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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Come join us for Horror Book Club! In October, we're reading The Barre Incidents by @renbolger.bsky.social!

Against a black background with white spiders and cobwebs in the corners, the following words in white: Horror Book Club The Barre Incidents by Lauren Bolger Tuesday, October 13th, 7pm Heirloom Rustic Ales, 2113 E. Admiral Blvd, Tulsa, OK 74110

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Join us in September for Horror Book Club!

Against a black background bordered by white spiders and cobwebs in white text the following words: Horror Book Club Coup De Grace by Sofia Ajram Tuesday, September 8th, 7pm Heirloom Rustic Ales, 2113 E. Admiral Blvd, Tulsa, OK 74110

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Join us August 11th at Heirloom Rustic Ales for Horror Book Club! This month, we're reading Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker.

Against a black background with white spiders and webs around it the words in white text: Horror Book Club Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker Tuesday, August 11th, 7pm Heirloom Rustic Ales 2113 Admiral Blvd. Tulsa, OK 74110

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Join us for Horror Book Club in July! We're reading The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones.

Black background with spiderwebs in the corners and white text reading: Horror Book Club The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones Tuesday, July 14th, 7pm Heirloom Rustic Ales 2113 E. Admiral Blvd, Tulsa OK 74110

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Join us June 9th for horror book club! We'll be discussing Pig Wife from @topshelfcomix.bsky.social! A creepy, visually stunning debut graphic novel from Abbey Luck (art by Luck and Ruka Bravo).

Black background with spiders and spiderwebs in corners. The text in white says: Horror Book Club Pig Wife by Abbey Luck Art by Luck and Ruka Bravo Tuesday, June 9th, 7pm Heirloom Rustic Ales, 2113 E. Admiral Blvd, Tulsa, OK 74110

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Join us for Horror Book Club! May 12th at Heirloom Rustic Ales. We'll discuss Model Home by Rivers Solomon.

Black background with spiders and webs along the border and in the corners. Against it, white text reading: Horror Book Club Model Home by Rivers Solomon Tuesday, May 12th, 7pm Heirloom Rustic Ales, 2113 E. Admiral Blvd, Tulsa, OK 74110

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Join us for Horror Book Club at Heirloom Rustic Ales! April 14th at 7pm. We're reading Pam Kowolski is a Monster! by Sarah Langan from @rdspress.bsky.social.

Background is black with spiders and spiderwebs around the edges and corners. Against the background there is white text which reads: Horror Book Club Pam Kowolski is a Monster! by Sarah Langan Tuesday, April 14th, 7pm Heirloom Rustic Ales, 2113 E. Admiral Blvd. Tulsa, OK 74110

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Look at this amazing contributor package for That Old House: The Kitchen from @frommausoleum.bsky.social! Can't wait to use the potholder when cooking totally normal meals. The anthology includes "Placentophagy", one of the more gruesome stories I've written. It's out March 6th!

Against a green background: a copy of the anthology That Old House: The Kitchen a pot holder with "Placentophagy" on it in green letters, a "That Old House" bookmark, confetti shaped like bloodsplats and a meat cleaver, and a bloody fridge sticker.

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Join us for Horror Book Club in March!

On a black background with spiders and spiderwebs along the corners and edges, white text reads: Horror Book Club Where the Dead Brides Gather by Nuzo Onoh Tuesday, March 17, 7pm Heirloom Rustic Ales, 2113 E. Admiral Blvd, Tulsa, OK 74110

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

We're meeting on Tuesday, February 10th, 7pm for Horror Book Club! In February we'll be reading Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova. Join us as we discuss grief, love, and monstrousness!

A black background with spiders and spiderwebs in the corners. Text reads: Horror Book Club Monstrilio by Gerardo Samano Cordova Tuesday, February 10m 7pm Heirloom Rustic Ales, 2113 E. Admiral Blvd, Tulsa, OK 74110

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

First Horror Book Club meeting of 2026 is next week! Join us Tuesday, January 13th at 7pm! We'll meet at Heirloom Rustic Ales to discuss Split Scream Vol. 3 from Tenebrous Press.

