Eden Royce
@edenroyce.bsky.social
Writer of Southern Gothic for kids & adults. Walter Award Honoree. Shirley Jackson, Bram Stoker, & Ignyte Award winner. Nebula finalist. ROOT MAGIC | THE CREEPENING OF DOGWOOD HOUSE | HOLLOW TONGUE
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@edenroyce.bsky.social
· Oct 21
PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE is out today!
This is a Southern Gothic fantasy with family secrets, Gullah funeral traditions, a beautifully strange house, and a generous sprinkling of magic.
In hardcover, eBook, & audiobook
Available wherever books are sold.
#booksky #Blackbooksky
This is a Southern Gothic fantasy with family secrets, Gullah funeral traditions, a beautifully strange house, and a generous sprinkling of magic.
In hardcover, eBook, & audiobook
Available wherever books are sold.
#booksky #Blackbooksky
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I'm re upping this because I want to again mention to writers in and around Brampton that we will be having a Meet and Chat on March 3 from 7-8:30.
Further, you can book to have me crit up to 10 pages of adult fiction throughout the residency.
I will also teach 2 craft classes.
It's ALL FREE.
Further, you can book to have me crit up to 10 pages of adult fiction throughout the residency.
I will also teach 2 craft classes.
It's ALL FREE.
I TOLD YOU I LOVE THE LIBRARY!
Surprise! I'm the 2026 Brampton Writer in Residence. Reception on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 TIME: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
I'll be running workshops and reading partial MSs during the residency. ALL FREE. BRAMPTON PPL TELL YOUR FRIENDS.
www.bramptonlibrary.ca/programs-and...
Surprise! I'm the 2026 Brampton Writer in Residence. Reception on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 TIME: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
I'll be running workshops and reading partial MSs during the residency. ALL FREE. BRAMPTON PPL TELL YOUR FRIENDS.
www.bramptonlibrary.ca/programs-and...
February 19, 2026 at 2:36 PM
I'm re upping this because I want to again mention to writers in and around Brampton that we will be having a Meet and Chat on March 3 from 7-8:30.
Further, you can book to have me crit up to 10 pages of adult fiction throughout the residency.
I will also teach 2 craft classes.
It's ALL FREE.
Further, you can book to have me crit up to 10 pages of adult fiction throughout the residency.
I will also teach 2 craft classes.
It's ALL FREE.
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We're delighted to introduce acclaimed author @edenroyce.bsky.social, whose short story "For Closure" will appear in our forthcoming horror anthology, OF DREAD, DECAY, AND DOOM! Read more about Eden Royce:
www.starsandsabers.com/2026/02/19/a...
#authors #horror #books #horrorwriters
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#authors #horror #books #horrorwriters
Anthology Contributor: Eden Royce – Stars and Sabers
Eden Royce is introduced as a contributor for the Stars and Sabers Publishing horror anthology, OF DREAD, DECAY, AND DOOM.
www.starsandsabers.com
February 19, 2026 at 3:22 PM
We're delighted to introduce acclaimed author @edenroyce.bsky.social, whose short story "For Closure" will appear in our forthcoming horror anthology, OF DREAD, DECAY, AND DOOM! Read more about Eden Royce:
www.starsandsabers.com/2026/02/19/a...
#authors #horror #books #horrorwriters
www.starsandsabers.com/2026/02/19/a...
#authors #horror #books #horrorwriters
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Would you like someone to read you a good story? You’re in luck! This week, Story Hour’s guests are Kemi Ashing-Giwa and Meg Elison! Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PST! @kashinggiwa.bsky.social @megelison.bsky.social
www.storyhour2020.com
www.storyhour2020.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Would you like someone to read you a good story? You’re in luck! This week, Story Hour’s guests are Kemi Ashing-Giwa and Meg Elison! Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PST! @kashinggiwa.bsky.social @megelison.bsky.social
www.storyhour2020.com
www.storyhour2020.com
I'm at VirtuousCon: Black History Month Feb 21-22!
We're celebrating BIPOC creators in spec fic books, comics, film, visual arts, & more. This is a fully virtual event featuring live panels, screenings, games, giveaways, an interactive vendor floor show & more!
Tickets: virtuouscon.com
#Blacksky
We're celebrating BIPOC creators in spec fic books, comics, film, visual arts, & more. This is a fully virtual event featuring live panels, screenings, games, giveaways, an interactive vendor floor show & more!
Tickets: virtuouscon.com
#Blacksky
February 17, 2026 at 8:28 PM
I'm at VirtuousCon: Black History Month Feb 21-22!
