Nathaniel J.Darkish
@njdarkish.bsky.social
Horror writer and co-host of the Scream Kings podcast. English and creative writing high school teacher by day. Reader, board gamer, nerd. Represented by Najla Mamou of Savvy Literary. HWA.
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A friendly reminder to pre-order Dread Mondays to read the twisted little short story that @drspookyer.bsky.social and I wrote featuring video rentals and disturbing found footage!
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Extra, extra!
Aww yeah, I got my first issue of The End Times! Unique approach to apocalyptic storytelling, from Stephen King and Benjamin Percy? Hell yeah. Can't wait for issue 2!
November 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Extra, extra!
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Damn Internet demons
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Damn Internet demons
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Finished reading Dread Mondays and absolutely loved this anthology of work place horror. Our story “Cutting Room” is a grisly found footage horror in a video rental store and two stories in this collection (including ours!) are nominated for a Pushcart Prize!
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Finished reading Dread Mondays and absolutely loved this anthology of work place horror. Our story “Cutting Room” is a grisly found footage horror in a video rental store and two stories in this collection (including ours!) are nominated for a Pushcart Prize!
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My bro Nathaniel J. Darkish and I’s story “Cutting Room” from Dread Mondays is getting nominated for a Pushcart Prize! 🥹🥹🥹
Prepping these #pushcart prize submissions on behalf of #whisperhousepress and its contributors. I’ll make these available as promos on our website and will post more about them later. These are the 6 of 84 published stories I’ve selected for this round of prize consideration.
November 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
My bro Nathaniel J. Darkish and I’s story “Cutting Room” from Dread Mondays is getting nominated for a Pushcart Prize! 🥹🥹🥹
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Watching “The Mill” for our @screamkings.bsky.social episode tomorrow with @whisperhousepress.bsky.social’s Steven Capone Jr. Can’t believe I haven’t seen this dismal workplace horror before!
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Watching “The Mill” for our @screamkings.bsky.social episode tomorrow with @whisperhousepress.bsky.social’s Steven Capone Jr. Can’t believe I haven’t seen this dismal workplace horror before!
Honored to be on this list!
Prepping these #pushcart prize submissions on behalf of #whisperhousepress and its contributors. I’ll make these available as promos on our website and will post more about them later. These are the 6 of 84 published stories I’ve selected for this round of prize consideration.
November 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Honored to be on this list!
A movie that takes place where you're from:
November 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from:
Aww yeah, I got my first issue of The End Times! Unique approach to apocalyptic storytelling, from Stephen King and Benjamin Percy? Hell yeah. Can't wait for issue 2!
November 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Aww yeah, I got my first issue of The End Times! Unique approach to apocalyptic storytelling, from Stephen King and Benjamin Percy? Hell yeah. Can't wait for issue 2!
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Seeing soooo many ads for holiday gifts in my socials. The only gift that matters is a book. Give your loved ones something cozy to curl up with
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Seeing soooo many ads for holiday gifts in my socials. The only gift that matters is a book. Give your loved ones something cozy to curl up with
I love that there's a long-standing tradition of Christmas ghost stories (A Christmas Carol was just one of several Dickens wrote, for example), so Christmas horror movies just feel like a natural extension of that.
November 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I love that there's a long-standing tradition of Christmas ghost stories (A Christmas Carol was just one of several Dickens wrote, for example), so Christmas horror movies just feel like a natural extension of that.
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Netflix and chill? More like… SILENT HILL.
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Netflix and chill? More like… SILENT HILL.
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And if you don't know, we have quite the horror manga recommendation for you!
Quite possibly the greatest carved pumpkin of all time. #ifyouknowyouknow
November 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM
And if you don't know, we have quite the horror manga recommendation for you!
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Shut up and take my money
November 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Shut up and take my money
I hope Rod Sterling steps forward to deliver a closing monologue aaaaaany time now, with all the crazy going on in America.
November 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I hope Rod Sterling steps forward to deliver a closing monologue aaaaaany time now, with all the crazy going on in America.
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This might be the best Halloween display ever.
November 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This might be the best Halloween display ever.
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Wally is staring at the dining room light like he’s Carol Anne from “Poltergeist” looking into the TV static
November 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Wally is staring at the dining room light like he’s Carol Anne from “Poltergeist” looking into the TV static
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Do you suffer from headaches? Have you tried leeches, laudanum, and lobotomies with no success? Try “The Fatal Mind”! These migraine chips really work with *minimal side effects!
*side effects include murder
*side effects include murder
November 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Do you suffer from headaches? Have you tried leeches, laudanum, and lobotomies with no success? Try “The Fatal Mind”! These migraine chips really work with *minimal side effects!
*side effects include murder
*side effects include murder
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Morning reading by the fireplace
November 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Morning reading by the fireplace
Quite possibly the greatest carved pumpkin of all time. #ifyouknowyouknow
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Quite possibly the greatest carved pumpkin of all time. #ifyouknowyouknow
Definitely need to do a Scream Kings episode soon because I have THOUGHTS. I overall really liked it, but as I just finished teaching the novel, I'm especially keen to explore what was adapted very well and what didn't work for me.
Oh hell yeah, watching Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein tonight!
a man with a beard and glasses is holding a model of a human skull .
ALT: a man with a beard and glasses is holding a model of a human skull .
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November 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Definitely need to do a Scream Kings episode soon because I have THOUGHTS. I overall really liked it, but as I just finished teaching the novel, I'm especially keen to explore what was adapted very well and what didn't work for me.
I forgot to post Halloween costume photos! Here's my family- my son as Aang, my daughter as Toph, my wife as Appa, and yours truly as Iroh from Avatar: The Last Airbender.
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I forgot to post Halloween costume photos! Here's my family- my son as Aang, my daughter as Toph, my wife as Appa, and yours truly as Iroh from Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Oh hell yeah, watching Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein tonight!
a man with a beard and glasses is holding a model of a human skull .
ALT: a man with a beard and glasses is holding a model of a human skull .
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Oh hell yeah, watching Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein tonight!
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 isn't just a good game, it's excellent science fiction storytelling.
This should be one of the frontrunners for next year's Hugo Award for Best Game.
New blog review: hugoclub.blogspot.com/2025/11/art-...
This should be one of the frontrunners for next year's Hugo Award for Best Game.
New blog review: hugoclub.blogspot.com/2025/11/art-...
November 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 isn't just a good game, it's excellent science fiction storytelling.
This should be one of the frontrunners for next year's Hugo Award for Best Game.
New blog review: hugoclub.blogspot.com/2025/11/art-...
This should be one of the frontrunners for next year's Hugo Award for Best Game.
New blog review: hugoclub.blogspot.com/2025/11/art-...
Why is it that Autumn is the only season with a nickname? I feel like I've only known Spring by its nickname my whole life: c'mon, what's the name on its driver's license?
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Why is it that Autumn is the only season with a nickname? I feel like I've only known Spring by its nickname my whole life: c'mon, what's the name on its driver's license?