Laurel Hightower
@laurelhightower.bsky.social
Horror loving mom. Author of that mothman book, BELOW. Also WHISPERS IN THE DARK, CROSSROADS, EVERY WOMAN KNOWS THIS, SILENT KEY, SPIRIT COVEN, and THE DAY OF THE DOOR
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My debut novel turns 5 this month! Nice words from writers I admire:
“A full-bore, vicious death metal roar through suburbia towards hell.”
— @gemmafiles.bsky.social
“Superbly written.”
— @laurelhightower.bsky.social
"[A] coming-of-age story with teeth and claws.”
— @spmiskowski.bsky.social
“A full-bore, vicious death metal roar through suburbia towards hell.”
— @gemmafiles.bsky.social
“Superbly written.”
— @laurelhightower.bsky.social
"[A] coming-of-age story with teeth and claws.”
— @spmiskowski.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 6:46 PM
My debut novel turns 5 this month! Nice words from writers I admire:
“A full-bore, vicious death metal roar through suburbia towards hell.”
— @gemmafiles.bsky.social
“Superbly written.”
— @laurelhightower.bsky.social
"[A] coming-of-age story with teeth and claws.”
— @spmiskowski.bsky.social
“A full-bore, vicious death metal roar through suburbia towards hell.”
— @gemmafiles.bsky.social
“Superbly written.”
— @laurelhightower.bsky.social
"[A] coming-of-age story with teeth and claws.”
— @spmiskowski.bsky.social
I'm a gal who's always struggled with symbolism - reading poetry helps me chip away at the edges of my lacking and damn. Y'all, you poets, you really deserve all the accolades.
February 10, 2026 at 3:19 AM
I'm a gal who's always struggled with symbolism - reading poetry helps me chip away at the edges of my lacking and damn. Y'all, you poets, you really deserve all the accolades.
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40 reviews on Goodreads for my collection. Not too shabby considering I'm me.
Readers, please consider leaving a review on Amazon, Goodreads, or where ever you're comfortable. Grateful!☺️
mybook.to/AllsWell
Readers, please consider leaving a review on Amazon, Goodreads, or where ever you're comfortable. Grateful!☺️
mybook.to/AllsWell
All's Well That Ends Well
Read it now
mybook.to
November 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
40 reviews on Goodreads for my collection. Not too shabby considering I'm me.
Readers, please consider leaving a review on Amazon, Goodreads, or where ever you're comfortable. Grateful!☺️
mybook.to/AllsWell
Readers, please consider leaving a review on Amazon, Goodreads, or where ever you're comfortable. Grateful!☺️
mybook.to/AllsWell
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Sometimes I just get sad thinking of all the pitbulls I can't adopt right now. I'd snuggle those house hippos til they down deep knew they were home for good.
February 7, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Sometimes I just get sad thinking of all the pitbulls I can't adopt right now. I'd snuggle those house hippos til they down deep knew they were home for good.
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Westboro Baptist Church tried to make an Anti-Luigi Mangione poster but it just looks like Luigi is threatening billionaires and goes unironically hard af
February 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Westboro Baptist Church tried to make an Anti-Luigi Mangione poster but it just looks like Luigi is threatening billionaires and goes unironically hard af
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Folks, the east side of St. Paul has been getting slammed by ICE and needs help. Harding High on the east side is like 50-75% vulnerable families and is currently feeding 60 families a week. Please consider giving here. www.gofundme.com/f/vvtc6j-rel...
Donate to Relief for Harding Families in Crisis, organized by Harding Parents United
Some students are returning from school to find their parents have been d… Harding Parents United needs your support for Relief for Harding Families in Crisis
www.gofundme.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Folks, the east side of St. Paul has been getting slammed by ICE and needs help. Harding High on the east side is like 50-75% vulnerable families and is currently feeding 60 families a week. Please consider giving here. www.gofundme.com/f/vvtc6j-rel...
If, like me, you're looking for a quick way to help MN families impacted by ICE
gofund.me/a7fdaa983
gofund.me/a7fdaa983
February 4, 2026 at 12:48 AM
If, like me, you're looking for a quick way to help MN families impacted by ICE
gofund.me/a7fdaa983
gofund.me/a7fdaa983
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Today: TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS in audio! 😈
My @titanbooks.bsky.social coming-of-rage horror collection is now out in audiobook through @tantoraudio.bsky.social, narrated by Moniqua Plante!
Now is the time of monsters. Get away, or get even.
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
My @titanbooks.bsky.social coming-of-rage horror collection is now out in audiobook through @tantoraudio.bsky.social, narrated by Moniqua Plante!
Now is the time of monsters. Get away, or get even.
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
February 3, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Today: TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS in audio! 😈
My @titanbooks.bsky.social coming-of-rage horror collection is now out in audiobook through @tantoraudio.bsky.social, narrated by Moniqua Plante!
Now is the time of monsters. Get away, or get even.
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
My @titanbooks.bsky.social coming-of-rage horror collection is now out in audiobook through @tantoraudio.bsky.social, narrated by Moniqua Plante!
Now is the time of monsters. Get away, or get even.
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
😍😍😍
I'm so pleased to help reveal the cover of @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social's next book, INTO THE DARKENING DUST! Blood magic, lost relatives, and the unforgiving desert trying to swallow it all whole. #booksky
Coming May 1st! Pre-order here: www.katherinesilvaauthor.com/shop/into-th...
Coming May 1st! Pre-order here: www.katherinesilvaauthor.com/shop/into-th...
February 3, 2026 at 3:43 PM
😍😍😍
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new & restocked horror now available at b&n sioux falls!!
January 31, 2026 at 10:58 PM
new & restocked horror now available at b&n sioux falls!!
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The Nine O'Clock Horses: still free today, if you get in there quick! ⬇️
Completely forgot it was the US General Strike today
Want to read some short horror fic but don't want to buy anything?
We just made THE NINE O'CLOCK HORSES ebook free to download today and tomorrow at the digital Batcave
Have at it! (And solidarity, striking friends ✊)
Want to read some short horror fic but don't want to buy anything?
We just made THE NINE O'CLOCK HORSES ebook free to download today and tomorrow at the digital Batcave
Have at it! (And solidarity, striking friends ✊)
The Nine O'Clock Horses & Other Stories
Urban legend, body horror and suburban paranoia collide in THE NINE O’CLOCK HORSES - a collection of short stories, novelettes and micro-fictions from the author of TRADWIFE, HUMMINGBIRD and SALTBLOOD...
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January 31, 2026 at 10:31 AM
The Nine O'Clock Horses: still free today, if you get in there quick! ⬇️
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“It’s worse than people think,” said attorney Eric Lee, who tried to visit clients at Dilley on Saturday. “The water is putrid. They have to mix baby formula with water that nobody wants to even smell. The food has bugs in it. The food has dirt in it.”
“[Liam] keeps asking about that hat and that backpack that are in the picture,” the congressman said. “I think they took that from him.”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/u...
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Rep. Joaquin Castro meets with the 5-year-old boy held with his father at a Texas detention facility | CNN
US Rep. Joaquin Castro met Wednesday with Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old Minnesota boy taken from his family’s suburban Minneapolis driveway last week after federal agents apprehended his father, t...
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January 29, 2026 at 5:50 PM
“It’s worse than people think,” said attorney Eric Lee, who tried to visit clients at Dilley on Saturday. “The water is putrid. They have to mix baby formula with water that nobody wants to even smell. The food has bugs in it. The food has dirt in it.”
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As Black History Month approaches, a reminder that HORROR NOIRE, the best-reviewed documentary of 2019, is at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, but is still not “Certified Fresh” because there are only 38 reviews (RT says limited release movies require 40). Is this the year? Will you answer the call?
January 31, 2026 at 2:29 PM
As Black History Month approaches, a reminder that HORROR NOIRE, the best-reviewed documentary of 2019, is at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, but is still not “Certified Fresh” because there are only 38 reviews (RT says limited release movies require 40). Is this the year? Will you answer the call?
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I don't think there are good arguments against this position
legislators should be staging sit-ins, they should not leave the fucking chambers until there are votes on impeachment. make your colleagues defend this piece of shit on the record. show history what you fucking did in this moment you god damned cowards
January 30, 2026 at 2:21 PM
I don't think there are good arguments against this position
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A New York federal judge dismissed murder and weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione, a major blow to prosecutors that means Mangione no longer faces a possible death penalty if convicted reut.rs/45Fin56
January 30, 2026 at 3:28 PM
A New York federal judge dismissed murder and weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione, a major blow to prosecutors that means Mangione no longer faces a possible death penalty if convicted reut.rs/45Fin56
"Why do you workout?"
Oh, anymore it's just an attempt to appease the anxiety hamster running endlessly on its wheel in my head.