We're celebrating BIPOC creators in spec fic books, comics, film, visual arts, & more. This is a fully virtual event featuring live panels, screenings, games, giveaways, an interactive vendor floor show & more!
Tickets: virtuouscon.com
#Blacksky
We're celebrating BIPOC creators in spec fic books, comics, film, visual arts, & more. This is a fully virtual event featuring live panels, screenings, games, giveaways, an interactive vendor floor show & more!
Tickets: virtuouscon.com
#Blacksky
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February 17, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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"Psychopomp & Circumstance" is one of my favourite @edenroyce.bsky.social books ever, and it's on sale! across different retailers! If you've been waiting to pick up a copy, now is a good time! There is so much I loved about this book, can't quantify! 🖤
If you've been waiting to get a copy of my Southern Gothic PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE - a historical fiction novella set during Reconstruction about navigating grief while finding self, here's your chance!
Feb 16 - 22, the eBook is on sale across all retailers for $2.99.
#Blackbooksky #booksky
Feb 16 - 22, the eBook is on sale across all retailers for $2.99.
#Blackbooksky #booksky
February 16, 2026 at 6:07 PM
"Psychopomp & Circumstance" is one of my favourite @edenroyce.bsky.social books ever, and it's on sale! across different retailers! If you've been waiting to pick up a copy, now is a good time! There is so much I loved about this book, can't quantify! 🖤
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The latest episode is here featuring author @gabriellabuba.bsky.social We talk about her early fandoms - Supernatural and Sherlock. Then we talk about her work as an author, from fanfic to Saints of Storm & Sorrow, and more!
Tales from the Fandom: Episode 445: Gabriella Buba talks Supernatural, Sherlock, her book Saints of Storm and Sorrow and work as an Author
I stumbled across Gabriella Buba's work on Instagram through a previous guest. This guest was cosplaying as the main character from Saints of Storm and Sorrow, and then hyped up the book. She influ...
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February 16, 2026 at 3:22 PM
The latest episode is here featuring author @gabriellabuba.bsky.social We talk about her early fandoms - Supernatural and Sherlock. Then we talk about her work as an author, from fanfic to Saints of Storm & Sorrow, and more!
If you've been waiting to get a copy of my Southern Gothic PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE - a historical fiction novella set during Reconstruction about navigating grief while finding self, here's your chance!
Feb 16 - 22, the eBook is on sale across all retailers for $2.99.
#Blackbooksky #booksky
Feb 16 - 22, the eBook is on sale across all retailers for $2.99.
#Blackbooksky #booksky
February 16, 2026 at 1:48 PM
If you've been waiting to get a copy of my Southern Gothic PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE - a historical fiction novella set during Reconstruction about navigating grief while finding self, here's your chance!
Feb 16 - 22, the eBook is on sale across all retailers for $2.99.
#Blackbooksky #booksky
Feb 16 - 22, the eBook is on sale across all retailers for $2.99.
#Blackbooksky #booksky
Excited to have two items on the Locus Award longlist: PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE for novella and
"The Magnolia Returns" for short story!
It's an honor to have my work considered. Hope you enjoy reading all of 2025's amazing work.
Voting is now open to everyone!
poll.voting.locusmag.com
"The Magnolia Returns" for short story!
It's an honor to have my work considered. Hope you enjoy reading all of 2025's amazing work.
Voting is now open to everyone!
poll.voting.locusmag.com
Welcome to the Locus Awards Poll. Deadline for voting is April 1. You can return and edit or add to your ballot up until the deadline.
poll.voting.locusmag.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Excited to have two items on the Locus Award longlist: PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE for novella and
"The Magnolia Returns" for short story!
It's an honor to have my work considered. Hope you enjoy reading all of 2025's amazing work.
Voting is now open to everyone!
poll.voting.locusmag.com
"The Magnolia Returns" for short story!
It's an honor to have my work considered. Hope you enjoy reading all of 2025's amazing work.
Voting is now open to everyone!
poll.voting.locusmag.com
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It's that time! Vote in the annual Locus Awards Poll & Survey to determine the winners of the 2026 awards (tickets available now)!
You can vote at poll.voting.locusmag... or via the link in our bio!
You can vote at poll.voting.locusmag... or via the link in our bio!
February 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM
It's that time! Vote in the annual Locus Awards Poll & Survey to determine the winners of the 2026 awards (tickets available now)!
You can vote at poll.voting.locusmag... or via the link in our bio!
You can vote at poll.voting.locusmag... or via the link in our bio!
