Scott Savino - Horror Author

I write LGBTQIA+ Horror & Weird Fiction. This one deals with horror more subtly than most by exploring how almost everyone is wearing a mask. Some are too snug. Some too loose. Some allow us to be truer versions of ourselves...and some are worn to hide just how nasty and horrible a person can be.

A woman receives an unmarked package containing the face she’s always wanted. The mask fits better than expected—soft, warm, and uncannily natural—and wearing it makes moving through the world feel effortless in ways she never imagined. Strangers don’t stare. Conversations come easily. For the first time, she feels seen without feeling exposed. But small details begin to feel… off. A comment made too casually. A look held a second too long. And the creeping sense that the mask isn’t just changing how others see her—but how she sees them. What begins as a story about confidence and self-discovery slowly drifts into something far more unsettling, asking what it really means to have a “real” face—and whether authenticity is something you’re born with, or something you learn to wear. This original short horror story blends psychological unease, identity horror, and subtle body horror into a quiet, creeping narrative where transformation doesn’t arrive all at once—and perhaps once you've put it on, taking the mask off might no longer be an option. ► Written by Scott Savino, writer of queer horror and weird fiction author ► Expertly narrated by ElevenLabs AI Engine

Read it here: scottsavino.com/i-put-on-my-real-face

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In the 2nd episode of Scott Savino’s Series of Grave Mistakes, a woman receives an unmarked package containing the face she’s always wanted...

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Out today on @creepypod.bsky.social! ▶️ There's something to return. Memories, hurt & unanswered questions press in as he tries to keep emotions spilling out. There's only one question: “Where would you like them left?”

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“Hey, Kid?!” The Boy called out. “Hey, Kid? Don’t run off again! I won’t hurt you!”
He paused, breath catching in his throat, before adding, “I need your help! Please?”

And then: “No! Wait!”

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Forgotten sewerpipes. Digestive tracts. Follow a slimy path to the light beyond. Blind, endless dripping: a soundtrack.

RUN!

Flashlight Kid's ahead...catch up if you can: scottsavino.com/the-light-beyond

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The Light Beyond Lost in the sewerpipes, The Boy wades through sludgewake, calling out to The Kid With The Flashlight. The beam flickers once, twice & vanishes into the folds of the darkness as he wades deeper in the ...

Sewerpipes. Digestive tracts. A city's arteries.

Boy seeks Kid within subsurface excrement currents. Escaping offalwater miasma: the goal. Kid's flashlight beam, cold & white: the key.

scottsavino.com/the-light-beyond

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The other lighting option in that room is actually better.

I shouldn't be allowed to have adult money. 😂

I've found some Facebook groups and as soon as I finish my own book, which is almost done, I'm going to dive into some of these reads. Honestly what I've seen so far is hilarious.

I love this.

The Fog Won't Lift The fog never lifts on the trail. You run because you have to---because something terrible waits if you stop. Shapes shift in the mist. Memories twitch just out of reach. You always end up back at the...

You always hope this time will be different. That you’ll be able to stop running. Or you’ll wake up. Or remember. But 'The Fog Won't Life' and the path never forgives...

...so run...

scottsavino.com/the-fog-wont-lift/

#LGBTAuthors #QueerTerror #LesbianHorror #LGBTHorror #QueerHorror #Pride

Nyro & The Dark After the end of everything, the boy stayed hidden from the light. Something waited in the dark---a voice, calm and close, that never asked for anything but quiet. Each night, it returned. Each night,...

Alone in a sunbleached ruin, a boy clings to a failing flashlight and cowers from the light of the world. Voices outside speak of warmth in the voices of the dead.
scottsavino.com/nyro-and-the-dark/

#LGBTHorror #LGBTAuthors #CreepingDread #QueerDystopia #GayHorror #QueerHorror #QueerAuthor

Nice cover. Most things I write are not to be described as wholesome, but I do appreciate the empowerment. I write queer horror myself and I place a lot of focus on tone and identity affirmation when writing my characters. Awful shit usually happens to them, but it isn't because they're queer.

