Carson Winter
@carsonwinter.bsky.social
Author, punker, raw nerve. PORTRAITS OF DECAY out now. Co-host of the Dead Languages Podcast. Social media at CHM.
TimeSplitters 2 is one of the greatest shooters ever made. So much content, weirdness, whimsy, and an incredible multiplayer.
November 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
TimeSplitters 2 is one of the greatest shooters ever made. So much content, weirdness, whimsy, and an incredible multiplayer.
His body hung limp on our door, always facing inside, never out.
When I asked my mom about this, she said, “Well, we wouldn’t want to scare the children.”
“It scares me though,” I said. “I’m a child.”
When I asked my mom about this, she said, “Well, we wouldn’t want to scare the children.”
“It scares me though,” I said. “I’m a child.”
October 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
His body hung limp on our door, always facing inside, never out.
When I asked my mom about this, she said, “Well, we wouldn’t want to scare the children.”
“It scares me though,” I said. “I’m a child.”
When I asked my mom about this, she said, “Well, we wouldn’t want to scare the children.”
“It scares me though,” I said. “I’m a child.”
We always get a little ambitious around Halloween. This year, my wife and I have done all the usuals—movies, board games, haunted houses, etc. But one project has eclipsed them all.
October 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
We always get a little ambitious around Halloween. This year, my wife and I have done all the usuals—movies, board games, haunted houses, etc. But one project has eclipsed them all.
Thank you to @erikmchatton.bsky.social for the books! A great friend and tremendous writer. So proud to have STRAW WORLD (which I wrote the intro for!!!) on my shelf. If you’re into weird fiction, you need to check it out.
October 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Thank you to @erikmchatton.bsky.social for the books! A great friend and tremendous writer. So proud to have STRAW WORLD (which I wrote the intro for!!!) on my shelf. If you’re into weird fiction, you need to check it out.
And if you've already read it and want MORE of my stuff, check out my short story collection PORTRAITS OF DECAY.
October 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
And if you've already read it and want MORE of my stuff, check out my short story collection PORTRAITS OF DECAY.
Always a delight to see someone connect with a book. A SPECTRE IS HAUNTING GREENTREE is perfect for folks who love autumn AND scarecrow sacrifices. Get it from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Always a delight to see someone connect with a book. A SPECTRE IS HAUNTING GREENTREE is perfect for folks who love autumn AND scarecrow sacrifices. Get it from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social
COVER REVEAL AND RELEASE
WE WILL SPEAK AGAIN OF THE RED TOWER is a tribute anthology of stories inspired by Thomas Ligotti’s “The Red Tower” and it’s out NOW: dl.bookfunnel.com/zum1k2dg9b
WE WILL SPEAK AGAIN OF THE RED TOWER is a tribute anthology of stories inspired by Thomas Ligotti’s “The Red Tower” and it’s out NOW: dl.bookfunnel.com/zum1k2dg9b
October 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
COVER REVEAL AND RELEASE
WE WILL SPEAK AGAIN OF THE RED TOWER is a tribute anthology of stories inspired by Thomas Ligotti’s “The Red Tower” and it’s out NOW: dl.bookfunnel.com/zum1k2dg9b
WE WILL SPEAK AGAIN OF THE RED TOWER is a tribute anthology of stories inspired by Thomas Ligotti’s “The Red Tower” and it’s out NOW: dl.bookfunnel.com/zum1k2dg9b
Just finished @michaelwehunt.bsky.social’s THE OCTOBER FILM HAUNT and loved it.
Lyrical prose, engrossing, and refreshingly bleak.
Great commentary on the genre, especially the elevation of fandom into identity and faith.
Recommended for fans of literary horror and weird fiction.
Lyrical prose, engrossing, and refreshingly bleak.
Great commentary on the genre, especially the elevation of fandom into identity and faith.
Recommended for fans of literary horror and weird fiction.
October 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Just finished @michaelwehunt.bsky.social’s THE OCTOBER FILM HAUNT and loved it.
Lyrical prose, engrossing, and refreshingly bleak.
Great commentary on the genre, especially the elevation of fandom into identity and faith.
Recommended for fans of literary horror and weird fiction.
Lyrical prose, engrossing, and refreshingly bleak.
Great commentary on the genre, especially the elevation of fandom into identity and faith.
Recommended for fans of literary horror and weird fiction.
At Under Pressure Brewing selling spooky books until 6 pm!
October 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
At Under Pressure Brewing selling spooky books until 6 pm!
"One of the absolute best collections of short stories I've ever read." -David Swisher, Goodreads Review
Grab the ebook of Portraits of Decay for $5 during the month of October—website only.
carsonwinter.com/product/port...
Grab the ebook of Portraits of Decay for $5 during the month of October—website only.
carsonwinter.com/product/port...
October 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
"One of the absolute best collections of short stories I've ever read." -David Swisher, Goodreads Review
Grab the ebook of Portraits of Decay for $5 during the month of October—website only.
carsonwinter.com/product/port...
Grab the ebook of Portraits of Decay for $5 during the month of October—website only.
carsonwinter.com/product/port...
This will forever be my shit.
October 2, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This will forever be my shit.
Just got my copy of what is probably my most anticipated book of the year.
September 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Just got my copy of what is probably my most anticipated book of the year.
@erikmchatton.bsky.social's his debut collection is out tomorrow and I think it's going to blow some serious minds.
@authorplm.bsky.social is hosting a release party on Friday, join up for a reading, giveaway, and interview!
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-echoes...
@authorplm.bsky.social is hosting a release party on Friday, join up for a reading, giveaway, and interview!
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-echoes...
September 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
@erikmchatton.bsky.social's his debut collection is out tomorrow and I think it's going to blow some serious minds.
@authorplm.bsky.social is hosting a release party on Friday, join up for a reading, giveaway, and interview!
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-echoes...
@authorplm.bsky.social is hosting a release party on Friday, join up for a reading, giveaway, and interview!
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-echoes...
This is so cool!
September 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is so cool!
On my very dumb podcast I asked for readers to please send me shots of PORTRAITS OF DECAY with a dick in between the pages as a bookmark.
Thank you to @ninamiller.bsky.social for hearing the call and giving me a much more acceptable alternative.
Everyone else—I’m waiting.
Thank you to @ninamiller.bsky.social for hearing the call and giving me a much more acceptable alternative.
Everyone else—I’m waiting.
August 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
On my very dumb podcast I asked for readers to please send me shots of PORTRAITS OF DECAY with a dick in between the pages as a bookmark.
Thank you to @ninamiller.bsky.social for hearing the call and giving me a much more acceptable alternative.
Everyone else—I’m waiting.
Thank you to @ninamiller.bsky.social for hearing the call and giving me a much more acceptable alternative.
Everyone else—I’m waiting.
As of August 15, A SPECTRE IS HAUNTING GREENTREE has been out for one year. And wow, what a year it's been. I've always seen this book as something of a black sheep in my catalog, but I wanted to take some time to reflect on it. /THREAD
@tenebrouspress.bsky.social
@tenebrouspress.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
As of August 15, A SPECTRE IS HAUNTING GREENTREE has been out for one year. And wow, what a year it's been. I've always seen this book as something of a black sheep in my catalog, but I wanted to take some time to reflect on it. /THREAD
@tenebrouspress.bsky.social
@tenebrouspress.bsky.social
35 years old and I just saw STAND BY ME for the first time. Not sure what I was expecting, but it was better than that.
August 18, 2025 at 2:53 AM
35 years old and I just saw STAND BY ME for the first time. Not sure what I was expecting, but it was better than that.
I’m not very spiritual, but when life gets tough, sometimes you gotta embrace giving yourself over to a higher power.
When I’m job searching I like to build a Godzilla shrine and offer him sacrifices (buildings!) to do something with all the nervous energy while waiting.
Praise to the King.
When I’m job searching I like to build a Godzilla shrine and offer him sacrifices (buildings!) to do something with all the nervous energy while waiting.
Praise to the King.
August 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I’m not very spiritual, but when life gets tough, sometimes you gotta embrace giving yourself over to a higher power.
