Author man. Polar bear. DEAD LETTERS / BURY ME COLD. Words in Cosmic Horror Monthly, Chthonic Matter Q, Weird Horror, Tales to Terrify, and Best Horror Vol 15.
It's time to come in from the cold. RTs welcome.
ARCs for my upcoming 2nd collection BURY ME COLD & MORE LAST WORDS (
@QuillandCrow
) are available! 🔗in thread. We've got a limited number to distribute, so get 'em while they're cold!
#Horrorfam
#ARC
Surprise! Below you'll find the full submission guidelines for DEAD LETTERS: EPISODES OF EPISTOLARY HORROR, my first anthology project! Thanks again to
@crystallakepub
and all my lovely author invitees for helping make this dream possible!
⌨️Retweets encouraged, naturally⌨️
@buitengebieden_
They're blocking the 'mane' road! Lion down on the job, I say. They may be feline fine but things will get mighty hairy by the tail end of the day. Cat joke.
@clarkesworld
Dear Neil,
Because regulators ruled that AI-generated content cannot be copyrighted and therefore has no owner, what would you think about posting a few snippets of bot-written spam so that your fellow editors know what to look for?
Friends, I'm proud to announce that in 2023, partnering with
@crystallakepub
, I'll be editing my first-ever horror anthology: DEAD LETTERS - EPISODES OF EPISTOLARY HORROR.
(retweets requested to spread the word)
#horror
#submissions
#anthology
After the success of DEAD LETTERS, I'm happy to announce that we're riding the carousel again. In 2025, I'll be rejoining
@crystallakepub
to edit THE JOINING: SCENES OF WEDDING TERROR, an anthology of matrimony-themed horror!
RTs welcome.
#horror
#submissions
#anthology
@itsafronomics
The ending of Korea doesn’t work, not because of its rushed nature but because the show went out of its way to prove that Korra doesn’t belong in a romantic relationship with ANYBODY. She still needed to figure herself out, and that’s okay. Pairing her up cheapened her growth.
I'm shocked and stoked to announce that my weirdest, grossest story yet, "Calcium," will appear in the March 2024 issue of WEIRD HORROR MAGAZINE. This one's no-holds-barred, gangland. Prepare your bodies.
And here's the big news! I'm so excited that BRIDES IN THE DARK found a home with
@QuillandCrow
; this is a very different kind of story for me, but it's also become one of my more favorite projects. I can't wait for you all to learn all about Blackfrye and its twisted secrets!
Friends everywhere, it's my great pleasure to give you the
#CoverReveal
for my upcoming horror collection from
@journalstonepub
, NIGHTFALL & OTHER DANGERS, with beautiful art from the unparalleled
@ravenkult
!
#booktwt
#HorrorFamily
Debut: 4/17/2023
[retweets welcome of course]
Big announcement time!
I'm pleased to inform you all that I've just signed a contract to publish my horror collection NIGHTFALL & OTHER DANGERS with
@journalstonepub
!
This will be my first published collection of short fiction, and my fourth full-length publication overall!
Holy shit - this cover! This is an extremely proud moment, to get to share pages with the mountainous talents that appear in this volume. Hope you guys enjoy my story "1855" when it appears later this year!!
Folks: it happened at last! My debut horror collection NIGHTFALL & OTHER DANGERS is officially available for preorder! I've been working on the stories in this book for almost 7 years; to say NIGHTFALL is a labor of love would be a gross understatement. L/nk in bio.
Me and
@crystallakepub
are open for submissions! In fact, we haven't even been open for 24 hours, and already we've received just a TON of great stories! But there's always room for more, and I'll be reading all this month and the next, so get your epistolary horror to me!
Good news, Letterheads! To celebrate the start of the open submissions period for Dead Letters: Episodes of Epistolary Horror on April 1, I'll be doing a cover reveal for the anthology right here at 12PM EST.
Watch this space!
#deadletters
#anthology
#horror
Songs that shouldn't have been recorded.
Broadcasts that shouldn't be transcribed.
Emails never meant for mass consumption.
Horrors drawn to life by shaking hands.
These are some stories that shouldn't be told. 21 of them are told HERE in
#deadlettershorror
#BookTwitter
Bananas that this comes out NEXT MONTH. I started writing short fiction again b/c I got inspired by work I'd read in these volumes, from authors like
@gemmafiles
,
@GordonBWhite
and
@JAWMcCarthy
. And now I'll have a story in those pages too.
@EllenDatlow
And here's the Big Announcement! 🌒
I'll be publishing my second short fiction collection, BURY ME COLD & MORE LAST WORDS, with the esteemed folks at
@QuillandCrow
! 🐦⬛
The collection will include an intro from
@_Rae_Knowles
, and I can't wait to get started! 💀
We are excited to announce the recent acquisition of Jacob Steven Mohr’s second short story collection, Bury Me Cold & More Last Words, coming autumn of 2025. Congrats, Jacob!
