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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

New novel out now. a.co/d/04kTDzoB

Promo graphic for Monstrous by Bryan Smith. Says, "OUT NOW!", along with a tagline that reads, "An aspiring serial killer and a woman desperate to bury a heinous crime find themselves trapped in a nightmare beyond anything they could imagine."

Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

My personal copies of MONSTROUS, my new novel from Flame Tree Press, arrived a few days ago. They look pretty great. Book is out September 22. Preorder: www.amazon.com/Monstrous-Br...?

Front cover of the hardcover edition of Monstrous by Bryan Smith. Tagline on front reads: "The hunt begins on a mountain, it ends in a cosmic nightmare."

Back cover of Monstrous. Includes a Ray Garton blurb, book description, and bio. All of which can be read on the Amazon product listing for the book.

Side view of Monstrous, showing the sprayed red edges.

Inside the front of the book. Red end papers, with a red-hued fainter version of the cover image.

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Just ten more days until my new novel is released by Flame Tree Press. Preorder: www.amazon.com/Monstrous-Br...?

Promo graphic containing the following blurb:

“With MONSTROUS, Bryan
Smith delivers what might very well be the best novel of his career. A staggering work of cosmic horror along the lines of Brian Lumley, but pure 100% Bryan Smith. Must read!"
Brian Keene, author of
"The Rising'

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My novel MONSTROUS on the cover of UK book trade magazine The Bookseller. Release day is only a few weeks away now.

Monstrous on the cover of The Bookseller.

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

This weekend's sale title is my Splatterpunk Award-nominated novella THE FREAKSHOW: Rebirth. It's 99 cents on Kindle until Monday. a.co/d/03T3erFw

Carnival tents and glowing string lights against an eerie, dark background. Cover for The Freakshow: Rebirth in Drayton Falls by Bryan Smith.

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I have a new book called MONSTROUS coming out from Flame Tree Press next month, about which Brian Keene says, "Bryan Smith delivers what might very well be the best novel of his career. A staggering work of cosmic horror along the lines of Brian Lumley." Preorder: a.co/d/0672M07a

Cover for Monstrous by Bryan Smith. Tagline says, "The hunt begins on a mountain, it ends in a cosmic nightmare."

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

MONSTROUS is coming from Flame Tree Press September 22. Preorder: a.co/d/09hIepBH

"Every Bryan Smith book I read is always better than the last.
MONSTROUS is bizarre, complex, atmospheric, and deranged. If you love watching horror on a VCR or plunging into the depths of a liminal nightmare... then this book was written for you!"
Judith Sonnet, author of
"The Dwelling'

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Picture up this @fangoria.bsky.social special at Barnes & Noble today.

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

MONSTROUS is coming September 22. a.co/d/0cA7R0AU

Promotional graphic for my new novel. Includes a Brian Keene blurb that reads as follows:

"With MONSTROUS, Bryan Smith delivers what might very well be the best novel of his career. A staggering work of cosmic horror along the lines of Brian Lumley, but pure 100% Bryan Smith. Must read!"
--Brian Keene, author of The Rising

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

MONSTROUS, my forthcoming novel from Flame Tree Press, is 25% from Waterstones for the next few days. Online only. Use the code. www.waterstones.com/book/monstro...

Advertising graphic from Flame Tree Press. Shows the book cover against a yellow background. Shows the code SUMMER26 for 25% off the cover price of this book July 21 to 24. Online only.

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

New @fangoria.bsky.social arrived. Included *two* bookmarks instead of the usual one.

New issue of Fangoria magazine with Evil Dead Burn on the cover next to the two bookmarks, one featuring Evil Dead Burn and the other Victorian Psycho.

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Finally getting to see this. Watching on Hulu.

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come movie poster.

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Getting down to the last couple months before my novel from Flame Tree Press comes out on Sept. 22. Preorder on Kindle or hardcover. "This unforgettable descent into cosmic dread is a weird and unsettling masterpiece!” — Tim Waggoner a.co/d/09UG95QL

Cover for the novel Monstrous by Bryan Smith. Tag line on the front reads, "The hunt begins on a mountain, it ends in a cosmic nightmare".

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Given that articles are usually ignored when listing titles alphabetically... Repost a movie from the 70s that starts with a B.

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Thanks @badhandbooks.bsky.social for getting my The End Times issue number seven replacement copy out so quickly.

Masthead photo of issue number 7 of fictional newspaper The End Times.

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Now reading. Time to start getting ready for OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE. I last read THE TALISMAN probably 25 years ago, but found myself fully swept up in it again by the time I turned the first page.

Modern paperback copy of The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub.

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

UP IN SMOKE paired with an appropriate beverage.

Blu-ray case of Up In Smoke posed next to a bottle of Marz Stupid Soda cherry cola, a THC beverage.

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

I'd rather be like this Brian Johnson.

Brian Johnson of AC/DC in younger days, holding a bottle of AC/DC-branded whiskey.

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Watching. Technically a rewatch, but I’ve only seen this sequel once before and barely remember that first viewing.

Night of the Demons 2 Blu-ray case posed next to a bottle of Schlitz beer.

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Cover reveal for my novella ONE NIGHT AT THE SKULL SPARK CLUB. Coming from @grindhousepress.bsky.social in June.

One Night At The Skulll Spark Club by Bryan Smith cover. Background color is green. Main image is crossed Flying V guitars in a circle of barbed wire.
Once they rocked sold-out arenas around the world, but now they play any seedy little club or two-bit bar that will have them. When the Bile Lords arrive at the Skull Spark Club in Drayton Falls, it is with a lineup that features only one original member and scarcely a trace of their faded former glamor, but singer Kyle Bile has a plan to change all that. A plan that will rocket them right back to the top. It may need a small assist of an infernal nature.
And maybe an act of sacrifice. Or two.
In attendance will be a trio of old friends who are diehard fans of the Bile Lords. Older now and feeling their advanced years, they are nonetheless eager for this opportunity to temporarily turn back the clock before returning to their humdrum daily lives. Eager, that is, until things take a darker turn, and several painful old secrets are slowly revealed.
One Night at the Skull Spark Club is a story about the ravages of time and the quieter horrors of aging, and about the things lost on the long and winding highway to hell.
Includes two bonus stories, "Digging Up Emily" and
"Just to Watch It Die."

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Power’s out from the storms here so I’m watching downloaded #TheLastDriveIn episodes on my laptop.

The Last Drive-In displayed on a laptop screen. To either side of are a bottle of Schlitz beer and a lantern.

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Giving this a try. Heard someone involved was also associated with Brand New Cherry Flavor. I loved that one so have high hopes for this.

Promo poster for Netflix series Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen.

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Watching. Fancy new edition of an old favorite.

4K case of the 1981 movie Dead Kids posed next to a can of Ill-IPA beer.

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

This 2019 Splatterpunk Award nominee is just 99 cents on Kindle for a few days. a.co/d/03ttUED5

Book cover for the novel Last Day by Bryan Smith. Image of a smoky, ruined city.

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Reviews on this are kind of mixed, but Samara Weaving is in it and it’s not terribly long, so giving it a whirl.

Poster for 2025 movie Borderline starring Samara Weaving.

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Cover for MONSTROUS, my new novel from Flame Tree Press, coming in September. It will release in both hardcover and ebook that month, with a trade paperback edition to follow. I'm told the hardcover will have sprayed edges and foil paper for the cover. Really excited to see how it looks.

Hardcover cover for MONSTROUS, a novel by Bryan Smith. Tagline reads, "The hunt begins on a mountain. It ends in a cosmic nightmare."

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

New @stephenking.bsky.social apparently on the way. Already up for preorder on Amazon UK, so I guess it's real. Listed at 608 pages. Anticipation level is off the charts.

Hodder & Stoughton graphic announcing October 6, 2026 publication off Other Worlds Than These (aka Talisman 3) by Stephen King and Peter Straub.

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I get my news from a reliable source.

80s porn actress Amber Lynn playing a reporter in the z-grade so-called horror movie Things.

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Bryan Smith @bryansmith.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Believe it or not, before today I only ever owned my one and only film adaptation on DVD. Because availability of the Blu-ray seems to have become a bit scarce, I bought this from eBay. Happy I now own it in the best available format. Unless a 4K ever comes out. Seems unlikely, but you never know.

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