Fun fact: @alandistro.bsky.social had the idea to use the JASON TAKES MANHATTAN poster as inspiration for MELON HEAD MAYHEM. I immediately loved the idea, and Marc Vuletich brought it beautifully to life with his illustration.

Rue Morgue Magazine@ruemorguemag.bsky.social · last wk.

On this day in Horror History, FRIDAY THE 13th PART VIII: JASON TAKES MANHATTAN was released in 1989.

Happy cover reveal day for LONESOME AND FESTERING by @ericraglin1992.bsky.social (me)! @louceph.com did a spectacular job with the art, and @alandistro.bsky.social nailed the typography. You CAN judge the book by this cover. See preorder and review copy details in the posts below. 👇

Hey, that's a nice [THING YOU DO FOR PERSONAL PLEASURE], be a real shame if somebody were to [CONVINCE YOU TO MONETIZE IT, TRANSFORMING YOUR RELATIONSHIP INTO AN OBLIGATION AND ROBBING YOU OF JOY]

The test print for my book Lonesome and Festering arrived today, and it seriously looks perfect. Thanks so much to @louceph.com and @alandistro.bsky.social for the cover art and typography on this gruesome, strange collection. Cover reveal soon!

✨COVER REVEAL✨ for my fiction collection forthcoming April 2027 with @shortwavebooks.bsky.social 👀🤍‼️ design by @alandistro.bsky.social 💫 preorder direct here— shop.shortwavepublishing.com/products/mem... 🙆🏻‍♀️

COVER REVEAL KILL ME WITH FIRE @shortwavebooks.bsky.social 2027 Cover by @alandistro.bsky.social Pre-order! shop.shortwavepublishing.com/products/kil...

The cover for KILL ME WITH FIRE, coming from @shortwavebooks.bsky.social in 2027 is so fucking awesome. Yes, I know you're used to seeing Alan hit home runs with his cover design game, so I'm just confirming here that he's hit another dinger. If you need me, I'll be floating in the forest!

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Know whose birthday it is? Inestimable genius @alandistro.bsky.social. You should celebrate by buying some of @shortwavebooks.bsky.social's incredible catalogue. You won't regret it. In the meantime, here's my gift to Alan: the only band to beat Pink Floyd at its own game. youtu.be/ZBpqOnLvM1k?...

The Greatest High School Band Performance of All Time

YouTube video by Nat Cassidy

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A pal told me the Limelight Hardcover is half price on Amazon - it's a really cool version with a hidden cover underneath (design by @alandistro.bsky.social), if you like your SF a bit like Black Mirror...! ✨ Also available direct via @shortwavebooks.bsky.social! www.amazon.co.uk/Limelight-Ot...

Happy book birthday to @natcassidy.bsky.social's collection I KNOW A PLACE, from @shortwavebooks.bsky.social! This gorgeous edition designed by @alandistro.bsky.social, with an intro by the one true king, @stephenking.bsky.social 👑 And check out that dedication - nearly every horror author I love ❤️

Not only is @shmansouri.bsky.social’s new novel a great read, it’s a beautiful—and heavy—book/

COVER REVEAL for the 8th book in our Killer VHS Series, @spinetinglers.bsky.social's TRACKING DEATH! Pitched as FINAL DESTINATION x SINISTER. Illustration by Marc Vuletich. Design by @alandistro.bsky.social Available to pre-order everywhere books are sold. Out this August!

@shortwavebooks.bsky.social @alandistro.bsky.social @markrainey.bsky.social Here is one small shelf of the many, many I have filled with... things. @sgj.bsky.social (Most of Stephens are on a different shelf)

The release of a horror novel, “Shy Girl,” was canceled after allegations that the author had used A.I. to write the book.

Horror Novel ‘Shy Girl’ Canceled Over Suspected A.I. Use

Its publisher, Hachette, will not release the novel in the United States and will discontinue its U.K. edition, citing its commitment to “original creative expression and storytelling.”

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I will always love print proof day! Here are the standard edition and the B&N Exclusive Edition of @natcassidy.bsky.social's I KNOW A PLACE, both of which feature embossed covers. I slid a piece of printer paper between the covers and the transparent overlays to expose the embossed sections.

Scream Like a Prayer hardcovers came in today. Cover design by @alandistro.bsky.social (love the boards) and interiors by @toddkeisling.com shipping soon!

If you're a fan of the cover artwork for ENCOUNTERS with cryptids (www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4BLN1GR ), then you're a fan of the artwork of Alan Lastufka @alandistro.bsky.social. Alan also created the awesome cover artwork for FOUND2 📼. So. Damn. Good. Thanks, Alan! 🖤

Happy release day to all involved! I had so much fun designing the cover wrap for this one! Everything is aged to look like an old police file/report. All logos and text elements were first designed from scratch, and then aged with various brushing and masking techniques.

🎃 Andy Cull 🎃@andrewcull.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The monsters have escaped! ENCOUNTERS with cryptids is out now! Get your copy here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4BLN1GR Featuring stories by @slimyswampghost.bsky.social @ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social @notmargopecha.bsky.social, @rlmeza.bsky.social @cmlajewski.bsky.social @vilefable.bsky.social and more! 👻

The B&N Exclusive features new alternate cover art designed by @alandistro.bsky.social, and two new bonus stories found only in this edition! (Both editions include @stephenking.bsky.social’s incredible introduction, a'course.) Get the B&N Edition here: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/i-know-a-p...

I KNOW A PLACE where you can get a little EXCLUSIVE treatment . . . It's @barnesandnoble.com! Check out this incredible news! @shortwavebooks.bsky.social and B&N are teaming up for an Exclusive Edition of my upcoming short story collection!

Nothing more thrilling than waking up to these large wholesale orders from Barnes & Noble. I could get used to this. I've started checking our Simon & Schuster Publisher Portal even before my own inbox each morning. 😂

Hey, @natcassidy.bsky.social in da house! Loved Rest Stop (review in Locus, if that’s your thing). Anyway, homie got some talented new guy named @stephenking.bsky.social to write the intro, which is exactly the kind of stuff Nat deserves. (@alandistro.bsky.social)

Full wrap reveal for @natcassidy.bsky.social's I KNOW A PLACE. Designed by @alandistro.bsky.social, this will be our first embossed cover (feel the keys and poke the googly eyes!) and our first book over 500 pages (look at that chonky spine!). I KNOW A PLACE will be released May 5th everywhere!

Cover reveal time for @comptonwrites.bsky.social's CHIMERA SKIN, a short science-fiction horror novel. First contact. Apocalyptic. A messianic alien. This is unlike anything you've read from Johnny before! Cover design by @alandistro.bsky.social. More info: shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/chim...

Also, bonus points: I sent them my layered file for the cover art so they could design and build whatever their art team thought would work best for the audiobook. They kept my cover. They didn't change a single pixel. Given the size and budget of their art department vs me, that was a proud moment.

Shortwave Publishing@shortwavebooks.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Simon Maverick are releasing the I KNOW A PLACE audiobook on the same day as Shortwave's paperback and eBook. They're recording now and I am so excited with how these stories are translating to audio (multiple narrators, music, effects, etc). www.simonandschuster.com/books/I-Know...

I just heard an early mix of the audiobook version of "A Fruiting Body" from @natcassidy.bsky.social's I KNOW A PLACE, as performed by four narrators (one of whom was Nat himself), and the audio performance elevated an already unsettling story to a chills-and-shivers level of creepy. 🍄

THE OTHER cover reveal! The second book in @annieneugebauer.bsky.social's The Outsiders Sequence, out June 9th in paperback and eBook. Pre-orders are available now everywhere books are sold. Cover design by @alandistro.bsky.social More info and shop links: shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/the-...

Cover reveal time! Christoph Paul's (@clashbooks.bsky.social) double creature feature THE LAST HOUSE ON EARTH / DEATH WALKS SOUTH BOSTON is out this August. Pre-orders are now available. Cover(s) designed by @alandistro.bsky.social Two novellas in one book! shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/last...

Oh? I bet I know which best-selling author he's referring to! 😂 Thanks to Parade for helping us spread the word about @natcassidy.bsky.social's I KNOW A PLACE and the high praise from King. Read the full article here: parade.com/news/nat-cas...

COVER REVEAL AND PREORDER ANNOUNCEMENT! Gore Poetics by @spicycloaca.bsky.social is coming April 14th. It's strange, transgressive, and visceral--just like its cover by @sloppjockey.bsky.social with typography by @alandistro.bsky.social! See more in our newsletter: buttondown.com/cursedmorsel...