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I don’t usually campaign for awards, but this year I’ve decided to go for broke for a Fan Writer Hugo Award. Yay me!
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Nominations are now open for the 2026 Hugo Awards!
Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
February 13, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I don’t usually campaign for awards, but this year I’ve decided to go for broke for a Fan Writer Hugo Award. Yay me!
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Current Media February 2026
I’ve added quite a bit to my ever-growing podcast rotation list. For all these fiction anthology podcasts, I’ll be listing my favorite episodes/stories per year like I already have for PSEUDOPOD, TALES TO TERRIFY, and NIGHTMARE MAGAZINE.
1/8
I’ve added quite a bit to my ever-growing podcast rotation list. For all these fiction anthology podcasts, I’ll be listing my favorite episodes/stories per year like I already have for PSEUDOPOD, TALES TO TERRIFY, and NIGHTMARE MAGAZINE.
1/8
February 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Current Media February 2026
I’ve added quite a bit to my ever-growing podcast rotation list. For all these fiction anthology podcasts, I’ll be listing my favorite episodes/stories per year like I already have for PSEUDOPOD, TALES TO TERRIFY, and NIGHTMARE MAGAZINE.
1/8
I’ve added quite a bit to my ever-growing podcast rotation list. For all these fiction anthology podcasts, I’ll be listing my favorite episodes/stories per year like I already have for PSEUDOPOD, TALES TO TERRIFY, and NIGHTMARE MAGAZINE.
1/8
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Audio Fiction Anthology Podcast: NIGHTLIGHT @nightlightpod.bsky.social (2018-Present)
Featured the talented @edenroyce.bsky.social with a Poe-inspired tale that makes a corset a righteous weapon. Host Tonia Thompson’s “The Dead Circle” is excellent too.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
6/8
Featured the talented @edenroyce.bsky.social with a Poe-inspired tale that makes a corset a righteous weapon. Host Tonia Thompson’s “The Dead Circle” is excellent too.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
6/8
NIGHTLIGHT: A Horror Fiction Podcast
Drama Podcast · Updated Biweekly · Multi-award winning horror podcast featuring creepy stories with full audio production written by Black writers and performed by Black actors. So scary it’ll make yo...
podcasts.apple.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Audio Fiction Anthology Podcast: NIGHTLIGHT @nightlightpod.bsky.social (2018-Present)
Featured the talented @edenroyce.bsky.social with a Poe-inspired tale that makes a corset a righteous weapon. Host Tonia Thompson’s “The Dead Circle” is excellent too.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
6/8
Featured the talented @edenroyce.bsky.social with a Poe-inspired tale that makes a corset a righteous weapon. Host Tonia Thompson’s “The Dead Circle” is excellent too.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
6/8
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Meet Our Author! We are thrilled that Bram Stoker, Shirley Jackson, and Ignyte Award-winning author @edenroyce.bsky.social is coming to THE COOKOUT and bringing a delectable story to the table! 💀🥧🌺
Check out more about Eden & the anthology here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/and...
Check out more about Eden & the anthology here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/and...
The Cookout: A Speculative Fiction Anthology
Sci-fi, fantasy, & horror stories by Black authors, centering traditions of “the cookout” — the joy, the drama, and the delicious food.
www.kickstarter.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Meet Our Author! We are thrilled that Bram Stoker, Shirley Jackson, and Ignyte Award-winning author @edenroyce.bsky.social is coming to THE COOKOUT and bringing a delectable story to the table! 💀🥧🌺
Check out more about Eden & the anthology here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/and...
Check out more about Eden & the anthology here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/and...
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“A Nameless Thing” is a recommended story in @locusmag.bsky.social! 🛸
“Soul Food” by C.M. Harmon from FIYAH Literary Magazine, “A Proper Mother, Unhexed” by Ashlee Lhamon from Flash Fiction Online, and more short fic recs from Maria Haskins -
Fiyah, Flash Fiction Online, and GigaNotoSaurus: Review by Maria Haskins
Fiyah Fall ’25 Flash Fiction Online 11/25 GigaNotoSaurus 10/1/25 The theme for FIYAH #36 is “Gods & Monsters”, and the short fiction in this issue ranges across time, space, and speculative ge…
locusmag.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:15 AM
“A Nameless Thing” is a recommended story in @locusmag.bsky.social! 🛸
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We’re feeling the LOVE from #Kickstarter! And from all our backers so far! ❤️🖤💚
Don’t miss your chance to be part of The Cookout!
Don’t miss your chance to be part of The Cookout!
