John Langan
@johnlangan.bsky.social
Writer. All monsters, all the time. Filthy liberal.
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Tomorrow! 🤯
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November 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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I figured since I'm out buying books that I should get one I don't have a physical or digital copy of.
The Fisherman by John Langan @johnlangan.bsky.social
The Fisherman by John Langan @johnlangan.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I figured since I'm out buying books that I should get one I don't have a physical or digital copy of.
The Fisherman by John Langan @johnlangan.bsky.social
The Fisherman by John Langan @johnlangan.bsky.social
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There are few, if any, contemporary writers who make me want to simultaneously start a new story right now and also give up writing forever as much as @johnlangan.bsky.social.
Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions
John Langan, author of Bram Stoker Award-winning novel The Fisherman, returns with thirteen new tales of cosmic horror in Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions. Look for Lost in the Dark and Other …
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November 14, 2025 at 5:02 AM
There are few, if any, contemporary writers who make me want to simultaneously start a new story right now and also give up writing forever as much as @johnlangan.bsky.social.
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I still believe Christine Blasey Ford and I still believe Anita Hill.
Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
November 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I still believe Christine Blasey Ford and I still believe Anita Hill.
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THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal blitz
Southwest Side politicians condemned Saturday’s pepper spraying and the federal sweep of Little Village as “state-sponsored terrorism” at a news conference Sunday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY
Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
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This Saturday, Nov. 15th, Penn State Harrisburg will host COSMIC HORRORS: NOT IF, BUT WHEN, a conversation between quantum physicists and authors Amanda Headlee, John Langan, Mary SanGiovanni, and Yours Truly, moderated by @jrevolver.bsky.social. Free to the public! sites.psu.edu/apsmas25/202...
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This Saturday, Nov. 15th, Penn State Harrisburg will host COSMIC HORRORS: NOT IF, BUT WHEN, a conversation between quantum physicists and authors Amanda Headlee, John Langan, Mary SanGiovanni, and Yours Truly, moderated by @jrevolver.bsky.social. Free to the public! sites.psu.edu/apsmas25/202...
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This is what it looks like when you get @johnlangan.bsky.social to sign a book for you and then @claymcleod.bsky.social finds out you didn’t pay for it.
(Side note: read the first story in Corpsemouth, “Kore,” this morning and it’s pitch-perfect, creepy and unsettling.)
(Side note: read the first story in Corpsemouth, “Kore,” this morning and it’s pitch-perfect, creepy and unsettling.)
November 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is what it looks like when you get @johnlangan.bsky.social to sign a book for you and then @claymcleod.bsky.social finds out you didn’t pay for it.
(Side note: read the first story in Corpsemouth, “Kore,” this morning and it’s pitch-perfect, creepy and unsettling.)
(Side note: read the first story in Corpsemouth, “Kore,” this morning and it’s pitch-perfect, creepy and unsettling.)
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Talk about Horror Joy! Had a blast this weekend @christineharrold.bsky.social. The good people @horrorjoypod.bsky.social should interview her! She’s created one of the best horror gatherings around! @mwmercier.bsky.social Also, talking with @johnlangan.bsky.social makes me want to be smarter.
November 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Talk about Horror Joy! Had a blast this weekend @christineharrold.bsky.social. The good people @horrorjoypod.bsky.social should interview her! She’s created one of the best horror gatherings around! @mwmercier.bsky.social Also, talking with @johnlangan.bsky.social makes me want to be smarter.
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I highly recommend Zig Zag Claybourne’s work—particularly Afro Puffs Are the Antennae of the Universe. If you haven’t read it yet, you’re missing out on a lot of fun.
January 31, 2024 at 6:29 PM
I highly recommend Zig Zag Claybourne’s work—particularly Afro Puffs Are the Antennae of the Universe. If you haven’t read it yet, you’re missing out on a lot of fun.
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Republicans (shrieking): STOP OPPRESSING CHRISTIANS WE ARE SO PERSECUTED WE JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO PRAY IN PUBLIC WITHOUT YOUR SCORN
Also Republicans:
Also Republicans:
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Republicans (shrieking): STOP OPPRESSING CHRISTIANS WE ARE SO PERSECUTED WE JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO PRAY IN PUBLIC WITHOUT YOUR SCORN
Also Republicans:
Also Republicans:
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@johnlangan.bsky.social’s name card told me in an otherworldly voice to hide @claymcleod.bsky.social’s name card. I’m not responsible for its disappearance.
November 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
@johnlangan.bsky.social’s name card told me in an otherworldly voice to hide @claymcleod.bsky.social’s name card. I’m not responsible for its disappearance.
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Did my first interview for A Mythos of Monsters and Madness and had a blast. I recommended checking out @lorekeating.bsky.social and @raebolt.bsky.social along with other terrific writers. And of course, I mentioned the work of @johnlangan.bsky.social .
www.castlebridgemedia.com/podcast-1/ep...
www.castlebridgemedia.com/podcast-1/ep...
Podcast | Castle Bridge Media
www.castlebridgemedia.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Did my first interview for A Mythos of Monsters and Madness and had a blast. I recommended checking out @lorekeating.bsky.social and @raebolt.bsky.social along with other terrific writers. And of course, I mentioned the work of @johnlangan.bsky.social .
www.castlebridgemedia.com/podcast-1/ep...
www.castlebridgemedia.com/podcast-1/ep...
