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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

I probably shouldn't have but I did.

Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

“Just finished OTHER SIDES by [Simon Strantzas]. Another stellar collection of dark reveries.” — Michael Kelly, editor of THE BEST WEIRD FICTION OF THE YEAR Amazon link: www.amazon.com/Other-Sides-...

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Fresh outta the box! Still got that "new book" smell!

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

My new collection, OTHER SIDES, concludes with the novella "Interior Designs". A young, troubled woman is employed to prepare a home for a notorious star. But there's something amiss about that old wooden door and that weird shape that's following her. Order OTHER SIDES: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

The penultimate story in my new collection, OTHER SIDES, is "The Somnambulists". Is it horror? Is it weird? Is it fantasy? Who the fudge knows, but I think you'll like it. It was first published in Shadows & Tall Trees 8. Order OTHER SIDES: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

The twelfth story in OTHER SIDES, my new collection, is “The Beautiful Fog Ascending”. First published in Joshi’s SEARCHERS AFTER DARKNESS, it's the uplifting story of an elderly man whose family have all deserted him, so he goes for a walk. Order OTHER SIDES: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

The eleventh story in OTHER SIDES, my new collection, is “Shepherd Not Sheep”. It’s a weird tale that falls in that liminal space between fantasy and horror. No surprise, considering it was originally published in the fantastic Bourbon Penn. Order OTHER SIDES now!: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

The tenth story in OTHER SIDES, my new collection, is "Everything is White". It's a new story, and frankly one of my favorites. It's also one of my oldest—I started working on it in the 90s, after reading the work of Kenneth J. Harvey. OTHER SIDES is now shipping!: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

The ninth story in OTHER SIDES, my new collection, is "The Needle Song". Originally published in Northern Nights, it's about a group of young boys on a field trip, but it's also about how some mysteries in life and death are best left unsolved. OTHER SIDES is now shipping!: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Mom leans downs and says "My sentiments exactly."

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

“[A] Strantzas story feels painfully, achingly, uncompromisingly human.” — Brian Evenson OTHER SIDES tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

"That House" is the eighth story in my new collection, OTHER SIDES. Originally published in the fine journal, Bourbon Penn, it's the kind of haunted house story that makes you ask your family and friends, "Do you think this is a haunted house story?" Now shipping!: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

🎈🎈🎈🎁🎉HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY to me!!🎉🎁🎈🎈🎈 OTHER SIDES is now available for all you good-looking people. Buy your friends a copy. Buy your enemies two!

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

"Stemming the Tide" is the seventh story in OTHER SIDES, my new collection. This is my most reprinted story, appearing in two best-of anthologies, in a student textbook, and elsewhere. A young, unhappy man begrudgingly takes his girlfriend to see the sights. Now available!: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

"Still Packed" is the sixth story in OTHER SIDES, my new collection due this month. First published in Looming Low II, it tells the story of a woman whose marriage is dying, and a husband who desperately wants to bring new life into it. Please order the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

The fifth story in OTHER SIDES, my imminent new collection, is the previously unpublished “Not the Same Place”. A vacationing couple trying to reconnect makes the mistake of entering a strange house that's intent on keeping them apart. Order the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

The fourth story in OTHER SIDES, my upcoming new collection, is “Jason's in the Garden”. A young boy wants friends so badly that he starts making up stories. Or does he? First published in NIGHTSCRIPT. Preorder the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

The third story in OTHER SIDES, my upcoming new collection, is “Showing”, a previously unpublished story. And story is the operative word here. It’s a tour of a house with a particular past and perhaps even a worse future. Preorder the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

The second story in OTHER SIDES, my new collection due next month, is “Witch’s Clutch”. A gangly professor with aspirations goes looking for something he probably shouldn’t, and enters a folk horror nightmare. You can order the new collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

The first story in OTHER SIDES (due next month) is "The Nineteenth Step", a story inspired by Straub's introduction to an anthology he edited for the HWA. A young couple buys a new house, and they find some things inside don't always add up. You can buy the collection here: tinyurl.com/2ektv9ty

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Pretty excited about this. City of Glass was adapted by Mazz et al. 25-ish years ago. Now they’ve gone and done the whole trilogy. Can’t wait to dig in!

