Michael Wehunt
@michaelwehunt.bsky.social
Literary horror in the woods. Life assembled from found footage. Crawford & Shirley Jackson Award Nominee. Greener Pastures, The Inconsolables. Debut novel The October Film Haunt 9/30/25 from St. Martin's Press.
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Michael Wehunt
@michaelwehunt.bsky.social
· Sep 30
Now available in bookstores and libraries everywhere! The October Film Haunt is my debut novel and a love letter to horror films and all of us who carry them in our hearts. And, if I may say so, pretty damned scary.
Sappier stuff after I visit a bookstore.
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Sappier stuff after I visit a bookstore.
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Does the nightjar remember the night?
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February 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Does the nightjar remember the night?
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
Are You There Margaret? It's Me, the Arcane, Unspeakable God You Communed With By Mistake.
February 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Are You There Margaret? It's Me, the Arcane, Unspeakable God You Communed With By Mistake.
This one really hurts. Rest well, Catherine O'Hara. You were a great talent, and few people in history have had such a sparkle in their eyes. 71 is too young.
January 30, 2026 at 6:35 PM
This one really hurts. Rest well, Catherine O'Hara. You were a great talent, and few people in history have had such a sparkle in their eyes. 71 is too young.
My story “The Teeth of America” (free at michaelwehunt.com/2020/05/31/t...) imagines the beliefs of white supremacists transmuting them into literal monsters. But as grim as this story was years ago, it failed to predict how fully the alignment of the U.S. government with such evil could be.
January 30, 2026 at 2:53 PM
My story “The Teeth of America” (free at michaelwehunt.com/2020/05/31/t...) imagines the beliefs of white supremacists transmuting them into literal monsters. But as grim as this story was years ago, it failed to predict how fully the alignment of the U.S. government with such evil could be.
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There are 3,800 kids in ICE custody.
January 30, 2026 at 3:44 AM
There are 3,800 kids in ICE custody.
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Por poco me quedo sin este libro del gran Michael Wehunt, autor del genial Un Lugar Mejor (Greener Pastures), ya que estaba fuera de stock en la web de la editorial Dilatando Mentes. Por suerte he podido hacerme con una copia in extremis 🍀 @michaelwehunt.bsky.social @dilatandomentesed.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Por poco me quedo sin este libro del gran Michael Wehunt, autor del genial Un Lugar Mejor (Greener Pastures), ya que estaba fuera de stock en la web de la editorial Dilatando Mentes. Por suerte he podido hacerme con una copia in extremis 🍀 @michaelwehunt.bsky.social @dilatandomentesed.bsky.social
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There are at least two or three stories in this one that legit broke my brain.
Need more @michaelwehunt.bsky.social in your life after finishing his stunning debut novel, THE OCTOBER FILM HAUNT? Bad Hand Books has your back. Check out THE INCONSOLABLES, illustrated by @slimyswampghost.bsky.social. Nominated for The Shirley Jackson Award.
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The Inconsolables
Check out The Inconsolables - <p>Nominated for the Shirley Jackson Award. In his first collection, Greener Pastures, Michael Wehunt introduced the world to his singular voice--a poetic, resonant force...
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January 28, 2026 at 12:57 AM
There are at least two or three stories in this one that legit broke my brain.
What Bad Hand said! In fact, there's a scene in THE OCTOBER FILM HAUNT where Jorie watches a clip from a film project titled "The Pine Arch Collection," and there's a story in this collection called "The Pine Arch Collection." 🤔📼
Need more @michaelwehunt.bsky.social in your life after finishing his stunning debut novel, THE OCTOBER FILM HAUNT? Bad Hand Books has your back. Check out THE INCONSOLABLES, illustrated by @slimyswampghost.bsky.social. Nominated for The Shirley Jackson Award.
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Inconsolables
Check out The Inconsolables - <p>Nominated for the Shirley Jackson Award. In his first collection, Greener Pastures, Michael Wehunt introduced the world to his singular voice--a poetic, resonant force...
bookshop.org
January 28, 2026 at 2:16 PM
What Bad Hand said! In fact, there's a scene in THE OCTOBER FILM HAUNT where Jorie watches a clip from a film project titled "The Pine Arch Collection," and there's a story in this collection called "The Pine Arch Collection." 🤔📼
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@michaelwehunt.bsky.social, your writing is thoughtful, resonates with me (and others, as well), and causes (good) anxiety in someone who has read a lot of scary stuff!
You deserve the recognition.
You deserve the recognition.
Strange to compartmentalize and celebrate something when [looks around at world], but I just learned that The October Film Haunt is on the Bram Stoker preliminary ballot. Long live the Pine Arch Creature.
January 26, 2026 at 8:29 PM
@michaelwehunt.bsky.social, your writing is thoughtful, resonates with me (and others, as well), and causes (good) anxiety in someone who has read a lot of scary stuff!
You deserve the recognition.
You deserve the recognition.
Maria unquestionably belongs.
Just finished @michaelwehunt.bsky.social "The October Film Haunt" and WOW WOW WOWIE WOW.
It grabbed on and did not let go.
I belong now.
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It grabbed on and did not let go.
I belong now.
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January 26, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Maria unquestionably belongs.
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"Like an Appalachian Twin Peaks"
Cheers to @michaelwehunt.bsky.social @haileypiperfights.bsky.social @bitterkarella.bsky.social & @flameswallower.bsky.social for all the kind words🖤☠️
OLYOKE by @endwellian.bsky.social is out this March & available to PREORDER now!
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Cheers to @michaelwehunt.bsky.social @haileypiperfights.bsky.social @bitterkarella.bsky.social & @flameswallower.bsky.social for all the kind words🖤☠️
OLYOKE by @endwellian.bsky.social is out this March & available to PREORDER now!
store.tenebrouspress.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:40 PM
"Like an Appalachian Twin Peaks"
Cheers to @michaelwehunt.bsky.social @haileypiperfights.bsky.social @bitterkarella.bsky.social & @flameswallower.bsky.social for all the kind words🖤☠️
OLYOKE by @endwellian.bsky.social is out this March & available to PREORDER now!
store.tenebrouspress.com
Cheers to @michaelwehunt.bsky.social @haileypiperfights.bsky.social @bitterkarella.bsky.social & @flameswallower.bsky.social for all the kind words🖤☠️
OLYOKE by @endwellian.bsky.social is out this March & available to PREORDER now!
store.tenebrouspress.com
Strange to compartmentalize and celebrate something when [looks around at world], but I just learned that The October Film Haunt is on the Bram Stoker preliminary ballot. Long live the Pine Arch Creature.
January 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Strange to compartmentalize and celebrate something when [looks around at world], but I just learned that The October Film Haunt is on the Bram Stoker preliminary ballot. Long live the Pine Arch Creature.
Social media is a cesspool designed to make us doubt and lash out. Hug the people you know are good. Abolish and prosecute ICE. Prosecute every U.S. official that is orchestrating this terror.
January 26, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Social media is a cesspool designed to make us doubt and lash out. Hug the people you know are good. Abolish and prosecute ICE. Prosecute every U.S. official that is orchestrating this terror.
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We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:54 PM
We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
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Lets gooooo! Michael Wehunt is fantastic!
The 50% off sale at Barnes and Noble is still going on! I think through 1/31. A great deal on The October Film Haunt and tons of other hardcovers.
January 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Lets gooooo! Michael Wehunt is fantastic!
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This book is good as hell, and the audiobook is also really well done. It actually jump scared me a couple times, which is not something I'm used to getting from a novel!
The 50% off sale at Barnes and Noble is still going on! I think through 1/31. A great deal on The October Film Haunt and tons of other hardcovers.
January 22, 2026 at 12:03 AM
This book is good as hell, and the audiobook is also really well done. It actually jump scared me a couple times, which is not something I'm used to getting from a novel!
Don't anybody spoil it for Trevor...
I'm finally reading THE OCTOBER FILM HAUNT by @michaelwehunt.bsky.social and it's fantastic. Easily one of the best new horror novels i've read in a while.
I knew it was coming, but it still gave me the most uncanny feeling when I entered the fictional narrative as myself.
Here's hoping I survive.
I knew it was coming, but it still gave me the most uncanny feeling when I entered the fictional narrative as myself.
Here's hoping I survive.
January 21, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Don't anybody spoil it for Trevor...
Many thanks to @brokehorrorfan.bsky.social for spotlighting Nightjars (out 9/29/26) over at Bloody Disgusting! 🥹📷
January 21, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Many thanks to @brokehorrorfan.bsky.social for spotlighting Nightjars (out 9/29/26) over at Bloody Disgusting! 🥹📷
The 50% off sale at Barnes and Noble is still going on! I think through 1/31. A great deal on The October Film Haunt and tons of other hardcovers.
January 20, 2026 at 4:07 PM
The 50% off sale at Barnes and Noble is still going on! I think through 1/31. A great deal on The October Film Haunt and tons of other hardcovers.
When you're politically conversant, progressive, *and* an author, despair sticks you in the heart from two different angles.
January 16, 2026 at 4:43 PM
When you're politically conversant, progressive, *and* an author, despair sticks you in the heart from two different angles.
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January 14, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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This is just absolutely lovely.
‘I fell in love with him on the spot’: Alan Rickman remembered, 10 years after his death
On the anniversary of his death aged 69, stars from Sigourney Weaver to Sharleen Spiteri, Tom Felton to Harriet Walter, remember the wit, charm and endless generosity of one of Britain’s best-loved ac...
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January 14, 2026 at 2:46 PM
This is just absolutely lovely.
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So excited that Tolly and Amber are making the rounds, finding all new readers in trade paperback:
I Was A Teenage Slasher by @sgj.bsky.social is out in paperback today! I love this book so much. So damn much.
January 13, 2026 at 6:11 PM
So excited that Tolly and Amber are making the rounds, finding all new readers in trade paperback:
A once-in-a-while Nightjars hint. New novel coming 9/29/26 from @stmartinspress.bsky.social. As always, zero AI used in my weird images.
January 13, 2026 at 5:57 PM
A once-in-a-while Nightjars hint. New novel coming 9/29/26 from @stmartinspress.bsky.social. As always, zero AI used in my weird images.