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Publisher of otherworldly fiction @ Psychopomp.com Publisher of death-focused magazine: @TheDeadlands.com Publisher of @fantasymagazine.bsky.social Buy our books! https://psychopomp.com/books/

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Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · Aug 26

HAPPY BOOKDAY TO SUMMER IN THE HOUSE OF THE DEPARTED BY @joshrountree.bsky.social

grab the ebook and it'll automagically appear in your inbox, ready to read!

“The quiet horror of loss, caught in a beautifully written summer of ghosts.” -- @haileypiperfights.bsky.social

Summer in the House of the Departed | Psychopomp

Forty-four years after his grandmother and an entire West Texas town vanished, Brady returns to his childhood home, hoping to follow in her footsteps.

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 20h

I don’t care if Monday’s dead
Tuesday’s dead and Wednesday’s dead
Thursday, I don’t care it’s dead
it’s Friday, BUY A COIN

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 1d

the coin fundraiser is SO FUN and good

(and helpful, yep)

but you know what ACTUALLY sustains us throughout the year

🦴besides bones🦴

is our PATRONS

$2/mo and you get ePub of the deadlands.

please

consider signing up

💀

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A modified version of the Simpsons “Do It For Her” meme. The bulletin board that normally shows photos of Maggie is instead covered with various pictures of skeletons in different poses and settings. The central text still reads “DO IT FOR HER,” but “her” has been humorously replaced by the collage of skeleton images, making it a skeleton-themed parody of the original meme.

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 1d

did you know THE DEADLANDS is doing a fundraiser

raising FUNDS to keep publishing GOOD STUFF (about death)??

please by a coin and help FUNGUS we mean FUND US

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A meme image based on Nickelback’s “Look at this photograph” scene. The lead singer is holding up a framed picture, but instead of a photo, the frame shows a custom coin design featuring a skull with mushrooms, plants, and the words “Admit One.” Below the image, the meme text says: “look at this coin” with the word “coin” in red replacing “photograph.”

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Charles (Cy) Payseur @cypayseur.bsky.social · 2d

So yeah a strong issue that you can check out here: psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...

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Fantasy Magazine - issue 98 | Psychopomp

Fantasy Magazine Issue 98 features work by: Eleanor Ball, Christian Emecheta, Sunwoo Jeong, Mateo Perez Lara, Tracie McBride, Eleanna Castroianni

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 2d

help support small press!

help support death magazines!

we're just out here trying to do some cool shit, like:

@vajra.me is guest editing OCTOBER and JANUARY deadlands DOUBLE VAJRA !

with CUSTOM DOUBLE ART BY @carlydraws.bsky.social !!

upcoming NOVELETTE (April 2026) by @dianadima.com !!!

Illustration of a white skull partially obscured by colorful mushrooms and plants. Different fungi sprout from and around the skull, including red mushrooms with white spots, yellow fan-shaped mushrooms, gray cluster mushrooms, and orange bulbous mushrooms, with green and purple plants filling the background. A ribbon at the bottom of the skull reads “ADMIT ONE.”

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 2d

things you can do to help a skeleton crew out:

support our fundraiser: psychopomp.com/the-deadland...

join our patreon: www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla...

spread the word 🖤💀🙏🙏🙏

Coins for the Ferryman: Fundraiser For 2026 - PSYCHOPOMP.COM

Another October has arrived, crispy around the edges with a coolness that sinks into your bones. One season folds into another we rarely see, the ground

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 3d

Come help us fund year six of The Deadlands--paying for stories, poems, essays, and staff! Your mushroom coin enters you in spooky giveaways throughout 2026. We can't do this without you!

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Coins for the Ferryman: Fundraiser For 2026 - PSYCHOPOMP.COM

Another October has arrived, crispy around the edges with a coolness that sinks into your bones. One season folds into another we rarely see, the ground

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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 4d

There are a few signed copies of RAKESFALL you can get for supporting The Deadlands! psychopomp.com/the-deadland...

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Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 4d

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 4d

it's here, The Deadlands fundraiser 💀

buy your very 2026 coin for the ferryman and help support us

we've got signed books, deadlands issues + psychopomp book bundles, and more coming soon!

please like + RT this to help spread the word

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behold!

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Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 6d

it's sunday october 5th

have you read the novelette

GARDEN OF THE BLOODPOTTER

yet?

👀

by @babblewocky.bsky.social ??

you absolutely should

and you CAN

right here:

Garden of the Bloodpotter - PSYCHOPOMP.COM

The latest novelette by Erin Brown: Garden of the Bloodpotter, published by Psychopomp, read it for FREE.

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 6d

SO MUSH ROOM

FOR THIS COIN

october fundraiser...

The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 7d

we've made SO MUSH room in our October schedule

to bring you an amazing coin for the ferryman

and raise the dead we mean raise some funds

for your favorite magazine about death

THE DEADLANDS

will you join us October 6th??

The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 10d

coming this monday

OCTOBER 6TH

a new coin for the ferryman. DEADLANDS FUNDRAISER

what do you think is on the coin this year?

closest guess wins one

autumn leaf

GO

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Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 7d

that is some AMAZING MERCH wow

Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 7d

we're still big fans, and the album is still extremely inspired by STARSTRUCK

it's up for preorder right now

it's VERY very good and we are happy we got to play a role in helping bring it to life.

go support this mega cool indie band and listen to good music inspired by a good novella!

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Wonderdust, by Hail Your Highness

6 track album

hailyourhighness.bandcamp.com

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Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 7d

you may remember we were collaborating with @hyhband.bsky.social to release a soundtrack to @aimeeogdenwrites.com's novella STARSTRUCK

long story short, the music project took on a life of its own for HYH, and we gave them the rights back so they could bring it to life as a bigger project

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Fantasy Magazine @fantasymagazine.bsky.social · 7d

"The first time I stole someone’s memory, it tasted like burnt coffee and vintage whiskey." ☕🥃

now that's the way to start our Fantasy Friday!!

read on:

The Memory Breach by @wunderkind100.bsky.social

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The Memory Breach - PSYCHOPOMP.COM

The first time I stole someone's memory, it tasted like burnt coffee and vintage whiskey. I didn't mean to do it—I was just trying to help Mrs. Henderson find her keys.

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Erin Brown @babblewocky.bsky.social · 8d

I’m honored!!!

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Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 8d

YES we recommend this newsletter YES💀🖤

Lyndsie Manusos @lmanusos.bsky.social · 8d

A new addition to my newsletter! Where I talk about forgetting, upcoming publications, and short fic recs with amazing work by @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, @catvalente.bsky.social, @katemcintyre.bsky.social, @noirbettie.bsky.social, and @babblewocky.bsky.social.

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On Forgetting

The Long Haul The audacity of needing to write newsletters in order to have a newsletter! It’s been a while, friends! Let’s see if I can get back in the...

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Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 8d

omg @babblewocky.bsky.social! 😍 🖤🖤

read the full novelette here!! psychopomp.com/garden-of-th...

Erin Brown @babblewocky.bsky.social · 9d

"Aww, come on! What's a few missing body parts... between friends?"

"Garden of the Bloodpotter", by Erin Brown, a novelette, now available on @psychopomp.com. Subscribe for a free copy!

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Erin Brown @babblewocky.bsky.social · 9d

"Aww, come on! What's a few missing body parts... between friends?"

"Garden of the Bloodpotter", by Erin Brown, a novelette, now available on @psychopomp.com. Subscribe for a free copy!

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 10d

coming this monday

OCTOBER 6TH

a new coin for the ferryman. DEADLANDS FUNDRAISER

what do you think is on the coin this year?

closest guess wins one

autumn leaf

GO

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 11d

it's one of the skeleton crew!!

🌮💀🖤🙌

Annika Boo-ranti Klein @noirbettie.bsky.social · 11d

hey do you guys like stories? how do you feel about taco bell? and free stuff, do you enjoy free stuff? i assume you said yes to all of that, so HAVE I GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU! (cw: grief)

Every Taco Bell in America — IfTheresAnyone

Every Taco Bell in America has a portal somewhere in it that takes you to the original Taco Bell. The original Taco Bell exists out of time and place, or at least that’s what people say. I don’t belie...

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Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 11d

"This is the story of what would not be left behind."

we are so excited to share our final novelette of 2025!!

Garden of the Bloodpotter by @babblewocky.bsky.social

and hey, if you want a free ebook of the novelette, drop your email after the story 🖤✨

psychopomp.com/garden-of-th...

Garden of the Bloodpotter - PSYCHOPOMP.COM

The latest novelette by Erin Brown: Garden of the Bloodpotter, published by Psychopomp, read it for FREE.

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Psychopomp @psychopomp.com · 11d

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