Lindsay Merbaum she/her

When you’re looking for a horror movie to watch and “Melania” pops up.

Thanks!

Thank you!

Hey, Vampires at Sea is a finalist for the Foreword Indies! Yay for gay books!

A Brief History of Magic From antiquity to hexing Wall Street

For this month’s post in The Cauldron, I wrote about the history of magic

I wrote a little something about the history of magic, from Mesopotamia to Wicca ⚡️

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Tonight, tonight! There will be drinks, a costume contest, and burlesque!

Can’t wait!

Sexy fun with author Lindsay Merbaum and Vampires at Sea Lindsay will discuss her novella with author Stephanie Feldman, lead a round of vampire-themed trivia, and more!

Tonight! Join @pickyourpotions.bsky.social, me, and a couple of VAMPIRES AT SEA at the Head and the Hand books, 6:30. www.eventbrite.com/e/sexy-fun-w...

Philly friends, you’re invited to H&H on Tuesday for an evening of queer joy and slutty emotional vampire nonsense 🛳️🌊 🩸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💋🔥 www.eventbrite.com/e/sexy-fun-w...

I’m so excited for this!

We're so excited to be hosting @pickyourpotions.bsky.social on 1/14 at 7pm. VAMPIRES AT SEA is a smutty queer horror comedy, and it was one of Katie's favorite reads last year. Come meet Lindsay and hear more about the book as she discusses it with fellow horror author @sonorataylor.bsky.social .

Thank you @necessaryfiction.com for letting me do this review. Such a great read, and so fun to write about. Love @pickyourpotions.bsky.social 's work!

Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun Ghouls and jinn--oh my!

What a ghoul wants, what a ghoul needs

“At once monumentally self-absorbed and keenly observant – the better to identify suitable targets for consumption and/or sex – Rebekah is a delightful point-of-view character. She swans through the world, convinced that she is an object of envy and lust wherever she goes…”

DC friends, are we looking for some grown-up fun on Halloween? Vamp up and head over to Politics and Prose and watch me in conversation with @verakurian.bsky.social re: my smutty horror-comedy novella, VAMPIRES AT SEA! I will be taking audience questions and signing books!

“There’s a voice in my head constantly reporting on how I’m fat and lazy, an idiot and a failure – things I wouldn’t even say to my worst enemy. I’ve analyzed that voice, deconstructed its tone, rejected its choice of words. I’ve argued, I’ve dismissed it. But the voice persists.”

My piece on writing Vampires at Sea is out in Necessary Fiction!

Hah thank you!

Vampires Wreaking Havoc on a Queer Cruise - Electric Literature In "Vampires at Sea," Lindsay Merbaum turns a floating party into a smutty, blood-slick carnival of danger and desire

My interview in @electricliterature.com with absolute QUEEN @chelseagsummers.bsky.social re: my novella VAMPIRES AT SEA has arrived!

“I’m interested in the vampire as a sex symbol who exists on the edge of creepy and thirst trap.”

If you read Vampires at Sea, or would consider reading a horror-comedy about emotional vampires on a queer cruise, these drink recipes are for you. The Lilitu mocktail is my favorite. Cheers!

the only vampire-movie ranking you need this Halloween is Rebekah's, via @pickyourpotions.bsky.social for DIS/MEMBER. your perfect aperitif before VAMPIRES AT SEA! www.dis-member.com/fiction-rebe...

This was so fun! My first podcast interview re: Vampires at Sea!

Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for October 2025 It's October, and you know what that means! Lots of new queer and trans horror heading your way! And plenty to choose from other genres, too.

So honored to find Vampires at Sea on this list! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🩸🛳️🌊💋🍆

Ep. 371A is here! Lindsay Merbaum stops by to talk about VAMPIRES AT SEA, a seductive horror-comedy about a pair of chic emotional vampires from San Francisco vacationing– and feeding– on a queer cruise of the Black Sea. @pickyourpotions.bsky.social

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Rebekah, the eternally sexy emotional vampire and narrator of my book VAMPIRES AT SEA, which launched yesterday, will answer your sex and relationship questions at Politics and Prose in DC on Halloween! Reply with questions or dm me to stay anonymous! You don’t have to attend to submit a question!

Yay!

Build your @spookyseason TBR with these #horror new releases: Herculine - Grace Byron Colin Gets Promoted and Dooms the World - Mark Waddell Crafting for Sinners - Jenny Kiefer The Cold House - Angela Slatter The Night That Finds Us All - John Hornor Jacobs Atlas of Unknowable Things - McCormick Templeman How to Fake a Haunting - Christa Carmen The Descent - Christian Francis Quantum Nightmares - Jose M. Rodriguez Jr. The Night Is Not for You - Eman Quotah Thin Places - Kay Chronister I Bought a Haunted Summer Camp - Sam Whittaker Sister Creatures - Laura Venita Green NightBorn - Theresa Cheung Savage Blooms - S. T. Gibson Vampires at Sea - Lindsay Merbaum

Build your @spookyseason TBR with these #horror new releases:

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Thanks for including Vampires at Sea!

Thanks for reading!