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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 25/06/2026

We'll be at @hillviewmanor August 15 for Hill-Con! Come check out all the amazing vendors, psychics and speakers they have lined up and grab a signed copy of Aroughcoune for the road! #horror #paranormal #haunted #ghost #pittsburghhorror

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 14/06/2026

Another great Aroughcoune event at the Spooky Marketplace in downtown Pittsburgh! Thanks to all who came and grabbed a copy of the book! #horror #books ❤️📚 🩸📚

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 31/05/2026

End of the month reminder that you can follow me over on FB: www.facebook.com/markbertonau... and IG @frogelixir. Love to see you there! Scary things are in the works! #horrorfiction #horror #library #cryptid #pittsburgh

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 28/05/2026

Big thank you to @wernerbooks and #eriepa for making our book signing such a special event. I enjoyed meeting everyone and the hospitality in this community is second to none! Please enjoy Aroughcoune and be sure to leave a review to let me know what you all thought! #horror #bookstagram #cryptid

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 18/05/2026

Erie horror fans, mark your calendars! 🪵🔪 Join us on Saturday, May 23rd from 12 to 2 PM for an exclusive in-store book signing! See you there—if you dare. 👁️ 📍 Where: Werner Books (Erie, PA) 📅 When: Saturday, May 23 | 12 PM - 2 PM #EriePA #BookSigning #HorrorFiction #HorrorCommunity #horror

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 14/05/2026

Huge thank @fallslibrary for adding Aroughcoune to the Cuyahoga Falls Library collection! The library serves Silver Lake and most of Cuyahoga Falls (about 41k potential readers!) Check it out - literally! #librarycard #library #publiclibrary #Bookstagram #HorrorFiction

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 11/05/2026

youtu.be/UnzGrh4yJgY?... Thank you to Let's Talk Terror for the amazing interview!!! If you like creature feature #cryptid #horror, check it out!

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AROUGHCOUNE with Mark Berton

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 07/05/2026

It's hard enough being an author or small publisher. Help make it a little easier on all of us by taking a brief moment to tell us what you thought. Good, bad, ugly - the best way we can get quality work in front of readers is through you! Tag us! #BookReview #Bookstagram #horror #reading #library

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 04/05/2026

Aroughcoune's next stop is @wernerbooks in #eriepa Come visit us from 12-2 p.m. on May 23. Copies of the book will be available and signatures are always free! It's been a minute since we were on the lakefront, so we can't wait to see you! #ErieReads #ErieHorror #horror #bookstoresofinstagram

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 02/05/2026

Akron, tomorrow's the day! I’ll be at the Alt Street Market, May 2, with my 2025 bestseller, Aroughcoune, about a giant, military-bred, genetically modified, rabid raccoon. Visit altstmarket.com for full details!🔗 #AkronEvents #HorrorBooks #Cryptids #ohio #horror Share and follow for more!

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 26/04/2026

In one week, @roswellpublishing Bestseller Aroughcoune will be at the Summit County Fairgrounds for @altstreetmarket 😱 Come and see what Western Pennsylvania horror fans have been talking about! $10/copy. Signatures are always free! Booth 110. See you there! #akron #ohio #cryptid #horror #fiction

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 15/04/2026

Was at a fundraiser for the Rotary and saw the one and only Tom Atkins! 😲 He was so gracious to give me a little bit of his time for a picture and shake my hand. 🤩 Lost the trivia night, but I won the envy of horror fans everywhere! #horror #library #rotaryinternational #tomatkins #pittsburghhorror

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 31/03/2026

For those of you who couldn't make it to the Bridgeville Public Library for my Aroughcoune author talk, the full video is now available here: youtu.be/76rrrcu3mpI?... Feel free to share, like and follow my YouTube. #horror #fiction #cryptids #youtube

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Aroughcoune Author Mark Berton at @BridgevillePublicLibrary

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 26/03/2026

I know it's silly, but I can't get over how realistic you can make a @necaofficial figure look. I caught this which just happened to have the right light on it in the moment. #dracula #belalugosi #vampire #horror

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 19/03/2026

How did the aroughcoune get to Pittsburgh? I explain here in this excerpt from my talk at the Bridgeville Public Library. #cryptid #pittsburgh #horror #bookstagram #library Available everywhere books are sold. ❤️📚 💙📚

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 14/03/2026

How do you write a book like Aroughcoune? What challenges do you encounter when fighting a giant, genetically-modified, rabid raccoon? Find out in this clip from my talk at the Bridgeville Public Library bridgevillebpl #horror #cryptid #pittsburgh #writers #librarycard

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 09/03/2026

I believe that science needs to be authentic in fiction, even horror, and made sure everything in Aroughcoune was doable. 💙📚 ❤️📚 Check it out 👇👇👇

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🌲 Nature, Horror, and "Mythbusters Plausible" Science! 🔦. #Aroughcoune #Horror #Survival #Science

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 05/03/2026

You took the journey with us. You paid the fare. Now leave that review and tell us how we did so the next person will enjoy what you did! Goodreads, Amazon, Storygraph, wherever. It's less than a minute, but it means so much! 💙📚 ❤️📚 #books #library #fiction #horror

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 04/03/2026

Dayton, I know you love cryptid creature features! 🦝💀 I’ll be at the Alt Street Market, May 2, with my 2025 bestseller, Aroughcoune, about a giant, genetically modified, rabid raccoon. Visit altstmarket.com for full details!🔗 #Dayton #HorrorBooks #Cryptids #ohio #horror Share and follow for more!

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 27/02/2026

So grateful to the Bridgeville Public Librar, Westmoreland Writers Wolf Pack & everyone who came out to support my Aroughcoune author talk! Had a blast & was shocked at how many people came out. Thanks to all! 💙📚 ❤️📚 #horror #HorrorFiction #pittsburgh #pittsburghhorror #library

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 18/02/2026

ONE WEEK AWAY!👇 💙📚❤️📚 There's 1 week to sign up! Already have a healthy group registered, but there's plenty of more seats if you can make it. Here's the link. Feel free to share and invite anyone you like. All are welcome! Hope to see you there! bridgeville.librarycalendar.com/event/author...

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 14/02/2026

Special thanks to the esteemed UK horror review site, Ginger Nuts of Horror, for their recent interview about Aroughcoune. I hope you can check it out and share it with friends who enjoy horror, cryptids and creature features. #horrorfiction #cryptids #creaturefeature #pittsburgh 💙📚 ❤️📚

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Ginger Coffee Creams of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 14/02/2026

Most horror writers think in monsters. Mark Berton thinks in science experiments gone wrong. I talked to the author of Aroughcoune about narrative puzzles, plausibility, and the dread of the familiar. Full feature ⬇️ gnofhorror.com/mark-berton-... @markberton.com

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Mark Berton On Writing Aroughcoune: Scientific Horror & Character - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

Horror author Mark Berton discusses crafting Aroughcoune, where science meets terror. Explore his writing process, influences like Clive Barker, and building dread from real-world fears.

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 13/02/2026

Gonna be a hectic year! If you want to catch me, try to make it out to one of these events and say Hi! 💙📚 ❤️📚 #horrorfiction #cryptid #pittsburgh

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 11/02/2026

Here's the registration link for my author talk. Feel free to share and invite anyone you like. All are welcome! Hope to see you there! bridgeville.librarycalendar.com/event/author... #pittsburgh ❤️📚 💙📚

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Author Talk: Mark Berton | Bridgeville Public Library

Local Bridgeville author, Mark Berton will share his book Aroughcoune with us.

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 09/02/2026

Order that perfect Valentine's Day gift for the horror lover in your life! Get @roswellpublishing 2025 Bestselling debut Aroughcoune from these fine vendors: Woolly Bear Books, Werner's Books, Bookshop.org, Amazon #HorrorFiction #bookstagram #cryptid #yabooks 💙📚 ❤️📚

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 06/02/2026

Aroughcoune: It's about a monster too, just not as scary. amzn.to/4hM72UW 💙📚 ❤️📚

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 03/02/2026

Don't forget: this month I'm presenting at the @bridgevillebpl Bridgeville Public Library about Aroughcoune! It's free and open to the public! #authortalk #Bookstagram #HorrorFiction #pittsburghhorror #pittsburgh ❤️📚 💙📚

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 27/01/2026

Erie: I’m thrilled to announce that Aroughcoune has found its home on the shelves of Werner Books & Coffee. If you’ve been waiting to hold the nightmare in your hands, head down to Liberty Plaza and get your copy today! ❤️📚 🩸📚 #horror #ErieHorror #EriePA #IndieBookstore #horrorfiction

