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More than two dozen workers at three major publishing houses—HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette—tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior staff to champion the tech. Read the full story: buff.ly/p0ymGmN

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Kim Hu @kim-hu.com · 08/10/2026

$5 worldwide shipping is live through Sunday come come get your prints 💫🙇‍♀️

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Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This piece was originally just for paid subscribers, but we've made it free to the public for the weekend - if you like it, consider becoming a subscriber so we can publish more Let Them Fights!

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Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) @durhamhealthnc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It's that time of year: lots of people will be sick, and many won't know what sickness it is. It's a good idea to get tested, but even if you don't know what it is, *please* stay home as much as possible, get plenty of rest to help yourself recover, and wear masks if you have to go out while sick!

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1weirddogmom.bsky.social @1weirddogmom.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Currently reading and it’s had me so in my feelings about *broadly gestures at everything* 💙📚

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1weirddogmom.bsky.social @1weirddogmom.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This collection is absolutely crushing it. What are you waiting for #booksky?

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S.H. Cooper @pippinacious.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Time for a pinned post refresh 👻 If you're a fan of good books featuring strong women, all kinds of thrills and chills, and stories told with lots of heart, I might be the author for you! I've got everything from novels to short stories spanning almost every subgenre of horror. #booksky

A graphic featuring all of S.H. Cooper's novels and novellas with brief descriptors of each.

A graphic featuring all of S.H. Cooper's collections with the blurbs for each.

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1weirddogmom.bsky.social @1weirddogmom.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

SA Cosby coming in at a well deserved #1 (and 6). 💙📚

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1weirddogmom.bsky.social @1weirddogmom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It’s the best time of year to overwhelm your TBR! 💙📚🩸

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 08/10/2026

Vote early and in person, folks. If you're in a "vote by mail" state and can deliver your mail-in vote directly rather than relying on USPS this year, do it. Otherwise get it into the mail at the earliest possible date. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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The Postal Service is slowing delivery. Will your mail ballot be affected?

Democracy Docket mapped the affected zip codes.

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Kelrond, Best Purveyor of Gay Books Ever @panediting.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Nominate your favorite Bookseller for the James Patterson holiday bookseller bonus!

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The Midnight Society @midnightpals.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Stephen King: so as i was saying, salem's lot King: everyone in salem's lot is excited because a writer is coming to town King: everyone is so excited because he's so cool and awesome King: i mean, a writer is like a real life super hero Poe: yeah that scans Barker: no lies detected

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This year’s #BannedBooksWeek coincides with ALA’s official 150th anniversary. To mark the occasion, ALA has released a list of the 150 most challenged books documented from 1990, when ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom began tracking book challenges, through 2025. ala150.org/150books

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Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🍷 Sistah Scifi Wine Down Wednesday opens October tonight. 📖 Oct 7: Alyssa Collins on Survivor by Octavia E. Butler 🔥 Oct 14 + 28: Forged in FIYAH 🌲 Oct 21: Tananarive Due on Mazywood ⏰ 5PM PST / 8PM EST 👉🏾 sistahscifi.com/pages/events #SistahScifi #BlackSpeculativeFiction

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1weirddogmom.bsky.social @1weirddogmom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Need some more horror (good kind) in your feed? Of course you do!

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Thomas S Brown @tomsbrown.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

But also, please do not neglect the Krampus or they will be sad. thomas-brown-1.sumupstore.com/product/12-k...

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12 Krampus Greeting cards (price includes UK shipping)

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1weirddogmom.bsky.social @1weirddogmom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

NY #booksky Honestly, this event promises to be so much fun, gooooo!

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1weirddogmom.bsky.social @1weirddogmom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

And free shipping on physical books! 💙📚

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1weirddogmom.bsky.social @1weirddogmom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

📣 💙📚 Bookshop.org is running anti-prime e-book deals…less than $5! bookshop.org/lists/anti-p...

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1weirddogmom.bsky.social @1weirddogmom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Looking for a #BannedBooksWeek (or any week) read? ⬇️⬇️ 💙📚

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Hampus Flink 🐷💢 @hampus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Lili drew my avatar and I love it so much, I can't recommend this artist enough 👇

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Burnt Seanfferings aka Gay of the Dead @gayofthedead.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

(Cont)… Any amount helps! I’m basically a one-man-band when it comes to fundraising for DPR, so I hope you’ll tag in and help me meet this goal. There’s tons more info at the website www.DesertPlaywrightsRetreat.com and I’d be happy to answer any questions here or in DMs. Thanks everyone! Fin/

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Desert Playwrights' Retreat

Write your play in Palm Springs, CA

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Rob L. White (‘Cuddle’ Short Film OUT NOW!!) @therlwrites.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

🎃 GIVEAWAY 🎃 Happy October, Horror Fam!! Our podcast is giving away a ‘Jurassic Park Prize Pack’, including original Book, VHS and specialty Grilled Cheese Maker. Don’t Miss Out 🦕📼 To enter: Subscribe to our YouTube channel (linked in bio), Like, and Repost! 😈 Ends: Oct 31st, 11:00pm EST 🕚

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Some more drops! Grab @ericlarocca.com's WE ARE ALWAYS TENDER WITH OUR DEAD, @claymcleod.bsky.social's BODIES OF WORK, @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social's SENSELESS, & @pfracassi.bsky.social's THE AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE for $2.99 each! #booksky #ad amzn.to/4c0Dr96

Cover for Eric LaRocca's WE ARE ALWAYS TENDER WITH OUR DEAD. Eric's name is in white on top, with BURNT SPARROW in black just below it. Black caskets line the front, alternating in up and down position, against a orange background speckled with black spots. There are also two churches in that mix, one upside down on the top left, and one right side up on the bottom right.

Cover for Clay McLeod Chapman's BODIES OF WORK. A young woman with black hair and skin that looks like porcelain holds a white and green butterfly with her hand, which is front of her face. There is blood splatter throughout the cover. The title is in red above, written like someone dipped their finger in blood and used it as the pen. Clay's name is on the bottom.

Book cover for Ronald Malfi's SENSELESS. It features a woman laying down, her long red hair falling to the floor. She's very pale, and her dress has the city of LA superimposed on it. The dress is dripping blood.

Cover for Philip Fracassi's THE AUTUMN SPRINGS RETIREMENT HOME MASSACRE. It has an orangish background with a dark shadow of a hand holding a giant knife. Worst. Retirement. Home. Ever.

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Democrats @democrats.org · 05/10/2026

If you live in the following states, TODAY is the last day to register to vote before the midterm elections: Arizona Arkansas Florida Georgia Indiana Kentucky Mississippi Ohio Tennessee Texas Go to IWillVote.com for more info.

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🧵 Nearly 12,000 (11,982) books were banned in public schools during the 2025-2026 school year, according to PEN America’s newly updated Index of School Book Bans. #BannedBooks #BannedBooksWeek

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#Kindle deals! @stephengrahamjones.com MONGRELS, @keithrosson.bsky.social's FEVER HOUSE, Justin Cronin's THE PASSAGE, and @chuckwendig.bsky.social's WANDERERS are just $1.99 each! #booksky #ad #amreading #ebookdeal #bookdeal Now with a link: amzn.to/4c0Dr96

Cover for Stephen Graham Jones' MONGRELS. There's a giant wolf in black with red highlights on its face and body. There's a silhouette of a boy/young teen with his hands in his pockets under the belly of the wolf. The background is yellow, and MONGRELS is in black above the wolf. If you've never read Jones, this is a perfect place to start.

Cover for Keith Rosson's FEVER HOUSE. It features a black and off-white/cream colored hand rising from the dirt throwing down the devil horns. Its black fingernails are dangerous looking.

