Regan McDonell
@writerreganmcd.bsky.social
Writer. Editor. Artist. Strong female character.
📚Black Chuck (Orca, 2018). White Pine Honour Book • Sunburst Award Shortlist • OLA Best Bet 📚
📚Black Chuck (Orca, 2018). White Pine Honour Book • Sunburst Award Shortlist • OLA Best Bet 📚
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Need another set of eyes on your novel? I’ve worked with both indie and traditionally published authors to spit-shine their stories, and I’d love to work with you, too! #selfpublishing #indieauthors #editorial #developmentaleditor
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I'm very happy to announce that the @thenosleeppodcast.bsky.social has produced my story, “Incorruptible.” The cast is fantastic and the score is amazing. The whole episode is great, but if you're in the mood for religious horror, my story starts at about the 47. Many thanks to the No Sleep crew!
December 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I'm very happy to announce that the @thenosleeppodcast.bsky.social has produced my story, “Incorruptible.” The cast is fantastic and the score is amazing. The whole episode is great, but if you're in the mood for religious horror, my story starts at about the 47. Many thanks to the No Sleep crew!
Perfect, dreamy, dreadful folk horror, written & directed by Aislinn Clarke, and led by a female cast. Strong Wicker Man vibes, gorgeous photography & sound. For me, the perfect Halloween movie. In Irish w subtitles. 🐐🇮🇪
October 31, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Perfect, dreamy, dreadful folk horror, written & directed by Aislinn Clarke, and led by a female cast. Strong Wicker Man vibes, gorgeous photography & sound. For me, the perfect Halloween movie. In Irish w subtitles. 🐐🇮🇪
#CurrentContent just finished this and what can I say? Beautifully written, perfectly paced, and such an interesting approach to a “sequel”.
October 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#CurrentContent just finished this and what can I say? Beautifully written, perfectly paced, and such an interesting approach to a “sequel”.
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And @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social has been pavimg the way in Toronto like the consummate bosses they are 🤘💀
"While many indie bookstores are bulking up on horror, several entrepreneurs are taking it a step further by opening stores exclusively dedicated to scary reads."
Booksellers Ride the Horror Wave
At least four horror-themed bookstores have opened in 2025, with more to come.
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October 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
And @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social has been pavimg the way in Toronto like the consummate bosses they are 🤘💀
#CurrentContent I wouldn’t call it the “best” horror of the year, but it was fun. Enjoyed the humour, alongside the bad trip vibes. 🔔 #AvoidantAttachmentStyle
October 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#CurrentContent I wouldn’t call it the “best” horror of the year, but it was fun. Enjoyed the humour, alongside the bad trip vibes. 🔔 #AvoidantAttachmentStyle
#CurrentContent Midway through and loving this original take on my favourite monster #TheWolfMan The transformation is spectacular, and the story has hints of The Shining, another top ten fav.
October 20, 2025 at 2:33 AM
#CurrentContent Midway through and loving this original take on my favourite monster #TheWolfMan The transformation is spectacular, and the story has hints of The Shining, another top ten fav.
#CurrentContent #CurrentRead Dreamy prose, twisty magic, gorgeous love story… loving this so far, and it’s making me feel like a terrible writer.
October 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
#CurrentContent #CurrentRead Dreamy prose, twisty magic, gorgeous love story… loving this so far, and it’s making me feel like a terrible writer.
#CurrentContent Emilie Blichfeldt’s The Ugly Stepsister. Retelling Cinderella with all the gore (and worms!). Loved it.
October 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM
#CurrentContent Emilie Blichfeldt’s The Ugly Stepsister. Retelling Cinderella with all the gore (and worms!). Loved it.
#CurrentContent oooooooohhh this was good. Gorgeous, gory af, heartbreaking and totally unpredictable. Put it on your TBW list.
September 29, 2025 at 3:05 AM
#CurrentContent oooooooohhh this was good. Gorgeous, gory af, heartbreaking and totally unpredictable. Put it on your TBW list.
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Feeling scared or defeated? Time to binge-watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Star Wars saga
September 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Feeling scared or defeated? Time to binge-watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Star Wars saga
#CurrentListening Saw #Pulp the other night and was blessedly blown away by it all. @jarviscocker.bsky.social is a true showman.
September 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
#CurrentListening Saw #Pulp the other night and was blessedly blown away by it all. @jarviscocker.bsky.social is a true showman.
