New Book Day! I just got my copy of ‘Whatever’, the Gen X anthology from Altitude Press. This is not a horror anthology, it has a lot of amazing stories full of great 80s vibes. My story, ‘Midnight Mixtape’, is a story about loss and music and just a little bit of magic. 💙📚 a.co/d/00uvvw4f

Cover Reveal! My small-town weird fiction tale, 'Harrow's End', is included in this great-looking collection alongside some top-notch horror authors! Coming soon! 💙📚 🩸📚 #coverreveal

Tomorrow, come see me at the Dark Reads festival in Providence, Rhode Island. Horror Depot is putting on an amazing show with over 70 authors and vendors. I'll have Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit for sale and signing. I hope to see you there! 💙📚 🩸📚 #bookevent www.facebook.com/events/11935...

It’s easy to support your author friends! 💙📚 🩸📚 #author

Cover Reveal! My Egyptian cosmic horror story ‘The Seventh Gate’ is included in this great looking collection! Sharing pages with some fantastic authors in this one! 💙📚 🩸📚 #coverreveal

Great book news this morning! My Egyptian cosmic horror tale ‘The Seventh Gate’ has been accepted into a new horror collection! This story was fun to research, I really wanted to get away from scary mummies and cursed pyramids. I’m so happy people will get to read it! 💙📚 🩸📚 #horroranthology

Life is short, have fun! #dinosaurs

We made it to Friday, but at what cost??

Because someone asked me about it today, I'll share it here: I think my grossest story to date is 'The Garbage Chute', in the anthology KrankenHaus. It actually made an editor gag. High praise for a horror author! Who else has written really gross, gory stories? 🩸📚 💙📚 #horror #gory

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit is a dark, electrifying page turner that perfectly blends gritty police work with chilling supernatural horror. Officer Mary Riley’s plunge into a hidden world of impossible crimes is intense, atmospheric, and impossible to put down." 🩸📚 💙📚 #urbanfantasy

What do we think about Mondays? What should I post to 'drive engagement' (or just entertain folks)? I'm sure someone who is social-media savvy has a whole plan for this sort of thing, but I'm a Gen-X horror writer, so... 🩸📚 #authorreading 💙📚 #horror www.youtube.com/shorts/FRSwt...

'Memories Remain', my ghostly story of grief and the horror of loss, is now available to read for free at The Horror Zine! www.thehorrorzine.com/Fiction/Marc... 💙📚 🩸📚 #freestory #horror #freehorror #newrelease

I really loved writing this story - gory werewolf action! I love this anthology, it’s the most extreme collection I’ve been in, some really intense horror from a bunch of great authors. 💙📚 🩸📚 #horror #werewolf chadanctil.com/2026/02/07/n...

Here is my quick review of the new horror anthology from Luciano Marano, 'Gargoyle Safari'. It's a tight, well-curated collection with some fantastic horror. #bookreview 💙📚 🩸📚 #horroranthology www.youtube.com/shorts/H73NU...

As a heads up to anyone who was coming to see me, the Dead of Winter Horror Festival that was scheduled for this weekend has been postponed. The new dates are TBD and I'll repost them as soon as they are made available. #deadofwniter 💙📚 🩸📚 #horrorconvention

Just finished 'Gargoyle Safari' by Luciano Marano — and wow. A horror anthology with zero weak links. Supernatural dread, unsettling realism, dark humor, creature-feature chaos… It’s all here. If you love bite-sized terrors that linger after you close the book, grab this one. 💙📚 🩸📚 #bookreview

Happy Friday the 13th!! #horror #fridaythe13th

It’s new book day!! It’s always a good time for holiday horror, and ‘Yulehide’ from Wicked Shadow Press just landed in my mailbox! This one includes my weird Christmas horror story, ‘Madness at the North Pole’ - Santa and his elves never had a chance! #newrelease #HorrorBooks 💙📚 🩸📚

Excited to announce that my blood werewolf tale 'Asylum Moon' is now available in the extreme horror anthology 'Flash of the Flesh' from Wicked Shadow Press. There are a lot of great stories from some fantastic authors in this one! 🩸📚 💙📚 #horror chadanctil.com/2026/02/07/n...

I am so excited to announce that my extreme horror story ’Asylum Moon’ will soon be published in the anthology ‘Flash of the Flesh’. This is going to be a CRAZY collection! Coming soon! 💙📚 🩸📚 #horror #werewolf

One of the best feelings as an author is getting that email, 'Congratulations, your story has been accepted into our upcoming anthology...' I can't say anything about this one yet, but I'm thrilled to have been accepted into this collection, and I can't wait to share more!! 💙📚 🩸📚 #authorlife

I am thrilled to announce that my weird, bloody Christmas horror story, ‘Madness at the North Pole,’ has been published in ‘Yulehide: The Red Book’ from Wicked Shadow Press. It's eldritch horror at Santa's workshop! 💙📚 🩸📚 #horror chadanctil.com/2026/01/31/e...

Detective fiction with teeth. Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit blends supernatural horror, urban fantasy, and crime thriller into a lean, high-energy read that never slows down. Creepy. Exciting. Fun as hell. Read it today. #urbanfantasy #crimethriller 💙📚 🩸📚 chadanctil.com/providence-s...