Okay, Starro is coming to your area, and through some weird process you don't understand, you get to write ONE SOLITARY TWEET to him.
What is your
#OneTweetToStarro
?
@ivyfriday
The moment the villain realizes they've created a monster they or anybody else can't stop is just perfect. There's a great example of that in Dragon Ball Super: Broly.
I have print copies at last! That means it’s time to do a
#Giveaway
! To enter, like and retweet this post, and comment your all time favorite horror story! One lucky winner will be chosen next Sunday to be sent a free signed copy of my new collection!
Editing is DONE. Dead Letters is now with the publisher for final proofreading and formatting. We’re looking at a December 1 launch day, so please be on the lookout for that! Thank you again to all our contributors… this anthology is AWESOME.
#deadletters
#horror
#BookTwitter
#Writers
Are there any weddings in your stories? Are they part of the plot or just settings for other scenes? Do they go as planned, or does something interrupt them?
#BookTwitter
#WritingCommunity
If you're looking for open calls in the horror market, here's a sneak-peek at the spreadsheet where I keep all the stuff I'm keeping an eye on. Did I miss anything?
#writers
#opencalls
From
@crystallakepub
, the preorder for DEAD LETTERS: EPISODES FOR EPISTOLARY HORROR is live!
Stark raving terror... in the words of we who lived it.
Thanks to our amazing authors who lent words to this unholy tome. Cover art by Ben Baldwin.
🔗in bio.
#deadlettershorror
Night Has Fallen.
After 7 years of slumber, NIGHTFALL AND OTHER DANGERS is unleashed, from JournalStone and
@scarlettralgee
Behold: 15 tales of horror and intrigue to whet the sharp stones of your nightmares.
#horrorfam
#BookTwitter
#nightfall
RTs appreciated. 🌒
Me and
@crystallakepub
are open for submissions! In fact, we haven't even been open for 24 hours, and already we've received just a TON of great stories! But there's always room for more, and I'll be reading all this month and the next, so get your epistolary horror to me!
Submission information coming soon for this project! Not to worry: like with Dead Letters, I plan to give my authors a nice long lead time before they can start submitting, so you'll have plenty of time to think up ideas for your stories!!
After the success of DEAD LETTERS, I'm happy to announce that we're riding the carousel again. In 2025, I'll be rejoining
@crystallakepub
to edit THE JOINING: SCENES OF WEDDING TERROR, an anthology of matrimony-themed horror!
RTs welcome.
#horror
#submissions
#anthology
After the success of DEAD LETTERS, I'm happy to announce that we're riding the carousel again. In 2025, I'll be rejoining
@crystallakepub
to edit THE JOINING: SCENES OF WEDDING TERROR, an anthology of matrimony-themed horror!
RTs welcome.
#horror
#submissions
#anthology
After the success of our DEAD LETTERS anthology, we're happy to announce that we'll be working with editor Jacob Steven Mohr again next year with THE JOINING: SCENES OF WEDDING TERROR, an anthology of matrimony-themed horror!
Stay tuned for submission guidelines later this year.
Horror lovers who follow me, what is the all-time scariest short story you've ever read? I don't mean best, I mean glue-your-looms SCARY. Looking for nightmares tonight.
#horrorfam
Unearthed today... terror ALWAYS gets the last word.
RTs welcome, and tune in below for a long-buried contest and giveaway opportunity!
#HorrorCommunity
Art by
@ravenkult
, design by
@faera_lane
.
It’s with great pleasure that we reveal the cover for Jacob Steven Mohr’s highly anticipated collection, BURY ME COLD & MORE LAST WORDS, now available for preorder
Art by Yorgos Cotronis
@ravenkult
Excuse the incoming pun: I'm over the moon (har!) to announce that my cosmic horror story "The Dear Darling Things" will be featured in NIGHTMARE SKY from
@DeathKnellPress
alongside a starfield of amazing talent! Watch the sky for this one... coming January 2023!
#TheGarfieldMovie
REVIEW: Delightful & charming! Filled to the brim with satire fun. Chris Pratt truly honors the legacy. You’ll roar with laughter & have a puss-pounding good time. Not just another cartoon, it’s the best Garfield movie ever! A fitting end setting up what’s next.
Contract's signed! I can now officially, formally, and enthusiastically announce that my story "Empty Shells on a Cold Shore" has been accepted by
@CosmicHorrorMo
!
@Ocasio2018
If that's what you meant, then that's what you should have said.
(Message repeats)
If that's what you meant, then that's what you should have said.
You can't subpoena all of us.
Good evening and all! My enormous floofy hair and I are so proud to be part of CROW CALLS IV, available now from
@QuillandCrow
! This is the first time my poetry has ever been published in an anthology!