The Cookout: A Speculative Fiction Anthology
Sci-fi, fantasy, & horror stories by Black authors, centering traditions of “the cookout” — the joy, the drama, and the delicious food.
www.kickstarter.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:20 AM
We’re feeling the LOVE from #Kickstarter! And from all our backers so far! ❤️🖤💚
Don’t miss your chance to be part of The Cookout!
Don’t miss your chance to be part of The Cookout!
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Today my substack has an interview with the fabulous @edenroyce.bsky.social!
open.substack.com/pub/eliza392...
open.substack.com/pub/eliza392...
Black Horror Month: Eden Royce
Today we're talking to multi-talented, Bram Stoker Award-winning author Eden Royce
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February 5, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Today my substack has an interview with the fabulous @edenroyce.bsky.social!
open.substack.com/pub/eliza392...
open.substack.com/pub/eliza392...
It was my honor to have @asiahmae.bsky.social, Poet Laureate of #Charleston, read PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE.
To know she was drawn in by Phee's journey through grief to independence and had such wonderful words to say about my work was a joy I will hold onto for a long time.
#Blackbooksky #booksky
To know she was drawn in by Phee's journey through grief to independence and had such wonderful words to say about my work was a joy I will hold onto for a long time.
#Blackbooksky #booksky
![Blue background with roses at the top left and right corners bordering the text that reads: “How much courage and self-love it takes to become and continue becoming in a world that doesn’t set you up to. From the moment we started [Phee’s] journey I was hooked; I couldn’t put it down.” -A$iahMae, Poet Laureate of Charleston, SC
An image of the cover of Psychopomp & Circumstance is at the bottom middle. sepia-tone profile of a young Black woman against floral wallpaper, reminiscent of 1850s ambrotype photography. She is wearing a high-necked collar, and her coily hair is upswept to reveal dangling skull earrings. A skeletal hand rests on her shoulder. Text reads: PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE EDEN ROYCE "A deeply loving exploration of grief, loss, and the righting of past wrongs."—Moniquill Blackgoose, author of To Shape a Dragon's Breath](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tphzmbtdcozo7j7atxs6xb77/bafkreihqbmv65nmyktfuxugnasq2mtfte4smgldi4uno4db3spjqovnyxe@jpeg)
February 4, 2026 at 10:14 PM
It was my honor to have @asiahmae.bsky.social, Poet Laureate of #Charleston, read PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE.
To know she was drawn in by Phee's journey through grief to independence and had such wonderful words to say about my work was a joy I will hold onto for a long time.
#Blackbooksky #booksky
To know she was drawn in by Phee's journey through grief to independence and had such wonderful words to say about my work was a joy I will hold onto for a long time.
#Blackbooksky #booksky
PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE is on The National Trust for Historic Preservation's list of Books to Help You Find Comfort, Curiosity, and Connection Through the Power of Place.
Check out the entire list of titles for when you need a little something to hold close.
savingplaces.org/stories/comf...
Check out the entire list of titles for when you need a little something to hold close.
savingplaces.org/stories/comf...
February 3, 2026 at 8:20 PM
PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE is on The National Trust for Historic Preservation's list of Books to Help You Find Comfort, Curiosity, and Connection Through the Power of Place.
Check out the entire list of titles for when you need a little something to hold close.
savingplaces.org/stories/comf...
Check out the entire list of titles for when you need a little something to hold close.
savingplaces.org/stories/comf...
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It's Black History Month, and here's an opportunity for you to directly support black authors and editors in their creative careers. This anthology includes stories by @shereereneethomas.bsky.social @davaun.bsky.social @brentclambert.bsky.social @edenroyce.bsky.social and more. Pre-order now!!
The Cookout: A Speculative Fiction Anthology
Sci-fi, fantasy, & horror stories by Black authors, centering traditions of “the cookout” — the joy, the drama, and the delicious food.
www.kickstarter.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
It's Black History Month, and here's an opportunity for you to directly support black authors and editors in their creative careers. This anthology includes stories by @shereereneethomas.bsky.social @davaun.bsky.social @brentclambert.bsky.social @edenroyce.bsky.social and more. Pre-order now!!
I have two items on the @locusmag.bsky.social Recommended Reading list!
PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE from @tordotcompub.bsky.social - novella category
THE MAGNOLIA RETURNS pubbed by @escapeartists.net - short story category
Congratulations to all on the list and those who've put work in the world!
PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE from @tordotcompub.bsky.social - novella category
THE MAGNOLIA RETURNS pubbed by @escapeartists.net - short story category
Congratulations to all on the list and those who've put work in the world!
