my main thought on Pride month, as someone who should basically be neither seen nor heard from on it, is that I have seen many times firsthand the raw deal that trans people get in media and publishing, and it needs to be everyone's job to fix that. It's real, material, and unacceptable

Fascinated by the "conservatives don't make good art debate" because it's certainly true of the current American right-wing but the counterpoints of Lovecraft, Ford, Tolkien, Eastwood, and arguably Lynch to me makes clear the distinction is that they were willing to interrogate their biases

Interested in dark fantasy, cosmic/body horror, or doomed expeditions? Then you'll love my next book DWELLER IN DARKNESS, out 9/22 from Timber Ghost Press. ARCs now available.

Here's some comp and trope graphics for your eyeballs. Shout out to my inspos @mosesoseutomi.bsky.social, M.R. Carey, @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social, @joeabercrombie.com, Mitchell Luthi, @buehlmeister.bsky.social

The new POV for our story is Cassius Marius, a young man born the night the last book ended and named for its villain who has only ever known the world of the ascendant Pale King. Don't worry if you're a fan of Faron, our POV from Pale King. It wouldn't be a proper sequel without them.

I'm forever grateful to the readers of MYSTERY OF THE PALE KING who encouraged me to continue the story and go further, deeper, and darker in the telling. DWELLER IN DARKNESS, conclusion of the Deadlights Duology, out 9/22 from @timberghostpress.bsky.social. Cover by @gregchapman.bsky.social

The old world is dying, a new world is being born

I read Mystery of the Pale King for SFINCS and really enjoyed it, so I'm looking forward to this one! Cosmic/eldritch horror in a fantasy setting!

I'm so excited to reveal the cover for DWELLER IN DARKNESS by Sam Flynn is the sequel to THE MYSTERY OF THE PALE KING. If you like gritty, flintlock fantasy with a seasoning of horror, you'll love this one. Coming out Sept 22. Greg Chapman knocked it out of the park with this cover!

I'm forever grateful to the readers of MYSTERY OF THE PALE KING who encouraged me to continue the story and go further, deeper, and darker in the telling. DWELLER IN DARKNESS, conclusion of the Deadlights Duology, out 9/22 from @timberghostpress.bsky.social. Cover by @gregchapman.bsky.social

The White Ribbon is playing on AMC+. If you've never seen this incredible movie, I highly recommend it. Deeply unsettling and perfectly shot. Stunning stuff.

I read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea when I was ten, didn't understand shit, greatest reading experience of my life

"The darkness is not empty. The Dweller speaks to us. Every time we close our eyes, we hear it. It speaks in voices we know. It crawls under our skin..." DWELLER IN DARKNESS cover reveal TOMORROW. Follow @timberghostpress.bsky.social and stand ready for its arrival, worm.

BIG things happening, baby. BIG THINGS!

My theory is that men carry an unacknowledged evolutionary jealousy of women's ability to create life and their rabid desire to control and automate creativity comes from this delusional desire to cut women out of the process entirely.

As an anthropologist, I endorse this message!

Final author newsletter of 2025 has an early synopsis for my next book #DwellerinDarkness as well as the biggest inspirations for the forthcoming sequel to #TheMysteryofthePaleKing

THE IRON GIANT. Suuuuuuppppeeeerrrrrrmaaaaaaaaaaaan

New novel mashes up noir with a science fantasy setting so research this week has been a rewatch of THE DEPARTED and a first time watch of the OG that inspired it, the INFERNAL AFFAIRS trilogy. Love all these twisty undercover shenanigans.

It is difficult to overstate how much Tolkien would have hated Peter Thiel

Happy publication day to The Worms Shall Feast by @crlangille.bsky.social! From author to editor to publisher, she excels at them all and her writing is at full force in this exhilarating mash-up of queer, cosmic, and wilderness horror perfect for fans of The Cabin in the Woods.

Scientists are calling this the most metal shit they’ve ever seen

Check out my new flash fiction, "Foreign Objects" - can't have come out on a better day

i cant believe tom steyer is the first dem politician (that ive seen) to proudly and forcefully make this correct and obvious counter argument to the bigotry but im glad he did

This is real resistance.

In the beginning, the BlueSky is a Bubble takes were spaced by 24 weeks. Then 12, then 6, then every 2 weeks. The last one in Sydney was a week. In 4 days, we could be seeing a Bubble take every 8 hours, until they are coming every 4 minutes. Marshal, we should witness a double event within 7 days.

haven't re-upped this thing in a minute. Check it out. go.bsky.app/VaypaqC

It’s cool that the country is run by guys who didn’t understand that The Soprano is very clear about Tony being a wicked and ultimately pitiful person who is going to hell

The bigger challenge is we have a handful of sociopaths who can circumvent and undermine democracy. We have no bigger challenge.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review! 😭 “Alane and Ray are deeply real, which makes the horror hit harder. You are not just reading about something supernatural, you are watching a mother struggle to protect her son from a past she cannot escape.” www.timberghostpress.com/store/p81/Pa... @timberghostpress.bsky.social

And if you want a free little appetizer for the book... www.patreon.com/posts/neon-r...

Roan came to the cult to get her revenge, but when the cult's strange angel chooses her for a higher purpose, the believers have to choose a side. Outer Range meets Immaculate in this fast-paced queer/religious horror. Get yours today! Cover by Don Noble www.timberghostpress.com/neon-revelat...

Imagine being stressed out about life and the state of the world and then you walk outside to clear your head and see this

Bluntly, the current patriarchal order has made it explicit that it would welcome the annihilation of humanity before the annihilation of the order.

I still think these two paragraphs from Ganz are the most important contemporary political writing

this is such a great encapsulation of what the various factions of the reactionary right want. i might add that they envision themselves as slave masters and the rest of us, in one way or another, as their slaves. betterdonkey.substack.com/p/the-vra-wa...

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“I don't understand what it's supposed to do. Every time I see a video on Instagram that's like, 'Hollywood is cooked,' what follows is, like, the most stupid dog shit I've ever seen in my life…”

The cemeteries are full of irreplaceable men.

Yesterday, TV backlight goes out. Today, car I bought six months ago won't start. Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.

I'm sending out the preorders today! However, you can still grab it at the discounted preorder price until May 26th. If you want to find out what drives the worms to feast, grab your copy today! www.timberghostpress.com/worms-landin... Cover art by Don Noble

interesting rationale from a prospective juror in the Elon Musk Twitter stock manipulation case

We're going to host a series of interviews for Pride Month. If you are part of the LGBTQIA+ community and work in horror in any way (writer/illustrator/podcaster/artist/etc.) and would like to be interviewed and featured on our site in June, please shoot us an email: [email protected].

Transphobia is the greatest lodestone for today's far-right, because it embodies the far-right desire to claim all identities are natural and biological. Today's fascists hate trans people for the same reason interwar fascists hated diasporic Jews - because they hate fluidity and border crossing.

“We, the creators of the Torment Nexus, are now suing the writers of the classic science fiction novel ‘Don’t Create the Torment Nexus.’”

God: in my book I created the golden calf as a cautionary tale American evangelical pastors: let me be clear, this is not the golden calf from the book Don't Worship The Golden Calf

ARC GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT!! 📢📚 We're giving away 30 collector's edition ARCs of @jasonsanford.bsky.social's PLAGUE BIRDS: THE RED DAY EDITION! 🪐🖥️🔥 Each copy is signed, hand-numbered, and one of a kind. TO ENTER: like, comment, and repost this post by May 11th for the chance to win 🌟 Good Luck! 🖤👽

love when the kids get along (catching Harley midlick was a bonus)