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Shirley Jackson award nominated writer of weird horror (GriffinWords.com), Portland, OR, USA.

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Cover of the book SUFFERING THE OTHER - a dark but colorful illustration showing a winged creature with a human face, wings, and long trailing tails, in vibrant gold and orange tones, flying upwards towards the top right corner, while dozens of dark serpents with glowing eyes and forked tongues travel in the opposite direction.

The book contains 16 original stories and 8 reprints (indicated with **), arranged here alphabetically by author name. Table of contents:

Nadia Bulkin -- Infested **
Lisa Cai -- The Eighth Cigarette **
Matthew Cheney -- Queer Horror, and Other Stories
Jennifer DeLeskie -- You Shall Love Your Crooked Neighbor with Your Crooked Heart
Kurt Fawver -- The KnowQuest AI Chatbot Answers All Your Questions About Britemol C
Robin Rose Graves -- Her True Face
Alexander Hay -- LEAD **
Bitter Karella -- The Divine Feminine
Gwendolyn Kiste -- My Sister, the Abyss
Jonathan Lees -- To Those That Have Lost Hope
Laura Mauro -- Ptichka **
David Peak -- Crawling Out of Black Sun
Marigold Rowell -- Salt Blossoms
Erica Ruppert -- Nor Stone, Nor Earth, Nor Boundless Sea
Cheyenne Shaffer -- Ursula the Powerful **
A. J. Sharpe -- Sore Thumb
Clint Smith -- “January Sick”
J. J. Steinfeld -- The Suicide Inspector **
Bogi Takács -- A Technical Term, Like Privilege **
Jeffrey Thomas -- Song of the Loved
Lee Thomas -- Kisses from the Pain Chamber
Pamela Weis -- An Abomination
A.C. Wise -- Sea-Wives
Wen Wen Yang -- Ghost Festival in the Desert **

Cover art and design by RewX
Edited by Justin Steele and Sam Cowan

Cover of the book SUFFERING THE OTHER - a dark but colorful illustration showing a winged creature with a human face, wings, and long trailing tails, in vibrant gold and orange tones, flying upwards towards the top right corner, while dozens of dark serpents with glowing eyes and forked tongues travel in the opposite direction. The book contains 16 original stories and 8 reprints (indicated with **), arranged here alphabetically by author name. Table of contents: Nadia Bulkin -- Infested ** Lisa Cai -- The Eighth Cigarette ** Matthew Cheney -- Queer Horror, and Other Stories Jennifer DeLeskie -- You Shall Love Your Crooked Neighbor with Your Crooked Heart Kurt Fawver -- The KnowQuest AI Chatbot Answers All Your Questions About Britemol C Robin Rose Graves -- Her True Face Alexander Hay -- LEAD ** Bitter Karella -- The Divine Feminine Gwendolyn Kiste -- My Sister, the Abyss Jonathan Lees -- To Those That Have Lost Hope Laura Mauro -- Ptichka ** David Peak -- Crawling Out of Black Sun Marigold Rowell -- Salt Blossoms Erica Ruppert -- Nor Stone, Nor Earth, Nor Boundless Sea Cheyenne Shaffer -- Ursula the Powerful ** A. J. Sharpe -- Sore Thumb Clint Smith -- “January Sick” J. J. Steinfeld -- The Suicide Inspector ** Bogi Takács -- A Technical Term, Like Privilege ** Jeffrey Thomas -- Song of the Loved Lee Thomas -- Kisses from the Pain Chamber Pamela Weis -- An Abomination A.C. Wise -- Sea-Wives Wen Wen Yang -- Ghost Festival in the Desert ** Cover art and design by RewX Edited by Justin Steele and Sam Cowan

Here is the beautiful front cover for SUFFERING THE OTHER, art and design by RewX. See the loaded TOC here: bit.ly/4i03e3h (TOC is also in the alt-text here). Coming February 2026, pre-order open in December. Reminder, this is a benefit for @raicestexas.bsky.social and Transgender Law Center!

14.11.2025 17:05 👍 40 🔁 18 💬 6 📌 8

Many thanks to Des Lewis for all his consideration of my stories and books!

