Emma E. Murray
@emmaemurray.bsky.social
Award-winning horror writer. She/her. 🩷💜💙
Rep: literaryclara.bsky.social
🐌Crushing Snails
😈When the Devil
💧The Drowning Machine and Other Obsessions
🩸Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day
Website: EmmaEMurray.com
Rep: literaryclara.bsky.social
🐌Crushing Snails
😈When the Devil
💧The Drowning Machine and Other Obsessions
🩸Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day
Website: EmmaEMurray.com
It’s my 8th wedding anniversary 😊🖤 I still think we had one of the most fun weddings ever with trivia, a food truck, ice cream sandwiches instead of cake, health and mana “potions,” and my bouquet made of pages from Emma 🖤
October 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
It’s my 8th wedding anniversary 😊🖤 I still think we had one of the most fun weddings ever with trivia, a food truck, ice cream sandwiches instead of cake, health and mana “potions,” and my bouquet made of pages from Emma 🖤
Since some people were interested, here’s some of my favorite pages from my novel WIP idea/planning/vibe scrapbook I finally finished 🖤🤍🖤
I’ve been falling in love with this story while drafting and I think I can mold it into something really special 😊
🌙Art horror x liminal spaces x dream horror🌙
I’ve been falling in love with this story while drafting and I think I can mold it into something really special 😊
🌙Art horror x liminal spaces x dream horror🌙
October 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Since some people were interested, here’s some of my favorite pages from my novel WIP idea/planning/vibe scrapbook I finally finished 🖤🤍🖤
I’ve been falling in love with this story while drafting and I think I can mold it into something really special 😊
🌙Art horror x liminal spaces x dream horror🌙
I’ve been falling in love with this story while drafting and I think I can mold it into something really special 😊
🌙Art horror x liminal spaces x dream horror🌙
AHHH!!! We have a date for the audiobook of Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day!!!
April 28th!!!
So excited to have Tantor Audio producing my very first audiobook!!!! With the wonderful Veronica Fox and Matt Godfrey narrating!!!
April 28th!!!
So excited to have Tantor Audio producing my very first audiobook!!!! With the wonderful Veronica Fox and Matt Godfrey narrating!!!
September 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
AHHH!!! We have a date for the audiobook of Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day!!!
April 28th!!!
So excited to have Tantor Audio producing my very first audiobook!!!! With the wonderful Veronica Fox and Matt Godfrey narrating!!!
April 28th!!!
So excited to have Tantor Audio producing my very first audiobook!!!! With the wonderful Veronica Fox and Matt Godfrey narrating!!!
I can’t believe it’s been a whole month since Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day came out!!!!
Thank you so much to everyone who has read, reviewed, hyped, and recommended this book that is so close to my heart.
And if you haven’t checked it out yet, it’s a perfect read to start autumn!🍁
Thank you so much to everyone who has read, reviewed, hyped, and recommended this book that is so close to my heart.
And if you haven’t checked it out yet, it’s a perfect read to start autumn!🍁
September 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I can’t believe it’s been a whole month since Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day came out!!!!
Thank you so much to everyone who has read, reviewed, hyped, and recommended this book that is so close to my heart.
And if you haven’t checked it out yet, it’s a perfect read to start autumn!🍁
Thank you so much to everyone who has read, reviewed, hyped, and recommended this book that is so close to my heart.
And if you haven’t checked it out yet, it’s a perfect read to start autumn!🍁
The Drowning Machine and Other Obsessions is my heart on display. A collection of stories that range from tender sorrow to cannibalistic lust, childhood to old age.
I am so proud of these stories and hope more readers give them a chance.
It’s dark, painful, and full of feminine rage.
I am so proud of these stories and hope more readers give them a chance.
It’s dark, painful, and full of feminine rage.
September 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The Drowning Machine and Other Obsessions is my heart on display. A collection of stories that range from tender sorrow to cannibalistic lust, childhood to old age.
I am so proud of these stories and hope more readers give them a chance.
It’s dark, painful, and full of feminine rage.
I am so proud of these stories and hope more readers give them a chance.
It’s dark, painful, and full of feminine rage.
