Hey Horror Fans,
How many of these books by #StokerCon2025 attendees have you read?
There are 50 books in this thread.
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#HauteCover
#HorrorSky
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It’s the Bram Stoker Awards Ceremony (June 14th)
Good luck to all the nominees!!
For fun, 50 #StokerCon2025 attendees and nominees feature in the
#StokerCon edition of #HauteCover - high fashion looks to promote books.
Will our authors wear something similar tonight??
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Book cover for Saturnalia by Stephanie Feldman. “A heady mix of the most terrifying elements of our troubled past and inevitable future; an eerie, propulsive novel” - Carmen Maria Machado. A metallic gold circle sits amongst golden stars as golden hands circle it, like the reading of a crystal ball.
A model wears a long black, Schiaparelli (2022) gown with golden circle starburst cuffs and a full circle starburst of gold framing the face.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
This black and gold show-stopping Schiaparelli gown is the perfect fit for
SATURNALIA
by @sbfeldman.bsky.social
Pub’d by Verve Books
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50/50 thread
Book cover for The Dead Spot: Stories of Lost Girls by Angela Sylvaine. Introduction by J.A.W. McCarthy, Shirley Jackson Award Finalist for Sometimes We’re Cruel. A central illustration of skulls, white flowers, light green leaves a few butterflies.
A model wears a short, black Yanina (Fall Winter 2019) dress with black ruffled shoulders and a lace cutout of flowers on a light beige bodice.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
Hit the horror catwalk in (almost) all black Yanina to remember those caught in
THE DEAD SPOT
by @angelasylvaine.bsky.social
Pub’d by Dark Matter Ink
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An orange-red book cover for Vulpine Curse by Katherine Silva. A close up photograph of a fox fills the cover.
A model wears an orange-red leather-look Jean Paul Gaultier (Fall 2011) coat with red fur on the shoulders and a tie waist with orange tights.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
Trot on in this Jean Paul Gaultier fit and you won’t want to avoid the
VULPINE CURSE
by @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social
Pub’d by @strangewildspress.bsky.social
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A book cover for The Library at Hellebore by USA Bestselling author, Cassandra Khaw. This school will eat you alive. Three blue flowers bloom against a black background, but one of the flowers has broken open, revealing a fly drinking from or drowning in yellow and red. There is a blue decorative trellis border surrounding the title and images.
A model wears a blue high-necked, short-sleeved Aquilano Rimondi (Fall 2021) dress with black lace details. The skirt reaches the knee and has a thick, black silky hem. The model is wearing black knee-high boots.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
An Aquilano Rimondi dress you can run in. All the better to survive
THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE
by @casskhaw.bsky.social
Pub’d by Tor Nightfire
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A book cover for Midnight Rooms, a novel by Donyae Coles. A young black woman in a green dress holds a young faun in one arm and a teacup in her other hand. Over her hair and in the shadows behind her, butterflies flutter.
A model wears a sheer white Christian Dior (2021) lace top with threequarter sleeves, a soft brown leather-like strapless corset and a long, floaty green skirt with embroidered multicolored butterflies and flowers.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
Wear Christian Dior when taking a tour through
MIDNIGHT ROOMS
by @okokno.bsky.social
Pub’d by Amistad
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A black book cover for No Gods, Only Chaos by L.P. Hernandez. Two long-nailed hands doing finger guns pointing above and below. The all-caps title is on a white starburst.
A model wears a black Balmain (Fall/Winter 2024) baggy trouser suit with a black poloneck and black leather gloves. Every outline of the jacket is lined with a fadeout of white or silver sparkles. The black space left looks like an arrow pointing down.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
Walk in wearing Balmain and everyone will know there are
NO GODS, ONLY CHAOS
by @lphernandez.bsky.social
Pub’d by @sobelobooks.bsky.social
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45/?
Don’t miss out on the early release of this title at #stokercon
RAIN SHADOWS/BTRS Books 2025 #HauteCover
As #StokerCon2025 approaches, please take a moment to check out the latest edition of #HauteCover to discover what attendees and Stoker nominees might wear if they dressed like their book.
Also, lots of horror books, authors, and publishers to check out in the thread.
Enjoy!
#HorrorWritersChat
A red book cover for Mexicans on the Moon: Speculative Poetry from a Possible Future by Pedro Iniguez (with an introduction by Gabino Iglesias). A smiling figure with two braids wears an olive jumpsuit and holds a space helmet. The moon halos their head.
A model wears an olive multipocketed Valentino (2016) jumpsuit with tied-back sleeves and black shoes.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
Prepare to blast off with a Valentino fit and join
MEXICANS ON THE MOON
by @pedroiniguez.bsky.social
Pub’d by @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social
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Book cover for Vanishing Daughters, a thriller by Cynthia Pelayo. Green leaves with flashes of orange surround an open window with a figure silhouetted against a yellow background.