22.09.2025 22:53 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Sounds good to me!

10.07.2025 20:11 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

David Lynch opened and held a place for art that other creators could point to whenever a potential editor or producer wanted to turn their work down because it was too weird, and get that work made/published etc. He kept proving audiences weren't dumb.

16.01.2025 21:27 👍 304 🔁 76 💬 1 📌 0
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This is a painful loss. David Lynch, I will miss you, your daring art and your truly unique personality.

16.01.2025 18:56 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A copy of Scott Nicolay's 2015 novella _after_ and accompanying Michael Bukowski art prints sits on top of 6 small stacks of Scott's new novella _caterpillars_.

A copy of Scott Nicolay's 2015 novella _after_ and accompanying Michael Bukowski art prints sits on top of 6 small stacks of Scott's new novella _caterpillars_.

Well, I received one box of Scott Nicolay's new novella _caterpillars_, but the second box is somewhere in the bowels of the USPS, last seen in Phoenix AZ. *sigh* So if you order now you still have a chance to win a copy of Scott's rare 2015 novella _after_. Only 23 copies of _caterpillars_ left!

15.01.2025 17:35 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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The Lure of Devouring Light by Michael Griffin Michael Griffin’s debut collection, The Lure of Devouring Light, contains strange and luminous tales of horrors both everyday and supernatural.

"The Lure of Devouring Light" by Michael Griffin
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Word Horde, 2016
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15.01.2025 10:40 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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"The Grimscribe's Puppets" ed. Joseph S. Pulver, Sr.
Miskatonic River Press, 2013

#WeirdFiction
#Horror
#ThomasLigotti

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04.01.2025 10:28 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 6 📌 1
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The Fisherman by John Langan WINNER OF THE BRAM STOKER AWARD! THIS IS HORROR NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2016! Look for The Fisherman at better independent booksellers in the US and Canada, and many online retailers.

"The Fisherman" by John Langan
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Word Horde, 2016
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#WeirdFiction
#Horror

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02.01.2025 08:25 👍 17 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 1
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"Hieroglyphs of Blood and Bone" by Michael Griffin
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Trepidatio Publishing, 2017

#WeirdFiction
#Horror

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29.12.2024 05:16 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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Laird Barron is a titan of modern prose. The words he chooses, the pictures he paints, combine together for a phenomenal experience called Not A Speck of Light.
You can read my full ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review here:
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#horrorsky

15.12.2024 16:27 👍 26 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 2
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Vote now for the winners of the 2024 Kobo Writing Life Indie Cover Contest Kobo Writing Life Today’s the day: we are announcing the shortlisted titles for this year’s indie cover contest. Vote now for your favourites across four genre categories to choose the winners of this year’s contest! A...

Can we get your vote? 🗳️ Two Word Horde book covers are finalists in the 2024 Kobo Writing Life Indie Cover Contest: Christine Morgan’s Around Eldritch Corners (cover by Elinore Arts) & Orrin Grey’s Glowing in the Dark (cover by Yves Tourigny). Vote at the link.

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03.12.2024 19:12 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
EBOOKS — Undertow Publications

It's on! All our eBooks are on sale for just $2 til Monday. Grab yourself some great reads.

eBooks are delivered immediately via a download link in your order confirmation, so ensure you input the correct e-mail.

I do hope you'll take advantage of the sale.

undertowpublications.com/ebooks

29.11.2024 02:18 👍 123 🔁 90 💬 3 📌 15
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It’s a beautiful Thanksgiving Day on the beach!

28.11.2024 22:59 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

That looks so great!

26.11.2024 18:45 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
EBOOKS — Undertow Publications

Starting Friday, and through the weekend, we'll have a sale on all our eBooks. Just $2.

undertowpublications.com/ebooks

26.11.2024 17:26 👍 35 🔁 22 💬 1 📌 3

I like this news!

25.11.2024 20:38 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
In our quest to bring you the best in contemporary weird fiction, few titles have had the lasting impact and influence of John Langan’s Bram Stoker Award-winning novel, The Fisherman, which Word Horde published in 2016. Word Horde has also published multiple collections by John Langan, including Children of the Fang and Other Genealogies, Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters, and Corpsemouth and Other Autobiographies.
 
