Paul R. Panossian
@paulrpanossian.bsky.social
Writer and curator of horror and dark literature | Asheville, NC | Stories in Horror Tree, The Literary Hatchet, Madame Grey, Yabblins, Mobius Boulevard, Black Hare Press, Just Keep Up Magazine
Recently finished @johnlangan.bsky.social's debut anthology, "Mr. Gaunt," and it was clear from the first story why Langan has become such a heavyweight in the genre. The collection is an unbroken chain of supernatural thrills with no weak links, whose end I was sorry to find arrived too soon
November 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Recently finished @johnlangan.bsky.social's debut anthology, "Mr. Gaunt," and it was clear from the first story why Langan has become such a heavyweight in the genre. The collection is an unbroken chain of supernatural thrills with no weak links, whose end I was sorry to find arrived too soon
Had fun disentangling the twisty circles author Freddy Durbin wove together in his short story, "Intrusions" in @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social
Intrusions by Freddy Durbin — Just Keep Up Magazine
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October 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Had fun disentangling the twisty circles author Freddy Durbin wove together in his short story, "Intrusions" in @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social
Thoroughly enjoyed @nadiabulkin.bsky.social's "She Said Destroy" - efficient, merciless, and savagely alive, Bulkin's anthology dishes out short spec horror whose shadows will linger. Looking forward to picking up "Issues with Authority"
October 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Thoroughly enjoyed @nadiabulkin.bsky.social's "She Said Destroy" - efficient, merciless, and savagely alive, Bulkin's anthology dishes out short spec horror whose shadows will linger. Looking forward to picking up "Issues with Authority"
Update on Gene Wolfe's "Seven American Nights": Spent most of yesterday going down a literary rabbit hole and the further I went, the more the pieces fit, like an Escherian tapestry. To any who might read it, I highly recommend referencing this timeline when you're done.
WolfeWiki - Seven American Nights -- Timeline
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September 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Update on Gene Wolfe's "Seven American Nights": Spent most of yesterday going down a literary rabbit hole and the further I went, the more the pieces fit, like an Escherian tapestry. To any who might read it, I highly recommend referencing this timeline when you're done.
Gene Wolfe's "Seven American Nights" is one of the most mind-bending plots I've ever encountered. Every detail seems steeped in enigma and double meanings, and I'm still peeling back the layers and unwinding the twists. What a great novella!
September 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Gene Wolfe's "Seven American Nights" is one of the most mind-bending plots I've ever encountered. Every detail seems steeped in enigma and double meanings, and I'm still peeling back the layers and unwinding the twists. What a great novella!
Had the pleasure of picking up @lairdbarron.bsky.social's Imago Sequence on my honeymoon, and the stories therein made our romantic excursion that much more exquisite. Barron has perfected the sauce of contemporary cosmic horror!
August 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Had the pleasure of picking up @lairdbarron.bsky.social's Imago Sequence on my honeymoon, and the stories therein made our romantic excursion that much more exquisite. Barron has perfected the sauce of contemporary cosmic horror!
I'm elated to announce that my brilliant editor/fiancée is now my loving editor/wife! 🖤
August 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I'm elated to announce that my brilliant editor/fiancée is now my loving editor/wife! 🖤
Picked up a random anthology at the used book store and was inadvertently introduced to the twisted imagination of Bentley Little. This guy is a real sicko and I'm loving it!
May 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Picked up a random anthology at the used book store and was inadvertently introduced to the twisted imagination of Bentley Little. This guy is a real sicko and I'm loving it!
Microfiction #3:
Over the possum's skull, bees sip nectar out of buttercups, because nothing's ever really over.
Over the possum's skull, bees sip nectar out of buttercups, because nothing's ever really over.
April 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Microfiction #3:
Over the possum's skull, bees sip nectar out of buttercups, because nothing's ever really over.
Over the possum's skull, bees sip nectar out of buttercups, because nothing's ever really over.
Super excited to have my latest piece out as part of @blackharepress.bsky.social's Short Reads series. Out now on ebook and soon to be available in hard copy!
Fog by Paul R. Panossain - Black Hare Press
What lies within the fog? Only those who dare to enter may find out—but they might not return the same.
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March 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Super excited to have my latest piece out as part of @blackharepress.bsky.social's Short Reads series. Out now on ebook and soon to be available in hard copy!
picking out her next read
March 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
picking out her next read
High praise from @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social!
Humbled to be one of the first voices presented in this new and exciting publication
Humbled to be one of the first voices presented in this new and exciting publication
A new story is up on our website! This new story (The Dreamer by Paul R Panossian) is a bit Gene Wolfe, a bit Love, Death + Robots
Check it out! Hope you enjoy!
www.justkeepupmagazine.com/the-dreamer-...