February 2, 2026 at 12:47 PM
I have two items on the @locusmag.bsky.social Recommended Reading list!
PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE from @tordotcompub.bsky.social - novella category
THE MAGNOLIA RETURNS pubbed by @escapeartists.net - short story category
Congratulations to all on the list and those who've put work in the world!
PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE from @tordotcompub.bsky.social - novella category
THE MAGNOLIA RETURNS pubbed by @escapeartists.net - short story category
Congratulations to all on the list and those who've put work in the world!
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Congratulations to everyone who made the Locus list!
I'm especially thrilled to see a couple of stories we published on PodCastle there: "The Magnolia Returns" by @edenroyce.bsky.social and "Woodpecker, Warbler, Mussel, Thrush" by @ruthjoffre.bsky.social
I'm especially thrilled to see a couple of stories we published on PodCastle there: "The Magnolia Returns" by @edenroyce.bsky.social and "Woodpecker, Warbler, Mussel, Thrush" by @ruthjoffre.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Congratulations to everyone who made the Locus list!
I'm especially thrilled to see a couple of stories we published on PodCastle there: "The Magnolia Returns" by @edenroyce.bsky.social and "Woodpecker, Warbler, Mussel, Thrush" by @ruthjoffre.bsky.social
I'm especially thrilled to see a couple of stories we published on PodCastle there: "The Magnolia Returns" by @edenroyce.bsky.social and "Woodpecker, Warbler, Mussel, Thrush" by @ruthjoffre.bsky.social
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4/5 Tochi Onyebuchi’s “Racebook,” Joy Sanchez-Taylor’s masterful “Dispelling Fantasies,” Sharang Biswas, Domnique Dickey, Amal El-Mohtar, @jordankurella.com (!), @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app, Hache Pueyo, my goddess in whose name I worship @edenroyce.bsky.social, Caitlin Starling, Erin Brown ...
February 1, 2026 at 3:31 PM
4/5 Tochi Onyebuchi’s “Racebook,” Joy Sanchez-Taylor’s masterful “Dispelling Fantasies,” Sharang Biswas, Domnique Dickey, Amal El-Mohtar, @jordankurella.com (!), @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app, Hache Pueyo, my goddess in whose name I worship @edenroyce.bsky.social, Caitlin Starling, Erin Brown ...
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1/5: I would like to autistic banshee shriek with joy that so many wonderful SFF/H authors are on this Recommended Reading list incl. Charlie Jane Anders, Hiron Ennes, Mona Awad, Isabel Cañas, Sarah Gailey, Stephen Graham Jones, Samira Ahmed, Natalia Theodoridou, (cont) locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
2025 Recommended Reading List
Welcome to the Locus Recommended Reading List… We saw some fabulous books come out last year and are so pleased to let you know about them! Our recommendations are compiled annually by the Locus re…
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February 1, 2026 at 3:31 PM
1/5: I would like to autistic banshee shriek with joy that so many wonderful SFF/H authors are on this Recommended Reading list incl. Charlie Jane Anders, Hiron Ennes, Mona Awad, Isabel Cañas, Sarah Gailey, Stephen Graham Jones, Samira Ahmed, Natalia Theodoridou, (cont) locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
"Body horror can be extremely freeing, especially (for) people in marginalized bodies..."
BODY HORROR AND THE MYTH OF THE PERFECT VICTIM is a thoughtful, potent analysis of my Southern Gothic horror novella HOLLOW TONGUE by the amazing Johnny Lee.
medium.com/@JohnnyLeeWr...
BODY HORROR AND THE MYTH OF THE PERFECT VICTIM is a thoughtful, potent analysis of my Southern Gothic horror novella HOLLOW TONGUE by the amazing Johnny Lee.
medium.com/@JohnnyLeeWr...
Body Horror and the Myth of the Perfect Victim
Hollow Tongue by Eden Royce (2024)
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January 28, 2026 at 1:10 PM
"Body horror can be extremely freeing, especially (for) people in marginalized bodies..."
BODY HORROR AND THE MYTH OF THE PERFECT VICTIM is a thoughtful, potent analysis of my Southern Gothic horror novella HOLLOW TONGUE by the amazing Johnny Lee.
medium.com/@JohnnyLeeWr...
BODY HORROR AND THE MYTH OF THE PERFECT VICTIM is a thoughtful, potent analysis of my Southern Gothic horror novella HOLLOW TONGUE by the amazing Johnny Lee.
medium.com/@JohnnyLeeWr...