The King of Pain, John F.D. Taff
@jfdt.bsky.social
Horror author, multiple Stoker nominee and World Fantasy nominee of such books as DARK STARS, LITTLE BLACK SPOTS, ALL THE STARS DIE in Q3 2025 and the re-releases of THE END IN ALL BEGINNINGS and THE FEARING, all 3 from Bad Hand Books. Represented by me.
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Thank you to @joshmalerman.bsky.social for these kind words for ALL THE STARS DIE by @jfdt.bsky.social. Coming this September! Pre-order through the Bad Hand site or wherever books are sold.
I've got a few things for Award consideration this year.
My cosmic horror collection ALL THE STARS DIE in the collection category and any of the six novellas contained therein for long fiction.
I'd appreciate your consideration as you read this Award season!
My cosmic horror collection ALL THE STARS DIE in the collection category and any of the six novellas contained therein for long fiction.
I'd appreciate your consideration as you read this Award season!
November 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I've got a few things for Award consideration this year.
My cosmic horror collection ALL THE STARS DIE in the collection category and any of the six novellas contained therein for long fiction.
I'd appreciate your consideration as you read this Award season!
My cosmic horror collection ALL THE STARS DIE in the collection category and any of the six novellas contained therein for long fiction.
I'd appreciate your consideration as you read this Award season!
I've been hesitant to talk about this until @badhandbooks.bsky.social let the cat out of the bag, but here we are. The Final Edition will contain not only the 20k-word previously published novella Blood & Brimstone but also an additional 20k I'm writing right now.
Fear is coming in 2026...all of it. The Final Edition of @jfdt.bsky.social's epic novel THE FEARING will feature the story as no one has ever seen it with a revised narrative and ALL NEW content. Pre-order using BADFRIDAY25 and save 30% off your purchase.
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The Fearing by John F.D. Taff (With Signed Bookplate) — Bad Hand Books
FEAR IS COMING…ALL OF IT. A series of cataclysmic events are felt around the globe, and throughout the United States the last vestiges of society band together in rag-tag groups to face off against ...
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November 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I've been hesitant to talk about this until @badhandbooks.bsky.social let the cat out of the bag, but here we are. The Final Edition will contain not only the 20k-word previously published novella Blood & Brimstone but also an additional 20k I'm writing right now.
ALL THE STARS DIE... soon!
After the SNAFU with our original print vendor, we finally received our shipment of ALL THE STARS DIE by @jfdt.bsky.social. I’m packing and labeling these right now. If you’re waiting on yours, it’s coming SOON.
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
ALL THE STARS DIE... soon!
This is my first novella collection in a decade. I hope you pick it up and enjoy it. Thanks!
ALL THE STARS DIE by @jfdt.bsky.social is moving up the horror collections chart on the Zon--and with good reason. It's (forgive the pun) stellar.
"A wonderfully eerie, haunting, and awe-inspiring read." ―
Alma Katsu, author of Fiend
Get your copy.
"A wonderfully eerie, haunting, and awe-inspiring read." ―
Alma Katsu, author of Fiend
Get your copy.
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
This is my first novella collection in a decade. I hope you pick it up and enjoy it. Thanks!
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November 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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The Lost Nazi Gold Train by Armand Rosamilia
"Indiana Jones meets The Descent. Very nice, in its simplicity. It goes smoothly but it has a welcome plot twist that is very horror" - Amazon review
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"Indiana Jones meets The Descent. Very nice, in its simplicity. It goes smoothly but it has a welcome plot twist that is very horror" - Amazon review
amzn.to/4e7v2ki
November 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The Lost Nazi Gold Train by Armand Rosamilia
"Indiana Jones meets The Descent. Very nice, in its simplicity. It goes smoothly but it has a welcome plot twist that is very horror" - Amazon review
amzn.to/4e7v2ki
"Indiana Jones meets The Descent. Very nice, in its simplicity. It goes smoothly but it has a welcome plot twist that is very horror" - Amazon review
amzn.to/4e7v2ki
Hope you enjoy it, Donovan!
Excited for this release! Can’t wait to dive into All The Stars Die 🌌📚
November 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Hope you enjoy it, Donovan!
I think the stories in this book (personally, some of the best I've written,) prove that I'll always be King of Pain... I'll always be King of Pain.
Sing that last part.
Sing that last part.
"Taff’s secret weapon is voice. He writes talkers who feel like your uncle at a too-long wake, funny until they’re not."
Find out why @jfdt.bsky.social earned the moniker of Modern Horror's King of Pain. Get ALL THE STARS DIE.
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Find out why @jfdt.bsky.social earned the moniker of Modern Horror's King of Pain. Get ALL THE STARS DIE.
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All The Stars Die: Cosmic Horror Novellas
Modern horror's King of Pain, the World Fantasy Award-a…
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November 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I think the stories in this book (personally, some of the best I've written,) prove that I'll always be King of Pain... I'll always be King of Pain.
Sing that last part.
Sing that last part.
It's available, and I think you should avail yourself of it today!
P.S. i think you'll like it!
P.S. i think you'll like it!
New release reminder: @jfdt.bsky.social's ALL THE STARS DIE is available wherever books are sold. Get your cosmic horror on.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:38 AM
It's available, and I think you should avail yourself of it today!
P.S. i think you'll like it!
P.S. i think you'll like it!
That's not going to get me on a list or anything... is it?
Google Afroasiatic proto language—it’s a wonderful journey!
November 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
That's not going to get me on a list or anything... is it?
Falling down the rabbit hole is half the fun of writing!
November 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Falling down the rabbit hole is half the fun of writing!
Have a good one, Kev!
