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Graham Rowat @growat.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

“Bring Your Slaughter to Work Day” by @abbyvail.bsky.social S24E04 @thenosleeppodcast.bsky.social 🎹 Brandon Boone 🎛️ @pmsfx.com #audiodrama #horror #podcast #nosleep #nosleeppodcast

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Dana @thatdana.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

2025 Book Wrap-Up 💙📚 Each day for the rest of December, I want to post a few books I enjoyed this year by new-to-me authors. Today's list: All of Us Murderers by @kjcharleswriter.com Writhe by @abbyvail.bsky.social

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Rebecca Weber 🙂🐈‍⬛📰 @rweberwrites.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Nothing beats book mail! Congrats to my dear friend @abbyvail.bsky.social on her terrifying #debut, Writhe, from @sobelobooks.bsky.social! I can't wait to crack this horror open (but probably only in the daylight hours)! 😅 Please add Writhe to your TBR and congratulate my friend Abby. TIA! 💜

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Dana @thatdana.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

This was a gut-wrenching read. Dread oozed from the pages, but I couldn't help but keep reading. I'll be thinking about the ending for a while. It's an amazing debut. I will keep my eye on @abbyvail.bsky.social. 🩸📚💙

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Sley House Presents @sleyhousepresents.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween! I did a thing with some of my good friends, so if you want some Halloween cheer come visit with @authorkatm.bsky.social, @spookysterling.bsky.social, @allyoutthere.bsky.social, @brianmcwriter.bsky.social, @abbyvail.bsky.social, @jessikagreweglover.bsky.social and more. Links below!

Sley House Presents Special Episode: Halloween Friends and Memories, now available on all major podcast networks!

In this very special episode, Trevor's friends visit to share their favorite Halloween rituals and memories. Come join in to hear stories from Katrina Carruth, William Sterling, Abby Vail, Brian McAuley, Jessika Grewe Glover, Katrina Monroe, Ally Russell, Anna Rose Reads, and Collin Williamson. It's a special episode full of treats, no tricks!

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Baby’s first award eligibility post 🖤 Voting members are welcome to reach out for a copy.

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Dana @thatdana.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Bedtime reading will be this story from @abbyvail.bsky.social and @sobelobooks.bsky.social. I mean, look at that cover!! Can't wait! 🩸📚💙

Ebook cover of Writhe by Abby Vail. An illustrated black and white drawing of a young child in a doorway looking at a room full of bodies on the floor. One of the child's arms and (maybe) weapon is red, and all lettering is red.

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Sobelo Books @sobelobooks.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

We’re one day out from the release of WRITHE by @abbyvail.bsky.social. Meet Banner, a bullied boy who hopes his drunken mother’s nightly absences will bring him something he’s never had before. A Father. With every failure, the disgust for the other grows, pushing Banner into the arms of vengeance.

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Sobelo Books @sobelobooks.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Are you ready to WRITHE? This soul-crushing debut from @abbyvail.bsky.social hits shelves right before Halloween. Preorder your copy today and prepare your heart for a reading experience you won’t soon forget. www.SobeloBooks(dot)com

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Happy Mother’s Day to me and stuff 🖤

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Chris DiLeo @authordileo.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Want to hear me read the opening pages of my new book EMPTY DEVILS?

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Any horror writers around the Scranton, PA area? I’m doing a thing!

R.i.p. Writers. Read in peace. Horror writing group meetup. At the Dungeon at The Ritz. 222 Wyoming ave suite 1E Scranton, PA. April 10th 7pm. Bring a short piece of writing to share for feedback, talk about that new idea, or participate in a writing prompt. Horror writers of any experience level welcome! Hosted by Abby Vail

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Sobelo Books @sobelobooks.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

BIPOC authors, bring us your cosmic horror. This submission opportunity runs through the month of March! Learn more at sobelobooks.com/submissions

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

If you're going to StokerCon, let me know. I'll cry myself into oblivion if the incompetence of our country (unsafe air travel, in this specific case) hinders me from seeing people I really want to see now that I can finally go. Show of hands? #Stokercon #hwa

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Metal Goosebumps 💚🤘🏼 Watch for the iconic yellow eyes 👀 (I had to cut this to get it to fit here, so watch the full video on my Instagram- abbyvailwrites)

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

I have a website now! Check it out, test out my contact form to send me a quick message, and check out my first blog post about signing with Sobelo Books. 📚 abbyvailauthor.com

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Announcement time! I signed with @sleyhouseeditor.bsky.social to bring my middle grade horror novel, BAD MANOR, to life. Happy to be working with @sleyhousepresents.bsky.social on this one! Out June 8, 2027. 🖤

Author signing. Abby Vail’s middle grade horror novel, BAD MANOR, coming 6/8/27

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

👁️ Enjoying my latest library read. 👁️🥢

The Eyes are the Best Part by Monika Kim

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

I’m a day late, but he’s my forever Valentine.