I retract. Brain fart. I just looked at it again. That's still the best website name I've ever seen.

Is there someplace I can learn more about splatter punk? I'm not sure what fits I keep seeing this subgenre and I have no clue what it is. I write weird fiction and usually more gothic queer horror.

Yooo. Your website is godless.com? You definitely do not suffer from an iron deficiency because that's metal af & my jaw just fell off. I thought I was edgy (not like edgelord edgy, but like edgy, edgy) when I bought anusguru.com so a character I'm writing could have a weird LGBT advice column.

I'll Never Forget The First He moved like no one I'd ever seen on the dance floor and that night, in the forest, we kissed and then did more...and I knew he meant it. He was different. It doesn't matter how many men or women I f...

He'd never considered approaching a man, but Jeff awakens something primal. Lovemaking on a bed of autumn leaves beneath the full moon is only the beginning.
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Where Would You Like Them Left? "Where would you like them left?" I ask, keeping my voice steady. He doesn’t answer, doesn’t even turn to me. I shift my grip, the weight of them suddenly unbearable as the silence between us stretche...

He seeks a trade: Gifts from a failed relationship for pieces of himself lost in a toxic bond. Return what's his and he'll return what's yours? Love is blind...see the truth: scottsavino.com/where-would-you-like-them-left

#LGBTHorror #GayHorror #GothicHorror #Poetry #DarkTwists #QueerHorror

Ok have THE MOST toys from this franchise. Do you sell prints of this one bc I might have to make some room on the Pennywise wall for something like this in my already insane Guest Bathroom. If so, future me that didn't just pay rent today is interested when my funds are available again.

Definitely have the Patrick Funko in there.

I love this film & think I own this Funko but I have a lot so I can't remember...if I do have it, it's on the shelf with Guillermo (there's 3 on the shelf of that film *director included*) Guest bath is full of them so I'll have to check. I believe the Funko is defo wearing pants though. 🤣

Seeking Vorarephile (M4M) We met online, like so many others, but what we found together was something rare. Something lasting. Something that changed me forever. <br><font style="font-size: 20px; color: #990000;"><b><strong><...

Passion turns perilous when kinks collide with danger and delusion. How many boundaries can love transcend when desire takes a darker turn? Dare to indulge your wildest fantasies?
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#Horror friends, especially #LGBTQ queer horror lovers, this talk is happening! Don't miss it

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I love discovering a song and then listening to it 70 times in 48 hours 😈

Ezekiel A frosty morning in the days before Thanksgiving reveals an unusual visitor: a very strange turkey stands in the center of your yard. What begins as a simple encounter quickly spirals into something s...

A turkey named Ezekiel is staring. Ezekiel is a Thanksgiving tale of traditions, forests, and unsettling mornings scottsavino.com/ezekiel
#ThanksgivingHorror #WeirdFiction #LGBTHorror #GayHorror #LGBTAuthor #creepypasta #horrorstory

Sow The Seeds And Give Thanks In a harrowing tale of illness, follow Norma Gacy's struggle with a mysterious fever that spirals into an unsettling journey of fear and vulnerability.

It wasn’t just the flu. Sow the Seeds and Give Thanks is a Thanksgiving horror tale of illness, strangers, and something growing beneath the surface: scottsavino.com/sow-the-seeds-and-give-thanks
#ThanksgivingHorror #DarkFiction #LGBTHorror #GayHorror #LGBTAuthor #horrorstory #creepypasta

Cover of The Hollows by Daniel Church. Shows an empty road winding through a snow mountainous landscape. "A storm is coming."

Looking for #horrorlit with unique monsters? Daniel Church's The Hallows is a well-written story about a town and it's fight for survival against the terrible Tatterskin. The stakes are high and our heroes unlikely (but fleshed out and likable). A very effective #horrorstory. #bookreview 😱📚