Background: black with spiders and spider webs at the corner. The text says: Horror Book Club Split Scream Vol. 3 Patrick Barb & J.A.W. McCarthy Tuesday, January 13th, 7pm. Heirloom Rustic Ales, 2113 E. Admiral Blvd, Tulsa, OK 74110

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

I'm very excited that "It's Halloween: Do You Know Where Your Children Are?" is part of this collection! Includes 19 dark stories of folklore and cryptids. You can preorder it now!

Cover of Myths Reborn anthology. From top to bottom, text reads: October Nights Press Presents Myths Reborn Modern Tales of Cryptids & Dark Folklore edited by Kelly A. Hearty. The background is a dark blue-grey-black with a design in pale reddish ivory of an deer skull entwinned with birds, wings, vines, leaves, designs, and two smaller (possibly canid) skulls at the bottom

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Horror Book Club will return in 2026! Join us Tuesday, January 13th at 7pm! We'll meet at Heirloom Rustic Ales to discuss Split Scream Vol. 3 from Tenebrous Press. Split Scream features two uncanny novelettes: "So Quiet, So White" by Patrick Barb and "Imago Expulsio" by J.A.W. McCarthy.

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

In the grueling game of submitting, it's important to celebrate the effort as much as the acceptances. For the last few years, I've had a goal of accumulating at least 100 rejections a year. I have officially received 100 rejections for 2025!!

Author H.V. holding two large, plastic earring 100s.

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

So excited that "Our Lady of the Grain" is part of Harvest the Night: An Anthology of Folk Horror, ed. by C.M. Muller and out now from Chthonic Matter. I can't wait to read the other spooky stories in this anthology!

Left: Back cover of Harvest the Night with the following text: Storibes By Luke F. Shepherd, H.V. Patterson, Tracy Fahey, Renae Rhoads, Douglas Ford, K. Wallace King, Shannon Scott, Joe Koch, EC Dorgan, Lisa Moore-Smith, Dexter McLeod, Abigail Kemske, Katherine Traylor, Sam Dawson

Right: front cover of Harvest the Night: An Anthology of Folk Horror edited by C.M. Muller

The background is white and gray on black with two birds resembling eyes emerging from a "nest" made of twigs or straw which resembles a face

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Out today! Just in time for Halloween! Harvest the Night: An Anthology of Folk Horror from Chthonic Matter. Includes "Our Lady of the Grain". See link below: chthonicmatter.wordpress.com/come-october...

At the top of the image text saying Harvest the Night An Anthology of Folk Horror. On the right side, cover of the Harvest the Night Anthology with a bird as an "eye" emerging from a face made of grass/sticks. Edited by C.M. Muller. On the left side, list of the contributors to the anthology: Sam Dawson, EC Dorgan, Tracey Fahey, Douglas Ford, Abigail Kemske, K. Wallace King, Joe Koch, Dexter Mcleod, Lisa Moore-Smith, H.V. Patterson, Renae Rhoads, Shannon Scott, Luke F. Shepherd, and Katherine Traylor.

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Very excited to read the latest Star*Line! Includes my ecohorror poem, "Ancient Forest Dreams". How creepy and seasonally appropriate is the cover art by Joe Vaux?!

Hand holding a copy of the Magazine Star*Line, Fall 2025 issue number 48.4. The cover illustration has a purple, arachnid-looking monster surrounded by dancers wearing orange and yellow robes and hats.

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Thank you to contributor @dextermcleod.bsky.social for creating these eerie promotional images!

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Don't miss Harvest the Night, an anthology of Folk Horror from Chthonic Matter and C.M. Muller, out at the end of the month! Preorders are open through Chthonic Matter's website (see my bio/linktree). Includes my story, "Our Lady of the Grain", and thirteen other dread-inducing stories.

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

We had a great turnout for Horror Book Club in October! Our next meeting is November 11th at 7pm at Heirloom Rustic Ales. We'll be reading Linghun by Ai Jiang. This is recurrent event, the first Tuesday of every month, so mark your calendars!