That's a wrap! All acceptances and rejections from our open call have been delivered. Competition was real tight: from 300+ submissions, 15 were chosen from the open call to appear in our TOC.
The full list will come August 1. 🌒
#deadletters
#HorrorFam
#submissions
Me and
@crystallakepub
are open for submissions! In fact, we haven't even been open for 24 hours, and already we've received just a TON of great stories! But there's always room for more, and I'll be reading all this month and the next, so get your epistolary horror to me!
@_Ash_Moss_
@AOC
Wealth is not immoral, and one person being a billionaire does not prevent others from earning money. Just because Person X's resources could benefit Person Y does not give the government carte blanche to redistribute that wealth.
Surprise! Below you'll find the full submission guidelines for DEAD LETTERS: EPISODES OF EPISTOLARY HORROR, my first anthology project! Thanks again to
@crystallakepub
and all my lovely author invitees for helping make this dream possible!
⌨️Retweets encouraged, naturally⌨️
Since we're exactly 1 month out from submissions opening on my very first anthology DEAD LETTERS, I thought I'd talk a little bit about the common questions I've gotten about submitting to this anthology.
🧵THREAD...
Surprise! Below you'll find the full submission guidelines for DEAD LETTERS: EPISODES OF EPISTOLARY HORROR, my first anthology project! Thanks again to
@crystallakepub
and all my lovely author invitees for helping make this dream possible!
⌨️Retweets encouraged, naturally⌨️
@ChiTownEnuff
When Bray Wyatt left I completely lost interest. Not because he was the only draw for me, but because I realized that WWE had no interest in developing/keeping top-tier talent like Rotunda around.
Some good news this morning: against everybody's better judgement, good taste, and basic decency - my story "Truth Serum" is shortlisted to maybe appear in Brave New Weird Vol. 2??
The BRAVE NEW WEIRD shortlist is here!
Congratulations to everyone who submitted—over 1000 entrants. The quality was unsurprisingly astounding.
A note: this nomination will not increase your social standing. It may in fact lower it🖤☠️
Final ToC coming when we’re good & ready.
@marysuewriter
INT. CRUISE SHIP - NEAR MIDNIGHT
ANGLE ON: THE BODY, laying face-down on the deck. Two knives jut from its back. A man has been MURDERED.
TILT UP to reveal: BLANC, wearing footie pajamas and smoking a bubble pipe.
BLANC
What are we... some kind of Knives Out 2?
CREDITS
Short story writers: Imagine there was a new horror anthology series on TV, a la THE TWILIGHT ZONE. What story of yours do you think would be best suited for a 30-minute adaptation?
#HorrorFam
#writersoftwitter
#twilightzone
I invite all my horror-fan friends to follow
@DarkHartBooks
, the new hotness from Mother Horror herself,
@SadieHartmann
. Sadie's a lioness of the indie horror community, and you're going to want to be front and center for what comes out of this imprint.
After just 24 hours of the preorder being live, DEAD LETTERS is ranked 20 for New Releases in Horror Short Stories on the 'zon.
Thank you so much to everybody who's already ordered, I can't wait for you to get to read these amazing stories!!
#deadlettershorror
@crystallakepub
As you Letter Heads know, DEAD LETTERS debuts on December 1, in just 2 months. I'm hoping to guest on 1 or 2 podcasts coming up to talk up the project and the 20 wonderful authors I share these pages with.
Anyone in that space care to chat epistolary horror?
RTs welcome.
It's time for a...
VAGUE PUBLISHING TWEET.
Also, I feel like this year I can comfortably say that I'm publishing pretty regularly now. That feels good.
"This is the Nevada desert. There is so, so much open sky. There's no place they can't see us. Please. Please send someone."
From "The Parthas UFO Incident" by
@ttmaddenwrites
, the first story in DEAD LETTERS. Available everywhere December 1.
A colleague at work has read everything I've ever published or written, from 2016 to present. Today he read my most recent story, told me it's my strongest work yet, and that my writing has matured so much he'd never know I was the same author from '16.
I AM. GLOWINGGG.
Okay, so for the past month or so, I've done a lot of very curated(ish), professional(ish) promo work for Dead Letters: Episodes of Epistolary Horror. So now that launch day is upon us, I think I'm just going to gush a while about the experience of creating this anthology.
Contract signed! My reluctant slasher story "Charly Singer's Knife Trick" will be performed on
@TalesToTerrify
! They did such an amazing job with "The Dear Darling Things; I can't wait to see what they do with this tale!
An idea that changed how I write horror: view horror the way a child would. As a kid, having the monster "get" you was far worse than any specific violent fate you could imagine. Kids can't conceive their own mortality. Being killed, eaten, is nothing. To be "gotten" is enough.