The Legend of Literature Award is given to authors who have made an impact on the horror genre. It is NOT a lifetime achievement award as evidenced by the two previous recipients, @stephengrahamjones.com and @joe-hill.bsky.social, operating at the top of their game. Whose mantle is missing one?
Nick Roberts
@spookywv.bsky.social
Permanent member of The Midnight Society. Author of THE EXORCIST’S HOUSE, MEAN SPIRITED, ANATHEMA, and more. Repped by Lane Heymont at The Tobias Literary Agency
I’m thrilled to be included in this nonfiction collection, STILL FLOATING: 40 YEARS OF PENNYWISE, with this amazing lineup of amazing authors. Pre-order now, Georgie! www.amazon.com/dp/B0H55734QT
Congrats to @stephengrahamjones.com on winning the Bram Stoker Award for THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER, one of the best novels I’ve ever experienced. I’m currently arc reading his upcoming OFF THE RESERVATION, and the man was just wielded to write. @sagapressbooks.bsky.social
What’s your favorite short story of all time (emphasis on the word FAVORITE over best)?
From now until Friday, you can pre-order ANY signed book in paperback and/or hardback from www.nickrobertsauthor.com/store to complete your collection! I will close the sales window and purchase the books the next day. Enter MEMORIAL in the discount box at checkout for 10% off all orders.
MY CORPSE HAS A HEARTBEAT just got unleashed on audio! Derek Austin absolutely kills as Turner Blake in this epic production from Fright Night Audio. Step into the mind of a serial killer/family man and buckle up. It’s a bumpy, bloody ride. 🔪❤️🪓🫶 www.audible.com/pd/B0GY26PTWN
I’m thrilled to reveal the HAUNTED MINDS BOOK CLUB GRAVEYARD RUMBLE trophy—err, “belt.” This handmade horror…(wait for it)…GLOWS IN THE DARK. Once the dust has settled and only one author remains in the ring, the tombstone will bear the winning book’s title and an epitaph. Join on Facebook!
Jack and I received some new swag today. You can get the new “You Girls And Your Gore” shirt to go with your Haunted Minds Book Club tumbler, plus all kinds of other goodies from Paradise Sippin. tinyurl.com/y9nmsc59
These numbered editions are going fast. www.nickrobertsauthor.com/store
MY CORPSE HAS A HEARTBEAT: ILLUSTRATED EDITION pre-orders are live at www.nickrobertsauthor.com/store now! I ordered 100, and the fastest buyers get the lowest numbers. This hardback features a dust jacket with new cover art by Matt Seff Barnes & 10 insane interior illustrations by Jaime Stearns.
Authors, you’re going to want to tune in. Readers, prepare to be entertained. Get the full scoop Monday.
@jonezyboy.bsky.social's YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE MOVED IN: TOP RATED HAUNTED HOUSE NOVELS, PART 2 is up! Works by @cgolden.bsky.social, @stejhoward.bsky.social, @joannapary.bsky.social, Adam Nevill, @spookywv.bsky.social, @hangsawoman.bsky.social, & more! #booksky www.horrordna.com/features/you...
You Shouldn’t Have Moved In: Top Rated Haunted House Novels, Part 2
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MY CORPSE HAS A HEARTBEAT is only 99 cents in the U.S. today on Kindle. You can also get signed and personalized copies of most of my titles from www.nickrobertsauthor.com 🖤
It’s official. 🎉 🪓 I’m headed to Timberline Lodge (aka the Overlook Hotel from THE SHINING) for Massacre on the Mountain this September. I will be joining fellow authors and readers at this swanky shindig, which includes a special screening of the film on the property!
Redeemed a couple Audible credits when my membership renewed this morning: @catrionaward.bsky.social and MJ Mars, two ladies who give no fucks.
I love when they have authors on @thekingcast.bsky.social, and @natcassidy.bsky.social always delivers. Discussing NIGHTMARES AND DREAMSCAPES is the cherry on top.
Want to know what your favorite horror authors picked as their scariest @stephenking.bsky.social scenes of all time? Available now from @cemeterydance.bsky.social and @richardchizmar.bsky.social.
For the next 24 hours, ALL of my remaining signed inventory is on sale at www.nickrobertsauthor.com/store. Just enter SCARY to get 25% off your total order! Personalizations are also available at checkout. Here's what's left (hardbacks are in the first picture, and paperbacks are in the second):
2026 is already off to a hell of start for horror literature, but we’re on an entirely new trajectory of terror now! 🔥🔥🔥 @sgj.bsky.social
From now until Sunday, you can pre-order signed copies of all my books in paperback or hardback. I'll place the order with my publishers on Monday. Personalizations are available at checkout. www.nickrobertsauthor.com/store BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! thunderstormbooks.com/thunderstorm...
I had the pleasure of speaking with Johnny Compton today about his craft, influences, working as an editor, and that one time in Pittsburg when Swifties were shacked up with Stokers. tinyurl.com/5fvsjv5r johnnycompton.com