We're here to abate your Monday woes with another #MustRead horror. This week: @werematt.bsky.social looks back 10 years at the phenomenal The Wailing @dreadcentral.bsky.social, @baronaim.bsky.social picks out 5 liminal horror games for fans of #TheBackrooms @bloody-disgusting.com ... 1/2

Always love these, man! People can read Unfold, my slow burn workplace drama meets brutal creature feature. And I have a short vampire story in a collection from other horror novelists and poets. Links for both are on my website. tristanzeldenauthor.my.canva.site

Thanks Gabino. Another #FridayReads, another story online: Proud to have a new flash piece out over at Punk Noir Magazine. "Blood Brothers" is probably as much hard-hitting noir as I can wrestle into 299 words. punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com/punk-noir-ma... #crimefiction #noir #shortstory #punknoir

Tales From Cemetery is a multifunctional horror short story collection. It is standalone, prequel, sequel, and campfire stories surrounding my novel’s town of Cemetery Jump right in new, or learn more lore behind the novel itself, it reads both ways books2read.com/u/br8AgE

Thanks, Gabino! Happy #FridayReads! If you like ruminating on the nature of a haunting, where ghosts come from, why they’re here, what they’re doing, and perhaps, how we can interact with them, In the House of In Between might be up your alley! Horror, scifi, hope, despair—and Houdini!

I have horror for all ages! Kid kids, a cryptid-themed children’s book from @cemeterygatesmedia.bsky.social , called A Spooky Summer! shorturl.at/cSuX2 For grownups, a bloody survival story about murderous Sasquatches, from @infestedpublishing.bsky.social! mybook.to/WildcatThicket

Thanks, Gabino! What do you do when your neighbor gets loud and violent? Nolan Priest walks right up to him completely naked. That’s when things get interesting. @bookpeople.com And FREE on Kindle Select a.co/d/hutoMgi

Sharing this on behalf of @adamhulse.bsky.social , because this book just came out and I loved it. Dystopian horror! www.amazon.com/dp/B0H29ZDYH...

ARCs of my upcoming novel, The Man in the Watch Still Visits Me At Night, are available via Netgalley. House of Leaves by way of David Lynch. For those that like 'em weird. Coming Sept. 22 from CLASH Books. netgalley.com/catalog/book...

I have a toxic lesbian vampires feature coming this summer and the best place to keep up with them is my newsletter

It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share books and boost all signals. You like horror? Crime? Creatures from beyond the reef? Magic? Murder? Floating cow heads? Vengeance? Shady things done under the cover of darkness? Tostones? Ghosts? I got you (and it’s 51% off)! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

Thanks, Gabino! Preorders are available for Calliope Street / The House on Blood Street. Get the paperback from Moonstruck Books, or get the fancy, special edition hardcover from Black Crow Books.

Thanks Gabino! My Magnus Archives-inspired short story collection THE NINE O'CLOCK HORSES is free all week at the Nefarious Bat store, if anyone fancies grabbing it...

Thanks, Gabino! I am super excited that my novella THE GLASS GARDEN, a story of cosmic horror and bickering adult sisters and COFFEE has been nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award! linktr.ee/authorlevai

Thanks, as ever, Gabino! I'd love to keep up the momentum with my newest release, #Pyres, a fiery, angry supernatural horror going against the grain of the modern anti-immigration narrative. books2read.com/pyresnovel #BookSky #HorrorBooks

Fun facts: - 👻 Huge #horror & #SFF fan (esp international horror!) - 🤘 Metalhead/rocker (esp folk metal--ask me for recs!) - 🧚 👹 💀 Obsessed with #folklore, fairy tales, #mythology, the #gothic - 🏜️ First-gen Egyptian-American who grew up in Albuquerque, NM

I've just lined up tomorrow's @thisishorror.bsky.social news but, #ICYMI, here are last week's dark releases: www.thisishorror.co.uk/news-round-u... God's Vengeance by @theresaderwin.bsky.social - out now @crystallake.bsky.social ... 1/?

Yesterday was, indeed, #MustRead horror day. This week: Luiz H. C. looks back 20 years at the other Severance @bloody-disgusting.com, @brandonketchum.bsky.social offers a guide of haunted spots around Pittsburgh for #Stokercon @whatsleepsbeneath.com ... 1/2

That thing when a story idea forms, contorts, then presents itself, ready to go. Can't wait to start bashing the keys tomorrow! 💪🏼 #WritersLife #Inspiration

Preorder eBooks. Book out June 1st. Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/B0F99PNZLJ Barnes & Noble www.barnesandnoble.com/w/flesh-eati... Smashwords www.smashwords.com/books/view/1... Kobo www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/... Apple Books (available in Apple Books App) Google Books play.google.com/store/books/...

Huge thanks to Nora for hosting me on The Butchered Writers substack! Awesome questions, and, hopefully, suitably interesting answers 👇🏼👇🏼

This week's @thisishorror.bsky.social news is queued up for the morning but, #ICYMI, here are last week's new & forthcoming terrors: www.thisishorror.co.uk/news-round-u... Into the Darkening Dust by @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social - out now @strangewildspress.bsky.social ... 1/2

Today is the paperback release of GIRL IN THE CREEK! If you would like to check out a fun romp in the woods with spooky mushrooms -- a romp that's been nominated for a Stoker award & was one of Booklist & Library Journal's best horror books of 2025 -- get a copy at a bookstore or library!

