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Clay McLeod Chapman
@claymcleod.bsky.social
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Books. Comic books. YA/middlegrade books. Film/TV. Podcasts. You can visit me at www.claymcleodchapman.com
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We went to the new (and first in Alberta) horror-themed bookstore in Calgary, NOCTURNE BOOKS, and it’s fantastic! Wonderful staff and ownership who love their horror. Next time you’re up this way @claymcleod.bsky.social, you’ll have to stop by and sign your many books! SHOP LOCAL, GANG 🪦 #booksky
It’s a Clay McLeod Chapman world; we all just read it All the horror books in NOCTURNE BOOKS Another view from over by the Bargain section
January 3, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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First event of 2026: I’ll be in conversation with Rebecca Rowland at The Twisted Spine on 1/17 to celebrate the release of her novel EMINENCE FRONT. I had the good fortune to blurb this blizzard of a book, and Rebecca was sweet enough to gift me an all-purpose snowflake multi-tool, which is a first.
January 3, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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Taking a moment amidst today's insanity to remember a 2025 highlight: meeting @philnobilejr.bsky.social & @crazysexyghoul.bsky.social at @chattfilmfest.org (plus @claymcleod.bsky.social & @cdortch.bsky.social)! Fangoria is not just a brand, it's a community. Phil & Kimberly are wonderful folks ❤️
igreggreene.bsky.social Greg Greene @igreggreene.bsky.social · Jun 25
@chattfilmfest.org proves #horrorcommunity is the best! My first time meeting @fangoria.bsky.social EIC @philnobilejr.bsky.social & community mgr @crazysexyghoul.bsky.social & they welcomed me like an old friend! Author @claymcleod.bsky.social is AWESOME! Thx to fest founder @cdortch.bsky.social ⭐❤️
January 3, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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vantine.bsky.social
First reviews of this year?
Odessa by Gabrielle Sher @hachettelibrary.bsky.social
Then Bodies of Work by @claymcleod.bsky.social @titanbooks.bsky.social
Both for @libraryjournal.bsky.social !
January 3, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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1weirddogmom.bsky.social
MG horror stack acquired after watching Fearmongers: Ally, Ally, and The Tremblays. youtu.be/B6R38K_aEwM?...

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Front cover: IT CAME FROM THE TREES by Ally Russell Stack of spines including: DUST & GRIM by Chuck Wendig, ANOTHER by Paul Tremblay, SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE by Clay McLeod Chapman, and BROKEN DOLLS by Ally Malinenko
January 3, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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Build your #Horror TBR with a #NewRelease from one of these great #HorrorAuthors

@titanbooks.bsky.social
@claymcleod.bsky.social
@candacenola.bsky.social
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@crookedlanebooks.bsky.social
Build your #Horror TBR with a #NewRelease from one of these great #HorrorAuthors Night of the Mother – Victoria Dougherty It Pierfces - Jack Finn Bodies of Work – Clay McLeod Chapman Puzzle House 2 – Duncan Ralston The Barista – Candace Nola Trad Wide – Saratoga Schaefer In Mad Hands – Jon Athan The Boatman – K. Bengston Slasher Summer – EL Chen Things are as They Should Be – PM Raymond The Mouth of Winter – Chris Bissette Into the Dark - Sabrina St Claire
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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So cool to see both DEVIL INSIDE and BODIES OF WORK pop up on the 40 Most Anticipated Books of 2026 over at Capes ‘N Tights. Check out the full list here: bit.ly/3MY8xot
January 2, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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Just got a copy of an anthology I’m in from earlier this year. My story “would you like to hear about our travel package deals” examines disaster tourism through a cosmic lens, featured in Kosmos Obscura from Graveside Press.
January 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Keep your eyes peeled (and your hands ready) for THE RESTORATION AT GRAYSON MANOR. Our queer killer hand movie just might be crawling its way into a theater near you. Thanks to Elements of Madness for putting us on their 15 Films to Track Down in 2026 list: bit.ly/44TMkhr
January 2, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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A bowl made of coconut palm from Ernest Hemingway’s estate in Key West by dear friend Barbara, over twenty five years ago now.
January 2, 2026 at 12:41 AM
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black eyed pea party
January 1, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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Tᴇʀʀᴏʀ (ᴀʟᴛʀᴇs ʟʟᴇɴɢᴜ̈ᴇs)

