Maxwell Marais
@insanity-inc.bsky.social
Author, illustrator. Horror & weird fiction. They/them
Find my work at maxwellmarais.com
Find my work at maxwellmarais.com
Illustration of mine for the April issue of Cosmic Horror Monthly
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#illustration #illustrator #penandink #traditionalart #horrorart
April 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Illustration of mine for the April issue of Cosmic Horror Monthly
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#illustration #illustrator #penandink #traditionalart #horrorart
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#illustration #illustrator #penandink #traditionalart #horrorart
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I know I'm generalizing here, but it's true that queer people write freakier, weirder, more interesting horror 99% of the time.
April 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I know I'm generalizing here, but it's true that queer people write freakier, weirder, more interesting horror 99% of the time.
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Jack be nimble, Jack be quick 🕯️
March 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick 🕯️
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We've confirmed the US Bureau of Prisons has transferred trans women to men's prisons despite three court rulings blocking Trump's executive order
“I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us
“I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us
Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order
Incarcerated trans women report being groped by male guards and suicidal thoughts: ‘I’m punished for existing’
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
We've confirmed the US Bureau of Prisons has transferred trans women to men's prisons despite three court rulings blocking Trump's executive order
“I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us
“I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us
Cosmic Horror Monthly’s March issue is out!! Here’s the illustrations I have appearing in its pages this time
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#illustration #illustrator #penandink #horror #horrorart #traditionalart
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#illustration #illustrator #penandink #horror #horrorart #traditionalart
March 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Cosmic Horror Monthly’s March issue is out!! Here’s the illustrations I have appearing in its pages this time
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#illustration #illustrator #penandink #horror #horrorart #traditionalart
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#illustration #illustrator #penandink #horror #horrorart #traditionalart
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someone qt'd this with "going TERF rots your brain and destroys your prose style," which is true, but i think the broader important point this review makes is that if you view another person or group with pure contempt & no curiosity, you won't be able to write well about them, period.
"At best, the book presents a Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus picture of gender relations; at worst, it is a blandly regressive take on progressive Americans, who, in these pages, are two-dimensional caricatures sketched from conservative talking points" www.vulture.com/article/chim...
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Frustrating Return
Her new novel Dream Count suffers from the retrograde gender politics and bad writing that has defined her career of late.
www.vulture.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
someone qt'd this with "going TERF rots your brain and destroys your prose style," which is true, but i think the broader important point this review makes is that if you view another person or group with pure contempt & no curiosity, you won't be able to write well about them, period.
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Yearning for Reagan is a special kind of fuck you because not only was Reagan extremely bad for the country but he killed an entire generation of queer people and given how this country is trying to legislate trans people out of existence, if you believe Reagan is good kindly eat my shit and hair
March 5, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Yearning for Reagan is a special kind of fuck you because not only was Reagan extremely bad for the country but he killed an entire generation of queer people and given how this country is trying to legislate trans people out of existence, if you believe Reagan is good kindly eat my shit and hair
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Your mission for the next few years is to keep tabs on every company doing this and then pull that list out when being progressive is “trendy” again
If you're trans, honestly please quit doing doordash at this point because it could actually get you killed
March 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Your mission for the next few years is to keep tabs on every company doing this and then pull that list out when being progressive is “trendy” again
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I know it's a bad time of... the century to ask, but I could really use some help crawling out of the rent/debt/groceries hole I'm in right now! ko-fi.com/O4O8CAE3
March 1, 2025 at 7:38 AM
I know it's a bad time of... the century to ask, but I could really use some help crawling out of the rent/debt/groceries hole I'm in right now! ko-fi.com/O4O8CAE3
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March 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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seeing too many posts regarding the boycott from authors panicking about nobody buying their books because they only distribute through amazon. I would love to suggest taking today to ponder the nightmarish reality of allowing the biggest corporation in the world to hold your art hostage.
February 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
seeing too many posts regarding the boycott from authors panicking about nobody buying their books because they only distribute through amazon. I would love to suggest taking today to ponder the nightmarish reality of allowing the biggest corporation in the world to hold your art hostage.
