Laurel Hightower
@laurelhightower.bsky.social
Horror loving mom. Author of that mothman book, BELOW. Also WHISPERS IN THE DARK, CROSSROADS, EVERY WOMAN KNOWS THIS, SILENT KEY, SPIRIT COVEN, and THE DAY OF THE DOOR
If you have MAGA friends or followers. If you interact with and allow people who cheer state sanctioned murder & cruelty. Fucking why? Do you understand they'll snitch on you? That people seeing their vitriol in ur comments and you allowing it means they feel less safe? The line is drawn. Get away.
January 25, 2026 at 2:47 AM
If you have MAGA friends or followers. If you interact with and allow people who cheer state sanctioned murder & cruelty. Fucking why? Do you understand they'll snitch on you? That people seeing their vitriol in ur comments and you allowing it means they feel less safe? The line is drawn. Get away.
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Don't take doom from our struggle, take *hope*
I’m watching friends succumb to doom watching what’s happening in Minnesota and I want to shake them and scream “Can’t you see the people organizing? Can’t you see them winning?”. Doom is a warm blanket of helplessness that keeps you from the fight.
doom is cope, everybody's saying it
January 23, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Don't take doom from our struggle, take *hope*
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Join us this Saturday at The Hideout for a fundraiser for the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights.
Co-Sponsored with StoryStudio Chicago, and featuring a reading and panel with Nissa Rhee, Ananda Lima, Jose-Luis Moctezuma, me, and hosted by Michael Zapata.
Co-Sponsored with StoryStudio Chicago, and featuring a reading and panel with Nissa Rhee, Ananda Lima, Jose-Luis Moctezuma, me, and hosted by Michael Zapata.
January 22, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Join us this Saturday at The Hideout for a fundraiser for the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights.
Co-Sponsored with StoryStudio Chicago, and featuring a reading and panel with Nissa Rhee, Ananda Lima, Jose-Luis Moctezuma, me, and hosted by Michael Zapata.
Co-Sponsored with StoryStudio Chicago, and featuring a reading and panel with Nissa Rhee, Ananda Lima, Jose-Luis Moctezuma, me, and hosted by Michael Zapata.
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Wow, what a TOC. Many names I greatly admire are in here
Hi all, we still need help with crowd-funding for our @starsandsabers.bsky.social horror anthology, OF DREAD, DECAY, AND DOOM, now that we've moved it to June 2026 release! Tiers start at $5. Thank you! ko-fi.com/post/Our-Thi...
Our Third Anthology: OF DREAD, DECAY, AND DOOM
Jendia Gammon published a post on Ko-fi
ko-fi.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Wow, what a TOC. Many names I greatly admire are in here
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My novel about systematic evil & the need for regular people to team up & fight it is now available in the UK.
Sadly, some themes never go out of style.
THE DEVIL IN SILVER.
With a gorgeous cover and a wonderful introduction from the great @sgj.bsky.social
www.penguin.co.uk/books/476343...
Sadly, some themes never go out of style.
THE DEVIL IN SILVER.
With a gorgeous cover and a wonderful introduction from the great @sgj.bsky.social
www.penguin.co.uk/books/476343...
January 16, 2026 at 5:17 PM
My novel about systematic evil & the need for regular people to team up & fight it is now available in the UK.
Sadly, some themes never go out of style.
THE DEVIL IN SILVER.
With a gorgeous cover and a wonderful introduction from the great @sgj.bsky.social
www.penguin.co.uk/books/476343...
Sadly, some themes never go out of style.
THE DEVIL IN SILVER.
With a gorgeous cover and a wonderful introduction from the great @sgj.bsky.social
www.penguin.co.uk/books/476343...
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My Little Pony marathon with Tiny and thinking the messages are on point. "A true princess doesn't lead by forcing others to kneel before her, but by inspiring them to stand with her."
