John Urbancik @urbancik.bsky.social · 12/07/2026My life is really this messy. But — new novel out this week! Manuscript for the novella in revisions! Photo zines, active notepads, a few of my favorite fountain pens… 040
Reposted by John UrbancikNicholas KaufMONSTER @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 12/06/2026My review of THE NIGHT CARNIVAL by @urbancik.bsky.social. (Goodreads continues to have link preview problems!)goodreads.comSign inSee what your friends are reading 011
Reposted by John UrbancikBrian Keene @briankeene.bsky.social · 08/06/2026On sale today in Italy (and available to US-based readers, as well) -- NEMESAI -- a dark fantasy novella by myself and @urbancik.bsky.social. Details here: www.briankeene.com/news/nemesai... 095
John Urbancik @urbancik.bsky.social · 15/05/2026@briankeene.bsky.social called me “one of the last warrior poets” and I love it. He only said that because he’s seen me fight — when we were both much younger. Anyway, I do have a new poetry book. Mostly poetry. Random stuff, actually. It’s a mind dump from the last 10-15 years of my life. 154
Reposted by John UrbancikBrian Keene @briankeene.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Happy to report to my Italian readers that NEMESAI by myself and @urbancik.bsky.social will be available in Italy later this year. www.briankeene.com/news/nemesai...briankeene.comNemesai - Italian Edition — BRIAN KEENEI am happy to report that Italy’s Plutonia Publications will be publishing an Italian language edition of NEMESAI by myself and John Urbancik later this year. The English language version can be fo... 042
Reposted by John UrbancikPaul @slycon8.bsky.social · 25/12/2025Current reading: STALE REALITY by @urbancik.bsky.social 231
John Urbancik @urbancik.bsky.social · 09/12/2025My new novel! Gargoyles. Demons. A lost cathedral. A forgotten speakeasy. A 1990s era horror novel, as written by a 2025 era dark fantasist. A sequel, but you don’t need to have read the first. A sequel to my very first published novel — 20+ years later! 171
John Urbancik @urbancik.bsky.social · 28/11/2025My first novel, SINS OF BLOOD AND STONE, released in 2002. 20+ years later, we finally get the sequel. ARMY OF BLOOD AND STONE releases on December 8! And maybe you don't have to have read the first to understand what's going on. SINS OF BLOOD AND STONE is, however, currently available. 031
Reposted by John UrbancikVortex Books & Comics @vortexbooksncomics.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Pic 1: The view from the counter. Pic 2: Same view zoomed in. @urbancik.bsky.social is always watching. 092
John Urbancik @urbancik.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Poetry. Not speculative poetry. Love poetry. It follows an emotional journey through the light, easy beginnings of love, increasing in intensity, right through the heartbreaking end. Paperback is out on Tuesday! Kindle version available now! 120
Reposted by John Urbancikerin morgenstern @erinmorgenstern.bsky.social · 19/09/2025For a limited time signed and personalized books are once again available from Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley MA! Orders open through October 31st. Books ship in November. More info here: www.odysseybks.com/morgenstern 515134
Reposted by John UrbancikPaul @slycon8.bsky.social · 23/09/2025My review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "LA CASA DEL DIABLO is a fun, quirky read with intriguing characters & a chef's kiss ending!" 101
Reposted by John UrbancikPaul @slycon8.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Current reading: LA CASA DEL DIABLO by @urbancik.bsky.social 211
John Urbancik @urbancik.bsky.social · 24/08/2025What kinds of things influenced my memoir? Not other memoirs. I haven’t read enough. It started with an off-hand comment: I should edit an anthology of stories about me. 1/ 110
Reposted by John UrbancikChris Kosarich Horror Author @chriskosarich.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Go nab this! Was both an honor and an absolute blast to be a part of this! 011
John Urbancik @urbancik.bsky.social · 11/08/2025My memoir is available for Kindle pre-order! All editions come out September 16! John Urbancik: writer, photographer, adventurer, and sometimes a myth, if only in his own mind. There are stories about him that are true. Most are imagined. But even those have a hint of truth within. a.co/d/2pjAPNua.coAmazon.com 010
Reposted by John UrbancikBrian Keene @briankeene.bsky.social · 18/07/2025"When are you going to bring back The Horror Show with Brian Keene?" I did it 8 weeks ago. It's called Keeneversations. Guests have included @laurelhightower.bsky.social, @marysangiovanni.bsky.social, @aarondries.bsky.social, @urbancik.bsky.social, and Mr Midnight. www.patreon.com/collection/1... 2409
