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Michael Griffin
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Shirley Jackson award nominated writer of weird horror (GriffinWords.com), Portland, OR, USA.
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Here is the beautiful front cover for SUFFERING THE OTHER, art and design by RewX. See the loaded TOC here: bit.ly/4i03e3h (TOC is also in the alt-text here). Coming February 2026, pre-order open in December. Reminder, this is a benefit for @raicestexas.bsky.social and Transgender Law Center!
Cover of the book SUFFERING THE OTHER - a dark but colorful illustration showing a winged creature with a human face, wings, and long trailing tails, in vibrant gold and orange tones, flying upwards towards the top right corner, while dozens of dark serpents with glowing eyes and forked tongues travel in the opposite direction. The book contains 16 original stories and 8 reprints (indicated with **), arranged here alphabetically by author name. Table of contents: Nadia Bulkin -- Infested ** Lisa Cai -- The Eighth Cigarette ** Matthew Cheney -- Queer Horror, and Other Stories Jennifer DeLeskie -- You Shall Love Your Crooked Neighbor with Your Crooked Heart Kurt Fawver -- The KnowQuest AI Chatbot Answers All Your Questions About Britemol C Robin Rose Graves -- Her True Face Alexander Hay -- LEAD ** Bitter Karella -- The Divine Feminine Gwendolyn Kiste -- My Sister, the Abyss Jonathan Lees -- To Those That Have Lost Hope Laura Mauro -- Ptichka ** David Peak -- Crawling Out of Black Sun Marigold Rowell -- Salt Blossoms Erica Ruppert -- Nor Stone, Nor Earth, Nor Boundless Sea Cheyenne Shaffer -- Ursula the Powerful ** A. J. Sharpe -- Sore Thumb Clint Smith -- “January Sick” J. J. Steinfeld -- The Suicide Inspector ** Bogi Takács -- A Technical Term, Like Privilege ** Jeffrey Thomas -- Song of the Loved Lee Thomas -- Kisses from the Pain Chamber Pamela Weis -- An Abomination A.C. Wise -- Sea-Wives Wen Wen Yang -- Ghost Festival in the Desert ** Cover art and design by RewX Edited by Justin Steele and Sam Cowan
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
michaelgriffin.bsky.social
Many thanks to Des Lewis for all his consideration of my stories and books!
September 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Sounds good to me!
carrielaben.com Carrie-Edmund Laben @carrielaben.com · Jul 10
Hey guess what.
A Publisher's Marketplace blurb: "Shirley Jackson Award winner and author of A HAWK IN THE WOODS Carrie-Edmund Laben's SMOKE SEASON, pitched as in the tradition of Arthur Machen in which a young man joins a free-thinking, free-loving commune in the Montana mountains in the hopes of finding his estranged sister, only to learn a shadowy government organization is hellbent on destroying everything he holds dear, to Ross E. Lockhart at Word Horde, for publication in spring 2026, by Stephen Barbara at InkWell Management (NA)."
July 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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David Lynch opened and held a place for art that other creators could point to whenever a potential editor or producer wanted to turn their work down because it was too weird, and get that work made/published etc. He kept proving audiences weren't dumb.
January 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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This is a painful loss. David Lynch, I will miss you, your daring art and your truly unique personality.
January 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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dimshores.bsky.social
Well, I received one box of Scott Nicolay's new novella _caterpillars_, but the second box is somewhere in the bowels of the USPS, last seen in Phoenix AZ. *sigh* So if you order now you still have a chance to win a copy of Scott's rare 2015 novella _after_. Only 23 copies of _caterpillars_ left!
A copy of Scott Nicolay's 2015 novella _after_ and accompanying Michael Bukowski art prints sits on top of 6 small stacks of Scott's new novella _caterpillars_.
January 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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"The Lure of Devouring Light" by Michael Griffin
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Word Horde, 2016
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The Lure of Devouring Light by Michael Griffin
Michael Griffin’s debut collection, The Lure of Devouring Light, contains strange and luminous tales of horrors both everyday and supernatural.
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January 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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"The Grimscribe's Puppets" ed. Joseph S. Pulver, Sr.
Miskatonic River Press, 2013

#WeirdFiction
#Horror
#ThomasLigotti

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January 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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"The Fisherman" by John Langan
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Word Horde, 2016
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#WeirdFiction
#Horror

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The Fisherman by John Langan
WINNER OF THE BRAM STOKER AWARD! THIS IS HORROR NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2016! Look for The Fisherman at better independent booksellers in the US and Canada, and many online retailers.
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January 2, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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"Hieroglyphs of Blood and Bone" by Michael Griffin
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Trepidatio Publishing, 2017

#WeirdFiction
#Horror

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December 29, 2024 at 5:16 AM
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charshorror.bsky.social
Laird Barron is a titan of modern prose. The words he chooses, the pictures he paints, combine together for a phenomenal experience called Not A Speck of Light.
You can read my full ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review here:
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#horrorsky
December 15, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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Can we get your vote? 🗳️ Two Word Horde book covers are finalists in the 2024 Kobo Writing Life Indie Cover Contest: Christine Morgan’s Around Eldritch Corners (cover by Elinore Arts) & Orrin Grey’s Glowing in the Dark (cover by Yves Tourigny). Vote at the link.

