Johnny Compton
@comptonwrites.bsky.social
Horror author: The Spite House & Devils Kill Devils Podcaster: Healthy Fears. /. Behind Your Face There is a Place
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The Spite House by Johnny Compton will give you all the Southern gothic chills. Fabulous on #audiobook. #Horror #BookSky 💙📚 @comptonwrites.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
So @comptonwrites.bsky.social is the author of one of my favorite haunted house books, THE SPITE HOUSE. It’s a career moment for me that Johnny agreed to blurb this book and so massive that he enjoyed it so much. Thank you, Johnny. Preorder: gibsonsbookstore.com/search?q=Wor...
A huge thank you to @tamikathompson.bsky.social for reading @comptonwrites.bsky.social's CHIMERA SKIN early and providing this fantastic blurb. Chimera Skin is out this November. Pre-orders are available now everywhere books are sold. shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/chim...
Currently reviewing the final proof edits on CHIMERA SKIN, the new sci-fi/horror book from @comptonwrites.bsky.social, coming this November. Who Among You Is Ready to Know More? Pre-orders are now available everywhere books are sold! shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/chim...
Still wondering what POP! by @angelluiscolon.com is like? We’ll let @comptonwrites.bsky.social take this one. Pre-order now wherever books are sold—order direct & get a free POP! title magnet as well.* 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/POP Out 08.18.2026! *First 200 orders. #BookSky #ThrillerSky
A big thank you to Keaton Patterson for organizing a kickass panel for tonight’s Bleak Week screening of PET SEMATARY. We were joined by @comptonwrites.bsky.social, @bevvincent.bsky.social, @claymcleod.bsky.social and @ericvespe.bsky.social for a fantastic discussion of all things Stephen King.
Join R.J. Joseph on July 24th to celebrate her newest book MY MONSTERS AIN'T LIKE YOURS, a short story collection of Black feminist intersectional horror at its rawest. More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople... @rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social @comptonwrites.bsky.social @gabino.bsky.social
The latest @locusmag.bsky.social is full of goodness, including a spotlight on @tananarivedue.bsky.social and my reviews of @comptonwrites.bsky.social’s Dead First, Kim Fu’s The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts (@tinhouse.bsky.social) and @edashtonwriting.bsky.social’s After the Fall.
I'll be at the San Antonio Book Fest April 11 on a panel with @comptonwrites.bsky.social talking MONSTERS sabookfestival.org
Just finished @comptonwrites.bsky.social Dead First and I can’t praise it enough! A supernatural thriller with complex characters and relationships. Lots of stars & thumbs up. Highly Recommended! @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social
"Who among you is ready to know more?"
Shortwave Publishing@shortwavebooks.bsky.social · 5mo agoCover 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...
ICYMI earlier this week, don't miss our chat with @comptonwrites.bsky.social!
The Scares That Shaped Us@scaresshapedus.bsky.social · 6mo agoNEW EPISODE: @comptonwrites.bsky.social stops by the show to talk about his new novel DEAD FIRST (out now!), and we dig into Saki's classic, creepy short story "The Penance."
New interview live with one of my favorite voices in horror, @comptonwrites.bsky.social! We cover so much ground surrounding the horror genre, unpack his book, Dead First, and much more. Truly, this is the kind of conversation that podcast hosts DREAM of having!!! Links to listen below!
- Friday, @comptonwrites.bsky.social and I discuss what makes compelling detective fiction, sending characters to space in sequels, and the romanticism of horror!
NEXT WEEK: The mighty @comptonwrites.bsky.social returns to discuss his new novel DEAD FIRST, and we unpack the very creepy short story "The Penance," written by H.H. Munro, aka Saki. Episode drops 2/18 at Noon Central!
Great times last night at @comptonwrites.bsky.social’s #BookBirthday for DEAD FIRST! Good to see everyone. He’ll be signing at @bookmarksnc.bsky.social Thursday, February 12th. Don’t miss out, Winston-Salem. 🙌🏽
Alamo Traphouse Cinema@hackett.bsky.social · 6mo agoWonderful event tonight listening to @johnpicacio.bsky.social interview @comptonwrites.bsky.social about his new horror novel DEAD FIRST at @nowherebookshop.bsky.social, with a bonus of running into the fantastic @celsohurtado.bsky.social. Love it
TONIGHT. @nowherebookshop.bsky.social. 6pm. @comptonwrites.bsky.social and I will celebrate the #BookBirthday for his noir horror novel #DeadFirst. Discover what The Norliss Tapes are. Find out how to become unkillable. Get your books signed. See you there. ✊🏽
I’m gonna be at @comptonwrites.bsky.social’s Book Birthday Tuesday night at @nowherebookshop.bsky.social. See you there, #SanAntonio Horror Folx! www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...
San Antonio horror author Johnny Compton to discuss latest novel at Nowhere Bookshop
The Bram Stoker Award-nominated Compton will talk about his book Dead First with SA-based writer and illustrator John Picacio.
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🧵 Horror Folx: @comptonwrites.bsky.social’s new novel DEAD FIRST releases next Tuesday & you’re invited to his Book Birthday Party @ @nowherebookshop.bsky.social. Even if you don’t live in the 210, preorder signed 1st-edition hardcovers from Nowhere. They ship! nowherebookshop.com/book/9780593... 1/
My first ever event at the legendary Book People in Austin. I can hardly wait.
BookPeople@bookpeople.com · 7mo agoJoin Bram Stoker award nominee Johnny Compton on February 18th discussing his newest spine-chilling supernatural horror DEAD FIRST with Agatha Andrews of the SHE WORE BLACK podcast. More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople... @comptonwrites.bsky.social @agathaandrews.bsky.social
Tonight!!! 5-7pm In-store signing with Johnny Compton 7-8pm First Friday Frights! Live readings BEHIND THE SHOP from Johnny Compton, Lesly Julien, and Max Booth. See ya soon! @comptonwrites.bsky.social @leswrite.bsky.social @interrobangbus.bsky.social
My new New Year's Resolution is to stop worrying whether my character names don't sound realistic because Oregon's football team has a kicker named Atticus Sappington. The fact that he's not doffing his top hat in the team photo is a shame.
EPISODE 161 – MIDNIGHT SOMEWHERE with Johnny Compton We chat with Johnny Compton about manifesting Horror, finding your voice, reinterpreting Ghost Stories and his new collection MIDNIGHT SOMEWHERE! @comptonwrites.bsky.social
Q&A with Johnny Compton about his new story collection, MIDNIGHT SOMEWHERE. tinyurl.com/bddnubjr @comptonwrites.bsky.social
GHOULS! We have had to reschedule Johnny Compton's book signing tomorrow to Friday, January 2. He will be at the shop signing books 5pm-7pm, followed by a live reading after 7 during our monthly First Friday Frights series. Sorry for the inconvenience! See ya next month. @comptonwrites.bsky.social
Great conversation with Jeff that branched off into a lot of fun directions. Thanks for having me on!
Jeff C. Carter@carterwroteit.bsky.social · 8mo agoEPISODE 161 – MIDNIGHT SOMEWHERE with Johnny Compton We chat with Johnny Compton about manifesting Horror, finding your voice, reinterpreting Ghost Stories and his new collection MIDNIGHT SOMEWHERE! @comptonwrites.bsky.social
