Nathaniel J.Darkish
@njdarkish.bsky.social
Horror writer and co-host of the Scream Kings podcast. English and creative writing high school teacher by day. Reader, board gamer, nerd. Represented by Najla Mamou of Savvy Literary. HWA.
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A friendly reminder to pre-order Dread Mondays to read the twisted little short story that @drspookyer.bsky.social and I wrote featuring video rentals and disturbing found footage!
Quite possibly the greatest carved pumpkin of all time. #ifyouknowyouknow
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Quite possibly the greatest carved pumpkin of all time. #ifyouknowyouknow
Definitely need to do a Scream Kings episode soon because I have THOUGHTS. I overall really liked it, but as I just finished teaching the novel, I'm especially keen to explore what was adapted very well and what didn't work for me.
Oh hell yeah, watching Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein tonight!
a man with a beard and glasses is holding a model of a human skull .
ALT: a man with a beard and glasses is holding a model of a human skull .
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Definitely need to do a Scream Kings episode soon because I have THOUGHTS. I overall really liked it, but as I just finished teaching the novel, I'm especially keen to explore what was adapted very well and what didn't work for me.
I forgot to post Halloween costume photos! Here's my family- my son as Aang, my daughter as Toph, my wife as Appa, and yours truly as Iroh from Avatar: The Last Airbender.
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I forgot to post Halloween costume photos! Here's my family- my son as Aang, my daughter as Toph, my wife as Appa, and yours truly as Iroh from Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Oh hell yeah, watching Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein tonight!
a man with a beard and glasses is holding a model of a human skull .
ALT: a man with a beard and glasses is holding a model of a human skull .
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Oh hell yeah, watching Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein tonight!
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 isn't just a good game, it's excellent science fiction storytelling.
This should be one of the frontrunners for next year's Hugo Award for Best Game.
New blog review: hugoclub.blogspot.com/2025/11/art-...
This should be one of the frontrunners for next year's Hugo Award for Best Game.
New blog review: hugoclub.blogspot.com/2025/11/art-...
November 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 isn't just a good game, it's excellent science fiction storytelling.
This should be one of the frontrunners for next year's Hugo Award for Best Game.
New blog review: hugoclub.blogspot.com/2025/11/art-...
This should be one of the frontrunners for next year's Hugo Award for Best Game.
New blog review: hugoclub.blogspot.com/2025/11/art-...
Why is it that Autumn is the only season with a nickname? I feel like I've only known Spring by its nickname my whole life: c'mon, what's the name on its driver's license?
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Why is it that Autumn is the only season with a nickname? I feel like I've only known Spring by its nickname my whole life: c'mon, what's the name on its driver's license?
Space Jam is a cinematic masterpiece that I still regularly watch in my 30s. The sequel makes my eyes want to bleed.
you know, the original SPACE JAM was not some kind of masterpiece — it wasn’t even particularly good — but it feels like SEVEN SAMURAI compared to the sequel (watching it with my kids right now)
November 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Space Jam is a cinematic masterpiece that I still regularly watch in my 30s. The sequel makes my eyes want to bleed.
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The next anthology: DOOM SCROLL.
The theme: social media horror stories
Submission window will be in Q1 2026, specifics TBA
The theme: social media horror stories
Submission window will be in Q1 2026, specifics TBA
Eureka! I've got the title to go with the theme of our next anthology.
More to come.
#publishing #horrortok #writertok #writing #publishing
More to come.
#publishing #horrortok #writertok #writing #publishing
October 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The next anthology: DOOM SCROLL.
The theme: social media horror stories
Submission window will be in Q1 2026, specifics TBA
The theme: social media horror stories
Submission window will be in Q1 2026, specifics TBA
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Listen to Nathaniel do a reading of his and @drspookyer.bsky.social's story "Cutting Room" from Dread Mondays!
#WhisperHousePress contributing author @njdarkish.bsky.social reads from his and NJ Gallegos’ “Cutting Room,” the final #horror story in Dread Mondays, a workplace horror anthology. youtu.be/OxaAC_kYmXc?...
#livereading #publishing #shortstory #mundanehorror #foundfootage
#livereading #publishing #shortstory #mundanehorror #foundfootage
Nathaniel Darkish reads from “Cutting Room,” the final horror story in the Dread Mondays anthology 
YouTube video by Whisper House Press
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Listen to Nathaniel do a reading of his and @drspookyer.bsky.social's story "Cutting Room" from Dread Mondays!
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Fun story. My mom got me Operation and didn’t tell me it scared the shit out of you when you hit the sides. BZZT! I ran out the front door so fast and when I see the game I get flashbacks 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Mom ruined my chances of being a surgeon 😭😆😉
November 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Fun story. My mom got me Operation and didn’t tell me it scared the shit out of you when you hit the sides. BZZT! I ran out the front door so fast and when I see the game I get flashbacks 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Mom ruined my chances of being a surgeon 😭😆😉
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The world is not out to get you. That's paranoid thinking. There are, at most, three to fifteen people out to get you, working day and night on your downfall. Relax.
October 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The world is not out to get you. That's paranoid thinking. There are, at most, three to fifteen people out to get you, working day and night on your downfall. Relax.
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Goodnight room, goodnight moon, goodnight cow jumping over the moon, goodnight second moon, goodnight fake decoy moon, goodnight kittens.
October 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Goodnight room, goodnight moon, goodnight cow jumping over the moon, goodnight second moon, goodnight fake decoy moon, goodnight kittens.
