Brandon Doughty
@snakelst.bsky.social
Austin, TX based writer of lists, anecdotes, short stories and novels. Find out more at www.brandondoughtywrites.com
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Thriller Magazine: Winter 2025 (Digital Issue)
Step into the cold grip of fear and fascination with Thriller Magazine: Winter 2025 — a bone-chilling anthology of crime, mystery, and psychological suspense. This issue features seven pulse-poundi…
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I'm THRILLED (you'll see what I did there in a moment) to share that my story "Sandy Claus Is Coming to Town," is part of Thriller Magazine's Winter 2025 issue, along with six other tales for the season. Grab a copy here or Amazon: thrillermagazine.org/product/wint...
I'm THRILLED (you'll see what I did there in a moment) to share that my story "Sandy Claus Is Coming to Town," is part of Thriller Magazine's Winter 2025 issue, along with six other tales for the season. Grab a copy here or Amazon: thrillermagazine.org/product/wint...
Thriller Magazine: Winter 2025 (Digital Issue)
Step into the cold grip of fear and fascination with Thriller Magazine: Winter 2025 — a bone-chilling anthology of crime, mystery, and psychological suspense. This issue features seven pulse-poundi…
thrillermagazine.org
December 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I'm THRILLED (you'll see what I did there in a moment) to share that my story "Sandy Claus Is Coming to Town," is part of Thriller Magazine's Winter 2025 issue, along with six other tales for the season. Grab a copy here or Amazon: thrillermagazine.org/product/wint...
I saw Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery yesterday, and it’s damn good. Great plotting and pacing and incredible job by the entire cast. It’s worth a trip to the theater. Don’t wait for Netflix.
November 29, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I saw Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery yesterday, and it’s damn good. Great plotting and pacing and incredible job by the entire cast. It’s worth a trip to the theater. Don’t wait for Netflix.
Two words: Hook ‘em!
November 29, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Two words: Hook ‘em!
I was thankful for many things today but one was finishing @rachelharrison.bsky.social amazing PLAY NICE. Holy hell what a great one. Read it ASAP and tis the season to scare your friends & family. (They probably deserve it). And vote it Best Horror too if you like.
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Brandon Doughty's review of Play Nice
5/5: Amazingly fun and fiendish read. Rachel does a perfect setup with three sisters and a perfect father build-up really showing how well the family has handled prior tragedy. That particular setup i...
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November 28, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I was thankful for many things today but one was finishing @rachelharrison.bsky.social amazing PLAY NICE. Holy hell what a great one. Read it ASAP and tis the season to scare your friends & family. (They probably deserve it). And vote it Best Horror too if you like.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Just hit the half way point and had that wonderful epiphany we love, when the rest of the story revealed itself to me in one fell swoop. That “ah ha,” moment is worth all the imposter syndrome.
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Just hit the half way point and had that wonderful epiphany we love, when the rest of the story revealed itself to me in one fell swoop. That “ah ha,” moment is worth all the imposter syndrome.
Joe Hill’s KING SORROW just blew me away; fried my soul; choose your cliche.
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Brandon Doughty's review of King Sorrow
5/5: It’s a tome. It’s an epic. The scope and the layers of this novel are just astounding. The structure shows itself about halfway through and you think to yourself “That Joe Hill, he knows what he’...
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November 15, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Joe Hill’s KING SORROW just blew me away; fried my soul; choose your cliche.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Reposted by Brandon Doughty
Thanks to @witchingmetal66.bsky.social for taking a chance on my story for the latest theme at Pistol Jim Press. This one’s a bit of a departure in that it’s a piece of creative nonfiction, which doesn’t bode well for me when the theme is “Nails in the Coffin.” 😳👇
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And I'm the Thief by Andrew Monge
from Nails in the Coffin: a Pistol Jim Press series
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November 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Thanks to @witchingmetal66.bsky.social for taking a chance on my story for the latest theme at Pistol Jim Press. This one’s a bit of a departure in that it’s a piece of creative nonfiction, which doesn’t bode well for me when the theme is “Nails in the Coffin.” 😳👇
open.substack.com/pub/pistolji...
open.substack.com/pub/pistolji...
Well holy shit! Casey’s one of the best doing it and a stand-up dude to boot with excellent taste in movies. Huge congrats and can’t wait to read them!!
October 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Well holy shit! Casey’s one of the best doing it and a stand-up dude to boot with excellent taste in movies. Huge congrats and can’t wait to read them!!
Took the day off to spend it with this lady. She’s been nice enough to remain married to me for 20 years today. +6 on top of that before we married. 😎
October 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Took the day off to spend it with this lady. She’s been nice enough to remain married to me for 20 years today. +6 on top of that before we married. 😎
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
October 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
BLACK PHONE 2 is great. It feels like a @crobertcargill.bsky.social and Scott Derrickson movie, is is a very good thing. Loved it!!
October 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
BLACK PHONE 2 is great. It feels like a @crobertcargill.bsky.social and Scott Derrickson movie, is is a very good thing. Loved it!!
This guy is 7 years sober today: 20th wedding anniversary upcoming; 14 published stories by year’s end; 2nd novel WIP; 1st novel querying and a partridge in a pear tree.