Yesterday was indeed #MustRead horror day. This week: @werematt.bsky.social looks back at Urban Legend and horror's effect on culture @bloody-disgusting.com, @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social selects 6 movies based on real urban legends @the-line-up.bsky.social ... 1/2

Waking up to this cracking review from one of the best writers in the business. Day made! 😁 #HorrorBooks #BookSky 📚😱

Well, not quite the top, but #3 in the British Horror fiction list on Amazon for ebooks is pretty great! Huge thanks to everyone who picked up #Pyres in the last couple days! 🙏🏼🔥 #HorrorBooks #BookSky 📚 😱 Books2read.com/pyresnovel

I stayed up late tonight to finish this book. Mind bender of a book man. Good stuff. #booktok #booksky

Catch me chatting about my #BrightonFringe show on Gaydio Brighton this morning! Should be on at 9.40am. 🔊 97.8 FM ⁣⁣ 📻 DAB Digital Radio 📲 FREE Gaydio app

thanks Gabino! Amusement Park Arcana now has preorders in ebook AND paperback! Coming July 15! books2read.com/AmusementPar...

Thanks, Gabino! My short story "The Stream" leads off this week's episode of the NoSleep Podcast!

Thanks, Gabino! Happy #FridayReads. Folks can catch The El with this beautiful cover for less than the ebook right now: www.amazon.com/El-Theodore-...

Whats cooking? Galactic Gastronomy That’s the latest issue of Boundary Shock Quaterly www.klforslund.com/post/galacti...

In the Wake of Gods has been out for a week, and I've been pushing it hard. But don't forget about its award-winning predecessor! books2read.com/u/m27rzr #darkfantasy #horror #books

Ex Partum: A novella centred on food, family, and predatory capitalism emmaburnett.carrd.co

Thanks, Gabino! From A Midnight Kind of Place CHALK MARKS - Four Army rangers meet their match in the form of an elderly woman tied to a bed. Read & Listen for FREE! www.amidnightkindofplace.com podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

Thanks for the #fridayreads reminder. The first book in my serial killer vs zombies series is on sale for the next few days. www.amazon.com/dp/B075ZXJM14

Thanks, Gabino. My new novel, Calliope Street comes out in July. You can pre-order now. It will also be released in the UK by Black Crow Books under the title The House on Blood Street.

good morning!! my debut novella hit a 420 sales milestone and I think more people should know about it #FridayReads

My femgore horror book is only $1.99 on godless. And it comes illustrated by five different artists (Yes, even in epub format): godless.com/products/wel...

Thanks Gabino, Welcome to Cemetery is a police procedural with dark disappearances & murders for a crime thriller/horror feel A young det. determined to earn her spot and her older partner that’s jaded by time on the force Character led and fast paced books2read.com/u/b5Kn0l

A blood-spattered journey of survival! Ry and Erin are struggling with life when something starts creeping towards their trailer, knocking, whistling, mocking…

Lock your doors. Trust the dog. Don’t answer the voices. mybook.to/WildcatThicket

Thanks, Gabino! After the recent Draft2Digital kerfluffle, I find myself having to return to Kindle Unlimited. Horror fans can find all my books available to read there once again! Go check 'em out at author.to/MichaelPatri.... 🍻

Thanks Gabino! SPLIT SCREAM VOL. 8: CURSED PLACES features two delightfully weird tales for your reading pleasure, including "Passing Glance," my haunted house tale set in D.C. I'll also be signing copies of this at B&N in Gainesville, Virginia, tomorrow! #FridayReads

It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share some books and boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I’m at a spot where every copy sold takes me closer to a new contract…and the hardcover is only $14 again! Share what you love. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

Great to wake up and find #Pyres at number 15 in the British & Irish horror charts this morning! It's still available for $0.99 / £0.99 for today, and will also be hitting Bookbub later. Thanks for all your support, everyone! Grab yours here: books2read.com/pyresnovel #BookSky #HorrorBooks 📚😱

If you all don’t know by now, I’m a little wolf obsessed, and I know I’m not alone out here. For the wild ones, I made a playlist for running barefoot through the forest and lapping at the melting snow ❤️‍🔥🐺 Gorgeous art by the one and only @annarosereads.bsky.social open.spotify.com/playlist/5zZ...

Apparently my good buddy @kevharrison.bsky.social's excellent novella Pyres is on sale for 99p/99c until the end of tomorrow. I absolutely adored this one, and was lucky enough to work with Kev on the cover, think it's one of the ones I'm most proud of. It's also scorchingly political and cathartic.

I've just queued up tomorrow's @thisishorror.bsky.social news, but #ICYMI, here's last week's new horrors: www.thisishorror.co.uk/news-round-u... The Suffering by @paperbacksandpugs.bsky.social - out now, The Witch of Tongues by @themordashin.bsky.social - out now @crystallake.bsky.social ... 1/2

A couple of my books feature in this horror promo on @bookfunnel.bsky.social from fellow author @halffulllibrary.bsky.social. This includes my novel, Pyres, which is only £0.99 / $0.99 for a couple more days. Check it out 👇🏼👇🏼 books.bookfunnel.com/paranormal-s... #HorrorBooks #BookSky 📚😱

#Kindle deal! @kevharrison.bsky.social's #PYRES is on sale for just $0.99! #horror #ad #amreading #booksky amzn.to/3Kj4Uoq