Chad Anctil
@authorchad.bsky.social
Writer of horror, urban fantasy and weird fiction. Puppeteer. Fire performer.
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Chad Anctil
@authorchad.bsky.social
· Oct 6
Now available! My new horror urban fantasy series has been called fast-paced, chilling, and atmospheric. Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit blends the grit of police procedural with supernatural horror—perfect for fans of The X-Files, True Detective, and Supernatural. 💙📚 🩸📚 #newrelease
I’ve got a write up of my amazing experience at Rhode Island Comic Con from this past weekend, with photos! Check it out on my website now. 💙📚 🩸📚 #comiccon #RhodeIslandComicCon
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Home from Rhode Island Comic Con – Grateful, Overwhelmed, and Inspired
I’m finally home from the amazing Rhode Island Comic Con, and I’m feeling both deeply grateful and a little overwhelmed—in the best possible way. The weekend was incredible, and I can’t thank my fr…
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November 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I’ve got a write up of my amazing experience at Rhode Island Comic Con from this past weekend, with photos! Check it out on my website now. 💙📚 🩸📚 #comiccon #RhodeIslandComicCon
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Home from an amazing RI Comic Con and feeling so grateful! The response to Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit blew me away! I sold out completely! (and I brought a lot!)
Thank you to everyone who stopped by and to all the new readers joining Riley and Shippe on their supernatural cases!
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Thank you to everyone who stopped by and to all the new readers joining Riley and Shippe on their supernatural cases!
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November 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Home from an amazing RI Comic Con and feeling so grateful! The response to Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit blew me away! I sold out completely! (and I brought a lot!)
Thank you to everyone who stopped by and to all the new readers joining Riley and Shippe on their supernatural cases!
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Thank you to everyone who stopped by and to all the new readers joining Riley and Shippe on their supernatural cases!
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So excited for Rhode Island ComicCon this weekend! I’ll be there promoting Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit all weekend, table #615 💙📚 🩸📚
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 AM
So excited for Rhode Island ComicCon this weekend! I’ll be there promoting Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit all weekend, table #615 💙📚 🩸📚
"Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work" - Stephen King.
I hope all my author friends had a productive weekend!
I hope all my author friends had a productive weekend!
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November 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM
"Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work" - Stephen King.
I hope all my author friends had a productive weekend!
I hope all my author friends had a productive weekend!
It’s hard to believe it’s been a month since Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit released! The response has been amazing—thank you to everyone who’s picked it up, come to events, or shared your thoughts. IT has been incredible, and this is only the beginning!
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Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit - 1 Month since release!
YouTube video by Chad Anctil
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October 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
It’s hard to believe it’s been a month since Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit released! The response has been amazing—thank you to everyone who’s picked it up, come to events, or shared your thoughts. IT has been incredible, and this is only the beginning!
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How to support authors! 💙📚
October 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
How to support authors! 💙📚
Exciting News!! I will be at Rhode Island ComicCon next week, November 7-9, with the Association of Rhode Island Authors - I'll be at Table #615 promoting Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit as well as a few other recent anthologies! If you're at RICC next weekend, be sure to come say hi!! 💙📚 🩸📚
October 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Exciting News!! I will be at Rhode Island ComicCon next week, November 7-9, with the Association of Rhode Island Authors - I'll be at Table #615 promoting Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit as well as a few other recent anthologies! If you're at RICC next weekend, be sure to come say hi!! 💙📚 🩸📚
To celebrate the release of Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit and the Halloween season, Perspective Publishing is offering 20% off with this exclusive link. The sale runs through November 7—don’t miss your chance to grab a copy! #newrelease #booksale 💙📚 🩸📚
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October 26, 2025 at 1:41 AM
To celebrate the release of Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit and the Halloween season, Perspective Publishing is offering 20% off with this exclusive link. The sale runs through November 7—don’t miss your chance to grab a copy! #newrelease #booksale 💙📚 🩸📚
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I'm so excited to announce I'm in the Halloweenthology anthology from Wicked Shadow Press for the third year in a row!
My dark horror story, 'The Barn', is in 'Bad Pumpkin'. It's about a high school Halloween party that goes terribly, demonically wrong.
💙📚 🩸📚 #horror
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My dark horror story, 'The Barn', is in 'Bad Pumpkin'. It's about a high school Halloween party that goes terribly, demonically wrong.
💙📚 🩸📚 #horror
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Halloweenthology 2025 is Now Available!
Get ready for another dose of spine-tingling terror, because it’s officially spooky season and that means one thing: the release of another Halloweenthology collection from Wicked Shadow Pres…
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October 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I'm so excited to announce I'm in the Halloweenthology anthology from Wicked Shadow Press for the third year in a row!
My dark horror story, 'The Barn', is in 'Bad Pumpkin'. It's about a high school Halloween party that goes terribly, demonically wrong.
💙📚 🩸📚 #horror
chadanctil.com/2025/10/23/h...
