Erik McHatton
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Erik McHatton
@erikmchatton.bsky.social
· Jun 24
BRAVE NEW WEIRD Volume Three (softcover; includes eBook)
The Most Important Meal of the Day…is Weird. Why so glum, friend? Are you feeling fatigued? Logy? Knackered? Do you require sustenance? A boost of energy to reinvigorate your existence? We have good n...
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Brave New Weird, Vol. 3 releases today from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social, featuring 25 examples of today's best new weird horror fiction. My story, "The Man Who Collected Ligotti," was chosen to be a part of it, and I couldn't be prouder. Pick it up today!
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Alright, I did the Year in Review thing. Bad year? Or good year with bad expectations? You be the judge.
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December 29, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Alright, I did the Year in Review thing. Bad year? Or good year with bad expectations? You be the judge.
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Our next submission call is right around the corner. Check out our guidelines to learn more: https://bit.ly/3FZcgMA
December 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Our next submission call is right around the corner. Check out our guidelines to learn more: https://bit.ly/3FZcgMA
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There’s no better artist than nature and these fuckers gotta bastardize it with the computer.
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
There’s no better artist than nature and these fuckers gotta bastardize it with the computer.
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🦑 Episode 1007…
“The first person to see the wave was a fisherman.”
The Children of the Event, by Carson Winter
Narrator: Matt Arnold
Host: Alasdair Stuart
Audio: Graeme Dunlop
pseudopod.org/2025/12/12/p...
This story was first published in the collection ‘Portraits of Decay’
“The first person to see the wave was a fisherman.”
The Children of the Event, by Carson Winter
Narrator: Matt Arnold
Host: Alasdair Stuart
Audio: Graeme Dunlop
pseudopod.org/2025/12/12/p...
This story was first published in the collection ‘Portraits of Decay’
PseudoPod 1007: The Children of the Event
The first person to see the wave was a fisherman. Like most of his kind, he was strong, fond of water, and a heavy drinker; he wore rubber boots and a yellow coat slicked with salmon guts.
pseudopod.org
December 12, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🦑 Episode 1007…
“The first person to see the wave was a fisherman.”
The Children of the Event, by Carson Winter
Narrator: Matt Arnold
Host: Alasdair Stuart
Audio: Graeme Dunlop
pseudopod.org/2025/12/12/p...
This story was first published in the collection ‘Portraits of Decay’
“The first person to see the wave was a fisherman.”
The Children of the Event, by Carson Winter
Narrator: Matt Arnold
Host: Alasdair Stuart
Audio: Graeme Dunlop
pseudopod.org/2025/12/12/p...
This story was first published in the collection ‘Portraits of Decay’
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There are now three ways you can subscribe to Grimdark Magazine!
👉 Print subscription through Grimdark Magazine
👉 Add a print copy to your @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social subscription
👉 e-zine subscription through our Patreon
Find out more: grimdarkmagazine.com/subscriptions/
👉 Print subscription through Grimdark Magazine
👉 Add a print copy to your @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social subscription
👉 e-zine subscription through our Patreon
Find out more: grimdarkmagazine.com/subscriptions/
December 9, 2025 at 11:18 AM
There are now three ways you can subscribe to Grimdark Magazine!
👉 Print subscription through Grimdark Magazine
👉 Add a print copy to your @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social subscription
👉 e-zine subscription through our Patreon
Find out more: grimdarkmagazine.com/subscriptions/
👉 Print subscription through Grimdark Magazine
👉 Add a print copy to your @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social subscription
👉 e-zine subscription through our Patreon
Find out more: grimdarkmagazine.com/subscriptions/
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What's on your holiday wish list this year for cosmic horror and weird fiction themed stuff? I'm on the lookout for Joel Lane books and Keith Rosson's COFFIN MOON.
December 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
What's on your holiday wish list this year for cosmic horror and weird fiction themed stuff? I'm on the lookout for Joel Lane books and Keith Rosson's COFFIN MOON.
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I think guy might be my favorite thing I’ve drawn this year
November 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I think guy might be my favorite thing I’ve drawn this year
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Nother cool commission today
(For Astralscholar1811 on Tumblr)
(For Astralscholar1811 on Tumblr)
December 4, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Nother cool commission today
(For Astralscholar1811 on Tumblr)
(For Astralscholar1811 on Tumblr)
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#recentlywatched (recently is doing a heavy lift here but bear w/ me it’s been quite a month) The Burning (in 4K). Come see Jason Alexander as the most 30-something teenager. The raft scene remains an all-timer though.
December 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
#recentlywatched (recently is doing a heavy lift here but bear w/ me it’s been quite a month) The Burning (in 4K). Come see Jason Alexander as the most 30-something teenager. The raft scene remains an all-timer though.
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CHM will be open for submissions at the beginning of the new year!
Read our guidelines here: https://bit.ly/3FZcgMA
Read our guidelines here: https://bit.ly/3FZcgMA
December 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
CHM will be open for submissions at the beginning of the new year!
Read our guidelines here: https://bit.ly/3FZcgMA
Read our guidelines here: https://bit.ly/3FZcgMA
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#buymybooks working on edits and author notes (yes this’ll have author notes) for what I hope’ll be my next collection, got me thinking about my debut collection PRE-APPROVED FOR HAUNTING. People who’ve read it dig it. I only wish MORE people would read it…and dig it. (Also in PB, ebook, & audio)
Pre-Approved for Haunting: And Other Stories
A collection of weird, dark stories and millennial anxieties. In this new collection, Patrick Barb explores themes of family found and lost, media consumption and the dangers of runaway nostalgia, t...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
#buymybooks working on edits and author notes (yes this’ll have author notes) for what I hope’ll be my next collection, got me thinking about my debut collection PRE-APPROVED FOR HAUNTING. People who’ve read it dig it. I only wish MORE people would read it…and dig it. (Also in PB, ebook, & audio)
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Finally wrote my review for @erikmchatton.bsky.social 's Straw World and Other Echoes from the Void. A great weird fiction collection!
pierceking.com/2025/11/11/s...
pierceking.com/2025/11/11/s...
