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Caleb Bethea (they/them)

@calebbethea.bsky.social

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Author of DISCO MURDER CITY | Spooky Ass Agnostic | Dirty South Enby Punk https://shop.maudlinhouse.net/#disco-murder-city

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Caleb Bethea (they/them) @calebbethea.bsky.social · Sep 1

DISCO MURDER CITY. Out Today.

For those who pre-ordered, I would commit extreme violence on the dance floor in your honor.

For those about to order, there’s always room for 666 more. Snag your copy: shop.maudlinhouse.net#disco-murder...

My eternal disco love to you all 🖤

Disco ball postcard: GREETINGS FROM MURDER CITY

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Caleb Bethea (they/them) @calebbethea.bsky.social · 10h

The fit/book/color palate goes hard 🔥

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Caleb Bethea (they/them) @calebbethea.bsky.social · 19h

happy get the fucking bag friday

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Trevor Henderson 🍉(commissions closed) @slimyswampghost.bsky.social · 1d

driftwood

a tree at night, lit by flashlight. the skin of an unknown creature, including multiple long arms, is draped over it

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Caleb Bethea (they/them) @calebbethea.bsky.social · 1d

get in, loser. i got some new apps.

Screenshot of two apps. SBX 13 Spirit Box and [ghost vision]

Caleb Bethea (they/them) @calebbethea.bsky.social · 1d

All my friends were coming, my uncle got arrested for aggravated assault (in a good way), and there were food trucks 😭

Caleb Bethea (they/them) @calebbethea.bsky.social · 1d

David’s got heaters and I expect this to be no different 🔥

David Corse @itsmedavidcorse.bsky.social · 1d

Coming this November!

Cerulean Sky is a story about absolution set in an America that’s been ravaged by a disease that turns people incorporeal.

It’s my love letter to The Stand!

polymathpress.com/products/cer...

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Caleb Bethea (they/them) @calebbethea.bsky.social · 1d

Last night, I dreamt a Creature from the Black Lagoon festival came to the beach.

There were neon lights forming the Creature’s body for a hundred yards and you could pay five bucks to drive by in your car.

I woke up fucked up that none of it was real (as seen below).

Creature from the Black Lagoon looking aghast at the water’s surface

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Lauren Bolger @renbolger.bsky.social · 1d

I still have copies of The Barre Incidents at my house before I run out. After that, it'll be filled with @malarkeybooks.bsky.social stock. These last five will get signed, get a bookmark, and the spinach pie recipe. Sharing my blurbs again from two very cool people to hopefully encourage ya.

"Bolger excels at weaving familial relationships, trauma, and existential dread with the kinds of creatures that will haunt your dreams."

-Michael Bettendorf, author of Trve Cvlt

The Barre Incidents
Out October 2025

"Lauren Bolger's The Barre Incidents is a thrilling mystery about family, love and grief blended with a deep dive into world mythology. The book delightfully interweaves the voices of friendly residents of a small town alongside ancient and otherworldly voices. A strange and thrilling tale!"

-Ivy Grimes, author of The Ghosts of Blaubart Mansion

The Barre Incidents
Out October 2025

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Caleb Bethea (they/them) @calebbethea.bsky.social · 1d

“i’ve got she/theys. they’re shooters.”

Nesquick Bunny from the 2000s in JNCO jeans

Caleb Bethea (they/them) @calebbethea.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for sharing!!

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LESBIreviewed @lesbireviewed.bsky.social · 2d

What I am reading this week 11th October 2025

- Disco Murder City by @calebbethea.bsky.social

- Murder At The Cabaret by @danagricken.bsky.social

- Rare Vintage by Dee Rismiller

lesbireviewed.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/t...

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xavier garcia @xaviergarcia.bsky.social · 2d

To celebrate Latin Heritage month every ICE agent should be launched into space (also Taco Tuesday should be extended to Friday)

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Caleb Bethea (they/them) @calebbethea.bsky.social · 2d

Feral and Off Meds (This is Not a Cry for Help) & Other Stories

Caleb Bethea (they/them) @calebbethea.bsky.social · 2d

How I face my TBR when I come home with three new lightly worn paperbacks from the early 70s that I may or may both plan on reading.

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John Chrostek @johnchrostek.com · 2d

It is very rad that bookshop is doing free shipping, and hell, you can pick up FEAST for 15 bucks if you've been hungry for this odd ass book:
bookshop.org/p/books/feas...

Feast of the Pale Leviathan

Check out Feast of the Pale Leviathan - <p>A man falls asleep on a river raft tube and drifts out to sea, where he is found and devoured by a titan of unbelievable size. But rather than death, what Ow...

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Caleb Bethea (they/them) @calebbethea.bsky.social · 3d

underrated trans icon

Caleb Bethea (they/them) @calebbethea.bsky.social · 3d

📼📼📼/5️⃣

Fun and dumb like a haunted house is fun and dumb. Not every execution fully committed to the gonzo-ness of the premises, but it was a belligerent block party whenever the story met the expectations it splattered up front.

Caleb Bethea (they/them) @calebbethea.bsky.social · 4d

Have you ever rinsed off in the clown shower?
📼🖤🤡🚿

🎃 Andy Cull 🎃 @andrewcull.bsky.social · 4d

Hey all, remember that found footage book @gabino.bsky.social and I put together? Well, we did it again! If you dug FOUND, check out FOUND2. Eighteen more stories of found footage horror! 🖤📼 www.amazon.com/dp/0648731561