New release day!! The anthology ‘Starved’ from CultureCult Magazine & Press was just released, and includes my dark dystopian story ‘Virtuality’. It’s a story about how Ai and corporate greed are starving us culturally, emotionally, and physically, and won’t end well. 💙📚 🩸📚 #dystopian #newrelease

'Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit' has been called fast-paced, chilling, and atmospheric, combining the gritty realism of police procedural with supernatural horror. An ideal read for fans of The X-Files, Harry Dresden, True Detective, and Supernatural. 💙📚 🩸📚 #urbanfantasy #horror

Exciting news! My dark dystopian anti-Ai story ‘Virtuality’ is now available in the CultureCult Press anthology ‘Starved’. ‘Virtuality’ is a tale of how Ai is destroying our world while tricking us into thinking it’s just an innocent plaything. 💙📚 🩸📚 #newrelease www.lulu.com/shop/jay-cha...

It has been a fantastic week! I've sold two new stories to upcoming anthologies AND I finished the first draft of a new story I've been working on for weeks! I just love being an author. It makes me happy to create these stories and put them out there in the world for people to enjoy. 💙📚 🩸📚 #author

For some Friday Fun, here is my story ‘The Black City’, featured in this months issue of The Horror Zine - free! thehorrorzine.com/Fiction/Jan2... 💙📚 🩸📚 #horrorstory #horrorauthor #horrorbooks

It’s never too late to follow your dreams!

Got a bone-chilling tale to share? 🖤 Don't keep those nightmares to yourself! Submit your micro horror story to Dark Descent and watch it come alive on Whispers From Beyond. Ready to give us goosebumps? Check the link in the bio. 💀 Let the shadows embrace your story. #HorrorCommunity #Horrorlit

I got my first acceptance letter of 2026! My dystopian anti-ai story ‘Virtuality’ will be published in the upcoming anthology ‘Starved’ from Culture Cult Press! 💙📚 🩸📚 #author

Be proud of what you create. The world needs more creativity! 💙📚 🩸📚 #author #authorlife

I just saw my book on the ‘Featured new releases’ table at Rochambeau Library in Providence and it’s making me way more emotional than I expected it to! 💙📚 🩸📚 #supportlibraries

I submitted my first short story of 2026 and I love it! Real gruesome horror! It will be a while before I hear back from the publisher if they buy it, but it’s great to have a new story out there. #horrorwriter #horrorstory #authorlife 💙📚 🩸📚

The 1st 10 #horror #horrorsky #horrorlit #booksky #readingcommunity #supportindieauthors #creepyreads #werewolfwednesday peeps to comment get a pdf of my novel #DontLetTheDarknessEatYouUp PDF bc im typographically incompatible with #kindle. Comment and I'll DM www.amazon.com/DONT-LET-DAR...

Reviewing books on Goodreads, Amazon, etc…, is one of the best ways you can help an author!! 💙📚 #bookreview

Happy New Year! 2025 was an amazing year for me as an author, and 2026 looks even better! 💙📚 🩸📚 #happynewyear #2025recap #authorlife mailchi.mp/761aec89973e...

As we enter the new year and put together our reading plans for 2026, I wanted to put together a quick guide on how to review books on sites like Goodreads, because it is so incredibly important for indie authors and small publishers! 💙📚 #bookreview chadanctil.com/2026/01/01/h...

2025 has been an amazing year for me as an author! We released Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit with great success, my stories were featured in 20 different anthologies, and I had a great year at events like RI Comic Con, meeting fans and signing books! I am really looking forward to 2026! 💙📚 🩸📚

Here’s just a few of the recent book reviews up on the PVD Horror YouTube currently. Make sure to check out all these great New England horror authors! @authorchad.bsky.social

Huge thanks to @pvdhorror.bsky.social for reviewing my new novel, Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit! I'm so glad you liked it, and don't worry, Book Two comes out next October! 💙📚 🩸📚 #urbanfantasy #bookreview www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOd-...

The life of a horror author. I do feel this sometimes when the weather outside is beautiful, or there’s that fresh blanket of crystalline snow sparking in the sunlight, and I’m writing a story about an eldritch horror crawling out of the fetid shadows and eating people. #horror 💙📚 🩸📚 #horrorwriter

My story ‘The Black City’ is now free to read in the January issue of The Horror Zine! I’m so honored to be included in this great collection! 💙📚 🩸📚 #horror #freebook www.thehorrorzine.com/Fiction/Jan2...

Does this happen to other horror authors? I’ve definitely been creeped out by scenes I’ve written. 💙📚 🩸📚 #horror

My 90 second review of ‘Humbug’ by Luciano Marano and Crystal Lake Publishing 💙📚 🩸📚 #bookreview #horror youtube.com/shorts/qetUq...

I did a book review - here's my 90-second review of 'Humbug' by Luciano Marano, great holiday horror and a noir twist on a Christmas classic! 💙📚 🩸📚 #bookreview #holidayhorror www.youtube.com/shorts/qetUq...

@pvdhorror.bsky.social A big thanks to @pvdhorror.bsky.social for reviewing my book, 'Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit' - I'm so glad Dave liked it so much, and Book 2 will be out in October 2026! #horror 🩸📚 💙📚 #urbanfantasy www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOd-...

Leaving a review for an author helps in so many ways! 💙📚 #authorlife