A.C. Bauer
@acbauer.bsky.social
Horror writer and storyteller. Fan of books, comics and movies. Owner of @Cateyepress.bsky.social, an indie horror press. Halloween III stan account 🎃. He/him
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Update: the bugs got loose. They’re everywhere. Crawling. Squirming. Scurrying. It’s a whole thing.
February 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Update: the bugs got loose. They’re everywhere. Crawling. Squirming. Scurrying. It’s a whole thing.
You got big ideas, I got bug ideas 🪲
We are not the same.
We are not the same.
February 12, 2026 at 12:30 AM
You got big ideas, I got bug ideas 🪲
We are not the same.
We are not the same.
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Thank you Eryn and #HorrorWritersChat people.
This time of year makes us grateful for a warm place to sleep and turns our thoughts to those who don’t.
This charity anthology (which includes my story “A Tall, Thin House”) benefits women and children experiencing homelessness.
This time of year makes us grateful for a warm place to sleep and turns our thoughts to those who don’t.
This charity anthology (which includes my story “A Tall, Thin House”) benefits women and children experiencing homelessness.
February 11, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Thank you Eryn and #HorrorWritersChat people.
This time of year makes us grateful for a warm place to sleep and turns our thoughts to those who don’t.
This charity anthology (which includes my story “A Tall, Thin House”) benefits women and children experiencing homelessness.
This time of year makes us grateful for a warm place to sleep and turns our thoughts to those who don’t.
This charity anthology (which includes my story “A Tall, Thin House”) benefits women and children experiencing homelessness.
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Thank you, always! Grateful for this each week.
Come read my fiction. It's kinda cool. That's it I think.🖤
mybook.to/AllsWell
Come read my fiction. It's kinda cool. That's it I think.🖤
mybook.to/AllsWell
All's Well That Ends Well
Read it now
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February 11, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Thank you, always! Grateful for this each week.
Come read my fiction. It's kinda cool. That's it I think.🖤
mybook.to/AllsWell
Come read my fiction. It's kinda cool. That's it I think.🖤
mybook.to/AllsWell
It was a lot of fun
#HorrorWritersChat!
This week, I’d like to share a book I have coming out called Hare-Raising Summer! It’s an interactive horror story where you’re sent away to spend the summer on your grandparents’ rabbit ranch and creepy stuff happens! www.cateyepress.com/store/p/hare...
#HorrorWritersChat!
This week, I’d like to share a book I have coming out called Hare-Raising Summer! It’s an interactive horror story where you’re sent away to spend the summer on your grandparents’ rabbit ranch and creepy stuff happens! www.cateyepress.com/store/p/hare...
February 11, 2026 at 8:04 PM
It was a lot of fun
#HorrorWritersChat!
This week, I’d like to share a book I have coming out called Hare-Raising Summer! It’s an interactive horror story where you’re sent away to spend the summer on your grandparents’ rabbit ranch and creepy stuff happens! www.cateyepress.com/store/p/hare...
#HorrorWritersChat!
This week, I’d like to share a book I have coming out called Hare-Raising Summer! It’s an interactive horror story where you’re sent away to spend the summer on your grandparents’ rabbit ranch and creepy stuff happens! www.cateyepress.com/store/p/hare...
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#HorrorWritersChat
I'm currently working on a Lovecraftian short story collection, set in America in various time periods, with an entity called the Sleepwalker involved in each.
Here's my Cthulhu Mythos noir short story to tide you over till it's out:
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I'm currently working on a Lovecraftian short story collection, set in America in various time periods, with an entity called the Sleepwalker involved in each.
Here's my Cthulhu Mythos noir short story to tide you over till it's out:
ko-fi.com/s/8cd164bf0a
payhip.com/b/JP4Q0
February 11, 2026 at 7:59 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
I'm currently working on a Lovecraftian short story collection, set in America in various time periods, with an entity called the Sleepwalker involved in each.
Here's my Cthulhu Mythos noir short story to tide you over till it's out:
ko-fi.com/s/8cd164bf0a
payhip.com/b/JP4Q0
I'm currently working on a Lovecraftian short story collection, set in America in various time periods, with an entity called the Sleepwalker involved in each.