John Urbancik @urbancik.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Coming in September! A rather unorthodox memoir. Stories about the things that made me the writer and the man I am today. But as I’ve been told knowing me can be a surreal experience. But even if some of the stories aren’t true, they are al lhonest. I had to enlist some help. 020
John Urbancik @urbancik.bsky.social · 09/07/2025My next book comes out in September. (If you need a review copy, let me know.) It’s a rather unorthodox memoir. I had help. It comes out on 9/16. My birthday. (That’s relevant.) Cover reveal on 7:/16? Random pic I took years ago of a coin I possess — is it related? 😮 030
John Urbancik @urbancik.bsky.social · 02/07/2025A Behind the Scenes essay about my first published novel and the novel I'm working on today -- and I made this one free for everyone. Please give it a read. www.patreon.com/posts/behind...patreon.comBehind the Scenes: Sins of Blood and Stone and More | John UrbancikGet more from John Urbancik on Patreon 021
John Urbancik @urbancik.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Have you played? Did you win? When I put this together, I didn’t realize the average book of this type had some 30 endings. So there are 130ish. Werewolves, vampires, ghosts, zombies, demons, swamp witches, alligators, aliens, sexy nurses, an old man on a front porch. Which doom will you choose? 010
Reposted by John UrbancikBrian Keene @briankeene.bsky.social · 04/06/2025On this week's episode of KEENEVERSATIONS, Brian and and author, poet, and photographer @urbancik.bsky.social discuss wanderlust, grief, and if there is any difference between running away from or toward something. www.patreon.com/posts/130688...patreon.comWanderlust (with John Urbancik) - Keeneversations Ep 2 | Brian KeeneGet more from Brian Keene on Patreon 1132
Reposted by John UrbancikBrian Keene @briankeene.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Happy 22nd bday to my nephew DB. Here we are pre-pandemic at the Frazetta Museum with @urbancik.bsky.social @marysangiovanni.bsky.social Mike Lombardo @kozeniewski.bsky.social and @wesleysouthard.bsky.social ❤️ 2252
John Urbancik @urbancik.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Couldn’t make it to AuthorCon this weekend? Me neither! Come visit me at the bookstore Saturday and Sunday. Vortex Books & Comics, Columbia PA 061
Reposted by John UrbancikBrian Keene @briankeene.bsky.social · 22/03/2025Old men’s night out (with @urbancik.bsky.social and two of my high school buds) 0391
John Urbancik @urbancik.bsky.social · 01/03/2025I just uploaded my first unboxing video to my Patreon. What am I unboxing? It’s a secret… 020
John Urbancik @urbancik.bsky.social · 28/02/2025I intend to play some jazz on vinyl. I will pour myself a glass of bourbon. I will sit at my desk with a fountain pen and write love letters. 190
Reposted by John UrbancikBrian Keene @briankeene.bsky.social · 10/02/2025Beautiful new autographed collector's editions by myself, @urbancik.bsky.social, @garzaslaughter.bsky.social, @ronaldkelly.bsky.social, @marysangiovanni.bsky.social, Edward Lee, @rossjefferyauthor.bsky.social and many more via @thunderstormbooks.bsky.social! thunderstormbooks.com/thunderstorm/thunderstormbooks.comThunderstorm Books 2226
Reposted by John UrbancikPaul @slycon8.bsky.social · 24/12/2024Current reading: CHOOSE YOUR DOOM by @urbancik.bsky.social (This is officially my first work by John Urbancik, and I'm very much looking forward to it.) 221
John Urbancik @urbancik.bsky.social · 11/12/2024I was in New York City this past weekend. Saw my favorite painting. One guess which it is. 040
Reposted by John UrbancikVortex Books & Comics @vortexbooksncomics.bsky.social · 12/07/2024Happy to announce the new annex will be open in time for tomorrow's signing. However, getting it to that stage has WIPED OUT the store's bank account. We're only $1,700 away from goal. If you can donate $5, $10, or $20 today, it'll alleviate my current panic attack. www.gofundme.com/f/vortex-boo...gofundme.comVortex Books & Comics Expansion, organized by Brian KeeneThanks to the support of our customers, creatives, and the community, things have been so … Brian Keene needs your support for Vortex Books & Comics Expansion 1133
Reposted by John UrbancikVortex Books & Comics @vortexbooksncomics.bsky.social · 26/06/2024TONIGHT 5pm to 7pm. Book release party for @urbancik.bsky.social’s new dark fantasy novel, The Secret History of the Palace Theater. Stop in after work. We’ll be serving light fare, and John will be on hand to sign copies of the new book as well as his other books. 062