Thanks so much, John! 🙏🏼🖤😁
November 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Have a good one, Kev!
Happy birthday, man!
So this is 46🎉🎂
Like all indie authors, if you want to help me celebrate, pick up one of my books, review one, tell a friend about one, "accidentally" add a thousand copies of one to your company's stationery order. It all helps! 🔥🔥🔥
Like all indie authors, if you want to help me celebrate, pick up one of my books, review one, tell a friend about one, "accidentally" add a thousand copies of one to your company's stationery order. It all helps! 🔥🔥🔥
November 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Happy birthday, man!
Want to visit Midnight Land? Want to see the world's largest telescope open a portal between universes? Want to see how grief, guilt and shame can't be escaped? Go cosmic and read ALL THE STARS DIE, out now from @badhandbooks.bsky.social.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Want to visit Midnight Land? Want to see the world's largest telescope open a portal between universes? Want to see how grief, guilt and shame can't be escaped? Go cosmic and read ALL THE STARS DIE, out now from @badhandbooks.bsky.social.
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Always good to know what the pieces were that really connected. Thanks again, Phil.
Fin de Siecle and All The Stars were big standouts to me—took me to a lovely, horrifying place.
November 11, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Always good to know what the pieces were that really connected. Thanks again, Phil.
Well, gosh, thanks, Phil! So glad you liked it! Look, I can still blush. 😊😊😊
Just got done with ALL THE STARS DIE by John F.D. Taff and I highly recommend it. Cosmic horror novellas by a truly skilled author. A page turner, to boot. Damn. @badhandbooks.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Well, gosh, thanks, Phil! So glad you liked it! Look, I can still blush. 😊😊😊
I agree. Anyway, all the Frankenstein movies strayed pretty far from the book. This one at least made sense.
We enjoyed it as well .. some are complaining it strayed too far .. but if you want the same old same old .. go watch all the existing same old same old movies.
This was a fresh and refreshing take ..
This was a fresh and refreshing take ..
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I agree. Anyway, all the Frankenstein movies strayed pretty far from the book. This one at least made sense.
I just watched GDT's Frankenstein. It's definitely the movie to watch if you didn't think the book was Gothic enough. But I enjoyed it. Very langerous and beautiful.
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I just watched GDT's Frankenstein. It's definitely the movie to watch if you didn't think the book was Gothic enough. But I enjoyed it. Very langerous and beautiful.
The forth story in my latest novella collection ALL THE STARS DIE is "In the Dim Meadows, Desolate," a tale of fallen gods still desperately needing the love of man... but is it enough?
The book is available everywhere in print. For now, ebooks are available at badhandbooks.com/ebooks.
The book is available everywhere in print. For now, ebooks are available at badhandbooks.com/ebooks.
November 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The forth story in my latest novella collection ALL THE STARS DIE is "In the Dim Meadows, Desolate," a tale of fallen gods still desperately needing the love of man... but is it enough?
The book is available everywhere in print. For now, ebooks are available at badhandbooks.com/ebooks.
The book is available everywhere in print. For now, ebooks are available at badhandbooks.com/ebooks.
I have my copies of THE END IN ALL BEGINNINGS and ALL THE STARS DIE.
Do you?
Available now everywhere books are sold.
P.S. Lurking in the background, working on some things for my apocalyptic epic THE FEARING, both in print with @badhandbooks.bsky.social next year and something more...visual.
Do you?
Available now everywhere books are sold.
P.S. Lurking in the background, working on some things for my apocalyptic epic THE FEARING, both in print with @badhandbooks.bsky.social next year and something more...visual.
November 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I have my copies of THE END IN ALL BEGINNINGS and ALL THE STARS DIE.
Do you?
Available now everywhere books are sold.
P.S. Lurking in the background, working on some things for my apocalyptic epic THE FEARING, both in print with @badhandbooks.bsky.social next year and something more...visual.
Do you?
Available now everywhere books are sold.
P.S. Lurking in the background, working on some things for my apocalyptic epic THE FEARING, both in print with @badhandbooks.bsky.social next year and something more...visual.
Thank you, Jeff! And I hope you enjoy it.
Easy peasy, and now it’s all mine. Thanks, John
November 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Thank you, Jeff! And I hope you enjoy it.
I'm told that right now, the best way to get ALL THE STARS DIE in e-book edition is to go to the Bad Hand website. Here's the link: badhandbooks.com/ebooks
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I'm told that right now, the best way to get ALL THE STARS DIE in e-book edition is to go to the Bad Hand website. Here's the link: badhandbooks.com/ebooks
I think you'll like it, Michael.
I'm definitely in the market for a collection of stories featuring "melancholy, memory, and moral hangovers." Hopefully my copy ships soon!
November 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I think you'll like it, Michael.
And the reviews begin...
Goodreads review of ALL THE STARS DIE by @jfdt.bsky.social: 'Taff blends cosmic dread with human messiness ... the collection’s best pieces hum with craft, warmth, and a mean little afterbite for readers who like their nightmares conversational and sad-funny.'
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All The Stars Die: Cosmic Horror Novellas
Modern horror's King of Pain, the World Fantasy Award-a…
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November 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
And the reviews begin...
Listen to Brian Evenson.
"A powerful and original take on cosmic horror." -- @brianevenson.bsky.social
Don't miss @jfdt.bsky.social's ALL THE STARS DIE. Available now, wherever books are sold.
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Don't miss @jfdt.bsky.social's ALL THE STARS DIE. Available now, wherever books are sold.
bookshop.org/p/books/all-...
All The Stars Die: Cosmic Horror Novellas
Cosmic Horror Novellas
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November 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Listen to Brian Evenson.