Michael Bettendorf
@beardedbetts.bsky.social
Writer. Eater of Books. Lover of Comics. Library Tech. Drummer. Burrito enthusiast. He/Him husband.
Author of TRVE CVLT, Midwestern Chrome (2026), Help! I Can't Stop Shitting Snakes (2027).
www.michaelbettendorfwrites.com.
Author of TRVE CVLT, Midwestern Chrome (2026), Help! I Can't Stop Shitting Snakes (2027).
www.michaelbettendorfwrites.com.
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Writer. Eater of Books. Lover of Comics. Library Tech. Drummer. Burrito slut.
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Find my experimental black metal horror gamebook published by @tenebrouspress.bsky.social as well as my other links here:
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I regret to inform me, I need to get groceries.
December 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I regret to inform me, I need to get groceries.
Hahahahaha, get out of here. Small and independent presses are (from my observation) among the most vocal opponents of genAI.
December 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Hahahahaha, get out of here. Small and independent presses are (from my observation) among the most vocal opponents of genAI.
Reposted by Michael Bettendorf
Do you read the Tenebrous newsletter?**
sendfox.com/tenebrouspress
**I mean, you're prolly not reading it right now; we haven't sent one in like a week.
We may not next week either, I dunno. It's the holidays & we're tired.
Point is, we won't clutter up your inbox, so you should prolly sign up🖤☠️
sendfox.com/tenebrouspress
**I mean, you're prolly not reading it right now; we haven't sent one in like a week.
We may not next week either, I dunno. It's the holidays & we're tired.
Point is, we won't clutter up your inbox, so you should prolly sign up🖤☠️
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December 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Do you read the Tenebrous newsletter?**
sendfox.com/tenebrouspress
**I mean, you're prolly not reading it right now; we haven't sent one in like a week.
We may not next week either, I dunno. It's the holidays & we're tired.
Point is, we won't clutter up your inbox, so you should prolly sign up🖤☠️
sendfox.com/tenebrouspress
**I mean, you're prolly not reading it right now; we haven't sent one in like a week.
We may not next week either, I dunno. It's the holidays & we're tired.
Point is, we won't clutter up your inbox, so you should prolly sign up🖤☠️
Friendly reminder to back up your files. Nothing wonky on my end, but sometimes I need the nudge. Maybe you do too.
December 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Friendly reminder to back up your files. Nothing wonky on my end, but sometimes I need the nudge. Maybe you do too.
If 3am is the witching hour.
Then 3pm is the napping hour.
2-3pm is prime cozy/drowsy hour, and aiming to be in dreamland by 3pm is key.
I don't make the rules, but I enjoy the snooze.
Then 3pm is the napping hour.
2-3pm is prime cozy/drowsy hour, and aiming to be in dreamland by 3pm is key.
I don't make the rules, but I enjoy the snooze.
December 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
If 3am is the witching hour.
Then 3pm is the napping hour.
2-3pm is prime cozy/drowsy hour, and aiming to be in dreamland by 3pm is key.
I don't make the rules, but I enjoy the snooze.
Then 3pm is the napping hour.
2-3pm is prime cozy/drowsy hour, and aiming to be in dreamland by 3pm is key.
I don't make the rules, but I enjoy the snooze.
Reposted by Michael Bettendorf
If you think you might wanna have the book that got this review, there's ten foiled hardback copies up for grabs!
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
December 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
If you think you might wanna have the book that got this review, there's ten foiled hardback copies up for grabs!
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Reposted by Michael Bettendorf
It's a Christmas miracle!
I'm thrilled to have my very emotional ghost story out in the world--in audio, no less!
It's sweet and sad, just like the holiday season.
I'm thrilled to have my very emotional ghost story out in the world--in audio, no less!
It's sweet and sad, just like the holiday season.
This Christmas Eve, I've got a ghost story for you!
Written by @itsmedavidcorse.bsky.social, "Fishing for Charlie" is a heartbreaking ghost story, and I'm so excited to release it as an audio original on Sley House Presents.
So please come join in for a Christmas tradition next week!