Libby has never known life outside of her small town, passed from an abusive family to an abusive husband, that’s just how things are. Until June moves next door…
When the Devil is: sapphic, southern gothic, rebelling against religion/ patriarchal norms. From @shortwavebooks.bsky.social
When the Devil is: sapphic, southern gothic, rebelling against religion/ patriarchal norms. From @shortwavebooks.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Libby has never known life outside of her small town, passed from an abusive family to an abusive husband, that’s just how things are. Until June moves next door…
When the Devil is: sapphic, southern gothic, rebelling against religion/ patriarchal norms. From @shortwavebooks.bsky.social
When the Devil is: sapphic, southern gothic, rebelling against religion/ patriarchal norms. From @shortwavebooks.bsky.social
Are you looking for the kind of horror that leaves you staring at the wall? Well I have just the book for you!! 👀
September 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Are you looking for the kind of horror that leaves you staring at the wall? Well I have just the book for you!! 👀
🤭 Sorry, not sorry 🖤
September 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🤭 Sorry, not sorry 🖤
Who else is celebrating Sapphic September?🩷
I love wlw horror and these are two of mine 💜
When the Devil is a novelette from @shortwavebooks.bsky.social
Exquisite Hunger was a chapbook but is now in my debut collection The Drowning Machine and Other Obsessions from @undertakerbooks.bsky.social
I love wlw horror and these are two of mine 💜
When the Devil is a novelette from @shortwavebooks.bsky.social
Exquisite Hunger was a chapbook but is now in my debut collection The Drowning Machine and Other Obsessions from @undertakerbooks.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Who else is celebrating Sapphic September?🩷
I love wlw horror and these are two of mine 💜
When the Devil is a novelette from @shortwavebooks.bsky.social
Exquisite Hunger was a chapbook but is now in my debut collection The Drowning Machine and Other Obsessions from @undertakerbooks.bsky.social
I love wlw horror and these are two of mine 💜
When the Devil is a novelette from @shortwavebooks.bsky.social
Exquisite Hunger was a chapbook but is now in my debut collection The Drowning Machine and Other Obsessions from @undertakerbooks.bsky.social
Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day
(2025, Apocalypse Party)
Birdie lost everything when her son died. Now, trying to rebuild her life, she has to deal with abusive Russ while a home-invading serial killer is targeting women in her city. Part of all proceeds go to the National DV Hotline.
(2025, Apocalypse Party)
Birdie lost everything when her son died. Now, trying to rebuild her life, she has to deal with abusive Russ while a home-invading serial killer is targeting women in her city. Part of all proceeds go to the National DV Hotline.
August 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day
(2025, Apocalypse Party)
Birdie lost everything when her son died. Now, trying to rebuild her life, she has to deal with abusive Russ while a home-invading serial killer is targeting women in her city. Part of all proceeds go to the National DV Hotline.
(2025, Apocalypse Party)
Birdie lost everything when her son died. Now, trying to rebuild her life, she has to deal with abusive Russ while a home-invading serial killer is targeting women in her city. Part of all proceeds go to the National DV Hotline.
It’s a beautiful day out, perfect for the release of Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day ☀️
Thank you to my early readers, my amazing agent @literaryclara.bsky.social and my publisher @apocalypseparty.bsky.social 🖤
Also thank you to all my ARC reviewers & everyone who preordered/ordered today 🥰
Thank you to my early readers, my amazing agent @literaryclara.bsky.social and my publisher @apocalypseparty.bsky.social 🖤
Also thank you to all my ARC reviewers & everyone who preordered/ordered today 🥰
August 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
It’s a beautiful day out, perfect for the release of Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day ☀️
Thank you to my early readers, my amazing agent @literaryclara.bsky.social and my publisher @apocalypseparty.bsky.social 🖤
Also thank you to all my ARC reviewers & everyone who preordered/ordered today 🥰
Thank you to my early readers, my amazing agent @literaryclara.bsky.social and my publisher @apocalypseparty.bsky.social 🖤
Also thank you to all my ARC reviewers & everyone who preordered/ordered today 🥰
YAY!!! 🎉It’s release day for Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day🎉
It’s so surreal to have another novel out in the world!!!
Thank you to everyone who has helped make this a reality, to @apocalypseparty.bsky.social for giving it the perfect home, and everyone who picks it up 🥰🖤
It’s so surreal to have another novel out in the world!!!
Thank you to everyone who has helped make this a reality, to @apocalypseparty.bsky.social for giving it the perfect home, and everyone who picks it up 🥰🖤
August 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
YAY!!! 🎉It’s release day for Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day🎉
It’s so surreal to have another novel out in the world!!!
Thank you to everyone who has helped make this a reality, to @apocalypseparty.bsky.social for giving it the perfect home, and everyone who picks it up 🥰🖤
It’s so surreal to have another novel out in the world!!!
Thank you to everyone who has helped make this a reality, to @apocalypseparty.bsky.social for giving it the perfect home, and everyone who picks it up 🥰🖤
My book comes out ✨TOMORROW!!!✨
August 25, 2025 at 9:09 PM
My book comes out ✨TOMORROW!!!✨
🩸ONE WEEK!!!!🩸
My sophomore novel, Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day, comes out in one week!!
