Did my first interview for A Mythos of Monsters and Madness and had a blast. I recommended checking out @lorekeating.bsky.social and @raebolt.bsky.social along with other terrific writers. And of course, I mentioned the work of @johnlangan.bsky.social . www.castlebridgemedia.com/podcast-1/ep...

Did I make it into @reactorsff.bsky.social's Reading the Weird? Well, not directly. But my mention in @johnlangan.bsky.social's "Errata" did.

if you read one essay on horror, this week, make it this one.

lol

Some Over the Garden Wall for this month’s riso print subscription, because I would love to have a frog sing to me

Sucks that this is even a thing -- shithole country, indeed -- but also a good reminder to donate to WCK if possible. Alongside any of your local food banks.

They can't even turn a profit stealing every thought on Earth? They need corporate welfare, too?

REAL pumpkinheads know that spooky season is just beginning. With that in mind, Reading the Weird jumps into @johnlangan.bsky.social's weird, metatextual, dare we say analog horror short story "Errata"! reactormag.com/reader-bewar...

Good year for showing up in other people's books, apparently. (From @johnlangan.bsky.social's LOST IN THE DARK & OTHER EXCURSIONS.)

finished @johnlangan.bsky.social's terrific new short story collection Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions. don't really have anything pithy or smart to say, other than i very much enjoyed it, and if you are into horror and you haven't read Langan, you should get on that.

The Fisherman by @johnlangan.bsky.social, one of my favorite horror books of all time. The definition of a slow burn that rewards big. We made it! Happy Halloween, everybody. If you bought one third of the books I've recommended this month, you are very happy and completely broke.

Excellent writer, powerful book, good dude. What's not to love?

“enhanced subsidies that make insurance premiums cheaper for about 22 million of the 24 million Americans who buy insurance over the ACA exchanges. Recipients’ health premiums are set to increase by 114% in 2026, on average, without the enhanced subsidies“

Wait, holy crap, BLACK RIVER ORCHARD is *two bucks* for your electromagic book reader of choice. A sinister apple called the Ruby Slipper begins to change the people of a small town! Cults! Suburban folk horror! Way too much apple-based information! Cats! Hope you check it out, too. OKAY BYE.

Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social

Born on this day in 1632, in Delft, the sublime Johannes Vermeer. Started out painting histories, including the oddest Diana & Actaeon in Baroque art, 1653. So quiet! So modern.

Reçu le jour d’Halloween, timing parfait ! Merci J’ai lu pour l’envoi. @johnlangan.bsky.social

20. "Lost in the Dark" by @johnlangan.bsky.social

Oct 30th 1978 - Michael Myers escaped a psychiatric hospital. 📽️📅 Halloween (1978)

Coulrophobia [KOHL-ruh-FOH-bee-yuh] (n.) - An abnormal or exaggerated fear of clowns. Example Sentence: “From that evening forward, Johnnie suffered from what the school counselor, with professional detachment, labeled acute coulrophobia.”

You know who’s stopping by my next newsletter to talk about her new book and give us 5 short story recs???? @nadiabulkin.bsky.social!!! Don’t want to miss out? Sign up here: coreys-stories.beehiiv.com?fbclid=PAZnR...

She dated these men in NYC. I dated these men in North Idaho. There’s no great way of saying this but women are not safe in either place. But we already knew that.

Mr @johnlangan.bsky.social says I’m a horror hipster. As if.

A fantastic-- and much appreciated-- foreword by the great @johnlangan.bsky.social!

This is the way.

Whoa! #Kindle deal! DARK STARS: NEW TALES OF DARKEST HORROR is just $0.50!! Edited by @jfdt.bsky.social, there are stories by @chesyaburke.bsky.social, @gemmafiles.bsky.social, @sgj.bsky.social, @almakatsu.bsky.social, @johnlangan.bsky.social & more! #booksky #ad #horror amzn.to/3Kj4Uoq

somebody once told me the plums were gonna roil me I ate the ones you had in the icebox they were looking like some plums that would make you say yum you were probably saving them for your breakfast well they were cold and delicious and sweet not malicious etc etc etc

Spooky Season 2025, Book #17. I credit @johnlangan.bsky.social with helping me see I had been negligent in ignoring the Horror genre. After The Fisherman, I decided to see what else I had been missing. I’ve discovered many new favourite books and authors, but Langan still stands out in the crowd.

Got horror? Check out this wild descent into terror from Journalstone.

John Langan! This picture summarizes why these are my people. And if you are reading this and haven't read, "Corpsemouth" or "The Fisherman", go do that now. @johnlangan.bsky.social Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Fest was the best! #hplma @campnecon.bsky.social @newenglandhorror.bsky.social

Jesus Christ man

the glorious, golden, glad sun, the only true lamp—all others but liars!

the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist

This is a wonderful meditation on the weird-- something I'm always chasing, which is (of course) always elusive.

Saw a lot of good friends! @johnlangan.bsky.social @alyssaalessi.bsky.social @paultremblay.bsky.social @wnwagner.bsky.social @cloudbusterrob.bsky.social

The crowd did not disperse, an instead started playing Tubthumping by Chumbawamba — I get knocked down, but I get up again.

there is such a dumb blankness, full of meaning, in a wide landscape of snows

Last Call #Art by Daniel Andersson

Let @johnlangan.bsky.social and his imagination take yours for a ride. Had the same elements I enjoyed in The Fisherman. Found myself often thinking about the ending. #booksky www.goodreads.com/book/show/65...

A list! In which I talk about the reissue of Books of Blood, @johnlangan.bsky.social ‘s LOST IN THE DARK, and Mariana Enriquez’s OUR SHARE OF NIGHT. www.boston.com/community/bo...

2 new horror collections out today from @wordhorde.bsky.social: NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND: THE HOLLOW EARTH STORY CYCLE by @orringrey.com and LOST IN THE DARK AND OTHER EXCURSIONS by @johnlangan.bsky.social weightlessbooks.com/category/pub...

ghoulish behavior

Oh, hello

Story prompt!

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

My pal @cheriepriest.com ‘s second Eden Moore novel, the sequel to Four and Twenty Black Birds, is on sale. Get it now! www.amazon.com/Wings-Kingdo...

This is today! Come say hi if you’re near Algonquin. I love this Barnes & Noble. It’s my local one. 💜

I pre-ordered this and so can you!

Hey spooky book fans, my man @johnhornor.bsky.social will be at The Lobby on Delmar today at 4pm with books made available from The Novel Neighbor thenovelneighbor.com/events/35844...

If you want to understand why the ICE facility in Portland is such a hotbed of protest, this story is all the context you need...