Chad Anctil

@authorchad.bsky.social

Writer of horror, urban fantasy and weird fiction. Puppeteer. Fire performer.

My spoiler-free 90(ish) second review of Dark Providence! Short version: it’s an amazing audio drama with great characters, real horror, and top-notch production value and sound design. If you like audio horror, do not miss out! #podcast #horror

Let’s do a throwback Thursday! ‘The Midnight Tree’ was my first published novel, and how it came to be is a fun story. My son came home from daycare with a picture he created of a spooky tree and a haunted house. It was charming, and it inspired me to write a supernatural mystery novel for him. 💙📚

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It’s new book day!! I am thrilled to announce that Ocean of the Dead, the new two-volume anthology of maritime horror I had the honor of editing—is officially available now from Wicked Shadow Press Dare to explore the depths of ‘The Black Abyss’ and ‘The Ravenous Sea’! 💙📚 🩸📚 #newrelease

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Since we're all deep in our summer reading, I wanted to remind people that one of the BEST ways to support authors - especially indie authors - is to leave reviews! And if you're not sure how to do that, please see my helpful guide: 💙📚 🩸📚 #bookreview chadanctil.com/2026/01/01/h...

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Book reviews on major websites like Goodreads, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble are so important to authors, especially new and indie authors who don’t have a big marketing engine working for t…

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My schedule at NecronomiCon Providence: Friday at 2pm I’ll be a panelist for ‘Poe and Whitman in Providence’ in the Bristol/Kent Room Saturday 6:30pm pm I’ll be joining NEHW in Ocean State Suite C for the ‘Wicked Westerns’ launch event. I will also be in the vendor hall at the NEHW table.

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