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T.J. Tranchell

@tjtranchell.bsky.social
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Husband, father, writer, editor, teacher. Five books (so far), monthly on Manor Vellum and once in Fangoria.

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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
My website and store are alive again. Restocking in progress. tjtranchell.net/updates/its-...
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It’s alive! It’s alive! — T.J. Tranchell
Did you miss me? I hope so. A lot has happened in my writing life since we last spoke. I know, you come here to get whatever my next book is and when that book is out, I’ll let you know. For now, tel...
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Brian Keiper @brianwaves42.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Our first film discussion episode of the Holy Terrors Podcast is coming to YouTube! We kicked off with a bang by inviting author @tjtranchell.bsky.social to discuss HERETIC (2024) with us. You can also listen to it now wherever you get your podcasts.
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MANOR @manorhq.com · 07/09/2026
Subscribe and, if you like what you hear, leave a positive rating and review wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. linktr.ee/holyterrorsp... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... 2/2
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holyterrorspodcast Official: Instagram, Threads | Linktree
A podcast that examines horror through the lens of faith, religion, and spirituality
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
therumpus.net/2026/09/02/s... I wrote this!
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Sing - The Rumpus
On the beach, the rough sand between his toes, the boy thought he heard someone whisper from behind. Had a villager walked out to meet him, he would have heard first their legs parting the long reeds,...
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
My 13 yo autistic son has become a guitar aficionado. His favorite color is sea foam green. Today at the pawn we visit, he saw a sea foam green Schecter with a bunch of features he’s into. So I’m going to need you all to buy a lot of books.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The MFA is done. The book is out in queries and the new project is underway. I’d love to get my website restarted and restock to keep selling the prior books directly to you, readers. That will cost about $650 to do both of those things and that’s not in my budget right now.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Time to raise some cash. $20 each, including shipping. Include mailing address either in the payment details or via DM. @TJ-Tranchell to Venmo. Here’s what I have available: CRY DOWN DARK: 7 THE PRIVATE LIVES OF NIGHTMARES: 7 LAMENTATIONS OF BLACKHAWK: 10 Signed and personalized upon requested.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Please sign up so you can read this. It’s… gross and you’ll love it.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Thirty Helens agree: You should buy my books. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1940...
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Cry Down Dark
Cry Down Dark [Tranchell, T J] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Cry Down Dark
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Trying out Substack… open.substack.com/pub/tranchel...
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Ghost frequencies
18.98 hz and counting....
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
CRY DOWN DARK, my first book, is three weeks away from its tenth anniversary. It would mean a lot to me if you picked up and met Peter Toombs and a slice of doomed Utah. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1940...
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Cry Down Dark
Peter Toombs never stopped loving Diana Ward. Not after they broke up; not after she married someone else; not after she died. Peter never got over how he failed Diana when she needed him most when th...
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
I have either heard from every agent I’ve queried or it’s been long enough for me to assume a pass. Unless something happens, I’m going to sit on this probably until June. Other things to write.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Received a short story rejection 45 minutes after submitting it. That’s brutal. Moving on.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Hi, everybody. I don’t post here as often as I should. Thanks for hanging out.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
I’m gonna need more of The Muppet Show, please.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
@crobertcargill.bsky.social @scottderrickson57.bsky.social I am in my penultimate quarter of an MFA program and my last quarter in screenwriting. One script I have tried to find to read is SINISTER, but I can’t locate it. Help a guy out?
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
I almost bought a videogame I want to play yesterday. I’ve never been much of a gamer and I’m not good at them when I do play. There other reason I didn’t buy it is because I have six months left of my MFA program. That degree and getting a book deal take priority.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
In stock. DM for purchases or requests for out of stock items. CRY DOWN DARK: 16 ASLEEP IN THE NIGHTMARE ROOM: 2 PRIVATE LIVES OF NIGHTMARES: 11 TELL NO MAN: 4 THE LAMENTATIONS OF BLACKHAWK: 14 THE BLACKHAWK CYCLE: 0
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
So that was the last all-out fiction workshop of my MFA. Tomorrow, I have a screenwriting workshop. Next residency is all graduating stuff.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Screenplay. Done.
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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
It really is that fucking simple, friends.
Frames from Star Trek: DS9. The Klingon, Kor, meets Jadzia, who is the new host of the symbiont, Dax. Kor grabs Jadzia in a hug and says, "Curzon, my beloved old friend!" (Curzon being the previous Dax host.) Jadzia replies, "I'm Jadzia now." Kor simply says, "Jadzia, my beloved old friend." Then there's a Klingon flag in trans flag colours that says, If Klingons can get it, so can you.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Two stories looking for homes. “Sing” is a Pacific Northwest folk horror with hints of Lovecraft. “Last Night at the Blue Flamingo” is a monster noir. Casablanca but with monsters.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
What I need is a pop-up signing. Me, the books I have in stock, and a place to put a table that draws in readers.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
I’m calling it. For now, TJTranchell.net is dead. But I’m a horror writer, which means nothing stays dead. I still have a lot of books in stock. I’ll take orders via direct message for now. Paperbacks are $20 including shipping. The hardcover is $35, including shipping.
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Author T.J. Tranchell brings you tales of horror. Come inside and experience a unique brand of terror.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
In an effort to save the site, I have cut prices on almost everything. Come have a look. www.tjtranchell.net
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Author T.J. Tranchell brings you tales of horror. Come inside and experience a unique brand of terror.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
This is it. The last day to save my webstore. Buy a book, please? The horrors abound! www.tjtranchell.net
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Author T.J. Tranchell brings you tales of horror. Come inside and experience a unique brand of terror.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Ok, peeps. Box of CRY DOWN DARK in the house. One shipping out right away and 19 to go. Let’s sell them all. tjtranchell.net/shop/p/ise9z...
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Cry Down Dark — T.J. Tranchell
(New stock on the way! Order  now for quickest shipping.) Named the scariest book set in Utah by the New York Times. Peter Toombs never stopped loving Diana Ward. Not after they broke up; not a...
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
This is some bullshit because the Teen Vogue political coverage has been among the best recently.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
It’s crunch time. I need to sell 15-19 books via my website in the next three days to keep the site alive. Let’s go! www.tjtranchell.net
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Author T.J. Tranchell brings you tales of horror. Come inside and experience a unique brand of terror.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
I don’t think it’s going to happen. I’m short about $200 to renew my website/webstore for another year. It’s been a good run. Still a few days to check it out, though. www.tjtranchell.net
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Author T.J. Tranchell brings you tales of horror. Come inside and experience a unique brand of terror.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
I love this book and you will, too.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Don’t forget, kids… youtu.be/hIHUv2ooG38?...
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Halloween III Silver Shamrock Commercial
YouTube video by DraculaHasRisen
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
A Thom Carnell zombie story has more heart in it than any contemporary horror you might read.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
If you’ve read CRY DOWN DARK but haven’t left a rating or review, now would be a great time. The next rating will be the 100th and the next review will be the 25th. www.goodreads.com/book/show/29...
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"Peter Toombs never stopped loving Diana Ward. Not afte…
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
On the list of things I wish had been made: A whole season of that show Castle Rock following Jane Levy as Jackie Torrance.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Two days until my birthday and I’m trying to find my website for another year. How about buying a book or two? www.tjtranchell.net
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T.J. Tranchell
Author T.J. Tranchell brings you tales of horror. Come inside and experience a unique brand of terror.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
If you are thinking of seeing TRIUMPH OVER EVIL: BATTLE OF THE EXORCISTS, might I offer a book that is not Catholic propaganda? Try a tale of Mormon exorcists instead. TELL NO MAN available directly from me. tjtranchell.net/shop/p/y2z70...
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Tell No Man — T.J. Tranchell
When Maddie Smith, a single Mormon mother, receives a foreclosure notice, she begins looking for a new home. While her sons Brandon and David stay home, Maddie explores an old sandstone house in Black...
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
#FridayReads, one week from Halloween and my birthday. Which means you should buy one of my scary books. www.tjtranchell.net
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Author T.J. Tranchell brings you tales of horror. Come inside and experience a unique brand of terror.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Okay, peeps. I need to sell 20 books via the website by November 6 to keep it alive for another year. Let’s go! www.tjtranchell.net
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T.J. Tranchell
Author T.J. Tranchell brings you tales of horror. Come inside and experience a unique brand of terror.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Random description of one’s age: The Pittsburgh Pirates last won a World Series ten days before I was born.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Meanwhile, at the White House… youtu.be/Eujwxh_r43E?...
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Independence Day | White House Destruction
YouTube video by titanicov
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Hey, everybody. Looks like this great list is circulating again. Which means I need to restock! www.nytimes.com/article/horr...
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50 Scary Books to Read for Halloween
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Enjoyed BLACK PHONE 2. Couple things stood out: Cargill and Derrickson write spiritual/religious characters better than anyone. They are real people and their faith is just a part of their stories. And how much fun must it be to come up with Gwen’s swearing? Glorious.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Halfway through October. Have you bought a T.J. Tranchell book yet? www.tjtranchell.net
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Author T.J. Tranchell brings you tales of horror. Come inside and experience a unique brand of terror.
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Elford Alley @elfordalley.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Halloween children’s book! On Halloween night, Hazel crosses a cemetery and makes new friends along the way! Then one winter evening, she trades ghost stories with an unexpected guest… A Cemetery Stroll t.co/WOrEsBThDf A Haunted Holiday a.co/d/78HLN7G
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“Matter of Fact” @oceanviews.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
America's disconnect: very little noise to support Letitia James, NOT EVEN CLOSE. The Constituents making the loudest noise, to save Freedom of Speech, but in 2026, we lose most of the Benefits and Triple Insurance Premiums NO NOISE, but silent to Federal Crimes, purging America for the Wealthy.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Halloween is coming and that happens to be my birthday. Snag a book today (so that I can pay the annual renewals for my site). New stock of backordered books on the way! www.tjtranchell.net
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Author T.J. Tranchell brings you tales of horror. Come inside and experience a unique brand of terror.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Finished a 5,500-word PNW folk horror story today. We’ll see if I can clean it up for some calls that are closing soon.
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T.J. Tranchell @tjtranchell.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Halloween is coming and that happens to be my birthday. Snag a book today (so that I can pay the annual renewals for my site). New stock of backordered books on the way! www.tjtranchell.net
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T.J. Tranchell
Author T.J. Tranchell brings you tales of horror. Come inside and experience a unique brand of terror.
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