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Horror stories so funny they'll kill you. Online at dielaughingmag.com. EIC - @probablyharmless.bsky.social and @cassandradaucus.bsky.social. Issue 3 coming soon!
This story goes out to everyone who's ever had a sibling. Particularly if you've had a sibling who's made cryptic proclamations whilst levitating several feet overhead. Read "Davy Is Floating" by Glenn Dungan for free on our website today! #dielaughing

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November 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This story goes out to everyone who's ever had a sibling. Particularly if you've had a sibling who's made cryptic proclamations whilst levitating several feet overhead. Read "Davy Is Floating" by Glenn Dungan for free on our website today! #dielaughing
November 21, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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OH! I *should* do a 2025 end-of-year post! I had a LOT (for me!) stories this year!

We started out with "An Exciting Career Opportunity!" about MLMs and vampires, which was lovingly published by @dielaughingmag.bsky.social this April! Free to read!

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An Exciting Career Opportunity! by Sally Sultzman
“It’s not too late to back out,” Tiffany says as we pull up in front of a regular-looking house.  I appreciate the offer. Because I want to. I absolutely do not want to walk into some stranger…
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November 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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"I have considered the possibility that I might have some culpability for the hijinks which have sparked this investigation. After all...I have deliberately assembled a supergroup of perhaps the most terrible monkeys."
Oh, so you love the monkeys when they're making bold artistic choices, but at the first explosion that's our fault? Read the first free story of Issue 5, where @romiesays.bsky.social explains why that is unjust and improper.

Read it here: dielaughingmag.com/2...
November 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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perhaps your lunch break is coming up and you would like a break from reading about things which are true and horrifying... you could instead read this humorous story of *fictional* mismanagement and ego! and monkeys!
Oh, so you love the monkeys when they're making bold artistic choices, but at the first explosion that's our fault? Read the first free story of Issue 5, where @romiesays.bsky.social explains why that is unjust and improper.

Read it here: dielaughingmag.com/2...
November 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Oh, so you love the monkeys when they're making bold artistic choices, but at the first explosion that's our fault? Read the first free story of Issue 5, where @romiesays.bsky.social explains why that is unjust and improper.

Read it here: dielaughingmag.com/2...
November 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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happy halloween folks!!!

my monthly newsletter is out now, with some updates about story sales, and a story out TODAY from @dielaughingmag.bsky.social

story recs from @parkeriswriting.bsky.social and @spicycloaca.bsky.social also included 👺
Ash Vale Updates: October 2025
Happy Halloween!!
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October 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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This event was NOT a promo for my upcoming short story in @dielaughingmag.bsky.social, "It Is My Circus; They Are My Monkeys; But I Have Limited Influence on the Monkeys" - out in Issue 5 (October 31)

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Oh come on.
October 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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A new edition of Die Laughing is out! A perfect treat for Halloween.
Hello scary, silly friends! We are proud to present the FIFTH issue of Die Laughing Mag, complete with four shorts, 2 flashes, and more laughs and scares than you can shake a stick at. Available now for a perfect Halloween treat!

Buy DL Issue 5 here for $5: ko-fi.com/s/3936f3817e
October 31, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Hello scary, silly friends! We are proud to present the FIFTH issue of Die Laughing Mag, complete with four shorts, 2 flashes, and more laughs and scares than you can shake a stick at. Available now for a perfect Halloween treat!

Buy DL Issue 5 here for $5: ko-fi.com/s/3936f3817e
October 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Immortality is a blessing, to some. But in rare cases, there can be certain drawbacks. Read Die Laughing Mag issue 5 the day after tomorrow(!) and @sealenz.bsky.social will tell you all about it in a story with a title we wish we came up with ourselves.
October 29, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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IT'S MUSHROOM TIME SOON BAYBEEEE
The concept may seem a bit abstract (see what we did there?) but our hypothesis is you'll love this found fiction fright from @ashvalewrites.bsky.social and we hope you'll read the mag on 10/31 and help show the world we were right. We were right about everything. #horror #dielaughing
October 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a horror comedy lit mag in possession of an Eldritch Austen Abomination, must be in want of readers. Please join us in welcoming back Lena Ng, the mag's first returning contributor, to tell us all about it over tea in just 5 short days! #dielaughing
October 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Are you looking for a beautiful vacation spot with absolutely nothing weird or sinister about it? Look no further! As Mir Rainbird assures us, this place is beautiful, unforgettable, and totally safe*.

*We are not liable for harm incurred in the caverns.

Read all about it 10/31! Yes, YOU! #horror
October 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The concept may seem a bit abstract (see what we did there?) but our hypothesis is you'll love this found fiction fright from @ashvalewrites.bsky.social and we hope you'll read the mag on 10/31 and help show the world we were right. We were right about everything. #horror #dielaughing
October 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
One year ago today, we published the first issue of Die Laughing Mag. We hoped to last, and we still do, but the significance of the milestone is not lost on us. We're so proud of the deeply silly horrors we've shared with you. Thank you for a fantastic year, and here's to many more. #dielaughing
October 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
If you have a sibling, you probably know how stressful it can be when they misbehave. Everyone up in arms, your brother up a few feet from the floor...

See how this plays out in "Davy is Floating," a harrowing story by Glenn Dungan in Die Laughing Magazine this Halloween! #horror #dielaughing
October 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Here at Die Laughing Mag we have plenty of experience with clowns, but monkeys? Not our usual bag. Thankfully, we've found expert monkey wrangler @romiesays.bsky.social to tell us all about it. Read the story in Issue 5 this Halloween! #horror #dielaughing
October 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Help #horror 💙📚 fans! I have a free anthology in need of readers!

WE WILL SPEAK AGAIN OF THE RED TOWER is a passion project, a challenge between friends inspired by Thomas Ligotti's masterpiece of weird fiction. Click to learn more and to get a copy.

Reposts welcome!

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Get your FREE copy of We Will Speak Again of the Red Tower
“The ruined factory stood three stories high in an otherwise featureless landscape…” With these words, Thomas Ligotti begins one of the most influential short stories in the canon of horror and weird ...
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October 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Ahhhh! My first magazine cover art! It looks so good!
Cover reveal! This artist has graced the inner pages of the magazine since the beginning, but the moment we saw this comically unnerving art by @authoriseult.bsky.social we knew it was the perfect way to mark one full year of the mag. Sleep with one eye open and get ready to laugh! #dielaughing
October 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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me wishing my friends happy birthday
Cover reveal! This artist has graced the inner pages of the magazine since the beginning, but the moment we saw this comically unnerving art by @authoriseult.bsky.social we knew it was the perfect way to mark one full year of the mag. Sleep with one eye open and get ready to laugh! #dielaughing
October 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Cover reveal! This artist has graced the inner pages of the magazine since the beginning, but the moment we saw this comically unnerving art by @authoriseult.bsky.social we knew it was the perfect way to mark one full year of the mag. Sleep with one eye open and get ready to laugh! #dielaughing
October 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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I feel like this post I wrote this month on the importance of "play" in #writing hits so hard for me today

Check it out?

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The importance of "play"
Yep, I'm baaack
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October 14, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Horror is better when it's funny, humor is better when it's scary
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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I missed the vote but these results make sense to me.
The Void has spoken! With 32 votes, a consensus was reached:

Fuck - Klaus Kinski (Nosferatu the Vampyre, dir. Herzog, 1979)
Marry - Max Schreck (Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, dir. Murnau, 1922)
Kill - Bill Skarsgård (Nosferatu, dir. Eggers, 2024)

Thanks for playing! See ya at the next one!
October 13, 2025 at 7:50 AM