Cover for Justin Cronin's THE PASSAGE. Nothing much going on here. It's a picture of some trees with a golden light cutting across the middle. Tons of stars in the sky.

Cover for Chuck Wendig's WANDERERS. Chuck's name is on top in white, with the book title below in black. Below all that, a lone figure walks a dirt road. On the left of the road is an empty field save for a water tower. The cover ends at the edge of the right hand side of the road.

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#Audiobook deal! Get @gabino.bsky.social's COYOTE SONGS, ZERO SAINTS, THE DEVIL TAKES YOU HOME, and HOUSE OF BONE AND RAIN for under $16, or just $3.99 each at Chirp Books! #amreading #ad #booksky tinyurl.com/yjftpzmx

Cover for Gabino Iglesias' COYOTE SONGS. The title is in white in the center, with Gabino's name, also in white, at the bottom. Behind the text a statue of a woman stares down. It starts with red on the top, morphing to green below. Oh, yeah, there's blood splatter on the very bottom, so there's that.

Cover for Gabino Iglesias' ZERO SAINTS. The title is just below center in white, with Gabino's name below that in cursive in black. A sugar skull is above the title, surrounded by roses (? I'M NOT A FLORIST) on the left, right and bottom. The color is red on the top, blending to green. Just like Christmas. A very Gabino Christmas.

Cover for Gabino Iglesias' THE DEVIL TAKES YOU HOME. The base is black, and there's red running from the top, turning to green as it hits the bottom. There is a completely white figure (save for the black eyes) walking toward you. You remember back in the day when True Crime novels would have pictures of the victims, but they were all white, like whiteout was used? That's what this dude looks like.

In black is the title coming down from the top, each word getting its own line.

Cover for Gabino Iglesias' HOUSE OF BONE AND RAIN. The title is in black on the top half, with Gabino's name in white in the bottom. In the center sits a house with a yellow roof and porch, burgundy (?) walls, and a peach door and window frames. The sky is a mixture of green and lime green and the ground is a mixture of purple and black. Except that black part is forming a skull.

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𖤐🎃Shrieking Gooey Stewie🎃𖤐 @stevepattee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Hey #booksky, if you've never bought a title from Chirp, here's a link to get your first book for just $2.99! If it doesn't work, someone used it already. www.chirpbooks.com/s/elle-favor...

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Elle’s Favorite Audiobooks

Helping you discover great audiobooks at great prices.

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1weirddogmom.bsky.social @1weirddogmom.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Book mail is the best mail! 💙📚 I was ill prepared for just how beautiful this book is. I am going to have to rearrange my pretty book book shelf. Again.

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1weirddogmom.bsky.social @1weirddogmom.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

👀 🎃 discounted Halloween read 💙📚

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1weirddogmom.bsky.social @1weirddogmom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

There was a post going around recently about the AI bloated Mac OS. I was certain I saved it and/or shared it for future reference. Of course, I cannot find it. Anyone know what I am talking about and have a link? Bueller?

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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.com · 03/10/2026

📣🚨 PSA 🚨📣 📽️📺🩸 Here's the newly added content for October for Shudder, Kanopy, and Tubi (US)

OCTOBER 1
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
New Normal
The Endless
The Haunting (1963)
Alice, Sweet Alice (1978)
Alone in the Dark (1982)
The Descent
Haunt (2019)
Lake Mungo
Lords of Salem
Lake Mungo Revisited
Insidious
The Car
Session 9
The Ghost (2024)
Bury Me Twice
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Crystal Lake Memories
Curse of the Ghoul Logs

OCTOBER 2
Infirmary ORIGINAL

OCTOBER 5
Harbinger

OCTOBER 7
God of Frogs
The Monster Within

OCTOBER 9
V/H/S/Mix Tape ORIGINAL

OCTOBER 12
Jitters

OCTOBER 14
The Mill Killers

OCTOBER 15
Etheria Film Night 2026

OCTOBER 16
Hallowarrior ORIGINAL
Vampire Bat
The Card Player
Tammy and the T-Rex
The Phantom of the Opera (1998)
Sleepless (2001)

