Mark Berton - Author
@markberton.com
Mark Berton, author of Roswell Publishing's "Aroughcoune," and Arcadia Publishing's “Dixmont State Hospital” and “Moon Township." Berton earned two SPJ Spotlight awards for his writing.
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Gonna be a hectic year! If you want to catch me, try to make it out to one of these events and say Hi!
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Special thanks to the esteemed UK horror review site, Ginger Nuts of Horror, for their recent interview about Aroughcoune. I hope you can check it out and share it with friends who enjoy horror, cryptids and creature features.
#horrorfiction #cryptids #creaturefeature #pittsburgh
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Most horror writers think in monsters. Mark Berton thinks in science experiments gone wrong. I talked to the author of Aroughcoune about narrative puzzles, plausibility, and the dread of the familiar.
Full feature ⬇️
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@markberton.com
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Mark Berton On Writing Aroughcoune: Scientific Horror & Character - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
Horror author Mark Berton discusses crafting Aroughcoune, where science meets terror. Explore his writing process, influences like Clive Barker, and building dread from real-world fears.
gnofhorror.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Special thanks to the esteemed UK horror review site, Ginger Nuts of Horror, for their recent interview about Aroughcoune. I hope you can check it out and share it with friends who enjoy horror, cryptids and creature features.
#horrorfiction #cryptids #creaturefeature #pittsburgh
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#horrorfiction #cryptids #creaturefeature #pittsburgh
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Reposted by Mark Berton - Author
Most horror writers think in monsters. Mark Berton thinks in science experiments gone wrong. I talked to the author of Aroughcoune about narrative puzzles, plausibility, and the dread of the familiar.
Full feature ⬇️
gnofhorror.com/mark-berton-...
@markberton.com
Full feature ⬇️
gnofhorror.com/mark-berton-...
@markberton.com
Mark Berton On Writing Aroughcoune: Scientific Horror & Character - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
Horror author Mark Berton discusses crafting Aroughcoune, where science meets terror. Explore his writing process, influences like Clive Barker, and building dread from real-world fears.
gnofhorror.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Most horror writers think in monsters. Mark Berton thinks in science experiments gone wrong. I talked to the author of Aroughcoune about narrative puzzles, plausibility, and the dread of the familiar.
Full feature ⬇️
gnofhorror.com/mark-berton-...
@markberton.com
Full feature ⬇️
gnofhorror.com/mark-berton-...
@markberton.com
Gonna be a hectic year! If you want to catch me, try to make it out to one of these events and say Hi!
💙📚 ❤️📚
#horrorfiction #cryptid #pittsburgh
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#horrorfiction #cryptid #pittsburgh
February 13, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Gonna be a hectic year! If you want to catch me, try to make it out to one of these events and say Hi!
💙📚 ❤️📚
#horrorfiction #cryptid #pittsburgh
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#horrorfiction #cryptid #pittsburgh
Here's the registration link for my author talk. Feel free to share and invite anyone you like. All are welcome! Hope to see you there!
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Author Talk: Mark Berton | Bridgeville Public Library
Local Bridgeville author, Mark Berton will share his book Aroughcoune with us.
bridgeville.librarycalendar.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Here's the registration link for my author talk. Feel free to share and invite anyone you like. All are welcome! Hope to see you there!
bridgeville.librarycalendar.com/event/author...
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Order that perfect Valentine's Day gift for the horror lover in your life! Get @roswellpublishing 2025 Bestselling debut Aroughcoune from these fine vendors:
Woolly Bear Books,
Werner's Books,
Bookshop.org, Amazon
#HorrorFiction #bookstagram #cryptid #yabooks
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Woolly Bear Books,
Werner's Books,
Bookshop.org, Amazon
#HorrorFiction #bookstagram #cryptid #yabooks
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February 9, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Order that perfect Valentine's Day gift for the horror lover in your life! Get @roswellpublishing 2025 Bestselling debut Aroughcoune from these fine vendors:
Woolly Bear Books,
Werner's Books,
Bookshop.org, Amazon
#HorrorFiction #bookstagram #cryptid #yabooks
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Woolly Bear Books,
Werner's Books,
Bookshop.org, Amazon
#HorrorFiction #bookstagram #cryptid #yabooks
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Aroughcoune: It's about a monster too, just not as scary. amzn.to/4hM72UW 💙📚 ❤️📚
February 6, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Aroughcoune: It's about a monster too, just not as scary. amzn.to/4hM72UW 💙📚 ❤️📚
Don't forget: this month I'm presenting at the @bridgevillebpl Bridgeville Public Library about Aroughcoune! It's free and open to the public!
