Douglas Hackle
@douglashackle.bsky.social
Author of Zoltergeist the Poltergeist, TERROR MANNEQUIN, The Ballad of TERROR TINY TIM, Clown Tear Junkies, and other bizarre books.
‘Only Need One Kidney…’ just reached 50 ratings on Amazon. It’s my first book to hit that benchmark. It also just hit 100 ratings on Goodreads. My only other book to reach 100 ratings on Goodreads, Clown Tear Junkies, took about seven years to get there. Kidney’s been out for < than 3 months. (1/2)
"I've been going through a lot lately and this crazy book gave me some laughs I so needed. Like laugh out loud laughs..."
"...a perfect blend of surreal comedy-horror in a story both wonderful and superbly strange, Douglas Hackle is now my kindred spirit and I hope the author doesn't object to the perfectly normal parasocial relationship we're now in." —from Liam Ray's review of 'You Only Need One Kidney...'
You Only Need One Kidney, so I Removed One of Mine and Made It Into My Butler; Also, My House Is Haunted by the Ghost of Blockbuster Video by @douglashackle.bsky.social is so hilariously weird that I released several short, sharp laughs, causing my husband look at me with surprise and confusion
"I've never laughed out loud so much at a book before. I felt like an idiot. Every page of this book was so funny. [...] I'll be thinking about it for a long time." —from another very positive review of 'You Only Need One Kidney' #bizarro #bizarrofiction #absurdism #horrorcomedy #bookreview #cats
Cool video review of 'You Only Need One Kidney' courtesy of reviewer extraordinaire Christopher Dahman, aka chrisreadstoomuch... www.tiktok.com/@chrisreadst...
WTF did I just read? 🤣 👻 📚 Check out @Douglas Hackle #horrorbooks #booktok #bookrecs #horrortok #bookishhumor
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Cool video review of 'You Only Need One Kidney' courtesy of reviewer extraordinaire Christopher Dahman, aka chrisreadstoomuch... www.tiktok.com/@chrisreadst...
WTF did I just read? 🤣 👻 📚 Check out @Douglas Hackle #horrorbooks #booktok #bookrecs #horrortok #bookishhumor
TikTok video by chrisreadstoomuch 📚👻
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"I've never laughed out loud so much at a book before. I felt like an idiot. Every page of this book was so funny. [...] I'll be thinking about it for a long time." —from another very positive review of 'You Only Need One Kidney' #bizarro #bizarrofiction #absurdism #horrorcomedy #bookreview #cats
"𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐎𝐊𝐒𝐈𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐈𝐌𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐇𝐈𝐇𝐁𝐓𝐆𝐎𝐁𝐕 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞." —from another awesome review of my new book, this one compliments of Becky Burgess.
"𝐈 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭." From a new "mildly" spoilery review of You Only Need One Kidney, courtesy of Monika Porter.
Hello! Today is release day for my new novella, ‘You Only Need One Kidney…” At the moment, only the Kindle/KU version is available—paperback should be out in a week or so. www.amazon.com/Kidney-Remov...
Congrats to our 2026 Pushcart Prize-nominated authors! We're excited to share your work. Best of luck! Links to stories in bio. "Popular Demand" by Tim Conley; "Yellow Feather" by Mish Gajewski-Zambataro; "Transmission" by Gene Wang; and "Please, God, Don't Let Dogs Die Anymore" by Douglas Hackle.
I’m humbled and honored that Weird Lit Magazine has nominated my story “Please, God, Don’t Let Dogs Die Anymore” for a Pushcart Prize. There’s something like 10,000 such nominations every year, so I have no expectations of actually winning, but the nomination feels good.
Today we're sharing our sixth issue, featuring seven authors and one visual artist who have contributed their weird and wonderful work. Read more at www.weirdlitmag.com/. P.S. We once again received a record number of submissions. Thanks again to all who shared their stories with us!
People are loving Mad Days, and you will too! 38 illustrated tales of terror, only $1.99 for the ebook! Get your Halloween started right: Amazon bit.ly/4lZImtq Bookshop bit.ly/41USpIQ
Dang, this blurb from @adamcesare.bsky.social. I’ve had all year to come up with something to express how grateful I am for it, but the best I can come up with is “Dang, this blurb from Adam Cesare.” But seriously, dang, this blurb from Adam Cesare!
As always, today is a good day to support writers, artists, creators. If you can, consider buying a book, commission an art piece, sign up for someone's Patreon. You can also leave a nice comment, write a review, spread the word about someone's work. Everything helps.
My short film AFTER THE FALL (based upon a story by Jeffrey Thomas) will be playing Scream Diego in Cali, and the Northern Lights Fantastic Film Festival in Iceland soon. I'm grateful for the attention to this project--a horror/sci-fi film which is not necessarily that interested in scaring you ...
Hello, my 10 followers! First post over here. @weirdlitmag.bsky.social interviewed me for their Summer 2025 issue, wherein I talk about my new short story, "Please, God, Don’t Let Dogs Die Anymore," writing off-the-wall fiction, and other stuff. www.weirdlitmag.com/post/feature...
A Conversation with Featured Author Douglas Hackle
Douglas Hackle describes his style as "batshit-insane, unhinged, and recklessly silly" crafted with care and discipline.
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The Table of Contents for our imminent King in Yellow issue is now available. 60 500-word flash fiction pieces and poems about Chambers, Carcosa, and everyone's favorite ocher liege. We're joined by some new voices this time, and are honored to be able to share two unpublished poems by Joe Pulver.
Table of Contents: The King in Yellow
What beautiful yellow delights we have to share with you!
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Hello, my 10 followers! First post over here. @weirdlitmag.bsky.social interviewed me for their Summer 2025 issue, wherein I talk about my new short story, "Please, God, Don’t Let Dogs Die Anymore," writing off-the-wall fiction, and other stuff. www.weirdlitmag.com/post/feature...
A Conversation with Featured Author Douglas Hackle
Douglas Hackle describes his style as "batshit-insane, unhinged, and recklessly silly" crafted with care and discipline.
weirdlitmag.com