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 20/01/2026

We are excited to be part of the 2026 Halfway to Halloween event at the Time and Space Marketplace in Monroeville! This was the first event we did after Aroughcoune released and met a lot of great people! I hope to see you all there! #pittsburgh #HorrorFiction #horrorbooks #halloween #cryptid

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 14/01/2026

Another great review!!! Thank you!!! 💙📚 ❤️📚 #horror

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 05/01/2026

Aroughcoune was the result of the Covid timeline and STEM education being a part of my daughter's curriculum. Watch the full interview with the ⁨@USDN_Podcast⁩ here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEtU... Aroughcoune is available in bookstores everywhere. 💙📚 ❤️📚

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Covid and the #STEM origins of #Aroughcoune #horror #books #cryptids #bookrecommendations #raccoon

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 03/01/2026

Check it out! Please Like and follow! It's been a big year for the big raccoon! #horror 📚💙 ❤️📚 www.instagram.com/p/DTDXFqMDkR...

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USDN Chairman @usdn-chairman.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

🎙️ NEW USDN PODCAST Author @markberton.com joins the USDN Podcast to discuss AROUGHCOUNE. Conspiracy. Horror. Consequences. 🔗 Follow Mark Berton 🌐 www.markberton.com ▶️ Watch on YouTube 🎧 Listen on podcast platforms The USDN Podcast — Where Indie Comics Come to Life.

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 28/12/2025

Found another 5-star review on the Amazon page. "What a fun read," is probably the best compliment you could give me and makes it all worthwhile. Stay blessed! #HorrorFiction #readmorebooks #horror #cryptid #pittsburgh 💙📚 ❤️📚

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USDN Chairman @usdn-chairman.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

🎙️ LIVE | USDN PODCAST Into the Heart of the Unknown: @markberton.com talks Aroughcoune 📅 Monday, Dec 29 ⏰ 7PM EST Cryptid horror. Government secrets. Survival in the wild. Join us live and be part of the conversation. The USDN Podcast — Where Indie Comics Come to Life. #Aroughcoune

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 27/12/2025

Check us out Monday night! #horror ❤️📚 💙📚

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 26/12/2025

Got some Christmas cash to spend on #books? Skip Amazon and get Aroughcoune on bookshop.org to support your local bookstore! 👇👇 Aroughcoune is a Roswell Publishing 2025 Bestselling horror novel. 💙📚 ❤️📚 Get your copy today!

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Check out Aroughcoune - Zin and Bill just want to enjoy a summer weekend camping and getting away from it all when their plans are thrust into a bizarre kill-or-be-killed nightmare pitting them agains...

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 24/12/2025

Well, I'm off! Thank you for an amazing 2025 with Malloween, KrampusFest, Halfway to Halloween, and for helping Aroughcoune become a @roswellpublishing bestseller! Thank you to @w.w.w.p_writersgroup and @woollybearbooks Have a safe and happy holiday season! ❤️📚 💙📚

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 14/12/2025

Volunteered at the Bridgeville Public Library Christmas event as #Santa photographer. The library, along with the Friends of the Bridgeville Public Library put on an incredible day of fun with holiday movies, a magic show raffles, crafts and more. ❤️📚 💙📚

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 08/12/2025

Sometimes you just have to bake yourself a pumpkin loaf to remember Halloween's not gone, it's just resting.💙📚 ❤️📚

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 08/12/2025

I only set up a Bookshop.org page last week, & discovered I should have done it much sooner. The demand is there & the sales are going through. Thank you for your patience & for supporting independent and small book stores everywhere! #horror #horrorbooks #horrorbookstagram #cryptid 💙📚 ❤️📚

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 06/12/2025

Mission accomplished: Aroughcoune is officially in stock at its first-ever physical bookstore, Woolly Bear Books in Carnegie, PA! If you are near Pittsburgh, stop in and get the guaranteed signed edition! #Aroughcoune #FirstStore #WoollyBearBooks #CarnegiePA #IndieBookstore #SignedCopy 💙📚 ❤️📚

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Mark Berton - Author @markberton.com · 05/12/2025

Graaf State Hospital in Aroughcoune was based on Dixmont State Hospital outside of Pittsburgh. I covered it for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, eventually turning my coverage into a book on the hospital's history. amzn.to/4hM72UW #history #horror #insaneasylum #abandoned #urbanexploration

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