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

My reaction watching Born Again this weekend.

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Read my new column, "Transcendence in Horror", for free today, courtesy of the just-published WEIRD HORROR #10. www.weirdhorrormagazine.com/on-horror-10

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

TFW you’ve given up on your dreams but you keep trying to achieve them anyway.

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 11/03/2024

Been waiting over a month for this.

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 07/03/2024

Check out the Horror Tree for a great review of my new collection, ONLY THE LIVING ARE LOST (available now from Hippocampus Press). t.co/IjMzy18Azq

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 15/12/2023

The novella “Clay Pigeons” closes out ONLY THE LIVING ARE LOST. It’s a story of two grifters who get in over their heads navigating the competing interests of a cult, shady businessmen, and their own greed. I really love this story. Available in paperback and ebook: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMKXZ31Y

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 08/12/2023

The penultimate story in my new collection ONLY THE LIVING ARE LOST is "Antripuu". A group of hikers are trapped in a harrowing nightmare, chased by an impossible monster. I made this one as scary as I could. Available in paperback and ebook: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMKXZ31Y

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 01/12/2023

The 9th story in ONLY THE LIVING ARE LOST is "Doused by Night". After a night of heavy drinking a man discovers he's been mysteriously marked for death. He and his wife try to discover why. It's a Weird riff on D.O.A. Available in paperback and ebook: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMKXZ31Y

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 24/11/2023

The eighth story in ONLY THE LIVING ARE LOST is "Circle of Blood". My character, the hapless Owen Rake (previously in "Thistle's Find"), returns and we find him confronting a monstrous child-thing in suburbia. This ain't no ghost story! Available in paperback and ebook: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMKXZ31Y

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 17/11/2023

The seventh story in my new collection, ONLY THE LIVING ARE LOST, is "So Much Potential". A workaholic gets setup on a blind date with the wrong person. He might not take no for an answer. Available in paperback and ebook: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMKXZ31Y

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 10/11/2023

At the mid-point of ONLY THE LIVING ARE LOST is “Black Bequeathments”, a weird noir novelette and Shirley Jackson Award finalist. A man finds an object in his late father's house that other people want. There are hints of The Maltese Falcon in this one. Grab the EBOOK: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMKXZ31Y

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 08/11/2023

Have you ordered your copy yet? www.hippocampuspress.com/other-author...

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 03/11/2023

The fifth story in my NEW collection, ONLY THE LIVING ARE LOST, is the previously unpublished “Thea Was First”. Four friends make a strange discovery in the woods and bring something terrible back with them. There is also a tiny house involved. Now shipping!: www.amazon.com/Only-Living-...

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

The fourth story in ONLY THE LIVING ARE LOST is “Vertices”, originally published in Vastarien. It’s the story of the effect generational illness has on a family, told through an interdimensional lens. I hope it's less pretentious than it sounds. Buy now: www.amazon.com/Only-Living-...

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

The third story in my new collection, ONLY THE LIVING ARE LOST, is "First Miranda" (originally published in Terror Tales of the Ocean). Here, a couple hopes to solve their marital troubles by escaping to the wife's childhood home. Things take a turn. Order the book: www.amazon.com/Only-Living-...

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 06/10/2023

My folk horror story, "The King of Stones", starts ONLY THE LIVING ARE LOST with a bang. Two women get sidetracked on vacation by a peach grove. A whole lot of trouble ensues. (Previously reprinted in BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR #15.) Buy the new collection here: www.amazon.com/Only-Living-...

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 30/09/2023

🎈🎈💀 RELEASE DAY!!!💀🎈🎈 It's been a long road but the day is finally here! You can order copies from Hippocampus Press or from your favorite online retailer. Horror...Noir...Weird... I really think you're going to love this one.

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Simon Strantzas @strantzas.bsky.social · 26/09/2023

My new story, “Witch’s Clutch”, is now available in DARKNESS BECKONS, edited by Mark Morris. “An absolutely terrific story, which has a feverish intensity and a palpable sense of impending dread.”

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