S.J. Shank
@sjshank.bsky.social
Writer of the grim fantastic
Dark Fantasy // Historical Horror
Books: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐊𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐒, 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐍 𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐓
sjshank.com
Dark Fantasy // Historical Horror
Books: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐊𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐒, 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐍 𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐓
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S.J. Shank
@sjshank.bsky.social
· Apr 29
I'm excited to announce my new dark fantasy novel – 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐊𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐒.
This tale of sorcerous dilemmas and Faustian solutions will be released July 24 and is available for pre-order.👇
Cover design by Raven Daly.
I appreciate any help spreading the word!
This tale of sorcerous dilemmas and Faustian solutions will be released July 24 and is available for pre-order.👇
Cover design by Raven Daly.
I appreciate any help spreading the word!
My Xmas tree looks evil.
December 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
My Xmas tree looks evil.
Bearing gifts to someone special this season? 🎁
Why not give the gift of dark fantasy and horror? 💀
🔗 below
"Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfume
breathes a life of gathering gloom;
sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying,
sealed in the stone-cold tomb."
- We Three Kings 🎵
Why not give the gift of dark fantasy and horror? 💀
🔗 below
"Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfume
breathes a life of gathering gloom;
sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying,
sealed in the stone-cold tomb."
- We Three Kings 🎵
December 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Bearing gifts to someone special this season? 🎁
Why not give the gift of dark fantasy and horror? 💀
🔗 below
"Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfume
breathes a life of gathering gloom;
sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying,
sealed in the stone-cold tomb."
- We Three Kings 🎵
Why not give the gift of dark fantasy and horror? 💀
🔗 below
"Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfume
breathes a life of gathering gloom;
sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying,
sealed in the stone-cold tomb."
- We Three Kings 🎵
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5 out of 5 stars for this wonderful and psychologically unsettling series of stories. Thank you to @coyhall.bsky.social and his writing peers for a uniformly excellent read.
December 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
5 out of 5 stars for this wonderful and psychologically unsettling series of stories. Thank you to @coyhall.bsky.social and his writing peers for a uniformly excellent read.
My haul from the Friends of the Merril Collection book sale this weekend, featuring a complimentary copy of @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social Issue 0 from editor @obrackenbury.bsky.social!
#bookhaul #merrilcollection #swordandsorcery
#bookhaul #merrilcollection #swordandsorcery
December 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
My haul from the Friends of the Merril Collection book sale this weekend, featuring a complimentary copy of @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social Issue 0 from editor @obrackenbury.bsky.social!
#bookhaul #merrilcollection #swordandsorcery
#bookhaul #merrilcollection #swordandsorcery
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The Knave of Graves/SJ Shank is a page turner. A gravedigger, night hag, evil sorcerer, saint, lovestruck geese, people trying haggle for human bones, & a fortune-telling snake....witness the gravedigger determine the cost of evil & innocence. pick it up at @little ghostsbooks.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The Knave of Graves/SJ Shank is a page turner. A gravedigger, night hag, evil sorcerer, saint, lovestruck geese, people trying haggle for human bones, & a fortune-telling snake....witness the gravedigger determine the cost of evil & innocence. pick it up at @little ghostsbooks.bsky.social
Got some great tips from three terrific editors at today's panel hosted by the Friends of the Merril Collection.
Featuring:
+ @ourmankoto.bsky.social (Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction)
+ @obrackenbury.bsky.social (New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine)
+ Lloyd Penney (Amazing Stories)
Featuring:
+ @ourmankoto.bsky.social (Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction)
+ @obrackenbury.bsky.social (New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine)
+ Lloyd Penney (Amazing Stories)
December 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Got some great tips from three terrific editors at today's panel hosted by the Friends of the Merril Collection.
Featuring:
+ @ourmankoto.bsky.social (Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction)
+ @obrackenbury.bsky.social (New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine)
+ Lloyd Penney (Amazing Stories)
Featuring:
+ @ourmankoto.bsky.social (Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction)
+ @obrackenbury.bsky.social (New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine)
+ Lloyd Penney (Amazing Stories)
Go read Coy Hall's dark fiction!
My 2025 book releases. The Owl Men of Shanidar is a weird sci-fi novel & This World of Vile Wonder is an anthology of horror stories set during the Scientific Revolution. Both available on Amazon & Kobo.
December 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Go read Coy Hall's dark fiction!