My husband is on the left in a navy button up shirt. He’s bald and smiling. I’m on the right, with special FX makeup on half my face. My hair is split dye black and red, and the black-ish, burnt looking monster makeup is covering the side of my face with the black hair.

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Wait, I might actually be able to go to StokerCon…

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

I’m badly wishing I could get to StokerCon this year. That’s all.

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Listen, things are fucked, but that doesn’t mean your accomplishments don’t matter. Wrote a book? Got accepted to a program? Recorded a song? One year sober? Whatever it is, share it. Maybe your joy will bring someone else a bit of joy, and we all need that.

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Today my littlest is 5, and that means school is closing in on us, and our everyday will change. I’m a sobbing fool, but we spent her birthday doing her favorite things, which happen to be spending time with sharks and “Goosebumps snuggles.” I’ll cherish it forever.

My daughter on her fifth birthday, back to the camera. She’s facing an aquarium tank with sharks in it.

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Is it still #5amwritersclub if I didn’t get here til 5:45? Asking for the dark circles under my eyes.

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Horror books are saving my life these days. ❤️‍🔥

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I love Courtney LaPlante and I wrote a book about this because I have personal experience with it, but it’s more angry than her delightful interview. Watch this clip and then tell someone you want it in horror book form. #metal #metalhead

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I’m thrilled to announce I’ve joined the @sobelobooks.bsky.social family! I can’t thank @lphernandez.bsky.social or @lcmarino.bsky.social enough for believing in me and this novella (title TBA 🤐) Coming later this year! 🖤

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I almost denied myself this chocolate croissant today, but as I started to walk away croissantless, Dale Cooper’s words flashed through my mind. “I'm going to let you in on a little secret: every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen.”

My hand holding a croissant dazzled with chocolate. One bite is missing.

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

If you’re curious what I signed today, stay tuned for Wednesday! 🖤

A black and white photo of me, pen in hand, signing a document even though I signed the actual thing electronically. I’m at my desk with a Michael Myers mask in the background, along with some horror books and an Art the Clown light on the wall.

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

My brain is not being nice to me today, but I do love the stuff I’ve been writing, so there’s that.

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🎃 Andy Cull 🎃 @andrewcull.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

I love seeing our two spooky (definitely not cursed) books together like this! They're like evil twins or Ringu and Pulse. If you'd like to win a FOUND double-bill like this one, follow me and share this post. I'll pick a winner on 01/18 👻. Huge thanks to samanthahaunts for this awesome shot! 📼🖤

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

So sad for the loss of David Lynch. Sharing some old photos from 2016 when I did a cosplay of Audrey Horne from #TwinPeaks. I’ll always adore that show for the work of art it is.

Me cosplaying Audrey Horne, wearing a plaid skit, short black wig, and winter coat. I’m sitting on a log in the woods with a hand on my shoulder.

A photo of the fictional character Audrey Horner sitting on a bed with dim lighting and wood walls. The photo below is me recreating the same scene.

Cosplaying as Audrey Horne, sitting legs crossed, wearing a grey plaid shirt, deep red shirt tucked in, a black winter coat with fur on the collar, and a short black wig. Looking away.

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Whenever I watch Goosebumps with my four-year-old, I pretend she’s a piano during the theme song and tickle her to the tune. She calls it “the Goosebumps tickle.” Lately, it’s all she wants to watch and my fingers are tired.

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Traded the mask for makeup for a little while there, but the mask is making a comeback this year. Hopefully.

Me playing bass in a white half-mask with painted on eyebrows.

A black and white photo of me playing bass in a spotlight with white face paint with black line accents.

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

This is an old video from 2018 when I still did solo bass gigs, but I’m using it to fish and see if my bass content strikes a chord here (ba dum tiss) or not.

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Hey, even at 11 I had a tortured mind. Happy New Year! (Don’t let the twister get you like it got me)

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Got this game “for my son” for Christmas. Totally not for me.

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

@talkscaredpod.bsky.social I see your “slashers need to take a break” and raise you a “but women haven’t gotten their hands in them nearly enough yet.” I say that as a woman who just wrote a slasher and is just dying to throw her voice in the ring. It’s different, I promise.

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

@sgj.bsky.social my daughter won’t eat foods with brown spots and when she eats chips she gives me all the curly ones because she won’t eat them. Thanks to your interview on This Is Horror, I’m now hoping the pipeline from curly chip aversion to prolific horror writer is real. 😜

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

My son tried making a snowman on his own but couldn’t lift the middle part to stack, so he improvised by making his snowman laying down, nose to the sky. And I honestly respect it.

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Abby Vail @abbyvail.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Various doors of opportunity seem to be cracking open at once for me at the moment. I know all too well they can each slam shut, but for now I will remain hopeful that I’m finally heading in a good direction.

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