Zak Cowell
@reprobvte.bsky.social
WNC➡️Bangor, Maine
Horror Author & Published Poet
Horror Writers Association Member
Author of “Tales From Devil’s Peak”
Listen to The “Tragedy of the Laughing Clown” on The No Sleep Podcast S21E12
Multiple stories in Dark Harbor Mag.
Horror Author & Published Poet
Horror Writers Association Member
Author of “Tales From Devil’s Peak”
Listen to The “Tragedy of the Laughing Clown” on The No Sleep Podcast S21E12
Multiple stories in Dark Harbor Mag.
One of my favorite stories just made it to the final round of choices… god I hope it gets picked. 🤞
July 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
One of my favorite stories just made it to the final round of choices… god I hope it gets picked. 🤞
Reposted by Zak Cowell
July 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I do find it funny that Thomas Ligotti is a Cancer ♋️🦀🤣
(I am also)
(I am also)
July 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I do find it funny that Thomas Ligotti is a Cancer ♋️🦀🤣
(I am also)
(I am also)
My favorite story I have ever written just keeps getting rejected and I’m like 🤪😫
July 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
My favorite story I have ever written just keeps getting rejected and I’m like 🤪😫
What’s the chances that @stephenking.bsky.social would let me use a line for an epigraph for my novel? I know he loves a good epigraph. If he did, I’d use “We lie best when we lie to ourselves” said by Mike Hamlin in “IT”. “IT” is one of my favorite books, and also why I love living in Bangor. 🎈
July 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
What’s the chances that @stephenking.bsky.social would let me use a line for an epigraph for my novel? I know he loves a good epigraph. If he did, I’d use “We lie best when we lie to ourselves” said by Mike Hamlin in “IT”. “IT” is one of my favorite books, and also why I love living in Bangor. 🎈
Looking for both agents and editors. Send me your recs!
June 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Looking for both agents and editors. Send me your recs!
Basically finished with my novel but I am finding that a lot of publishers will not accept any submissions containing SA. On one hand I am wondering if I need to rewrite and remove that part. On another hand, in a few different ways it’s an integral part of the story. So not really sure what to do..
June 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Basically finished with my novel but I am finding that a lot of publishers will not accept any submissions containing SA. On one hand I am wondering if I need to rewrite and remove that part. On another hand, in a few different ways it’s an integral part of the story. So not really sure what to do..
My story “The Ash House Tapes” is out now through @suburbanwitchlit.bsky.social !
suburbanwitchcraft.com/issue9
suburbanwitchcraft.com/issue9
June 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
My story “The Ash House Tapes” is out now through @suburbanwitchlit.bsky.social !
suburbanwitchcraft.com/issue9
suburbanwitchcraft.com/issue9
Reading “We like it 🍒right after reading #BHH 2 books before also hit different for me. Really want to read more Native American Horror novels. Also i pictured the titular 🍒 scene in the book almost in an absurdist lynchian way. What’s great story @jacymorris.bsky.social @tenebrouspress.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Reading “We like it 🍒right after reading #BHH 2 books before also hit different for me. Really want to read more Native American Horror novels. Also i pictured the titular 🍒 scene in the book almost in an absurdist lynchian way. What’s great story @jacymorris.bsky.social @tenebrouspress.bsky.social
Just finished @jacymorris.bsky.social ‘s We Like It Cherry. Me definitely like it 🍒! An awesome amalgamation of mythology, horrific imagery, survival and love. It will have you ponder the impact of climate change while also wondering what a human eyeball might taste like @tenebrouspress.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Just finished @jacymorris.bsky.social ‘s We Like It Cherry. Me definitely like it 🍒! An awesome amalgamation of mythology, horrific imagery, survival and love. It will have you ponder the impact of climate change while also wondering what a human eyeball might taste like @tenebrouspress.bsky.social
Just finished up Cold Eternity by S.A. Barnes and now onto We Like It Cherry by Jacy Morris
@sabarnes.bsky.social @tenebrouspress.bsky.social @jacymorris.bsky.social
@sabarnes.bsky.social @tenebrouspress.bsky.social @jacymorris.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Just finished up Cold Eternity by S.A. Barnes and now onto We Like It Cherry by Jacy Morris
@sabarnes.bsky.social @tenebrouspress.bsky.social @jacymorris.bsky.social
@sabarnes.bsky.social @tenebrouspress.bsky.social @jacymorris.bsky.social
Looking for some kind folk to read a draft of my novel “Behind the Veil”. Thematically I’d call it a story inspired by House of Usher, Hill House, Rebecca, Ligotti, Barron, and local WNC historical research. Looking for kind words and constructive criticism. Let me know if you’d be interested!
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May 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Looking for some kind folk to read a draft of my novel “Behind the Veil”. Thematically I’d call it a story inspired by House of Usher, Hill House, Rebecca, Ligotti, Barron, and local WNC historical research. Looking for kind words and constructive criticism. Let me know if you’d be interested!