After by Drew Starling was my most gut-wrenching read of 2025. A cross between The Road and All the Fiends of Hell, the book features its share of gore and depraved psychos, but it’s deeply meditative too. Relentless, raw and beautiful. Highly recommended.
December 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
After by Drew Starling was my most gut-wrenching read of 2025. A cross between The Road and All the Fiends of Hell, the book features its share of gore and depraved psychos, but it’s deeply meditative too. Relentless, raw and beautiful. Highly recommended.
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MOUNTAIN FAST was one of the best books I read this year. An historical fantasy haunted house novel.
December 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
MOUNTAIN FAST was one of the best books I read this year. An historical fantasy haunted house novel.
My books to date. Links below.
December 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
My books to date. Links below.
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I'm very happy to announce that the @thenosleeppodcast.bsky.social has produced my story, “Incorruptible.” The cast is fantastic and the score is amazing. The whole episode is great, but if you're in the mood for religious horror, my story starts at about the 47. Many thanks to the No Sleep crew!
December 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I'm very happy to announce that the @thenosleeppodcast.bsky.social has produced my story, “Incorruptible.” The cast is fantastic and the score is amazing. The whole episode is great, but if you're in the mood for religious horror, my story starts at about the 47. Many thanks to the No Sleep crew!
Kalivas! by @nmamatas.bsky.social is a re-imagining of The Tempest for our AI-accelerated end times. This techno dystopia draws plenty of inspiration from the old-fashioned kind. It’s bleak, absurd and charming, and I couldn’t stop laughing. Highly recommended!
November 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Kalivas! by @nmamatas.bsky.social is a re-imagining of The Tempest for our AI-accelerated end times. This techno dystopia draws plenty of inspiration from the old-fashioned kind. It’s bleak, absurd and charming, and I couldn’t stop laughing. Highly recommended!
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This World of Vile Wonder: Horror Tales of the Scientific Revolution is on sale this week. Ebook is 99 cents! ⬇️
November 17, 2025 at 11:12 AM
This World of Vile Wonder: Horror Tales of the Scientific Revolution is on sale this week. Ebook is 99 cents! ⬇️
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New book release!!
A Dark Whimsy is a contemporary dark fantasy tale of horror and magical realism set in the forest.
Tagline: Sometimes you should just stay out of the woods.
Please check it out!
Link in comments.
A Dark Whimsy is a contemporary dark fantasy tale of horror and magical realism set in the forest.
Tagline: Sometimes you should just stay out of the woods.
Please check it out!
Link in comments.
November 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
New book release!!
A Dark Whimsy is a contemporary dark fantasy tale of horror and magical realism set in the forest.
Tagline: Sometimes you should just stay out of the woods.
Please check it out!
Link in comments.
A Dark Whimsy is a contemporary dark fantasy tale of horror and magical realism set in the forest.
Tagline: Sometimes you should just stay out of the woods.
Please check it out!
Link in comments.
Mitchell Lüthi’s In the Name of the Worm is an absorbing medieval horror and a worthy successor to His Black Tongue. The squalid streetscapes and gnarly brawls remain, but the cast is broader, the backstories richer, and the diabolical terrors are now streaked through with the cosmic. 1/3
November 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Mitchell Lüthi’s In the Name of the Worm is an absorbing medieval horror and a worthy successor to His Black Tongue. The squalid streetscapes and gnarly brawls remain, but the cast is broader, the backstories richer, and the diabolical terrors are now streaked through with the cosmic. 1/3
It's fall. Time to wear a cardigan and profit from all those corpses.💀
Check out THE KNAVE OF GRAVES, my new dark fantasy novel about occult deals gone wrong.
Available now!
🔗 www.amazon.com/dp/B0F68GKJ1G
#darkfantasy #graverobber
Check out THE KNAVE OF GRAVES, my new dark fantasy novel about occult deals gone wrong.
Available now!
🔗 www.amazon.com/dp/B0F68GKJ1G
#darkfantasy #graverobber
October 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It's fall. Time to wear a cardigan and profit from all those corpses.💀
Check out THE KNAVE OF GRAVES, my new dark fantasy novel about occult deals gone wrong.
Available now!
🔗 www.amazon.com/dp/B0F68GKJ1G
#darkfantasy #graverobber
Check out THE KNAVE OF GRAVES, my new dark fantasy novel about occult deals gone wrong.
Available now!
