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Author of Milk-Blood, All Smoke Rises Editor of Orphans of Bliss, Lullabies for Suffering, Garden of Fiends. Shirley Jackson Award Finalist New novel: To Those Willing To Drown coming in 2025. linktr.ee/MarkMatthews

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Mark Matthews @markmatthews.bsky.social · Apr 2

...the lake speaks most honestly...
TO THOSE WILLING TO DROWN
—Now Available—
$5.99 Kindle
$15.99 Paperback
Or FREE on KindleUnlimited
Check it out 👇👇👇👇
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#booksky #addiction #folkhorror #eldritchmonsters #fun!

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Mark Matthews @markmatthews.bsky.social · 9d

KALI'S WEB on amazon

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Kali's Web

Amazon.com: Kali's Web eBook : Matthews, Mark, Publishing, Crystal Lake, Waters, Torrid: Kindle Store

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Mark Matthews @markmatthews.bsky.social · 9d

Goodreads giveaway
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Book giveaway for Kali's Web by Mark Matthews Sep 06-Sep 30, 2025

Enter to win one of 5 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Sep 06-Sep 30, 2025. Enter to Win one of Five paperback copies of KALI'S WEB, a fast-pac...

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Mark Matthews @markmatthews.bsky.social · 9d

Check it out: Win one of Five paperback copies of KALI'S WEB from @crystallake.bsky.social

Last day to enter. Winners picked at Midnight

"Amazing" "Intense""Highly recommended"

Enter Here ⬇️
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Mark Matthews @markmatthews.bsky.social · 15d

KALI'S WEB from @crystallake.bsky.social

"An amazing and intense horror novella."
"Ghastly"
"Highly Recommended!"

Win One of Five paperback copies, delivered to your front door.

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Book giveaway for Kali's Web by Mark Matthews Sep 06-Sep 30, 2025

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Jack Finn @therealjackfinn.bsky.social · Sep 8

2025 New Releases for Your TBR

@kevinblucia.bsky.social @spookywv.bsky.social
@kristinaorlea.bsky.social @leighkenny.bsky.social
@markmatthews.bsky.social @johndurginauthor.bsky.social
@kaylafrederick.bsky.social @tonyanuci.bsky.social
@gagegreenwood.bsky.social @crystallake.bsky.social

2025 New Releases for Your TBR

We All Go Into the Dark -Kevin Lucia

Close the Door - Cassandra O'Sullivan Sacha

The Forgotten Cemetery - Michael Gregory II

Fear of the Deep - Julie Hiner

The SevenDeaths of Prince Vlad – Jack Finn

Whatever Happened To Uncle Ed? - Eric Miller

Through the Dark Hallway - Kristina Orlea

To Those Willing to Drown - Mark Matthews

Memento Mori - Kayla Frederick

Urban Legends --Nick Roberts / Leigh Kenny / Dan Franklin

What Swallows the Light– John Durgin, Gage Greenwood - Andrew Van Wey

Gangsters and Demons - Rowan O'Neill

Abandoned Altars - Joshua Vise

Night of the Living Toilet Paper – Kevin Garone

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Mark Matthews @markmatthews.bsky.social · Sep 6

Enter to win ONE of FIVE paperback copies.
Offer ends 9/30/25. Check it out↓

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Mark Matthews @markmatthews.bsky.social · Sep 6

"Ghastly and fabulous!" KALI'S WEB is my new novella from @crystallake.bsky.social /Torrid Waters.
Enter to win ONE of FIVE paperback copies. Offer ends 9/30/25.

Check it out↓
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Book giveaway for Kali's Web by Mark Matthews Sep 06-Sep 30, 2025

Enter to win one of 5 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Sep 06-Sep 30, 2025. Enter to Win one of Five paperback copies of KALI'S WEB, a fast-pac...

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Horror-Reads @horrorreads.bsky.social · Sep 5

Whether you're looking for a grief filled lake monster, an old school drive-in terror, or horrific supernatural humor, these books have you covered! Featuring @markmatthews.bsky.social @haleynewlin.bsky.social @marktowse.bsky.social and @loogenhausen.bsky.social

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Mark Matthews @markmatthews.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thank you so much! really appreciate this. Fascinating to listen to your take on To Those Willing to Drown (and all three books)

Mark Matthews @markmatthews.bsky.social · Sep 4

the lake speaks most honestly...
TO THOSE WILLING TO DROWN
—a glance at Goodreads reviews

Novel is available in Kindle / Audiobook / Paperback
And #KindleUnlimited

—check it out↓
www.amazon.com/Those-Willin...

#Folkhorror #Booksky

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · Aug 31

Ready for #Kindle deals? Nothing over $2.99 w/ works by @markmatthews.bsky.social, @carlyreagon.bsky.social, @wendywebbauthor.bsky.social, @sarahdavisgoff.bsky.social, @kelleyarmstrong.bsky.social, @lairdhunt.bsky.social, @datlow.bsky.social, @tkingfisher.com & more! #ad #booksky

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Cover for Sarah Davis-Goff's LAST ONES LEFT ALIVE. It's a simple of a dirt road with larger trees on the left side and it's more bush like on the right. The author's name is in red above the title. There's a giant X in the middle of the picture, and the title's words are in each triangular space in the X.

