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Daniel Carpenter @dancarpenter.bsky.social · 4h

The only half decent segment in V/H/S Halloween is Paco Plaza's neatly structured Ut Supra Sic Infra, which does interesting stuff with the format. Everything else is pretty much a mess. I was very disappointed to see Alex Ross Perry, whose films I've enjoyed, make something as sloppy as KitPrint.

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Eric LaRocca @ericlarocca.bsky.social · 11h

Finished reading this yesterday and loved it. A haunting, unpleasant fable with some serious ick factor. Reminded me a great deal of work by Priya Sharma and T. Kingfisher. Comes out next year from Titan.

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Titan Books @titanbooks.bsky.social · 1d

COUP DE GRÂCE by @sofiaajram.bsky.social is out in paperback! 🖤

A mindbending and visceral experimental horror about a young man trapped in an infinite Montreal subway station.

https://tinyurl.com/2xewpf3e

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Dates in Movies @datesinmovies.bsky.social · 2d

Oct 6th 1988 - Students discovered that school was closed due to flooding. Flooding which Donnie Darko caused, while under the influence of Frank.

📽️📅 Donnie Darko (2001)

3 Screenshots from the movie "Donnie Darko" (2001): First, a dimly lit scene shows a young man with an intense expression, holding an axe over his shoulder, with a mysterious, blurred figure in the background. Second, a black screen with white text reads "October 6 1988 (twenty-four days remain)." Third, a group of school children walks outside, with one smiling, as subtitles read "The school is closed today because it's flooded," and a Halloween-themed sign is visible in the background.

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Philip A. Suggars @felipeazucares.bsky.social · 4d

So something very exciting turned up in the post … an #ARC for #TheLighthouseAtTheEndOfTheWorld thanks @dancarpenter.bsky.social and everyone at @titanbooks.bsky.social

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Clay McLeod Chapman @claymcleod.bsky.social · 5d

I’ll never get over the power of word-of-mouth, the ability to spread stories from one reader to the next purely by sharing… Thank you, Matt, for helping spread the word

Matt Ramsey @onenerdsopinion.bsky.social · 5d

3. Clay McLeod Chapman

Clay writes some of the best horror focused on grief and loss. His short stories are amazing and somehow he packs so much plot into them that they feel like novels.

Starting point:Ghost Eaters, Whisper Down The Lane, Kill Your Darling

Short Story Collection: Acquired Taste

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Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 6d

no no the publishing industry is doing fine, why do you ask

A screenshot from Publisher's Lunch:
Jennifer L. Armentrout and Hellmann's
In a promotion designed for BookTok enjoyment, Jennifer L. Armentrout’s just-published THE PRIMAL OF BLOOD AND BONE is available in a special, limited-edition "garlic-scented copy, infused with Hellmann’s Garlic Aioli to create a one-of-a-kind, Craven-proof book." They explain: "This exclusive edition is printed with garlic-infused ink, designed to ward off Armentrout’s bloodthirsty monsters, the Craven. While humans may dread garlic breath, Hellmann’s has cleverly transformed this social faux pas into an unexpected – and delicious – form of supernatural protection."

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Daniel Carpenter @dancarpenter.bsky.social · 6d

The four year old made his own special edition of @haileypiperfights.bsky.social's TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS this morning.

Interiors have windscreen wipers "for the sad bits" apparently.

A green piece of paper with a book plate on.

A child has stuck some lolly sticks to a green piece of paper.

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Daniel Carpenter @dancarpenter.bsky.social · 6d

IIRC the series was meant to be an anthology series, but after the first one took off the way it did, they were forced to make a direct sequel before getting back on track and making an unrelated standalone horror under the Halloween banner.

