Eric LaRocca
@ericlarocca.bsky.social
(He/They) 3x Bram Stoker Award finalist, Shirley Jackson Award nominee and 2x Splatterpunk Award-winning Author
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Every horror writer I know loves a good tiki bar ❤️ @paultremblay.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Every horror writer I know loves a good tiki bar ❤️ @paultremblay.bsky.social
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new Robyn single is no joke the only thing holding me together today
January 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
new Robyn single is no joke the only thing holding me together today
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If verification gets completed today, we *should* announce the 2026 Splatterpunk Awards Ballot (for works published in 2025) by tomorrow evening. Stay tuned.
January 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
If verification gets completed today, we *should* announce the 2026 Splatterpunk Awards Ballot (for works published in 2025) by tomorrow evening. Stay tuned.
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Thanks @philnobilejr.bsky.social for running my letter in the new issue of @fangoria.bsky.social! I love talking horror fiction with horror fans. Fango has a regular column - Nightmare Library by Ahlissa Eichhorn - and a book club in the online community. Fango is movies, comics, books & music 🎃 1/3
January 8, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Thanks @philnobilejr.bsky.social for running my letter in the new issue of @fangoria.bsky.social! I love talking horror fiction with horror fans. Fango has a regular column - Nightmare Library by Ahlissa Eichhorn - and a book club in the online community. Fango is movies, comics, books & music 🎃 1/3
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One thing that shouldn't be missed is that the woman murdered was queer and was murdered right in front of her wife.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting
“They killed my wife,” the distraught woman says, adding, “They shot her in the head.”
www.advocate.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
One thing that shouldn't be missed is that the woman murdered was queer and was murdered right in front of her wife.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
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Wretch by @ericlarocca.bsky.social 24 March
Paved with Good Intentions by @petemc666.bsky.social 15 Jan
Cabaret in Flames by @hachepueyo.bsky.social 10 March
Thank you @titanbooks.bsky.social 3/4
Paved with Good Intentions by @petemc666.bsky.social 15 Jan
Cabaret in Flames by @hachepueyo.bsky.social 10 March
Thank you @titanbooks.bsky.social 3/4
January 7, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Wretch by @ericlarocca.bsky.social 24 March
Paved with Good Intentions by @petemc666.bsky.social 15 Jan
Cabaret in Flames by @hachepueyo.bsky.social 10 March
Thank you @titanbooks.bsky.social 3/4
Paved with Good Intentions by @petemc666.bsky.social 15 Jan
Cabaret in Flames by @hachepueyo.bsky.social 10 March
Thank you @titanbooks.bsky.social 3/4
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Scully let's split up. I'll interview this beautiful botanist and you go check out the sewer system full of human bones
January 7, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Scully let's split up. I'll interview this beautiful botanist and you go check out the sewer system full of human bones
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Have you picked up COUP DE GRÂCE by @sofiaajram.bsky.social yet? 🚂
A mindbending and visceral experimental horror about a young man trapped in an infinite Montreal subway station. Now out in paperback. 🖤
Grab a copy now: https://tinyurl.com/2xewpf3e
A mindbending and visceral experimental horror about a young man trapped in an infinite Montreal subway station. Now out in paperback. 🖤
Grab a copy now: https://tinyurl.com/2xewpf3e
January 7, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Have you picked up COUP DE GRÂCE by @sofiaajram.bsky.social yet? 🚂
A mindbending and visceral experimental horror about a young man trapped in an infinite Montreal subway station. Now out in paperback. 🖤
Grab a copy now: https://tinyurl.com/2xewpf3e
A mindbending and visceral experimental horror about a young man trapped in an infinite Montreal subway station. Now out in paperback. 🖤
Grab a copy now: https://tinyurl.com/2xewpf3e
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Targets (1968) is a weirdly prescient movie about mass shootings before the US got really into mass shootings.
It’s also about Boris Karloff.
It’s also about Boris Karloff.
January 7, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Targets (1968) is a weirdly prescient movie about mass shootings before the US got really into mass shootings.
It’s also about Boris Karloff.
It’s also about Boris Karloff.
Today is Kathe Koja’s birthday!!! This is also a reminder that Kathe is one of the greatest living authors of horror/dark fiction and she had the most explosive, remarkable debut since Barker’s Books of Blood. They don’t crash land on the horror scene like they used to. Love you, Kathe! ❤️
January 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Today is Kathe Koja’s birthday!!! This is also a reminder that Kathe is one of the greatest living authors of horror/dark fiction and she had the most explosive, remarkable debut since Barker’s Books of Blood. They don’t crash land on the horror scene like they used to. Love you, Kathe! ❤️
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Today's treat on the This Is Horror YouTube, the full conversation with Eric LaRocca (@ericlarocca.bsky.social) on Burnt Sparrow and much more.
youtu.be/e29FaLZFqv4
youtu.be/e29FaLZFqv4
Eric LaRocca on Burnt Sparrow and Transgressive Fiction (This Is Horror Podcast 644 and the 645)
YouTube video by This Is Horror
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January 6, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Today's treat on the This Is Horror YouTube, the full conversation with Eric LaRocca (@ericlarocca.bsky.social) on Burnt Sparrow and much more.
youtu.be/e29FaLZFqv4
youtu.be/e29FaLZFqv4
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New episode!