🔗 www.amazon.com/dp/B0F68GKJ1G
#darkfantasy #graverobber
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I'd like to give a shout-out to a superb antho that published this week, which I'm three quarters of the way through.
This World of Vile Wonder, edited by @coyhall.bsky.social, reads like a true classic!
This World of Vile Wonder, edited by @coyhall.bsky.social, reads like a true classic!
October 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I'd like to give a shout-out to a superb antho that published this week, which I'm three quarters of the way through.
This World of Vile Wonder, edited by @coyhall.bsky.social, reads like a true classic!
This World of Vile Wonder, edited by @coyhall.bsky.social, reads like a true classic!
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ICYMI: Our latest episode features spooky-season books by @sjshank.bsky.social, @therealjackfinn.bsky.social, @marktbates-writer.bsky.social, and @thebrettoreilly.bsky.social, plus a all sorts of updates from @ronaldmcgillvray.bsky.social & @michaelshotter.com!
postmortemreport.com
#booksky 💙📚🩸🎃👍
postmortemreport.com
#booksky 💙📚🩸🎃👍
October 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
ICYMI: Our latest episode features spooky-season books by @sjshank.bsky.social, @therealjackfinn.bsky.social, @marktbates-writer.bsky.social, and @thebrettoreilly.bsky.social, plus a all sorts of updates from @ronaldmcgillvray.bsky.social & @michaelshotter.com!
postmortemreport.com
#booksky 💙📚🩸🎃👍
postmortemreport.com
#booksky 💙📚🩸🎃👍
Extremely jazzed to see my historical horror story "Ars Logica" appear today in the new anthology, THIS WORLD OF VILE WONDER: HORROR TALES OF THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION, edited by @coyhall.bsky.social
🔗 Mybook.to/vilewonder
🔗 Mybook.to/vilewonder
October 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Extremely jazzed to see my historical horror story "Ars Logica" appear today in the new anthology, THIS WORLD OF VILE WONDER: HORROR TALES OF THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION, edited by @coyhall.bsky.social
🔗 Mybook.to/vilewonder
🔗 Mybook.to/vilewonder
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RELEASE DAY!
This World of Vile Wonder: Horror Tales of the Scientific Revolution is out now. Nine tales! Appreciate any help spreading the word. Mybook.to/vilewonder
This World of Vile Wonder: Horror Tales of the Scientific Revolution is out now. Nine tales! Appreciate any help spreading the word. Mybook.to/vilewonder
October 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
RELEASE DAY!
This World of Vile Wonder: Horror Tales of the Scientific Revolution is out now. Nine tales! Appreciate any help spreading the word. Mybook.to/vilewonder
This World of Vile Wonder: Horror Tales of the Scientific Revolution is out now. Nine tales! Appreciate any help spreading the word. Mybook.to/vilewonder
Discovered today in the wild - Count Orlok's costume from Nosferatu (2024).
Orlok was a big guy!
Orlok was a big guy!
October 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Discovered today in the wild - Count Orlok's costume from Nosferatu (2024).
Orlok was a big guy!
Orlok was a big guy!
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Paperback of THIS WORLD OF VILE WONDER: HORROR TALES OF THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION available now!
Release day is Oct 20, so paperback orders should arrive by then. Mybook.to/vilewonder
Release day is Oct 20, so paperback orders should arrive by then. Mybook.to/vilewonder
October 17, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Paperback of THIS WORLD OF VILE WONDER: HORROR TALES OF THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION available now!
Release day is Oct 20, so paperback orders should arrive by then. Mybook.to/vilewonder
Release day is Oct 20, so paperback orders should arrive by then. Mybook.to/vilewonder
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Happy release day to @gemmafiles.bsky.social and LITTLE HORN, a new collection of 14 stories and novelettes!
Each story features an accompanying full-page illustration by the author.
Out today in hardcover, paperback, and ebook!
shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/litt...
Each story features an accompanying full-page illustration by the author.
Out today in hardcover, paperback, and ebook!
shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/litt...
October 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Happy release day to @gemmafiles.bsky.social and LITTLE HORN, a new collection of 14 stories and novelettes!
Each story features an accompanying full-page illustration by the author.
Out today in hardcover, paperback, and ebook!
shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/litt...
Each story features an accompanying full-page illustration by the author.
Out today in hardcover, paperback, and ebook!
shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/litt...