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#WhisperHousePress contributing author @njdarkish.bsky.social reads from his and NJ Gallegos’ “Cutting Room,” the final #horror story in Dread Mondays, a workplace horror anthology. youtu.be/OxaAC_kYmXc?...
#livereading #publishing #shortstory #mundanehorror #foundfootage
#livereading #publishing #shortstory #mundanehorror #foundfootage
Nathaniel Darkish reads from “Cutting Room,” the final horror story in the Dread Mondays anthology 
YouTube video by Whisper House Press
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
#WhisperHousePress contributing author @njdarkish.bsky.social reads from his and NJ Gallegos’ “Cutting Room,” the final #horror story in Dread Mondays, a workplace horror anthology. youtu.be/OxaAC_kYmXc?...
#livereading #publishing #shortstory #mundanehorror #foundfootage
#livereading #publishing #shortstory #mundanehorror #foundfootage
Hey Utah horror homies! Come see me and a bunch of other folks involved in the Dread Mondays anthology at our signing at The Printed Garden bookstore in Sandy tonight at 7!
October 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Hey Utah horror homies! Come see me and a bunch of other folks involved in the Dread Mondays anthology at our signing at The Printed Garden bookstore in Sandy tonight at 7!
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Dour Patch Kids
Dour Patch Kids
glandy corn
change one letter, ruin a candy.
candy porn
candy porn
October 30, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Dour Patch Kids
Dour Patch Kids
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
Some pics from the Utah Horror Day/Dread Mondays book launch:
October 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Some pics from the Utah Horror Day/Dread Mondays book launch:
I imagine a Golden Girls-style home of elderly Scream Kings hosts watching old horror movies together at a gradually increasingly loud volume.
With my orange cat Jonesy who can detect low blood sugar
October 28, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I imagine a Golden Girls-style home of elderly Scream Kings hosts watching old horror movies together at a gradually increasingly loud volume.
The Scream series is easily one of the strongest franchises in the genre, and the original film is easily one of the best and funnest horror movies ever made. Even the TV series is (mostly) great!
October 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The Scream series is easily one of the strongest franchises in the genre, and the original film is easily one of the best and funnest horror movies ever made. Even the TV series is (mostly) great!
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Congrats to our Dr. Spooky!
OMG! This is great news to wake up to! Thanks to everyone who participated, read our stories, and voted!
I can’t believe I’m a two time champ 👻👻👻
I can’t believe I’m a two time champ 👻👻👻
Congratulations to our first two-time Horror Showdown Champion, NJ Gallegos!
“The Call Shift” won the 2025 Horror Showdown with 53% of the vote.
Read the story here:
alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/2025-horror-showdown-winner-the-call-shift-by-nj-gallegos/
amazon.com/dp/B0FTM5B89F
“The Call Shift” won the 2025 Horror Showdown with 53% of the vote.
Read the story here:
alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/2025-horror-showdown-winner-the-call-shift-by-nj-gallegos/
amazon.com/dp/B0FTM5B89F
October 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Congrats to our Dr. Spooky!
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Amazing art by @spaghettitoes.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Amazing art by @spaghettitoes.bsky.social
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Had a peak day: went to the Utah Humanities Horror Day and participated in the Dread Mondays launch (happy publication day to me and everybody else involved in it!), then celebrated my daughter's 5th birthday in an appropriately Halloween-y fashion, then watched Lost Boys with my wife and friends.
a man is playing a saxophone in front of a fire while a woman plays drums in the background .
ALT: a man is playing a saxophone in front of a fire while a woman plays drums in the background .
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October 26, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Had a peak day: went to the Utah Humanities Horror Day and participated in the Dread Mondays launch (happy publication day to me and everybody else involved in it!), then celebrated my daughter's 5th birthday in an appropriately Halloween-y fashion, then watched Lost Boys with my wife and friends.
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DREAD MONDAYS is launching tomorrow! It’s well reviewed, and I’ve got a cute little corporate horror story in it called, “Such a Catch,” so check it out!
I’d hit the launch party if it wasn’t a couple of thousand miles away from me.
@whisperhousepress.bsky.social
I’d hit the launch party if it wasn’t a couple of thousand miles away from me.
@whisperhousepress.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
DREAD MONDAYS is launching tomorrow! It’s well reviewed, and I’ve got a cute little corporate horror story in it called, “Such a Catch,” so check it out!
I’d hit the launch party if it wasn’t a couple of thousand miles away from me.
@whisperhousepress.bsky.social
I’d hit the launch party if it wasn’t a couple of thousand miles away from me.
@whisperhousepress.bsky.social
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Dread Mondays release day (from @whisperhousepress.bsky.social )!! My short story, Wade vs Roe, is on page 29.
Happy release day, fellow writers & thanks to Steve for including me in this workplace horror anthology.
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dread-mond...
Happy release day, fellow writers & thanks to Steve for including me in this workplace horror anthology.
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dread-mond...
Dread Mondays: A Whisper House Press Horror Anthology|Paperback
www.barnesandnoble.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Dread Mondays release day (from @whisperhousepress.bsky.social )!! My short story, Wade vs Roe, is on page 29.
Happy release day, fellow writers & thanks to Steve for including me in this workplace horror anthology.
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dread-mond...
Happy release day, fellow writers & thanks to Steve for including me in this workplace horror anthology.
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dread-mond...