My dark horror story, 'The Barn', is in 'Bad Pumpkin'. It's about a high school Halloween party that goes terribly, demonically wrong.
💙📚 🩸📚 #horror
chadanctil.com/2025/10/23/h...
We had so much fun at the annual Halloween Festival here this weekend! I met a lot of great people, we sold a lot of books, and had a wonderful time! I can’t wait for the next one! 💙📚 🩸📚 #urbanfantasy #bookrelease
October 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
We had so much fun at the annual Halloween Festival here this weekend! I met a lot of great people, we sold a lot of books, and had a wonderful time! I can’t wait for the next one! 💙📚 🩸📚 #urbanfantasy #bookrelease
‘Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit’ is now available on Amazon! Join Riley and the rest of Special Investigations in this urban fantasy horror thriller, book one in a brand new series from @perspectivepub1.bsky.social! #newrelease #horror #urbanfantasy 💙📚 🩸📚
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October 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
‘Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit’ is now available on Amazon! Join Riley and the rest of Special Investigations in this urban fantasy horror thriller, book one in a brand new series from @perspectivepub1.bsky.social! #newrelease #horror #urbanfantasy 💙📚 🩸📚
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This is so exciting! ‘Bewitched Whispers’, the new anthology from Signus Magnolia that we just released yesterday, debuted at #14 on Amazon for horror anthologies! #newrelease #horror 💙📚 🩸📚
October 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
This is so exciting! ‘Bewitched Whispers’, the new anthology from Signus Magnolia that we just released yesterday, debuted at #14 on Amazon for horror anthologies! #newrelease #horror 💙📚 🩸📚
Release day! ‘Bewitched Whispers’, the second anthology from the Signus Magnolia collective, is now available! Dark fairytales and folklore from an international group of amazing authors! #newrelease 💙📚 🩸📚 #horror
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New Release: Bewitched Whispers — Folklore Reimagined Through Horror
The new anthology Bewitched Whispers from the Signus Magnolia Collective gathers an amazing, international lineup of horror authors exploring their dark takes on the timeless, terrifying roots of f…
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October 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Release day! ‘Bewitched Whispers’, the second anthology from the Signus Magnolia collective, is now available! Dark fairytales and folklore from an international group of amazing authors! #newrelease 💙📚 🩸📚 #horror
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My anthology 'Circus of the Dead' was recently reviewed in 'Nasty and Brutish Shorts', a new literary review blog from Gordon Bourjaily. This was my first time working with Wicked Shadow Press as a guest editor, and I really loved how the book came out. 🩸📚 💙📚
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Special Review: CIRCUS OF THE DEAD, ed. Chad Anctil
How's this for a Halloween season treat? Right after I got the blog up and running, Chad Anctil reached out with some ARCs of anthologies...
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October 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
My anthology 'Circus of the Dead' was recently reviewed in 'Nasty and Brutish Shorts', a new literary review blog from Gordon Bourjaily. This was my first time working with Wicked Shadow Press as a guest editor, and I really loved how the book came out. 🩸📚 💙📚
cgbourjaily.blogspot.com/2025/10/spec...
cgbourjaily.blogspot.com/2025/10/spec...
Now available! My new horror urban fantasy series has been called fast-paced, chilling, and atmospheric. Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit blends the grit of police procedural with supernatural horror—perfect for fans of The X-Files, True Detective, and Supernatural. 💙📚 🩸📚 #newrelease
October 6, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Now available! My new horror urban fantasy series has been called fast-paced, chilling, and atmospheric. Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit blends the grit of police procedural with supernatural horror—perfect for fans of The X-Files, True Detective, and Supernatural. 💙📚 🩸📚 #newrelease
Release day is here! Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit is now available everywhere online and is starting to appear in local bookstores—here's the first sighting at Book Around in Pawtucket. Can’t wait for readers to meet the SCU team. 🩸📚 💙📚 #newrelease #bookrelease
September 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Release day is here! Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit is now available everywhere online and is starting to appear in local bookstores—here's the first sighting at Book Around in Pawtucket. Can’t wait for readers to meet the SCU team. 🩸📚 💙📚 #newrelease #bookrelease
Representing New England horror and Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit at Halloween Horror Nights Orlando!! What a spectacular night! It’s times like these I LOVE being a horror fan!! #horror #halloweenhorrornightsorlando #horrorwriter #UrbanFantasy #HHN2025
September 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Representing New England horror and Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit at Halloween Horror Nights Orlando!! What a spectacular night! It’s times like these I LOVE being a horror fan!! #horror #halloweenhorrornightsorlando #horrorwriter #UrbanFantasy #HHN2025
We've added a new online bookstore to the release! Books-A-Million now offers the Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit for online purchase!
Get your copy today! 🩸📚 💙📚 #horror #urbanfantasy #newrelease #newbookrelease #horrorwriter #indiepublishing
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Get your copy today! 🩸📚 💙📚 #horror #urbanfantasy #newrelease #newbookrelease #horrorwriter #indiepublishing
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Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit: Chad Anctil: 9798218777104
Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit: Chad Anctil: 9798218777104: Paperback: Fantasy - Urban
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September 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
We've added a new online bookstore to the release! Books-A-Million now offers the Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit for online purchase!