Here's my Cthulhu Mythos noir short story to tide you over till it's out:
ko-fi.com/s/8cd164bf0a
payhip.com/b/JP4Q0
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Thanks for another great chat! I just wanted to let you all know that Little White Flowers is now available in ebook on Bookshop, and Hallowed Deadly Seeds is available for pre-order there. (Link is an affiliate link and has all formats.)
bookshop.org/lists/books-...
#HorrorWritersChat
bookshop.org/lists/books-...
#HorrorWritersChat
February 11, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Thanks for another great chat! I just wanted to let you all know that Little White Flowers is now available in ebook on Bookshop, and Hallowed Deadly Seeds is available for pre-order there. (Link is an affiliate link and has all formats.)
bookshop.org/lists/books-...
#HorrorWritersChat
bookshop.org/lists/books-...
#HorrorWritersChat
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Here's a free one for you today: "The Mind Plays Tricks" with Dark Recesses Press. darkrecessespress.com/2022/04/27/t... The story was reprinted as part of my Shadow Hill collection (lucky number 13), so if you like it, consider trying the rest: books2read.com/ShadowHill #HorrorWritersChat
February 11, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Here's a free one for you today: "The Mind Plays Tricks" with Dark Recesses Press. darkrecessespress.com/2022/04/27/t... The story was reprinted as part of my Shadow Hill collection (lucky number 13), so if you like it, consider trying the rest: books2read.com/ShadowHill #HorrorWritersChat
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#HorrorWritersChat "You can't escape it anymore!" No, please! I'll do anything! "It's too late!" I have to run! "Damn it, Steve, you put off cleaning your closet for months, and look what happened! There's a fucking junk monster terrorizing the neighborhood all because you hate doing chores!
February 11, 2026 at 7:47 PM
#HorrorWritersChat "You can't escape it anymore!" No, please! I'll do anything! "It's too late!" I have to run! "Damn it, Steve, you put off cleaning your closet for months, and look what happened! There's a fucking junk monster terrorizing the neighborhood all because you hate doing chores!
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Her palms sweated as she clicked send. She closed her eyes. There, done.
She looked back at the screen, and her heart clambered into her throat. Already a reply?
She swallowed heavily as she opened the message.
"Thank you for reaching out. I am away on vacation ..."
#HorrorWritersChat
She looked back at the screen, and her heart clambered into her throat. Already a reply?
She swallowed heavily as she opened the message.
"Thank you for reaching out. I am away on vacation ..."
#HorrorWritersChat
February 11, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Her palms sweated as she clicked send. She closed her eyes. There, done.
She looked back at the screen, and her heart clambered into her throat. Already a reply?
She swallowed heavily as she opened the message.
"Thank you for reaching out. I am away on vacation ..."
#HorrorWritersChat
She looked back at the screen, and her heart clambered into her throat. Already a reply?
She swallowed heavily as she opened the message.
"Thank you for reaching out. I am away on vacation ..."
#HorrorWritersChat
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When the acetaminophen could no longer silence his molar, Jake turned to cloves. When the cloves stopped working, he called the dentist.
The dentist stared into his mouth for five full minutes and went into the hallway.
“…call someone…” Jake heard.
It made the news.
#HorrorWritersChat
The dentist stared into his mouth for five full minutes and went into the hallway.
“…call someone…” Jake heard.
It made the news.
#HorrorWritersChat
February 11, 2026 at 7:57 PM
When the acetaminophen could no longer silence his molar, Jake turned to cloves. When the cloves stopped working, he called the dentist.
The dentist stared into his mouth for five full minutes and went into the hallway.
“…call someone…” Jake heard.
It made the news.
#HorrorWritersChat
The dentist stared into his mouth for five full minutes and went into the hallway.
“…call someone…” Jake heard.
It made the news.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat since I left off an r in the actual post 😓
#HorrroWritersChat
Becky pulled the sheet over her face as the thing in the closet repeatedly thumped against the door. Minutes ticked by, the sound growing louder and louder. Her parents wouldn’t answer her cries that there was a monster in her closet.
Becky finally crept toward the closet...
Becky pulled the sheet over her face as the thing in the closet repeatedly thumped against the door. Minutes ticked by, the sound growing louder and louder. Her parents wouldn’t answer her cries that there was a monster in her closet.
Becky finally crept toward the closet...
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
#HorrorWritersChat since I left off an r in the actual post 😓
#HorrroWritersChat
Becky pulled the sheet over her face as the thing in the closet repeatedly thumped against the door. Minutes ticked by, the sound growing louder and louder. Her parents wouldn’t answer her cries that there was a monster in her closet.
