Sam Weller
@samwellerauthor.bsky.social
Bestselling author. 2-time Bram Stoker Award winner. Ray Bradbury's authorized biographer. Posting about writing, music, pop culture, books, and beyond. Latest book—DARK BLACK (Hat & Beard Press, 2020).
www.samweller.net
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My story in COSTS OF LIVING is a rare venture into Chicago writing for me. It is about those grotesque Midwest millipedes that invade our homes every summer. I hope you will share this post and support this book!
#horrorsky #booksky #booklaunch #horror #anthology #shortstories #fiction
#horrorsky #booksky #booklaunch #horror #anthology #shortstories #fiction
Hello! My name is Sam Weller. In addition to being the authorized biographer to the legendary Ray Bradbury, my most recent book DARK BLACK is a collection of Gothic grief horror. I am a two-time Bram Stoker award winner.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
February 4, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Hello! My name is Sam Weller. In addition to being the authorized biographer to the legendary Ray Bradbury, my most recent book DARK BLACK is a collection of Gothic grief horror. I am a two-time Bram Stoker award winner.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
Prior to becoming the President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis was the Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce. Today, under the current administration, the Department of Defense is now called the Department of War once again. They want “the South to Rise Again.”
#fascism #racism
#fascism #racism
February 3, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Shipping signed editions of this beast! If you are interested, drop me a message.
“Haunting…Mood-flipping…mysterious…wickedly funny…deeply insightful.” — Gillian Flynn, author of 𝐺𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝐺𝑖𝑟𝑙
#books #fantasy #supernatural #gothic #booksky
“Haunting…Mood-flipping…mysterious…wickedly funny…deeply insightful.” — Gillian Flynn, author of 𝐺𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝐺𝑖𝑟𝑙
#books #fantasy #supernatural #gothic #booksky
January 31, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Shipping signed editions of this beast! If you are interested, drop me a message.
“Haunting…Mood-flipping…mysterious…wickedly funny…deeply insightful.” — Gillian Flynn, author of 𝐺𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝐺𝑖𝑟𝑙
#books #fantasy #supernatural #gothic #booksky
“Haunting…Mood-flipping…mysterious…wickedly funny…deeply insightful.” — Gillian Flynn, author of 𝐺𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝐺𝑖𝑟𝑙
#books #fantasy #supernatural #gothic #booksky
If you live in Chicago, you know them. The dreaded creepy crawlers. My story in the exceptional anthology COSTS OF LIVING examines our fear of these ghastly insects.
Hope you will check it out! Steve Capone jr. @whisperhousepress.bsky.social did an amazing job with this book!
#horror #booksky
Hope you will check it out! Steve Capone jr. @whisperhousepress.bsky.social did an amazing job with this book!
#horror #booksky
January 30, 2026 at 1:58 PM
If you live in Chicago, you know them. The dreaded creepy crawlers. My story in the exceptional anthology COSTS OF LIVING examines our fear of these ghastly insects.
Hope you will check it out! Steve Capone jr. @whisperhousepress.bsky.social did an amazing job with this book!
#horror #booksky
Hope you will check it out! Steve Capone jr. @whisperhousepress.bsky.social did an amazing job with this book!
#horror #booksky
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This machine yub nubs fascists.
January 29, 2026 at 4:13 AM
This machine yub nubs fascists.
Authoritarian governments
no longer need to burn books. Algorithmic censorship is the new kerosene.
#Censorship #Fascism #Booksky #WritersCommunity
no longer need to burn books. Algorithmic censorship is the new kerosene.
#Censorship #Fascism #Booksky #WritersCommunity
January 29, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Authoritarian governments
no longer need to burn books. Algorithmic censorship is the new kerosene.
#Censorship #Fascism #Booksky #WritersCommunity
no longer need to burn books. Algorithmic censorship is the new kerosene.
#Censorship #Fascism #Booksky #WritersCommunity
40 years ago today. Honoring the heroes of the Space Shuttle Challenger. It soars in Heaven now.
January 28, 2026 at 5:06 PM
40 years ago today. Honoring the heroes of the Space Shuttle Challenger. It soars in Heaven now.
Reposted by Sam Weller
Reposted by Sam Weller
“In the war against Reality man has but one weapon—Imagination.”
—Jules de Gaultier
—Jules de Gaultier
January 15, 2026 at 12:29 PM
“In the war against Reality man has but one weapon—Imagination.”
—Jules de Gaultier
—Jules de Gaultier
A @newyorker.com tribute issue dedicated to Ray Bradbury? They should do it! #RayBradbury #writingcommunity
January 9, 2026 at 8:26 PM
A @newyorker.com tribute issue dedicated to Ray Bradbury? They should do it! #RayBradbury #writingcommunity
December 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Want to read some remarkable Ray Bradbury short stories over the holidays? Here is my list of the 25 “Essential Bradbury” tales. Dive in!
#sciencefiction #fantasy #horror #literature
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#sciencefiction #fantasy #horror #literature
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THE ESSENTIAL BRADBURY — Sam Weller
As Ray Bradbury’s biographer—having worked with the man for twelve years on four award-winning books and a graphic novel—people often ask, “Where should I begin when reading Ray Bradbury?” This is a...
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December 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Want to read some remarkable Ray Bradbury short stories over the holidays? Here is my list of the 25 “Essential Bradbury” tales. Dive in!
#sciencefiction #fantasy #horror #literature
www.samweller.net/bradbury-1/2...
#sciencefiction #fantasy #horror #literature
www.samweller.net/bradbury-1/2...
Ready to go live! Join me! It’s free!
I am delivering a live and totally free ZOOM presentation on my work with the late and legendary Ray Bradbury on Dec 12 at 11am EST. It takes 30 seconds to register! I hope you will sign up and join me!
#RayBradbury #ScienceFiction #writerscommunity
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#RayBradbury #ScienceFiction #writerscommunity
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Events: The Man Who Saw The Future: Science Fiction Writer Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury, a Midwestern native who never attended college or learned to drive, became the visionary who brought science fiction into the heart of American literature. Famous for saying, My job is n...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Ready to go live! Join me! It’s free!
When the always awesome @margaretatwood.bsky.social reposts it, you know it’s going to be a great event! I hope you will join me!
December 4, 2025 at 11:41 PM
When the always awesome @margaretatwood.bsky.social reposts it, you know it’s going to be a great event! I hope you will join me!
Like stopping the war.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says some proposals in a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the Kremlin, indicating in comments published Thursday that any deal is still some ways off. https://to.pbs.org/3KJwyPb
Putin says there are points in the U.S. proposal on Ukraine war that he can't agree with
Russian President Vladimir Putin says some proposals in a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the Kremlin, indicating in comments published Thursday that any deal is still some way...
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December 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Like stopping the war.
I am delivering a live and totally free ZOOM presentation on my work with the late and legendary Ray Bradbury on Dec 12 at 11am EST. It takes 30 seconds to register! I hope you will sign up and join me!
#RayBradbury #ScienceFiction #writerscommunity
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#RayBradbury #ScienceFiction #writerscommunity
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Events: The Man Who Saw The Future: Science Fiction Writer Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury, a Midwestern native who never attended college or learned to drive, became the visionary who brought science fiction into the heart of American literature. Famous for saying, My job is n...
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December 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I am delivering a live and totally free ZOOM presentation on my work with the late and legendary Ray Bradbury on Dec 12 at 11am EST. It takes 30 seconds to register! I hope you will sign up and join me!
#RayBradbury #ScienceFiction #writerscommunity
libwww.freelibrary.org/calendar/eve...
#RayBradbury #ScienceFiction #writerscommunity
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐒𝐚𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
Join me, Dec. 12 at 11 am est for a unique live, Zoom presentation on the visions of Ray Bradbury, and my 12 years working as his authorized biographer.
This event is free, but registration is required.
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#ScienceFiction #Booksky
Join me, Dec. 12 at 11 am est for a unique live, Zoom presentation on the visions of Ray Bradbury, and my 12 years working as his authorized biographer.
This event is free, but registration is required.
libwww.freelibrary.org/calendar/eve...
#ScienceFiction #Booksky
Events: The Man Who Saw The Future: Science Fiction Writer Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury, a Midwestern native who never attended college or learned to drive, became the visionary who brought science fiction into the heart of American literature. Famous for saying, My job is n...
libwww.freelibrary.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐒𝐚𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
Join me, Dec. 12 at 11 am est for a unique live, Zoom presentation on the visions of Ray Bradbury, and my 12 years working as his authorized biographer.
This event is free, but registration is required.
libwww.freelibrary.org/calendar/eve...
#ScienceFiction #Booksky
Join me, Dec. 12 at 11 am est for a unique live, Zoom presentation on the visions of Ray Bradbury, and my 12 years working as his authorized biographer.
This event is free, but registration is required.
libwww.freelibrary.org/calendar/eve...
#ScienceFiction #Booksky
Ray Bradbury told me in the last few years of his life that he had started a science fiction novel about a group of Catholic Cardinals who go out into space to find God. This is just one idea he shared with me that he never finished.
#sciencefiction #RayBradbury #religion #booksky #biographer
#sciencefiction #RayBradbury #religion #booksky #biographer
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Ray Bradbury told me in the last few years of his life that he had started a science fiction novel about a group of Catholic Cardinals who go out into space to find God. This is just one idea he shared with me that he never finished.
#sciencefiction #RayBradbury #religion #booksky #biographer
#sciencefiction #RayBradbury #religion #booksky #biographer
𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻𝘀.
Watching the funeral of Vice President Cheney today, you see bipartisanship, integrity, humor, and family. Contrast that with the hate, angry, and criminality of the current White House.
America deserves so much more. 🇺🇸
Watching the funeral of Vice President Cheney today, you see bipartisanship, integrity, humor, and family. Contrast that with the hate, angry, and criminality of the current White House.
America deserves so much more. 🇺🇸
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
𝗔 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻𝘀.
Watching the funeral of Vice President Cheney today, you see bipartisanship, integrity, humor, and family. Contrast that with the hate, angry, and criminality of the current White House.
America deserves so much more. 🇺🇸
Watching the funeral of Vice President Cheney today, you see bipartisanship, integrity, humor, and family. Contrast that with the hate, angry, and criminality of the current White House.
America deserves so much more. 🇺🇸
Seriously one of the most criminally underrated bands of the 1990s. If only a reunion were possible.
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Joining A Fan Club
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November 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Seriously one of the most criminally underrated bands of the 1990s. If only a reunion were possible.
youtu.be/4KnnOeEW_e8?...
youtu.be/4KnnOeEW_e8?...
@superlowbudge.bsky.social Okay….putting your profile to the test! No googling, no A.I.!
What was the name of the Brady’s neighbors?
What was the name of the Brady’s neighbors?
November 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
@superlowbudge.bsky.social Okay….putting your profile to the test! No googling, no A.I.!
What was the name of the Brady’s neighbors?
What was the name of the Brady’s neighbors?
John Byrne, one of the greatest comic book artists EVER.
November 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
John Byrne, one of the greatest comic book artists EVER.
It’s #Godzilla Day, but did you know that Ray Bradbury’s 1951 short story was an influence on the creation of Japan’s most infamous Kaiju? Bradbury’s story influenced the film THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS which, in turn, influenced the OG GODZILLA!
#RayBradbury
#RayBradbury
November 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
It’s #Godzilla Day, but did you know that Ray Bradbury’s 1951 short story was an influence on the creation of Japan’s most infamous Kaiju? Bradbury’s story influenced the film THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS which, in turn, influenced the OG GODZILLA!
#RayBradbury
#RayBradbury
Scott Sorry of The Wildhearts fame and I had a project up our sleeves we were working on that was really freaking cool. You can read about it here (and the link to donate to help his family is there as well).
I salute you, my brother! Rest In Power!
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I salute you, my brother! Rest In Power!
www.samweller.net/pop-culture-...
MILES TO GO BEFORE I SLEEP: REMEMBERING THE MIGHTY SCOTT SORRY — Sam Weller
In 2017 I reviewed When We Were Kings by Scott Sorry for Huffington Post . Sorry was the former bass player for the British juggernaut, the Wildhearts, a criminally under-appreciated band of ...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Scott Sorry of The Wildhearts fame and I had a project up our sleeves we were working on that was really freaking cool. You can read about it here (and the link to donate to help his family is there as well).
I salute you, my brother! Rest In Power!
www.samweller.net/pop-culture-...
I salute you, my brother! Rest In Power!
www.samweller.net/pop-culture-...