Get your copy today! 🩸📚 💙📚 #horror #urbanfantasy #newrelease #newbookrelease #horrorwriter #indiepublishing
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Get your copy today! 🩸📚 💙📚 #horror #urbanfantasy #newrelease #newbookrelease #horrorwriter #indiepublishing
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I mean… sometimes there’s definitely crying. 💙📚
September 23, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I mean… sometimes there’s definitely crying. 💙📚
As Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit continues to roll out worldwide, a new online platform has gone live today - get the book now from bookshop.org/p/books/prov... and help support local bookstores too! 💙📚 🩸📚
#urbanfantasy #horrorbooks #newreleasebooks #providenceri #horror #horrorauthor
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Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit
Check out Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit - <p>Officer Mary Riley thought she knew what it meant to be a cop-until the night she chased a scream into a blood-soaked house and came face-to-face wit...
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September 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
As Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit continues to roll out worldwide, a new online platform has gone live today - get the book now from bookshop.org/p/books/prov... and help support local bookstores too! 💙📚 🩸📚
#urbanfantasy #horrorbooks #newreleasebooks #providenceri #horror #horrorauthor
#urbanfantasy #horrorbooks #newreleasebooks #providenceri #horror #horrorauthor
Limited Release Announcement!
Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit is out now from Perspective Publishing! It’s available online through Amazon & Barnes & Noble in many areas, with more stores coming soon.
Full wide release Sept 30 + signings & events to follow! 💙📚 🩸📚 #newrelease
Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit is out now from Perspective Publishing! It’s available online through Amazon & Barnes & Noble in many areas, with more stores coming soon.
Full wide release Sept 30 + signings & events to follow! 💙📚 🩸📚 #newrelease
September 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Limited Release Announcement!
Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit is out now from Perspective Publishing! It’s available online through Amazon & Barnes & Noble in many areas, with more stores coming soon.
Full wide release Sept 30 + signings & events to follow! 💙📚 🩸📚 #newrelease
Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit is out now from Perspective Publishing! It’s available online through Amazon & Barnes & Noble in many areas, with more stores coming soon.
Full wide release Sept 30 + signings & events to follow! 💙📚 🩸📚 #newrelease
Coming Tuesday from @perspectivepub1.bsky.social
Meet Riley, Shippe, Rashid, Wendela, and the rest of the Supernatural Crimes Unit!
Providence, Rhode Island, is crawling with paranormal activity—and this is the team standing between the city and the monsters that haunt it.
#horror 💙📚 🩸📚 #comingsoon
Meet Riley, Shippe, Rashid, Wendela, and the rest of the Supernatural Crimes Unit!
Providence, Rhode Island, is crawling with paranormal activity—and this is the team standing between the city and the monsters that haunt it.
#horror 💙📚 🩸📚 #comingsoon
September 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Coming Tuesday from @perspectivepub1.bsky.social
Meet Riley, Shippe, Rashid, Wendela, and the rest of the Supernatural Crimes Unit!
Providence, Rhode Island, is crawling with paranormal activity—and this is the team standing between the city and the monsters that haunt it.
#horror 💙📚 🩸📚 #comingsoon
Meet Riley, Shippe, Rashid, Wendela, and the rest of the Supernatural Crimes Unit!
Providence, Rhode Island, is crawling with paranormal activity—and this is the team standing between the city and the monsters that haunt it.
#horror 💙📚 🩸📚 #comingsoon
Something funny for all the writers who still cringe at their early stuff. 💙📚 #writer #writerscommunity
September 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Something funny for all the writers who still cringe at their early stuff. 💙📚 #writer #writerscommunity
It's only five days away!! Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit will be released on Tuesday 9/16 by @perspectivepub1.bsky.social This is book 1 in my supernatural horror crime series, set right here in Providence RI! #horror #urbanfantasy 💙📚 🩸📚
Follow me here or at chadanctil.com for more info
Follow me here or at chadanctil.com for more info
September 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
It's only five days away!! Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit will be released on Tuesday 9/16 by @perspectivepub1.bsky.social This is book 1 in my supernatural horror crime series, set right here in Providence RI! #horror #urbanfantasy 💙📚 🩸📚
Follow me here or at chadanctil.com for more info
Follow me here or at chadanctil.com for more info
Meet the SCU team! Wendela is the team's 'special equipment consultant' and while she may seem like she's just drinking herbal tea and chatting with her pet rat, she has far more experience in the magical world than you'd think. One thing is for certain: Wendela is much more than she appears.
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September 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Meet the SCU team! Wendela is the team's 'special equipment consultant' and while she may seem like she's just drinking herbal tea and chatting with her pet rat, she has far more experience in the magical world than you'd think. One thing is for certain: Wendela is much more than she appears.
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