We made it to Friday, but at what cost??
07.03.2026 02:25
👍 1
🔁 0
💬 1
📌 0
We made it to Friday, but at what cost??
Because someone asked me about it today, I'll share it here: I think my grossest story to date is 'The Garbage Chute', in the anthology KrankenHaus. It actually made an editor gag. High praise for a horror author! Who else has written really gross, gory stories? 🩸📚 💙📚 #horror #gory
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit is a dark, electrifying page turner that perfectly blends gritty police work with chilling supernatural horror. Officer Mary Riley’s plunge into a hidden world of impossible crimes is intense, atmospheric, and impossible to put down." 🩸📚 💙📚 #urbanfantasy
What do we think about Mondays? What should I post to 'drive engagement' (or just entertain folks)? I'm sure someone who is social-media savvy has a whole plan for this sort of thing, but I'm a Gen-X horror writer, so... 🩸📚 #authorreading 💙📚 #horror
www.youtube.com/shorts/FRSwt...
'Memories Remain', my ghostly story of grief and the horror of loss, is now available to read for free at The Horror Zine!
www.thehorrorzine.com/Fiction/Marc...
💙📚 🩸📚 #freestory #horror #freehorror #newrelease
I really loved writing this story - gory werewolf action! I love this anthology, it’s the most extreme collection I’ve been in, some really intense horror from a bunch of great authors. 💙📚 🩸📚 #horror #werewolf
chadanctil.com/2026/02/07/n...
Here is my quick review of the new horror anthology from Luciano Marano, 'Gargoyle Safari'. It's a tight, well-curated collection with some fantastic horror. #bookreview 💙📚 🩸📚 #horroranthology
www.youtube.com/shorts/H73NU...
As a heads up to anyone who was coming to see me, the Dead of Winter Horror Festival that was scheduled for this weekend has been postponed. The new dates are TBD and I'll repost them as soon as they are made available. #deadofwniter 💙📚 🩸📚 #horrorconvention
Just finished 'Gargoyle Safari' by Luciano Marano — and wow.
A horror anthology with zero weak links. Supernatural dread, unsettling realism, dark humor, creature-feature chaos… It’s all here.
If you love bite-sized terrors that linger after you close the book, grab this one.
💙📚 🩸📚 #bookreview
Happy Friday the 13th!! #horror #fridaythe13th
I have several novels and I’m in over 30 anthologies.
Primarily horror
It’s new book day!! It’s always a good time for holiday horror, and ‘Yulehide’ from Wicked Shadow Press just landed in my mailbox! This one includes my weird Christmas horror story, ‘Madness at the North Pole’ - Santa and his elves never had a chance! #newrelease #HorrorBooks 💙📚 🩸📚
Excited to announce that my blood werewolf tale 'Asylum Moon' is now available in the extreme horror anthology 'Flash of the Flesh' from Wicked Shadow Press. There are a lot of great stories from some fantastic authors in this one! 🩸📚 💙📚 #horror
chadanctil.com/2026/02/07/n...
I am so excited to announce that my extreme horror story ’Asylum Moon’ will soon be published in the anthology ‘Flash of the Flesh’. This is going to be a CRAZY collection! Coming soon!
💙📚 🩸📚 #horror #werewolf
One of the best feelings as an author is getting that email, 'Congratulations, your story has been accepted into our upcoming anthology...'
I can't say anything about this one yet, but I'm thrilled to have been accepted into this collection, and I can't wait to share more!! 💙📚 🩸📚 #authorlife
I am thrilled to announce that my weird, bloody Christmas horror story, ‘Madness at the North Pole,’ has been published in ‘Yulehide: The Red Book’ from Wicked Shadow Press. It's eldritch horror at Santa's workshop! 💙📚 🩸📚 #horror
chadanctil.com/2026/01/31/e...
Detective fiction with teeth.
Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit blends supernatural horror, urban fantasy, and crime thriller into a lean, high-energy read that never slows down.
Creepy. Exciting. Fun as hell.
Read it today.
#urbanfantasy #crimethriller 💙📚 🩸📚
chadanctil.com/providence-s...
New release day!! The anthology ‘Starved’ from CultureCult Magazine & Press was just released, and includes my dark dystopian story ‘Virtuality’. It’s a story about how Ai and corporate greed are starving us culturally, emotionally, and physically, and won’t end well. 💙📚 🩸📚 #dystopian #newrelease
It’s really weird seeing everything happening and saying ‘hey, wanna buy my book?’
Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit is book one in my urban fantasy horror series. It blends the grit of police procedural with supernatural horror, perfect for fans of The X-Files, True Detective, and Supernatural.
Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit is dark urban fantasy with a street-smart lesbian main character. It has been called fast-paced, chilling, and atmospheric, blending the grit of police procedural with supernatural horror—perfect for fans of The X-Files, True Detective, and Supernatural.
Ugh. I don't envy you! It took me over 120 queries over nearly 18 months to finally find a publisher. Good luck!
Looks cool, great cover! I've also got an Urban Fantasy series out.
'Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit' has been called fast-paced, chilling, and atmospheric, combining the gritty realism of police procedural with supernatural horror. An ideal read for fans of The X-Files, Harry Dresden, True Detective, and Supernatural. 💙📚 🩸📚 #urbanfantasy #horror
One of the stories I published last year made a reader gag. One of my proudest moments!
Exciting news! My dark dystopian anti-Ai story ‘Virtuality’ is now available in the CultureCult Press anthology ‘Starved’.
‘Virtuality’ is a tale of how Ai is destroying our world while tricking us into thinking it’s just an innocent plaything.
💙📚 🩸📚 #newrelease
www.lulu.com/shop/jay-cha...
It has been a fantastic week! I've sold two new stories to upcoming anthologies AND I finished the first draft of a new story I've been working on for weeks!
I just love being an author. It makes me happy to create these stories and put them out there in the world for people to enjoy.
💙📚 🩸📚 #author
For some Friday Fun, here is my story ‘The Black City’, featured in this months issue of The Horror Zine - free!
thehorrorzine.com/Fiction/Jan2...
💙📚 🩸📚
#horrorstory #horrorauthor #horrorbooks
It’s never too late to follow your dreams!