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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Good morning from our little furry love, Fern. Today marks 2 months of having her in our lives. She's a rescue pup and she'll be one year old on Halloween!

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This book is SO GOOD. Historical fiction horror--A woman's husband sends her to this remote convent because she suffers from "nerves" and "anxiety" but she quickly discovers some kind of beast is stalking the nuns!

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My patreon book club reading, The Stitch Witches, starts today! I have an author interview with Krissie K. Williams to kick things off www.patreon.com/MotherHorror...

The Stitch Witches book cover and graphic

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you love found footage + cursed media, here are some upcoming releases to add to your TBR for later!

juley.app

Upcoming book releases

19 books on Juley

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

November '26 Night Worms Theme Reveal, Pre-orders open Wednesday the 30th (8 AM PST)-Use code "NOV26" to save! nightworms.com

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I sat down with my friend @pxcaballero.bsky.social and we interviewed @leopoldogout.bsky.social for Night Worms, to talk about his new book ROOTED that released last week from @tornightfire.bsky.social 🌿 you don't want to miss this www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiB4...

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Mother Horror Interview with Leopoldo Goût author of Rooted for Night Worms

YouTube video by Night Worms

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I partnered with Poisoned Pen Press for an exclusive cover reveal of Fairly Bad Ways to Die by @brianmcwriter.bsky.social this is coming to you April 2027 and I cannot wait! A Plague Masked Killer stalking a local Ren Faire? This sounds amazing

FAIRLY BAD WAYS TO DIE a blue cover with medieval artwork

Fairly Bad Ways to Die follows a merry band of college students whose trip to a Renaissance faire takes a deadly turn when a joust gone horribly wrong unleashes a plague doctor killer determined to turn the fairgrounds into a bloodbath.
FAIRLY BAD WAYS TO DIE is Brian McAuley at his most wickedly fun. Combining razor-sharp social commentary, coming-of-age chaos, gruesome plague doctor kills, and the immersive setting of a Renaissance faire, this is a blood-soaked slasher that brings the carnage, and the comedy, in equal measure. Come for the jousting. Stay for the murder.

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A massive pub day today! (Sept. 22nd) Let's celebrate all these new dark & disturbing books! More info on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/MotherHorror...

a massive collage of 20+ books releasing today-click the link in the post for the break down

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Colin Harker @lordsteerpike.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Also, picked up my copy of @sadiehartmann.bsky.social’s new book celebrating women in horror fiction! Can’t wait to dive into this and get new recommendations for the Halloween season!

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Will you let me into your ♥️ Hosting a little giveaway on insta

I'm wearing an "Other Mommy" sweatshirt and holding Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Tis the Season when I start gravitating toward my Gothic tbr! I have quite a few of those on audiobook that I’m eager to immerse myself into and the last slide features Gothic books I’ve already enjoyed and recommend.

TBR:
Our Cut of Salt
Bloodier Baby
Little Wild
Hunger & Thirst
A Penance for Crows
The Crack
RottenHeart
Unspeakable Things
The Haunting of Lavender
All Her Beautiful Deaths
LOBA
Our Sister's Keeper

The Residency
An Immaculate Deception
Delusion
Muñeca
On Sundays She Picked Flowers
Spoiled Milk

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Joshua Chaplinsky @jchaplinsky.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Man in the Watch Still Visits Me At Night comes out in 5 days! @clashbooks.bsky.social @rossjefferyauthor.bsky.social @sadiehartmann.bsky.social

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Here are some of my favorite books set in Scotland!

Home Sick
The Residency
Our Hideous Progeny
Maggie’s Grave
Little Eve
The Resurrectionist
Madam
A History of Fear
The Ghost Woods
The Needfire
The Whistling
In the Lonely Hours

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Cynthia Gómez @cynthiasaysboo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

And now I get to say that Muñeca won the Octavia E. Butler award! And I got to be there in person:) This is the first time I've won anything for my writing, and I'm so happy.

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Morbus Iff @morbusiff.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Holy moly, @sadiehartmann.bsky.social! Just received my Night Worms Bookmark Bundle (ordered at the same time as a new subscription) and it was very packed with many many needful things. Thank you!

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Cynthia Gómez @cynthiasaysboo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Strange Horizons is opening for submissions on October 1. I repeat, Strange Horizons is opening for submissions on October 1.