Straw World and Other Echoes from the Void: Short Story Collection Review
The Author Erik McHatton’s passion for horror literature began in grade school and can be credited to an early fascination with the “Terrific Triples” horror collections of Helen Hoke. He began wri…
pierceking.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Finally wrote my review for @erikmchatton.bsky.social 's Straw World and Other Echoes from the Void. A great weird fiction collection!
pierceking.com/2025/11/11/s...
pierceking.com/2025/11/11/s...
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Part 2 of our annual DnD episode is up! Featuring @ninamiller.bsky.social @kaidelmas.bsky.social and @erikmchatton.bsky.social.
open.spotify.com/episode/6gc6...
open.spotify.com/episode/6gc6...
Episode 134: The Annual Dead Languages DnD Extravaganza (Part 2)
Spotify video
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November 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Part 2 of our annual DnD episode is up! Featuring @ninamiller.bsky.social @kaidelmas.bsky.social and @erikmchatton.bsky.social.
open.spotify.com/episode/6gc6...
open.spotify.com/episode/6gc6...
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"Something I’ve learned is to be relentless about only writing things I want to write and not worrying about what someone else may or may not want to read. There’s no other way to write honestly."
-interview with @benlockwood.bsky.social
ivygrimes.substack.com/p/interview-...
-interview with @benlockwood.bsky.social
ivygrimes.substack.com/p/interview-...
Interview with Ben Lockwood
eco-horrific, eco-surrealist, eco-weird
ivygrimes.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
"Something I’ve learned is to be relentless about only writing things I want to write and not worrying about what someone else may or may not want to read. There’s no other way to write honestly."
-interview with @benlockwood.bsky.social
ivygrimes.substack.com/p/interview-...
-interview with @benlockwood.bsky.social
ivygrimes.substack.com/p/interview-...
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What debut horror novels were your favorite this year?
Also, if you're a debut horror writer, feel free to share your book below! I want to be sure I'm reading all the horror! 🖤🖤🖤
Also, if you're a debut horror writer, feel free to share your book below! I want to be sure I'm reading all the horror! 🖤🖤🖤
a close up of a woman 's face with blood on it and the words `` are you scared ? ''
ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with blood on it and the words `` are you scared ? ''
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November 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
What debut horror novels were your favorite this year?
Also, if you're a debut horror writer, feel free to share your book below! I want to be sure I'm reading all the horror! 🖤🖤🖤
Also, if you're a debut horror writer, feel free to share your book below! I want to be sure I'm reading all the horror! 🖤🖤🖤
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My 5-Star review of STRAW WORLD AND OTHER ECHOES FROM THE VOID! A brilliant collection of existential horror by the inimitable @erikmchatton.bsky.social -submitted for Shirley Jackson Award consideration
This is how it's done. Fantastic in every sense of the word!
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
This is how it's done. Fantastic in every sense of the word!
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
R.B. Shifman's review of Straw World and Other Echoes from the Void
5/5: It's clear from start to finish why this collection has been submitted to be considered for a Shirley Jackson Award. I greedily devoured every bite in this meaty set of stories, which are brillia...
www.goodreads.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
My 5-Star review of STRAW WORLD AND OTHER ECHOES FROM THE VOID! A brilliant collection of existential horror by the inimitable @erikmchatton.bsky.social -submitted for Shirley Jackson Award consideration
This is how it's done. Fantastic in every sense of the word!
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
This is how it's done. Fantastic in every sense of the word!
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Found a cute scratch art notepad to play with :)
October 30, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Found a cute scratch art notepad to play with :)
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Tomorrow on ergot.: getting bog eyed with some mutants and RSL @rsljnr.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Tomorrow on ergot.: getting bog eyed with some mutants and RSL @rsljnr.bsky.social
Had a great time doing this episode. My face hurt from laughing and smiling.
Join us for our annual Dead Languages DnD episode (1 of 2). We’re pleased to welcome @ninamiller.bsky.social @kaidelmas.bsky.social @erikmchatton.bsky.social onto the show for some very unhinged antics. @authorplm.bsky.social DMs, Carson plays as a turd weasel.
spotify.link/HCVls2pNRXb
spotify.link/HCVls2pNRXb
Episode 133: The Annual Dead Languages DnD Extravaganza (Part 1)
Spotify video
spotify.link
October 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Had a great time doing this episode. My face hurt from laughing and smiling.
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We always get a little ambitious around Halloween. This year, my wife and I have done all the usuals—movies, board games, haunted houses, etc. But one project has eclipsed them all.
October 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
We always get a little ambitious around Halloween. This year, my wife and I have done all the usuals—movies, board games, haunted houses, etc. But one project has eclipsed them all.
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Accompanied a friend to Target and saw the paperback of @stephenking.bsky.social’s You Like It Darker at the checkout. Then I read the top quote. My words on the cover of a King book. Kid me had a moment, y’all. Hah.
October 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Accompanied a friend to Target and saw the paperback of @stephenking.bsky.social’s You Like It Darker at the checkout. Then I read the top quote. My words on the cover of a King book. Kid me had a moment, y’all. Hah.