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Eric J. Guignard @ericjguignard.bsky.social · 2d

Wonderful interview of me conducted by the Los Angeles Public Library! Much thanks to Daryl A. Maxwell. And come see me speak, along with @lisamorton.bsky.social and @joerlansdale.bsky.social, next week at the Library’s Taper Auditorium on Sunday, Oct 12 from 2:00–3:30!
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Interview With an Author: Eric J. Guignard

Eric J. Guignard is an author and anthologist of dark and speculative fiction, operating from the shadowy outskirts of Los Angeles, where he also runs the small press Dark Moon Books. He's twice won t...

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Eric J. Guignard @ericjguignard.bsky.social · 6d

Michelle's art is so amazing!

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Rock Capuano @rockcapuano.bsky.social · 6d

Never read a Gemma Files story.
Read six Gemma Files stories.
Will read more @gemmafiles.bsky.social stories.

Courtesy of Dark Moon Books' EXPLORING DARK SHORT FICTION #7: A PRIMER TO GEMMA FILES (2025) from editor and MANOR Resident @ericjguignard.bsky.social, 2 stories I highly recommend within:

The book cover for EXPLORING DARK SHORT FICTION #7: A PRIMER TO GEMMA FILES (2025) featuring skulls and roses.

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Eric J. Guignard @ericjguignard.bsky.social · 6d

OCTOBER, 2025 Dark Fiction Short Story Markets (as reported to
@horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social
HWA, Los Angeles chapter) — “A selection of New or Reopening Market Listings this month paying minimum pro rates of 5 cents+ per word”
ericjguignard.blogspot.com/2025/10/octo...

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Eric J. Guignard @ericjguignard.bsky.social · 8d

Local friends and Horror fans,
I’ll be selling books and signing works this Saturday!
At: “HWA takes over Underdog Bookstore”
Saturday, Oct. 4, 2:00 – 4:00
312 S. Myrtle Ave.
Monrovia, CA
Come on down!
www.underdogbookstore.org

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Eric J. Guignard @ericjguignard.bsky.social · 9d

Went tramping around the San Gabriel Mountains yesterday. Hiked to S.G. peak, then down and up Mt. Disappointment (true name!) Lots of history up there. Drizzly & thick fog going up the mountains, but at about 5,500+ elevation, broke through the clouds to brilliant, blue skies.

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Eric J. Guignard @ericjguignard.bsky.social · 13d

At heart, I cannot disagree!

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Eric J. Guignard @ericjguignard.bsky.social · 13d

Received another spam call from a publicity/agenting house, in a barely legible voice and in the most disinterested intonation possible, to “discuss turning my books into blockbuster sellers and lucrative movies.”

Bruh, if you’re gonna call, at least pronounce my name right. I’m not a “Gig-a-nerd”.

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Eric J. Guignard @ericjguignard.bsky.social · 15d

Over the weekend, I camped with my daughter's Girls Troop 220 of BSA on an island in San Diego Harbor. I set up on my own private cove, right on the beach, outside the camp overlooking the distant lights of Sea World... not a bad way to spend Friday through Sunday!

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GW @gwoltjer.bsky.social · 15d

Good morning, folks!
Take care of yourself today.
& share a book or two with someone.

@darkmoonbooks.bsky.social & @ericjguignard.bsky.social & @paultremblay.bsky.social

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GW @gwoltjer.bsky.social · 15d

This is some great imagery. From “Sown from Salt” by Gemma Files. This story is part of a primer collection from @darkmoonbooks.bsky.social. Cc: @ericjguignard.bsky.social

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Jack Finn @therealjackfinn.bsky.social · 19d

Build your #horror TBR with these #newreleases!
@ericjguignard.bsky.social @rebeccacuthbert.bsky.social
@ericlarocca.bsky.social @larafraterauthor.bsky.social
@audreywilsonauthor.bsky.social @darialavelleauthor.bsky.social @nytebird45.bsky.social
@jgfaherty.bsky.social @kaylafrederick.bsky.social

Build your #horror TBR with these #newreleases!

