Michelle Delgado
@mdelgadia.bsky.social
author of a weekly horror newsletter: Scare Me! https://scare-me.beehiiv.com/subscribe | occasional journalist in Wired, Smithsonian, Broccoli, Literary Hub, other places.
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Michelle Delgado
@mdelgadia.bsky.social
· Apr 26
Happy Indie Bookstore Day! 13 Spooky Books I Love
Let me enable you!
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Happy Independent Bookstore Day! I put together a special edition of my newsletter ft. 13 of my favorite spooky books: scare-me.beehiiv.com/p/happy-indi...
genuinely could not take a nap because I was thinking about the scum in the bottom of the toothbrush cup fml
October 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
genuinely could not take a nap because I was thinking about the scum in the bottom of the toothbrush cup fml
having OCD is so stupid. what do you mean my mental health and emotional wellbeing depends on me scrubbing obscure items in my house
October 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
having OCD is so stupid. what do you mean my mental health and emotional wellbeing depends on me scrubbing obscure items in my house
(I’m traveling today)
August 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
(I’m traveling today)
Force feeding myself oatmeal at 5:30 in the morning to keep my ancient (32 year old) body from careening off schedule
August 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Force feeding myself oatmeal at 5:30 in the morning to keep my ancient (32 year old) body from careening off schedule
Sometimes I feel like a big dummy for trying to write about culture, and then the Atlantic publishes a brain dead take that gives me the confidence boost I need to continue blogging
July 27, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Sometimes I feel like a big dummy for trying to write about culture, and then the Atlantic publishes a brain dead take that gives me the confidence boost I need to continue blogging
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@sgj.bsky.social Stephen Graham Jones will be like let me write a story about a man in a situation after he kills an animal he knows he shouldn’t and I eat it up every single time
July 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
@sgj.bsky.social Stephen Graham Jones will be like let me write a story about a man in a situation after he kills an animal he knows he shouldn’t and I eat it up every single time
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A very happy 30th birthday to bisexuality, born this day in 1995 🎂
July 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
A very happy 30th birthday to bisexuality, born this day in 1995 🎂
Had a really wonderful conversation with one of my favorite authors, David Sodergren (@paperbacksandpugs.bsky.social) about the incredible freedom of self publishing, Scotland as an underused horror setting, and a lifetime of loving the genre: scare-me.beehiiv.com/p/david-sode...
Scottish Novelist David Sodergren on the Punk Rock Possibilities of Self Publishing
The fiercely independent horror author reflects on a lifelong love of horror.
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July 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Had a really wonderful conversation with one of my favorite authors, David Sodergren (@paperbacksandpugs.bsky.social) about the incredible freedom of self publishing, Scotland as an underused horror setting, and a lifetime of loving the genre: scare-me.beehiiv.com/p/david-sode...
Tomorrow! I interviewed Matt Kirkland, the creative mind behind @draculadaily.bsky.social 🦇 💌
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July 3, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Tomorrow! I interviewed Matt Kirkland, the creative mind behind @draculadaily.bsky.social 🦇 💌
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Humbly requesting a setting for social media apps that plays all inspirational weight loss content backwards. I am proud of all of you but my ED rat brain cannot be trusted
June 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Humbly requesting a setting for social media apps that plays all inspirational weight loss content backwards. I am proud of all of you but my ED rat brain cannot be trusted
so sorry for your loss ❤️🩹 it really helps so much to have a comfort show while grieving
June 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
so sorry for your loss ❤️🩹 it really helps so much to have a comfort show while grieving
so encouraged by Mamdani’s victory in New York and also appalled that autocorrect and closed captioning cannot seem to spell his name right
June 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
so encouraged by Mamdani’s victory in New York and also appalled that autocorrect and closed captioning cannot seem to spell his name right
my computer is always muted so WHY did it start playing Tron Cat at top volume while Jack is on a work call ☠️
June 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
my computer is always muted so WHY did it start playing Tron Cat at top volume while Jack is on a work call ☠️
Nothing humbles me faster than trying to do a task that requires spatial reasoning
June 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Nothing humbles me faster than trying to do a task that requires spatial reasoning
Jack and I are both so dumb it’s incredible we function in society. We’ve been trying to hang curtains for like 3 hours
June 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Jack and I are both so dumb it’s incredible we function in society. We’ve been trying to hang curtains for like 3 hours
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It's Juneteenth, so an evergreen reminder that HORROR NOIRE is mandatory horror film history. xoxo @fangoria.bsky.social
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Review: HORROR NOIRE Is Mandatory Horror Film History
For Juneteenth, a look back at the influential 2019 documentary on Black Horror.
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June 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
It's Juneteenth, so an evergreen reminder that HORROR NOIRE is mandatory horror film history. xoxo @fangoria.bsky.social
www.fangoria.com/review-horro...
www.fangoria.com/review-horro...
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our queer book fair was rained out so we're trying again on Sunday, this time at Access Oasis accessible garden in Astoria!
*hundreds* of free LGBTQIA+ books plus:
free snacks and zines from people's bodega, free button- and patch-making from qns collab, and more. tell yr friends!!
*hundreds* of free LGBTQIA+ books plus:
free snacks and zines from people's bodega, free button- and patch-making from qns collab, and more. tell yr friends!!
June 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
our queer book fair was rained out so we're trying again on Sunday, this time at Access Oasis accessible garden in Astoria!
*hundreds* of free LGBTQIA+ books plus:
free snacks and zines from people's bodega, free button- and patch-making from qns collab, and more. tell yr friends!!
*hundreds* of free LGBTQIA+ books plus:
free snacks and zines from people's bodega, free button- and patch-making from qns collab, and more. tell yr friends!!
One of the funniest, weirdest, most meta books I’ve read in ages. And a beautiful cover design! What more could you ask for!
The beautiful paperback of Irena Rey is officially out now!!!! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
June 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
One of the funniest, weirdest, most meta books I’ve read in ages. And a beautiful cover design! What more could you ask for!
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I can barely express how gutwrenching it is to steal health care away from trans kids and essentially force them into conversion therapy defector.com/on-bridges?g...
June 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I can barely express how gutwrenching it is to steal health care away from trans kids and essentially force them into conversion therapy defector.com/on-bridges?g...
“Pop, she was just here! The little girl—she was in my bedroom!”
June 18, 2025 at 3:33 AM
“Pop, she was just here! The little girl—she was in my bedroom!”
This was a really joyful conversation—Joe is a delight and had so many interesting thoughts about the relationship between horror and queer culture, particularly the missing generation of artists we lost to AIDS. There also *might* be a few hints about his next project 👀
June 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
This was a really joyful conversation—Joe is a delight and had so many interesting thoughts about the relationship between horror and queer culture, particularly the missing generation of artists we lost to AIDS. There also *might* be a few hints about his next project 👀
The interview comes out bright ‘n early on Thursday morning, subscribe to get it sent straight to your inbox: scare-me.beehiiv.com/subscribe
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June 18, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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IT CAME FROM THE CLOSET 🪦🌈 I love this beautiful anthology and recently had the chance to speak with its creator, Joe Vallese, for my newsletter!
June 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
IT CAME FROM THE CLOSET 🪦🌈 I love this beautiful anthology and recently had the chance to speak with its creator, Joe Vallese, for my newsletter!
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As of 2025, Seattle's population is approximately 764,753.
10% of Seattle showed up at /this/ protest and there were more than just this one.
10% of Seattle showed up at /this/ protest and there were more than just this one.
June 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM
As of 2025, Seattle's population is approximately 764,753.
10% of Seattle showed up at /this/ protest and there were more than just this one.
10% of Seattle showed up at /this/ protest and there were more than just this one.
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tomorrow on the newsletter! I interviewed the genius team behind @phantasmagpress.bsky.social 💀 ✨ truly a dream to learn more about my favorite indie magazine, made specifically for and by queer horror fans
June 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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