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Clay McLeod Chapman @claymcleod.bsky.social · 7d

Did Rachel Harrison pen a possession op-ed for The New York Times? Yes, she did! Did she include WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES? You bet yer sweet demons, she did! Check out “Not Your Average Demon: Unconventional Possession Novels” here: bit.ly/4nvKBpV

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Daniel Carpenter @dancarpenter.bsky.social · 7d

Oh I really want to see this. Is it streaming anywhere?

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Andrea Morstabilini @andreamorstabilini.bsky.social · 7d

A Blood as Bright as the Moon is one month old!

To mark the occasion the wizards at @titanbooks.bsky.social have made a beautiful booktrailer, at the end of which you can see some endorsements, from Mariana Enriquez, @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social and @ericlarocca.bsky.social ❤️🌕🩸

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Kelsea Yu @anovelescape.bsky.social · 8d

DEMON SONG is out in the world today!! Thank you to everyone who preordered, blurbed, reviewed, library requested, shared, beta read, recommended, or otherwise supported this release!! With help from all of you, I get to continue in my dream career! 🥰

Available now in hardcover, ebook, & audio!! 🥳🥳

Photograph of a smiling Chinese American woman in a skull crown holding a copy of Demon Song by Kelsea Yu

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Daniel Carpenter @dancarpenter.bsky.social · 8d

But this one goes up to unleavened

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Daniel Carpenter @dancarpenter.bsky.social · 8d

Something is roti in the state of Denmark.

Kirkdale Bookshop @kirkdalebooks.bsky.social · 8d

CIABATTA MY HEART, THREE-PERSON'D GOD

Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · 8d

Focaccia in the rye

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 9d

Books can cannibalize books 😈🍖

BENNY ROSE THE CANNIBAL KING is back in print, just in time for his month of legend 🎃 read about a group of teen girls facing a flesh-eating ghost on Halloween 1987, alongside 12 more coming-of-rage stories in TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS, out now from Titan!

A four-panel story of one book, a Hailey Piper short story collection Teenage Girls Can Be Demons, eating another, Benny Rose the Cannibal King, and then displaying it inside the first book as one of its stories

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Daniel Carpenter @dancarpenter.bsky.social · 9d

Full marks to the guy for using a cycling lane as part of his escape.

The Louvre of Bluesky @thelouvreof.bsky.social · 9d

Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 9d

ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.

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Daniel Carpenter @dancarpenter.bsky.social · 9d

E Nesbit?

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Daniel Carpenter @dancarpenter.bsky.social · 10d

Well, I've been on this solo retreat now for three days and I've managed to write over 10,000 words which feels amazing.

The novel is now at 50k, and I'm not near the end at all yet, but I'm over halfway, and at 50k words, this thing is now legitimately a novel, which is something to be proud of.

A laptop screen with the word count reading 50,008 words. Woo.

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RhiARGHnnon GriZZLY @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social · 10d

Good morning Womble! I'm currently reading HEX HOUSE by Amy Jane Stewart.

A photo of an advanced reader copy of Hex House. Its cover shows a house hidden in the woods in shades of teal and green, and orange silhouettes of birds. It's all very autumnal. The book has been laid on an autumnal-coloured silk scarf and surrounded by witchy accoutrements such as runes, antlers, small glass bottles, crystals and tiny bones.

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Daniel Carpenter @dancarpenter.bsky.social · 10d

The view from the desk today.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 20d

If a publisher won't commit to human editing, art and translation, the deal is not worth having. They're signalling how little they care about the final product, which comes with your name attached. This is the right place to push back. Having an agent here helps.

J. Powell Taylor @jpowelltaylor.com · 20d

I suspect new authors will have a hard time getting such a deal.

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Daniel Carpenter @dancarpenter.bsky.social · 10d

Once again, the sunrise at this actual residential library pleases this horror nerd.

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Daniel Carpenter @dancarpenter.bsky.social · 11d

Also, all of you were right about Our Share of Night*.

*Assuming your opinion is that it's a banger.

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Daniel Carpenter @dancarpenter.bsky.social · 11d

Maybe the nicest place I've ever read a book?

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