Becky finally crept toward the closet...
Becky pulled the sheet over her face as the thing in the closet repeatedly thumped against the door. Minutes ticked by, the sound growing louder and louder. Her parents wouldn’t answer her cries that there was a monster in her closet.
Becky finally crept toward the closet...
February 11, 2026 at 7:52 PM
#HorrroWritersChat
Becky pulled the sheet over her face as the thing in the closet repeatedly thumped against the door. Minutes ticked by, the sound growing louder and louder. Her parents wouldn’t answer her cries that there was a monster in her closet.
Becky finally crept toward the closet...
Becky pulled the sheet over her face as the thing in the closet repeatedly thumped against the door. Minutes ticked by, the sound growing louder and louder. Her parents wouldn’t answer her cries that there was a monster in her closet.
Becky finally crept toward the closet...
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It’s ANY scene that requires me to describe a house, a landscape or the weather, which gets at my fear that my bare bones writing style is not suited to horror
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
Q3:
Here at #HorrorWritersChat we really do like to peel back those insecurities and fears and expose them to the light. You can do this.
Which scene do you keep putting off? And why?
Here at #HorrorWritersChat we really do like to peel back those insecurities and fears and expose them to the light. You can do this.
Which scene do you keep putting off? And why?
February 11, 2026 at 7:31 PM
It’s ANY scene that requires me to describe a house, a landscape or the weather, which gets at my fear that my bare bones writing style is not suited to horror
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat if you read my answer to Q2, you might have picked up on the phrase “half written.” There’s a reason for that 😂
Besides the anxiety of describing the event, I think it’s anxiety of making it sound good too. Like, can I actually pull this off or is my anxiety holding me back?
Besides the anxiety of describing the event, I think it’s anxiety of making it sound good too. Like, can I actually pull this off or is my anxiety holding me back?
Q3:
Here at #HorrorWritersChat we really do like to peel back those insecurities and fears and expose them to the light. You can do this.
Which scene do you keep putting off? And why?
Here at #HorrorWritersChat we really do like to peel back those insecurities and fears and expose them to the light. You can do this.
Which scene do you keep putting off? And why?
February 11, 2026 at 7:31 PM
#HorrorWritersChat if you read my answer to Q2, you might have picked up on the phrase “half written.” There’s a reason for that 😂
Besides the anxiety of describing the event, I think it’s anxiety of making it sound good too. Like, can I actually pull this off or is my anxiety holding me back?
Besides the anxiety of describing the event, I think it’s anxiety of making it sound good too. Like, can I actually pull this off or is my anxiety holding me back?
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#HorrorWritersChat Q2:
I'm not sure how uncomfortable I am with it, maybe just painfully aware, but the idea of forbidden knowledge really resonates with me. I really identify with characters who tear their lives, minds, and even souls apart, just because they need to know.
I'm not sure how uncomfortable I am with it, maybe just painfully aware, but the idea of forbidden knowledge really resonates with me. I really identify with characters who tear their lives, minds, and even souls apart, just because they need to know.
February 11, 2026 at 7:21 PM
#HorrorWritersChat Q2:
I'm not sure how uncomfortable I am with it, maybe just painfully aware, but the idea of forbidden knowledge really resonates with me. I really identify with characters who tear their lives, minds, and even souls apart, just because they need to know.
I'm not sure how uncomfortable I am with it, maybe just painfully aware, but the idea of forbidden knowledge really resonates with me. I really identify with characters who tear their lives, minds, and even souls apart, just because they need to know.
I definitely have some anxiety about cars and driving (so many things could go wrong). So I guess naturally that has become the general premise of several shorts I’ve written or half written haha. That “mechanical carnage” is something I fear.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
Q2.
This question is not about the comfortable places that we go with horror. But the uncomfortable ones. The ones that turn us inside out even as we write them. The ones that make us wonder who we are, at the end. #HorrorWritersChat
This question is not about the comfortable places that we go with horror. But the uncomfortable ones. The ones that turn us inside out even as we write them. The ones that make us wonder who we are, at the end. #HorrorWritersChat
February 11, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I definitely have some anxiety about cars and driving (so many things could go wrong). So I guess naturally that has become the general premise of several shorts I’ve written or half written haha. That “mechanical carnage” is something I fear.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
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Hoi! I'm J. Neira, cozy horror author in Minnesota & slushie. I write cozy horror because I enjoy cozy vibes between the scares. 👻
#HorrorWritersChat Q1
#HorrorWritersChat Q1
OK, so here we go, #HorrorWritersChat bods.
