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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 04/08/2025

Full chapter preview from my new #horror book, A More Ancient Evil. Check it out on my blog macheteandquill.com/blog/news/fu... #horrorbooks

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 04/08/2025

The reviews are coming in. A More Ancient Evil is genuinely creepy. The novella by Ryan Hoyt is out today from Machete & Quill Press. #horror #horrorbooks

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 04/08/2025

T O M O R R O W My 8th book comes out, nbd... A More Ancient Evil #horrorbooks #exorcism #horror Cover art by Matt Seff Barnes

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 07/07/2025

A More Ancient Evil is brand new, but I'm now half through what I outlined for the 1st draft of The Exorcism of Raventree Hollow. With a daily routine, I'm getting back on track & more hopeful about my writing projects than I've been in a long time. This novel has a lot going on in it. #horrorbooks

Cover of book The Exorcism of Raventree Hollow, ghost girl staring through a window. Words: Update July 7, 2025: 40 chapters outlined, 21 chapters written, 34,400 words written.

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 04/07/2025

Celebrate independence … from Am*zon. Get books direct from authors if available to you. Avoid the billionaires. #shoplocal #smallbusiness #horrorbooks

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 04/07/2025

Family protest against Führer Trump, ICE Gestapo, and Kongressman Kevin Kiley in our red town #8647

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 04/07/2025

Are you waiting for A More Ancient Evil on ebook? Get it right now (one month early!) ONLY from my website! It will be delivered to you in minutes via email from BookFunnel with instructions on how to easily send it to any device you want to read it on. #horrorbooks

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 01/07/2025

That brainwash torture scene in Addams Family Values, only it's our parents and Fox News... Precisely how we arrived at this point in America. #MAGACult

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 01/07/2025

New paperbacks are here! A More Ancient Evil by Ryan Hoyt #horror #horrorbooks

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 29/06/2025

Little preview... 16 chapters written, 30ish to go. Am I allowed to say I love my own novel-in-progress? #horrorbooks

A list of 16 chapters and a book cover featuring a possible ghost girl staring into a window from outside in a storm, with the title "The Exorcism of Raventree Hollow: A More Ancient Evil Book Two"

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 27/06/2025

No reason but to highlight the gorgeous art of Eva Mout (Ursus Art) on the hardcover edition of We Are Not Alone in the Dark #horrorart #horrorbooks #horrorbookcovers

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 24/06/2025

Here is the A More Ancient Evil teaser trailer again in case you missed it #horrorbooks

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 24/06/2025

My 1st order of paperbacks just shipped from the printer! I should receive them in a week, then I'll sign & mail out to fulfill all preorders. I have FIVE extra in this batch, so please order if you would like receive one 2 weeks before the on-sale date. Thanks! #horrorbooks MacheteAndQuill.com

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 23/06/2025

In 2023, I made this limited edition cover as a tribute to a classic Rosemary's Baby paperback. I brought my remaining inventory yesterday to the convention and sold all but one. A pleasant surprise. If you want the very last one, it is available on my site! #horrorbooks

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 22/06/2025

Sinister Creature Con day 2! My daughter Natalie is hanging out with me at the table today #sinistercreaturecon

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 20/06/2025

These are cool books. They have the full scripts from Jordan Peele’s Us and Get Out, with stills from throughout the movies, plus several pages of behind the scenes details, an essay by Tananarive Due, and more. I am holding out hope they’ll make one for Nope. #horror #jordanpeele

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 19/06/2025

Rebellions are built on hope #epicfantasy #fantasy Music by me (my track “Gemma Calvertson” by Before the World Moved On)

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 17/06/2025

There is a realm more wretched than Hell Its gates have been opened in the basement of a sorority. A More Ancient Evil Available August 4, 2025 #horrorbooks #horror #exorcism

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 17/06/2025

I'll be back at Sinister Creature Con this weekend! Come out on Saturday and Sunday to Sacramento, CA for the coolest horror convention around. Pictured is my table setup from last year. I'm excited to return to this fun event and meet some readers and horror fans! #Sacramento #horror

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 10/06/2025

My editor called it the scariest book she's edited! I really tried to keep the pace and tension cranked to 11 on this one after reviews for my previous two horror novels said they start too slow. Hope this satisfies. Releases Aug 4, preorder available on my site. #horrorbooks

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 09/06/2025

The Realm Beyond, the final novel of my fantasy series, the people have had enough of their fascist dictator and corrupt government, fighting back in the streets. No human is illegal, and we must all stand up for each other. #fantasybooks (art: Lucie Duclos; tyrant quote: Jim Acosta)

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 07/06/2025

A More Ancient Evil by Ryan Hoyt. Preorder from MacheteAndQuill.com, releases August 4, 2025 🧵 4/end #indiehorror

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 07/06/2025

Follow along as we unravel the mystery that has haunted New York’s Montague College for 60 years. 3/🧵 #horror

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 07/06/2025

What role did they play in the unsolved sorority death? Find out more in A More Ancient Evil . Out August 4, 2025. Preorder at MacheteAndQuill.com 2/🧵 #horrorbooks

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 07/06/2025

John & Judith Walter became the centerpiece in the investigation of Melinda McDonald’s death. Police ultimately cleared them of suspicion, but presence of the paranormal experts & self-claimed exorcist and clairvoyant respectively didn’t sit with the community. 1/🧵 #horror

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 06/06/2025

We continue to research the troubling case of Melinda McDonald. Witnesses say a male student and two controversial parapsychology professors were seen entering and exiting the home on the day of McDonald’s passing. Learn more in A More Ancient Evil on Aug 4, 2025. MacheteAndQuill.com to preorder.