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ALERT! It just broke that tomorrow, the Senate will attempt a procedural vote on a transgender sports ban.
It will take 7 Democrats breaking rank in order to have enough votes to pass cloture.
Democrats held very strong in the House and only lost two votes.
CALL YOUR DEMS! (info in next post)
It will take 7 Democrats breaking rank in order to have enough votes to pass cloture.
Democrats held very strong in the House and only lost two votes.
CALL YOUR DEMS! (info in next post)
Senate sets up vote to restrict trans women from women's sports
The House passed similar legislation in January.
www.axios.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:08 AM
ALERT! It just broke that tomorrow, the Senate will attempt a procedural vote on a transgender sports ban.
It will take 7 Democrats breaking rank in order to have enough votes to pass cloture.
Democrats held very strong in the House and only lost two votes.
CALL YOUR DEMS! (info in next post)
It will take 7 Democrats breaking rank in order to have enough votes to pass cloture.
Democrats held very strong in the House and only lost two votes.
CALL YOUR DEMS! (info in next post)
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Ghost of a drowned witch
February 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Ghost of a drowned witch
Some illustrations of mine from the Feb. issue of Cosmic Horror Monthly - first one for “Accession,” by Peter Ong Cook, and the 2nd for my very own story “What Ails You” !
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#illustration #horrorart #penandink
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#illustration #horrorart #penandink
February 18, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Some illustrations of mine from the Feb. issue of Cosmic Horror Monthly - first one for “Accession,” by Peter Ong Cook, and the 2nd for my very own story “What Ails You” !
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#illustration #horrorart #penandink
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#illustration #horrorart #penandink
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My piece for the Butch Fairy zine🍄🟫☘️
#rephaeimart
#rephaeimart
January 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
My piece for the Butch Fairy zine🍄🟫☘️
#rephaeimart
#rephaeimart
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this is jarod barbee, former publisher of deaths head press (no longer associated with the company), further demonstrating what a disgrace he is to the horror genre. think twice next time you let him near one of your conventions.
January 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
this is jarod barbee, former publisher of deaths head press (no longer associated with the company), further demonstrating what a disgrace he is to the horror genre. think twice next time you let him near one of your conventions.
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Read as many books as you can.
January 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Read as many books as you can.
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Look! It's finally here! After the longest, most painful labour ever, I birthed a book.
It's feeding well and gaining weight, but it sleeps with its eyes open and wails like a banshee if I put it down.
brigidsgatepress.com/product/sick...
It's feeding well and gaining weight, but it sleeps with its eyes open and wails like a banshee if I put it down.
brigidsgatepress.com/product/sick...
November 25, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Look! It's finally here! After the longest, most painful labour ever, I birthed a book.
It's feeding well and gaining weight, but it sleeps with its eyes open and wails like a banshee if I put it down.
brigidsgatepress.com/product/sick...
It's feeding well and gaining weight, but it sleeps with its eyes open and wails like a banshee if I put it down.
brigidsgatepress.com/product/sick...
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I wish more awards considered short fic collections. Not only do I enjoy reading them, but I also think a lot of stories fall under the radar, especially when the author is still unknown. Collections can bring those stories back into the light so they can finally get some recognition.
January 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I wish more awards considered short fic collections. Not only do I enjoy reading them, but I also think a lot of stories fall under the radar, especially when the author is still unknown. Collections can bring those stories back into the light so they can finally get some recognition.
Looks like a cool project! Will definitely be following its production
JITTERS MOVIE:
Detective Collymore, a single divorced father, stumbles upon a mysterious case involving the death of Tiffany, Digging deeper, he discovers Jitters, psychological twists.
⚠️ Warning ⚠️ trailer contains flashing images and violence.
Crowdfund:
www.indiegogo.com/projects/jit...
Detective Collymore, a single divorced father, stumbles upon a mysterious case involving the death of Tiffany, Digging deeper, he discovers Jitters, psychological twists.
⚠️ Warning ⚠️ trailer contains flashing images and violence.
Crowdfund:
www.indiegogo.com/projects/jit...
January 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Looks like a cool project! Will definitely be following its production