Brian Keene
@briankeene.bsky.social
Bestselling, award-winning writer of horror, fantasy, nonfiction, & comic books. Podcaster. Show Runner. Film Producer. Father. Husband. Veteran. Owns @vortexbooksncomics.bsky.social. Serves on Board of Directors for @scaresthatcare.bsky.social
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I'm very glad that, for what will probably* be my last year overseeing, it goes to two folks who've come up in the trenches with me and Wrath. Love you both. <3
*Not sure yet, but feeling I want to turn it over to the next generation after this one.
*Not sure yet, but feeling I want to turn it over to the next generation after this one.
January 8, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I'm very glad that, for what will probably* be my last year overseeing, it goes to two folks who've come up in the trenches with me and Wrath. Love you both. <3
*Not sure yet, but feeling I want to turn it over to the next generation after this one.
*Not sure yet, but feeling I want to turn it over to the next generation after this one.
If verification gets completed today, we *should* announce the 2026 Splatterpunk Awards Ballot (for works published in 2025) by tomorrow evening. Stay tuned.
January 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
If verification gets completed today, we *should* announce the 2026 Splatterpunk Awards Ballot (for works published in 2025) by tomorrow evening. Stay tuned.
BREAKING NEWS: Tradwife by @tcparker.bsky.social is back in stock at Vortex, and unlike certain big online retailers, we've got the O.G. cover. We've already placed another reorder, as we don't expect these to last long: vortexbooksandcomicsonline.bigcartel.com/product/trad...
Tradwife by TC Parker - Trade Paperback
Recently, a major online bookseller forced the publisher to rerelease this book with an altered cover. Our copies are the uncensored covers. ~...
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January 7, 2026 at 7:50 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Tradwife by @tcparker.bsky.social is back in stock at Vortex, and unlike certain big online retailers, we've got the O.G. cover. We've already placed another reorder, as we don't expect these to last long: vortexbooksandcomicsonline.bigcartel.com/product/trad...
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Goin’ Crazy (Daily Journal 1/7/26) — BRIAN KEENE
I could have counted on two hands the times I’ve overslept in life, and still had spare fingers left over to make obscene gestures.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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Scares That Care has TWO charity events in early 2026 -- our first Women's Writing Symposium and our 6th annual AuthorCon. For more information on either event, visit the charity's website: scaresthatcare.org
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November 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Scares That Care has TWO charity events in early 2026 -- our first Women's Writing Symposium and our 6th annual AuthorCon. For more information on either event, visit the charity's website: scaresthatcare.org
. @marysangiovanni.bsky.social: We should visit Skinwalker Ranch.
Me: We can’t. US Government owns it now. No one except DOE or Bigelow folk are allowed in.
Mary: You know people in government. Can’t you call Barack Obama and tell him you’ll write a sequel to Ghoul if he can get us in?
Me: Mary…
Me: We can’t. US Government owns it now. No one except DOE or Bigelow folk are allowed in.
Mary: You know people in government. Can’t you call Barack Obama and tell him you’ll write a sequel to Ghoul if he can get us in?
Me: Mary…
January 7, 2026 at 1:39 AM
. @marysangiovanni.bsky.social: We should visit Skinwalker Ranch.
Me: We can’t. US Government owns it now. No one except DOE or Bigelow folk are allowed in.
Mary: You know people in government. Can’t you call Barack Obama and tell him you’ll write a sequel to Ghoul if he can get us in?
Me: Mary…
Me: We can’t. US Government owns it now. No one except DOE or Bigelow folk are allowed in.
Mary: You know people in government. Can’t you call Barack Obama and tell him you’ll write a sequel to Ghoul if he can get us in?
Me: Mary…
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Books Read In 2026, 1st entry:
THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING'S THE STAND, ed. @cgolden.bsky.social & @briankeene.bsky.social
Good to excellent, w/a wide variety of tone & approach.
If you haven't read THE STAND you might "get it" less, but mostly still enjoyable.
THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING'S THE STAND, ed. @cgolden.bsky.social & @briankeene.bsky.social
Good to excellent, w/a wide variety of tone & approach.
If you haven't read THE STAND you might "get it" less, but mostly still enjoyable.
January 6, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Books Read In 2026, 1st entry:
THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING'S THE STAND, ed. @cgolden.bsky.social & @briankeene.bsky.social
Good to excellent, w/a wide variety of tone & approach.
If you haven't read THE STAND you might "get it" less, but mostly still enjoyable.
THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING'S THE STAND, ed. @cgolden.bsky.social & @briankeene.bsky.social
Good to excellent, w/a wide variety of tone & approach.
If you haven't read THE STAND you might "get it" less, but mostly still enjoyable.
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We live in a really old house, and the plumbing is in a crawlspace. Sometimes the old pipes rupture in the winter and you can tell because there’s like a low rushing sound under your feet. And well… Buy some books?
January 6, 2026 at 7:21 PM
We live in a really old house, and the plumbing is in a crawlspace. Sometimes the old pipes rupture in the winter and you can tell because there’s like a low rushing sound under your feet. And well… Buy some books?
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There is a distinct subset of the online #prepper community that uses their alleged interest in disaster planning to excuse all manner of illegal behavior, from copyright theft to shoplifting, even extending to crimes causing injuries and such.
We refer to these people as “pieces of shit.”
We refer to these people as “pieces of shit.”
January 6, 2026 at 4:37 AM
There is a distinct subset of the online #prepper community that uses their alleged interest in disaster planning to excuse all manner of illegal behavior, from copyright theft to shoplifting, even extending to crimes causing injuries and such.
We refer to these people as “pieces of shit.”
We refer to these people as “pieces of shit.”
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This Is Also Terrible (Daily Journal 1/6/2026) — BRIAN KEENE
That is morally wrong, and we as a society should be able to agree that it is unacceptable… Whose voices will be louder? Those who can still think independently of the algorithm, or the doe-eyed, slac...
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January 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Honored to be the guest author for The Obituaries number 8, for which I wrote a brand-new sword & sorcery splatterpunk extravaganza. www.obitshorror.com/product/the-...
The Obituaries #8: Dark Times (featuring Brian Keene)
The long-awaited eighth issue of The Obituaries is here, and this time we're featuring horror legend Brian Keene as our special guest author!...
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January 4, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Honored to be the guest author for The Obituaries number 8, for which I wrote a brand-new sword & sorcery splatterpunk extravaganza. www.obitshorror.com/product/the-...
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Um…no. Come on, Keene. A wife has to draw a line somewhere.
January 5, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Um…no. Come on, Keene. A wife has to draw a line somewhere.
Wonder how feasible it would be for me to just drop everything in life and attend every single fucking one of these shows instead?
January 5, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Wonder how feasible it would be for me to just drop everything in life and attend every single fucking one of these shows instead?
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Thanks to @briankeene.bsky.social for setting this up, & the donations during hard times, humbled. I'm not good at asking for help
When it was 1 bad disc & stenosis it was hard enough, needed surgery then but pushed bc survival. Blew a 2nd disc, uncertainty. Thank you. Leaving it up a few more days
When it was 1 bad disc & stenosis it was hard enough, needed surgery then but pushed bc survival. Blew a 2nd disc, uncertainty. Thank you. Leaving it up a few more days
Thanks to my friend, @briankeene.bsky.social for setting this up for me. I'm a proud guy, HATE doing this, and I get times are tough, I'd be forever grateful to help me bridge the gap. The story is Brian's GFM post, my back is fucked, full story over on my Insta page
The link: gofund.me/bafa601f8
The link: gofund.me/bafa601f8
January 5, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Thanks to @briankeene.bsky.social for setting this up, & the donations during hard times, humbled. I'm not good at asking for help
When it was 1 bad disc & stenosis it was hard enough, needed surgery then but pushed bc survival. Blew a 2nd disc, uncertainty. Thank you. Leaving it up a few more days
When it was 1 bad disc & stenosis it was hard enough, needed surgery then but pushed bc survival. Blew a 2nd disc, uncertainty. Thank you. Leaving it up a few more days
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New Year. Same Newsletter. briankeene.substack.com/p/letters-fr...
January 4, 2026 at 11:25 AM
New Year. Same Newsletter. briankeene.substack.com/p/letters-fr...
Honored to be the guest author for The Obituaries number 8, for which I wrote a brand-new sword & sorcery splatterpunk extravaganza. www.obitshorror.com/product/the-...
The Obituaries #8: Dark Times (featuring Brian Keene)
The long-awaited eighth issue of The Obituaries is here, and this time we're featuring horror legend Brian Keene as our special guest author!...
www.obitshorror.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Honored to be the guest author for The Obituaries number 8, for which I wrote a brand-new sword & sorcery splatterpunk extravaganza. www.obitshorror.com/product/the-...
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World is a horror show yet again, but I wanted to highlight this Defenders story I wrote for the new Marvel: Black, White, & Blood and Guts #4.