A model wears a green Giambattista Valli (Fall 2012) gown with a full skirt and soft cutout leaves on the shoulders. They also wear a golden belt of vines and leaves and a veil.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
The sound of this Giambattista Valli gown brushing against the floor echoes the whispers of
VANISHING DAUGHTERS
by @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social
Pub’d by Thomas and Mercer
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Black book cover for Symphony for Walpurgis: a collection by Rami Ungar. A collection of red images including an upside-down pentagram with a circle built in, candles, a pair of floating hands bleeding at the wrists and a conductor with an orchestra.
A model wears a soft black leather João Pimenta (Fall/Winter 2014) trouser suit with a black pussybow top and checkered red and gold overcoat.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
Even the applause you get while wearing a João Pimenta trouser suit won’t drown out the
SYMPHONY FOR WALPURGIS
by @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social
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A fuchsia and plum book cover for Sometimes We're Cruel and Other Stories by J.A.W McCarthy. Three blurred figures stand, staring.
A model wears a fuchsia and plum Marchesa (Spring/Summer 2016) gown with a full skirt, like petals. The short-sleeved round-necked top turns from fuchsia to black with matching sequins.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
When we look this good
SOMETIMES WE’RE CRUEL AND OTHER STORIES
by @jawmccarthy.bsky.social
Pub’d by @cemeterygatesmedia.bsky.social
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Book cover. Melinda West and the Gremlin Queen by KC Grifant. Illustration of a man and a woman in a blue uniform of hat, duster jacket, shirt and trousers with gun holsters walking down a street. Before them are three small, furry, ferocious creatures with mouths full of teeth.
A model wears a blue Givency/Alexander McQueen (Spring 1998) trouser suit with a sheer white polo neck. The long jacket is tied at the waist and reaches to the floor, revealing a silver-gray lining.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
Making an entrance in vintage Givency/Alexander McQueen that’s fit for an audience with
MELINDA WEST AND THE GREMLIN QUEEN
by @kcgrifant.bsky.social
Pub’d by @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social
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Book cover. Hollow Girls by Jessica Drake-Thomas. Looking up at the entrance of a dilapidated orange shed and into the black eyes of a green and pink face with straggly black hair.
A model wears an orange Jean Paul Gaultier (Fall 2012) dress with black beading and feathers with a black cropped jacket covered in black sequins.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
With confidence and a Jean Paul Gaultier dress, you’re ready to face the
HOLLOW GIRLS
by @badwitchery.bsky.social
Pub’d by @cemeterydance.bsky.social
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Book cover. The Haunting of Velkwood. A novel by Gwendolyn Kiste. Black and white image of a figure on the grassy bank of a river where the river reflects two people. All the font is yellow.
A model wears a gray Judith Van Vliet (Spring Summer 2013) trouser suit and white shirt with a Peter Pan collar. Over the suit is a structure of loosely woven strips that form straps and skirt-like shape.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
Suited up in Judith Van Vliet and ready to investigate
THE HAUNTING OF VELKWOOD
by @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social
Pub’d by @sagapressbooks.bsky.social
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Book cover. There’s Something Sinister in Center Field by Robert P. Ottone. Painting of a baseball player wearing a catching mit in a green field next to a graveyard. They have missed the ball, perhaps distracted by the ghostly figure with a baseball bat.
A model wears white Haider Ackermann (Fall 2020) trousers that are turned up at the ankle and worn with thin braces. They wear a silken green jacket over a white V-necked top.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
If you wear Haider Ackermann, nobody will notice that
THERE’S SOMETHING SINISTER IN CENTER FIELD
by @robertottone.bsky.social
Pub’d by @cemeterygatesmedia.bsky.social
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I love this! I feel like I've reached a milestone, being included in a #HauteCover post.
Book cover. The Fisherman, A novel by John Langan. Tall clouds loom over a stormy beach scene where a boat has landed on a stony shore. Four figures are pulling on the boat to move it from the wild waves.
A model wears a Yuima Nakazato (Fall 2024) outfit of dark blue trousers with a sculptured gray lined wavy poncho top that reaches out to the side like waves or tentacles. At their waist is a metallic gray, organic circular shape.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
Wear this Yuima Nakazato fit and you'll be catching so many eyes (not fish or other sea creatures) folks will call you
THE FISHERMAN
by @johnlangan.bsky.social
Pub’d by @wordhorde.bsky.social
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A brown book cover. Raw Dog Screaming Press Presents Selected Papers from the Consortium for the study of anomalous Phenomena. Volume Five. Hollow Tongue by Eden Royce. A selection of different coloured and sized butterflies sit on a light brown background within a golden decorative frame.
A model wears a sleeveless dark brown Schiaparelli (Spring 2018) floor-length gown with a gold and black butterfly print. There are gold and black butterfly cutouts perched on the shoulder.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
Float like a butterfly in this full Schiaparelli gown, but watch out for the stinging words from a
HOLLOW TONGUE
by @edenroyce.bsky.social
Pub’d by @rdspress.bsky.social
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A fuchsia book cover for Beyond and Within. Discontinue If Death Ensues: Tales from the Tipping Point by Stoker Award nominees Carol Gyzander, Kyla Lee Ward, Lee Murray, Cindy O’Quinn, and Anna Taborska. Multiple golden concentric circles cover the purple cover. In a circle under the title is the head of a woman with smudged eyeliner against a cloudy blue sky.
