"In normal times, against a normal candidate, we have no evidence that picking a friendly, relatable, likable candidate without a history of sexual abuse will work. Let’s not read too much into it." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/yea...

All the pearl-clutching about Zohran Mamdani--by right-wingers who elected a half-senile old TV star president--is very amusing. For once the shoe is on the other foot.

Surely the people of Halloween can rally together to support a bookstore called THE TWISTED SPINE that sells HORROR books? gofund.me/96586c695

Today's haul from Vortex Books & Comics

Donate to your local food bank. www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...

Annihilation is back on the LA Times bestseller list. Thanks readers and booksellers!

"'Moira'...is a heartbreakingly beautiful story... In deft prose, Flanagan balances layered scenes with flash-like fragments...the horror of not being fully present in life." 🌻 Many thanks to Logan Lynch for this review of charitable anthology "Shadows in the Stacks" share.google/Ah0lQIGSKsDv...

Gotta be honest - it was absolutely impossible not to laugh. My face hurt by the end of this.

Listen. Learn. Adapt. Revised submission guidelines for VIEWS FROM THE OVERLOOK can be found here. Looking forward to reading what folks dream up. jamieflanagan.com/guidelines-2/

Attention, horror fans. BIG Garth Marenghi-based event arriving later this week. Trailer here…

Live your life in such a way that 7 million people don’t show up just to tell you that you are an asshole. #NoKings

In 2025, Scares That Care helped 4 families impacted by childhood illness, burns, & breast cancer. This was only possible because of you. If you attended AuthorCon, Killer Pride, one of our auctions at various conventions, donated online, or shared our message, sincerely thank you.

This is our day. Right now, today it’s our turn to represent America! 🇺🇸 🚫👑✊🏼

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Make your voices heard. Join us in a peaceful protest across our country against the most corrupt, deceitful & criminal Administration in U.S. History. We say NO KINGS, NO CROOKS, NO SPRAY-TAN CONMAN! 👎 Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org #BeThere 👍

I believe that we are many, And I believe that they are few.

Remaining dates on the tour for FIEND! Please note a line-up change for Oct 1, Frederick MD: the wonderful @jamieflanagan.com will be joining me!

•ABC fires Kimmel for mocking Trump •CBS fires Colbert for mocking Trump •ABC: fires Moran for slamming Miller •MSNBC: fires Dowd for calling out hate speech •FOX: Protects Brian Kilmeade as he calls for Nazi state murder of homeless Corporate Media Has Failed Us www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-cancel...

I wrote a book about fascism, the trap of poverty, and how little we care about the military. One editor called it depressing. Another said it needed a hero. Recorded published it as an audio original and a few people have asked for it as an ebook. Here you go, all ten of you: a.co/d/21lgHYP

New Deal Announcement: THE GARGOYLE AND THE MASON by @jamieflanagan.com, in which a lonely gargoyle learns the transformative power of friendship and acceptance. This is Jamie's, and Shortwave's, first children's picture book. THE GARGOYLE AND THE MASON will be fully illustrated by Marina Claire.

I think about Jamie Flanagan's short story "Moira" at least once a day. One of the best and most moving I've ever read. The story is featured in Shadows in the Stacks charity anthology from @shortwavebooks.bsky.social. Check it out. shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/shad...

These are the times that try men’s souls.

if you've been watching the community defenses against ICE and thinking, "i support my comrades but i don't feel comfortable being on the ~front lines~" please know there are many other ways to support! you can drop off a case of water and snacks, buy medical supplies, donate to jail support, etc

Still a wonder. More so in my 40s

Many thanks to Lane Heymont at Tobias Literary Agency for championing this deal 🙏

Your world will get bigger and brighter. THE LIFE OF CHUCK. From the hearts and souls of Mike Flanagan and Stephen King. In Select Cities 6.6, Everywhere 6.13 #ThanksChuck #HowDoYouDescribeTheIndescribable?

Includes a gorgeous adaptation of my short story, "Moira"

Puppy yoga

Some of my favorites

Happy transgender day of visibility, I saw my reflection, and that means 6 more weeks of gender.

It’s beautiful in DC right now. Peak bloom from the cherry blossoms and petals drift by wherever you walk, blown in from some distant or nearby tree. When I first transitioned, they were blooming, years ago. On this Transgender Day of Visibility, I am yearning for our own spring to return.

Raising funds at Authorcon V in Williamsburg. Join us for #scaresthatcare

The PRELIMINARY Programming Schedule for AuthorCon V (a @scaresthatcare.bsky.social charity event) is now live. If you are an attending author who requested to be included in programming, please read it over carefully and follow the instructions. www.briankeene.com/news/authorc...

In 1994, I watched this episode of Unsolved Mysteries about Resurrection Mary, the Chicagoland area’s most famous ghost. 30 years later I wrote a novel about her titled Vanishing Daughters. It’s available now from Thomas & Mercer. You can purchase it from wherever you prefer to buy your books.

Had a lovely chat with these fine folks. Thanks for having me, @horrormakesushappy.bsky.social

Block anyone posting about the LGB or LGBQ+ community. This is an active effort to erase trans people. There is no Pride without trans people. Specifically trans people of colour. Dropping the T is bootlicking. It's throwing them under the bus and waiting happily to be next.

Erasing our history won't erase us. Transgender people have always been here — and we always will be.

With a heavy heart, it's time to say goodbye to Happy Hollow. It was a gift of a project, a joy of a process, and a strange bird of a show that I remain proud (and grateful) to have worked on. Onwards. 🤘🔥

Hey, Baltimore. There's a couple on 25th just south of Greenmount with a sign that says they need food and cat supplies. I was on my way to an early doc appointment and couldn't help. If you're in the area and have extra cat food or treats, swing over on your way to work.

Citizen Sleeper 2. Written (beautifully) by @jumpovertheage.com

BREAKING: AOC blames crash on Trump / Elon “I represent LGA Airport as well as workers for JFK. Trump gutted the Aviation Safety committee last week. Air traffic controllers, already understaffed, got Trump’s “buyout” this wk with a 1 wk ultimatum to decide. It’s not DEI - it’s him. And Elon too.”

If a Democrat fired 100 FAA employees and put a freeze on hiring air traffic controllers 8 days before an airport plane crash, there would be a right-wing and media frenzy for weeks.

The biggest problem with our Senate Democrats is they are ancient. The older we get, the more we learn to accept things. We relate new insults to past slights and setbacks, and convince ourselves the problem is temporary because it worked itself out in the past. None of this is acceptable.

Trump now moves to talk about EOs: - Troops to the southern border - Alien Enemies Act of 1798 for cities - Oil Drilling EOs - End of EV mandate - Tariffs - End of "government censorship" (No word on book bans) - End "social engineering" of race/gender - End legal recognition of transgender people