Get ready to meet Birdie, a woman grieving her son and stuck in an abusive relationship, and to follow a serial killer and his victims. Dark, emotional, and brutal, you don’t want to skip this one.
My sophomore novel, Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day, comes out in one week!!
Get ready to meet Birdie, a woman grieving her son and stuck in an abusive relationship, and to follow a serial killer and his victims. Dark, emotional, and brutal, you don’t want to skip this one.
August 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
🩸ONE WEEK!!!!🩸
My sophomore novel, Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day, comes out in one week!!
Get ready to meet Birdie, a woman grieving her son and stuck in an abusive relationship, and to follow a serial killer and his victims. Dark, emotional, and brutal, you don’t want to skip this one.
My sophomore novel, Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day, comes out in one week!!
Get ready to meet Birdie, a woman grieving her son and stuck in an abusive relationship, and to follow a serial killer and his victims. Dark, emotional, and brutal, you don’t want to skip this one.
✨Book trailer✨ for Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day using real reviews (all found on Goodreads) 🖤
Only one more week until this novel is out in the world!
Available anywhere you preorder your books
Out August 26th from @apocalypseparty.bsky.social
Only one more week until this novel is out in the world!
Available anywhere you preorder your books
Out August 26th from @apocalypseparty.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
✨Book trailer✨ for Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day using real reviews (all found on Goodreads) 🖤
Only one more week until this novel is out in the world!
Available anywhere you preorder your books
Out August 26th from @apocalypseparty.bsky.social
Only one more week until this novel is out in the world!
Available anywhere you preorder your books
Out August 26th from @apocalypseparty.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
“My mommy writes scary books. She loves dead things!”
August 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
“My mommy writes scary books. She loves dead things!”
🖤New podcast is up!!!🖤
I had the honor of being the first guest of the new podcast Horrifically Well Read, Bled, and Said
Adam and Rebecca are amazing! Check it out and make sure to follow and rate/review the show to help them find more listeners!
I had the honor of being the first guest of the new podcast Horrifically Well Read, Bled, and Said
Adam and Rebecca are amazing! Check it out and make sure to follow and rate/review the show to help them find more listeners!
August 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
🖤New podcast is up!!!🖤
I had the honor of being the first guest of the new podcast Horrifically Well Read, Bled, and Said
Adam and Rebecca are amazing! Check it out and make sure to follow and rate/review the show to help them find more listeners!
I had the honor of being the first guest of the new podcast Horrifically Well Read, Bled, and Said
Adam and Rebecca are amazing! Check it out and make sure to follow and rate/review the show to help them find more listeners!
🎉AHHH it’s been one year since Crushing Snails came out!!!🎉
My debut novel, my book baby that I never gave up on 🖤
Thank you so much to @apocalypseparty.bsky.social for taking a chance on my teenage serial killer, my agent @literaryclara.bsky.social, and all the readers who have picked it up 🖤
My debut novel, my book baby that I never gave up on 🖤
Thank you so much to @apocalypseparty.bsky.social for taking a chance on my teenage serial killer, my agent @literaryclara.bsky.social, and all the readers who have picked it up 🖤
August 6, 2025 at 12:16 PM
🎉AHHH it’s been one year since Crushing Snails came out!!!🎉
My debut novel, my book baby that I never gave up on 🖤
Thank you so much to @apocalypseparty.bsky.social for taking a chance on my teenage serial killer, my agent @literaryclara.bsky.social, and all the readers who have picked it up 🖤
My debut novel, my book baby that I never gave up on 🖤
Thank you so much to @apocalypseparty.bsky.social for taking a chance on my teenage serial killer, my agent @literaryclara.bsky.social, and all the readers who have picked it up 🖤
Thank you so much for 150 ratings on both Crushing Snails and When the Devil!
To some, this might not seem like a lot, but just a few years ago, I thought I’d never have a book in the world, but here I am with several and so many wonderful readers who took time to read and post about my stories. 🖤
To some, this might not seem like a lot, but just a few years ago, I thought I’d never have a book in the world, but here I am with several and so many wonderful readers who took time to read and post about my stories. 🖤
July 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Thank you so much for 150 ratings on both Crushing Snails and When the Devil!
To some, this might not seem like a lot, but just a few years ago, I thought I’d never have a book in the world, but here I am with several and so many wonderful readers who took time to read and post about my stories. 🖤
To some, this might not seem like a lot, but just a few years ago, I thought I’d never have a book in the world, but here I am with several and so many wonderful readers who took time to read and post about my stories. 🖤
My paperback/stickers giveaway for Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day is still open!
