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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 3h

I've received a few advance paperback copies of BROKEN BARRIERS, the sequel to THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND, from Crossroad Press, and I'm rightly excited about it. The ebook/paperback is due for release on 12/1, and the audiobook will follow shortly thereafter. books2read.com/u/3yBdxl

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The ebook edition of BROKEN BARRIERS (my sequel to THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND) is up for pre-order, with a release date of December 1, 2026. books2read.com/u/3yBdxl (From here, you can choose whichever retailer you prefer.) (The paperback will be available on December 1, 2026.)

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Mike Davis of the Lovecraft Ezine Podcast conducted a nice Deep Background interview with me. It's for Patreon subscribers, but you can get a free sample of the interview (and more) at the link. www.patreon.com/lovecraftezi...

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Stephen Mark Rainey: Deep Background | Lovecraft eZine Podcast

Mark Rainey is a regular Lovecraft eZine Podcast panelist and a good friend. In this episode, we dig deep into the events and decisions that

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

“Masque of the Queen” follows an actress playing Queen Cassilda in a production of “The King in Yellow.” Unaware of the play’s dreadful reputation, she finds herself desperate to escape something intent on dragging her into a realm of madness. FREE PDF or EPUB: stephenmarkrainey.com/freebie/

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

It's a book! The new, revised edition of BALAK, my first novel from days of yore, now out from Crossroad Press/Macabre Ink. Cover at by M. Wayne Miller. a.co/d/0heqrxDr

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Oh, c'mon, let's go trample Osaka. It'll be fun!

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

stephenmarkrainey.blogspot.com/2026/04/eden... A great grand opening event at Eden's Ember Bookshop today in Eden, NC.

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Eden's Ember Bookshop Grand Opening — A Sizzling Success

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Just when you think the city's revitalization program is going so well...

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

MYTHS REBORN, from October Nights Press — features my story, "The Devils of Transylvania County," along with 18 other stories of cryptids, critters, and creepy long-leggedy beasties. Edited by Kelly A. Hearty. www.amazon.com/dp/B0G7XKCDBD

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Myths Reborn: Modern Tales of Cryptids & Dark Folklore

Amazon.com: Myths Reborn: Modern Tales of Cryptids & Dark Folklore eBook : Hearty, Kelly: Kindle Store

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Bob Issel and I appear on Penny Dreadful's TERROR AT COLLINWOOD — a DARK SHADOWS Podcast — to talk about OUR SHADOWED PAST III, a massive new volume about... yes... DARK SHADOWS, which Bob and I produced over the past few months. Check it out here... www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUXO...

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Terror at Collinwood Ep 120: Our Shadowed Past III with Bob Issel and Mark Rainey

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Bill Bodden (he/him) @b1llz1lla.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

This week's book haul (with thanks to @markrainey.bsky.social and @davidniallwilson.com for pointing it out.) Mythos in WW2 Pacific - YES!

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David Niall Wilson @davidniallwilson.com · 03/11/2025

Hot Off the Crossroad Press 11-2-25- Newsletter is live with our first YouTube entry - a talk with @markrainey.bsky.social and @saxonaudio.bsky.social about Blue Devil Island and Audiobooks! Spotlight on @almaalexander.bsky.social MORE Subscribe! Share! Buy books!

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Hot Off the Crossroad Press 11-2-25

VideoCast with Stephen Mark Rainey & Joshua Saxon - Spotlight on Alma Alexander

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David Niall Wilson @davidniallwilson.com · 31/10/2025

Just had fun in a Zoom chat with @markrainey.bsky.social and @saxonaudio.bsky.social - centered on Mark's novel BLUE DEVIL ISLAND - the first audiobook Joshua did for Crossroad Press back in 2019. WWII - Lovecraftian menace... and Joshua bringing it to life. He's narrated 76 titles for us so far.

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Blue Devil Island

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. October 1943: The tide of war in the Pacific has begun to turn in favor of the United States and her allies. With the opening of a new offensive campaign, t...

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

It should not be this motherfucking hard to get a vaccine. Pharmacy now needs prescription. Cone Health IS NOT COMFORTABLE prescribing a vaccine. So, I'm left with no means to get the vaccine. This is 100% at RFK Jr.'s feet. If you support this piece of shit, you are a piece of shit. End of story.

