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Standing 8 Count Publications @s8cpublications.northsky.social · 03/08/2025

On this day, one year ago, for the first time, we saw the art by @stinasdemons.com that would become the cover for Nothing But The Willows & Other Things That Are Not There. #DarkArt #CoverArt #HumanArt #IndieArt shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params...

The Watcher by Stina Patton
Pencil on paper
A green willow tree stands alone, its foliage and the grass at its base forming what looks like a forlorn and monstrous face. A white crescent moon lingers above.

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Standing 8 Count Publications @s8cpublications.northsky.social · 11/07/2025

Many people are saying nice things about In the House of In Between, coming this September! #BookSky #PreOrder #HorrorSky bookshop.org/a/108132/979...

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Standing 8 Count Publications @s8cpublications.northsky.social · 20/06/2025

Book release day! 🥳 Fruitless Bodies Annotated is available now, wherever you find good books! #BookSky #Horror #SciFi #IndiePress shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params...

Full wrap cover of Fruitless Bodies Annotated: A Collection by J.D. Buffington
The front and back cover are of an acrylic on canvas painting of something orange, black, and white slinking through dark green foliage.
Back cover text reads:

"SHORT BUT SWEET AND LEAVES PLENTY OF ROOM.."
BRANDON WILLS, AUTHOR OF THE OUIJA BOARD SAID IT WAS HUNGRY

"CHILLING! IT YOU LOVE HORROR
AND WANT A QUICK THRILL BEFORE BED-THIS IS IT!" KT. MUNSON, AUTHOR OF THE GATE TRILOGY

INTERDIMENSIONAL TELEPORTATION. ZOMBIE BEST FRIENDS. ANGELS AND DEMONS.
IN GAMES OF APOCALYPTIC PROPORTIONS. ACCIDENTAL TIME TRAVEL A TIGER IN A HOLE. CURSED STATUES.AND A WESTERN ABOUT CHOSEN FAMILY IN THE FACE-OF VENGEANCE.
INCLUDING A VARIETY OF GENRES, FRUITLESS BODIES CONTAINS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. A CHRONICLE OF STORYTELLING BY J.D. BUFFINGTON, FROM SMALL PRESS MAGAZINES TO SELF-PUBLISHED WORKS, COLLECTED FOR THE FIRST TIMEIN ONE VOLUME.

Original art by J.D Buffington

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Standing 8 Count Publications @s8cpublications.northsky.social · 31/03/2025

Preorder links for the rerelease of Fruitless Bodies, now featuring new annotations by the author, are popping up now! 💙📚 🩸📚 bookshop.org/a/108132/979...

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Standing 8 Count Publications @s8cpublications.northsky.social · 21/03/2025

With special thanks to @inkonix.bsky.social for the assist on finding the right font, a subtle change to the cover. #CoverReveal #BookSky 💙📚

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Standing 8 Count Publications @s8cpublications.northsky.social · 05/02/2025

The newest edition of In the House of In Between is slowly popping up places. Make sure to add it to your TBR piles! #BookSky #HorrorSky #IndiePress www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

Full wrap cover for In the House of In Between by J.D. Buffington. It is black with a glowing red doorway on both front and back. In the light on the floor is a person-shaped shadow with no one there to cast it. Original art by Lane Faglie. On the front the title is in white with the author name in red. Toward the bottom is written in white, “WITH A FOREWORD BY GEMMA AMOR”.

The back cover copy reads:

The Backlund House is haunted, but no one knows why. No violence has taken place there, no one has died inside its walls. Over the course of a century, what-or who-haunts the storied property remains unsolved.

Phoebe Backlund built her family’s dream home, only to find it haunted upon its completion. She invites curious thrill seekers and notorious skeptics alike in the golden
age of spiritualism to experience the house's clockwork poltergeists. Knocks, slamming doors, screams, and looming shadows delight and terrify her guests, but answers are as elusive as the phantoms.

The inexplicable beckons Noah Benjamin and his crew to investigate the mystery. Using tomorrow's technology, Noah aims to reveal the house's unknown past and finally provide answers to the enigma.

IN THE HOUSE OF IN BETWEEN spans the paranormal history of the Backlund House, telling the stories of its inhabitants and visitors, and their encounters with whatever lurks within.

In the back cover doorway, blurbs read:

"It's creepy and unsettling, but it's also moving and stunningly crafted."
-Elford Alley, author of ASH AND BONE.

"Buffington will keep you on the edge of your seat!"
-Steve Stred, author of MASTADON.

"An excellent haunted house story that's innovative, clever, and well-written.”
- Jettrey Powanda, author of THE MONK AND TGE DEMON CHILD.

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Standing 8 Count Publications @s8cpublications.northsky.social · 26/11/2024

Time to start buying those holiday gifts for your loved ones—or those you want to give a little anxiety to. #HorrorSky #SciFiSky #BookSky shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params...

