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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 1h

In celebration of his new book coming from @crystallake.bsky.social, FOOD TO DIE FOR!, author John Ward shares his Top Five Evil #Clowns From the #Horror Genre with us!

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Top Five Evil Clowns From the Horror Genre

Nightmare fuel.

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 21h

#Kindle deal! There are a slew of Dark Matter Presents anthologies on sale for just $1.99 each! Stories by @alexwoodroe.com, @jawmccarthy.bsky.social, @sgj.bsky.social, @crobertcargill.bsky.social, @christinogle.bsky.social & many more! #booksky #ad #ebookdeal #bookdeal

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Dark Matter Presents

Visit Amazon's Dark Matter Presents Page and shop for all Dark Matter Presents books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of Dark Matter Presents

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 1d

Don't forget, @wrylab.bsky.social has your October tunes picked!

Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 7d

It's October 1st! Are you looking for something to listen to in October? Ritchie has you covered with THE 31 BEST #HORROR SOUNDTRACKS FOR OCTOBER. #amlistening #music #halloween

www.horrordna.com/features/the...

(Now with a (hopefully) working link!)

Picture of a creepy ass child who has a pumpkin for a head. It doesn't even have eyeholes! Just a pumpkin on this kid's body. They are wearing a full-length burgandy coat (I guess, I'm not a fashion designer) that goes down to their ankles. They are standing in front of a misty forest, with pumpkins on the ground to the left and right.

Image credit Seth Metoyer over at Pixabay.

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 1d

You'll never go wrong with Lansdale, for sure.

Tachyon Publications @tachyonpub.bsky.social · 1d

Pub TOMORROW!

THE ESSENTIAL HORROR OF @joerlansdale.bsky.social!

3 ways to WIN:

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#giveaway US and CAN only

@joe-hill.bsky.social @davemckean.bsky.social

Art by Dave McKean
Design by Elizabth Story

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Books R' Me @booksrme.bsky.social · 1d

Comics can be such a thrilling adventure! Each page turns into a portal, inviting us into realms where horror and imagination intertwine. It's incredible how stories can evoke emotions and spark our creativity. Happy reading! #booksky #books

Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 1d

Whoa, some great comic deals going on at @fanatical.com right now! First up, you can "Build Your Own Supernatural #Horror #Comics Bundle". You can snag 24 comics, including a bunch from @cullenbunn.bsky.social's HARROW COUNTY series, for just $9.99! #booksky #ad #deal

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The banner has a giant green head with black hair and a blue eye on the left, a face with hands almost covering the eyes in the top middle right, what looks like a black and white clown on the top right, and a creepy ass hand on the bottom left. In the middle of all of this is "Build Your Own Supernatural Horror Comics Bundle".

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 1d

Any #Hellboy fans? Grab 33 graphic novels over at @fanatical.com for under $15! #comics #ad #booksky #deal #comicbooksky

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Banner for the "Hellboy: Case Files of the B.P.R.D. Build Your Own Bundle", which is displayed just to the right of Hellboy. He has his back facing you and a red tail with its tip on fire is coming out from his back side. He's all in red and he has a giant right arm. Just above the Hell in Hellboy is a giant turtle head, ready to swallow you in a gulp.

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 1d

Whoa, some great comic deals going on at @fanatical.com right now! First up, you can "Build Your Own Supernatural #Horror #Comics Bundle". You can snag 24 comics, including a bunch from @cullenbunn.bsky.social's HARROW COUNTY series, for just $9.99! #booksky #ad #deal

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 1d

#ICYMI!

Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 2d

When he's not cranking out reviews, @jonezyboy.bsky.social's cranking out features. Check out his latest, JOIN US: TWENTY OF THE CREEPIEST CULTS IN HORROR FICTION. Check out what made the list, and get ready to open your wallets! #booksky #cults #amreading #horror

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Join Us: Twenty of the Creepiest Cults in Horror Fiction

Beware strange or persuasive men and women who insist they have all the answers!

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 2d

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 2d

It's Banned Books Week! Here are some Horror (and adjacent) books that are often banned and/or frequently challenged. I have read most of them but I chose Bless Me, Ultima to read & enjoy. See if your public/school libraries have these books! Read Banned Books

The Exorcist
Beloved
Exquisite Corpse
The Hunger Games
Carrie
Rosemary's Baby
The Witches
Bless Me, Ultima
Lord of the Flies
Kindred
The Handmaid's Tale
Lovecraft Country
100 Years of Solitude
When the Reckoning Comes
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Lottery
Perfume
Tipping the Velvet
In the Miso Soup

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 2d

When he's not cranking out reviews, @jonezyboy.bsky.social's cranking out features. Check out his latest, JOIN US: TWENTY OF THE CREEPIEST CULTS IN HORROR FICTION. Check out what made the list, and get ready to open your wallets! #booksky #cults #amreading #horror

www.horrordna.com/features/joi...

Join Us: Twenty of the Creepiest Cults in Horror Fiction

Beware strange or persuasive men and women who insist they have all the answers!

www.horrordna.com

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 5d

I rewatched a few episodes recently and still dug them.

Except for the way dude creeps on the woman, WHO'S HIS COUSIN.

His relentless flirting with her is a train wreck you can't turn away from.

(Still enjoy it overall, though.)

-Steve

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 5d

Yeah. Brilliant but gross. Reminds me of Russ Meyer in away. After I read his biography, his movies mad SO MUCH more sense.

-Steve

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 5d

I remember seeing it as a kid and being terrified of the birds. Then I watched it again as an adult and being engrossed by the back and forth dialog.

I need another rewatch. It's been way too long.