January 17, 2026 at 6:36 PM
My Little Pony marathon with Tiny and thinking the messages are on point. "A true princess doesn't lead by forcing others to kneel before her, but by inspiring them to stand with her."
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IMPORTANT: Here is the preliminary programming schedule for @scaresthatcare.bsky.social's AuthorCon VI. Please read carefully and follow the instructions. www.briankeene.com/news/scares-...
Scares That Care AuthorCon 6 Preliminary Programming Schedule — BRIAN KEENE
What follows is the PRELIMINARY programming schedule for AuthorCon VI — a Scares That Care charity event taking place February 27 through March 1. This schedule should NOT be considered final. A fin...
www.briankeene.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:43 PM
IMPORTANT: Here is the preliminary programming schedule for @scaresthatcare.bsky.social's AuthorCon VI. Please read carefully and follow the instructions. www.briankeene.com/news/scares-...
God I love this book. If you're mad, this'll hit the spot
It's Friday, and I should probably be promoting my new collection... but I'm simmering with rage, so instead, here's Hummingbird
It's small-town Salem's Lot-style horror. It's also the angriest bit of Queer As In Fuck You I've written yet 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🔥
(though the day's still young)
payhip.com/b/Ed5bX
It's small-town Salem's Lot-style horror. It's also the angriest bit of Queer As In Fuck You I've written yet 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🔥
(though the day's still young)
payhip.com/b/Ed5bX
January 16, 2026 at 5:49 PM
God I love this book. If you're mad, this'll hit the spot
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STONE'S THROW 2025: Twelve more tales for your dark delight. Another year of hard-hitting crime fiction and noir from amazing authors like AT Kessler. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4jaRnjw
January 16, 2026 at 5:43 PM
STONE'S THROW 2025: Twelve more tales for your dark delight. Another year of hard-hitting crime fiction and noir from amazing authors like AT Kessler. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4jaRnjw
I got to read this one early and loved it - short and brutal, with @frank212.bsky.social 's brand of gritty empathy. Give it a read!
I have a new short story out today (first story of 2026) in @mrbullbull.bsky.social
THE LORD and FATHER MURRAY.
It's a shorter story: a guy thinks back on his life one evening, the regrets & about trying to go straight in a bad economy, 1979.
mrbullbull.com/newbull/fict...
THE LORD and FATHER MURRAY.
It's a shorter story: a guy thinks back on his life one evening, the regrets & about trying to go straight in a bad economy, 1979.
mrbullbull.com/newbull/fict...
January 16, 2026 at 3:26 PM
I got to read this one early and loved it - short and brutal, with @frank212.bsky.social 's brand of gritty empathy. Give it a read!
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Not going back to Spotify bc the only reason they aren’t running ICE ads is because the campaign ended. Meaning if the government did another campaign, Spotify has no issue putting the ads back on. Continue cancel Spotify.
Spotify no longer running ICE recruitment ads, after US government campaign ends
The ad campaign ended in late 2025, the Swedish streaming giant confirmed, having previously said, despite protests, that it did not violate advertising policies
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Not going back to Spotify bc the only reason they aren’t running ICE ads is because the campaign ended. Meaning if the government did another campaign, Spotify has no issue putting the ads back on. Continue cancel Spotify.
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In the midst of so much ugliness, I found this to be beautiful and poignant (and I'm really enjoying this book!).
January 14, 2026 at 1:10 AM
In the midst of so much ugliness, I found this to be beautiful and poignant (and I'm really enjoying this book!).
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For just $2 you could have a book with all the cannibal witch goodness your heart desires
#horrorsky #booksky #book
godless.com/products/eve...
#horrorsky #booksky #book
godless.com/products/eve...
Everything But The Skin by Radar DeBoard
Something is devouring the kids of Shallowroot, and young Sophia may very well be next.Evil has come to the town of Shallowroot, and it’s picking off the children, one by one. To make matters worse, S...
godless.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM
For just $2 you could have a book with all the cannibal witch goodness your heart desires
#horrorsky #booksky #book
godless.com/products/eve...
#horrorsky #booksky #book
godless.com/products/eve...
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Bookmail!
The Long Low Whistle by Laurel Hightower/ @laurelhightower.bsky.social
#booksky #horrorbooks
The Long Low Whistle by Laurel Hightower/ @laurelhightower.bsky.social
#booksky #horrorbooks
January 13, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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Good morning. I am about to start listing more of our 2026 offerings. Mute this thread if you don't want to see the real time updates, please!
Thank you for supporting small, queer business!
Thank you for supporting small, queer business!
I am EXTREMELY busy today. I'm listing new items on @peculiarityshop.bsky.social all morning including a huge lot of sterling silver rings. Follow along if you want to see it in real time.
January 12, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Good morning. I am about to start listing more of our 2026 offerings. Mute this thread if you don't want to see the real time updates, please!
Thank you for supporting small, queer business!
Thank you for supporting small, queer business!
Remember that people who support these human rights violations and atrocities will absolutely employ abuser tactics. Your anger and pain and sense of deep injustice are symptomatic of empathy and humanity. 1/
January 10, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Remember that people who support these human rights violations and atrocities will absolutely employ abuser tactics. Your anger and pain and sense of deep injustice are symptomatic of empathy and humanity. 1/
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The next interview in my interview series is w @cwblackwell.bsky.social If you haven't read his latest short story collection, WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN well, you should. It's an excellent collection of stories and one of my favorite reads of 2025
Click on link 👇
mrbullbull.com/newbull/the-...
Click on link 👇
mrbullbull.com/newbull/the-...
January 9, 2026 at 11:59 AM
The next interview in my interview series is w @cwblackwell.bsky.social If you haven't read his latest short story collection, WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN well, you should. It's an excellent collection of stories and one of my favorite reads of 2025
Click on link 👇
mrbullbull.com/newbull/the-...
Click on link 👇
mrbullbull.com/newbull/the-...
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Write a poem today for her.
Fill it with rage.
Fill it with defiance.
Fill it with grief.
There will never be enough words, but a poem can hold it somehow. A paradox, a fold in time, a miracle of expression.
Write a poem today.
For her.
Fill it with rage.
Fill it with defiance.
Fill it with grief.
There will never be enough words, but a poem can hold it somehow. A paradox, a fold in time, a miracle of expression.
Write a poem today.
For her.
January 8, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Write a poem today for her.
Fill it with rage.
Fill it with defiance.
Fill it with grief.
There will never be enough words, but a poem can hold it somehow. A paradox, a fold in time, a miracle of expression.
Write a poem today.
For her.
Fill it with rage.
Fill it with defiance.
Fill it with grief.
There will never be enough words, but a poem can hold it somehow. A paradox, a fold in time, a miracle of expression.
Write a poem today.
For her.
A big thank you to Haley Newlin and Cemetery Dance for this review and interview! I'd love you to give it a read!
Head over to Cemetery Dance for a new review of @laurelhightower.bsky.social's KVHS book THE LONG LOW WHISTLE.
"...gory, claustrophobic, and probably the most terrifying book you’ll read all year."
And an interview with Laurel about cryptids and grief horror!
www.cemeterydance.com/extras/revie...
"...gory, claustrophobic, and probably the most terrifying book you’ll read all year."
And an interview with Laurel about cryptids and grief horror!
www.cemeterydance.com/extras/revie...
January 8, 2026 at 5:56 PM
A big thank you to Haley Newlin and Cemetery Dance for this review and interview! I'd love you to give it a read!
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Always.
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 10:26 PM
Always.
Fell down a single stupid step at the beginning of lockdown. Sprained ankle the size of a cantaloupe.
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
😅
😅
January 6, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Fell down a single stupid step at the beginning of lockdown. Sprained ankle the size of a cantaloupe.