Oh, anymore it's just an attempt to appease the anxiety hamster running endlessly on its wheel in my head.
a close up of a hamster 's face with its mouth open .
ALT: a close up of a hamster 's face with its mouth open .
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January 29, 2026 at 10:45 PM
"Why do you workout?"
Oh, anymore it's just an attempt to appease the anxiety hamster running endlessly on its wheel in my head.
Oh, anymore it's just an attempt to appease the anxiety hamster running endlessly on its wheel in my head.
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Been on the road all day, so sharing now, my latest interview with @mrbullbull.bsky.social is with @robdsmith.bsky.social
Check out Rob's latest novel. It's a good one!
Check out Rob's latest novel. It's a good one!
"Daniel Brown is a stand-in for a lot of outsiders I’ve seen. Ones that don’t fit into normal society. That get singled out because they don’t “look” right. The constant judging. And this person is weary. How can they not be?" -Rob D. Smith mrbullbull.com/newbull/the-...
January 24, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Been on the road all day, so sharing now, my latest interview with @mrbullbull.bsky.social is with @robdsmith.bsky.social
Check out Rob's latest novel. It's a good one!
Check out Rob's latest novel. It's a good one!
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please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
January 28, 2026 at 2:55 PM
please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
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Listen, life is hard right now. Let's do a 🎉giveaway🎉 of all THREE horror and Weird fiction ebooks we released in 2025: Lupus in Fabula, Shaky Pictures of Vanished Faces, and The Writhing, Verdant End.
To enter, quote-post with an upcoming 2026 horror or Weird fiction release you're excited about!
To enter, quote-post with an upcoming 2026 horror or Weird fiction release you're excited about!
January 28, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Listen, life is hard right now. Let's do a 🎉giveaway🎉 of all THREE horror and Weird fiction ebooks we released in 2025: Lupus in Fabula, Shaky Pictures of Vanished Faces, and The Writhing, Verdant End.
To enter, quote-post with an upcoming 2026 horror or Weird fiction release you're excited about!
To enter, quote-post with an upcoming 2026 horror or Weird fiction release you're excited about!
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Good morning friends! Some things to remember when you call your senators today:
1. Renee Good's killer is still at large and has not faced justice
2. Alex Pretti's murderers are still at large, unnamed and still working on our dime.
3. 35 people died in ICE custody last year. 35 shattered families
1. Renee Good's killer is still at large and has not faced justice
2. Alex Pretti's murderers are still at large, unnamed and still working on our dime.
3. 35 people died in ICE custody last year. 35 shattered families
January 27, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Good morning friends! Some things to remember when you call your senators today:
1. Renee Good's killer is still at large and has not faced justice
2. Alex Pretti's murderers are still at large, unnamed and still working on our dime.
3. 35 people died in ICE custody last year. 35 shattered families
1. Renee Good's killer is still at large and has not faced justice
2. Alex Pretti's murderers are still at large, unnamed and still working on our dime.
3. 35 people died in ICE custody last year. 35 shattered families
Yeah I'm biased but @frank212.bsky.social is one helluva talented writer ♥️♥️♥️
My 2nd short story of 2026, DESTROYER, is in HORROR SLEAZE TRASH today!
A 2800 word revenge story, that'll be in my untitled short story collection. Click on the link, if you'd like to read.
horrorsleazetrash.com/2026/01/27/f...
A 2800 word revenge story, that'll be in my untitled short story collection. Click on the link, if you'd like to read.
horrorsleazetrash.com/2026/01/27/f...
January 27, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Yeah I'm biased but @frank212.bsky.social is one helluva talented writer ♥️♥️♥️
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Today and tomorrow, January 25-26; if you make a donation to any of the organizations here and show me proof, I’ll send you a free copy of any of my self-published ebooks, your choice. These include Little Paranoias, Without Condition, and others. www.standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Today and tomorrow, January 25-26; if you make a donation to any of the organizations here and show me proof, I’ll send you a free copy of any of my self-published ebooks, your choice. These include Little Paranoias, Without Condition, and others. www.standwithminnesota.com
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trying to save up some $$$ for stuff I can't talk about right now, so last night I went thru most of my rare books and listed them on ebay, if anyone was interested! (will probably do the same for movies at a later date.) browse here: www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_...
January 22, 2026 at 5:07 PM
trying to save up some $$$ for stuff I can't talk about right now, so last night I went thru most of my rare books and listed them on ebay, if anyone was interested! (will probably do the same for movies at a later date.) browse here: www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_...