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Weird fiction writer and fan. If you love the Weird too visit my site and read my stuff! Pierceking.com

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That cover is also bomb AF

06.03.2026 23:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stories about strange Halloween decorations, a town where people swap identities in the forms of masks, altered realities, bizarre treasure hunts, and more.

PORTRAITS OF DECAY is available in the usual places in softcover; grab the ebook from my website here: carsonwinter.com/product/port...

06.03.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Monstrous Angels: An Anthology of Religious Horror Review The Authors β€œGive Me Wings” – Robert Nazar Arjoyan β€œHeedless Flames” – Rebecca Karas β€œAzaza” – Hannah K. Zhang β€œDesert Blues” &#821…

Finally finished my review for Monstrous Angels: An Anthology of Religious Horror! I need to read faster for these reviews lol. Angel Horror = EPIC. pierceking.com/2026/03/06/m...

06.03.2026 23:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey cuties! It's my birthday today πŸ¦‡ and I have a gift for YOU!

My story, Ascension, is available on Apex's blog -- are you ready for the climb? β€οΈπŸ–€

Click the link below πŸ‘πŸ‘„πŸ‘

03.03.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
Ascension by P.L. McMillan. Apex Magazine, Issue 152.

Ascension by P.L. McMillan. Apex Magazine, Issue 152.

"The line of poor, hungry, ragged people stretched out behind and before me. I shouldn’t be here. I shouldn’t have to be here." πŸ—ΌπŸŒ‡

New fiction today by @authorplm.bsky.social: "Ascension"

Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

03.03.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
A neon green slug holding a yellow bat in its mouth. Red blood drips from the bat’s barrel.

A neon green slug holding a yellow bat in its mouth. Red blood drips from the bat’s barrel.

Pre-orders open for Vol. 2! Link in bio! Featuring work by @kayv.bsky.social @dreadwrites.bsky.social @jakeiswriting.bsky.social @carsonwinter.bsky.social
@innatelywriting.bsky.social
@beardedbetts.bsky.social and others!

02.03.2026 19:29 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

I should eat some diner pie to celebrate

24.02.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Almost finished my first watch of Twin Peaks and love Agent Cooper so much!

22.02.2026 16:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#TBRuary Day 18: Long or Short Form.

Why not both?

THE WEIRD: A COMPENDIUM OF STRANGE AND DARK STORIES
Edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer

This collection of 110 short stories across 1152 pages sits proudly on my Weird fiction shelf, only half read. I need to finish it.

#BookSky #ReadingCommunity

18.02.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I chose torchic as my first ever starter and feel guilty picking anything else.

17.02.2026 21:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œI have 30k to make a fully AI film, what’s the plan?” is such an insane sentence.

17.02.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“£ ACQUISITION ANNOUNCEMENT πŸ“£
WE, THE MISSING by @arwyns.bsky.social coming in 2026! πŸ–€

People disappear all the time in Caroline’s fading city. Determined to save her addict mother, she’s thrust into a dangerous supernatural world bent on making Caroline vanish forever.

Preorder your copy today!

13.02.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks to Carson Winter and PLM for having me on their podcast to gossip about fairy tales and stuff!

11.02.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

This week we’re talking fairy tales with @ivygrimes.bsky.social! Check out the new DL here: open.spotify.com/episode/3lGx...

11.02.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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It's so funny to me that somehow we've wound up getting H.P. Lovecraft's digital junk mail.

11.02.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
Underwater movie poster

Underwater movie poster

If you’re not terrified of the deep ocean, you should be, especially after watching this. An oil drilling crew awakens ancient creatures and the end gives Lovecraftian vibes. Plus I have a crush on Kristen Stewart so πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ

28.12.2025 17:17 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 0
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My story β€œMercy” is on the latest episode of The NoSleep Podcast!!! πŸŽ‰πŸ₯³πŸ–€

15.12.2025 16:44 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
2025 Writing Wrapped. 13,350 plus words written, 16 completed stories, 2 published works, 37+ submissions, 33+ rejections, and 4 personal rejections. Most productive month: April. Most submitted story: Mr. Goodin.

2025 Writing Wrapped. 13,350 plus words written, 16 completed stories, 2 published works, 37+ submissions, 33+ rejections, and 4 personal rejections. Most productive month: April. Most submitted story: Mr. Goodin.