Cover for Wendy Webb's THE VANISHING. A large Victorian house (I think, I don't build houses) is smack dab in the middle. The sky is dark with storm clouds.

Cover for Carly Reagon's THE TOLL HOUSE. There's some old-timey wallpaper in the back ground, with a black candle burning in front of it. The candle sits on what looks like a bar napkin, and there are some keys leaning against it.

Cover for Mark Matthews' LET ME OUT I'VE HAD ENOUGH. It features a woman who's blue/green in color, but her mouth and the large cut on her neck are an electric red. She's leaning back into more red.

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Sidney Williams - Horror | Thriller Author @sidneyw.bsky.social · Aug 30

Happy Mary Shelley’s birthday to all who celebrate! 🎉

Mary Shelly’s pic and years 1797-1851 and quote beware for I am fearless and therefore powerful.

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Kev Harrison @kevharrison.bsky.social · Aug 28

... All's Well That End's Well by @vivalavivian.bsky.social - out 31 October @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social, Kali's Web by @markmatthews.bsky.social - out now @crystallake.bsky.social, & The Shuddering Breath Before Oblivion by Taylor Grant - coming 29 August!

Go Buy some spooky books! 👻

#BookSky

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Mark Matthews @markmatthews.bsky.social · Aug 29

Yay!! Thank you Kev. I’m going to spin my Kali’s Web here … www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHWCT1GK

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Mark Matthews @markmatthews.bsky.social · Aug 28

A not so humble brag over a review of KALI'S WEB that gave a 4.5 rather than 5 star.

"The one lone flaw is the intensity of the subject might be a bit too deep for some to stomach"

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHWCT1GK

Kali's Web

Amazon.com: Kali's Web eBook : Matthews, Mark, Publishing, Crystal Lake, Waters, Torrid: Kindle Store

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Tenebrous Press @tenebrouspress.bsky.social · Aug 22

CLAIRVIOLENCE by @momoshaty.bsky.social by the cards💀

Card 13. Death💀

"I Wish I Could Grow Plants"
I have a black thumb; everything I touch dies.
...I don't just mean the plants, either.

Preorder CLAIRVIOLENCE, out October 21st: store.tenebrouspress.com

The DEATH card, snowdrops losing their petals and shriveling up.

CLAIRVIOLENCE cover art by Bri Crozier; illustartion of a rotting heart surrounded by vegetation; a snake slithers out from within.

Blurb by Mark Matthews: "Mo knows what horror lovers want. Incredible tales from an incredible talent. These stories pop."

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Mark Matthews @markmatthews.bsky.social · Aug 23

Great! The Thunderstorm mailer will of course shoot out the news, probably some weeks. Signature sheets are on their way to the printer now.

Mark Matthews @markmatthews.bsky.social · Aug 23

the lake speaks most honestly...
TO THOSE WILLING TO DROWN

The Lake is so Cold, the Truth is so Deep.

Available in Kindle, Paperback, and Audiobook.
www.amazon.com/Those-Willin...

To Those Willing to Drown

Amazon.com: To Those Willing to Drown eBook : Matthews, Mark: Books

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Mark Matthews @markmatthews.bsky.social · Aug 23

Excited to share that TO THOSE WILLING TO DROWN is getting the Signed, Limited Edition Hardcover treatment from @thunderstormbooks.bsky.social YAY! Look for it this fall.

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Mark Matthews @markmatthews.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thank you!

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Rhonda J. Garcia aka RJ Joseph @rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social · Aug 15

Happy book birthday! I read an earlier version of this...y'all wanna read this one!

Mark Matthews @markmatthews.bsky.social · Aug 15

KALI'S WEB from @crystallake.bsky.social is live!
$4.99 for Kindle $10.99 for Paperback
GET SPUN! Check it out here⬇️
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHWCT1GK

*also on #KindleUnlimited!

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · Aug 19

New Books Today!! Finally, I can let go of Feral & Hysterical and let her run screaming into the void...
@isabelcanas.bsky.social Ania Ahlborn, Joe Lansdale @tkingfisher.com @markmatthews.bsky.social (Aug. 15) @cgolden.bsky.social @briankeene.bsky.social

Where are You Really From
One Dark Night
Feral & Hysterical
The Unseen
The End of The World As We Know It
Hemlock & Silver
The Possession of Alba Díaz
Hatchet Girls
The Witch, the Seed, and the Scalpel
Your Favorite Scary Movie
Kali's Web

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Mark Matthews @markmatthews.bsky.social · Aug 15

Thanks Rhonda!

Mark Matthews @markmatthews.bsky.social · Aug 15

Thank you G!

Mark Matthews @markmatthews.bsky.social · Aug 15

It’s release day for KALI’S WEB from Crystal Lake! YAY!

Imagine if CRONENBERG remade TRAINSPOTTING within the universe of LES MISERABLES while reading CHARLOTTE’S WEB to his daughter - KALI’S WEB - Get Spun!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHWCT1GK

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