October 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
This guy is 7 years sober today: 20th wedding anniversary upcoming; 14 published stories by year’s end; 2nd novel WIP; 1st novel querying and a partridge in a pear tree.
It’s at the top of my TBR pile. It should be on yours too.
October 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It’s at the top of my TBR pile. It should be on yours too.
I’m going out in a limb that Lt. Kinderman is the best part of The Exorcist.
October 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I’m going out in a limb that Lt. Kinderman is the best part of The Exorcist.
Reposted by Brandon Doughty
You can get it here: shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...
October 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
You can get it here: shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo...
Subtly downgrade a band:
Fashiönable Crëw
Fashiönable Crëw
Subtly downgrade a band:
Evertranslucent
Evertranslucent
Subtly downgrade a band:
The Averagely Powerful Averagely Powerful Bosstones
The Averagely Powerful Averagely Powerful Bosstones
October 2, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Subtly downgrade a band:
Fashiönable Crëw
Fashiönable Crëw
Reposted by Brandon Doughty
Working on this magazine, I can diminish the greatness of what began as a tweet from a stranger. This is one of the biggest honors I've received & it reminds me that we are thriving & loved. Thank you #IndieLitMagGala 2025, Alan Perry for making my heart swell, and our nominator for bringing me joy.
One of the most quietly powerful presses out there, @epistemiclit.bsky.social, has been spotlighted for #IndieLitMagGala 2025.
Big thanks to Jennifer (@einetogi.bsky.social) for the heartfelt nomination—this one hit us deep.
Read the full feature here:
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#SmallPressLove
Big thanks to Jennifer (@einetogi.bsky.social) for the heartfelt nomination—this one hit us deep.
Read the full feature here:
thebrokenspine.co.uk...
#SmallPressLove
#IndieLitMagGala 2025 Spotlight: Epistemic Literary - The Broken Spine
This isn’t a competition. It’s a celebration.
thebrokenspine.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Working on this magazine, I can diminish the greatness of what began as a tweet from a stranger. This is one of the biggest honors I've received & it reminds me that we are thriving & loved. Thank you #IndieLitMagGala 2025, Alan Perry for making my heart swell, and our nominator for bringing me joy.
Who's your favorite Jedi? (Wrong Answers Only)
October 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Who's your favorite Jedi? (Wrong Answers Only)
Not breaking ground saying Chris's (@scribeofhades.bsky.social) new novel SHITSHOW is great, but I'm saying it anyway.
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Brandon Doughty's review of Shitshow
5/5: You know, it’s hard to know what I expected to find based on the title and portable latrine found on the front cover. Kidding, I knew what to expect and Chris Panatier gave me what I wanted in sp...
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October 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Not breaking ground saying Chris's (@scribeofhades.bsky.social) new novel SHITSHOW is great, but I'm saying it anyway.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Happy pub day to @allymalinenko.bsky.social and the release of BROKEN DOLLS. Mine shipped today. Looking forward to seeing what’s hidden within this incredible cover. It feels like we’ve been waiting AGES! So excited to get my hands on it.
October 1, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Happy pub day to @allymalinenko.bsky.social and the release of BROKEN DOLLS. Mine shipped today. Looking forward to seeing what’s hidden within this incredible cover. It feels like we’ve been waiting AGES! So excited to get my hands on it.
Is there anything less useful than Ted Cruz speaking out on any tragedy? I'm not kidding, my dog took a shit earlier and I'm pretty sure it raised spirits more and had a more important impact than a single callow and feigned indignant word from Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz.
September 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Is there anything less useful than Ted Cruz speaking out on any tragedy? I'm not kidding, my dog took a shit earlier and I'm pretty sure it raised spirits more and had a more important impact than a single callow and feigned indignant word from Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz.
Due to a clerical error we've received numerous reports of nude individuals aggressively assaulted by birds of prey across the US.
No reports of these incidents from anywhere else across the globe thanks to general critical thinking skills no longer found within borders of the US.
No reports of these incidents from anywhere else across the globe thanks to general critical thinking skills no longer found within borders of the US.
September 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Due to a clerical error we've received numerous reports of nude individuals aggressively assaulted by birds of prey across the US.
No reports of these incidents from anywhere else across the globe thanks to general critical thinking skills no longer found within borders of the US.
No reports of these incidents from anywhere else across the globe thanks to general critical thinking skills no longer found within borders of the US.
Very freaking cool!
September 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Very freaking cool!
Happy birthday to @stephenking.bsky.social thank you for everything you’ve given. You’re the gift to the rest of the world. And everyone go see THE LONG WALK.
Here’s an afar shot when I got to meet him at BookPeople back in 2014.
Here’s an afar shot when I got to meet him at BookPeople back in 2014.
September 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Happy birthday to @stephenking.bsky.social thank you for everything you’ve given. You’re the gift to the rest of the world. And everyone go see THE LONG WALK.
Here’s an afar shot when I got to meet him at BookPeople back in 2014.
Here’s an afar shot when I got to meet him at BookPeople back in 2014.