A model wears a fuchsia Ziad Nakad (Fall/Winter 2019/20) gown with puffy sleeves and a full skirt. The high-necked body is covered in embroidery and sequins.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
Look fabulous in fuchsia, but
DISCONTINUE IF DEATH ENSUES
Edited by Anna Taborska and @carolgyzander.bsky.social
Pub’d by Flame Tree Publishing
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Book cover Love the Sinner: Eight disquieting stories bound in sin by Mo Moshaty. A veiled figure with a skull face stands in an old-fashioned church with Gothic windows.
A model wears a long-sleeved, gray Guo Pei (Fall Winter 2018) gown with black embroidery of a Gothic building that curves to a point at their chin. The shape is mirrored on their back. The shoulder of their sleeves reaches up to points, which makes the model’s head look like it is emerging from an Alien egg.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
Admire the sacred architecture of a Guo Pei gown and
LOVE THE SINNER
by @momoshaty.bsky.social
Pub’d by @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social
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Book cover for Imitation of Life, poems by L. Marie Wood. Illustration of a beach scene with large copper sand dunes. An emu-like figure with no head but long legs walks the beach, an egg has cracked open on their back. Other birds fly in the green sky.
A model wears a sheer Delpozo (Spring Summer 2015) gown, copper from the waist up and mint green from the waist down. Tiny shining flowers in matching colors catch the light.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
The art of fashion is an
IMITATION OF LIFE
by @lmariewood.bsky.social
Pub’d by @falstaffbooks.bsky.social
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A red book cover for Breathe In, Bleed Out by Brian McAuley. Within the large letters of the title, a blonde reaches out, screaming while a purple swirling vortex fills the sky behind them. A snake and a pickaxe are next to the author's name.
A model wears a Casely-Hayford (Spring 2016) trouser suit with a long red jacket and blue trousers. They don’t wear a shirt, but there is a zippered jacket the same pattern as the trousers poking out beneath the jacket.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
When making an entrance wearing Casely-Hayford, don’t forget to
BREATHE IN, BLEED OUT
by @brianmcwriter.bsky.social
Pub’d by Poisoned Pen Press
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Book cover for Fiend by Alma Katsu. Bram Stoker award-winning author of The Hunger. A dark cloud hangs in the pink and blue sky over the roof of a historic building in a city.
A model wears a dark gray Alexander McQueen (Fall 2019) trouser suit with hot pink, silken puff sleeves.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
Suited and booted in Alexander McQueen, you fashion
FIEND
by @almakatsu.bsky.social
Pub’d by G.P. Putnam's Sons
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A blue book cover for A Misfortune of Lake Monsters. A horror novel by Nicole M. Wolverton. Under a lake, looking up past reaching plants to the light playing on the surface.
A model wears a one-piece blue Tony Ward (Fall Winter 2019) trouser playsuit with a deep plunging neckline. Along one side of the chest is a blue bow made from lace and thread. The same material forms a long train that sweeps the floor.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
Wear blue and feel blue when contemplating
A MISFORTUNE OF LAKE MONSTERS
by @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social
Pub’d by CamCat Publishing
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Book cover for Rest Stop by Nat Cassidy. “Profoundly devastating and nasty as hell” - Eric LaRocca, Author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. The font are letters cut from magazines thrown against white tiles. Red liquid covers the bottom tiles and some at the top as a lone googly eye stares at nothing.
A model wears a Salvatore Ferragamo (Spring Summer 2013) trouser suit with white trainers. The suit consists of red trousers, a white jacket stained red from shoulder to chest and stained a lighter red along the pockets. Underneath, a white shirt has a similar pattern.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
The lights (and Salvatore Ferragamo suit) have changed to red, but there’s no time for a
REST STOP
by @natcassidy.bsky.social
Pub’d by @shortwavebooks.bsky.social
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Black book cover for Butcher: a novel by Joyce Carol Oates. A scalpel floats with a single bead of blood dripping from the blade.
A model wears the long-sleeved Thom Browne (Fall/Winter 2024) anatomy gown. A cream bustier dress with buttons from neck to ankle. One side displays the muscular system with blood-red beads and pleated muslin.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
The surgical precision of a Thom Browne anatomy gown suggests what to expect in
BUTCHER
by @joycecaroloates.bsky.social
Pub’d by Knopf
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Book cover for Her Wicked Roots by Tanya Pell. A pale white arm wearing a long, pleated white sleeve reaches up through green plants, tangled vines, and purple flowers.
A model wears a green, one-shoulder Elie Saab (Spring 2023) gown with a full skirt. Green fabric folded to look like flowers are gathered at the top of the green shoulder strap.
#HauteCover #StokerCon
For a lush and inviting green (Elie Saab gown) ensure you nourish
HER WICKED ROOTS
by @tanyapell.bsky.social
Pub’d by Gallery Books
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