In particular, I added a shout out to @cgolden.bsky.social & @briankeene.bsky.social whose Defenders Dialogue podcast got me back into the team.
In particular, I added a shout out to @cgolden.bsky.social & @briankeene.bsky.social whose Defenders Dialogue podcast got me back into the team.
January 4, 2026 at 5:34 PM
World is a horror show yet again, but I wanted to highlight this Defenders story I wrote for the new Marvel: Black, White, & Blood and Guts #4.
In particular, I added a shout out to @cgolden.bsky.social & @briankeene.bsky.social whose Defenders Dialogue podcast got me back into the team.
In particular, I added a shout out to @cgolden.bsky.social & @briankeene.bsky.social whose Defenders Dialogue podcast got me back into the team.
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This was worth reading, nice for us aspiring writers. I say you writing this instead of that other current events idea was gold and good for the soul in the #HardTimes.
Thank you.
Thank you.
January 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
This was worth reading, nice for us aspiring writers. I say you writing this instead of that other current events idea was gold and good for the soul in the #HardTimes.
Thank you.
Thank you.
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First @briankeene.bsky.social Newsletter of the Year. Always worth reading.
New Year. Same Newsletter. briankeene.substack.com/p/letters-fr...
January 4, 2026 at 1:42 PM
First @briankeene.bsky.social Newsletter of the Year. Always worth reading.
New Year. Same Newsletter. briankeene.substack.com/p/letters-fr...
January 4, 2026 at 11:25 AM
New Year. Same Newsletter. briankeene.substack.com/p/letters-fr...
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Frank is the last guy to ever ask for help, but he's going through it right now and could really use your help. He's a killer writer and a great great dude. Please consider throwing a few bucks his way.
Despite his dislike of the Eagles, fellow author @frank212.bsky.social could use some help. if you have the means to spare five or ten bucks: gofund.me/1fa8ee61c
Donate to Help Frank Reardon Recover From His Back Injury, organized by Brian Keene
Frank Reardon recently suffered a debilitating back injury, the pain of wh… Brian Keene needs your support for Help Frank Reardon Recover From His Back Injury
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January 3, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Frank is the last guy to ever ask for help, but he's going through it right now and could really use your help. He's a killer writer and a great great dude. Please consider throwing a few bucks his way.
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Finally hung up my special edition Glenn Chadbourne cover. Very cool. @stephenkingcatalog.bsky.social @briankeene.bsky.social @cgolden.bsky.social @stephenking.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Finally hung up my special edition Glenn Chadbourne cover. Very cool. @stephenkingcatalog.bsky.social @briankeene.bsky.social @cgolden.bsky.social @stephenking.bsky.social
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Thanks to my friend, @briankeene.bsky.social for setting this up for me. I'm a proud guy, HATE doing this, and I get times are tough, I'd be forever grateful to help me bridge the gap. The story is Brian's GFM post, my back is fucked, full story over on my Insta page
The link: gofund.me/bafa601f8
The link: gofund.me/bafa601f8
January 3, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Thanks to my friend, @briankeene.bsky.social for setting this up for me. I'm a proud guy, HATE doing this, and I get times are tough, I'd be forever grateful to help me bridge the gap. The story is Brian's GFM post, my back is fucked, full story over on my Insta page
The link: gofund.me/bafa601f8
The link: gofund.me/bafa601f8
Despite his dislike of the Eagles, fellow author @frank212.bsky.social could use some help. if you have the means to spare five or ten bucks: gofund.me/1fa8ee61c
Donate to Help Frank Reardon Recover From His Back Injury, organized by Brian Keene
Frank Reardon recently suffered a debilitating back injury, the pain of wh… Brian Keene needs your support for Help Frank Reardon Recover From His Back Injury
gofund.me
January 3, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Despite his dislike of the Eagles, fellow author @frank212.bsky.social could use some help. if you have the means to spare five or ten bucks: gofund.me/1fa8ee61c
Be Yourself... Or Be A Cat (Daily Journal 1/3/26) www.briankeene.com/algorithmzer...
Be Yourself… Or Be A Cat (Daily Journal 1/3/26) — BRIAN KEENE
The other thing is to give them a reason to keep coming back. It can’t just be promotion. The internet is full of authors promoting things. And yes, that’s a necessary part of what we do — but it can’...
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January 3, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Be Yourself... Or Be A Cat (Daily Journal 1/3/26) www.briankeene.com/algorithmzer...