Laird Barron
@lairdbarron.bsky.social
A dog of the house
Mainly updates; occasional commentary
Catch me at my Patreon: Realms of Old Leech https://www.patreon.com/lairdbarron/about
Banner art: Chuck Killorin.
Mainly updates; occasional commentary
Catch me at my Patreon: Realms of Old Leech https://www.patreon.com/lairdbarron/about
Banner art: Chuck Killorin.
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Laird Barron
@lairdbarron.bsky.social
· Jun 3
Get more from Laird Barron on Patreon
The Realms of Old Leech
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FYI, my Patreon has a complete bibliography of my work. The subscription for that level is free. www.patreon.com/c/lairdbarro...
The Horse Whisperer in the Darkness
November 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The Horse Whisperer in the Darkness
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'A Bram Stoker Award winning novel, The Fisherman is a masterpiece of cosmic horror that contains elements of Lovecraft, Moby Dick and the ghost stories of M.R. James.'
#JohnLangan's The Fisherman is No 16 in The Quietus 25 best pieces of #Horror Fiction of the 21st Century so far
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#JohnLangan's The Fisherman is No 16 in The Quietus 25 best pieces of #Horror Fiction of the 21st Century so far
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November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
'A Bram Stoker Award winning novel, The Fisherman is a masterpiece of cosmic horror that contains elements of Lovecraft, Moby Dick and the ghost stories of M.R. James.'
#JohnLangan's The Fisherman is No 16 in The Quietus 25 best pieces of #Horror Fiction of the 21st Century so far
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#JohnLangan's The Fisherman is No 16 in The Quietus 25 best pieces of #Horror Fiction of the 21st Century so far
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You wake up and are told
"it has always been Frawnk-uhn-stain"
"it has always been Frawnk-uhn-stain"
November 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
You wake up and are told
"it has always been Frawnk-uhn-stain"
"it has always been Frawnk-uhn-stain"
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An interpretation of @lairdbarron.bsky.social's phenomenal character, Isaiah Coleridge. Dressed to handle business of course.
November 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
An interpretation of @lairdbarron.bsky.social's phenomenal character, Isaiah Coleridge. Dressed to handle business of course.
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NEW EPISODE: @slimyswampghost.bsky.social joins THE BAD SIGNAL to discuss collaborations with @lairdbarron.bsky.social and @michaelwehunt.bsky.social, plus influences and working on the hit horror flick TAROT.
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
November 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
NEW EPISODE: @slimyswampghost.bsky.social joins THE BAD SIGNAL to discuss collaborations with @lairdbarron.bsky.social and @michaelwehunt.bsky.social, plus influences and working on the hit horror flick TAROT.
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
The lights go down
And the clouds are building outside
You close the door and turn the key
But there's no place to hide
And the clouds are building outside
You close the door and turn the key
But there's no place to hide
November 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The lights go down
And the clouds are building outside
You close the door and turn the key
But there's no place to hide
And the clouds are building outside
You close the door and turn the key
But there's no place to hide
Reposted by Laird Barron
ICYMI! Get a first look at one of King's contributions to THE END TIMES.
Who wants an exclusive look at one of Claudia Inez Bachman's (Stephen King's) contributions to THE END TIMES by @benjaminpercy.bsky.social?
You can find it in Forbes. Happy Halloween!
www.forbes.com/sites/joshwe...
You can find it in Forbes. Happy Halloween!
www.forbes.com/sites/joshwe...
Stephen King Revives Richard Bachman pseudonym for 'The End Times'
King will be contributing articles to the post-apocalyptic newspaper under the non-de-plume of Richard's wife, Claudia Inez Bachman.
www.forbes.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
ICYMI! Get a first look at one of King's contributions to THE END TIMES.
Well the two men took to fighting
And when they pulled them from the floor
Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle
With a couple of pieces gone
And when they pulled them from the floor
Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle
With a couple of pieces gone
November 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Well the two men took to fighting
And when they pulled them from the floor
Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle
With a couple of pieces gone
And when they pulled them from the floor
Leroy looked like a jigsaw puzzle
With a couple of pieces gone
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Patty Lee, turn the lights on please
There's something I don't understand
Patty Lee, turn the lights on please
This party's gotten out of hand
There's something I don't understand
Patty Lee, turn the lights on please
This party's gotten out of hand
October 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Patty Lee, turn the lights on please
There's something I don't understand
Patty Lee, turn the lights on please
This party's gotten out of hand
There's something I don't understand
Patty Lee, turn the lights on please
This party's gotten out of hand
Let's have a black celebration
Black celebration
Tonight
To celebrate the fact
That we've seen the back of another black day
Black celebration
Tonight
To celebrate the fact
That we've seen the back of another black day
October 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Let's have a black celebration
Black celebration
Tonight
To celebrate the fact
That we've seen the back of another black day
Black celebration
Tonight
To celebrate the fact
That we've seen the back of another black day
Mandy: dryad
Black Skulls: draugr/wild hunt
Children of the Dawn: Loki disciples
Big dude with chainsaw: Frost giant
Caruther: Heimdall
The Chemist: Norn
Red Miller: Thor/Siegfried, somebody along those lines
Black Skulls: draugr/wild hunt
Children of the Dawn: Loki disciples
Big dude with chainsaw: Frost giant
Caruther: Heimdall
The Chemist: Norn
Red Miller: Thor/Siegfried, somebody along those lines
a man with a beard is wearing a shirt that says ' a ' on it
Alt: Nic Cage drunkenly lamenting the death of his girl, Mandy
media.tenor.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Mandy: dryad
Black Skulls: draugr/wild hunt
Children of the Dawn: Loki disciples
Big dude with chainsaw: Frost giant
Caruther: Heimdall
The Chemist: Norn
Red Miller: Thor/Siegfried, somebody along those lines
Black Skulls: draugr/wild hunt
Children of the Dawn: Loki disciples
Big dude with chainsaw: Frost giant
Caruther: Heimdall
The Chemist: Norn
Red Miller: Thor/Siegfried, somebody along those lines
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I'm beyond thrilled that my story, The Dark House, is available for your listening pleasure on the latest episode of It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton! There's a bunch of cool behind the scenes stuff on @wilwheaton.net's patreon as well. Happy Spooky Season!