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 05/06/2025

This tragedy shook the town of North Abbey, New York to its core in autumn of 1966. What happened in the sorority has remained a mystery... Until now. A More Ancient Evil releases August 4, 2025 from Machete & Quill Press. Preorder at MacheteAndQuill.com #horrorbooks

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 18/05/2025

Desperate rebels employ witchcraft and eldritch creatures to battle maga fascists in this near-future apocalyptic horror. Until the Flame Snuffs Out coming late 2026. #horrorbooks #destroymaga

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 18/05/2025

Possession, exorcism, cosmic horror in a sorority house. Preorder now on my site because f%ck Bezos www.MacheteAndQuill.com #horrorbooks

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 13/05/2025

Possession + exorcism in a 1960s sorority: A More Ancient Evil by Ryan Hoyt. The new novella is available to pre-order ahead of the August 4 release date. Synopsis and more on the site. Thanks!

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 19/04/2025

Saturday afternoon outing in Roseville CA. Down with Trump, Musk, and Rep. Kevin Kiley

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 16/04/2025

Audiobook recording outtakes. Yes I laugh at parts of my own books 😂 I write for myself first in every project. Maybe that’s why my books don’t sell 😅 #audiobook #vocalbooth #audiobooknarrator

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 13/04/2025

It just hit me the microphone brand I’m using to record this alien/UFO horror audiobook is Roswell Pro Audio. So fitting 👽 #audiobooknarrator #voiceover #horrorbooks #vocalbooth

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 11/04/2025

I discovered last year that doing events is the funnest part of being an author. Here's what I have coming up #horrorbooks

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 09/04/2025

Audiobook number two in production now. We Are Not Alone in the Dark coming mid-summer 2025 in audio

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 21/03/2025

Excited to announce that I'll have a table in the Artist Alley at Lodi Comic Con on Saturday May 10 in Lodi, CA. I had a great time at last year's show and I'm really looking forward to getting back there.

Flyer for Lodi Comic Con Spring on Saturday May 10, 2025 at Lodi Grape Festival Grounds. Purple background, with two super hero heads

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 13/03/2025

Read my ebooks FREE on Hoopla if your library offers it. I’m out of Kindle Unlimited so if your funds are limited, this is a great option. All 3 horror books are up but only the finale of my fantasy series has processed so far. #hoopla #horrorbooks #boycottamazon

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 08/03/2025

[🧵1/6] Everyone's talking about that other Clay McLeod Chapman book but I just finished reading his other newish one, Kill Your Darling. This novella packs a real punch of grief horror, a subgenre I'm not always a big fan of, but it works so well here. Easily 4 stars.

Book cover for Kill Your Darling shows a person lying on concrete with duct tape wrapped around their entire head and black circles drawn with a marker where the eyes would be

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 28/02/2025

The most epic of modern horror cover designers: Mr. @mattseffbarnes.bsky.social I have two more licensed for my books I can’t wait to share this year.

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 28/02/2025

Not always possible, especially across borders, but please consider supporting your favorite authors directly when it makes sense to do so. A lot of my favorite authors sell signed books directly. Not many are able to sell ebooks due to Am*zon's unethical anti-competition clause in Kindle Unlimited.

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 27/02/2025

Got some of these acrylic pins in. I’ll throw one in free with any book orders on my site or upcoming events 🔥 #thismachinekillsfascists #thisbookkillsfascists

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 27/02/2025

Doing my part to oppose Bezos. Pulled my ebooks from Kindle Unlimited. You can find them on my website and soon returning to Hoopla, Libby, and most ebook stores.

Ebooks listed on a website that is not Amazon

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 14/02/2025

Get yourself some alien horror while I have some signed copies on my site. The new cover by @mattseffbarnes.bsky.social looks darn good in print, as does the deluxe hardcover (2nd picture) by Eva Mout/Ursus Art. #horrorbooks (facehugger mask crafted by David Viergutz)

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 11/02/2025

Spread literacy, end idiocy. Let’s all do our part. #thismachinekillsfascists

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 10/02/2025

It's official! I will be signing and selling books at Sinister Creature Con in Sacramento on June 21 & 22. The October edition was so much fun and I was told by a lot of folks June is even better. Tickets are on sale now. Hope to see you there!

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Ryan Hoyt @macheteandquill.com · 10/02/2025

Pleasantville is such a relevant movie for these times (though I’m not optimistic we’ll get a happy ending). Conservative mediocre white dudes angry their wives and kids are getting educated try to ban books and sex, censor history, and segregate those who are different from the norm.

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