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weirdwestfiction.bsky.social @weirdwestfiction.bsky.social · Sep 5

Saddle up for these #weirdwest games! weirdwestfiction.com/2025/09/05/w...

Ready to dust off your hat and get in on the action? Saddle up for these immersive western adventures! Monster Gunslingers Texas Hold’Em party game Description: Monster Gunslingers is a supernatura…

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weirdwestfiction.bsky.social @weirdwestfiction.bsky.social · 6d

Great list! #westerns

Keith Lansdale @keithlansdale.bsky.social · Aug 3

Thanks to Johnny Wesner for spotted this one! Pale Door made the list!

screenrant.com/western-movi...

10 Great Western Movies With A Supernatural Edge (Number 1 Is A Masterpiece)

Westerns that veer toward the unknown.

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Keith Lansdale @keithlansdale.bsky.social · 19d

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · 18d

🎉 Congrats to Elijah J. Mears, whose flash fiction, "Scar Tissue" is a 3rd place winner in our Weird West Quick Draw contest.

Whiskey and solitude on the West Texas plains bring out more than just old wounds for cowboys Miguel and John.

Read Elijah's winning story:

reachyourapex.com/scar-tissue

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SST Publications @sstpublications.bsky.social · 11d

Preorder from: sstpublications.co.uk/jr-lansdale-...

@joerlansdale.bsky.social #HapandLeonard

Joe R. Lansdale @joerlansdale.bsky.social · 12d

Sugar on the Bones limited edition

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weirdwestfiction.bsky.social @weirdwestfiction.bsky.social · 10d

This looks awesome! #TheAbandons

No Context Gillian Anderson @contextgillian.bsky.social · 11d

First look at Lena Headey & Gillian Anderson as the powerful matriarchs of two warring families in The Abandons. Premiering December 4.

📷 Matthias Clamer

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weirdwestfiction.bsky.social @weirdwestfiction.bsky.social · Sep 5

Saddle up for these #weirdwest games! weirdwestfiction.com/2025/09/05/w...

Weird West Games

Ready to dust off your hat and get in on the action? Saddle up for these immersive western adventures! Monster Gunslingers Texas Hold’Em party game Description: Monster Gunslingers is a supernatura…

weirdwestfiction.com

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KC Grifant, Author @kcgrifant.bsky.social · Aug 1

I am beyond excited to announce the upcoming release of Monster Gunslingers, a new poker-based card game featuring characters from my Weird West books!!

Much more to come! Sign up to be notified when the game launches and for exclusive perks:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/red...

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Andrew Beauman 🔜 GameHole @andrewbeauman.com · Sep 3

This looks pretty damn sick. I got to hang with this team at Gen Con and am really impressed with the system they're working on. Check it out.
#ttrpgcommunity #weirdwest

Tales from Elsewhere: Clockworld - Action Horror RPG

An action-horror, post-apocalyptic, weird west tabletop roleplaying game with a brutal injury system and dynamic, math-lite combat.

www.kickstarter.com

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Reach Your Apex @reachyourapex.bsky.social · Sep 2

Announcing the winners of our Weird West Quick Draw flash fiction contest, guest-judged by award-winning weird west author, KC Grifant @kcgrifant.bsky.social

reachyourapex.com/announcing-t...

Announcing The Weird West Quick Draw Flash Fiction Contest Winners - REACH YOUR APEX

Announcing the winners of our Weird West Quick Draw flash fiction contest.

reachyourapex.com

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Christine Beres @seabeewrites.bsky.social · Sep 3

I am proud to say I got FIRST PLACE with my story about a rider in need of a horse to save a girl. This was my first time submitting anywhere since 6th grade and I am very pleased and proud that I placed.

KC Grifant, Author @kcgrifant.bsky.social · Sep 2

🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the winners! 🎉🎉🎉
Over 200 submissions showed an impressive range of fantastical takes on the Old West, making the selection of the finalists extremely difficult. Check out the winners at the link and thank you to all who participated!!
#weirdwest #flashfiction

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Lesley Conner @lesleyconner.bsky.social · Sep 4

Apex is reopening to submissions and launching our Kickstarter to fund 2026 on Oct. 1st! If you want to be one the first backers and make sure you don't miss out on any of the exciting this we have planned next month, click the "Notify me on launch button" here! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Coming soon: Apex Magazine 2026

An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.

www.kickstarter.com

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KC Grifant, Author @kcgrifant.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thrilled to see my Monster Gunslinger series from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social
popping up in Colorado! If you’re Iooking for signed copies and other bookish treasures, stop by Odd Cat Bookstore!

oddcatbooks.com

#MonsterGunslingers #indiebookstore #weirdwest

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BoardGameGeek @boardgamegeek.com · Jul 22

Story: Designer Benja Amorín writes about the creation of Ace of Spades, a solitaire game due out in August 2025 from Devir, with a Gen Con 2025 debut at the same time: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... —WEM

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Vaughn A. Jackson @madnessandmonsters.bsky.social · Apr 21

Got to talk about Southern Cross thanks to Weird West Fiction. Check it out!

weirdwestfiction.bsky.social @weirdwestfiction.bsky.social · Apr 21

Just posted a fascinating and fun interview with @madnessandmonsters.bsky.social about his new #WeirdWest book SOUTHERN CROSS!

Read ➡️ weirdwestfiction.com/2025/04/21/w...

Weird West Author Spotlight: Vaughn A. Jackson

Learn more about Weird West author Vaughn A. Jackson.

weirdwestfiction.com

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weirdwestfiction.bsky.social @weirdwestfiction.bsky.social · Aug 7

The stakes are high. The cards are stacked. And the monsters are coming. 
MONSTER GUNSLINGERS (coming this fall) is a supernatural Texas Hold’Em, where every card has a special power & every hand is a showdown.
  www.kickstarter.com/projects/red... #indiegame #cardgame #poker #monstergunslingers

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KC Grifant, Author @kcgrifant.bsky.social · May 19

MELINDA WEST AND THE GREMLIN QUEEN @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social), a supernatural western adventure, comes out May 29!

Details - scifiwri.com/melinda-west...

Melinda West and the Gremlin Queen

Melinda West and the Gremlin Queen by KC Grifant.

scifiwri.com

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Falstaff Books @falstaffbooks.bsky.social · Mar 20

Revenge is a dish best served cold. Check out the newest release by author @madnessandmonsters.bsky.social

Available on our Shopify!

#booksky #horrorbooks #bookrecs

“Beautiful prose, pulse-pounding action, and an enthralling plot drag you across this blood-soaked tale of revenge, racism, and vampires. Yes, there are undead monsters and plenty of gore, but what really shines is the human element; tragic, flawed, and full of pain and rage. Southern Cross is a pulp masterpiece.”
-Pedro Iniguez, Bram Stoker Award-nominee and author of Fever Dreams of a Parasite

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Marc Tizura @marctizura2.bsky.social · May 21

10 days until 42 (towel pic inevitable)
7 days until vacation (not counting)
Can I interest you in picking up one of my book children and leaving a birthday review 🤔 #booksky 📚😱💙📚
linktr.ee/MarcTizura?s=09

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C.S. Humble @cshumble.bsky.social · Apr 22

Stay true to the dreams of thy youth.

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Steve Stred @stevestred.bsky.social · Apr 22

Book Review: @gemmafiles.bsky.social 'A Book of Tongues' is a brutal, gritty, weird western that will leave you with dust in your mouth & pain in your heart. This was a fun ride.

stevestredauthor.ca/2025/04/22/b...

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weirdwestfiction.bsky.social @weirdwestfiction.bsky.social · Apr 21

Thank you for an excellent interview! 🤠

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weirdwestfiction.bsky.social @weirdwestfiction.bsky.social · Apr 21

Just posted a fascinating and fun interview with @madnessandmonsters.bsky.social about his new #WeirdWest book SOUTHERN CROSS!

Read ➡️ weirdwestfiction.com/2025/04/21/w...

Weird West Author Spotlight: Vaughn A. Jackson

Learn more about Weird West author Vaughn A. Jackson.

weirdwestfiction.com

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Brigids Gate Press @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social · Apr 1

Are you ready?
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Women of the Weird West anthology submission opens April 1st. Edited by KC Grifant.
Background: orange and yellow desert scape

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weirdwestfiction.bsky.social @weirdwestfiction.bsky.social · Mar 6

New weird west author profile is up! #weirdwest

weirdwestfiction.com/2025/03/06/w...

Weird West Author Spotlight: Arlo Z. Graves

Learn more about Weird West author Arlo Z. Graves.

weirdwestfiction.com