🥇Wake up and open your eyes
@claymcleod.bsky.social
#BlackstoneAudio
🥈Small Town Horror
@ronaldmalfi.bsky.social
@tantoraudio.bsky.social
🥉Muertos de segunda
@buehlmeister.bsky.social
#EditoresHermida
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January 1, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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First book of 2026 is gonna be Eliza Jabore’s upcoming BACKSTABBERS, on shelves in June. “An incisive exploration of female friendship reminiscent of Yellowjackets and Bodies Bodies Bodies,” you say? I’m so down. Let’s get stabby. Thanks to Ballantine for sending this my way!
January 1, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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Really cool to wake up on new years to find BODIES OF WORK on Goodreads list of 2026 Most Anticipated Horror. The Butterfly Girls are coming… Check out the full list here: bit.ly/4qC6pkP @titanbooks.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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happy new quack
December 31, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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The Hong Kong Widow- Kristen Loesch

Slashed Beauties- A. Rushby

Payal Mehta’s Romance Revenge Plot- @runwithskizzers.bsky.social

Shiny Happy People- @claymcleod.bsky.social

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December 31, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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wake up and open your eyes by @claymcleod.bsky.social
book cover illustrated with a family in a conservative 1950s american style, their faces obscured by static
December 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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I spent the morning thinking about a lot of the indie bookstores that I love and wanted to ask you to possibly do the same. What are your favorite bookstores? Where can you preorder your 2026 books from? Here are some of mine: bit.ly/3L99iKM
December 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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melbailey.bsky.social
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman - a perfect tale for the times we live in.

When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy - it doesn't necessarily go where you think it might, so good.

And anything at all by Rachel Harrison. Literally start anywhere. Gorgeous women-based horror stories.
December 31, 2025 at 2:54 AM
claymcleod.bsky.social
I just caught a screening of a profoundly heartbreaking and cruel movie called THE PLAGUE and I can’t recommend it enough. It’s upsetting and unnerving and a little terrifying, to boot. Try to seek it out, if you can stomach it.
December 31, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Kindle deal! Get NIGHT & DAY for $1.99! Edited by @datlow.bsky.social, it has works by @patcadigan.bsky.social, @sgj.bsky.social, @joshmalerman.bsky.social, @brianevenson.bsky.social, @rachelharrison.bsky.social, @claymcleod.bsky.social, @gemmafiles.bsky.social & more! #booksky #ad

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Cover for the horror anthology, NIGHT & DAY. The top has a bluish background with a creature with a silver head, orange eye, pointy ears and jagged teeth. It's head is in profile and it's facing its right. The bottom half has a red/orange background and the top says DAY. It features a woman with smoke (or maybe a snake?) coming out of her mouth. She is also gray, and her hair is like Alfalfa's from The Little Rascals. Smack in the middle is "Edited By Ellen Datlow" in gray with a black background.
December 31, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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storyhour.bsky.social
And as if that weren't enough, on this very same Story Hour, @claymcleod.bsky.social reads "the fireplace" from his 20205 collection ACQUIRED TASTE! *Now* how much would you pay?
(Story Hour is free to watch)
December 30, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Pride Magazine puts THE RESTORATION AT GRAYSON MANOR on their 10 Best Queer Horror Films of 2025: bit.ly/3YhwRUK
December 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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1weirddogmom.bsky.social
Feeling a little called out by that first line.

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claymcleod.bsky.social Clay McLeod Chapman @claymcleod.bsky.social · 4d
What if your soulmate… has no soul? From today until January 1st, my upcoming #horrormance novel DEVIL INSIDE is available to preorder from Barnes & Noble for 25% off. Use the code PREORDER25 at checkout. Love means never having to say you’re sorry (for murdering people): bit.ly/499eWWB

#BNPreorder
December 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM