Sean Thomas McDonnell
@saidshony.bsky.social
Bay Area-based horror, speculative, and weird fiction author. Regularly posts short fiction on Substack. https://automaticwriter.substack.com And - https://www.spareorgan.com/store/p/beneath-the-valley-oak-by-sean-thomas-mcdonnell
I’d like to pitch you a book that isn’t mine… but I wish was. Cherry Kills by @saidshony.bsky.social is a sharp, feral punk-noir that moves fast and doesn’t look back. You should own a copy. www.tinyworldspublishing.com #smallpress #cherrykills #noirfiction
This bad boy is now available. Couldn’t be more proud of @saidshony.bsky.social for crafting such a kickass book. www.tinyworldspublishing.com/collections/...
I wrote a book! My debut novella goes on pre-sale Jan 22. If you’re a fan of the 90s, Buffy, unlikely superheroes, and found family, this novella could be for you. It’s a fun book. automaticwriter.substack.com/p/cherry-kills #debutnovella #horrorfantasy #cherrykills #brokenbraingang
🍒 Cherry Kills 🔪
Oh hey, so I guess I kinda wrote a lil novella?
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
Blood In The Yolk Something sinister hatches in these pages...From the uncanny minds of seven cutting-edge horror writers comes a nest of nightmares. Blood in the Yolk delivers avian tales of terror, each more unsettling than the last. #horror #birdhorror #uncannyfiction #scary books2read.com/BITY
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Blood In The Yolk by EJ Trask
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Just dropped my latest Monster of the Week! First one of the year and she's definitely a beauty! #horrorsky open.substack.com/pub/monstero...
A Monster that Splits in Two
Just to Get You
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Charlotte can’t figure out why Brunette looks so intense. She sees a gun. She doesn’t understand the shout in Brunette’s eyes. She sees a gun. Maybe she dropped her spoon? She sees a gun. Maybe she’s uncomfortable? SHE SEES A GUN! open.substack.com/pub/automati...
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TW: Gun Violence
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I wrote over 100 stories in 2024. Going to double that next year. 🖋️✏️🖋️✏️
Santa's coal miners have been working overtime this year.
oh, wow: back when I still pretty much had a mohawk. neat. like Michael McDonald, I keep forgettin'
Paul Tremblay@paultremblay.bsky.social · 2y agoA trailer for The First Word on horror, an upcoming docu-series featuring horror writers. First season: @sgj.bsky.social @elizabethhand.bsky.social @lairdbarron.bsky.social Mariana Enriquez and me! I swear and everything. Directed by Philip Gellat. www.comingsoon.net/tv/trailers/...
A witchcraft con just called, “Covention.” You can steal this if you want, I never leave my house.
This is one of the best short stories I've read this year. Jon is an undiscovered gem. Highly recommend! jontoews.substack.com/p/catching-g... #horror #darkfiction #shortstory #holidayhorror #12daysofchristmashorror #folkhorror
Catching Ghost
Twelve Drummers Drumming - A Dark Tidings Horror Story
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It’s good to know that only one man in the US has been murdered this year.
imo The Ramones should’ve recorded a Pet Sematary-esque song for every Stephen King film adaptation, e.g. 🎶I don’t want to be dining at the hotel from The Shining/ I don’t want a blowjob from a bear🎶
I’d like to have a robot that sits next to me while I write and says, “Yeah, that’s fuckin’ good! Hell yeah! You’re the man! Handsome, too!” And maybe it gets me coffee when I want it—ohhhhh, or even better, the coffee comes right out of its mouth into my cup—no!—INTO MY MOUTH!
Enter to win a paperback copy of CHRISTMAS AND OTHER HORRORS! To enter, you must post a comment on the Substack post. US only. Horror for Xmas? The perfect vibe almakatsu.substack.com/p/win-the-pe...
I don't know who needs to hear this, but you don't need to justify your reading preferences and choices to anyone. Audiobooks count as reading. Also, you don't have to finish books you don't enjoy. Don't read to impress, read for yourself. Life's too short, love yourself, ok? Signed, a librarian.
Seven Swans a-Swimming 🦢 💀 I've written a weird lil tale for my subscribers. :) garenglazier.substack.com/p/twelve-day...
Twelve Days of Christmas—Dark Tidings
A Substack Holiday Horror Event
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What is your favorite #twilightzone episode? I'm a big fan of The Silence, A Stop at Willoughby, Nothing in the Dark, and It's a Good Life! DYK that 30+ writers on #Substack recently paid homage to #RodSerling and The Twilight Zone? Check it out here! automaticwriter.substack.com/p/blink-twic...
"BLINK TWICE IF YOU CAN HEAR ME"
The secret language of the angels.
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Hey good morning, it wants your soul, but you don’t have to give it up.
The smell of popcorn made its way down to the end of the field, and as if being called by the Pied Piper, children started toward the red and white striped fabric beacon. As they got closer, their amble became a sprint. “Come see The Creature of Telluride!" automaticwriter.substack.com/p/caged-307
Caged
Narrated by Mike Casey
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