T.J. Tranchell
@tjtranchell.bsky.social
Husband, father, writer, editor, teacher. Five books (so far), monthly on Manor Vellum and once in Fangoria.
Screenplay. Done.
November 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Screenplay. Done.
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It really is that fucking simple, friends.
November 25, 2025 at 3:54 AM
It really is that fucking simple, friends.
Two stories looking for homes.
“Sing” is a Pacific Northwest folk horror with hints of Lovecraft.
“Last Night at the Blue Flamingo” is a monster noir. Casablanca but with monsters.
“Sing” is a Pacific Northwest folk horror with hints of Lovecraft.
“Last Night at the Blue Flamingo” is a monster noir. Casablanca but with monsters.
November 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Two stories looking for homes.
“Sing” is a Pacific Northwest folk horror with hints of Lovecraft.
“Last Night at the Blue Flamingo” is a monster noir. Casablanca but with monsters.
“Sing” is a Pacific Northwest folk horror with hints of Lovecraft.
“Last Night at the Blue Flamingo” is a monster noir. Casablanca but with monsters.
What I need is a pop-up signing. Me, the books I have in stock, and a place to put a table that draws in readers.
November 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
What I need is a pop-up signing. Me, the books I have in stock, and a place to put a table that draws in readers.
I’m calling it. For now, TJTranchell.net is dead. But I’m a horror writer, which means nothing stays dead.
I still have a lot of books in stock. I’ll take orders via direct message for now. Paperbacks are $20 including shipping. The hardcover is $35, including shipping.
I still have a lot of books in stock. I’ll take orders via direct message for now. Paperbacks are $20 including shipping. The hardcover is $35, including shipping.
T.J. Tranchell
Author T.J. Tranchell brings you tales of horror. Come inside and experience a unique brand of terror.
TJTranchell.net
November 6, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I’m calling it. For now, TJTranchell.net is dead. But I’m a horror writer, which means nothing stays dead.
I still have a lot of books in stock. I’ll take orders via direct message for now. Paperbacks are $20 including shipping. The hardcover is $35, including shipping.
I still have a lot of books in stock. I’ll take orders via direct message for now. Paperbacks are $20 including shipping. The hardcover is $35, including shipping.
In an effort to save the site, I have cut prices on almost everything. Come have a look.
www.tjtranchell.net
www.tjtranchell.net
November 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
In an effort to save the site, I have cut prices on almost everything. Come have a look.
www.tjtranchell.net
www.tjtranchell.net
This is it. The last day to save my webstore.
Buy a book, please? The horrors abound!
www.tjtranchell.net
Buy a book, please? The horrors abound!
www.tjtranchell.net
T.J. Tranchell
Author T.J. Tranchell brings you tales of horror. Come inside and experience a unique brand of terror.
www.tjtranchell.net
November 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This is it. The last day to save my webstore.
Buy a book, please? The horrors abound!
www.tjtranchell.net
Buy a book, please? The horrors abound!
www.tjtranchell.net
Ok, peeps. Box of CRY DOWN DARK in the house. One shipping out right away and 19 to go. Let’s sell them all.
tjtranchell.net/shop/p/ise9z...
tjtranchell.net/shop/p/ise9z...
Cry Down Dark — T.J. Tranchell
(New stock on the way! Order now for quickest shipping.) Named the scariest book set in Utah by the New York Times. Peter Toombs never stopped loving Diana Ward. Not after they broke up; not a...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Ok, peeps. Box of CRY DOWN DARK in the house. One shipping out right away and 19 to go. Let’s sell them all.
tjtranchell.net/shop/p/ise9z...
tjtranchell.net/shop/p/ise9z...
This is some bullshit because the Teen Vogue political coverage has been among the best recently.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This is some bullshit because the Teen Vogue political coverage has been among the best recently.
It’s crunch time.
I need to sell 15-19 books via my website in the next three days to keep the site alive.
Let’s go!
www.tjtranchell.net
I need to sell 15-19 books via my website in the next three days to keep the site alive.
Let’s go!
www.tjtranchell.net
T.J. Tranchell
Author T.J. Tranchell brings you tales of horror. Come inside and experience a unique brand of terror.
www.tjtranchell.net
November 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
It’s crunch time.
I need to sell 15-19 books via my website in the next three days to keep the site alive.
Let’s go!
www.tjtranchell.net
I need to sell 15-19 books via my website in the next three days to keep the site alive.
Let’s go!
www.tjtranchell.net
I don’t think it’s going to happen. I’m short about $200 to renew my website/webstore for another year. It’s been a good run.
Still a few days to check it out, though.
www.tjtranchell.net
Still a few days to check it out, though.
www.tjtranchell.net
T.J. Tranchell
Author T.J. Tranchell brings you tales of horror. Come inside and experience a unique brand of terror.
www.tjtranchell.net
November 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I don’t think it’s going to happen. I’m short about $200 to renew my website/webstore for another year. It’s been a good run.
Still a few days to check it out, though.
www.tjtranchell.net
Still a few days to check it out, though.
www.tjtranchell.net
I love this book and you will, too.
It appears that my Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic book THE ATROCITIES is on sale for Halloween! The tale is $1.99 on Kindle.
www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...
www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...
