Christopher Pate
@bookwormcp8.bsky.social
Life-sized dweeb & noob writer of horror, sci-fi, weird fic & dark fantasy stories. Coffee guy, hubbie, dad, dog-dad, hockey/football fan & old scifi/horror movie nerd. He/him.
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Christopher Pate
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The Bookworm's Nook
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#introduction I’m Christopher Pate, #writer of #fiction #speculativefiction #horror #sciencefiction #fantasy, #folkhorror & #weirdfiction in over a dozen anthologies, e-zines and podcasts.
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What can your local public library do? The answers may surprise even the most frequent library user!
Get to Know Your Library: The Complete Checklist
What can your local public library do? The answers may surprise even the most frequent library user!
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August 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
What can your local public library do? The answers may surprise even the most frequent library user!
My review of Big Bad by Chandler Baker.
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My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
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August 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
My review of Big Bad by Chandler Baker.
At my blog: tinyurl.com/msre9xj8.
My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
#Fiction
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My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
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"Invasion of the Body Snatchers", (1956). Dana Wynter, Kevin McCarthy.
August 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"Invasion of the Body Snatchers", (1956). Dana Wynter, Kevin McCarthy.
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Sean Connery, born on this day, 1930. Photographed by Terence Donovan as part of an ad campaign for Smirnoff Vodka, 1962.
August 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Sean Connery, born on this day, 1930. Photographed by Terence Donovan as part of an ad campaign for Smirnoff Vodka, 1962.
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August 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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The Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger, 1984.
August 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger, 1984.
My review of Hellboy: The Bones of Giants, written by Christopher Golden and illustrated by Mike Mignola
At my blog: tinyurl.com/msre9xj8.
My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
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My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
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August 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
My review of Hellboy: The Bones of Giants, written by Christopher Golden and illustrated by Mike Mignola
At my blog: tinyurl.com/msre9xj8.
My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
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My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
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Today's Patreon post went live. And it has actual facts for the math-challenged among us #writers. Also, why #readers rule. (And why traditional publishing is doing it all wrong.)
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Math Challenges | Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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August 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Today's Patreon post went live. And it has actual facts for the math-challenged among us #writers. Also, why #readers rule. (And why traditional publishing is doing it all wrong.)
#booksky
www.patreon.com/posts/math-c...
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My review of Far Horizons, edited by Robert Silverberg
At my blog: tinyurl.com/msre9xj8.
My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
#Fiction
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At my blog: tinyurl.com/msre9xj8.
My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
#Fiction
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#novella
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August 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
My review of Far Horizons, edited by Robert Silverberg
At my blog: tinyurl.com/msre9xj8.
My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
#Fiction
#sciencefiction
#speculativefiction
#shortstory
#novella
#bookreview
#booksky
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At my blog: tinyurl.com/msre9xj8.
My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
#Fiction
#sciencefiction
#speculativefiction
#shortstory
#novella
#bookreview
#booksky
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War of the Worlds (1953).
August 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
War of the Worlds (1953).
My scifi/horror story, The Pact, has been published by the good folks at Black Cat Weekly in issue #205!
At my blog: tinyurl.com/2m8pppxf.
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August 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
My scifi/horror story, The Pact, has been published by the good folks at Black Cat Weekly in issue #205!
At my blog: tinyurl.com/2m8pppxf.
#Fiction
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#booksky
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At my blog: tinyurl.com/2m8pppxf.
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My review of Black Cat Weekly Issues #201, #202 & 203, edited by John Betancourt.
At my blog: tinyurl.com/msre9xj8.
My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
#Fiction
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#horror
#mystery
#bookreview
#booksky
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At my blog: tinyurl.com/msre9xj8.
My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
#Fiction
#sciencefiction
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#horror
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July 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
My review of Black Cat Weekly Issues #201, #202 & 203, edited by John Betancourt.
At my blog: tinyurl.com/msre9xj8.
My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
#Fiction
#sciencefiction
#weirdfiction
#horror
#mystery
#bookreview
#booksky
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At my blog: tinyurl.com/msre9xj8.
My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
#Fiction
#sciencefiction
#weirdfiction
#horror
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Book catalogue project, day 374: Lost Worlds of Space and Time, Volume Two (2005, Rainfall Books) edited by Steve Lines. Paperback. Clean pages, minimal wear.
July 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Book catalogue project, day 374: Lost Worlds of Space and Time, Volume Two (2005, Rainfall Books) edited by Steve Lines. Paperback. Clean pages, minimal wear.
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This #TremblingWithFear Andrea Cavedo shares An Exorcism, with drabbles by Margaret Eve, Jordan McClymont, and Nicholas De Marino! @mrscavedowrites @ariskari.bsky.social @feersum.endjinn
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#AmReading #AmWriting #WritersLife #bookworm #IndieWriter #IndieAuthors #horror
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July 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
This #TremblingWithFear Andrea Cavedo shares An Exorcism, with drabbles by Margaret Eve, Jordan McClymont, and Nicholas De Marino! @mrscavedowrites @ariskari.bsky.social @feersum.endjinn
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#AmReading #AmWriting #WritersLife #bookworm #IndieWriter #IndieAuthors #horror
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#AmReading #AmWriting #WritersLife #bookworm #IndieWriter #IndieAuthors #horror
My review of New Folks' Home: And Other Stories (The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak Book 6).