#authortalk #Bookstagram #HorrorFiction #pittsburghhorror #pittsburgh ❤️📚 💙📚
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February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Don't forget: this month I'm presenting at the @bridgevillebpl Bridgeville Public Library about Aroughcoune! It's free and open to the public!
#authortalk #Bookstagram #HorrorFiction #pittsburghhorror #pittsburgh ❤️📚 💙📚
#authortalk #Bookstagram #HorrorFiction #pittsburghhorror #pittsburgh ❤️📚 💙📚
Erie: I’m thrilled to announce that Aroughcoune has found its home on the shelves of Werner Books & Coffee.
If you’ve been waiting to hold the nightmare in your hands, head down to Liberty Plaza and get your copy today!
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#horror #ErieHorror #EriePA #IndieBookstore #horrorfiction
If you’ve been waiting to hold the nightmare in your hands, head down to Liberty Plaza and get your copy today!
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#horror #ErieHorror #EriePA #IndieBookstore #horrorfiction
January 27, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Erie: I’m thrilled to announce that Aroughcoune has found its home on the shelves of Werner Books & Coffee.
If you’ve been waiting to hold the nightmare in your hands, head down to Liberty Plaza and get your copy today!
❤️📚 🩸📚
#horror #ErieHorror #EriePA #IndieBookstore #horrorfiction
If you’ve been waiting to hold the nightmare in your hands, head down to Liberty Plaza and get your copy today!
❤️📚 🩸📚
#horror #ErieHorror #EriePA #IndieBookstore #horrorfiction
We are excited to be part of the 2026 Halfway to Halloween event at the Time and Space Marketplace in Monroeville! This was the first event we did after Aroughcoune released and met a lot of great people! I hope to see you all there!
#pittsburgh #HorrorFiction #horrorbooks #halloween #cryptid
#pittsburgh #HorrorFiction #horrorbooks #halloween #cryptid
January 20, 2026 at 4:06 PM
We are excited to be part of the 2026 Halfway to Halloween event at the Time and Space Marketplace in Monroeville! This was the first event we did after Aroughcoune released and met a lot of great people! I hope to see you all there!
#pittsburgh #HorrorFiction #horrorbooks #halloween #cryptid
#pittsburgh #HorrorFiction #horrorbooks #halloween #cryptid
Aroughcoune was the result of the Covid timeline and STEM education being a part of my daughter's curriculum.
Watch the full interview with the @USDN_Podcast here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEtU...
Aroughcoune is available in bookstores everywhere. 💙📚 ❤️📚
Watch the full interview with the @USDN_Podcast here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEtU...
Aroughcoune is available in bookstores everywhere. 💙📚 ❤️📚
Covid and the #STEM origins of #Aroughcoune #horror #books #cryptids #bookrecommendations #raccoon
YouTube video by Mark Berton
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January 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Aroughcoune was the result of the Covid timeline and STEM education being a part of my daughter's curriculum.
Watch the full interview with the @USDN_Podcast here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEtU...
Aroughcoune is available in bookstores everywhere. 💙📚 ❤️📚
Watch the full interview with the @USDN_Podcast here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEtU...
Aroughcoune is available in bookstores everywhere. 💙📚 ❤️📚
Check it out! Please Like and follow! It's been a big year for the big raccoon! #horror 📚💙 ❤️📚
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January 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Check it out! Please Like and follow! It's been a big year for the big raccoon! #horror 📚💙 ❤️📚
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Reposted by Mark Berton - Author
🎙️ NEW USDN PODCAST
Author @markberton.com joins the USDN Podcast to discuss AROUGHCOUNE.
Conspiracy. Horror. Consequences.
🔗 Follow Mark Berton
🌐 www.markberton.com
▶️ Watch on YouTube
🎧 Listen on podcast platforms
The USDN Podcast — Where Indie Comics Come to Life.
Author @markberton.com joins the USDN Podcast to discuss AROUGHCOUNE.
Conspiracy. Horror. Consequences.
🔗 Follow Mark Berton
🌐 www.markberton.com
▶️ Watch on YouTube
🎧 Listen on podcast platforms
The USDN Podcast — Where Indie Comics Come to Life.
January 1, 2026 at 2:14 AM
🎙️ NEW USDN PODCAST
Author @markberton.com joins the USDN Podcast to discuss AROUGHCOUNE.
Conspiracy. Horror. Consequences.
🔗 Follow Mark Berton
🌐 www.markberton.com
▶️ Watch on YouTube
🎧 Listen on podcast platforms
The USDN Podcast — Where Indie Comics Come to Life.
Author @markberton.com joins the USDN Podcast to discuss AROUGHCOUNE.
Conspiracy. Horror. Consequences.
🔗 Follow Mark Berton
🌐 www.markberton.com
▶️ Watch on YouTube
🎧 Listen on podcast platforms
The USDN Podcast — Where Indie Comics Come to Life.
Found another 5-star review on the Amazon page. "What a fun read," is probably the best compliment you could give me and makes it all worthwhile. Stay blessed! #HorrorFiction #readmorebooks #horror #cryptid #pittsburgh 💙📚 ❤️📚
December 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Found another 5-star review on the Amazon page. "What a fun read," is probably the best compliment you could give me and makes it all worthwhile. Stay blessed! #HorrorFiction #readmorebooks #horror #cryptid #pittsburgh 💙📚 ❤️📚
Reposted by Mark Berton - Author
🎙️ LIVE | USDN PODCAST
Into the Heart of the Unknown: @markberton.com talks Aroughcoune
📅 Monday, Dec 29
⏰ 7PM EST
Cryptid horror. Government secrets. Survival in the wild.
Join us live and be part of the conversation.
The USDN Podcast — Where Indie Comics Come to Life.
#Aroughcoune
Into the Heart of the Unknown: @markberton.com talks Aroughcoune
📅 Monday, Dec 29
⏰ 7PM EST
Cryptid horror. Government secrets. Survival in the wild.
Join us live and be part of the conversation.
The USDN Podcast — Where Indie Comics Come to Life.
#Aroughcoune
December 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🎙️ LIVE | USDN PODCAST
Into the Heart of the Unknown: @markberton.com talks Aroughcoune
📅 Monday, Dec 29
⏰ 7PM EST
Cryptid horror. Government secrets. Survival in the wild.
Join us live and be part of the conversation.
The USDN Podcast — Where Indie Comics Come to Life.
#Aroughcoune
Into the Heart of the Unknown: @markberton.com talks Aroughcoune
📅 Monday, Dec 29
⏰ 7PM EST
Cryptid horror. Government secrets. Survival in the wild.
Join us live and be part of the conversation.
The USDN Podcast — Where Indie Comics Come to Life.
#Aroughcoune
Check us out Monday night! #horror ❤️📚 💙📚
🎙️ December Schedule Update
Mark Berton has been added to the USDN Podcast lineup this month.
29 December - 7pm EST
Streaming LIVE on YouTube, Facebook & Twitch.
Indie creators can email [email protected] to join the show.
Where Indie Comics Come to Life.
Mark Berton has been added to the USDN Podcast lineup this month.
29 December - 7pm EST
Streaming LIVE on YouTube, Facebook & Twitch.
Indie creators can email [email protected] to join the show.
Where Indie Comics Come to Life.
December 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Check us out Monday night! #horror ❤️📚 💙📚
Got some Christmas cash to spend on #books? Skip Amazon and get Aroughcoune on bookshop.org to support your local bookstore! 👇👇
Aroughcoune is a Roswell Publishing 2025 Bestselling horror novel. 💙📚 ❤️📚 Get your copy today!
Aroughcoune is a Roswell Publishing 2025 Bestselling horror novel. 💙📚 ❤️📚 Get your copy today!
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Check out Aroughcoune - Zin and Bill just want to enjoy a summer weekend camping and getting away from it all when their plans are thrust into a bizarre kill-or-be-killed nightmare pitting them agains...
bookshop.org
December 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Got some Christmas cash to spend on #books? Skip Amazon and get Aroughcoune on bookshop.org to support your local bookstore! 👇👇
Aroughcoune is a Roswell Publishing 2025 Bestselling horror novel. 💙📚 ❤️📚 Get your copy today!
Aroughcoune is a Roswell Publishing 2025 Bestselling horror novel. 💙📚 ❤️📚 Get your copy today!
Well, I'm off! Thank you for an amazing 2025 with Malloween, KrampusFest, Halfway to Halloween, and for helping Aroughcoune become a @roswellpublishing bestseller! Thank you to @w.w.w.p_writersgroup and @woollybearbooks Have a safe and happy holiday season! ❤️📚 💙📚
December 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Well, I'm off! Thank you for an amazing 2025 with Malloween, KrampusFest, Halfway to Halloween, and for helping Aroughcoune become a @roswellpublishing bestseller! Thank you to @w.w.w.p_writersgroup and @woollybearbooks Have a safe and happy holiday season! ❤️📚 💙📚
Honored, thankful, bewildered 😜 that Aroughcoune has become one of Roswell Publishing's 2025 Bestsellers! Thanks to everyone who took a chance on this crazypremise. We hope you enjoyed reading it as much as we enjoyed creating it and making it real. #horror 💙📚 ❤️📚
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Mark Berton on Instagram: "Honored, thankful, bewildered 😜 that Aroughcoune has become one of Roswell Publishing's 2025 Bestsellers!!! Thanks to everyone who took a chance on this crazy-sounding premi...
The A Roughcoune success story is an inspiring tale of perseverance and collaboration. From its humble beginnings to becoming a New York Times bestseller, A Roughcoune has captured the hearts of reade...
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December 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Honored, thankful, bewildered 😜 that Aroughcoune has become one of Roswell Publishing's 2025 Bestsellers! Thanks to everyone who took a chance on this crazypremise. We hope you enjoyed reading it as much as we enjoyed creating it and making it real. #horror 💙📚 ❤️📚
www.instagram.com/reel/DSfEjrK...
www.instagram.com/reel/DSfEjrK...
Volunteered at the Bridgeville Public Library Christmas event as #Santa photographer. The library, along with the Friends of the Bridgeville Public Library put on an incredible day of fun with holiday movies, a magic show raffles, crafts and more. ❤️📚 💙📚
December 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Volunteered at the Bridgeville Public Library Christmas event as #Santa photographer. The library, along with the Friends of the Bridgeville Public Library put on an incredible day of fun with holiday movies, a magic show raffles, crafts and more. ❤️📚 💙📚
Sometimes you just have to bake yourself a pumpkin loaf to remember Halloween's not gone, it's just resting.💙📚 ❤️📚
December 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Sometimes you just have to bake yourself a pumpkin loaf to remember Halloween's not gone, it's just resting.💙📚 ❤️📚
I only set up a Bookshop.org page last week, & discovered I should have done it much sooner. The demand is there & the sales are going through. Thank you for your patience & for supporting independent and small book stores everywhere! #horror #horrorbooks #horrorbookstagram #cryptid 💙📚 ❤️📚
December 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I only set up a Bookshop.org page last week, & discovered I should have done it much sooner. The demand is there & the sales are going through. Thank you for your patience & for supporting independent and small book stores everywhere! #horror #horrorbooks #horrorbookstagram #cryptid 💙📚 ❤️📚
Mission accomplished: Aroughcoune is officially in stock at its first-ever physical bookstore, Woolly Bear Books in Carnegie, PA!
If you are near Pittsburgh, stop in and get the guaranteed signed edition!
#Aroughcoune #FirstStore #WoollyBearBooks #CarnegiePA #IndieBookstore #SignedCopy 💙📚 ❤️📚
If you are near Pittsburgh, stop in and get the guaranteed signed edition!
#Aroughcoune #FirstStore #WoollyBearBooks #CarnegiePA #IndieBookstore #SignedCopy 💙📚 ❤️📚
December 6, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Mission accomplished: Aroughcoune is officially in stock at its first-ever physical bookstore, Woolly Bear Books in Carnegie, PA!
If you are near Pittsburgh, stop in and get the guaranteed signed edition!
#Aroughcoune #FirstStore #WoollyBearBooks #CarnegiePA #IndieBookstore #SignedCopy 💙📚 ❤️📚
If you are near Pittsburgh, stop in and get the guaranteed signed edition!
#Aroughcoune #FirstStore #WoollyBearBooks #CarnegiePA #IndieBookstore #SignedCopy 💙📚 ❤️📚