The willow tree cover of Nothing But The Willows & Other Things That Are Not There by J.D. Buffington, artwork by Stina Patton. It is a night time scene with a willow whose fronds make a mournful face. A crescent moon lingers above. A stylized whit quotation box with a drop shadow contains the quote “More than once it brought to mind the work of Vonnegut, which is praise I rarely lavish on anything. Highly highly recommended.”
-Kev Harrison
Author, Shadow of the Hidden

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Standing 8 Count Publications @s8cpublications.northsky.social · 18/10/2024

Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book? It took me years to write, will you take a look? It's based on nightmares and unseen fear And I’ve got a paperback of it if you’ll have a leer 💙📚 #HorrorSky #ScifiSky #ShortStoryCollection shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?fECf25...

Full wrap cover of short story collection, NOTHING BUT THE WILLOWS & OTHER THINGS THAT ARE NOT THERE by J.D. Buffington. A drawing on black paper of a willow looking like a mournful, yawning face, by Stina Patton graces the front and back cover. The back cover copy reads:

Perception is reality. But how much can you trust with only two eyes? Cracks in the fabric of the universe reveal facets of a prism. Worlds where gods and monsters are real, houses are haunted, and time is a malleable thing. Familiarity falls when the cosmos teleports us far from home to face nature beyond understanding. In Nothing But the Willows & Other Things That Are Not There, glimmers of limits broken and endless worlds are just out of sight, just a breath away.

"Nothing but the Willows is a poignant, introspective story of tragedy, hauntings, guilt and forgiveness told with compassion and warmth."
-Suzan Palumbo Author of Skin Thief: Stories and
Countess

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Standing 8 Count Publications @s8cpublications.northsky.social · 03/09/2024

A lone copy of Nothing But The Willows sitting in a break room. Advertising happens everywhere, to everyone. You never know who’s gonna want to take a look. #indiepub #booksky #preorder Nothing But The Willows & Other Things That Are Not There a.co/d/geHVoz1

A copy of Nothing But The Willows sits on a round table top in a workplace break room.

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Standing 8 Count Publications @s8cpublications.northsky.social · 01/09/2024

This gut punch is headed for you this Thursday, September 5th. Preorders available at the Zon and B&N, but trust, you’ll be able to order this from your favorite bookstore soon! #horror #NBTW #indiepub 🖋️📖💰 💙📚 📚😱 Nothing But The Willows & Other Things That Are Not There a.co/d/bpFdt74

The paperback of Nothing But The Willows & Other Things That Are Not There by J.D. Buffington, featuring cover art by Stina Patton. The title is in large white font for the main title and a translucent grey for the subtitle. A mournful faced willow tree centers the cover in a nighttime scene with a crescent moon among the title letters.

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Standing 8 Count Publications @s8cpublications.northsky.social · 18/08/2024

Coming soon, aiming for a September 5th release, Nothing But the Willows & Other Things That Are Not There, a new short story collection from @jdbuffington.bsky.social featuring original cover art by @stinamarie333.bsky.social! Order details to follow soon. Sign up for JD’s blog at jdbuffington.com

Front cover of short story collection, NOTHING BUT THE WILLOWS & OTHER THINGS THAT ARE NOT THERE by J.D. Buffington. A drawing on black paper of a willow looking like a mournful, yawning face, by Stina Patton graces the cover.

Original artwork, The Watcher, by Stina Patton, in a black frame with fluorescent green paper bordering it. It sits on a brown faux suede couch. The art itself is colored pencil on black paper in greens and browns with a crescent moon hovering above a willow tree that looks like a mournful, gaping face.

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Standing 8 Count Publications @s8cpublications.northsky.social · 07/06/2024

Through tomorrow, all S8C ebook titles are 99¢ (and FREE on Kindle Unlimited)! Short stories, monstrous novelettes, grieving ghosts, and some anxiety waiting to tear its way out from inside of you! 😱📚 #horrorsky www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/a...

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Standing 8 Count Publications @s8cpublications.northsky.social · 06/06/2024

Fruitless bodies is a collection short and long form fiction spanning several genres. Here we have horror, scifi, a western film script, and a guy trying to save a wild tiger from poachers. These are not all winners, this is an evolution of craft and the finding of grooves. 💙📚 😱📚 a.co/d/iIMbMQs

Cover of Fruitless Bodies by J.D. Buffington
Acrylic on canvas, a wash of orange, white, and black is centered in the middle of indistinct green foliage.
Original art by J.D. Buffington

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Standing 8 Count Publications @s8cpublications.northsky.social · 05/06/2024

In The Light Across the Street, a man loses his father. Trying to single-handedly take care of his dad’s house and effects, a neighbor offers an out from the grief, but sometimes the sad and bad memories are all we have left. 😱📚 👻🪱 www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

Cover of The Light Across the Street by J.D. Buffington
There is a bright light coming from the front of an ethereal house with the sun low in the sky behind some trees.
Designed by J.D. Buffington with stock photography and layers (and layers) of filters.

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Standing 8 Count Publications @s8cpublications.northsky.social · 03/06/2024

For the first week of June, to kick of Pride 🏳️‍🌈 and Summer 🌞, all S8C ebooks are only 99¢ (and FREE on Kindle Unlimited). Pick up, read, rate, and review! Violently shake your horror friends and tell them this deal ends this weekend! There’s cool shit, don’t miss out! www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/a...

