Joshua Chaplinsky
@jchaplinsky.bsky.social
Author of 'Letters to the Purple Satin Killer', 'The Paradox Twins' & 'Kanye West—Reanimator.' LitReactor Managing Editor (2011-2023). https://linktr.ee/joshuachaplinsky
Whatever you think of the man’s films, this is sad news. ew.com/first-look-h...
See first look at ‘Human Centipede’ director’s final film made while battling MS (exclusive)
‘Human Centipede’ director Tom Six shares an exclusive first look at his final film, ‘The End of Tom Six.’ The director recently revealed he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 14 years ago.
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In case you missed it, here's the PW announcement! We're already finalizing the ARC & cover. I am excited. I am ready to make you suffer.
The latest @locusmag.bsky.social — which you should subscribe to — has interesting book deal news, including forthcoming titles from @elliottgish.bsky.social @zinrock.bsky.social and @horrorsong.blog
Tonight’s viewing: You will believe a chicken can act.
Tonight’s viewing: revisiting this absurd little gem from Quentin Dupieux.
Thanks, Gabino! The second printing of my non-fiction exploration of the amateur horror movies that raided video store shelves in the '80s/'90s is available now! The book is called HAND-HELD HELL: THE OUTBREAK OF HOMEMADE HORROR. www.terror-vision.com/store/p/hand...
Hand-Held Hell: The Outbreak of Homemade Horror — Terror Vision Records and Video
Second Printing (2026) LTD to 300 units. There was a sense of wonder and occasional disbelief when scouring the horror section of independent video stores during their heyday, coming across a vampire...
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Thanks! Love Never Dies: Romance in Horror Movies is my love letter to romance in horror films, and it's out in two months! You can preorder it anywhere, but if you're in the US, Gibson's has a preorder bonus: gibsonsbookstore.com/book/9780807...
Love Never Dies: Romance in Horror Movies
A romance editor looks for love where you’d least expect it—and discovers what our favorite horror films can tell us about sex, society, and ourselves “A bloody love letter to those horrors that have ...
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Thanks, Gabino! “Where’s the briefcase?” “In the van.” “Where’s the van?” “Up your ass.” “Kind of dumb thing to say for your last words.” “What?” Simon shot him in the head. “That wasn’t much better.”
A Briefcase Full Of The End Of The World : Todd Morr (Fahrenheit Pocket Noir)
A heist gone sideways, a briefcase with the power to end everything, and one very unlucky criminal caught in the middle. Carter isn’t exactly the smartest guy in the room, but even he knows he’s in de...
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Thanks Gabino! #FridayReads "Featuring plenty of action, some gruesome body horror elements and great characters, Counted with the Dead is a must-add to the TBR's of horror and noir fans. I'm looking forward to see what O'Keefe writes next!" Rich Duncan, Horror Bookshelf
It's here!! The official audiobook recording of BACKMASK, a story about a music producer trying to record the song of his dreams. Cold War paranoia and government psychedelics. HEAR BACKMASK KSAMKCAB REAH haruspex-audio.com/products/bac...
Thanks! Welcome to Cemetery is a police procedural with dark disappearances & murders for a crime thriller/horror feel A young det. determined to earn her spot and her older partner that’s jaded by time on the force Character led and fast paced books2read.com/u/b5Kn0l
Amanda wants to reunite with her son. To do that, she’ll have to kill him first. What the Dead Can Do is an emotionally driven supernatural thriller about grief, obsession, and the terrifying lengths a parent will go for the person they love most. Thnx @gabino.bsky.social grab it anywhere 🙏🖤🙏
Last day for the Nefarious Bat sale.
Thanks Gabino! Today's the last day of all our books being 25% off at the Nefarious Bat webstore (using the coupon BUYINDIE at the checkout) - so I'd love it if people had a look around, and maybe grabbed a new read for the weekend! payhip.com/NefariousBat...
Thanks again to Gabino for helping spead the good word!
It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share books and boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. This slice of mayhem takes you into the middle of a storm and then…well, then things get worse. In a good way. Anyway, it’s only $12! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
My new horror novel, The Man in the Watch Still Visits Me At Night, comes out Sept. 22nd. Liminal, ergodic, Lynchian, experimental. @clashbooks.bsky.social
Still have a couple of physical ARCs, for anyone interested who has a good outlet/platform.
I do not approve of the casting of Jon Depp as The Man in the Watch.