When I’m job searching I like to build a Godzilla shrine and offer him sacrifices (buildings!) to do something with all the nervous energy while waiting.
Praise to the King.
When I’m job searching I like to build a Godzilla shrine and offer him sacrifices (buildings!) to do something with all the nervous energy while waiting.
Praise to the King.
"One of the absolute best collections of short stories I've ever read. Winter is one of the best at writing Weird fiction and these tales prove it. These stories are, in classic Carson Winter style, bleak, unsettling, transgressive, and beautiful."
PORTRAITS OF DECAY is out now.
PORTRAITS OF DECAY is out now.
July 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"One of the absolute best collections of short stories I've ever read. Winter is one of the best at writing Weird fiction and these tales prove it. These stories are, in classic Carson Winter style, bleak, unsettling, transgressive, and beautiful."
PORTRAITS OF DECAY is out now.
PORTRAITS OF DECAY is out now.
US peeps: all copies of PORTRAITS OF DECAY ordered from my website come signed!
Check it out here: carsonwinter.com/pre-order-po...
Check it out here: carsonwinter.com/pre-order-po...
July 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
US peeps: all copies of PORTRAITS OF DECAY ordered from my website come signed!
Check it out here: carsonwinter.com/pre-order-po...
Check it out here: carsonwinter.com/pre-order-po...
Thank you to @erikmchatton.bsky.social for the lovely, wonderful review.
It's one thing to write a book, it's another to feel heard and seen. I'm so proud of PORTRAITS OF DECAY as a culmination of everything I've learned since I started this writing journey.
It's one thing to write a book, it's another to feel heard and seen. I'm so proud of PORTRAITS OF DECAY as a culmination of everything I've learned since I started this writing journey.
June 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Thank you to @erikmchatton.bsky.social for the lovely, wonderful review.
It's one thing to write a book, it's another to feel heard and seen. I'm so proud of PORTRAITS OF DECAY as a culmination of everything I've learned since I started this writing journey.
It's one thing to write a book, it's another to feel heard and seen. I'm so proud of PORTRAITS OF DECAY as a culmination of everything I've learned since I started this writing journey.
Assembling orders today!
I still have some Harried Mans left, order here: carsonwinter.com/product/port...
I still have some Harried Mans left, order here: carsonwinter.com/product/port...
June 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Assembling orders today!
I still have some Harried Mans left, order here: carsonwinter.com/product/port...
I still have some Harried Mans left, order here: carsonwinter.com/product/port...
I finally got my books in! Sorry for the delay to everyone who ordered directly from me—they’ll be shipping out Friday!
June 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I finally got my books in! Sorry for the delay to everyone who ordered directly from me—they’ll be shipping out Friday!
Shameless birthday post! I have now reached age 35! How the fuck did that happen???
If you feel like supporting me in any way today, I just had my first collection, PORTRAITS OF DECAY, released a couple days ago. FFO: Evenson, Ligotti, Jackson, Barron, Files.
If you feel like supporting me in any way today, I just had my first collection, PORTRAITS OF DECAY, released a couple days ago. FFO: Evenson, Ligotti, Jackson, Barron, Files.
June 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Shameless birthday post! I have now reached age 35! How the fuck did that happen???
If you feel like supporting me in any way today, I just had my first collection, PORTRAITS OF DECAY, released a couple days ago. FFO: Evenson, Ligotti, Jackson, Barron, Files.
If you feel like supporting me in any way today, I just had my first collection, PORTRAITS OF DECAY, released a couple days ago. FFO: Evenson, Ligotti, Jackson, Barron, Files.
Brian Evenson’s A COLLAPSE OF HORSES scared the shit out of me. Specifically “Black Bark,” which I’ll stand by as the scariest story I’ve ever read. Evenson writes alienation like no other. He reduces common experience into its uncanniest seedlings.
June 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Brian Evenson’s A COLLAPSE OF HORSES scared the shit out of me. Specifically “Black Bark,” which I’ll stand by as the scariest story I’ve ever read. Evenson writes alienation like no other. He reduces common experience into its uncanniest seedlings.