The King of Pain, John F.D. Taff
@jfdt.bsky.social
Horror author, multiple Stoker nominee and World Fantasy nominee of such books as DARK STARS, LITTLE BLACK SPOTS, ALL THE STARS DIE in Q3 2025 and the re-releases of THE END IN ALL BEGINNINGS and THE FEARING, all 3 from Bad Hand Books. Represented by me.
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Thank you to @joshmalerman.bsky.social for these kind words for ALL THE STARS DIE by @jfdt.bsky.social. Coming this September! Pre-order through the Bad Hand site or wherever books are sold.
"After reading All the Stars Die, John Taff would definitely make Lovecraft proud."
That's the latest review left for my latest novella collection.
See it, and buy my book here or, more appropriately, at you local bookseller.
Review: Enjoying it like a cold dinner in hell! a.co/d/6BRAfZt
That's the latest review left for my latest novella collection.
See it, and buy my book here or, more appropriately, at you local bookseller.
Review: Enjoying it like a cold dinner in hell! a.co/d/6BRAfZt
January 1, 2026 at 6:36 PM
"After reading All the Stars Die, John Taff would definitely make Lovecraft proud."
That's the latest review left for my latest novella collection.
See it, and buy my book here or, more appropriately, at you local bookseller.
Review: Enjoying it like a cold dinner in hell! a.co/d/6BRAfZt
That's the latest review left for my latest novella collection.
See it, and buy my book here or, more appropriately, at you local bookseller.
Review: Enjoying it like a cold dinner in hell! a.co/d/6BRAfZt
Happy New Year, beautiful people! May it be more fictionally dark than non-fictionally dark!
January 1, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Happy New Year, beautiful people! May it be more fictionally dark than non-fictionally dark!
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The latest review of THE END IN ALL BEGINNINGS by @jfdt.bsky.social says, "Picking up this collection was a great idea. Just good stuff."
We agree.
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We agree.
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The End in All Beginnings
Death is coming for you. From the moment you took your…
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December 30, 2025 at 4:05 AM
The latest review of THE END IN ALL BEGINNINGS by @jfdt.bsky.social says, "Picking up this collection was a great idea. Just good stuff."
We agree.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
We agree.
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Good luck!!
Finished my readthrough of my next horror/thriller novel. Now, for something even more terrifying (to me, anyway) ... querying.
a cup of coffee with a smiley face on the top of it
Alt: a cup of coffee with a smiley face on the top of it screaming its foamy head off.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Good luck!!
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A new Amazon review of ALL THE STARS DIE says, "And what makes Taff such a master at Cosmic Horror is the way he brings characters to life and dives deep into their reality and human struggles ... and he lets us experience this cosmic horror through their eyes."
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All the Stars Die: Cosmic Horror Novellas
Amazon.com: All the Stars Die: Cosmic Horror Novellas eBook : Taff, John F.D.: Books
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December 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
A new Amazon review of ALL THE STARS DIE says, "And what makes Taff such a master at Cosmic Horror is the way he brings characters to life and dives deep into their reality and human struggles ... and he lets us experience this cosmic horror through their eyes."
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Ahh, man, do glad you enjoyed the book! Hope you do read more. Might I suggest THE END IN ALL BEGINNINGS, reissued recently by @badhandbooks.bsky.social.
From this years reads, my favorite has been 'All The Stars Die' by John F.D. Taff. A collection of Cosmic & Existential Horror, it is masterful at storytelling and keeps you in its grips (claws? tendrils?). I had to force it down between reads, or suffer eternal night.
1/3
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1/3
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December 28, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Ahh, man, do glad you enjoyed the book! Hope you do read more. Might I suggest THE END IN ALL BEGINNINGS, reissued recently by @badhandbooks.bsky.social.
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Can confirm.
The best Cosmic Horror is also Microscopic Horror.
Check out Taff's collection from @badhandbooks.bsky.social
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The best Cosmic Horror is also Microscopic Horror.
Check out Taff's collection from @badhandbooks.bsky.social
www.amazon.com/All-Stars-Di...
December 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Can confirm.
The best Cosmic Horror is also Microscopic Horror.
Check out Taff's collection from @badhandbooks.bsky.social
www.amazon.com/All-Stars-Di...
The best Cosmic Horror is also Microscopic Horror.
Check out Taff's collection from @badhandbooks.bsky.social
www.amazon.com/All-Stars-Di...
A great review for ALL THE STARS DIE from @markmatthews.bsky.social. Thanks, Mark! Get your copy of my cosmic horror novella collection today!
Review on Amazon: Great to see Bad Hand share Taff's work with the world. www.amazon.com/gp/customer-...
Review on Amazon: Great to see Bad Hand share Taff's work with the world. www.amazon.com/gp/customer-...
December 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A great review for ALL THE STARS DIE from @markmatthews.bsky.social. Thanks, Mark! Get your copy of my cosmic horror novella collection today!
Review on Amazon: Great to see Bad Hand share Taff's work with the world. www.amazon.com/gp/customer-...
Review on Amazon: Great to see Bad Hand share Taff's work with the world. www.amazon.com/gp/customer-...
Hey thanks!
Happy birthday, man. 🥳🤘🏻
December 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Hey thanks!
Thanks, Brian! Happy holidays!
Happy birthday, John!
December 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Thanks, Brian! Happy holidays!
Thanks, man!
Happy birthday!
December 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Thanks, man!
Happy birthday to me!
62. It's the new 87.
Sheesh.
62. It's the new 87.
Sheesh.
December 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Happy birthday to me!
62. It's the new 87.
Sheesh.
62. It's the new 87.
Sheesh.
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I can’t wait for the day we start ripping out all that golden shit out of the White House and tearing his name off of every taxpayer funded building in the country.
December 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I can’t wait for the day we start ripping out all that golden shit out of the White House and tearing his name off of every taxpayer funded building in the country.
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Pam Bondi is the Roy Cohn of Ghislaine Maxwells.
December 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Pam Bondi is the Roy Cohn of Ghislaine Maxwells.
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Racism.
The answer is racism.
The answer is racism.
December 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Racism.
The answer is racism.
The answer is racism.
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Received the final (original bonus) story for the limited-edition hardcover of @lairdbarron.bsky.social's NOT A SPECK OF LIGHT. Production continues! We still have a few available for pre-order in the store. Only 500 will be produced.
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Not a Speck of Light by Laird Barron (Limited Hardcover Edition) — Bad Hand Books
FEWER THAN 200 COPIES REMAIN AVAILABLE It’s going to get even darker in 2025. One of the most celebrated horror collections of 2024 will be in glorious hardcover for the first time! N...
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December 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Received the final (original bonus) story for the limited-edition hardcover of @lairdbarron.bsky.social's NOT A SPECK OF LIGHT. Production continues! We still have a few available for pre-order in the store. Only 500 will be produced.
badhandbooks.com/preorders/no...
badhandbooks.com/preorders/no...
Thanks, brother, we had a blast!
What is this "End Times," you ask? Tune in to our podcast with @jfdt.bsky.social and Doug Murano of @badhandbooks.bsky.social (link in comments) to find out about that, John's new book ALL THE STARS DIE, and a whole lot more. This is a fantastic episode.
December 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Thanks, brother, we had a blast!
To all my fellow HWA members, if you're reading works for Stoker Award consideration, I'd be pleased to send you copies of my cosmic novella collection ALL THE STARS DIE for consideration in the Long Fiction and Fiction Collection categories. Respond to this or DM me!
December 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
To all my fellow HWA members, if you're reading works for Stoker Award consideration, I'd be pleased to send you copies of my cosmic novella collection ALL THE STARS DIE for consideration in the Long Fiction and Fiction Collection categories. Respond to this or DM me!
Guess I know what I'll be doing this holiday season. What about you? I mean, beside reading my latest ALL THE STARS DIE.
December 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Guess I know what I'll be doing this holiday season. What about you? I mean, beside reading my latest ALL THE STARS DIE.
Ahh, you old flatterer, you.
This conversation we had with Doug Murano of @badhandbooks.bsky.social and @jfdt.bsky.social , author of the forthcoming novella collection All the Stars Die, is the stuff of dreams for readers, writers, and podcasters. Free knowledge from two of the best in their field.
The Ink Heist Podcast - with John F.D. Taff and Doug Murano. by Ink Heist - A Podcast for Readers of Dark Fiction
This conversation we had with Doug Murano of Bad Hand Books and John F. D. Taff, author of the forthcoming novella collection All the Stars Die is the stuff of dreams for readers, writers, and podcast...
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December 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Ahh, you old flatterer, you.
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Ah, @littlehikerbird.bsky.social knows…
December 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Ah, @littlehikerbird.bsky.social knows…
Thanks so much, Rich! It's always a blast hanging out with you and Shane! And now, Doug!
This past weekend, @mothfrenzy.bsky.social and I had a blast hanging out with @jfdt.bsky.social and Doug Murano of @badhandbooks.bsky.social! It's a great conversation with two of the kindest people in publishing and we hope you enjoy listening. Check it out below!
December 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Thanks so much, Rich! It's always a blast hanging out with you and Shane! And now, Doug!
Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends!
November 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends!
It's a great cover! Thanks, man!
you won't believe who did the cover!!
its a me!
its a me!
Fear is coming in 2026...all of it. The Final Edition of @jfdt.bsky.social's epic novel THE FEARING will feature the story as no one has ever seen it with a revised narrative and ALL NEW content. Pre-order using BADFRIDAY25 and save 30% off your purchase.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It's a great cover! Thanks, man!