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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Super pumped for tonight's live cha! PLUS! I'll also be joined by a few special guests (2 publishers and a review editor) so you can learn how to get connected to their stable of authors and available ARCs and start pitching those reviews! riverside.com/studio/rick-...

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Join us live right now and level up your knowledge of Dracula! There will be a QnA with Dacre Stoker Author following his presentation. Click the stream link and come on in! streamyard.com/yp65r85gkp

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Watch, listen & leave a comment for a chance to win a paperback copy: youtu.be/rpnwqBEwBM0 Draw happens by the end of today. Nikki Noir and S.C. Mendes take to the stage with their terrifying new novel, Corrosive Ravens. This isn’t just a reading. It’s a ritual. Once it begins…there's no escape.

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Join Dacre Stoker, great grandnephew of Bram Stoker and discover: • The deleted, original ending of Dracula • The first three missing chapters • The real inspiration for Castle Dracula and exactly where it’s located • Bram’s fascinating process for creating Count Dracula • And more!

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Hatchet Girls is the penultimate novel in @joerlansdale.bsky.social's Hap and Leonard series, out this week. In case you need a wee prompt to help you decide your next book purchase, here's a video of Joe reading a chapter which sets up the rest of the book. youtu.be/8jrvOvpcsT0

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Joe R. Lansdale Goes Hog Wild Reading Hatchet Girls

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

To celebrate my guidebook, on sale 'til tomorrow for only 99cents in digital format, I discuss how to write reviews with clarity and why it matters. #bookreviews #hottowrite #writingtips #writingcommunity youtu.be/JLXcEtKmGoM

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How To Write Book Reviews With Clarity Readers Can Trust (And Why It Matters)

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Today marks the one year anniversary of my reviewers guide book, from @crystallake.bsky.social. To celebrate, I thought I would help promote my book-only 99 cents until August 21st-with a series of videos sharing some essential tips and tools you can expect to find inside. youtu.be/nbQD6m7xI3A

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How Do You Review A Bad Book?

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

I'm very proud and excited to be hosting this event next month as part of dRead Con, Canada's first horror author convention. Consider this your official heads up. Not local? FREE remote access will be at your fingertips. Full details coming soon.

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Hey book reviewers! Got a burning question but were too shy, embarrassed etc. to ask? Like what if you had a crap experience reading a book you’ve promised to review? Something else? Let me know and I might use it in a promo video to celebrate the one-year anniversary for my guide book. TIA!

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Dean reads a harrowing chapter his new book, Katrina: After 20, in which he recounts waking up to what would be the worst storm in American history, and having to listen helpless as an unknown woman's final words are a plea for help that can never come. youtu.be/e2efO44B6Go

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"I'm Up To My Waist In Water & I Can't Swim, Sir"

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Dean Italiano @deanitaliano.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by my friend @rickhipson.bsky.social for his podcast called What Screams May Come. We talked about my book Katrina: After 20, and at the end I read from one of the earlier chapters during the storm.

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

My pal, @deanitaliano.bsky.social bravely shares his story of being trapped in a storm that took much from many, surviving the aftermath. Our chat Includes Dean reading a chapter from Katrina: After 20 in which a stranger's last words can still be heard 20 years after. youtu.be/1xes9FslfOM

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Surviving Hurricane Katrina: 20 Years In The Storm

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Check out this killer read from @pfracassi.bsky.social as he shares a chapter from his new book with sound effects that make you feel like you are a part of the story. #authoreads #booktube #bookstagram #booktok #dramaticreading #storytelling www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWbS...

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A Killer Read By Philip Fracassi (Not Your Average Final Girl)

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

If enjoyed those old school radio dramas, and you only like to hear chitter chatter when it's from your favourite author reading his latest book, consider this a clip you won't want to miss. Kristopher Triana reads from his new book, I Don't Recognize This World Anymore. youtu.be/1Eda4AmPMNo

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A Dramatic Reading You Won't Forget! (Kristopher Triana Reads From His Newest Book)

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

It's time to go behind bars and do hard time with Kristopher Triana as we go behind the scenes of his new book, I Don't Recognize This World Anymore. Following our chat is a uniquely immersive author reading complete with folly FX you won't want to miss! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rmb...

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Horror Author Goes To Prison For His Latest Book

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

What Screams May Come is a brand new video podcast dedicated to interviewing dark culture scribes on their new and upcoming books. Each episode will include an exclusive author reading, complete with folly FX for a totally unique, immersive experience. Subscribe to catch it all: whatscreams.com

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

I have reset my launch date for my new podcast since I'd rather launch once everything that can be put in place for the best viewer experience is indeed put in place. Please consider subscribing to the channel and be among the first to enjoy screaming along with the rest of us dark cultured folks.

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

If you're stuck on the fence about seeing @28yearslater.bsky.social, maybe my little reaction video will help push you over so you don't regret missing out. It's a doozy! youtu.be/qVVYZiM3qso #28yearslater #zombie #moviereaction #newmoviesin2025 #scarymovies

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Ai Jiang, Bram Stoker award-winning author, reveals the inspiration, her approach to world-building, and her personal connection to her newest work, A Palace In The Wind. youtu.be/qWFbkkZmT0g

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Uncovering The Magic And Chaos Inside Ai's PALACE

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Ness 🎃🇨🇦 @vriccithode.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

i'm sorry i had to miss this! but you can catch my pre-recorded segment online! i read from my upcoming release, the dragon next door!

