L.C. Marino
@lcmarino.bsky.social
Author of thrills, suspense, and horror fiction. Cofounder and publisher at Sobelo Books. Bookseller at Spineless Reads. Host of The Suspense is Killing Me podcast. www.lucasmarinowrites.com
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L.C. Marino
@lcmarino.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Psychological haunting, atmospheric, strong female MCs, fire, grief, suspense, starlings, ghosts, love, loss, and longing. 👀
I’m so excited to see this book out in the world.
📚💙 Bookmail 💙📚
It's here! The conclusion of The Haunting of the Whispering House series by @lcmarino.bsky.social. I can't wait to see how Lucas ends this suspenseful, spooky, and mysterious tale of family and love and grief.
It's here! The conclusion of The Haunting of the Whispering House series by @lcmarino.bsky.social. I can't wait to see how Lucas ends this suspenseful, spooky, and mysterious tale of family and love and grief.
September 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I’m so excited to see this book out in the world.
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We'll never use AI for anything, but it's cool to get a shout-out in Will Smith's AI music video. @sobelobooks.bsky.social @lcmarino.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
We'll never use AI for anything, but it's cool to get a shout-out in Will Smith's AI music video. @sobelobooks.bsky.social @lcmarino.bsky.social
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From an idea just over a year ago, we're in the midst of our busiest month so far, publishing three books. We believe your next favorite read is in our catalog. We believe this is just the beginning. @authordileo.bsky.social @jvgachs.bsky.social @lcmarino.bsky.social @lphernandez.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
From an idea just over a year ago, we're in the midst of our busiest month so far, publishing three books. We believe your next favorite read is in our catalog. We believe this is just the beginning. @authordileo.bsky.social @jvgachs.bsky.social @lcmarino.bsky.social @lphernandez.bsky.social
Lease signed, keys in hand! We’re finally ready to announce our brick and mortar bookshop IS HAPPENING! You may be screaming at your phone, ”What? In this economy?”. Yes, we’re wild like that. And so are you, so follow our launch on YouTube.
Here’s a pick of some shelves to hold you over. Open 9/20!
Here’s a pick of some shelves to hold you over. Open 9/20!
August 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Lease signed, keys in hand! We’re finally ready to announce our brick and mortar bookshop IS HAPPENING! You may be screaming at your phone, ”What? In this economy?”. Yes, we’re wild like that. And so are you, so follow our launch on YouTube.
Here’s a pick of some shelves to hold you over. Open 9/20!
Here’s a pick of some shelves to hold you over. Open 9/20!
When I tell you M. Regan writes a beautiful, weird, gothic, soul-gripping story, I mean it. Don’t miss out on this voice. She’s a talented creature.
🚨 Cover Reveal! 🚨
Say hello to Stories in the Minor Key by the wonderfully talented M. Regan!
This collection hits store shelves tomorrow as part of our first double header release week! Yes, we’re wild like that. Don’t tell our mothers.
Flowers to @drewhuff.bsky.social for the amazing design.
Say hello to Stories in the Minor Key by the wonderfully talented M. Regan!
This collection hits store shelves tomorrow as part of our first double header release week! Yes, we’re wild like that. Don’t tell our mothers.
Flowers to @drewhuff.bsky.social for the amazing design.
August 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
When I tell you M. Regan writes a beautiful, weird, gothic, soul-gripping story, I mean it. Don’t miss out on this voice. She’s a talented creature.
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Good grief! Get a load of this Starter Pack for some of Blue Sky's grief horror authors. Sub to as many or few as you'd like and if you have a grief horror book out or coming, let me know if you want to be added!
go.bsky.app/JvzGUmd
go.bsky.app/JvzGUmd
July 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Good grief! Get a load of this Starter Pack for some of Blue Sky's grief horror authors. Sub to as many or few as you'd like and if you have a grief horror book out or coming, let me know if you want to be added!
go.bsky.app/JvzGUmd
go.bsky.app/JvzGUmd
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Reminder: One more week to submit your weird west flash fic! I can’t wait to read the entries 🤠
Grand prize winner of the “Weird West Quick Draw” gets their story in Apex Magazine and $100 🎉
reachyourapex.com/weird-west-q...
#weirdwest #shortstory #flashfiction
Grand prize winner of the “Weird West Quick Draw” gets their story in Apex Magazine and $100 🎉
reachyourapex.com/weird-west-q...
#weirdwest #shortstory #flashfiction
July 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Reminder: One more week to submit your weird west flash fic! I can’t wait to read the entries 🤠
Grand prize winner of the “Weird West Quick Draw” gets their story in Apex Magazine and $100 🎉
reachyourapex.com/weird-west-q...
#weirdwest #shortstory #flashfiction
Grand prize winner of the “Weird West Quick Draw” gets their story in Apex Magazine and $100 🎉
reachyourapex.com/weird-west-q...
#weirdwest #shortstory #flashfiction
I refuse to write forced words. I’m thrilled when I’m pulled along, a passenger documenting my observations of these characters. The words come at a wonderful pace, the story manifests naturally.
Get in the flow, stay in the flow.
Get in the flow, stay in the flow.
June 30, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I refuse to write forced words. I’m thrilled when I’m pulled along, a passenger documenting my observations of these characters. The words come at a wonderful pace, the story manifests naturally.
Get in the flow, stay in the flow.
Get in the flow, stay in the flow.
@stephellis.bsky.social is a wonderful editor and proofreader. Highly recommended!
Hi, I'm Steph, writer of dark stuff (with a new sideline of cosy 😅). I now have the time to, in theory, write full time, but that is not a huge income. To bolster my finances, I do occasional formatting, proof-reading, and editing.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
Well hello hello and welcome to another Wednesday! I welcome you, horror writers, and all things dark.
I wanted to talk about what we sell our souls for today. When we don't write. Or maybe you earn your living writing. Tell me all!
Side hustles, raising hellions, it all counts.
Well hello hello and welcome to another Wednesday! I welcome you, horror writers, and all things dark.
I wanted to talk about what we sell our souls for today. When we don't write. Or maybe you earn your living writing. Tell me all!
Side hustles, raising hellions, it all counts.
June 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
@stephellis.bsky.social is a wonderful editor and proofreader. Highly recommended!
Long road trips = massive audiobook progress. Prepare yourself, Goodreads! 🤓
June 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Long road trips = massive audiobook progress. Prepare yourself, Goodreads! 🤓
Our next read in the Spineless Reads book club (on Fable!) starts today! ALL THE HEARTS YOU EAT by @haileypiperfights.bsky.social on deck!
Join us at fable.co/club/spinele...
Join us at fable.co/club/spinele...
June 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Our next read in the Spineless Reads book club (on Fable!) starts today! ALL THE HEARTS YOU EAT by @haileypiperfights.bsky.social on deck!
Join us at fable.co/club/spinele...
Join us at fable.co/club/spinele...
We’re dripping the author names and the news is quickly spreading about our new project.
A stack of notable talent to announce.
First up, Rebecca Rowland.
Who’s next?! Wrong guesses only in the comments.
A stack of notable talent to announce.
First up, Rebecca Rowland.
Who’s next?! Wrong guesses only in the comments.
Coming November from Sobelo Books, an anthology of suffering and revenge, perseverance and submission. A neon splattered landscape painted by your favorite horror authors.
First to haunt your bad dreams, @rebecca-rowland.bsky.social
🧵👇 1/2
First to haunt your bad dreams, @rebecca-rowland.bsky.social
🧵👇 1/2
June 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
We’re dripping the author names and the news is quickly spreading about our new project.
A stack of notable talent to announce.
First up, Rebecca Rowland.
Who’s next?! Wrong guesses only in the comments.
A stack of notable talent to announce.
First up, Rebecca Rowland.
Who’s next?! Wrong guesses only in the comments.
Would you look at this thing? Eyeballs in a spiderweb?! Such is new cover for @robertottone.bsky.social ‘s upcoming release. Oy!
June 7, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Would you look at this thing? Eyeballs in a spiderweb?! Such is new cover for @robertottone.bsky.social ‘s upcoming release. Oy!
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Bookmail!!
So happy to have this beautiful book in my hands. 🖤
#booksky
@catherinemccarthy.bsky.social
@sobelobooks.bsky.social
So happy to have this beautiful book in my hands. 🖤
#booksky
@catherinemccarthy.bsky.social
@sobelobooks.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Bookmail!!
So happy to have this beautiful book in my hands. 🖤
#booksky
@catherinemccarthy.bsky.social
@sobelobooks.bsky.social
So happy to have this beautiful book in my hands. 🖤
#booksky
@catherinemccarthy.bsky.social
@sobelobooks.bsky.social
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Aggressive reminder you can pre-order Skylights: A Stargazers Story on our website. Link in comments!
June 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Aggressive reminder you can pre-order Skylights: A Stargazers Story on our website. Link in comments!
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It's rare that a review gives me shivers, but this one did.🖤👇
I'm lost for words, @sobelobooks.bsky.social!☺️
I'm lost for words, @sobelobooks.bsky.social!☺️
📕🤡 New Review! 🤡📕
Death of a Clown by @catherinemccarthy.bsky.social
"It’s impossible not to be deeply moved by the journey of self-discovery of Chester Brown the conflicted clown. McCarthy’s foray into dark fantasy has only reinforced her label as a rising star of British speculative fiction."
Death of a Clown by @catherinemccarthy.bsky.social
"It’s impossible not to be deeply moved by the journey of self-discovery of Chester Brown the conflicted clown. McCarthy’s foray into dark fantasy has only reinforced her label as a rising star of British speculative fiction."