#CurrentRead What can I say? Gripping, twisty and frustrating so far, though I’m only at chapter 6. #MommyIssues
September 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
#CurrentRead What can I say? Gripping, twisty and frustrating so far, though I’m only at chapter 6. #MommyIssues
More #CurrentContent - Watched this on @kanopy.com Loved seeing fledgling bands of early 2000’s NYC coming into being, especially #KarenO. The middle section discusses the impact of 9/11 on music. My I-was-there-moment: seeing The Rapture in a sweaty warehouse show months before HOJL came out…
September 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
More #CurrentContent - Watched this on @kanopy.com Loved seeing fledgling bands of early 2000’s NYC coming into being, especially #KarenO. The middle section discusses the impact of 9/11 on music. My I-was-there-moment: seeing The Rapture in a sweaty warehouse show months before HOJL came out…
#CurrentRead #AWizardOfEarthsea #fantasy Reads like the mumurred incantation of a mage, hardly pausing for breath. A++ so far.
September 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
#CurrentRead #AWizardOfEarthsea #fantasy Reads like the mumurred incantation of a mage, hardly pausing for breath. A++ so far.
Watched this weird masterpiece the other night. #currentread #currentwatch
September 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Watched this weird masterpiece the other night. #currentread #currentwatch
#CurrentRead a classic I never read as a kid. Lovely so far.
August 20, 2025 at 2:27 AM
#CurrentRead a classic I never read as a kid. Lovely so far.
A real life interaction with one of my fellow @hwaontario.bsky.social pals! Excited to dig in to The Knave of Graves!
I had a wonderful book launch yesterday for 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐊𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐒! 📚 🎉
A huge thanks to @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social for hosting me and to everyone who dropped by!
@writerreganmcd.bsky.social
@bookiiemonster.bsky.social
A huge thanks to @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social for hosting me and to everyone who dropped by!
@writerreganmcd.bsky.social
@bookiiemonster.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
A real life interaction with one of my fellow @hwaontario.bsky.social pals! Excited to dig in to The Knave of Graves!
Need another set of eyes on your novel? I’ve worked with both indie and traditionally published authors to spit-shine their stories, and I’d love to work with you, too! #selfpublishing #indieauthors #editorial #developmentaleditor
July 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Need another set of eyes on your novel? I’ve worked with both indie and traditionally published authors to spit-shine their stories, and I’d love to work with you, too! #selfpublishing #indieauthors #editorial #developmentaleditor
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𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙅𝙚𝙥𝙥𝙤'𝙨 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙮𝙖𝙧𝙙 ... 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩.
Two days until the launch of my dark fantasy novel 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬. Available July 24.
#newrelease #darkfantasy #fantasybooks #booksky
Two days until the launch of my dark fantasy novel 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬. Available July 24.
#newrelease #darkfantasy #fantasybooks #booksky
July 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙅𝙚𝙥𝙥𝙤'𝙨 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙮𝙖𝙧𝙙 ... 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩.
Two days until the launch of my dark fantasy novel 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬. Available July 24.
#newrelease #darkfantasy #fantasybooks #booksky
Two days until the launch of my dark fantasy novel 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬. Available July 24.
#newrelease #darkfantasy #fantasybooks #booksky
#CurrentRead Only on page 24, but I’m already immersed in the world.
July 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
#CurrentRead Only on page 24, but I’m already immersed in the world.
Current read. An ode to Poland’s folktales. Swirly and magical so far.
June 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Current read. An ode to Poland’s folktales. Swirly and magical so far.
#CurrentRead ? Sort of… this is the title of a shoegazey little rock and roll book I wrote last year that I’m still a bit in love with, so I designed a cover for fun. Fingers crossed it will get published one day; I’m biased, but I think it’s a dang fun read.
May 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
#CurrentRead ? Sort of… this is the title of a shoegazey little rock and roll book I wrote last year that I’m still a bit in love with, so I designed a cover for fun. Fingers crossed it will get published one day; I’m biased, but I think it’s a dang fun read.
That time Queen Sadie posted my book on her #MotherHorror insta… 🖤🖤
May 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
That time Queen Sadie posted my book on her #MotherHorror insta… 🖤🖤
Current read. So far, pretty snarky.
May 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Current read. So far, pretty snarky.
Current read. Moors. Mold. Creatures of the Night.
May 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Current read. Moors. Mold. Creatures of the Night.