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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 55m

Timeline cleanse: Here’s a picture of a baby snapping turtle my son found. We released it shortly after this photo was taken.

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 1h

We have a final front cover for @mmdaviesostrom.bsky.social’s RISE FROM THESE DARK WATERS. We’ll reveal it in our next newsletter.

The Dark Crystal meets World War Z. Pre-order now.

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Rise From These Dark Waters by Megan M. Davies-Ostrom (Paperback with Signed Bookplate) — Bad Hand Books

Min, royal daughter of the elven-like Yhathlin, was born to be a diplomat. Representing her nation at the joint American-Canadian embassy in her subterranean city, she was good at walking the tightrop...

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 8h

I unfortunately couldn't include The Worm and His Kings since it's still out of print or No Gods for Drowning for same reason (though the latter is coming back March 3 from @badhandbooks.bsky.social if you want to prepare to meet Arcadia 🔪🌊)

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No Gods for Drowning by Hailey Piper (Paperback With Signed Bookplate) — Bad Hand Books

Set in an alternate reality which updates mythology to near-modern day,  No Gods For Drowning  is part dark fantasy, part noir detective story, and unlike anything you've read before, fr...

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 21h

Watching EVIL DEAD 2 with the boys. Luca, after watching the Evil chase Ash: "If I ever get in a predicament like that, I'm taking out a Poke Ball and catching that thing."

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Robert Nazar Arjoyan @robertarjoyan.bsky.social · 22h

Ok so I returned to @vromansbookstore.bsky.social to buy my son a book and I ran into @joerlansdale.bsky.social and one thing led to another and he asked me to autograph him a copy of SILK & SINEW from the inimitable @badhandbooks.bsky.social. Thanks, Joe! What an afternoon. Bookstores fuckin rock.

Me signing a copy of SILK & SINEW for Joe Lansdale.

Me and Joe Lansdale, who holds a copy of SILK & SINEW

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Benjamin Percy @benjaminpercy.bsky.social · 1d

Nerd alert. I'll be on this panel at NYCC. There will be a juicy announcement or two.

Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 1d

Learn about the future of the X-Men, in 2026 and X years from now, at NYCC 2025 - and we'll be covering it live!

@nicklowe.bsky.social @jedmackay.bsky.social @ryanstegman.bsky.social @benjaminpercy.bsky.social

Bookmark this: www.thepopverse.com/comics-nycc-...

Follow along live for Marvel Comics' X-Men panel at NYCC 2025!

Learn about the future of the X-Men, in 2026 and X years from now, at New York Comic Con 2026 from Marvel Comics itself.

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Some days, all you can do is throw your arms around your big dog, squeeze, and breathe in.

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Thomas S Brown @tomsbrown.bsky.social · 1d

My first gig with @badhandbooks.bsky.social and my discovery of the amazing writing of @inkwellmonster.bsky.social .

Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 1d

This chilling depiction of The Tooth Fairy haunts @inkwellmonster.bsky.social's Stoker nominated collection, ROOT ROT & OTHER GRIM TALES. Illustrations (including the cover) by @tomsbrown.bsky.social.

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A sketch of a ghoulish-looking tooth fairy spilling dozens of teeth from her hands.

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 1d

This chilling depiction of The Tooth Fairy haunts @inkwellmonster.bsky.social's Stoker nominated collection, ROOT ROT & OTHER GRIM TALES. Illustrations (including the cover) by @tomsbrown.bsky.social.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/16...

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 1d

SCOTUS seems to be ready to overturn bans on conversion therapy. Conversion therapy is torture and abuse.

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Screams from the Basement 😱 @sftbpod.bsky.social · 1d

@brackenmacleod.bsky.social joins The Bad Signal to discuss his latest collection, Let Not Your Sorrow Die, out now via @badhandbooks.bsky.social! Let Not Your Sorrow Die collects 16 short stories that explore themes of grief, faith, and humanity.

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much!

Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 1d

It's the gift that keeps on giving all year long.

a man and a woman are smiling with the words save the neck for me

Alt: a man and a woman are smiling with the words save the neck for me

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Bracken MacLeod 𖤐 ⚰ @brackenmacleod.bsky.social · 1d

Here we go! Come get some!

Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 1d

NEW EPISODE! @brackenmacleod.bsky.social joins The Bad Signal to talk about his new collection, LET NOT YOUR SORROW DIE.

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6C6Q...

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Benjamin Percy @benjaminpercy.bsky.social · 1d

We launch in November, so you could make this an early holiday gift. A year of storytelling delivered piping hot to your doorstep. Every issue includes a comic strip.

Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 6d

Due to massive demand, we've expanded our print run of THE END TIMES by Benjamin Percy & Stephen King. Don't miss this serialized short novel delivered to your doorstep. One subscription price gets a year of storytelling.

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A graphic featuring The End Times masthead along with photos of authors Benjamin Percy and Stephen King.

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Not me finishing the mowing while wearing my 666 shirt to demonstrate what a FRIENDLY AND APPROACHABLE NEIGHBOR I AM.

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 1d

"THE END IN ALL BEGINNINGS is accomplished stuff, complex and heartfelt. It's one of the best novella collections I've read in years!"

- JACK KETCHUM, Bram Stoker Award®-winning author of The Box, Closing Time and Peaceable Kingdom

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The End in All Beginnings

The End in All Beginnings [Taff, John F.D.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The End in All Beginnings

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 1d

NEW EPISODE! @brackenmacleod.bsky.social joins The Bad Signal to talk about his new collection, LET NOT YOUR SORROW DIE.

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6C6Q...

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 5d

Gee, I wonder why people went from calling me a queer horror author to a cosmic horror author.

The fun part is how few were on purpose (Worm trilogy + Game in Yellow) vs how much is cosmic by accident because I'm a weirdo (the rest of it 😅)

Nonetheless, make horror gay AF 🌈 including cosmic horror

Includes or is cosmic horror: The Worm and His Kings, Even the Worm Will Turn, Song of the Tyrant Worm, Your Mind is a Terrible Thing, Unfortunate Elements of My Anatomy, Cruel Angels Past Sundown, A Light Most Hateful, A Game in Yellow, All the Hearts You Eat, No Gods for Drowning

No cosmic:

Cranberry Cove, Teenage Girls Can Be Demons, The Ghostlands of Natalie Glasgow

I don't think it's cosmic but many disagree and refuse to explain, is it the p***y tentacles, the rebuilding of a mind from the inside, what is ittt

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Robert Nazar Arjoyan @robertarjoyan.bsky.social · 2d

There it is! A little triumph to find something of mine on the shelf at @vromansbookstore.bsky.social! Way to go, @badhandbooks.bsky.social and @garnetonwinter.bsky.social!

Me holding a copy of SILK & SINEW in bookstore aisle

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Alma Katsu (FIEND is out now) @almakatsu.bsky.social · 2d

New Yorker, naturally

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Screams from the Basement 😱 @sftbpod.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow's Bad Signal is one you won't want to miss!

There's even some Napoleon Dynamite talk in our chat with @brackenmacleod.bsky.social

Why?! Listen tomorrow to find out!

Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 2d

TOMORROW: THE BAD SIGNAL chats with @brackenmacleod.bsky.social about his latest collection, LET NOT YOUR SORROW DIE. Follow our official podcast for deep-dive conversations with Bad Hand authors and artists.

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The Bad Signal

Books Podcast · Updated Biweekly · The official podcast of Bad Hand Books, co-produced by Bad Hand Books and Screams from the Basement. We’ll discuss all things to do with Bad Hand, conversing with au...

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 2d

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 2d

TOMORROW: THE BAD SIGNAL chats with @brackenmacleod.bsky.social about his latest collection, LET NOT YOUR SORROW DIE. Follow our official podcast for deep-dive conversations with Bad Hand authors and artists.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The Bad Signal

Books Podcast · Updated Biweekly · The official podcast of Bad Hand Books, co-produced by Bad Hand Books and Screams from the Basement. We’ll discuss all things to do with Bad Hand, conversing with au...

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 2d

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