Decided it would be fun to round up my writing stats for the year. My 2026 goal is to hit 100 rejections!

12.12.2025 17:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You're welcome! I'm excited to read some more of your stuff!

11.11.2025 23:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Straw World and Other Echoes from the Void: Short Story Collection Review The Author Erik McHatton’s passion for horror literature began in grade school and can be credited to an early fascination with the β€œTerrific Triples” horror collections of Helen Hoke. He began wri…

Finally wrote my review for @erikmchatton.bsky.social 's Straw World and Other Echoes from the Void. A great weird fiction collection!

pierceking.com/2025/11/11/s...

11.11.2025 17:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!

16.10.2025 15:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Heck ya! Now I need to also read The Red Tower!

16.10.2025 15:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A partially revealed cover showing the letters "ER" in purple, slash marks, and reddish brown hair.

A partially revealed cover showing the letters "ER" in purple, slash marks, and reddish brown hair.

We are almost ready for a full cover reveal of SLUGGER Vol. 1!

15.10.2025 01:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A woman lies on her back, in bed, fast asleep. One arm is draped behind her head. A small creature, perhaps a demon, crouches on her chest. A black horse with very white teeth leans in from the window. Both the creature and the horse are wearing festive birthday hats, and the creature holds a party blower in its mouth. When she awakes, the woman will have a very special birthday surprise.

A woman lies on her back, in bed, fast asleep. One arm is draped behind her head. A small creature, perhaps a demon, crouches on her chest. A black horse with very white teeth leans in from the window. Both the creature and the horse are wearing festive birthday hats, and the creature holds a party blower in its mouth. When she awakes, the woman will have a very special birthday surprise.

Cover reveal! This artist has graced the inner pages of the magazine since the beginning, but the moment we saw this comically unnerving art by @authoriseult.bsky.social we knew it was the perfect way to mark one full year of the mag. Sleep with one eye open and get ready to laugh! #dielaughing

14.10.2025 22:43 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

Want podcast daddy's attention? uwu
Now's your chance uwu

26.09.2025 18:29 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A figure wearing a floor-length white sheet like a ghost. They are standing on a floor of dead leaves in a forest and holding a jack-o-lantern. Text reads: "Halloween Origins; Flash Fiction Contest; Closes midnight, Sept 30th."

A figure wearing a floor-length white sheet like a ghost. They are standing on a floor of dead leaves in a forest and holding a jack-o-lantern. Text reads: "Halloween Origins; Flash Fiction Contest; Closes midnight, Sept 30th."

What a great weekend to finish your story for our Halloween contest!
Prize: $50
Word limit: 250
Theme: New origins of Halloween traditions.
Entry fee: NONE
GL and subs: tinyurl.com/TTTHalloween...

26.09.2025 18:45 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I went on the Dead Languages Podcast and all I got was this creeping sense of unease as the world disintegrates around me! Listen to me chat with PLM and Carson about disorientation in horror, fun ways to collapse reality, and NYC's plague of sexy, sexy rats

24.09.2025 19:11 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Suburban Witchcraft Issue 10

Suburban Witchcraft Issue 10

Communion in the Square, a poem by Carmella de Keyser, featured in Suburban Witchcraft Magazine, Issue 10.

Communion in the Square, a poem by Carmella de Keyser, featured in Suburban Witchcraft Magazine, Issue 10.

'A Permanent kind of Festive Season', a poem by Carmella de Keyser, featured within Suburban Witchcraft Issue 10.

'A Permanent kind of Festive Season', a poem by Carmella de Keyser, featured within Suburban Witchcraft Issue 10.

Here is a link to Suburban Witchcraft Issue 10 & the written versions of my two new poems published within. Warmest thanks to creator & editor Mirjana M. for curating this beautiful magazine.
@suburbanwitchlit.bsky.social
www.suburbanwitchcraft.com/issue10
#poems
#arts
#autumnpoetry
#poetrylovers

17.09.2025 19:40 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re doing a Drabble contest. Send us a Drabble.

Theme: HALLOWEEN IN SPACE

11.09.2025 15:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Excited the share that my story, The Dad Drawer, is published in this month's issue of Suburban Witchcraft Magazine! Its on page 156, but make sure to read and support the other talented artists featured in this months issue!

#horrorlit
#weirdlit

16.09.2025 14:38 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0