OCTOBER 19
Play Dead
Crazy Lips
Gore From Outer Space

OCTOBER 21
The North Witch
Fear No Evil
Horror of Frankenstein
Dead of Night (1945)

OCTOBER 23
The Cycle ORIGINAL
The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs: Joe Bob's Halloween House Party LIVE
Blackout

OCTOBER 25
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2026 LIVE

OCTOBER 26
Deviant

OCTOBER 27
The Boulet Brothers' Dragula 701 ORIGINAL SERIES

OCTOBER 28
The R.I.P Man

OCTOBER 30
Big Baby EXCLUSIVE

OCTOBER 31
Hunting Matthew Nichols EXCLUSIVE

KANOPY

OCTOBER 2

HERETIC (2024) ΜΑΧΧΧΙΝΕ ( NO OTHER CHOICE (2025) RESURRECTION (2025) THE FRONT ROOM (2024)

OCTOBER 9

HOUSE (1977) THE ASTRONAUT (2025) NIGHT OF THE COMET (1984) LIFEFORCE (1985) DARK SHADOWS (MINISERIES) (1991) GHOST IN THE MACHINE (2026)

OCTOBER 16

EYES WITHOUT A FACE (1960) BURNT OFFERINGS (1976) MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE (1986)

OCTOBER 23

THE BROOD (1979) QUEENS OF THE DEAD (2025) BLACK ZOMBIE (2026)

OCTOBER 30

RED ROOMS (2023) WENT UP THE HILL (2024)

OCTOBER 23

THE BROOD (1979) QUEENS OF THE DEAD (2025) BLACK ZOMBIE (2026)

OCTOBER 30

RED ROOMS (2023) WENT UP THE HILL (2024

OCTOBER 1

28 WEEKS LATER
BRIGHTBURN
BYZANTIUM
CHRISTINE (1983)
ESCAPE ROOM: TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

EVIL DEAD (2013)
GRETEL & HANSEL
HAUNTER
FRIGHT NIGHT (2011)
HEREDITARY
HERETIC (2024)
HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES
I, FRANKENSTEIN
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (1997)
INSIDIOUS
INSIDIOUS 2
INSIDIOUS 3
LAKE PLACID VS. ANACONDA
LIFE (2017)
MAXXXINE
MIDSOMMAR
MR. CROCKET

OCTOBER 1
QUEEN OF THE DAMNED
PEARL (2022)
READY OR NOT
SILENT NIGHT (2012)
SHE-CREATURE (2001)
TALK TO ΜΕ
THE CRAFT: LEGACY
THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE
THE FACULTY
THE FRONT ROOM
THE HAUNTING
THE HILLS HAVE EYES 2
THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE
THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE II
THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE III (FINAL SEQUENCE)

THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
THE STEPFATHER (2009)
THE TALL MAN
TRAUMATIΚΑ
X (2022)

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1weirddogmom.bsky.social @1weirddogmom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Another great month for horror readers! 💙📚🩸

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1weirddogmom.bsky.social @1weirddogmom.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I’d been home sick for ages and life just kept getting in the way. So, when Keith Rosson announced a NE mini tour, I took it as a sign. 5 days, 2,682 miles via planes, (not) trains, and automobiles. 19.3 miles via feet. 3 hotels. Half dozen(?) bookstores. 1 nor’easter. Immeasurable nostalgia. 📸 ⬇️

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#Kindle deal! NIGHT & DAY: DREADFUL DARK: TALES OF NIGHTTIME HORROR/MERCILESS SUN: TALES OF DAYLIGHT HORROR is just $1.99! Edited by @datlow.bsky.social, look works by @rachelharrison.bsky.social, @stephengrahamjones.com, @joshmalerman.bsky.social & more! #booksky #ad amzn.to/4bF8YgJ

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