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Mike Allen (Mythic Delirium Books📚)
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Writer (Nebula finalist, Shirley Jackson finalist X 2), editor & publisher (World Fantasy Award finalist x 2), poet (Rhysling winner X 3), journalist (VPA winner X 4), devoted husband, obedient cat servant, metalhead \m/ \m/ https://mythicdelirum.com
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10 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN COUNTDOWN! #10daysofhalloween

Starting today, all the way through Halloween, I’ll put out a creepy poem of mine once a day, read by me, illustrated by quick & dirty “visualizer” videos.

SIX WAKING NIGHTMARES POE GAVE ME IN THIRD GRADE appeared in WEIRD TALES in Fall 2009.
Here’s Mom’s obituary as it appeared in The Roanoke Times.

And here it is on the Oakey’s website: bit.ly/ShonnaAllen
November 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Halloween may be technically over, but horror is perennial and my book is currently absurdly cheap over on the Bezos site for some reason and length of time I have no control over. Now is a good time to grab it, just sayin'
November 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Thanks from me, Anita, and Ed to everyone who’s offered condolences over Mom’s passing. I’ve not had the bandwidth to respond to every one of them, but we see and appreciate all of your kind words.
November 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Delighted that @wvpublic.bsky.social’s #InsideAppalachia last night broadcast an encore of their 2023 Halloween interviews with me & Anita! 🎃 With an update mentioning my books SLOW BURN, THE BLACK FIRE CONCERTO and TRAIL OF SHADOWS! ✊🏻

wvpublic.org/wvpb-podcast...
Encore: Halloween, Inside Appalachia - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
This week, just in time for Halloween, a suite of spooky tales to make your skin crawl. Also, tales of the supernatural. And, ghost stories galore.
wvpublic.org
November 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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And in the spirit of the day, I've put up a little flash story on Medium, free for everyone to read: "So you want to reach the witch at the edge of the void."

medium.com/@marikness/s...
So you want to reach the witch at the edge of the void
1. No, you don’t.
medium.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Two for Halloween! Read @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social's possessed harp story and then mine! 🦇🎃💀🎵

mythicdelirium.com/featured-sto...
October 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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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...
"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
www.patreon.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I’m very proud of the spooky piece, which I drafted during an Octagon retreat as, sitting across from me, @siobhancarroll.bsky.social wrote the amazing “For He Can Creep” and @csecooney.bsky.social, Carlos Hernandez & @mcflycahill90.bsky.social worked nearby — the memory feels a bit magical.
October 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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If you like tarot cards, witchy things, and horror, this book is for YOU, baby!!

ARC (advance reader copy) in my hands! It’s real! (Offerings for Ordinary Gods is out from @clashbooks.bsky.social in July 2026! You can pre-order it now. Doooooo iiiiiiit. Seriously, go on. I’ll wait.)
October 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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"I wasn’t sold on reading, but I did like feeling smart, and 'Don Quixote' is like the Louis Vuitton bag of people with depth."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-s...
I Started Reading Performatively, and Turns Out Books Are Pretty Good
It all started when Instagram introduced the twenty-slide photo dumps. Trying to post the correct ratio of photos to memes to appear both off-the-g...
www.mcsweeneys.net
October 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Scary BCS! "The Butcher, the Baker" @mythicdelirium.bsky.social BCS #289: "Trukos found that statement strange. He knew exactly what he was: a thing Auntie Mayya had made. The pain, though, he needed her to unmake." www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Butcher, the Baker by Mike Allen
“No, no, I’m honored by your love, and you had to defend yourself. You’re lucky that oaf you killed was too ignorant to recognize what you are.” Trukos found that statement strange. He knew exactly wh...
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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It’s the final Story Hour of Spookymonth! Eternal favorite M Belanger returns, and new favorite EC Dorgan makes her Story Hour debut! Join us Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PDT! #Booksky @sethanikeem.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
For the few who might be wondering, my #10daysofHalloween poem/video posts will keep going, as they were scheduled before Mom’s passing. (Mom, who was never a horror fan, would’ve reacted with a shrug 🥲😏)
October 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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October 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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All of which is to say, we just crossed the 1000 copies sold mark with Storyteller!!!!! It's available @bookshop.org @weightlessbooks.bsky.social and many other online retailers. Plus directly from Essential Dreams Press at tanithleestoryteller.com.
October 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
10 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN COUNTDOWN! #10daysofhalloween

Starting today, all the way through Halloween, I’ll put out a creepy poem of mine once a day, read by me, illustrated by quick & dirty “visualizer” videos.

SIX WAKING NIGHTMARES POE GAVE ME IN THIRD GRADE appeared in WEIRD TALES in Fall 2009.
October 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
How neat that this happened!

My new novel from @slgable.bsky.social’s Broken Eye Books made news!

wfirnews.com/news/trial-o...
October 17, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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Sips & stories & a salon-like atmosphere?You bet!! Join us at BBB's next reading 10/21 @ 7pm at Barrows to hear tales from amazing authors @matthewkressel.net, @cwroseauthor.bsky.social, @crissachappell.bsky.social, & #PaulaBomer ! 📚🎙️🧉

More: BrooklynBooksBooze.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
ALL TOGETHER NOW! (a thread)

I’m grateful to @slgable.bsky.social for his willingness to take a chance on this super-strange, wildly trippy, yet deeply personal novel of mine.

I’m grateful to Daniele Serra and @kirstygreenwood.bsky.social for their stunning illustrations of my fever dream.

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October 15, 2025 at 3:05 AM
MY TURN!

I think every author under the sun performs this ritual. If you get my novel TRAIL OF SHADOWS, please consider leaving a review the site of your choice—

And, if you’re on @netgalley.bsky.social, please give my book a look! TRAIL OF SHADOWS could use a boost there 😅

bit.ly/SpiderNetgal...
October 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Evidence of my non-commercial way of thinking: My new novel, TRAIL OF SHADOWS, has a huge spiderwoman on the cover.

@scalzi.com grants me a guest spot, and what do I quadruple down on? 🕷️ SPIDERS 🕸️ SPIDERS 🕷️ SPIDERS 🕸️ SPIDERS 🕷️ SPIDERS

Read the essay if you dare: whatever.scalzi.com/2025/10/10/t...
October 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Horror fans in Blacksburg, VA, or nearby, pay heed! That's right, we're pulling out the ominous phrases. 💀📚

@mythicdelirium.bsky.social is reading at Grave Matters in ONE WEEK at Bull & Bones on October 17, 2025 from 6:00-8:30 PM ET.

links.ruadanbooks.com/GRAVEMATTERS

#BookSky #authorevents
October 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
There isn't a formal launch event for my new horror novel TRAIL OF SHADOWS, but there’s a really cool event next Friday in Blacksburg, GRAVE MATTERS, at which I'll reading from my new book … GRAVE MATTERS, is a fundraising event for the Historic Smithfield museum. Tickets are $25:
bit.ly/MikesGrave
October 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Not my knee. It’s her knee.
October 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🤩 It's my book's birthday TODAY! 💪

Celebrate it with me! 🎉

A BIG thanks to @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social 🥳 I'm bowled over by her kind assessment!

Come see me Oct. 17 @ Grave Matters 💀 www.historicsmithfield.org/events/grave...

After all these years—it's out in the world! ➡️ bit.ly/SpiderBookor...
October 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM