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D.J. Tuskmor

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Horror Writer | Narrative Designer | Chief Cyber Exorcist

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Friday night beers fall in a range from 2-4, depending on how long I stay up and how bullshit the week was. It was a pretty bullshit week.

07.03.2026 01:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m gonna drink beer and watch that new Netflix movie with the guy from Reacher where he fights a giant robot thing. Envy me.

07.03.2026 00:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m right there with you. Hope for a β€œthe sum is greater than its parts” scenario.

06.03.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The pita thing?

06.03.2026 18:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So hyped for this. Go preorder, or else

06.03.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The ARC I’m working on did this weird thing where it introduced a really cool character in a really cool location with a very specific scope, and then used the next chapter to blow it all open and bring in the US government and the Vatican. Not sure if I like that direction. Time will tell.

06.03.2026 13:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Time to see if we get any new answers about Baby Jane Doe #ThePitt

06.03.2026 02:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is the perfect description

05.03.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You know the economy is strong when Apple feels the need to release a $600 laptop

05.03.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This movie is gonna fuck so hard. I can’t wait.

05.03.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Don't Go for the Vault A Bank Robbery Horror Anthology

It’s World Book Day, so why not help bring another book into existence? We have a fun anthology in mind that could use your support on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/165...

05.03.2026 13:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I hear that. Now, older and wiser, I would have an earnest conversation with those people about what they like and try to make more pointed recommendations with the goal of exposing them to more interesting works. Or get more cultured friends.

04.03.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think these lists are hyper-focused on your β€œstraight, sports-loving, manly man” archetype. I’ve been able to get a few folks like that into reading with Mistborn, Red Rising, Terminal List (ew), etc. Their tastes never really evolve past those style of books, though (sad).

04.03.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A hairy man arm leads to a hand holding the books Between Two Fires and Vigil in front of an outdated white tile countertop

A hairy man arm leads to a hand holding the books Between Two Fires and Vigil in front of an outdated white tile countertop

Love me some #Bookmail

04.03.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
THE SMALL HOURS by Bob Pastorella. Cover art by Betty Rocksteady. Blurb by Michael David Wilson, comping the book to Peter Jackson and Adrian Lyne.

THE SMALL HOURS by Bob Pastorella. Cover art by Betty Rocksteady. Blurb by Michael David Wilson, comping the book to Peter Jackson and Adrian Lyne.

THE SMALL HOURS, my splatterpunk vampire novel published by @ghoulish.bsky.social wants to sink its fangs into you.

Fangs, nudity, and garden tools.

Amazing cover art by @bettyrocksteady.bsky.social.

Get it here: ghoulish.rip/product/the-...

It's funny, it's horny, and it's very, very bloody.

04.03.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Will the Last One to Leave Please Turn Out the Lights? - Nightmare Magazine The Idiot looms like a tumorous moon in the morning sky as Morris County Animal Control Officer Bailey Butler passes Stantonsville’s last operating gas station and turns off onto Franklin Road. For a ...

My newest story is up at @nightmare-magazine.com today! If you want a novelette about a small town dog catcher just trying to live under the shadow of a cosmic horror, you might like it! www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/will...

04.03.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5
Collage of Judith Slaying Holofernes in background with pearls, jewels, nails, gem hearts, stars, and heels kicking up in silhouette.

Collage of Judith Slaying Holofernes in background with pearls, jewels, nails, gem hearts, stars, and heels kicking up in silhouette.

The collage cover of our Cunty Horrors zine issue, created by @pg13andabsurd.bsky.social and (to a lesser extent) me. This zine features two essays on cunty horror by Carrie-Edmund Laben and C.E. O’CΓ³naing. Coming soon!

04.03.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

3rd edit on this novella and I’m realizing the MC is too clean. This story needs a shitbag with a heart of gold. Time to rework it again. Chop wood, carry water.

04.03.2026 14:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a group of men are standing in a room talking to each other and a sign that says lets goooo . ALT: a group of men are standing in a room talking to each other and a sign that says lets goooo .
04.03.2026 12:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of The Writhing, Verdant End, featuring a skeleton clutching binoculars, gazing upon a foreground of red-tinted writhing, ghoulish animals.

Cover of The Writhing, Verdant End, featuring a skeleton clutching binoculars, gazing upon a foreground of red-tinted writhing, ghoulish animals.

"The spores and pollen flung into pores, concrete, every break and crack in a five-mile radius. The air was hazy with the gold dust, sticking and oozing, vomiting in its sweetness."

Read Tiffany Morris's plant apocalypse love story here: www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/the-...

03.03.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Corpse Box (Short Story) | Max Booth Get more from Max Booth on Patreon

I wrote a story about a dude way in over his head with the mafia, and you can read it here: www.patreon.com/posts/152113...

03.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Don't Go for the Vault A Bank Robbery Horror Anthology

ICYMI we just launched a Kickstarter for a new horror anthology all about bank robbing!

Called Don't Go for the Vault, this project is sure to be a fun, wild ride filled with terror, mystery, and mayhem as vaults of all shapes and sizes are cracked open.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/165...

03.03.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Could not have predicted that doing narrative design on this game would impact my ability to edit and write my novellas*

*This was the most predictable outcome in the world

03.03.2026 14:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ICYMI, evening #horror peeps, we’ve launched a new Kickstarter for a 🌟bank robbery🌟 horror anthology!! It’s gonna be great! Join the #horrorheist today and back Don’t Go for the Vault today!

03.03.2026 00:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Doom Scroll Anthology Social media horror

#Duotrope has the DOOM SCROLL call up. For anyone who hasn't heard... we're open to submissions for our social media horror anthology!
$30 per story, simultaneous = okay, multiple = not okay, strict document control policies (read them before you write for submission)!

duotrope.com/anthology/do...

02.03.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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WELCOME TO SILLY GOOSE SALONS, a very serious literary community!

We're launching salons for the same reason we did the mag: we want to exist in a space that we don’t quite see in the lit landscape just yet, so we’re building it! We hope you'll join usπŸͺΏ

sillygoosepress.com/about-salons

02.03.2026 20:57 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m still scarred by Old Yeller 30-something years later. This just ruined Cujo for me. Gonna go let my dogs jump all over me.

02.03.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely rad cover.

(Also, I have a story in this one, so set aside your dollar bucks)

02.03.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How to ask for what no one wants to give #writinglife #blurbs almakatsu.substack.com/p/the-dreade...

02.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Kids and wife are back off to school. This level of quiet has not been experienced in the last two weeks.

02.03.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0