Sweetside Motel by @elainechen.com is a pressure cooker novella that succeeds beautifully as both thriller and horror. Set in the paranoid days of the pandemic, when all strangers were suspect (particularly Asians), the novel channels the claustrophobia of lockdown into an absolute page-turner.
Check it out!
There are so many!
@leemurraywriter.bsky.social -writer, poet, & wonderful support to all writers
Prof. @coyhall.bsky.social - historical & folk horror & more
@catherinemccarthy.bsky.social - quality gothic as is @catcavendish.bsky.social
@keithrosson.bsky.social - just brilliant
#HorrorWritersChat
Making good progress on the rewrites. Wrote 1700 words this morning, my most productive day since 2025. Onwards!
I know! That's the one I'm most excited about.
Street haul!
Found all these books on the curb just down the street - nine Thieves World books and an anthology of Ancient Egyptian literature.
One of my neighbours is a very cool person.
#fantasy #thievesworld #egyptianlit #streethaul
Cover for The Promise of Plague Wolves, by Coy Hall, featuring a red and black motif with towers and ravens and woodcuts of life in the 1600s.
#indieapril26 book 12.
The Promise of Plague Wolves, by Coy Hall.
A hideous evil stirs in the mountains of Austria in the 1600s. Only one investigator and his trusty dog stand against it, trying to keep it from spreading with more lethality than the smallpox that ravages the land.
1/2
As I continue to slog through the rewrites of my Weird Victorian novels, I've got fantasy on the brain.
Please enjoy a free read of my short fantasy story "Storm Surge" from my collection RARE SPECIMEN AND OTHER STORIES.
π sjshank.com#storm-surge
(Mind the # mark βοΈ)
Cover of the book βTHE CANDY WITCH: SWEET DREAMSβ by Ronald McGillvray Detective faces evil Candy Witch in dark forest
This is not your normal form for Candy. I repeat, its NOT.
Just finished reading - The Candy Witch by @ronaldmcgillvray.bsky.social. Donβt be under any illusion that this will be a smooth ride. It will get bumpy. And it will be a screamer. Read and enjoy. Get your heart and pulse pumping.
I made the nonstrategic decision to write a series of four novels in a row. Now I'm lost in a sea of endless editing. It's unlikely I'll have any new work published in 2026.
In the meantime, please allow me to flog my medieval horror novel MOUNTAIN FAST with this recent review.
Big news, Canadians! The paperback of THE KNAVE OF GRAVES is now available on Amazon.ca!
My apologies for borking the listing in the first place.
Proof of life.
Been so busy that I haven't done any art in weeks. I'm probably on a Zoom call right now. π
The signed deluxe limited edition of SYCAMORE is now 50% sold out! Features a new, 32,000-word novella, "The Sun Never Rises." Don't miss out!
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I hope you do!
After reading "Rider in the Widow Lands," Coy Hall's new Sword & Sorcery story, my admiration only grows. This is a terrific, moody tale about a flinty-eyed "hero" whose past, only glimpsed, could surely fill volumes.
I enjoyed the hell out of this story!
@coyhall.bsky.social
This was a fantastic short read.
My only disappointment is that Christopher Lee is no longer with us to narrate the tale like a ghoulish bedtime story.
But I won't judge you if you buy it and do your own Lee impression out loud as you read. I know I did.
Thank you!
The author β± the first page β± the cover
Very cool! There aren't enough graver robber novels.
Some kind words about The Knave of Graves.
Thank you, Jack!
For me the toughest parts featured the Indigenous Ket people. I became obsessed with the Ket language when I was an undergrad, and to see the people and glimpses of their culture was special but their marginalization was painful.
Yes, I see that. Parts of it were very hard to watch.
Your Herzog viewing far surpasses my own, but I strongly recommend Happy People: A Year in the Taiga. I think this is actually a Russian doc that he only provided English narration for, but it is incredible. Its setting was a huge influence on my book The Knave of Graves.
The Werner Herzog collection so far. Cave of Forgotten Dreams will be here soon.
Reading Candle Horror feels a little like getting trapped in a curiosity shop. There are preserved heads, Esperanto prayers and insects whispering of transmigration. Plenty of curios, plenty of secrets, each one dark and tragic. Meditative, evocative and very weird. Recommended!
Wow! Congrats!
Reminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all!
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi