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Matt Ramsey

@onenerdsopinion.bsky.social

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Huge nerd. I love books and people who love books, D&D, Horror, SciFi, Boardgames... Basically if the thing you're thinking of is nerdy, I probably love it. Dog and cat dad to Spike & Dandruff. https://linktr.ee/OneNerdyOpinion

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Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · Aug 8

It’s been 1 year since a little orange fluffball climbed my leg in the parking lot at work. Since then Dandy has grown to be a part of Spike’s and my family. She’s also gained a bunch of aunts and uncles here and I hope has brought some joy into the world. Happy Gotcha Day Dandy!

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Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 6h

It should. It’s a Jason Vorhees hockey mask from the Friday the 13th series.

Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 7h

I tend to stick to what the tracking apps tell me is horror. But I’ve read nonfiction that scared me more than some horror.

The Radium Girls scared me and made me angry.

Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 7h

*Bonus* he’s also a musician. His band The High Strung is awesome and you may know them from the opening credits of Shameless.

And the book that was too scary to read at work was Incidents Around The House.

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Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 7h

10. Josh Malerman

Josh writes some of the most anxiety inducing horror I’ve ever read. He holds the lone distinction of writing a book that I had to stop reading at work because it was freaking me out.

Starting Point: Goblin, Pearl

Short Story Collection: Spin A Black Yarn

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Amelia @ameliaearhart2.bsky.social · 12h

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Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 12h

Oh. You think she’s cuddling with Spike to make me jealous?

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Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 12h

So, and hear me out on this, I think IT would qualify. If you consider it to be Classic Stephen King. Definitely Coming of Age. The whole things starts with Bill grieving Georgie and then swearing revenge against the clown.

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Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 13h

So I guess it’s a classic coming of age grief and vengeance story?

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Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 13h

I don’t think so. It’s started getting cold here and I think she’s using him for heat.

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Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 14h

Dandy is ver purposefully lying near Spike wherever he goes today.

They were snuggling under the blanket earlier.

An orange kitten and a reddish-brown dog lie near each other on a bed among a plethora of fluffy blankets.

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Gemma Amor @manylittlewords.bsky.social · 1d

My hands are shaking a little as I type this but...ITCH! IS OUT TODAY!!

I'm finally a big 5 published author!

Feminist, formication folk horror with creepy crawlies, ancient traditions, unsolved murders, weird processions, masks, an old pub and an excellent dog.

www.hachette.co.uk/titles/gemma...

Gemma Amor dressed in pink holding a copy of ITCH!

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Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 1d

Dandy has made it known she’s not fond of clothes.

Spike is anxious around people he doesn’t know, so he also isn’t a fan of Halloween.

I’m hoping to get a picture of the three of us in our matching hoodies for Christmas cards though.

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Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve only read one of Thomas Olde Heuvelt’s but I enjoyed it.

Isabel Cañas will likely be on this list. Waiting on my copy of her newest one to get here though.

Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 1d

9. Catherine McCarthy

Catherine is a Welsh author who often works bits of dark fantasy into her stories.

Starting Point: Immortelle, Mosaic

Short Story Collection: Mists And Megaliths*

*contains Coblynau, one of my absolute favorite short stories.

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Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 1d

I like when she’s doing a really good ignore, but you move to a different spot so she chases after you just to walk five feet past you and ignore you just as hard from the new spot.

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Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 2d

8. Brian Asman

Brian writes in such a unique voice, injecting humor into the horror, that just works so well.

Starting Point: Man, F*ck This House (And Other Disasters), Good Dogs

Short Story Collection: Neo Arcana

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Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 2d

Dandy has perfected her Cinnamon Roll form.

An orange kitten lies in perfect cinnamon roll position on a bed. Her tail is curled around with the tip resting just between her ears.

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Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 2d

Dandy is snuggling, but also ignoring me. I left to go watch my niece run Cross Country earlier and she was not happy I went to the outside during unapproved hours.

An orange kitten lies in the crook of a disheveled man’s arm surrounded by fluffy blankets.

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Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 3d

Fiend was awesome. Enjoy!

Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 3d

7. Alma Katsu

Alma is a master of historical fiction. She writes well researched horror based around true events, blending them into her stories perfectly.

Starting Point: The Hunger, The Fervor

Short Story: The Wehrwolf

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Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 3d

I have. I loved it.

Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 3d

Dandy has found an effective way of keeping me from moving. She’s laying in my hair.

Closeup of an extremely disheveled man lying down. An orange kitten is lying behind him.

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Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 4d

6. Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Silvia writes in so many sub genres of horror that you could get a good grounding in horror by just reading her works.

Starting Point: Mexican Gothic, Velvet Was The Night, Certain Dark Things

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Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 4d

… how’d you know about the local Tree Trimming Extravaganza?

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Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 4d

It’s usually engine trouble. And our local mechanic doesn’t keep parts for those fancy imports, so they end up stranded here while waiting for them to come in.

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