Swiss Francenstein – Erik Vrij

A Primer to Gemma Files – Gemma Files

The Night Crew – Brad Ricks

A Graveside Gallery - Eric J. Guignard

Show Me Where It Hurts - Robert E. Stahl

The Hauntings Back Home- Rebecca Cuthbert

The Devil in Mia – Jan Miklaszewicz

Bloody Bones - Garrett Boatman

Broken Things - Diane Corso

Quiet terrors – Alex Hartwell

At Dark, I Become Loathsome - Eric LaRocca

STUCK IN THE MIDDLE - Lara Frater

The Ever End - Audrey Wilson

After Taste – Daria Lavelle

Everything Endless - Jamal Hodge & Linda D. Addison

Don’t Ask, Ghosts Tell

The Malthusian Correction - JG Faherty

Melinda West and the Gremlin Queen – KC Griffant

Dead by Morning – Kayla Frederick

24 Frames Per Second - Tim Waggoner, Andrew Nadolny, Gary A. Braunbeck

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GW @gwoltjer.bsky.social · 19d

Dang. This is a werewolf story like no other I’ve ever read. Gemma Files dethrones the patriarchy with her take on a classic story. Order this book through @darkmoonbooks.bsky.social (@ericjguignard.bsky.social). If this collection opens with this banger, then I’m in for a treat.

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Eric J. Guignard @ericjguignard.bsky.social · 19d

Aw, thank you so much, Vanessa!!! That means the world (outer space world, that is, haha)
I'm waiting for the paperback before I can read everyone else's stories

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GW @gwoltjer.bsky.social · 19d

Waiting for my boy to finish his shift.
I brought a friend. @ericjguignard.bsky.social @darkmoonbooks.bsky.social

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Eric J. Guignard @ericjguignard.bsky.social · 19d

Gemma Files is a good ridealong anywhere you go!

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Eric J. Guignard @ericjguignard.bsky.social · 21d

Coming soon to a galaxy near you!

Vanessa Fogg @vanessafogg.bsky.social · 21d

I'm in a new anthology of space horror with "The Space Roads," a tale of long-haul cargo pilots and the dangers they face crossing the void of space. Edited by E.S. Magill, and with @ericjguignard.bsky.social @kcgrifant.bsky.social @davidagranoff.bsky.social and more! Pre-orders up now.

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Eric J. Guignard @ericjguignard.bsky.social · 26d

New review out for my latest fiction collection, A GRAVESIDE GALLERY!

“…For those who love short stories of the darker kind, Eric J. Guignard should be a household name.”

Thank you to David Simms at Monster Librarian for reviewing!

www.monsterlibrarian.com/TheCirculati...

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Eric J. Guignard @ericjguignard.bsky.social · Sep 8

Super fun to be on the latest podcast of David Agranoff’s POSTCARDS FROM A DYING WORLD

Ep: “The Authors of the new Space Horror Antho edited by E.S. Magill”

And mind that explicit warning!

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

And the YouTube video version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-6e...

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Eric J. Guignard @ericjguignard.bsky.social · Sep 8

Super fun to be on the latest podcast of David Agranoff’s POSTCARDS FROM A DYING WORLD

Ep: “The Authors of the new Space Horror Antho edited by E.S. Magill”

And mind that explicit warning!

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

And the YouTube video version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-6e...

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Eric J. Guignard @ericjguignard.bsky.social · Sep 2

SEPTEMBER, 2025 Dark Fiction Short Story Markets (as reported to @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social HWA, Los Angeles chapter) — “A selection of New or Reopening Market Listings this month paying minimum pro rates of 5 cents+ per word”
ericjguignard.blogspot.com/2025/09/sept...

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Eric J. Guignard @ericjguignard.bsky.social · Aug 30

Excited to be part of this very cool anthology along with my daughter! It's her first publication (and my many-more-than-that): DARKNESS 102: ADVANCED LESSONS WERE LEARNED, edited by Elizabeth Suggs and Jonathan Reddoch (Collective Tales Publishing)

Available at: www.amazon.com/Darkness-102...

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Eric J. Guignard @ericjguignard.bsky.social · Aug 16

I’ll be selling books and signing works today at MIDSUMMER SCREAM at Long Beach Convention Center!
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Booth 496
Looking forward to my first time there, and to be alongside Elvira, John Carpenter, and Barbra Crampton!!!
midsummerscream.org

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Eric J. Guignard @ericjguignard.bsky.social · Aug 13

Can’t believe I missed promoting this yesterday on its official release day (something I’ve been looking forward to for years) but now announcing the release of : SCARING AND DARING
Edited by Eric J. Guignard, in partnership with @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social
www.harpercollins.com/products/sca...

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Eric J. Guignard @ericjguignard.bsky.social · Aug 6

For those in the Inland Empire, I’ll be selling books and signing anything at my table during Indie Author Book Market, as part of Riverside Artswalk!

THURSDAY, August 7
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Riverside Main Library
3900 Mission Inn Ave.

Thanks to Inlandia Institute for hosting!

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