At my blog: tinyurl.com/msre9xj8.
My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
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My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
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July 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
My review of New Folks' Home: And Other Stories (The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak Book 6).
At my blog: tinyurl.com/msre9xj8.
My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
#Fiction
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At my blog: tinyurl.com/msre9xj8.
My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
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My review of Lovecraftiana: Volume 10, Issue 1. Walpurgisnacht 2025 edited by Gavin Chappell.
At my blog: tinyurl.com/msre9xj8.
My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
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At my blog: tinyurl.com/msre9xj8.
My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
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July 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
My review of Lovecraftiana: Volume 10, Issue 1. Walpurgisnacht 2025 edited by Gavin Chappell.
At my blog: tinyurl.com/msre9xj8.
My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
#Fiction
#weirdfiction
#lovecraftian
#cosmichorror
#bookreview
#booksky
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At my blog: tinyurl.com/msre9xj8.
My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
#Fiction
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#lovecraftian
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5 movies better than the story:
1. The Relic (Relic by Preston & Child)
2. The 13th Warrior (Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton)
3. Planet of the Apes (1968) (Monkey Planet by Pierre Boulle)
4. The Thing (1982) (Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell)
5. Jaws (Jaws by Peter Benchley)
1. The Relic (Relic by Preston & Child)
2. The 13th Warrior (Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton)
3. Planet of the Apes (1968) (Monkey Planet by Pierre Boulle)
4. The Thing (1982) (Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell)
5. Jaws (Jaws by Peter Benchley)
July 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
5 movies better than the story:
1. The Relic (Relic by Preston & Child)
2. The 13th Warrior (Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton)
3. Planet of the Apes (1968) (Monkey Planet by Pierre Boulle)
4. The Thing (1982) (Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell)
5. Jaws (Jaws by Peter Benchley)
1. The Relic (Relic by Preston & Child)
2. The 13th Warrior (Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton)
3. Planet of the Apes (1968) (Monkey Planet by Pierre Boulle)
4. The Thing (1982) (Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell)
5. Jaws (Jaws by Peter Benchley)
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HUT🏈! HUT 🏈! HIKE 🏈!
Personal Best, my Weird body horror story about a fucked up pee-wee football team is up for a Strangie award @drabblecast.bsky.social alongside a ton of incredible stories, artwork, voice acting performances, etc. I appreciate any consideration 💚💀🏈 Deadline: July 31
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July 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
HUT🏈! HUT 🏈! HIKE 🏈!
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I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.
Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner, 1982.
Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner, 1982.
July 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.
Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner, 1982.
Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner, 1982.
Woohoo! Scifi/horror story accepted by a fine publication! Nice to get back in the grove after an long, troublesome interstate move and some health issues. More to follow!
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The Bookworm's Nook
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July 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Woohoo! Scifi/horror story accepted by a fine publication! Nice to get back in the grove after an long, troublesome interstate move and some health issues. More to follow!
#Fiction
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#writing
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My review of Beyond the Black River by R. E. Howard and read by The Cybrarian.
At my blog: tinyurl.com/2aamd4js.
My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
#Fiction
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#swordandsorcery
#audiostory
#audiobook
#bookreview
#booksky
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At my blog: tinyurl.com/2aamd4js.
My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
#Fiction
#fantasy
#swordandsorcery
#audiostory
#audiobook
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#booksky
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July 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
My review of Beyond the Black River by R. E. Howard and read by The Cybrarian.
At my blog: tinyurl.com/2aamd4js.
My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
#Fiction
#fantasy
#swordandsorcery
#audiostory
#audiobook
#bookreview
#booksky
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At my blog: tinyurl.com/2aamd4js.
My other book reviews at Goodreads: tinyurl.com/3f2ru7n6 and Bookbub: tinyurl.com/w6hdssu8.
#Fiction
#fantasy
#swordandsorcery
#audiostory
#audiobook
#bookreview
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Hell yeah!
In case I haven't said it here, this is a Generative AI hate account. Do not show me that slop. It is harming creatives, harming the planet, and I hate it. #genai #generativeai #generativeaihate
July 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Hell yeah!
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My new story "The Interior" is free to read today in print and in a phenomenal narration by @sapphicsapphire.bsky.social! @3lobedmag.com at www.3lobedmag.com/issue45/
July 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
My new story "The Interior" is free to read today in print and in a phenomenal narration by @sapphicsapphire.bsky.social! @3lobedmag.com at www.3lobedmag.com/issue45/
Bride of Frankenstein (hands down the tops)
2010
U.S. Marshalls
Evil Dead 2
2010
U.S. Marshalls
Evil Dead 2
Quatermass II
Aliens
The Godfather Part 2
The Wrath of Khan
Aliens
The Godfather Part 2
The Wrath of Khan
What are your four favorite movie sequels?
July 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Bride of Frankenstein (hands down the tops)
2010
U.S. Marshalls
Evil Dead 2
2010
U.S. Marshalls
Evil Dead 2