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

I swear, the more I listen to these songs, the more I want to hear more. Love the variety in their stuff, and this is a great example of throwing so much at the creative wall, and having it stick. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E80...

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Alabama 3 - Exile On Coldharbour Lane - Converted

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Miss my on the radio? Check out this replay! My interview/reading starts at 15min 54sec Once again, thanks to SuzanneCraig-Whytock for hosting and to @kwwriters.bsky.social for organizing this Readers Delight segment of @radiowaterloo.ca. drive.google.com/.../1zC0anJe...

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Considering more facts about Bram and his iconic novel are being discovered, are there any that you know and want to share with the class? youtu.be/dWHVWfFSDu0

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13 Dracula Facts YOU Probably Don't Know!

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Had a blast on the 102.7 CKMS radio show today with host, Suzanne Craig-Whytock. Thanks to the @kwwriters.bsky.social for organizing this. If you missed me reading a few drabble stories and the intro for my reviewer's guidebook, I'll post a link to the recording once I have it to share.

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

In case you aren't subbed to my newsletter-Say What!?-here's a quick update including a reading I just uploaded to my YouTube channel of me reading from my book, A Reviewer's Guide To Writing Book Reviews And How To Get Paid For Them. open.substack.com/pub/darkbite...

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Acting Like Me and Forgetting My Own Book

Thanks to some exciting changes in my future, I am resolved to post newsletters on a more frequent basis.

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Went to a vinyl store in a market yesterday and the weirdest thing happened. I found signs on all the crates forbidding customers to flip through the stacks. Um...WTF? Flipping through old vinyl is part of the experience! Suffice to say, I kept walking.

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

In celebration of my upcoming birthday, I bribed (not really) @crystallake.bsky.social to reduce my reviewer's guide to only 99 cents for a very limited time. If you ever considered getting paid to read free ARCs of your favourite authors, click the link below: www.amazon.com/Reviewers-Gu...

The digital edition of A Reviewer's Guide To Writing Book Reviews and How To Get Paid For Them is now on sale for ninety-nine cents for one week. Perfect time to learn how to get free books from authors you love and get paid to share you thoughts.

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Kit Daven, author of Every Day Is Halloween, reveals the original of her novel and discusses the dangers of unmasking in a world where the dead is always watching. youtu.be/k-fmFJFZIzY Buy Every Day Is Halloween today: shorturl.at/miXjr #halloween #masking #horrorbook #authorinterview #newbook

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Every Day is Halloween – Kit Daven

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Are you sad that we still have 181 days to go until Halloween? Well, thanks to my friend, Kit Daven, Every Day Is Halloween, and it's waiting for you! From masking despite appearances to coexisting with the dead, Halloween has never been more terrifying. youtu.be/B4hH9k5NTaU

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Every Day Is HALLOWEEN - But At What Cost? 🎃👻🎃

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

About to dive into this gorgeous book by Canadian Bram Stoker winning author, @aijiang.bsky.social. I look forward to chatting with her on my Dark Bites podcast once I've read this.

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Caught a new cop show on Prime called On Call, produced by Dick Wolf. It's none-stop action with some solid, dialed in characters that uses a first first person POV as we see what they see through their cams. It's only 8 episodes, and I have just one more to go. I hope there's a season 2.

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Kit Gonzo @kitgonzo.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Your periodic reminder that leaving even a one-sentence review of an indie writer's work on any platform (esp. Amazon, Goodreads, etc) will absolutely make that author's day, and yes, you cracked the code; it's me, it would make my day - it always does :) To everyone who already has, you're awesome!

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Horror Makes Us Happy @horrormakesushappy.com · 19/04/2025

If you're thinking about starting your own #podcast, Steve joined Kit, Rick, Viggy, and Lucas on the #AuthorConV #Podcasting 101 Panel to share our info and experiences, and you can check that out here: youtu.be/msu4c8f99hI @kitgonzo.bsky.social @rickhipson.bsky.social

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Bonus AuthorConV Podcasting Panel

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

While looking up some other info on IMDB, I just learned that David Morell had named his iconic Rambo character after the Rambo apple trees that Johnny Appleseed planted in 1800's. I did not know that until now.

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Enjoyed a super tasty lunch at a fairly new Pho with my partner in crime yesterday. The day marked a decade of tolerating me and for that, I am grateful. And yes, I totally did a washroom selfie because even that was stylishly laid out among the impressive array of blossoms and LED décor.

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

In case you missed my full chat with author and artist, Red Lagoe, here's a poignant clip of our chat with Red opening up about turning some very personal trauma into an art form and a way to bit back in a meaningful way. youtu.be/i3xZY-QZZyU

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The Art Of Bloodsucking Trauma

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Currently blasting the soundtrack to Maximum Overdrive as one does when writing an essay about Stephen King's Dollar Baby program for a friend's book which explores them.

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

In case you missed it, Red Lagoe and I got down to undead business chatting about her newest novel, Bloodstains By Gaslight. You won't want to miss this one, folks. shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlC7ugbXZog

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Rick Hipson @rickhipson.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

How can this even be already almost a week behind us? Here's some pics to keep the magic of the memories and energy alive. #scaresthatcare #fightrealmonsters #authorcon

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