You know the drill. Four questions, repost as many as you like, no links: promo at the end.
First I want to know.
What makes you write the kind of horror that you write?
You know the drill. Four questions, repost as many as you like, no links: promo at the end.
First I want to know.
What makes you write the kind of horror that you write?
February 11, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Hoi! I'm J. Neira, cozy horror author in Minnesota & slushie. I write cozy horror because I enjoy cozy vibes between the scares. 👻
#HorrorWritersChat Q1
#HorrorWritersChat Q1
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I'm Amber from central Maine. I write all kinds of horror, most with cults or ghosts. I think part of why I write what I do is because horror challenges the notion that the world is a safe and welcoming place. Which is just a reflection of reality as an autistic person.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
OK, so here we go, #HorrorWritersChat bods.
You know the drill. Four questions, repost as many as you like, no links: promo at the end.
First I want to know.
What makes you write the kind of horror that you write?
You know the drill. Four questions, repost as many as you like, no links: promo at the end.
First I want to know.
What makes you write the kind of horror that you write?
February 11, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I'm Amber from central Maine. I write all kinds of horror, most with cults or ghosts. I think part of why I write what I do is because horror challenges the notion that the world is a safe and welcoming place. Which is just a reflection of reality as an autistic person.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
Hi there #HorrorWritersChat! I’m A.C. and I write a wide variety of horror. I love it all so much, I try not to limit myself to one subgenre or anything. I think that’s one of the things that draws me to horror: the creativity and flexibility of horror. Also the escapism.
OK, so here we go, #HorrorWritersChat bods.
You know the drill. Four questions, repost as many as you like, no links: promo at the end.
First I want to know.
What makes you write the kind of horror that you write?
You know the drill. Four questions, repost as many as you like, no links: promo at the end.
First I want to know.
What makes you write the kind of horror that you write?
February 11, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Hi there #HorrorWritersChat! I’m A.C. and I write a wide variety of horror. I love it all so much, I try not to limit myself to one subgenre or anything. I think that’s one of the things that draws me to horror: the creativity and flexibility of horror. Also the escapism.
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Amazing:
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Available in paperback July 14, 2026: THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by @sgj.bsky.social.
Read one of 2025's most acclaimed novels in a new trade paperback edition featuring a stamped Weasel Plume edge and an original discussion guide.
🩸 Preorder now: https://bit.ly/4rESA5l
Available in paperback July 14, 2026: THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by @sgj.bsky.social.
Read one of 2025's most acclaimed novels in a new trade paperback edition featuring a stamped Weasel Plume edge and an original discussion guide.
🩸 Preorder now: https://bit.ly/4rESA5l
February 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Amazing:
Hey Horror Community, I’m curious: are you on UpScrolled? How is it? Or are you staying with TikTok? Deleting TikTok? Again, just curious to see where folks are heading besides here.
February 11, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Hey Horror Community, I’m curious: are you on UpScrolled? How is it? Or are you staying with TikTok? Deleting TikTok? Again, just curious to see where folks are heading besides here.
Very excited to finally share the first entry into the Navigating Nightmares series— Hare-Raising Summer! 🐇☀️
ANNOUNCEMENT THREAD: Check out the trailer for the first book in our interactive Navigating Nightmares series: Hare-Raising Summer! 🐇
At Bunny Buddies Estates, the rabbits are NOT all right...
At Bunny Buddies Estates, the rabbits are NOT all right...
February 10, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Very excited to finally share the first entry into the Navigating Nightmares series— Hare-Raising Summer! 🐇☀️
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February 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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ICYMI we're launching a new series of interactive horror books! More news coming very soon! 👀
ANNOUNCEMENT: we’re launching a new series of interactive horror books for adult readers called Navigating Nightmares! Read all about it here 👇
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Cat Eye Press Launches New Interactive Horror Series — Cat Eye Press LLC
Cat Eye Press is pleased to announce that it is launching a new interactive horror series for adult readers.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:59 PM
ICYMI we're launching a new series of interactive horror books! More news coming very soon! 👀