jrblanes
@jrblanes.bsky.social
JR Blanes is the author of the upcoming novel, Portraits of Decay, from Ruadan Books. His short fiction has been published in Tales to Terrify, The No Sleep Podcast, Thirteen, among others. You can visit him at https://linktr.ee/jrblanes76
RIP Rob Reiner and his wife Michele.
December 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
RIP Rob Reiner and his wife Michele.
youtube.com/watch?v=zSHo... Surprisingly kick ass movie
Azrael
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December 15, 2025 at 2:45 AM
youtube.com/watch?v=zSHo... Surprisingly kick ass movie
16000 words in WIP today in just a few hours. Over 60,000 words total in rough draft. #writingcommunity #writinglife #writing
December 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
16000 words in WIP today in just a few hours. Over 60,000 words total in rough draft. #writingcommunity #writinglife #writing
My buddy Gareth got this for me. Can’t wait to dive in.
December 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
My buddy Gareth got this for me. Can’t wait to dive in.
Hell has officially frozen over. It’s wicked cold in Chicago
December 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Hell has officially frozen over. It’s wicked cold in Chicago
Think I finally finished the last draft of a story I've been working on for months. This was a tough one, but I think I finally got it the way I want it.
December 14, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Think I finally finished the last draft of a story I've been working on for months. This was a tough one, but I think I finally got it the way I want it.
Ho! Ho! Horror Christmas. Next weekend I'll be at Mikerphone Brewing in Elk Grove Village. Come on out and receive a free gift along with a signature by purchasing my debut Southern Gothic Horror Tale, Portraits of Decay. #events #Illinois #horrorcommunity #Christmas #horrorbooks #books
December 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Ho! Ho! Horror Christmas. Next weekend I'll be at Mikerphone Brewing in Elk Grove Village. Come on out and receive a free gift along with a signature by purchasing my debut Southern Gothic Horror Tale, Portraits of Decay. #events #Illinois #horrorcommunity #Christmas #horrorbooks #books
Caught Stealing is a surprisingly great movie
December 13, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Caught Stealing is a surprisingly great movie
The latest Wes Anderson film was, well, a Wes Anderson film
December 13, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The latest Wes Anderson film was, well, a Wes Anderson film
I feel like this has been a slow year for submissions. Not as many anthologies as previous years. Do other writers agree or is it just me being greedy?
December 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I feel like this has been a slow year for submissions. Not as many anthologies as previous years. Do other writers agree or is it just me being greedy?
Portraits of Decay received an amazing review from Likely Story. I want to thank Alex Norton for her kind words. likelystory.blog/.../review-p... #bookreview #horrobooks #read #bookrecommendations
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December 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Portraits of Decay received an amazing review from Likely Story. I want to thank Alex Norton for her kind words. likelystory.blog/.../review-p... #bookreview #horrobooks #read #bookrecommendations
Trump is now offering millionaire immigrants to bribe their way legally into the U.S. by paying a million dollars for a green card. His administration isn't about locking out criminal immigrant. His administration is about getting rid of poor minorities. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump launches $1m 'gold card' immigration visas
The special visas will be awarded to those who can show they can make a "substantial benefit" to the US.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Trump is now offering millionaire immigrants to bribe their way legally into the U.S. by paying a million dollars for a green card. His administration isn't about locking out criminal immigrant. His administration is about getting rid of poor minorities. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Almost 60,000 words into my WIP and I'm trying something new with the prose and voice and I'm worried people are going to find it distancing. Thankfully this is only a rough draft. Going to finish it out this way and see how I feel after this draft is complete.
December 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Almost 60,000 words into my WIP and I'm trying something new with the prose and voice and I'm worried people are going to find it distancing. Thankfully this is only a rough draft. Going to finish it out this way and see how I feel after this draft is complete.
The fine gents at Check Your Shelf were kind enough to interview me about my book, Portraits of Decay. We talk Frankenstein, Vampires, Dead Authors, and naming characters. Give it a watch!
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F7Y...
Portraits of Decay: An Interview with J R Blanes
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December 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The fine gents at Check Your Shelf were kind enough to interview me about my book, Portraits of Decay. We talk Frankenstein, Vampires, Dead Authors, and naming characters. Give it a watch!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F7Y...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F7Y...
The thought that they’ve heard it before but can’t place where or when. But every time the song plays it reveals a piece of an event from the past that the character doesn’t know whether is real or just in their imagination. #HorrorWritersChat
December 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The thought that they’ve heard it before but can’t place where or when. But every time the song plays it reveals a piece of an event from the past that the character doesn’t know whether is real or just in their imagination. #HorrorWritersChat
There are several, but listening to the voodoo sounds of Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew while driving through a snowstorm in the middle of Michigan woods is definitely the tension I want to build in my horror. Don’t know if I achieved it yet. #HorrirWritersChat
Q3, #HorrorWritersChat.