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

So excited to have a short play in Hellerween! This week, from Thursday the 16th-Saturday the 18th! If you're in the Tulsa area, don't miss this spooky good time. More information and tickets linked below!

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

If you like dark fantasy, consider backing this anthology from @awwlitmag.bsky.social!

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Blown away by this gorgeous contributor package from ROF Publishing! Love the gorgeous art by Steve Townsend. I'm very excited that "Wren's Day" is part of Season's Grievings: Tales of Travel Horror edited by Emily J. Weisenberger.

A poster of the book Season's Grievings (left) alongside a copy of the book Season's Grievings (upper right) and a framed print from the story "Wren's Day" showing children pursuing and throwing stones at a male Carolina wren attempting to flee.

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Super excited to host horror book club! October 14th, 7pm at Heirloom Rustic Ales in Tulsa. We'll be Root Rot by Saskia Nislow!

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Just in time for spooky month: check out Silent Screams ed. by @matgost.bsky.social! Includes my horror flash, "Unexplained", and tons of other quiet horror stories. The cover by Eric Brenner is even more stunning in person!

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Very excited that "Unexplained" (first pub. in Flash Fiction Online) is part of the Silent Screams anthology, edited by @matgost.bsky.social! I absolutely love the cover by Eric Brenner. All proceeds go to Mind, a UK mental health charity. You can pre-order the eBook, now!

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Tulsa horror people! We're starting up horror book club again at Heirloom Rustic Ales on Tuesday, October 14th at 7pm! We're going to read Root Rot by Saskia Nislow. Pick up a copy from a local bookstore or directly from Creature Publishing and join us there!

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Out tomorrow! Darkness 102: Advanced Lessons Were Learned from Collective Tales Publishing. Includes two of my spooky shorts!

A creepy, blood-drenched handprint on the left. In the center, text saying: "Pre-Order Your Copy Now". An image of the book cover for Darkness 102: Advanced Lessons Were Learned edited: Jonathan Reddoch and Elizabeth Suggs on the right.

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

If you're ever near Guthrie, Oklahoma, check out @anovelideabookshop.bsky.social! Fantastic store!

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Honored to have two poems in the Dwarf Stars 2025 anthology alongside such stellar speculative poets!

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Out tomorrow, August 8th!! I'll be at Heirloom Rustic Ales in Tulsa from 6-8pm. I'm so excited to be part of What We Call Home! This anthology features several of my poems and a flash fiction piece about homemaker horror.

Cover of anthology, What We Call Home" on a cream background. Information about the book launch event Friday August 8th from 6-8pm at Heirloom Rustic Ales hosted by Evan Hughes.

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

So excited to be part of What We Call Home! Features stories and flash fiction centered around homemaking, including my horror-takes on the darker side of homemaking. Here's the preorder link: forms.gle/SuQNYYMZfdA8...

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Gaining Forbidden Knowledge from the library! So delighted to have access to so many amazing resources, especially the nonfiction books and audiobooks.

Picture of three books. From left to right: Slime by Ruth Kassinger, What It's Like to Be A Bird by David Allen Sibley, and Bite by Bill Schutt

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Hope everyone's been having an excellent #transrightsreadathon! I absolutely loved Coup de Grace by Sofia Arjam! The ending complete unsettled me, in the best possible way. I'm about halfway through Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki, and so far it's delightful and deeply strange.

Hand holding Coup de Grace by Sofia Arjam (right) and a tablet open to the ebook Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki (left).

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

My poem "Life and Death on TerraX" is in the latest issue of Star*line! I love this cover art by Dante Luiz.

Hand holding copy of Star*Line 48.1. Cover image of a calm, thoughtful woman with a monstrous Venus flytrap-like creature wrapped around her arms.

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H.V. Patterson @hvpatterson.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Had a fantastic evening with Grady Hendrix and Magic City Books last week! I loved the presentation (complete with slideshow!) about witches and the history of witchcraft. Equal parts informative and entertaining.

Author H.V. Patterson and author Grady Hendrix smiling, holding copies of Hendrix's latest novel, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls.

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