October 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I love this book and you will, too.
Halloween III Silver Shamrock Commercial
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October 31, 2025 at 1:05 AM
A Thom Carnell zombie story has more heart in it than any contemporary horror you might read.
If there’s two things I love, it’s Halloween and zombies. To celebrate, I’ve decided to post a *preview* of my upcoming book, OPEN LATE. So, may I present a little spooky tale of familial obligation that I call… "Puttin' Mama Down."
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#BookSky #AuthorSky
October 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
A Thom Carnell zombie story has more heart in it than any contemporary horror you might read.
If you’ve read CRY DOWN DARK but haven’t left a rating or review, now would be a great time. The next rating will be the 100th and the next review will be the 25th.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/29...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/29...
Cry Down Dark
"Peter Toombs never stopped loving Diana Ward. Not afte…
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October 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
If you’ve read CRY DOWN DARK but haven’t left a rating or review, now would be a great time. The next rating will be the 100th and the next review will be the 25th.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/29...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/29...
On the list of things I wish had been made:
A whole season of that show Castle Rock following Jane Levy as Jackie Torrance.
A whole season of that show Castle Rock following Jane Levy as Jackie Torrance.
October 30, 2025 at 12:42 AM
On the list of things I wish had been made:
A whole season of that show Castle Rock following Jane Levy as Jackie Torrance.
A whole season of that show Castle Rock following Jane Levy as Jackie Torrance.
Two days until my birthday and I’m trying to find my website for another year. How about buying a book or two?
www.tjtranchell.net
www.tjtranchell.net
T.J. Tranchell
Author T.J. Tranchell brings you tales of horror. Come inside and experience a unique brand of terror.
www.tjtranchell.net
October 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Two days until my birthday and I’m trying to find my website for another year. How about buying a book or two?
www.tjtranchell.net
www.tjtranchell.net
If you are thinking of seeing TRIUMPH OVER EVIL: BATTLE OF THE EXORCISTS, might I offer a book that is not Catholic propaganda? Try a tale of Mormon exorcists instead. TELL NO MAN available directly from me.
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tjtranchell.net/shop/p/y2z70...
Tell No Man — T.J. Tranchell
When Maddie Smith, a single Mormon mother, receives a foreclosure notice, she begins looking for a new home. While her sons Brandon and David stay home, Maddie explores an old sandstone house in Black...
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October 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
If you are thinking of seeing TRIUMPH OVER EVIL: BATTLE OF THE EXORCISTS, might I offer a book that is not Catholic propaganda? Try a tale of Mormon exorcists instead. TELL NO MAN available directly from me.
tjtranchell.net/shop/p/y2z70...
tjtranchell.net/shop/p/y2z70...
#FridayReads, one week from Halloween and my birthday. Which means you should buy one of my scary books.
www.tjtranchell.net
www.tjtranchell.net
October 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#FridayReads, one week from Halloween and my birthday. Which means you should buy one of my scary books.
www.tjtranchell.net
www.tjtranchell.net
Okay, peeps.
I need to sell 20 books via the website by November 6 to keep it alive for another year.
Let’s go!
www.tjtranchell.net
I need to sell 20 books via the website by November 6 to keep it alive for another year.
Let’s go!
www.tjtranchell.net
T.J. Tranchell
Author T.J. Tranchell brings you tales of horror. Come inside and experience a unique brand of terror.
www.tjtranchell.net
October 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Okay, peeps.
I need to sell 20 books via the website by November 6 to keep it alive for another year.
Let’s go!
www.tjtranchell.net
I need to sell 20 books via the website by November 6 to keep it alive for another year.
Let’s go!
www.tjtranchell.net
Random description of one’s age:
The Pittsburgh Pirates last won a World Series ten days before I was born.
The Pittsburgh Pirates last won a World Series ten days before I was born.
October 22, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Random description of one’s age:
The Pittsburgh Pirates last won a World Series ten days before I was born.
The Pittsburgh Pirates last won a World Series ten days before I was born.
Independence Day | White House Destruction
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October 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Hey, everybody. Looks like this great list is circulating again. Which means I need to restock!
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50 Scary Books to Read for Halloween
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October 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Hey, everybody. Looks like this great list is circulating again. Which means I need to restock!
www.nytimes.com/article/horr...
www.nytimes.com/article/horr...
Enjoyed BLACK PHONE 2.
Couple things stood out: Cargill and Derrickson write spiritual/religious characters better than anyone. They are real people and their faith is just a part of their stories. And how much fun must it be to come up with Gwen’s swearing? Glorious.
Couple things stood out: Cargill and Derrickson write spiritual/religious characters better than anyone. They are real people and their faith is just a part of their stories. And how much fun must it be to come up with Gwen’s swearing? Glorious.
October 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Enjoyed BLACK PHONE 2.
Couple things stood out: Cargill and Derrickson write spiritual/religious characters better than anyone. They are real people and their faith is just a part of their stories. And how much fun must it be to come up with Gwen’s swearing? Glorious.
Couple things stood out: Cargill and Derrickson write spiritual/religious characters better than anyone. They are real people and their faith is just a part of their stories. And how much fun must it be to come up with Gwen’s swearing? Glorious.