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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 10/10/2026

I would be EXTREMELY annoyed to discover my PR is "AI"-generated, and as someone bombarded with dozens of "AI"-generated emails daily, I assure you the stink of "AI" is immediately noticable and immediately dismissible. Publishers are not doing their new books any favors in using it.

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Brian Jay Jones @brianjayjones.com · 2h

A nice mention of @chuckwendig.bsky.social’s newest novel in Esquire’s list of ten books they’re reading for Halloween.

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10 New Horror Books We’re Reading This Halloween

Indulge in the season by cracking open a scary one.

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The Unseen Library @theunseenlibrary.bsky.social · 4h

I finally got the chance to review the hilarious fantasy novel, Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by @djangowexler.bsky.social. An amazing novel that had me laughing the entire way through, this book comes highly recommended. unseenlibrary.com/2026/10/11/e...

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Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by Django Wexler

Publisher: Orbit (Trade Paperback – 27 May 2025) Series: Dark Lord Davi Duology – Book Two Length: 327 pages My Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Amazon If you are in the mood for some compelling fantasy …

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Wrote a thing about learning to cry and being manly and growing up with Walter Mercado and...a lot more because my brain. gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/hey-bro-yo...

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Hey, bro, you should cry more

Fellow men! Let me talk to you real quick about some alpha stuff…

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Publishers Weekly @publisherswkly.bsky.social · 4h

Nicholas Binge pulls out all the stops in this tense and richly imagined supernatural mystery. It’s hard to put this one down. @riverheadbooks.bsky.social buff.ly/DQZFavB

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Exhumation by Nicholas Binge

Binge (Abyss) pulls out all the stops in this tense and richly imagined supernatural mystery. The man now calling himself Arlo A...

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The week ending October 9, 1993, American neo-psychedelic alt-rockers Blind Melon earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their breakthrough single “No Rain” entered the #Billboard #Top40 at #33. It spent 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at #20. #BlindMelon #ShannonHoon #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

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Blind Melon - No Rain

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Angela Liu @angelaliu.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

My interview in the new issue of @orionsbeltmagazine.bsky.social is now free-to-read! I talk about my story "Brainstem Disco, 2191," how I write flash vs. poetry, and thinking in multiple languages. www.orions-belt.net/archives/int...

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Interview with Angela Liu — Orion's Belt

by Linlang Zhao

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 07/10/2026

this october instead of donating to us, THE DEADLANDS we're asking you to please considering donating to help our #1 editor in chief @ecatherine.com with the bills stemming from her ongoing hospital stay. no coin fundraiser only fundraising Elise 🖤🖤 pls join us + spread the word

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

🧵 Attention, Fellow SFF Artists and Authors -- here is my response to Must Read Magazines, after they presented an Asimov's art contract expecting me to waive all Moral Rights and Copyright to my art. And, I would strongly advise the following to my fellow pros…. 1/

John Picacio’s response to Must Read Magazine’s request for his waiver of all Moral Rights and Copyright of his commissioned art for an ASIMOV’S assignment. Short version — Picacio says a resounding NOPE.

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Cynthia Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I was alerted late last night that Something Followed Us Home: Tales of Latiné Horror won the Gold Medal in Best Collection of Short Stories - English at the 28th International Latino Book Awards. Thank you! Something Followed Us Home is available now!

WINNER • 2026
GOLD MEDAL
International Latino Book Awards
*Some of the best writers working, doing their scariest stuff. This anthology will get you thinking twice about turning the lights off at night."
—STEPHEN GRAHAM JONES, New York Times bestselln
hor of The Bullale Hunter Hunter
TALES OF LATINE HORROR
SOMETHING
FOLLOWED
US
HOME
EDITED BY
Cynthia Pelayo
FOREWORD BY
Brenda Lozano
WITH STORIES FROM
Agustina Bazterrica, Isabel Canas, Mariana Enriquez, and olhers
TRNATIONAL
AWARD WINNING AUTHOR
RDS
BEST COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES - ENGLISH

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 15h

The Friday event for @casskhaw.bsky.social's new novella FIND ME WHERE IT ENDS went beautifully 😄 lots of personal talk, as befits the book And today was wonderful at @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social's LOTERIA event in DC at the MLK Jr Memorial Library Very cool weekend of horror books and friends 🎃

Cynthia Pelayo discussing Loteria at the MLK JR Memorial Library

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Stephen Graham Jones @stephengrahamjones.com · 21h

Seriously? Amazing. So honored. Wow.

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Rock Recipes @rockrecipes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A far cry from Grandma's banana bread! Orange Chocolate Banana Bread with White Chocolate. DELISH! RECIPE HERE: www.rockrecipes.com/orange-choco...

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Brian Keene @briankeene.bsky.social · 6h

Good morning. I am alive and so is the newsletter. A few of you will be disappointed by this news. The rest of you should start your day with this: briankeene.substack.com/p/letters-fr... I missed 99.9% of you.

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Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · 3h

Would you care to read a new story of mine?

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Albumism @albumism.com · 6h

Happy 80th Birthday Daryl Hall! Explore his musical legacy (including audio & video highlights) here: album.ink/DarylHallHBD

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Graphic Audio @graphicaudio.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Enter a world that turns classic, too-good-to-be-true comic book mail-order ads into deadly nightmares. Listen to a sample from Mail Order Massacres by Hunter Shea! OPEN YOUR EYES WITH “X-RAY” VISION. GROW AMAZING LIVE SEA SERPENTS. YOUR MONEY BACK OR YOUR LIFE... loom.ly/PCDDuk4 #horror

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Mail Order Massacres by Hunter Shea (GraphicAudio Sample)

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Michael G. O'Connell @mocando.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Happy pub day to Texas writer @joerlansdale.bsky.social as he says goodbye to Hap and Leonard. I have a funny feeling we may not have heard the last of them. 🤞🏼 www.expressnews.com/entertainmen...

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Texas writer Joe R. Lansdale says goodbye to Hap and Leonard

The new novel “Petrified Dreams,” out Oct. 6, likely is the final adventure of the East Texas investigators who debuted in 1990.

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V.Castro @vlatinalondon.bsky.social · 22h

Congrats @badhandbooks.bsky.social for Silk and Sinew ! Best anthology British Fantasy Awards!

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This Bram Stoker Award-nominated anthology is a tome for our times. With a Stoker-winning story by @lairdbarron.bsky.social and contributions by @ericlarocca.com @aijiang.bsky.social @claymcleod.bsky.social @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social and many more! www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...

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Long Division: Stories of Social Decay, Societal Collap…

Nominated for The Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achiev…

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This absolute MASSIVE list of books released this week! All collected for you: juley.app/l/fEobRPESXZEw 45, that's right...45 new books I curated for horror & horror adjacent book lovers!

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IGN @ign.com · 09/10/2026

In an exclusive interview with IGN, Blade Runner 2099 showrunner Silka Luisa says the new series will be an "undercover police story" that’s "quintessential Blade Runner." For more from IGN's cover story: bit.ly/4ybx6jq

Blade Runner 2099 Has A Departed-Style Twist

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DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 10/10/2026

Craig Zobel (‘The Penguin’) is set to direct a film adaptation of ‘SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN’. The story follows a town where children go missing & the few that return have terrible stories of terrifying creatures. Filming begins in Spring.

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Vordio @vordio.net · 23h

Good on him. "Nicolas Cage Says He’s ‘Probably Not’ Working With Amazon Again After Refusing to Sign AI Waiver for ‘Spider-Noir,’ Teases Joining ‘True Detective’" variety.com/2026/tv/news...

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Nicolas Cage Says He’s ‘Probably Not’ Working With Amazon Again After Refusing to Sign AI Waiver for ‘Spider-Noir,’ Teases Joining ‘True Detective’

Nicolas Cage says he 'probably won't be working' with Amazon again after refusing to sign an AI waiver for 'Spider-Noir.'

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DJ Rays Music @djraysmusic.com · 10/10/2026

Happy Birthday to DAVID LEE ROTH Born on October 10th, 1954 "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" by David Lee Roth Song Link: youtu.be/rkdhhEjX-I0?... @djraysmusic.com

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Jimusic @jimusic.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Happy Birthday to David Lee Roth, born in Bloomington, Indiana 🇺🇸 72 years ago today. As frontman for Van Halen, his acrobatic-energy and signature screams helped make them one of the biggest rock bands in the world. What are your favourite songs by David Lee Roth, solo or with Van Halen?

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 09/10/2026

John Lennon: The Last Interview Three days before he died, John Lennon talked with Rolling Stone for nine hours. Celebrate what would have been his 86th birthday by reading this extraordinary conversation. 🔗 www.rollingstone.com/feature/john...

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Gemini21/Robert Kort @gemini21.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

QUOTE OF THE DAY 😎 HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN LENNON ❤️ #ProudBlue

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Mo @mo-wilk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I read banned books and so should you! 📖

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Trailers From Hell @trailersfromhell.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Return to the labyrinth. Trailers From Hell Guru @realgdt.bsky.social’s Pan’s Labyrinth returns to theaters October 8–15 in a newly remastered release. Experience the three-time Academy Award winner back on the big screen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVZR...

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PAN'S LABYRINTH - Official Trailer - Directed by Guillermo del Toro

YouTube video by StudiocanalUK

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Paul Jessup @pauljessup.com · 09/10/2026

Tomorrow! Tomorrow! The greatest night of the week! Join us at 9PM EST for #HorrorWatch This week's film? The classic car crash haunted world movie Carnival of Souls! It's available free to watch on Tubi and Youtube, and I'll be watching on my DVD copy :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqME...

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Carnival of Souls (1962) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

YouTube video by HD Retro Trailers

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share books and boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. The book that started it all for me is only $1.99 right now on all platforms. Now go ahead, share what you love! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0D8... bookshop.org/p/books/zero...

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The Spirit of Lorenzo the Cat @lorenzothecat.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Sending healing vibes and good juju to my friend Larry the @number10cat.bsky.social who has returned home after having a cyst removed from his side. He'll be catching mice and raising hell in no time.

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Cristian Vlad @cristianvlad.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

When you have that... #FridayFeeling🐶

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ScreenRant @screenrant.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

As we approach Halloween, fantasy readers will be tempted to pick up something a little darker than their usual fare. To be sure, many will head to the best #StephenKing books, but there's so much more. 📚️ Check Out These 25 Best Fantasy Books That Are Basically Horror Stories: bit.ly/4y9Rfqk

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Alethea Kontis, Witch 🖤 @aletheakontis.com · 08/10/2026

Happy #WorldOctopusDay 🐙! Did you know that in Thieftess, selkies bleed teal, trolls bleed violet & siren hair turns red when they drink blood because the follicles are hollow like a polar bear? Did you know I majored in Chemistry? #chemsky #Booksky #MarineScience aletheakontis.com/2026/06/thie...

The female pirate odyssey Thieftess By Alethea Kontis, featuring a map, a compass, and a spyglass on the book cover

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

mark ruffalo, robert downey jr and jake gyllenhaal set to return

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

We had such a good time seeing everyone at WorldCon in LA, so we want to see all of you at World Fantasy in October!! We'll be on our home turf, so come find us! Oct 22-25, Oakland CA | wfc2026.org

Poster with dark teal background reads “come find LOCUS @ WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION” and “October 22-25, 2026 Oakland, California.” A circular fantasy illustration with a green bird and foliage appears at the bottom.

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Tamika Thompson @tamikathompson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Over at @cemeterydance.bsky.social I make a horror book recommendation for their "13 Halloween Book Recs From Your Favorite Horror Authors." See my selection and check out the full list here: www.cemeterydance.com/extras/13-ha... #BookSky #HorrorSky

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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Africanfuturism (one word, not two) is concerned with visions of the future, is interested in technology, leaves the Earth, skews optimistic, is centered on and predominantly written by people of African descent and it is rooted first and foremost in Africa. 🌍🤖👽🚀🪐

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African Futurism: Nnedi Okorafor, Wole Talabi, and Adam Oyebanji by DAW Books

Read daring, imaginative science fiction stories in this African Futurism ebook bundle! Pay what you want and support BINC!

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Horror-Reads @horrorreads.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Here are three banging horror books that'll distort your reality. Featuring P.D. Alleva, @lilycookesthebooks.bsky.social and Jim Donohue. The scares are real! youtu.be/GkK1uofbhY0?...

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Spy Fi @spy-fi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Frank Herbert (8 October 1920 – 11 February 1986) Happy Birthday 🎂🎊 🎉 His epic book Dune made me realize as a teenager that science fiction was not just about spaceships.

Dune by Frank Herbert (1965). Berkley mass market paperback edition (1977-1988).

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