Submitted my first non-fiction piece for publication, entitled “
Maine’s Foggy Liminality and its influence on Horror & Art”
Maine’s Foggy Liminality and its influence on Horror & Art”
May 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Submitted my first non-fiction piece for publication, entitled “
Maine’s Foggy Liminality and its influence on Horror & Art”
Maine’s Foggy Liminality and its influence on Horror & Art”
I always fail to write a seasonal story in time for the actual season. Tried to write a springtime story by May 1st and epically failed at that 😂
Oh well, at least I found this book at the library.
Oh well, at least I found this book at the library.
May 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I always fail to write a seasonal story in time for the actual season. Tried to write a springtime story by May 1st and epically failed at that 😂
Oh well, at least I found this book at the library.
Oh well, at least I found this book at the library.
Between Neil Gaiman and now Neil Degrasse Tyson, I’m pretty upset at the two Neil’s I used to look up to. I own multiple books by these Neil’s.
Next time I have a bonfire I have some kindling I guess. “Death by Black Hole”, “Sandman”, “Stardust”, “Smoke & Mirrors”, “American Gods”, all in the fire!
Next time I have a bonfire I have some kindling I guess. “Death by Black Hole”, “Sandman”, “Stardust”, “Smoke & Mirrors”, “American Gods”, all in the fire!
April 29, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Between Neil Gaiman and now Neil Degrasse Tyson, I’m pretty upset at the two Neil’s I used to look up to. I own multiple books by these Neil’s.
Next time I have a bonfire I have some kindling I guess. “Death by Black Hole”, “Sandman”, “Stardust”, “Smoke & Mirrors”, “American Gods”, all in the fire!
Next time I have a bonfire I have some kindling I guess. “Death by Black Hole”, “Sandman”, “Stardust”, “Smoke & Mirrors”, “American Gods”, all in the fire!
Finally diggin in to the @tenebrouspress.bsky.social Split Scream series and started with “The Guts of Myth” by @carsonwinter.bsky.social . I loved the exploration of a person as a liminal space or gateway. The backstory and dynamics are compelling. The ending is a gut puncher too. Bravo
April 29, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Finally diggin in to the @tenebrouspress.bsky.social Split Scream series and started with “The Guts of Myth” by @carsonwinter.bsky.social . I loved the exploration of a person as a liminal space or gateway. The backstory and dynamics are compelling. The ending is a gut puncher too. Bravo
New story “Honeymoon” out now on www.darkharbormagazine.com/honeymoon/ check it out!
HONEYMOON
They pulled up in their rented red convertible to 76 Achlys Cove. Morgan let out a gasp.
www.darkharbormagazine.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
New story “Honeymoon” out now on www.darkharbormagazine.com/honeymoon/ check it out!
I identify with HP Lovecraft in the fact that, most of the time, I’m more interested in the lore, history and the aesthetics of the setting of the story than I am the characters. Characters feel like the vocals of a song—- they’re important, but they aren’t always what make a song great.
April 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I identify with HP Lovecraft in the fact that, most of the time, I’m more interested in the lore, history and the aesthetics of the setting of the story than I am the characters. Characters feel like the vocals of a song—- they’re important, but they aren’t always what make a song great.
I think I first gravitated to horror when I lost my belief in god. I realized the fairytale I’d been fed about a god who loved everyone was a lie, and once that happened the horrors of the world were revealed. Horror, in all of its forms, taps the vein of reality more than anything else.
April 1, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I think I first gravitated to horror when I lost my belief in god. I realized the fairytale I’d been fed about a god who loved everyone was a lie, and once that happened the horrors of the world were revealed. Horror, in all of its forms, taps the vein of reality more than anything else.
Reposted by Zak Cowell
Happy Trans Day of Visibility
March 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Happy Trans Day of Visibility
Nothing like receiving 5 rejections in 48 hours 🥴 #numbersgame
April 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Nothing like receiving 5 rejections in 48 hours 🥴 #numbersgame
“I’ve heard our elders and many-faces men and even chiefs say that it’s the napikwans who are ruining the world, but napikwans are just what happens when we forget we’re Pikuni. When we think a many-shots gun is more important than beaver medicine.”
@sgj.bsky.social #buffalohunterhunter
@sgj.bsky.social #buffalohunterhunter
March 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
“I’ve heard our elders and many-faces men and even chiefs say that it’s the napikwans who are ruining the world, but napikwans are just what happens when we forget we’re Pikuni. When we think a many-shots gun is more important than beaver medicine.”
@sgj.bsky.social #buffalohunterhunter
@sgj.bsky.social #buffalohunterhunter
Thanks to The Briar Patch in Bangor for having a fun “Derry-free” horror book club meeting this evening! Good discussions about how messed up Fred is.
March 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Thanks to The Briar Patch in Bangor for having a fun “Derry-free” horror book club meeting this evening! Good discussions about how messed up Fred is.