www.patreon.com/posts/142200...
www.patreon.com/posts/142200...
"The Dark House" by A.C. Wise (Ad-Free) | It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton
Get more from It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton on Patreon
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October 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I'm beyond thrilled that my story, The Dark House, is available for your listening pleasure on the latest episode of It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton! There's a bunch of cool behind the scenes stuff on @wilwheaton.net's patreon as well. Happy Spooky Season!
www.patreon.com/posts/142200...
www.patreon.com/posts/142200...
A case of gone is all she carried
When she got on the Jamestown ferry
And it's not a hot day in January
Like she'd said it'd be
If she ever left me
When she got on the Jamestown ferry
And it's not a hot day in January
Like she'd said it'd be
If she ever left me
October 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A case of gone is all she carried
When she got on the Jamestown ferry
And it's not a hot day in January
Like she'd said it'd be
If she ever left me
When she got on the Jamestown ferry
And it's not a hot day in January
Like she'd said it'd be
If she ever left me
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Tonight I’ll be in Nashua with @christaqua.bsky.social @cgolden.bsky.social @brackenmacleod.bsky.social and @tanyapell.bsky.social . Join us!
October 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Tonight I’ll be in Nashua with @christaqua.bsky.social @cgolden.bsky.social @brackenmacleod.bsky.social and @tanyapell.bsky.social . Join us!
I used to do a little
But a little wouldn't do it
So the little got more and more
But a little wouldn't do it
So the little got more and more
October 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I used to do a little
But a little wouldn't do it
So the little got more and more
But a little wouldn't do it
So the little got more and more
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@brianevenson.bsky.social has carved (er, hacked?) out a unique space for himself in horror & weird lit, starting with 1994's ALTMANN'S TONGUE up to 2024's GOOD NIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT. The Brian Evenson subreddit hosts an AMA with Brian tomorrow, 10/28/25, at noon Central! www.reddit.com/r/BrianEvens...
October 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
@brianevenson.bsky.social has carved (er, hacked?) out a unique space for himself in horror & weird lit, starting with 1994's ALTMANN'S TONGUE up to 2024's GOOD NIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT. The Brian Evenson subreddit hosts an AMA with Brian tomorrow, 10/28/25, at noon Central! www.reddit.com/r/BrianEvens...
Back stabbin'
Yeah!
Back stabbin'
Yeah!
Back stabbin'
October 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Back stabbin'
Yeah!
Back stabbin'
Yeah!
Back stabbin'
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In summer 2021, the Laird Barron subreddit had 66 stalwart members. This week we hit 2,000! Readers can't stop talking about @lairdbarron.bsky.social's peerless, once-in-a-generation voice for visceral horror, bareknuckled noir, and bold, bewitching dark fantasy. Join us! reddit.com/r/LairdBarron/
October 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
In summer 2021, the Laird Barron subreddit had 66 stalwart members. This week we hit 2,000! Readers can't stop talking about @lairdbarron.bsky.social's peerless, once-in-a-generation voice for visceral horror, bareknuckled noir, and bold, bewitching dark fantasy. Join us! reddit.com/r/LairdBarron/
Holden:
The ICE agent lies on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over but it can't. Not without your help. But you're not helping.
Leon: (blank stare)
The ICE agent lies on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over but it can't. Not without your help. But you're not helping.
Leon: (blank stare)
October 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Holden:
The ICE agent lies on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over but it can't. Not without your help. But you're not helping.
Leon: (blank stare)
The ICE agent lies on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over but it can't. Not without your help. But you're not helping.
Leon: (blank stare)
Love Is the Plan, the Plan Is Death
October 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Love Is the Plan, the Plan Is Death
Wow, Paul. Thank you
A whole bunch of horror-y folks recommend the scariest stories they’ve ever read. I wrote about @lairdbarron.bsky.social ‘s “Tiptoe.”
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
‘It’s insanely sinister’: horror writers on the scariest stories they’ve ever read
Bloodthirsty ghosts, sadistic supercomputers, creepy childhood games ... Mariana Enríquez, Paul Tremblay, Daisy Johnson and others on the tales that kept them up at night
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Wow, Paul. Thank you