Check it out! Hope you enjoy!
www.justkeepupmagazine.com/the-dreamer-...
The Dreamer by Paul R. Panossian — Just Keep Up Magazine
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February 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
High praise from @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social!
Humbled to be one of the first voices presented in this new and exciting publication
Humbled to be one of the first voices presented in this new and exciting publication
@jennifleck.bsky.social's enchanting prose breathes fresh life into ancient mythology in "Venus Looks Coldly over Her Shoulder" in February's @chmmagazine.bsky.social
February 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
@jennifleck.bsky.social's enchanting prose breathes fresh life into ancient mythology in "Venus Looks Coldly over Her Shoulder" in February's @chmmagazine.bsky.social
Recently finished "Hex" by @thomasoldeheuvelt.bsky.social. Now that's what I call spec horror!Plenty of authors hit on interesting angles but so few actually see them through to their full potential while also sticking the landing.
And what a landing it is!
And what a landing it is!
February 2, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Recently finished "Hex" by @thomasoldeheuvelt.bsky.social. Now that's what I call spec horror!Plenty of authors hit on interesting angles but so few actually see them through to their full potential while also sticking the landing.
And what a landing it is!
And what a landing it is!
So sad to hear that @coffinbell.bsky.social is shutting down! Check it out while the site is still up. Every issue is great.
Volume 7, Issue No. 4 - COFFIN BELL
QUEER, FEMINIST, & BIPOC GOTHIC with fiction GUEST EDITED BY KIRSTEN IMANI-KASAI Flash Fiction Jezebel Harper Roadkill Mother Aimee Parkison Making Love to Mothman Tiffany Smalls Spector Chiama…
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January 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
So sad to hear that @coffinbell.bsky.social is shutting down! Check it out while the site is still up. Every issue is great.
Just finished Edenville by @rebelsam94.bsky.social, a thrilling carnival ride of freakish small town horrors. Awesome debut novel!
January 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Just finished Edenville by @rebelsam94.bsky.social, a thrilling carnival ride of freakish small town horrors. Awesome debut novel!
Some appreciably meta madness in last month's @chmmagazine.bsky.social in "Introduction to the Collection by Anonymous" by @charliehughes77.bsky.social
December 14, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Some appreciably meta madness in last month's @chmmagazine.bsky.social in "Introduction to the Collection by Anonymous" by @charliehughes77.bsky.social
Here's another microfiction. This one's titled, "In Silence."
He brings her roses weekly, telling himself they'd win her heart if she was still alive
He brings her roses weekly, telling himself they'd win her heart if she was still alive
December 7, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Here's another microfiction. This one's titled, "In Silence."
He brings her roses weekly, telling himself they'd win her heart if she was still alive
He brings her roses weekly, telling himself they'd win her heart if she was still alive
Revisited one of my favorite strange fiction shorts, "The Fibers" by Daniel Beauregard in Propagule Magazine
Propagule - The Independent Literary Magazine
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November 30, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Revisited one of my favorite strange fiction shorts, "The Fibers" by Daniel Beauregard in Propagule Magazine
Nobody wanted my single-sentence fiction, so I'm posting some for free. This one's titled "The Return"
Release came in a dazzling pointillism of serenity that blotted out the pain and slipped imperceptibly into eternity.
Release came in a dazzling pointillism of serenity that blotted out the pain and slipped imperceptibly into eternity.
November 27, 2024 at 1:00 AM
Nobody wanted my single-sentence fiction, so I'm posting some for free. This one's titled "The Return"
Release came in a dazzling pointillism of serenity that blotted out the pain and slipped imperceptibly into eternity.
Release came in a dazzling pointillism of serenity that blotted out the pain and slipped imperceptibly into eternity.
Back to back bangers by @oddmike.bsky.social and Gordon Brown in @undertow.bsky.social 's Weird Horror Issue 9
ISSUE 9 — Weird Horror Magazine
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November 24, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Back to back bangers by @oddmike.bsky.social and Gordon Brown in @undertow.bsky.social 's Weird Horror Issue 9
My second flash fic, "Perfume at Dusk" in @horrortree.bsky.social's Trembling with Fear
Trembling With Fear 7-23-23 - The Horror Tree
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November 21, 2024 at 12:49 PM
My second flash fic, "Perfume at Dusk" in @horrortree.bsky.social's Trembling with Fear
Some old content, but newer stuff incoming! One of my first publications, “There’s Water Down There” in @horrortree.bsky.social's Trembling with Fear
Trembling With Fear 5-14-23 - The Horror Tree
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November 17, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Some old content, but newer stuff incoming! One of my first publications, “There’s Water Down There” in @horrortree.bsky.social's Trembling with Fear