-Steve

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 5d

#Kindle deal! @claymcleod.bsky.social's GHOST EATERS is just $2.99! #booksky #amreading #horror

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Cover for Clay McLeod Chapman's GHOST EATERS. It features *something* with a sheet over it. There are big dark cricles where the eyes would be, and another for the mouth. Creepy.

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 5d

Would read.

Paperback Paradise @paperbackparadise.bsky.social · 5d

it’s time

Photo of a vintage illustrated book cover, a naked woman mourns her naked boyfriend(?) who is lying on the ground unconscious, presumably dead, as many skeletons loom over him victorious. An award with a review are featured at the top of the cover:

INTERNATIONAL PISS AWARD
"Pee came out fast." - SIGRIN GROWTH

Book title and copy read:

SKELETONS FUCKED UP MY NAKED HUSBAND

AN EVENING OF LOVE-MAKING TURNS INTO GRAVE-DIGGING WHEN JEALOUS SKELETONS SHOW UP AND BEAT A MAN TO DEATH FOR TRYING TO NUT ON A FULL MOON

BY HERMAN FILTH

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Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 7d

It's October! Hurrah!

I've specially curated 5 of our spookier titles, and discounted the eBooks to just $2. Grab a couple, or all 5 for $10. It's your choice.

@seanbirnie.bsky.social @acwise.bsky.social @stevetoase.bsky.social

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5 book covers: Shadows & Tall Trees, Vol. 8 (Michael Kelly, ed.) - Finalist for the World Fantasy; Shirley Jackson; and British Fantasy Awards. Reprints in 2 'Best Ofs'. Featuring Kay Chronister, Krisit DeMeester; Brian Evenson, M. Rickert, and more.

Aickman's Heirs (Simon Strantzas, ed.) - Winner of the Shirley Jackson Award. Finalist for the World Fantasy, and British Fantasy Awards. Reprints in 5 'Best Ofs'. Featuring Nadia Bulkin, Brian Evenson, John Langan, Lynda E. Rucker, and more.

The Ghost Sequences, by A.C. Wise - Finalist for the World Fantasy; Locus; Bram Stoker; and British Fantasy Awards.

To Drown in Dark Water, by Steve Toase - Reprints in 2 'Best Ofs'. Praise from Booklist, and Rue Morgue.

I Would Haunt You if I Could, by Seán Padraic Birnie - Reprints in 2 'Best Ofs'. Praise from The Toronto Star, and Library Journal.

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 7d

It's October 1st! Are you looking for something to listen to in October? Ritchie has you covered with THE 31 BEST #HORROR SOUNDTRACKS FOR OCTOBER. #amlistening #music #halloween

www.horrordna.com/features/the...

(Now with a (hopefully) working link!)

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 6d

Night crowd!

Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 7d

#Kindle deal! @chuckwendig.bsky.social's THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS is just $2.99! #horror #ad #amreading #booksky

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Book cover for Chuck Wendig's THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS. It features (you guessed it) a spiral staircase in the woods, back lit by a golden light. A bird sits on the railing in middle of the staircase.

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Ren Zelen @renzelen.bsky.social · 7d

Hello class, it’s October 1st 😈

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 7d

#Kindle deal! @chuckwendig.bsky.social's THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS is just $2.99! #horror #ad #amreading #booksky

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks for the heads up, @jksozawrites.bsky.social!

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 7d

It's October 1st! Are you looking for something to listen to in October? Ritchie has you covered with THE 31 BEST #HORROR SOUNDTRACKS FOR OCTOBER. #amlistening #music #halloween

www.horrordna.com/features/the...

(Now with a (hopefully) working link!)

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Candace Nola @candacenola.bsky.social · 7d

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October 1 ,2025: Twisted Halloween Book Sale

Starting today, October 1 through October 31, come shop the massive Halloween Horror Book Sale! More than 25 books have been deeply discounted for your spooky season TBR! Don't miss out! Shop the sale...

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 8d

Daywalkers!

Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 9d

#Kindle #deals! Nothing over $2.99 w/ works by @riverssolomon.bsky.social, @legroff.bsky.social, @paultremblay.bsky.social, @kevinblucia.bsky.social, @caitlinstarling.com, @brianmcwriter.bsky.social, @tananarivedue.bsky.social, @bymattruff.bsky.social & more! #booksky #ad #bookdeal

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Cover for Rivers Solomon's AN UNKINDNESS OF GHOSTS. There's a drawing of a Black person's face staring sternly at you. Her skin is all but translucent, and you can see the stars of the universe through it.

Cover for Lauren Groff's THE MONSTERS OF TEMPLETON. It's a simple but interesting cover in that the title and author's name are in white and take up the front, but the background image appears to be reptilian scales.

Cover for Paul Tremblay's THE BEAST YOU ARE. It's all in red, featuring a wolf with yellow eyes coming in from a left to bite a cow's ear. The cow also has yellow eyes. It could be a buffalo. It looks like one of those woodcuts from way back in the day.

Cover for Kevin Lucia's CARETAKER OF THE DEAD. There's a black crow (or raven; I don't know. I'm just a bird lawyer not an ornithologist.) perched atop a old timey lantern.

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Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.com · 9d

Tomorrow ... tomorrow ...

Folks, we are in THE SMALL HOURS. My debut novel releases tomorrow from @ghoulish.bsky.social. Cover art by @bettyrocksteady.bsky.social. Michael David Wilson compares it to Peter Jackson and Adrian Lyne ... WHAT?

pre-order here: ghoulish.rip/product/the-...

Get bloody!

A picture of THE SMALL HOURS by Bob Pastorella, with a nice blurb from Michael David Wilson comparing Bob to the likes of Peter Jackson and Adrian Lyne. The picture is the cover of the book, by Betty Rockstead, and features a redheaded vampire in a coffin with blood smeared around her fang filled mouth and alluring eyes.

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