀

F*CK THIS MURDER’S Queer, curvy, neurodivergent, and chronically ill Maggie Livingston just wants a 5-star review for her new B & B, but dead bodies, a rogue alligator and accident-prone guests keep getting in the way. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJZNMRF...

Perfect gift for readers who like comedy, sci-fi, detectives, coffee, puns, footnotes. “Sure to appeal to fans of Douglas Adams, this zany, uproarious mystery is a constant delight.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) www.amazon.com/Great-Americ... scottsteinonline.com/books/the-gr...

Thanks, as always, Gabino - and happy holidays, of course!🎁 I'd love more people to stumble upon my novel of scorching supernatural horror, #Pyres. 👉🏼👉🏼 books2read.com/pyresnovel 🔥🔥

For those who missed it, I posted a new blog update yesterday. Please check it out and subscribe. Here’s hoping for more great writing adventures in 2026! open.substack.com/pub/joshroun...

ET The Extraterrestrial. 👽

John Picacio's talk about The Invisible Parade at ArmadilloCon 2025 was one of this year's highlights. This is a gorgeous amazing book, with so much heart. #FanFavorite #giftidea #awards

Need a book to read while traveling for #Christmas @sarahkendzior.bsky.social perfect travel book. It's $2.99 today from SK - That’s why I’m excited to announce the first big sale for The Last American Road Trip: $2.99 for an eBook today Dec 17 today only! get it at: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

My collection Fantastic Americana has a mix of dark fantasy, horror, science fiction, alternate history, and a lot of other weird stuff. Ebook is only $5.99. Check it out if speculative short stories are your thing! www.amazon.com/Fantastic-Am...

His well of cruelty and hate never runs dry, does it?

So glad folks are still discovering this short story collection! It’s a mix of horror, dark fantasy, sci-fi, alternate history, and the weird. Check it out if that sounds like your thing!!

I finally got around to putting together my own eligibility post for 2025. Here's what I published this year and where you can find it! acwise.net/award-eligib...

Thanks, Gabino! If you're looking for some cozy comfort reading especially if you're living somewhere where the weather is currently dark and cold, check out the 70+ books in this one-day #cozyfantasy sale, all at 99c each TODAY (Dec 12th) only! www.cozyupwithfantasy.com

Thanks, Gabino! Not a book, but tomorrow night, myself, Laurel Hightower, and Brian Keene are hosting a charity livestream with a bunch of horror authors reading our stories to benefit the ACLU! Where: www.youtube.com/@Pippinacious

Thanks, Gabino! Who’s interested in haunted houses? All of you? How wonderful! This book is what you’re looking for—one house, one hundred years, not one death, yet this house is deeply haunted and roars to unlife in times of global trauma, however HELPS people find new perspectives? #FridayReads

#HorrorSky, short story collections make great gifts. Why not pick up this one full of ghosts, budding serial killers, and carnivorous horses as a gift for the holiday season? Amazon: tinyurl.com/mv8p4shk B&N: tinyurl.com/4fznerfe Kobo: tinyurl.com/3u5fpeb6 Apple Books: tinyurl.com/33xhhdnx

Firebird Book Award Winner Shirley Jackson Award Nominee Unwrap some horror this holiday season. The Monsters Among Us, a viscerally cinematic and immersive dark fantasy novel is available now: books2read.com/u/m27rzr #darkfantasy #horror #books FullMetal Alchemist: Brotherhood x Donnie Darko

Thanks Gabino! #HorrorSky, looking for a little Christmas horror? Try "The Wild Hunt," the story of two sisters who run away on Christmas Eve, and encounter something in the blizzard. Amazon: tinyurl.com/4y33j7xr B&N: tinyurl.com/ymb8249b Kobo: tinyurl.com/2tuyy4vx Apple Books: tinyurl.com/yc3e2men

I have a couple copies left of Next Door in my tiny store- would love to send these 13 horror tales (one of them is true!) to someone before years end. Linktr.ee/kdbwrites Thanks #FridayReads & Gabino!

My Bigfoot horror novel, Wildcat Thicket, is out in April from @InfestedPub, so you should check out my first novella with Infested, Never Leaving! Enjoy a tale of love and chainsaws! bit.ly/3Xu1HJz

I'd just like people to read and share (and maybe nominate for things, if they like it enough) my short story "To Be Merciful; or, Light After Darkness" free on my Patreon! www.patreon.com/posts/to-be-...

Thanks, Gabino! It's the second week of advent and my books are feelin' festive. One is a bittersweet love/coming-of-age story in sonnets. The other is a beautiful space horror. Both are great to read by a fire. linktr.ee/authorlevai