Review: Death of a Clown by Catherine McCarthy | FanFiAddict
The joke's on him... Synopsis Born and raised into the Sacred Order of Tragicomedy, Chester Brown's path is written in stone. The bulbous nose and ...
fanfiaddict.com
June 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It's rare that a review gives me shivers, but this one did.🖤👇
I'm lost for words, @sobelobooks.bsky.social!☺️
I'm lost for words, @sobelobooks.bsky.social!☺️
This guy. This press. I’m awfully fond of them. And I’m exceptionally proud of what we’ve accomplished this year. We’re on a mission. Thanks for every moment of collaboration, @lphernandez.bsky.social .
June of last year, No Gods Only Chaos was on the sinking DarkLit ship, its second sinking ship. I had a thought but knew I couldn't do it alone. @lcmarino.bsky.social was the first and only person I thought of. We talked about taking over DarkLit but quickly pivoted. 1/
June 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This guy. This press. I’m awfully fond of them. And I’m exceptionally proud of what we’ve accomplished this year. We’re on a mission. Thanks for every moment of collaboration, @lphernandez.bsky.social .
Hey! Have you listened to this week’s episode with the one and only @catherinemccarthy.bsky.social ? We talk about her new book DEATH OF A CLOWN published by the clowns at @sobelobooks.bsky.social. This book hit shelves last week. Learn what inspired her to tell this beautifully inspirational story.
Ep. 41 - Catherine McCarthy Explores DEATH OF A CLOWN
The Suspense is Killing Me · Episode
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June 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Hey! Have you listened to this week’s episode with the one and only @catherinemccarthy.bsky.social ? We talk about her new book DEATH OF A CLOWN published by the clowns at @sobelobooks.bsky.social. This book hit shelves last week. Learn what inspired her to tell this beautifully inspirational story.
So many of my buddies are no longer with us because life got too big for them. I remember them today.
Love you guys.
Love you guys.
May 27, 2025 at 12:28 AM
So many of my buddies are no longer with us because life got too big for them. I remember them today.
Love you guys.
Love you guys.
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Do you partake in a book club on Fable? Well, this week’s release, DEATH OF A CLOWN by @catherinemccarthy.bsky.social is in the Fable library! Add it to your book club and comment below!
Not on Fable? You can preorder an ebook or paperback copy directly from www.SobeloBooks.com
Not on Fable? You can preorder an ebook or paperback copy directly from www.SobeloBooks.com
May 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Do you partake in a book club on Fable? Well, this week’s release, DEATH OF A CLOWN by @catherinemccarthy.bsky.social is in the Fable library! Add it to your book club and comment below!
Not on Fable? You can preorder an ebook or paperback copy directly from www.SobeloBooks.com
Not on Fable? You can preorder an ebook or paperback copy directly from www.SobeloBooks.com
This one sings. A touch dark lit fic, a dash of dark fairytale…I like to call it dark Disney.
A solid read for creative writing classes as well. 🤌
A solid read for creative writing classes as well. 🤌
Chester arrives Tuesday but you can order him today! Preorder your ebook or paperback at www.SobeloBooks.com or wherever you buy your books! This literary fiction masterpiece is the latest from dark fiction wiz @catherinemccarthy.bsky.social 🙏❤️
#deathofaclown
#sobelobooks
#deathofaclown
#sobelobooks
May 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This one sings. A touch dark lit fic, a dash of dark fairytale…I like to call it dark Disney.
A solid read for creative writing classes as well. 🤌
A solid read for creative writing classes as well. 🤌
Love this podcast. Fill your ears with it.
My guest on today's Dog-eared Nightmares is @thisishorror.bsky.social's Michael David Wilson. My audio defaulted to the computer, rather than my mic, which just makes Michael sound even better by comparison!
We talk Daddy's Boy, his pedal to the metal crime-comedy opus available right now!
We talk Daddy's Boy, his pedal to the metal crime-comedy opus available right now!
May 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Love this podcast. Fill your ears with it.
It’s a big dark fiction nerd party over at @sobelobooks.bsky.social . Join our newsletter to hear the news before the socials get ‘em.
Hold onto your faces, kids. We have a TON of wonderful news to share with you this week. @lcmarino.bsky.social and @lphernandez.bsky.social have been busy little creatures…
a cartoon skeleton is holding a broom next to a sign that says order here
ALT: a cartoon skeleton is holding a broom next to a sign that says order here
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May 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It’s a big dark fiction nerd party over at @sobelobooks.bsky.social . Join our newsletter to hear the news before the socials get ‘em.
@lphernandez.bsky.social speaks the truth. We’re doing some things you’ll eventually, possibly be excited about. Surely, you will.
May 2, 2025 at 4:29 AM
@lphernandez.bsky.social speaks the truth. We’re doing some things you’ll eventually, possibly be excited about. Surely, you will.
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More playing with Canva
May 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
More playing with Canva