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jrblanes
@jrblanes.bsky.social
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JR Blanes is the author of the upcoming novel, Portraits of Decay, from Ruadan Books. His short fiction has been published in Tales to Terrify, The No Sleep Podcast, Thirteen, among others. You can visit him at https://linktr.ee/jrblanes76
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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 12h
Serenading REM to @claymcleod.bsky.social
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Mark T. Bates (Writer) @marktbates-writer.bsky.social · 20h
… the CURSE is here!🩸

What can you do to survive … when your fate comes calling !?

‘The Curse of Six’ is available on both paperback & ebook here:

amzn.eu/d/8VuTyyn

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#horror #mysterythriller #supernatural #witchcraft #horrorwritersassociation
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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 17h
Horror Question of the Day: If you were going to write a werewolf story, how would you make it different? #horrorwriter #horror #horrorcommunity #writingcommunity #booknerd #bookworm
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Ruadán Books @ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 1d
Just two weeks until Portraits of Decay is unleashed! 🎨💀 Join us on October 21 at 8 PM ET for a launch event with @jrblanes.bsky.social in conversation with Christa Wojciechowski.

There will be a reading! Questions! Answers! And even prizes!

Register:
links.ruadanbooks.com/PODLaunch

#BookSky
The background of this graphic is a close-up of the Portraits of Decay book cover, with black on the left giving way to a riot of haphazardly streaked colors in greens, blues, yellows, some pink, and the red of blood. In the upper right, Portraits of Decay is spelled out in capital letters also textured with the cover’s paint spatters and a fly. A roughly circular green patch in the main part of the graphic reads “Online launch event: 10.21.25. 8 PM ET. J.R. Blanes, reading and conversation with Christa Wojciechowski.” The Portraits of Decay paperback sits to the right of this, and the Ruadán Books logo is centered at the bottom of the image.
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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 1d
Got another story accepted today
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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 1d
Horror Question of the Day: What is your least favorite vampire trope, but name one movie or book who did it well? #horror #horrorcommunity #horrorbooks #horrorfilms #vampires
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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 2d
Halloween Movie Day 6: In lieu of Clive Barker's birthday, the classic Hellraiser
Halloween Movie Day 6: In lieu of Clive Barker's birthday, the classic Hellraiser
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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 2d
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgYO... A highly, funny and entertaining interview with @johnlangan.bsky.social I love the collection Corpsemouth and the novel, The Fisherman. Looking forward to reading Lost in the Dark, especially the story Snakebit. If you haven't read him you're definitely missing out.
9. John Langan Loses Me in the Dark
YouTube video by Robbie Dorman
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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 2d
Oooo…adding to my list of books to check out. Sounds awesome.
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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 2d
Happy Belated Birthday, Clive Barker! My idol and horror master.
Happy Belated birthday, Clive Barker.
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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 2d
Horror Question of the Day: What is your favorite vampire novel of the last five years? Mine is Buffalo Hunter Hunter. (Still need to read Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson and Nat Cassidy's Nestlings is close). #horror #horrorbooks @horrorfans @horrorcommunity
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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 3d
Halloween Day 5: Toxic Avenger was a blast!
Halloween Day 5: Toxic Avenger was a blast!
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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 3d
Horror Question of the Day: Cosmic or Folk Horror? #horror #horrorcommunity #horrorfans #horrorfilms #horrorbooks
Horror Question of the Day: Cosmic or Folk Horror?
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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 3d
Halloween Horror Movie Days 3 & 4: Two really strange, interesting films.
Halloween Horror Movie Days 3 & 4: Two really strange, interesting films. A Strange Harvest. Halloween Horror Movie Days 3 & 4: Two really strange, interesting films. IAm The Pretty Thing that Lives in the House.
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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 4d
Horror Question of the day: Vampire or Werewolf?
#horror #horrorcommunity #horrorfan #scary #horrorsky
Horror question of the day: Vampire or Werewolf? Horror question of the day: Vampire or Werewolf?
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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 4d
I’m ecstatic to be included on Nightfire’s October new horror books alongside @joe-hill.bsky.social Joe Hill, @manylittlewords.bsky.social Gemma Amor, Nathanial Balingrud, Thomas Olde Heuvelt, and @patrickbarb.bsky.social Patrick Barb, among others. #horror #horrorbooks #booknerd #bookworm #read
I’m ecstatic to be included on Nightfire’s October new horror books alongside Joe Hill, @manylittlewords.bsky.social Gemma Amor, Nathanial Balingrud, Thomas Olde Heuvelt, and @patrickbarb.bsky.social Patrick Barb, among others.
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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 5d
Looking forward to reading it
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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 5d
Love @almakatsu.bsky.social as an author and this is a great interview about her new book. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f22g...
8. Alma Katsu Reveals a Fiend
YouTube video by Robbie Dorman
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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 5d
A little thank you to all reviewers and a little reminder to your readers. jrblanes.com/grimoire/ #horrornovel #horrorcommunity #horror #bookworm #booknerd #literature
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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 5d
Super excited to read it
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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 5d
@jonathan-fortin.bsky.social is a frighteningly great author and his Lilitu series is top notch. Grab a copy of Lilitu: The Memories of a Succubus and Lilitu: Bloody Caleb now.
@jonathan-fortin.bsky.social is a frighteningly great author and his Lilitu series is top notch. Grab a copy of Lilitu: The Memories of a Succubus and Lilitu: Bloody Caleb now.
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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 5d
Excited my Cubbies moved past the Padres. Now onto Milwaukee. #baseball #cubbies #chicago
Excited my Cubbies moved past the Padres. Now onto Milwaukee.
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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 5d
I’m J.R. Blanes. I’m 49 years old. I write all kinds of horror: folk, cosmic, psychological, body…nothing is off the table
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David Schmidt - Sword & Cloak @kindtraveler.bsky.social · 7d
I'm David Schmidt. 61 this year. I write (and direct) horror movies - specifically ghost stories, folk horror, occult/supernatural, and cosmic horror. The spooky stuff never ends. :)

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Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 7d
Here we go, #HorrorWritersChat!
Today is the 1st October, beginning of spooky season, if you ever let it end, and that means it's International Day of Older Persons.
I like the idea of it being International Longevity Day but it isn't that yet. Today is about ageing and horror.
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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 5d
I think older characters can bring wisdom to a story—though thats not necessarily always true. They can also have deep seeded regrets or guilt over something they’ve done—or not done. They also may be staring down their own mortality. #horrorwriterschat
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Rebecca Cantrell @rebeccacantrell.bsky.social · 7d
IT WANTS US ALIVE has a menopausal woman as the main character, kicking ass and taking names. She's got a gun, a harp, and a falcon. Her knees crack and her back hurts and she admires how the younger soldiers bounce. But she also has the wisdom to look deeper for answers.
#horrorwriterschat
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Eryn McCee @erynmccee.bsky.social · 7d
Gather close, #HorrorWritersChat bods, whether you creak, or not. And believe me, many of us creaked in our teens, it's all good.
Age is just one factor.
But it's an interesting one that we do overlook. How many of us actually have older characters in our books, that aren't the wise mentor type?
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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 5d
My debut novel Portraits of Decay is being unleashed on October 21st from ruadanbooks.com #horrorwriterschat
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