We are excited to announce that Word Horde will continue this tradition in 2025 by publishing John Langan’s latest collection Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions!
 
In 2026, Word Horde will be publishing the long-awaited new novel by John Langan entitled The Cleaving Stone.
 
Stay tuned for more details!

In our quest to bring you the best in contemporary weird fiction, few titles have had the lasting impact and influence of John Langan’s Bram Stoker Award-winning novel, The Fisherman, which Word Horde published in 2016. Word Horde has also published multiple collections by John Langan, including Children of the Fang and Other Genealogies, Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters, and Corpsemouth and Other Autobiographies. We are excited to announce that Word Horde will continue this tradition in 2025 by publishing John Langan’s latest collection Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions! In 2026, Word Horde will be publishing the long-awaited new novel by John Langan entitled The Cleaving Stone. Stay tuned for more details!

In our quest to bring you the best in contemporary weird fiction, few titles have had the lasting impact and influence of John Langan’s Bram Stoker Award-winning novel, The Fisherman, which Word Horde published in 2016.

24.11.2024 21:17 👍 169 🔁 39 💬 11 📌 34

Which ambient & drone albums by Ulver do you recommend?

22.11.2024 18:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Thrilled to share my recent cover art for Scott Nicolay’s fantastic chapbook ‘Caterpillars’, forthcoming from the always superb @dimshores.bsky.social . Totally honored to work with both Scott and Sam. Follow Dim Shores for preorder info on this and so much other great indy horror/weird fiction.

19.11.2024 19:23 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 2
Dim Shores Update - November 19, 2024

I sent a newsletter today with info on Scott Nicolay's forthcoming novella caterpillars, announcement of a new book, and a very brief comment on the return of T---p to the presidency. You can read it online here: bit.ly/3Zd13Bx

19.11.2024 17:59 👍 12 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0
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One episode into The Penguin and I'm hooked. Feels like it takes place in a world midway between Batman and The Sopranos. Great writing, intriguing characters, solid acting.

19.11.2024 16:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I can always use another Stephen King novel!

18.11.2024 18:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Stephen King announces new book 'Never Flinch,' shares exclusive excerpt Stephen King will release a new book, titled 'Never Flinch,' next May. Entertainment Weekly shares the first exclusive excerpt.

Hey, new Stephen King!

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18.11.2024 18:08 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The cover of GIRL IN THE CREEK is mostly black water with green lily pads and a dark-haired girl floating in it. Gray fungi sprouts from the girl's torso. The title is written in vivid yellow text that is evocative of handwriting.

The cover of GIRL IN THE CREEK is mostly black water with green lily pads and a dark-haired girl floating in it. Gray fungi sprouts from the girl's torso. The title is written in vivid yellow text that is evocative of handwriting.

Here's the cover of my upcoming horror novel GIRL IN THE CREEK, about a true crime writer's discovery of a dead body who refuses to stay dead.
Twin Peaks meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers, coming June 2024 from Tor Nightfire!
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18.11.2024 17:02 👍 698 🔁 139 💬 93 📌 18
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Not a Speck of Light by Laird Barron is only $0.99 - BookBub A new release from a Bram Stoker Award winning author whose stories are as frightening as they are vital (Paul Tremblay): The bloody meets the macabre in this spine-tingling collection of tales set in...

Not a Speck of Light by @lairdbarron.bsky.social is a #BookBub featured deal!

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18.11.2024 14:55 👍 32 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 5

Who you calling a horror?

16.11.2024 00:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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It’s #FridayReads time! The goal is to boost all signals and help folks beat the algorithm. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I’m plugging this little angry monster. Come for the vengeance, stay for the things that come out of the ocean…

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15.11.2024 15:59 👍 237 🔁 107 💬 80 📌 30

Authors and Publishers, it's worth checking this website which seems to be giving away free downloads of all kinds of ebooks, including some of my own.

15.11.2024 20:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

His work is pretty much always great. He may be my favorite living horror writer.

15.11.2024 20:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0