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I figured I needed to holler about FUGUE DEVIL RESURGENCE (Black Raven Books 2022). It's available in ebook & paperback and contains a dozen of my scariest tales, including the novelette, "Fugue Devil," and its sequel, "Eye of the Devil." It'll scare you silly! www.amazon.com/Fugue-Devil-...

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

David Niall Wilson's CLOSING TIME AT THE SUNNY SIDE UP is a fast-paced story of the road, with depraved murderers, weird scientists, and dedicated lawmen entangled in overlapping webs of intrigue. I've read many of Dave's works, and I put this one at the top of the list. books2read.com/u/bPjoRA

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

A mighty kind review of THE NIGHTMARE FRONTIER by Carson Buckingham in Hellnotes. Now available in paperback from Crossroad Press. Full review here: hellnotes.com/book-review-...

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Book Review: THE NIGHTMARE FRONTIER

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Ah, you make funny joke. Anyway, I have no time for morons, as yes, I have actual writing credits and real work to do. Enjoy your idiocy.

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Of course it sounds like bullshit to an ignoramus who can't understand or articulate facts. Some writer.

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Without one shred of evidence. Unlike you, I'm not advocating illegal orders by the President of the United States. Ever hear of posse comitatis? The protests were largely peaceful, with a few bad actors, until exacerbated by an up-and-coming dictator and his puppet masters.

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

You are clearly very ignorant of what's actually happening and why. You're advocating blatantly illegal use of power. Fascism begins with people like you.

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Received and replied — I'll see what I can do to help.

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

I've had far more than customary feedback from readers wondering whether I might consider writing a sequel to THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND. Well...guess what. I'm plotting it as we speak. I guess that's why I've been feeling creeped out for a few days... www.amazon.com/House-Black-...

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The House at Black Tooth Pond

Amazon.com: The House at Black Tooth Pond: 9781637891773: Rainey, Stephen Mark: Books

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

My 2010 novel, THE NIGHTMARE FRONTIER, until now available in ebook and audiobook format, is now out as a trade paperback from Macabre Ink/Crossroad Press! www.amazon.com/dp/1637892845/

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The Nightmare Frontier

The Nightmare Frontier [Stephen Mark Rainey] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Nightmare Frontier

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David Niall Wilson @davidniallwilson.com · 29/04/2025

Now in trade paperback! Available also in unabridged audio, narrated by Basil Sands - and available wherever eBooks are sold. See link below for B&N, Kobo, Apple, Smashwords and more. THE NIGHTMARE FRONTIER by @markrainey.bsky.social books2read.com/u/mdx8kw

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The Nightmare Frontier

The Nightmare Frontier [Stephen Mark Rainey] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Nightmare Frontier

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

If you're fucking brave, you can watch and listen to Bryan Nowak's ALL THINGS WRITING podcast featuring a weird old dude. It's about THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND and all kinds of scary stuff. Go ahead... prove your mettle! youtu.be/YTPNOt339Ss?...

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Author Interview: Mark Rainey

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

A highly valued reader informed me that The House at Black Tooth Pond was the horror novel he's been waiting 40 years to read. And now I may have a concussion because I tried to fit my head through the front door. www.amazon.com/House-Black-...

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The House at Black Tooth Pond

Amazon.com: The House at Black Tooth Pond: 9781637891773: Rainey, Stephen Mark: Books

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

It's not that any of us hate one man more than we love our country, as that stupid, never-ending meme states; it's that we love our country enough to despise the man who's turned it from a shining beacon into a pariah nation before the rest of the civilized world.

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Excellent news on the writing front, which I can't talk about yet, but it's certainly elevated my otherwise gloomy mood.

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David Niall Wilson @davidniallwilson.com · 01/04/2025

New newsletter out from Crossroad Press, and posted at Beehiv... New books, new audio, a starred review for @markrainey.bsky.social and more:

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April 2025 Update...

It's been a long year... (Dave - it's April) New books, Starred reviews.

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Stephen Mark Rainey @markrainey.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

www.zomboscloset.com/the-house-at... A fine review of THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND at Zombo's Closet! "Rainey is one of a handful of writers who can give you the supernatural, the cosmic, and the eldritch terror in carefully measured doses that intoxicate you with...absolute dread."

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The House at Black Tooth Pond By Stephen Mark Rainey Book Review - From Zombos' Closet

Partly Lovecraftian, partly folk horror, there is a terror permeating the upstairs floor at The House at Black Tooth Pond and throughout the forest surrounding it. A horribly mutilated body covered in...

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