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Vote now for the winners of the 2024 Kobo Writing Life Indie Cover Contest Kobo Writing Life
Today’s the day: we are announcing the shortlisted titles for this year’s indie cover contest. Vote now for your favourites across four genre categories to choose the winners of this year’s contest! A...
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December 3, 2024 at 7:12 PM
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It's on! All our eBooks are on sale for just $2 til Monday. Grab yourself some great reads.

eBooks are delivered immediately via a download link in your order confirmation, so ensure you input the correct e-mail.

I do hope you'll take advantage of the sale.

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EBOOKS — Undertow Publications
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November 29, 2024 at 2:18 AM
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It’s a beautiful Thanksgiving Day on the beach!
November 28, 2024 at 10:59 PM
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Starting Friday, and through the weekend, we'll have a sale on all our eBooks. Just $2.

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EBOOKS — Undertow Publications
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November 26, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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wordhorde.bsky.social
In our quest to bring you the best in contemporary weird fiction, few titles have had the lasting impact and influence of John Langan’s Bram Stoker Award-winning novel, The Fisherman, which Word Horde published in 2016.
In our quest to bring you the best in contemporary weird fiction, few titles have had the lasting impact and influence of John Langan’s Bram Stoker Award-winning novel, The Fisherman, which Word Horde published in 2016. Word Horde has also published multiple collections by John Langan, including Children of the Fang and Other Genealogies, Mr. Gaunt and Other Uneasy Encounters, and Corpsemouth and Other Autobiographies. We are excited to announce that Word Horde will continue this tradition in 2025 by publishing John Langan’s latest collection Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions! In 2026, Word Horde will be publishing the long-awaited new novel by John Langan entitled The Cleaving Stone. Stay tuned for more details!
November 24, 2024 at 9:17 PM
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Thrilled to share my recent cover art for Scott Nicolay’s fantastic chapbook ‘Caterpillars’, forthcoming from the always superb @dimshores.bsky.social . Totally honored to work with both Scott and Sam. Follow Dim Shores for preorder info on this and so much other great indy horror/weird fiction.
November 19, 2024 at 7:25 PM
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I sent a newsletter today with info on Scott Nicolay's forthcoming novella caterpillars, announcement of a new book, and a very brief comment on the return of T---p to the presidency. You can read it online here: bit.ly/3Zd13Bx
Dim Shores Update - November 19, 2024
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November 19, 2024 at 5:59 PM
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One episode into The Penguin and I'm hooked. Feels like it takes place in a world midway between Batman and The Sopranos. Great writing, intriguing characters, solid acting.
November 19, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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Hey, new Stephen King!

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Stephen King announces new book 'Never Flinch,' shares exclusive excerpt
Stephen King will release a new book, titled 'Never Flinch,' next May. Entertainment Weekly shares the first exclusive excerpt.
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November 18, 2024 at 6:08 PM
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Here's the cover of my upcoming horror novel GIRL IN THE CREEK, about a true crime writer's discovery of a dead body who refuses to stay dead.
Twin Peaks meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers, coming June 2024 from Tor Nightfire!
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The cover of GIRL IN THE CREEK is mostly black water with green lily pads and a dark-haired girl floating in it. Gray fungi sprouts from the girl's torso. The title is written in vivid yellow text that is evocative of handwriting.
November 18, 2024 at 5:02 PM
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Not a Speck of Light by @lairdbarron.bsky.social is a #BookBub featured deal!

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Not a Speck of Light by Laird Barron is only $0.99 - BookBub
A new release from a Bram Stoker Award winning author whose stories are as frightening as they are vital (Paul Tremblay): The bloody meets the macabre in this spine-tingling collection of tales set in...
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November 18, 2024 at 2:55 PM
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It’s #FridayReads time! The goal is to boost all signals and help folks beat the algorithm. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I’m plugging this little angry monster. Come for the vengeance, stay for the things that come out of the ocean…

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November 15, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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Authors and Publishers, it's worth checking this website which seems to be giving away free downloads of all kinds of ebooks, including some of my own.
davidgreenwriter.bsky.social David Green @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social · Nov 15
Authors/publishers, go check a website called Oceanofpdf for your books.

They have 9 of mine that they are giving away for free and I've seen many belonging to people I know. Their email address is on the website.

They also have the gall to ask for donations...

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November 15, 2024 at 8:43 PM
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I’ve been weirdly uninterested in reading fiction for a while. Nothing like a new Laird Barron collection to get me excited to sit down and read! @lairdbarron.bsky.social @badhandbooks.bsky.social
November 15, 2024 at 8:17 PM