Ray Van Horn, Jr.
@rayvanhornjr.bsky.social
Horror author, journalist, fitness junkie. Author of Bringing in the Creeps, Behind the Shadows, Coming of Rage. Active Member, HWA and Maryland Writers Association. WARNING: May start talking about Godzilla at random.
Baseball is in full swing and one of the 10 tales of terror inside my collection "Behind the Shadows" is "Backdoor Breaker," where Creepshow savages the game. All-Star first baseman Jake Puzzella did a rival dirty and he's about to face retribution on a field of screams. Grab your copy today!
April 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Baseball is in full swing and one of the 10 tales of terror inside my collection "Behind the Shadows" is "Backdoor Breaker," where Creepshow savages the game. All-Star first baseman Jake Puzzella did a rival dirty and he's about to face retribution on a field of screams. Grab your copy today!
What a terrific signing event at Snug Books! Thank you, Ricky and everyone who came out with books already in-hand and for grabbing my older stuff. A hugely entertaining chat about horror and the questions y'all came up with were wild. Absolute blast.
April 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
What a terrific signing event at Snug Books! Thank you, Ricky and everyone who came out with books already in-hand and for grabbing my older stuff. A hugely entertaining chat about horror and the questions y'all came up with were wild. Absolute blast.
Paying respects and calling in energy from the master.
December 29, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Paying respects and calling in energy from the master.
What a way to round out 2024! I just got my horror short story, "Bentalou Crush," accepted for the Dread Mondays anthology scheduled for release in 2025!
December 27, 2024 at 12:27 PM
What a way to round out 2024! I just got my horror short story, "Bentalou Crush," accepted for the Dread Mondays anthology scheduled for release in 2025!
Rad Christmas bits in the comic book haul this week.
December 21, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Rad Christmas bits in the comic book haul this week.
I have to thank Tara from my publisher, Raw Earth Ink, who went the extra mile to get "Behind the Shadows" into the market by my requested release time. Three books we've worked on together, this one has already surpassed my biggest seller thus far, "Coming of Rage," twofold.
December 17, 2024 at 12:34 PM
I have to thank Tara from my publisher, Raw Earth Ink, who went the extra mile to get "Behind the Shadows" into the market by my requested release time. Three books we've worked on together, this one has already surpassed my biggest seller thus far, "Coming of Rage," twofold.
About "Behind the Shadows" by The Bedlam Files' Adam Groves, "The stories of Ray Van Horn Jr are drafted with enormous energy and ingenuity, but what really gives them their edge is the author’s Tarantinoesque grasp of late Twentieth Century pop culture minutiae."
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December 16, 2024 at 12:21 PM
About "Behind the Shadows" by The Bedlam Files' Adam Groves, "The stories of Ray Van Horn Jr are drafted with enormous energy and ingenuity, but what really gives them their edge is the author’s Tarantinoesque grasp of late Twentieth Century pop culture minutiae."
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Aside from Fridays, Wednesdays are my favorite weekday. New comic book release day when I hit the shop with Matt Heafy's "Chaos Hour" on Liquid Metal for the ride up. I've read comics since 1978, worked in comic retail during the wild and woolly early 90s, and aim to write comics, whatever it takes.
December 12, 2024 at 3:45 AM
Aside from Fridays, Wednesdays are my favorite weekday. New comic book release day when I hit the shop with Matt Heafy's "Chaos Hour" on Liquid Metal for the ride up. I've read comics since 1978, worked in comic retail during the wild and woolly early 90s, and aim to write comics, whatever it takes.
Ratu says Behind the Shadows by Ray Van Horn, Jr. makes a gnarly holiday gift, for yourself or the horror nut in your life. Are you really gonna argue with Ratu?
December 9, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Ratu says Behind the Shadows by Ray Van Horn, Jr. makes a gnarly holiday gift, for yourself or the horror nut in your life. Are you really gonna argue with Ratu?
I am honored and PUMPED to share I have been named a runner-up in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine's current Mysterious Photograph contest, "The Cleansing of the Soles." I will be mentioned in the upcoming Jan-Feb 2025 issue.