It looks like we're in for another great year of horror releases, and I'm talking about some of the ones I'm excited to check out
It looks like we're in for another great year of horror releases, and I'm talking about some of the ones I'm excited to check out
January 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
New episode!
It looks like we're in for another great year of horror releases, and I'm talking about some of the ones I'm excited to check out
It looks like we're in for another great year of horror releases, and I'm talking about some of the ones I'm excited to check out
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Happiest birthday to the visionary @kkoja.bsky.social , my favorite living writer & a major creative influence. She's also one of the realest and most gracious people I've encountered in this world of fiction.
January 6, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Happiest birthday to the visionary @kkoja.bsky.social , my favorite living writer & a major creative influence. She's also one of the realest and most gracious people I've encountered in this world of fiction.
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"Wrathful gods, drowning cities, and an ancient, bloody mystery—Piper's novel had me from the jump. No Gods For Drowning is a superior offering." — @lairdbarron.bsky.social, author of Not A Speck of Light
COMING MARCH 3!
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COMING MARCH 3!
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No Gods for Drowning by Hailey Piper (Paperback With Signed Bookplate) — Bad Hand Books
Set in an alternate reality which updates mythology to near-modern day, No Gods For Drowning is part dark fantasy, part noir detective story, and unlike anything you've read before, fr...
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January 6, 2026 at 12:18 AM
"Wrathful gods, drowning cities, and an ancient, bloody mystery—Piper's novel had me from the jump. No Gods For Drowning is a superior offering." — @lairdbarron.bsky.social, author of Not A Speck of Light
COMING MARCH 3!
badhandbooks.com/preorders/no...
COMING MARCH 3!
badhandbooks.com/preorders/no...
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Hey it’s 2026 I’m told. So this thing is coming at your face soon.
January 5, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Hey it’s 2026 I’m told. So this thing is coming at your face soon.
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My ugly mug, my book, and yours truly talking writing and violence in @elpais.com m! Mil gracias y un placer, Jacinto Antón!
January 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
My ugly mug, my book, and yours truly talking writing and violence in @elpais.com m! Mil gracias y un placer, Jacinto Antón!
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We've been sitting on this announcement for weeks and we've finally broken... Yes, none other than the king of transgressive horror himself, @ericlarocca.bsky.social, will join us at Writing the Occult: Love and Death on 14 February. 🧵⬇️
January 5, 2026 at 1:39 PM
We've been sitting on this announcement for weeks and we've finally broken... Yes, none other than the king of transgressive horror himself, @ericlarocca.bsky.social, will join us at Writing the Occult: Love and Death on 14 February. 🧵⬇️
I’ve been lost in this nightmarish labyrinth of a novel for the past two days… There’s a scene early on that absolutely gutted me. I bought a hardcover copy because I loved it so much.
January 5, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I’ve been lost in this nightmarish labyrinth of a novel for the past two days… There’s a scene early on that absolutely gutted me. I bought a hardcover copy because I loved it so much.
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On this day in Horror History, TORSO was released in 1973.
January 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
On this day in Horror History, TORSO was released in 1973.
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👏 Support 👏 trans 👏 woman 👏 (me, specifically)
January 4, 2026 at 4:59 PM
👏 Support 👏 trans 👏 woman 👏 (me, specifically)
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Evil's constant hallmark is that it does not create. Ever.
January 4, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Evil's constant hallmark is that it does not create. Ever.
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Required Reading (Daily Journal 1/2/26) www.briankeene.com/algorithmzer...
Required Reading (Daily Journal 1/2/26) — BRIAN KEENE
I wouldn’t be a member of SFWA if you paid me to be (an organization who’s history is even more checkered than HWA) but I do have friends in the science-fiction and fantasy fields, and they tell me of...
www.briankeene.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Required Reading (Daily Journal 1/2/26) www.briankeene.com/algorithmzer...
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His horror and dark fantasy tales are just what you’ve been looking for.
Paul Tremblay: Where to Begin with the Stoker Award-Winning Horror Author of 'A Head Full of Ghosts'
Even before the publication of his breakout novel, 'A Head Full of Ghosts,' Paul Tremblay was considered a voice to watch in the horror genre. These are his very best books.
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January 2, 2026 at 11:00 PM
His horror and dark fantasy tales are just what you’ve been looking for.
Lately I’ve been buying a bunch of Dell Abyss titles I haven’t read yet and I’m so excited for these two gems ❤️
January 2, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Lately I’ve been buying a bunch of Dell Abyss titles I haven’t read yet and I’m so excited for these two gems ❤️