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Austin Shirey @austinshirey.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Thanks for the rec, #Carrie! PALLBEARERS is a novella about three dudes who dig up the body of their best friend and embark on a cross-country quest to bring him back to life at a secret government facility. BOYS LIFE and STAND BY ME meets THE X-FILES. #bookstagram #spookyseason #horror #comingofage

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Austin Shirey @austinshirey.bsky.social · 19h

A down-on-her-luck PI takes a missing persons case that leads her deep into a shadowy conspiracy involving the mushrooms that cover her city. For fans of Jeff VanderMeer, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and China Mieville. Available in ebook, paperback, and audiobook. Links in bio. #booksky

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Austin Shirey @austinshirey.bsky.social · 18h

It’s Anti-Prime Day today on @bookshop.org ! Free shipping on all books ordered today AND you help support indie bookstores! If you’ve been waiting to grab a copy of my newest novella, PALLBEARERS, now’s the perfect time! bookshop.org/p/books/pall...

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What if there was a way to bring the dead back to life?It's August 2009, and twenty-somethings Darrell Sanchez, his brother Cash, and Riley Weisman are all set to go on a summer road trip with their b...

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Ivy Grimes @ivygrimes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Y'all, we made it to 100. Met the goal! And yet, wouldn't you know it...now we have a new goal! And that goal is...uh....125!

This offers a screenshot of Goodreads as undeniable proof that The Cellar Below the Cellar has now reached 100 ratings. The screenshot is a little blurry, though.

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Tenebrous Press @tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 18h

RELEASE DAY! YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM, featuring New Weird Cosmic Horror from 30+ trans & gender nonconforming creators, is OUT NOW WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD. Direct from us: store.tenebrouspress.com Prcoeeds benefit the Trans Doe Task Force & Trans Legal Services Network. Hail the Weird🖤☠️🏳️‍⚧️

Cover art by Mx Morgan G Robles, a swan alights on a cosmic sea, flanked by the colors of the trans flag.

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Eric Raglin @ericraglin1992.bsky.social · 18h

Do you like stories about fighting for love, surviving dystopia, and becoming your worst self under capitalism and fascism? Are you ready to feel sickened, saddened, and weirded out? Preorder my upcoming collection Lonesome and Festering: www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/lone...

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Lonesome and Festering paperback (PREORDER: out November 10th) | Cursed Morsels Press

A widower reaches his violent breaking point while giving a tour of a haunted coral reef. A student pays off his lunch debt by toiling in the endless, monster-infested caverns beneath his school. An o...

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 18h

Small business Tuesday? Small business Tuesday! Come, join the resistance. See how Bishop Rider makes them burn. #booksky shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...

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Sonora Taylor @sonorataylor.bsky.social · 18h

Bookshop.org has free shipping today and tomorrow to celebrate Anti-Prime Day! Did you know you can find all of my books on there? Order one and support local indie bookstores - it's a win-win! bookshop.org/beta-search?...

Books of mine on Bookshop.org's search results

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Austin Shirey @austinshirey.bsky.social · 18h

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 19h

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

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Corey Farrenkopf @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social · 21h

Want to read some ghost stories this October??? Featuring: @acwise.bsky.social @strantzas.bsky.social @nadiabulkin.bsky.social @omgjulia.bsky.social Karen Russel Kevin Brockmeier And me :)

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Austin Shirey @austinshirey.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Wow. LANTERNS finale was so sooo good. Loved what they did with John’s origin story for the DCU. And that final scene. I’m grinning like an idiot over here. What an incredible show. 10/10 no notes.

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Godless @godlesshorrors.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗣𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗪! godless.com/products/pal... 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣 𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗬 godless.com/collections/... 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗥𝗢𝗣 godless.com/collections/... 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗣𝗔𝗡'𝗦 𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗬𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗛 𝟮𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗜𝗡 𝟯𝗗 & 𝟰𝗞! tinyurl.com/ycyzb4hu

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Austin Shirey @austinshirey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I’ll be taking part in this year’s Eat Local Read Local book festival at Cascades Library on Saturday, October 17th, 11am - 2pm! If you’re in the area, come on out and say hi, grab a good eat, and pick up a book! I’ll have paperback copies of PALLBEARERS on hand. #booksky #northernva

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Jonathan Louis Duckworth @jduckwriter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Check it out! My newest story, "ETERNAL RETURN" is out in Episode 766 of Tales to Terrify! Follow well-meaning trucker Carl (who appeared in a story in my debut collection) as he's trapped in a time loop with the murderous Gauzehead and an innocent diner waitress talestoterrify.com

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Tales to Terrify – Weekly short horror fiction podcast

Tales to Terrify is a weekly short horror fiction podcast. We bring frightful stories to your ears audiobook style – unadorned and unadulterated.