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

My full book review of the polarizing book, MOLKA by Monika Kim: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/523c...

Comps:
Bat Eater
Honey
My Sister the Serial Killer

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Latiné Heritage Month is September 15th-October 15th and I will have 50+ book reviews plus several author highlights for you to celebrate :) watch this space 👀

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Cynthia Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Rack: Stories Inspired by Vintage Horror Paperbacks edited by Tom Deady, with an introduction by Will Errickson - special edition from @lividian.bsky.social and includes my short story “Black Pages.” Thank you 🖤

Spine of The Rack: Stories Inspired by Vintage Horror Paperbacks

Red and white letters, black spine on wooden table on

Cover of limited edition, book clown standing behind a rack of horror, paperbacks

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION —WILL ERRICKSON
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BLACK PAGES —CYNTHIA PELAYO
. 15
OTHER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED —RONALD MALFI
..27
FUZZY SLIPPERS —JEFF STRAND
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THE RAFT —STEPHEN KING.
..61
THAT CHEMICAL GLOW —LARRY HINKLE..
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I AM A HOUSE DEMANDING TO BE HAUNTED
—MERCEDES M. YARDLEY.
..113
URSA DIRUO-KRISTIN DEARBORN
. 131
A DEVIL WE USED TO KNOW —JOHNNY COMPTON
155
IRISH EYES —BRIDGETT NELSON.
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THEY LOOK BACK —CANDACE NOLA.
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BLOOD OF MY BLOOD —CHRISTA CARMEN...
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THE KEEPER OF TASWOMET —ERRICK NUNNALLY
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THE LAST CALL OF THE CICADA —GWENDOLYN KISTE.
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MIGHTIER THAN BULLETS —LAUREL HIGHTOWER.
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LOUD AND CLEAR —MAX BOOTH III..
.303
BETTER BY YOU, BETTER THAN ME —REBECCA ROWLAND
333
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM LANE —RICHARD CHIZMAR
345
THE VISITOR —PHILIP FRACASSI
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LIPS LIKE A SCYTHE —STEVE VAN SAMSON..
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WHITE PAGES —CLAY MCLEOD CHAPMAN....
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AFTERWORD -TOM DEADY
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ART GALLERY
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CYNTHIA PELAYO
HEkE are things that linger about a person once they're gone.
The pitch of their voice, or how they laughed, which could be in between a gasp and a chuckle. How they always needed to have their music on loud each Saturday morning as they deep-cleaned their home. And especially, all the objects that gave them joy and, in many ways, defined their life.
Horror paperbacks were what brought my mother joy and wonder. When we went on vacation, she'd lug a few old horror novels along, not recent ones. No. My mother preferred paperbacks from the 1970s and 1980s, with yellowed pages and garish covers. I remember going with her to the grocery store when I was little, and there they'd be, by the checkout counter, in a black wire rack that I'd spin around too fast, and she'd tell me to slow down. I would gently stop the spinning display, captivated by those creeping faces and monsters. The images on the front were horrifically whimsical, in this sort of surreal and macabre way, with menacing-looking creatures peering out, or a haunted-look-ing house in the background, begging for someone to enter.
When it came time to decide what to do with my mother's things after she died, I did what many people do, I froze. I sat
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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I'm not convinced that coconut water isn't just bottled sweat from armpits and cracks. It's so nasty! Horror book material free for the taking

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Oh joy!! All these glorious book clubs interested in reading and promoting my book for just a small fee! And Reese Witherspoon called me Stephen Graham Jones! Haha silly Reese!

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

There are two kinds of people on bookish social media spaces: Those who want to talk about BOOKS and those that want to pick apart other people's posts about books.

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A MASSIVE Pub Tuesday! Happy September & Hello to all these new books! www.patreon.com/MotherHorror...

A collage of book covers, visit the link for full titles, covers, and links

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"I always feel like...somebody's watching meeee...ohhh and I get no privacy..."

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

If you loved, GOT, A Knight's Tale, Willow, The Name of the Rose, The Green Knight, and The Tragedy of Macbeth...try these:

The Name of the Rose, MERE, LAPVONA, THE EYES OF THE DRAGON, BETWEEN TWO FIRES, HIS BLACK TONGUE, THE STARVING SAINTS, THE SIX DEATHS OF THE SAINT, Bone of My Bone, Once Was Willem, Mother of Night, Our Lady of Holy Slaughter

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Be Careful What You Wish For Dept. You ARE on the ballot. You are the ONLY thing on the ballot. The investigations of your criminal regime begin November 4th. You are going DOWN because... Justice Matters. ⚖️ #AccountabilityIsComing...Soon

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Happy Release Day to all these new books out today, 8/25/26! Shop the list & others here: bookshop.org/lists/2026-h... My review for The Night Pool is here: www.patreon.com/MotherHorror...

The Sunken, The Adored
The Devil Knows Her Name
Last Day of a Prior Life
Blood Rising
The Woods
The Burn Line
Tracking Death
Netherwood
The Lost Ones
The Unheld
The Night Pool

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Cover Reveal! 8/24/2027 THE HALLOWEEN PARTY @cgolden.bsky.social atmospheric, speculative horror novel about an annual Halloween party where the lines between reality and myth are dangerously blurred. read.macmillan.com/lp/the-hallo...

The Halloween Party-rocky cliff by the sea, a house and scary hands reaching up

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I hunted down every single fucking book released in September 2026 for you. The list is MASSIVE. www.instagram.com/p/DcZT7VxAaaU/

pre-halloween: a comprehensive guide to all the horror fiction released in September 2026. mother horror/art: Micheal wheelman

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I'm reading the Stitch Witches this October on my Patreon and I partnered with @quillandcrow.com for some exclusive Mother Horror Book Club editions + goodies. Join in here: www.patreon.com/cw/MotherHor...

Special Book Club Edition/Book Club Gifts
Mother Horror

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I have been collecting book covers in this color family of cool teals, greens, and blues this year...

Loba- eager to read this! Lighthouse horror!
It Came From Neverland- Peter Pan retelling! I liked it
The Night Pool- currently reading
Hex House- TBR
Video Night- read a long time ago!
Chimera Skin- just got the arc
The Sisters of Crimson House-TBR
The Haunting of Lavender House-I swear I had an arc but I can’t find it?
Savage Lake- TBR! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Blood Trail-
Weird Fiction Vol 2- this cover!
Hallowed Deadly Seeds- I loved book 1
The Widows of Winding Gale- LOVED
It Looked Like You in the Dark-I read it!
These Walls Remember- so excited!
Abyss- I probably won’t read this one
The Other- want to read!
The Bone Queen-I’ve heard zero about it, has anyone read it?
Bodies of Work- I had the audio on Libby, got distracted and then it was returned 😩 I liked what I read so far
The Caretaker- Enjoyed! Not as much as I wanted to

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Michael Arnzen @mikearnzen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The forgotten key word in the Horror Writers Association, it turns out, is not Horror, nor Writer, but ASSOCIATION. The majority of our horror writing community clearly does not wish to be associated with AI slop or right wing extremism. Please hold a General Meeting @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Right now? Earl Grey and a Gold Rush horror book

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Dana @thatdana.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Ordered some books today 📚💙 The Whistling by Rebecca Netley because @sadiehartmann.bsky.social recommends it, and I listen. Joplins's Ghost by @tananarivedue.bsky.social because she's one of the best doing it. And pre-ordered Motherfucking Sharks by Brian Allen Carr because, well, sharks 🦈

Motherfucking Sharks by Brian Allen Carr from Clash books

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

BOOK REVIEW! My Monsters Ain't Like Yours by @rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social is an essential book for any horror lover who is serious about plumbing the depths of what this genre has to offer: Indie, BIPOC, queer, feminist, extreme, cosmic...it's all here Review: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/b9e9...

book cover: My Monsters Ain't Like Yours

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I woke up at 4 AM to jump into this book, The Night Pool. Gold Rush Gothic Horror. The best part is that it's set in Coloma, CA-this historical destination for middle school field trips. So much nostalgia! Ponderosa pines and the Sierra Nevada foothills! The writing is exquisite

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1weirddogmom.bsky.social @1weirddogmom.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

It’s heeeere! I am not a romance reader, but was intrigued by Clay’s theory re: the similarities between love and possession. Looking forward to celebrating my first #Romancebookstoreday 💙📚