Us writers are weird creatures. We can't help but shake and quake over a perfect line, but all the senses will get you, if you're open to it.
And music is a story in the ears. Just like a perfume is a story for the nose.
But can you translate it into writing? Do you?
Us writers are weird creatures. We can't help but shake and quake over a perfect line, but all the senses will get you, if you're open to it.
And music is a story in the ears. Just like a perfume is a story for the nose.
But can you translate it into writing? Do you?
December 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
There are several, but listening to the voodoo sounds of Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew while driving through a snowstorm in the middle of Michigan woods is definitely the tension I want to build in my horror. Don’t know if I achieved it yet. #HorrirWritersChat
Its great to build mood, atmosphere, and tension through sound. The creak of the door, howl of the wind, screech of a barn owl, break if a twig can be effectively creepy if placed at the right moment. #HorrorWritersChat
Q2.
How do you use sound, music, or the absence of it?
And if we're speaking of the absence of it, Disturbed's Sound of Silence (with Myles Kennedy) is way better than the original of it and you'll just have to accept that.
I will die on this hill!
#HorrorWritersChat
How do you use sound, music, or the absence of it?
And if we're speaking of the absence of it, Disturbed's Sound of Silence (with Myles Kennedy) is way better than the original of it and you'll just have to accept that.
I will die on this hill!
#HorrorWritersChat
December 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Its great to build mood, atmosphere, and tension through sound. The creak of the door, howl of the wind, screech of a barn owl, break if a twig can be effectively creepy if placed at the right moment. #HorrorWritersChat
J.R. Blanes. Body Horror with some Supernatural and psychological mixed in. If I do listen to music, its instrumental (jazz, classical, instrumental rock). Lyrics are distracting. #HorrorWritersChat
Q1.
#HorrorWritersChat, you know what to do.
No links. Not till the end. No sneaky promo. Just lots of lovely lovely chat.
#HorrorWritersChat, you know what to do.
No links. Not till the end. No sneaky promo. Just lots of lovely lovely chat.
December 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
J.R. Blanes. Body Horror with some Supernatural and psychological mixed in. If I do listen to music, its instrumental (jazz, classical, instrumental rock). Lyrics are distracting. #HorrorWritersChat
Any day is a good day with new Afghan Whigs! open.spotify.com/track/1wrDde...
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December 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Any day is a good day with new Afghan Whigs! open.spotify.com/track/1wrDde...
Ending the year with a bunch of short story rejections. But it's been a good year for writing. My debut novel, Portraits of Decay, was released in October from Ruadan Books. I had three short stories published in the Spring in the City Anthology, Allegory Magazine, and Macabre Magazine.
December 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Ending the year with a bunch of short story rejections. But it's been a good year for writing. My debut novel, Portraits of Decay, was released in October from Ruadan Books. I had three short stories published in the Spring in the City Anthology, Allegory Magazine, and Macabre Magazine.
New Blood on the Typewriter out today. Give it a listen! Also, if you love dark fiction (or just fiction) and/or writing, subscribe to @robbiedorman.bsky.social Podcast and watch the previous episodes. They're really entertaining and informative. Thttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oapWfgFXv1s
December 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
New Blood on the Typewriter out today. Give it a listen! Also, if you love dark fiction (or just fiction) and/or writing, subscribe to @robbiedorman.bsky.social Podcast and watch the previous episodes. They're really entertaining and informative. Thttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oapWfgFXv1s
youtube.com/watch?v=EUTa... Can’t wait to see this!
Kraken | Official Trailer HD
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December 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM
youtube.com/watch?v=EUTa... Can’t wait to see this!
The new youtube.com/@bloodonthet... drops tomorrow. Watch as we discuss my novel Portraits of Decay, AI, French Onion Soup, Character names and more. #podcasts #horrorbooks #horrorcommunity #writing #writinglife
December 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The new youtube.com/@bloodonthet... drops tomorrow. Watch as we discuss my novel Portraits of Decay, AI, French Onion Soup, Character names and more. #podcasts #horrorbooks #horrorcommunity #writing #writinglife
Hanging out at the Krampus Bookshoppe!
December 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Hanging out at the Krampus Bookshoppe!
Ho! Ho! Horror! Join me and several other authors tomorrow at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora from 11am-4pm for the Krampus Secret Bookshop. I'll be selling and signing copies of my debut novel, Portraits of Decay. It's going to be an Merry X-mas!
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Ho! Ho! Horror! Join me and several other authors tomorrow at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora from 11am-4pm for the Krampus Secret Bookshop. I'll be selling and signing copies of my debut novel, Portraits of Decay. It's going to be an Merry X-mas!