December 6, 2024 at 11:15 PM
I am honored and PUMPED to share I have been named a runner-up in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine's current Mysterious Photograph contest, "The Cleansing of the Soles." I will be mentioned in the upcoming Jan-Feb 2025 issue.
"Why yes, Mr. Zilla, we do still honor the agreed-upon 'no hit protection' discount."
December 6, 2024 at 12:39 PM
"Why yes, Mr. Zilla, we do still honor the agreed-upon 'no hit protection' discount."
The Dream Team strikes again with new books for your horror and mystery loving pleasure. "Behind the Shadows," by Ray Van Horn, Jr. and "Fantasies are Murder," by my better half, TJ Perkins. Get 'em while they're hot at Amazon, Barnes and Noble.com, Lulu, Kindle, Nook and Kobo!
December 5, 2024 at 12:01 PM
The Dream Team strikes again with new books for your horror and mystery loving pleasure. "Behind the Shadows," by Ray Van Horn, Jr. and "Fantasies are Murder," by my better half, TJ Perkins. Get 'em while they're hot at Amazon, Barnes and Noble.com, Lulu, Kindle, Nook and Kobo!
He is doing quite well. I also enjoyed most of the entries in the Phases miniseries, especially the first two issues, with Benjamin Percy winning out. My pantheon is Egyptian, and I have been a lifelong MK reader since the early 80s. I would KILL to write a pantheon heavy MK story for Marvel.
December 5, 2024 at 3:58 AM
He is doing quite well. I also enjoyed most of the entries in the Phases miniseries, especially the first two issues, with Benjamin Percy winning out. My pantheon is Egyptian, and I have been a lifelong MK reader since the early 80s. I would KILL to write a pantheon heavy MK story for Marvel.
"Chasing the Boogeyman," "Becoming the Boogeyman" and "Memorials" author Richard Chizmar glows about Ray Van Horn, Jr.'s new horror compilation, "Behind the Shadows," from Raw Earth Ink: "Had a blast with Behind the Shadows! Scary, smart and entertaining!" Available now!
December 5, 2024 at 2:00 AM
"Chasing the Boogeyman," "Becoming the Boogeyman" and "Memorials" author Richard Chizmar glows about Ray Van Horn, Jr.'s new horror compilation, "Behind the Shadows," from Raw Earth Ink: "Had a blast with Behind the Shadows! Scary, smart and entertaining!" Available now!
Fa la la la la...la la la SKREEEEEEEONK!!!
December 4, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Fa la la la la...la la la SKREEEEEEEONK!!!
THANK YOU, Jack Mangan, for having me on the Metal Asylum livestream tonight. Totally rocking chat about my books, "Behind the Shadows" and "Revolution Calling" and METAL!
December 4, 2024 at 12:54 AM
THANK YOU, Jack Mangan, for having me on the Metal Asylum livestream tonight. Totally rocking chat about my books, "Behind the Shadows" and "Revolution Calling" and METAL!
Tonight, I will be featured on livestream with my man, Jack Mangan from Metal Asylum and The Heavy Metal Hall of Fame talking about "Behind the Shadows," and whatever rad stuff that crops up. 6:00 pm EST! metalasylum.net
December 3, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Tonight, I will be featured on livestream with my man, Jack Mangan from Metal Asylum and The Heavy Metal Hall of Fame talking about "Behind the Shadows," and whatever rad stuff that crops up. 6:00 pm EST! metalasylum.net
1989 was totally RULED by the Keaton-Nicholson Batman. The VHS tape was THE Christmas gift to give that year. You never saw so many movie units fly off the shelves to the bottoms of Christmas trees. I remember being gifted three copies that year after seeing it in the theater three times.
December 3, 2024 at 1:57 AM
1989 was totally RULED by the Keaton-Nicholson Batman. The VHS tape was THE Christmas gift to give that year. You never saw so many movie units fly off the shelves to the bottoms of Christmas trees. I remember being gifted three copies that year after seeing it in the theater three times.