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Did I make it into @reactorsff.bsky.social's Reading the Weird? Well, not directly. But my mention in @johnlangan.bsky.social's "Errata" did.
Reader Beware: John Langan’s “Errata” - Reactor
A glimpse inside the dark and twisted horror of modern publishing...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Did I make it into @reactorsff.bsky.social's Reading the Weird? Well, not directly. But my mention in @johnlangan.bsky.social's "Errata" did.
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if you read one essay on horror, this week, make it this one.
Some thoughts on horror, materialism, pessimism, enlightenment. The usual.
matthewcheney.net/blog/the-mat...
matthewcheney.net/blog/the-mat...
The Matter of Horror
If you read a lot of horror literature because you like to be scared, then you’re probably a normal, healthy person. If you read horror literature to fulfill some deeply personal predisposition, be as...
matthewcheney.net
November 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
if you read one essay on horror, this week, make it this one.
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
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Some Over the Garden Wall for this month’s riso print subscription, because I would love to have a frog sing to me
November 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Some Over the Garden Wall for this month’s riso print subscription, because I would love to have a frog sing to me
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Sucks that this is even a thing -- shithole country, indeed -- but also a good reminder to donate to WCK if possible. Alongside any of your local food banks.
My brother just sent a picture from DC, where World Central Kitchen — yes, the people who've been feeding Gaza — have a tent set up offering free meals for federal employees and families who are affected by the shutdown. God I hate this shithole country.
November 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Sucks that this is even a thing -- shithole country, indeed -- but also a good reminder to donate to WCK if possible. Alongside any of your local food banks.
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They can't even turn a profit stealing every thought on Earth? They need corporate welfare, too?
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 6, 2025 at 2:06 AM
They can't even turn a profit stealing every thought on Earth? They need corporate welfare, too?
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REAL pumpkinheads know that spooky season is just beginning. With that in mind, Reading the Weird jumps into @johnlangan.bsky.social's weird, metatextual, dare we say analog horror short story "Errata"!
reactormag.com/reader-bewar...
reactormag.com/reader-bewar...
Reader Beware: John Langan’s “Errata” - Reactor
A glimpse inside the dark and twisted horror of modern publishing...
reactormag.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
REAL pumpkinheads know that spooky season is just beginning. With that in mind, Reading the Weird jumps into @johnlangan.bsky.social's weird, metatextual, dare we say analog horror short story "Errata"!
reactormag.com/reader-bewar...
reactormag.com/reader-bewar...
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Good year for showing up in other people's books, apparently.
(From @johnlangan.bsky.social's LOST IN THE DARK & OTHER EXCURSIONS.)
(From @johnlangan.bsky.social's LOST IN THE DARK & OTHER EXCURSIONS.)
November 4, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Good year for showing up in other people's books, apparently.
(From @johnlangan.bsky.social's LOST IN THE DARK & OTHER EXCURSIONS.)
(From @johnlangan.bsky.social's LOST IN THE DARK & OTHER EXCURSIONS.)
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finished @johnlangan.bsky.social's terrific new short story collection Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions. don't really have anything pithy or smart to say, other than i very much enjoyed it, and if you are into horror and you haven't read Langan, you should get on that.
November 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
finished @johnlangan.bsky.social's terrific new short story collection Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions. don't really have anything pithy or smart to say, other than i very much enjoyed it, and if you are into horror and you haven't read Langan, you should get on that.
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The Fisherman by @johnlangan.bsky.social, one of my favorite horror books of all time. The definition of a slow burn that rewards big. We made it! Happy Halloween, everybody. If you bought one third of the books I've recommended this month, you are very happy and completely broke.
October 31, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The Fisherman by @johnlangan.bsky.social, one of my favorite horror books of all time. The definition of a slow burn that rewards big. We made it! Happy Halloween, everybody. If you bought one third of the books I've recommended this month, you are very happy and completely broke.
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Excellent writer, powerful book, good dude.
What's not to love?
What's not to love?
It’s #FridayReads time and Halloween! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I bring you magic, vengeance, ghosts, friendship, a hurricane, and creatures from beyond the reef…and it’s all 45% off because Halloween!🎃
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October 31, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Excellent writer, powerful book, good dude.
What's not to love?
What's not to love?
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“enhanced subsidies that make insurance premiums cheaper for about 22 million of the 24 million Americans who buy insurance over the ACA exchanges.
Recipients’ health premiums are set to increase by 114% in 2026, on average, without the enhanced subsidies“
Recipients’ health premiums are set to increase by 114% in 2026, on average, without the enhanced subsidies“
Millions face 'huge sticker shock' when ACA open enrollment starts Nov. 1
Millions of households logging on to enroll in a health plan via the Affordable Care Act marketplace will see much higher premiums.
www.cnbc.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“enhanced subsidies that make insurance premiums cheaper for about 22 million of the 24 million Americans who buy insurance over the ACA exchanges.
Recipients’ health premiums are set to increase by 114% in 2026, on average, without the enhanced subsidies“
Recipients’ health premiums are set to increase by 114% in 2026, on average, without the enhanced subsidies“