Reposted by John UrbancikVortex Books & Comics @vortexbooksncomics.bsky.social · 25/06/2024Last call for signed and personalized copies of @urbancik.bsky.social's new novel! Online pre-orders end at midnight tonight. If you're local, stop in tomorrow night (Wednesday 6/26) from 5pm to 7pm and get your copy signed in person! vortexbooksandcomicsonline.bigcartel.comvortexbooksandcomicsonline.bigcartel.comVortex Books & Comics Online ShopThe online component of Vortex Books & Comics, featuring signed copies from authors who have visited the physical store. 041
John Urbancik @urbancik.bsky.social · 22/06/2024I am so excited about my upcoming book. The Secret History of the Palace Theater is the result of seven years of love and agony. Don't take my word for it. Rick Hipson in July's Rue Morgue says nice things, and so does Karen E. Taylor, author of the Vampire Legacy series! 021
John Urbancik @urbancik.bsky.social · 20/06/2024The Secret History of the Palace Theater Release in 5 days! I’m so excited. This is probably one of the best things I’ve ever written. Magic. Myth. Cosmic terror. Pre-order signed! …texbooksandcomicsonline.bigcartel.com/product/pre-or… Or come by next Wednesday for the release party! 020
John Urbancik @urbancik.bsky.social · 16/06/2024I saw Lady Death in a black and white sundress today as she crossed a street in Columbia, Pennsylvania with a scythe in hand. @marysangiovanni.bsky.social is my witness. Lady Death walked in the opposite direction of the hearse. 000
Reposted by John UrbancikBrian Keene @briankeene.bsky.social · 11/06/2024Writers! We've got an AWESOME opportunity for you! A one on one private writing workshop with novelist and filmmaker SAMANTHA KOLESNIK, via Google Meet or Zoom, during which she'll help you with one of your short stories! Slots are limited to 6 and will go fast! www.indiegogo.com/projects/dea...indiegogo.comDead Formata feature horror film about nostalgia, death, and videotapes 044
John Urbancik @urbancik.bsky.social · 01/06/2024Come hang out with me and @marysangiovanni.bsky.social at Vortex Books & Comics in York, PA all day today and tomorrow! We’re not doing a signing or event or anything like that, but I bet we’d both sign things if you asked… 020
John Urbancik @urbancik.bsky.social · 07/05/2024It's been -- a very long time -- but my first newsletter in ages comes out tonight. There's still time to sign up if you want to see what spurred me to start it up again! darkfluidity.us17.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...darkfluidity.us17.list-manage.comDarkFluidityDarkFluidity Email Forms 000
John Urbancik @urbancik.bsky.social · 06/05/2024The signing at Vortex Books yesterday was fantastic. Thanks @jessica_eppley & @Matt_Wildasin for joining me, & @marysangiovanni and @BrianKeene for having us. After a fantastic day and lots of books sold, now I get to look to what’s next. What’s next, you ask? A secret… 040
John Urbancik @urbancik.bsky.social · 04/05/2024Today, I sign books. Bring books to the bookstore. Buy books at the bookstore. Whatever you want. It’s my first local signing event. On Free Comic Book Day. May the Fourth be With You Day. 1/6 140
Reposted by John UrbancikVortex Books & Comics @vortexbooksncomics.bsky.social · 03/05/2024Tonight: Monthly Writers Group 6pm to 8pm (tonight's topic: crowdfunding) Tomorrow: FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 10am to 7pm (free comics, plus 20% off ALL back issues & Manga). Plus @urbancik.bsky.social, Jessica Eppley, & @mattwildasin.bsky.social signing 2pm to 4pm. Sunday: Magic the Gathering 12 to 4pm 183
Reposted by John UrbancikLinda D. Addison @nytebird45.bsky.social · 12/04/2024If you’re at Scares That Care’s AuthorCon III this weekend check out 2 new releases from @urbancik.bsky.social (I got a peek & they’re fantastic!) which you can get this weekend before their officially release later this year. THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE PALACE THEATER (June) CLOCKWORK RAVENS (August) 053
John Urbancik @urbancik.bsky.social · 02/03/2024@briankeene.bsky.social’s first novel, The Rising, came out in 2003. One character makes a cameo in my novella Beneath Midnight. Here’s a secret: John of Many Colors is me. (My first chapbook was A Game of Colors.) When he appears on a Midnight subway platform—is it a Brian Keene character—or me? 051
John Urbancik @urbancik.bsky.social · 19/02/2024Amazon has my first poetry book on sale for under $7! Now might be the time… John The Revelator a.co/d/14jPG8s 010