To enter:
🩸repost
🩸follow me
🩸comment a favorite horror book
🩸tag a friend for an extra entry!
US only
Winner chosen on 7/15 and I’ll ship right away so you’ll get it before release day (8/26) #giveaway
To enter:
🩸repost
🩸follow me
🩸comment a favorite horror book
🩸tag a friend for an extra entry!
US only
Winner chosen on 7/15 and I’ll ship right away so you’ll get it before release day (8/26) #giveaway
July 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
My paperback/stickers giveaway for Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day is still open!
To enter:
🩸repost
🩸follow me
🩸comment a favorite horror book
🩸tag a friend for an extra entry!
US only
Winner chosen on 7/15 and I’ll ship right away so you’ll get it before release day (8/26) #giveaway
To enter:
🩸repost
🩸follow me
🩸comment a favorite horror book
🩸tag a friend for an extra entry!
US only
Winner chosen on 7/15 and I’ll ship right away so you’ll get it before release day (8/26) #giveaway
🩸✨GIVEAWAY!!!!!!✨🩸
I’m giving away a paperback ARC of Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day (and these gorgeous stickers) to one lucky winner on July 15!!!
To enter, follow me and comment a horror book.
US only please 🖤
(Enter on IG too for an extra chance!)
#giveaway #paperbackgiveaway
I’m giving away a paperback ARC of Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day (and these gorgeous stickers) to one lucky winner on July 15!!!
To enter, follow me and comment a horror book.
US only please 🖤
(Enter on IG too for an extra chance!)
#giveaway #paperbackgiveaway
July 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🩸✨GIVEAWAY!!!!!!✨🩸
I’m giving away a paperback ARC of Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day (and these gorgeous stickers) to one lucky winner on July 15!!!
To enter, follow me and comment a horror book.
US only please 🖤
(Enter on IG too for an extra chance!)
#giveaway #paperbackgiveaway
I’m giving away a paperback ARC of Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day (and these gorgeous stickers) to one lucky winner on July 15!!!
To enter, follow me and comment a horror book.
US only please 🖤
(Enter on IG too for an extra chance!)
#giveaway #paperbackgiveaway
And finally, here’s the playlist for my upcoming novel Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day (out Aug. 26 from @apocalypsepartypress )
Some of these songs were chosen for the lyrics, some for the vibe and emotional core of the song, but the one at the heart of this novel is “Dog Days Are Over.”
Some of these songs were chosen for the lyrics, some for the vibe and emotional core of the song, but the one at the heart of this novel is “Dog Days Are Over.”
July 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
And finally, here’s the playlist for my upcoming novel Shoot Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day (out Aug. 26 from @apocalypsepartypress )
Some of these songs were chosen for the lyrics, some for the vibe and emotional core of the song, but the one at the heart of this novel is “Dog Days Are Over.”
Some of these songs were chosen for the lyrics, some for the vibe and emotional core of the song, but the one at the heart of this novel is “Dog Days Are Over.”
Teenage angst and emotional turmoil—it’s a playlist for my novel Crushing Snails 🐌 @apocalypseparty.bsky.social
Winnie is a bullied, abused, struggling teen who grasps for any control in her life and spirals into becoming a killer
(intense TWs—see my website for details)
Winnie is a bullied, abused, struggling teen who grasps for any control in her life and spirals into becoming a killer
(intense TWs—see my website for details)
July 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Teenage angst and emotional turmoil—it’s a playlist for my novel Crushing Snails 🐌 @apocalypseparty.bsky.social
Winnie is a bullied, abused, struggling teen who grasps for any control in her life and spirals into becoming a killer
(intense TWs—see my website for details)
Winnie is a bullied, abused, struggling teen who grasps for any control in her life and spirals into becoming a killer
(intense TWs—see my website for details)
For the last day of Pride Month🌈 I made a playlist for my Sapphic southern gothic novelette When the Devil @shortwavebooks.bsky.social
If you’re looking for a feminine rage revenge story, this one is for you 😈🌦️🌪️
Listen here (linked in story):
open.spotify.com/playlist/6PF...
If you’re looking for a feminine rage revenge story, this one is for you 😈🌦️🌪️
Listen here (linked in story):
open.spotify.com/playlist/6PF...
June 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
For the last day of Pride Month🌈 I made a playlist for my Sapphic southern gothic novelette When the Devil @shortwavebooks.bsky.social
If you’re looking for a feminine rage revenge story, this one is for you 😈🌦️🌪️
Listen here (linked in story):
open.spotify.com/playlist/6PF...
If you’re looking for a feminine rage revenge story, this one is for you 😈🌦️🌪️
Listen here (linked in story):
open.spotify.com/playlist/6PF...