Written by @itsmedavidcorse.bsky.social, "Fishing for Charlie" is a heartbreaking ghost story, and I'm so excited to release it as an audio original on Sley House Presents.
So please come join in for a Christmas tradition next week!
December 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It's a Christmas miracle!
I'm thrilled to have my very emotional ghost story out in the world--in audio, no less!
It's sweet and sad, just like the holiday season.
I'm thrilled to have my very emotional ghost story out in the world--in audio, no less!
It's sweet and sad, just like the holiday season.
@matthewtpritt.bsky.social has a new story out today, and it's awesome.
www.weirdlitmag.com/fiction/a-wa...
www.weirdlitmag.com/fiction/a-wa...
"A Watercolor Painting of a Data Center" by Matthew Pritt | Weird Lit
www.weirdlitmag.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
@matthewtpritt.bsky.social has a new story out today, and it's awesome.
www.weirdlitmag.com/fiction/a-wa...
www.weirdlitmag.com/fiction/a-wa...
Midwestern Chrome also features a down and out prize fighter who has a bit of a body-mod addiction...
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Summer 2026 only @tenebrouspress.bsky.social
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Summer 2026 only @tenebrouspress.bsky.social
Harlan Brandt has just been summoned to a dead-end street, almost as an afterthought, after the original detective declined. He has no connection to the case; so why is the severed head of an android at the scene of the crime speaking to him in his dead wife's voice?
Midwestern Chrome: Summer 2026
Midwestern Chrome: Summer 2026
December 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Midwestern Chrome also features a down and out prize fighter who has a bit of a body-mod addiction...
🚬 🦾
Summer 2026 only @tenebrouspress.bsky.social
🚬 🦾
Summer 2026 only @tenebrouspress.bsky.social
Harlan Brandt has just been summoned to a dead-end street, almost as an afterthought, after the original detective declined. He has no connection to the case; so why is the severed head of an android at the scene of the crime speaking to him in his dead wife's voice?
Midwestern Chrome: Summer 2026
Midwestern Chrome: Summer 2026
December 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Harlan Brandt has just been summoned to a dead-end street, almost as an afterthought, after the original detective declined. He has no connection to the case; so why is the severed head of an android at the scene of the crime speaking to him in his dead wife's voice?
Midwestern Chrome: Summer 2026
Midwestern Chrome: Summer 2026
Surely Philip K. Dick is rolling over in his cryochamber right now.
December 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Surely Philip K. Dick is rolling over in his cryochamber right now.
Reposted by Michael Bettendorf
This is an amazing and comprehensive article on Open AI, the CSUs, and AI implications
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 18, 2025 at 7:20 AM
This is an amazing and comprehensive article on Open AI, the CSUs, and AI implications
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
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🎄💀Yoooo, last minute Christmas shoppers!💀🎄
We're still shipping today through Friday, & anything within the continental US should reach you with time to spare.
(We're a couple days from restock on REEF MIND, alas, but everything else is in stock!)
BUY INDIE🖤☠️
store.tenebrouspress.com
We're still shipping today through Friday, & anything within the continental US should reach you with time to spare.
(We're a couple days from restock on REEF MIND, alas, but everything else is in stock!)
BUY INDIE🖤☠️
store.tenebrouspress.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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It is time for the Osocentipede.
December 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
It is time for the Osocentipede.
Midwestern Chrome hits the streets this summer, but I might know a guy who can get you a copy (an ARC) from the black market (my inbox). We're all fixers here @tenebrouspress.bsky.social 🩵🚬
December 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Midwestern Chrome hits the streets this summer, but I might know a guy who can get you a copy (an ARC) from the black market (my inbox). We're all fixers here @tenebrouspress.bsky.social 🩵🚬
Barely a month away!
I might need to be pinched because I can't quite believe this Library Journal review is really real and really mine
❤️❤️❤️❤️😅 Who over there needs an alibi? I'm great in a crisis and you were with me all day that day I swear
❤️❤️❤️❤️😅 Who over there needs an alibi? I'm great in a crisis and you were with me all day that day I swear
December 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Barely a month away!
My issue of @sluggerfiction.bsky.social Vol 1. arrived today! Looks awesome! Can't wait to dive into this 🧡 🔥
December 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
My issue of @sluggerfiction.bsky.social Vol 1. arrived today! Looks awesome! Can't wait to dive into this 🧡 🔥
Yo yo! @filthyloot.bsky.social 's Literary Nasties 2025 People's Choice Awards are open for voting! I appreciate any and all consideration, and of course, vote for any of the cool stuff you've read this year.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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December 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Yo yo! @filthyloot.bsky.social 's Literary Nasties 2025 People's Choice Awards are open for voting! I appreciate any and all consideration, and of course, vote for any of the cool stuff you've read this year.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Reposted by Michael Bettendorf
Happy Hannukah! Read about a half-Jewish person who loses her Jewish granite miner dad who becomes a zombie. Came out 10/1 with @malarkeybooks.bsky.social
Today, The Barre Incidents is officially released upon the world. A Horror book about grieving the “easy” parent (who is undead), falling for your best friend, learning cryptids are real, and banished, embittered gods. Happy born day TBI! You can order here! malarkeybooks.com/store/barre-...
December 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Happy Hannukah! Read about a half-Jewish person who loses her Jewish granite miner dad who becomes a zombie. Came out 10/1 with @malarkeybooks.bsky.social
I've seen things you sickos wouldn't believe...
December 12, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I've seen things you sickos wouldn't believe...
Alright sickos n scuzzoids, how about this neon-soaked beauty? I'm spoiled once again by @tenebrouspress.bsky.social who always brings in the coolest artists. Arianna Bosa nailed the assignment. Perfectly pulpy. A proper fit for something that's a bit of Hammett & PKD, but 100% 10p & yours truly.
December 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Alright sickos n scuzzoids, how about this neon-soaked beauty? I'm spoiled once again by @tenebrouspress.bsky.social who always brings in the coolest artists. Arianna Bosa nailed the assignment. Perfectly pulpy. A proper fit for something that's a bit of Hammett & PKD, but 100% 10p & yours truly.
Reposted by Michael Bettendorf
Just a few pieces of the incredible art that graced YOUR BODY IS NOT YOUR BODY.
And we're looking for more! As well as generous donors to help make our upcoming companion volume, YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM, an equally gorgeous tome.
Details here:
tinyurl.com/kfdrp7mu
And we're looking for more! As well as generous donors to help make our upcoming companion volume, YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM, an equally gorgeous tome.
Details here:
tinyurl.com/kfdrp7mu
December 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Just a few pieces of the incredible art that graced YOUR BODY IS NOT YOUR BODY.
And we're looking for more! As well as generous donors to help make our upcoming companion volume, YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM, an equally gorgeous tome.
Details here:
tinyurl.com/kfdrp7mu
And we're looking for more! As well as generous donors to help make our upcoming companion volume, YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM, an equally gorgeous tome.
Details here:
tinyurl.com/kfdrp7mu
Login and give 'em a listen tonight!
I'll be appearing on the web show Galactic Terrors tonight at 8pm along with two other writers to read a portion of my story "Westward I Reach" and answer some Q and A with the hosts and audience. A recording of the show will be up on YouTube afterward
December 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Login and give 'em a listen tonight!
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It’s my birthday today. What a day to read and review my books. Don’t know where to start? Check them out on anthonyengebretson.com
ANTHONY ENGEBRETSON
Creepy. Weird. Macabre. Magical.
anthonyengebretson.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Drew two really fun pieces in a couple copies this week! Hit me up if you'd like in in this. I have...I think 7 copies left in my current inventory of TRVE CVLT 💀💜🤘
Feelin like doing a fun offer today for small business Saturday. If you buy Trve Cvlt from me (comment/DM: $20+shipping) or from the @tenebrouspress.bsky.social store, I'll send along a photo. If ya buy from me, I'll draw something in your book too. While supplies last 💀💜🤘
Doilies are metal btw.
Doilies are metal btw.
December 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Drew two really fun pieces in a couple copies this week! Hit me up if you'd like in in this. I have...I think 7 copies left in my current inventory of TRVE CVLT 💀💜🤘