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Corey Farrenkopf @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

New Story Day!!!! I’ve got a new cosmic horror library story out in the world, published by @kaleidotrope.bsky.social !!! How can a book save you from an eldritch apocalypse??? Give this a read and see!!! kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/...

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'Unsought Books' by Corey Farrenkopf

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Zachary Gillan @megapolisomancy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I’m guest editing the next issue of Agita; send me your weirdest <1000 word stories about weird art. Authors from marginalized backgrounds encouraged and prioritized. No AI bullshit. The weirder the better. agitamag.com/submissions/

Issue 3: Ekphrasis
Between October 17 and November 17, guest editor Zachary Gillan will accept submissions of weird flash fiction that features ekphrasis.
Ekphrasis is the verbal representation of a work of visual art.
Weird fiction is a verbal representation of the world, in order to unsettle it.
We want stories that live at the intersection of the two. Pieces that emphasize the eerie power of weird art, whether fully ekphrastic or embedded within a traditional narrative. How does the weird seep in as reality is doubly estranged from these two layers of representation? Cursed paintings, uncanny statues, haunted mezzotints-send us your stories of weird art.
Publication date: February 1, 2027

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Good morning! The Apex Magazine 2027 Kickstarter is starting the day at 26% of our funding goal AND is a Project We Love! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

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Apex Magazine 2027

An award-winning digital literary journal of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.

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Haven Spec Magazine @havenspec.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Haven Spec Magazine is open this month to submissions by authors of historically marginalized backgrounds only! We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and others whose voices must be heard! www.havenspec.com/submit/

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Haven Spec Magazine, Submission Page

Fiction and Poetry for the 21st Century!

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Austin Shirey @austinshirey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

STAND BY ME meets THE X-FILES when three dudes dig up the body of their best friend and embark on an absurd quest to bring him back to life. Link in bio. #booksky #indiebooks #bookrecommendations #unhingedbooks #amreading

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Austin Shirey @austinshirey.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My 2026 Halloween Watchlist. Going heavy on John Carpenter in honor of the new Resident Evil flick (and because he’s one of my all time favorite directors). Throwing in some Cregger, Cronenberg, and Raimi for good measure, and some I haven’t seen yet (Obsession and Onslaught).

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Looking for a book that's a "...mashup of horror, science fiction and fantasy, all blended together beautifully with a bizarro touch..."? @jonezyboy.bsky.social says @austinshirey.bsky.social's PALLBEARERS has you covered. Read his 5-star review! #booksky www.horrordna.com/books/pallbe...

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A bizarre road trip taking a corpse across America is a pitch perfect blend of horror, science fiction, male friendship and loss.

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Jonathan Louis Duckworth @jduckwriter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A blurb from my good friend @horrorsong.blog for my forthcoming collection, Noctivagants!

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Vanessa Fogg @vanessafogg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Late, but I wanted to shout this one out. I inhaled @wnwagner.bsky.social 's Girl in the Creek over a single weekend. VanderMeer’s Annihilation meets Twin Peaks in this Pacific Northwest-set missing persons/murder mystery/sci-fi horror. Fungal horror and beauty. Mesmerizing

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Austin Shirey @austinshirey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Thanks so much to @jonezyboy.bsky.social from Horror DNA for the incredibly kind review of PALLBEARERS!

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Austin Shirey @austinshirey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Thanks so much to @jonezyboy.bsky.social from Horror DNA for the incredibly kind review of PALLBEARERS!

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Austin Shirey @austinshirey.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Stand By Me meets The X-Files when three dudes dig up the body of their best friend and embark on an absurd cross-country quest to bring him back to life. Link in bio. #booksky #indiebooks #bookrecommendations #sff #horror

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Austin Shirey @austinshirey.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

They’re hereeeeeeee! 😍 Signed copies available NOW from my online store! Link in bio. *US shipping only. Orders fulfilled by USPS Media Mail (expect delivery within 2-8 business days of shipping). I will do my best to have your order shipped within 1-2 business days of purchase.* #booksky

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Wendy N. Wagner 🎃 @wnwagner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Don't forget that the legendary LIGHTSPEED and NIGHTMARE magazines have a Kickstarter right now! Let's make sure amazing horror, SF, and fantasy short stories keep getting published. www.kickstarter.com/projects/lig...

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LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE: Award-Winning SF, Fantasy, & Horror

We've published nearly 10 million words of science fiction, fantasy, and horror short fiction. Help us write the next chapter.

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Well, I made it! Today’s the day! Big thanks to @shotgunhoney.com for pulling me from the grave once more. For those who haven’t, come, see how Bishop Rider makes them burn. #BookSky www.amazon.com/Brand-Dark-B...

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Austin Shirey @austinshirey.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Signed copies of PALLBEARERS are available NOW directly from me via my online shop! Link in bio. Stand By Me meets The X-Files when three dudes dig up the body of their best friend and embark on an absurd cross-country quest to bring him back to life. #booksky

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Austin Shirey @austinshirey.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

PALLBEARERS is a novella about three dudes who dig up the body of their best friend and embark on an absurd cross-country quest to bring him back to life. For fans of Stephen King and The X-Files. #booksky #indiebooks #xfiles

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Austin Shirey @austinshirey.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Last night’s episode of LANTERNS was the best yet imo which is saying something since this show’s been incredible from the start. As a big Green Lantern fan (GL: REBIRTH was the first comic I bought when I got into comics in my college years, & GL’s been my fav superhero since) I couldn’t be happier

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Austin Shirey @austinshirey.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Saw RESIDENT EVIL Thursday night and haven’t been able to stop thinking about it or listening to the score. Just so much fun. I saw a film critic gleefully describe it as a John Carpenter-directed Charlie Chaplin film, and I think that’s the perfect description. I’ll watch anything Cregger does.

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Austin Shirey @austinshirey.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Meet the cast of PALLBEARERS, a novella about three dudes who dig up the body of their best friend and embark on an absurd cross-country quest to bring him back to life. Human-made cover art by Luke Spooner. #booksky #indiebooks #horrorbooks

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Madeleine Swann @madeleineswann.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Thanks Gabino! I'm in a weird anthology full of weirdos #FridayReads godless.com/products/the... www.amazon.com/Clubhouse-Ge...

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Elford Alley @elfordalley.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Got a real simple pitch for this one: Apartment 239 is like Widow’s Bay but Texas. Only 99 cents too! amzn.to/3TizhOT

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Apartment 239

Amazon.com: Apartment 239 eBook : Alley, Elford : Books

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T(errifying) C(ryptid) Parker (she/her) @tcparker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Thanks Gabino! Hoping to get more eyes this week on The Tommy: a quick-read liminal horror novelette that could be just what you're after, if you're in the mood for a pre-Halloween appetiser... payhip.com/b/Sk5l0

Cover image of THE TOMMY: A LIMINAL HORROR NOVELETTE showing an empty, eerily blue-lit hospital corridor

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Steve Hugh Westenra 🕷️🧛‍♂️🏳️‍⚧️📚✒️ @stevewestenra.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! May you see many sales. For #FridayReads and with Hallowe'en approaching, I'll share my usual queer horror comedy. It's a silly book, but it also swallowed my soul, probably 😂 books2read.com/u/boB9YL steve-westenra.itch.io/the-erstwhil...

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Morning, Gabino. Sometimes people talk shit about my books. #FridayReads www.amazon.com/Brand-Dark-B...

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It’s #FridayReads time and Hispanic Heritage Month, so let’s share books and boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here’s a paragraph from Coyote Songs (only $2.99!). You know, for no reason at all. Go ahead, share what you love! www.amazon.com/Coyote-Songs...

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