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Standing 8 Count Publications @s8cpublications.northsky.social · 03/06/2024

On the island of Sarpedon there is a cave where a monster is said to live. But what if the monsters are the ones who put her there? Can justice be truly delivered when the demigod Perseus is tasked with killing the deadly Medusa? 😱📚 #booksky #horrorsky a.co/d/avPoWhf

Cover of Come Hither No Malice by J.D. Buffington
It features a Medusa figure holding a stone head. Snakes surround the head from between her arms. The head has a terrified, open mouthed expression. Medusa’s face is cut off at the top just below her eyes so the reader won’t be turned to stone.
Original art by Lane Faglie

WHAT IF...
MEDUSA
WASN'T AS BAD AS THE MYTH SAYS?
"WHILE A SHORTER NOVELLA, IT ISN'T SHORT ON COMMENTARY AND NEED FOR INTROSPECTION. TRULY, THE BEST REIMAGINING I HAVE EVER READ."
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COME HITHER
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MALICE
J. D. BUFFINGTON

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Standing 8 Count Publications @s8cpublications.northsky.social · 03/06/2024

Millie just wants to focus on her new contract job. Yet, sounds from empty neighbors and horrifying visions in the hall disturb her nightly. Red Clouds is a story of anxiety, paranoia, and something just under the skin. On sale for the first week of June, 99¢! 😱📚 a.co/d/h62PZoP

Cover of Red Clouds by J.D. Buffington
It features…red clouds in a sunset.
Designed by J.D. Buffington

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Standing 8 Count Publications @s8cpublications.northsky.social · 01/06/2024

Find S8C ebooks for just .99¢ for the first week of June over on the ‘zon (or FREE on Kindle Unlimited!). Repost with your favorite story, spread horror, celebrate current events (y’know, whatever, just yourself—this isn’t a political post) with a gift to yourself! 😱📚 www.amazon.com/stores/J.D.-...

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Standing 8 Count Publications @s8cpublications.northsky.social · 31/05/2024

Starting tomorrow, through to next weekend, all @jdbuffington.bsky.social S8C ebooks will be only .99¢! www.amazon.com/s?k=standing... #ebooks #booksky #booksale #horror #shortstories

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• BEYOND TIME AND THE BOUNDS OF
IMAGINATION...
• WELL—I MEAN I
IMAGINED IT, SO, CONCEPTUALLY FALSE, I GUESS
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Standing 8 Count Publications @s8cpublications.northsky.social · 27/11/2023

Cyber Monday? All Standing 8 Count ebooks discounted through Thursday, 11/30, up to 67% off! #cybermonday #booksale #horror #horrorreaders #bookstagram www.amazon.com/stores/J.D.-...

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Standing 8 Count Publications @s8cpublications.northsky.social · 07/11/2023

What if gods who fucked around, found out? Come Hither No Malice is a reimagining of the Medusa myth framing her as the hero of her own story. Edited by Jennifer Collins. Cover by Lane Faglie. 💙😱 a.co/d/3RHqHBl

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Standing 8 Count Publications @s8cpublications.northsky.social · 04/11/2023

Music is still writing, on strings and in bleeding throats. Dealing with the world and personal experience still drive JD's creativity, and he will keep standing. A future goal would be to be able to help other authors also get up from the mat and back into the fight. www.amazon.com/stores/J.D.-...

The covers of books by JD Buffington, out from Standing 8 Count, The Light Across the Street, Red Clouds, Fruitless Bodies: A Collection, and Cone Hither No Malice

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Standing 8 Count Publications @s8cpublications.northsky.social · 04/11/2023

With songs titled Where We Going To and In The Night Kitchen, Standing VIII Count had a sort of "eclecticore" sound combining a moody metal sound like Type O Negative and faster, poppier rock like the White Stripes (they played both Black No. 1 and Seven Nation Army in practice sessions).

Album covers for the demo CDs JD Buffington made through the years for Standing VIII Count, the band. In the upper left is a mostly white cover with two small flags (an American flag toothpick, and an S8C banner made with staples and tape) and small “S8C” typed below. The upper right is striped top to bottom black, red, black with Muhammad Ali in negative color, appearing blue, over the red banner, “Standing VIII Count” in Papyrus is on the bottom black banner. The lower left is three obfuscated photos of members of the band, “Standing VIII Count” in Papyrus again, and another Ali silhouette in red over a white banner. The lower right is a black CD with “S8C” on top and “Karoke” on bottom in Papyrus.

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Standing 8 Count Publications @s8cpublications.northsky.social · 04/11/2023

Standing 8 Count is the imprint of @jdbuffington.bsky.social, but where does S8C come from? JD played electric bass and started a band with revolving members until a sound formed. The name was the theme, the idea of "down, but not out."

JD Buffington playing one of his basses in the winter of 2002, bundled against the cold in their garage practice space.

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