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Publisher/Founder @tenebrouspress.bsky.social Shirley Jackson Award-nominated editor. Illustrator of slimy things. Devotee of comic books & guit-fiddle music of every stripe. OPEN for both editing & art gigs. He/him Portland OR

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SALEM - Fall Out Of Love (Live in Manchester, UK - 22/04/2022)
SALEM - Fall Out Of Love (Live in Manchester, UK - 22/04/2022) YouTube video by Lazy Eye

My hot take is that the only memorable thing that ANY of the SCREAM films has ever delivered was this song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O34l...

04.03.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My β€œartist” skills were garbage at 30.
My β€œtortured” side of the ledger, however, was right on point.

26.02.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cover art by Jenna Cha, the papery shed skin of a human floats through the yellow-green sky over the Appalachian town of Olyoke.
Plus blurbs from Bitter Karella, Hailey Piper, and Briar Ripley Page

Cover art by Jenna Cha, the papery shed skin of a human floats through the yellow-green sky over the Appalachian town of Olyoke. Plus blurbs from Bitter Karella, Hailey Piper, and Briar Ripley Page

We're just over a month away from our trip to OLYOKE, TN!

Home to a Dollywood-style theme park; generations of troubled families; mysterious plagues; & a prophetic cult leader who warns of a fiery cataclysm.

It's "Twin Peaks by way of Appalachia" in OLYOKE by @endwellian.bsky.social out 3/24πŸ–€β˜ οΈ

20.02.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
Cover art by Kerisson Wemerson, depicting a lone kayaker navigating a series of islets shaped like the massive jaws of a monster; plus blurbs from Sonora Taylor, Max Booth III, and Laura Cranehill

Cover art by Kerisson Wemerson, depicting a lone kayaker navigating a series of islets shaped like the massive jaws of a monster; plus blurbs from Sonora Taylor, Max Booth III, and Laura Cranehill

OUT NOW. GET TO THE WATER.

@kristalstittle.bsky.social's terrifying KAYAK is available everywhere now!

A young man comes of age, alone in the face of an alien invasion, where stepping foot on land=deathπŸ’€

Get it from your favorite indie bookstore or direct from usπŸ–€β˜ οΈ
store.tenebrouspress.com

17.02.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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MARLENE CLARK: THE BLACK HORROR ICON THAT DESERVED SO MUCH MORE Blaxploitation era Scream Queen Marlene Clark’s reign of the film landscape was constricted due to bias, racism and Hollywood disrepect. Sharai Bohannon pays homage to a Black icon that deser…

🚨 @sharai.bsky.social pays homage to Marlene Clark, a Blaxploitation era Scream Queen that deserves a well-earned space in horror’s collective memory. πŸ‘» πŸ“½οΈ #NightTideMag
nighttidemag.com/2026/02/12/m...

12.02.2026 13:44 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

She deserved more and is one of the MANY reasons the industry biases are hurting all of us.

Thanks @momoshaty.bsky.social and @nighttidemag.bsky.social for creating a space for this piece to live!

12.02.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

The acclaimed twin-novelette series is back...and it is CURSED.
Preorders are open: store.tenebrouspress.com

29.01.2026 22:41 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
HORSU

HORSU

26.01.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Art featuring a human in unassuming clothing curled in a fetal position, hovering over a barren landscape against a sickly green sky.

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One summer afternoon, Santi and Maria's daughter disappears without a trace from a public park. A fruitless investigation passes, the agony only serving to tear Santi’s life and family further apart.

Months go by, and Santi finally stumbles upon a clue: it is hardly a name, barely a whisper, but it is enough to reveal a haunting legacy and unleash an entirely new kind of horror upon the despairing young father:

β€œHe Who Does Not Speak With Children.”

Art featuring a human in unassuming clothing curled in a fetal position, hovering over a barren landscape against a sickly green sky. Cover Copy: One summer afternoon, Santi and Maria's daughter disappears without a trace from a public park. A fruitless investigation passes, the agony only serving to tear Santi’s life and family further apart. Months go by, and Santi finally stumbles upon a clue: it is hardly a name, barely a whisper, but it is enough to reveal a haunting legacy and unleash an entirely new kind of horror upon the despairing young father: β€œHe Who Does Not Speak With Children.”

Back cover art for @santiagoeximeno.bsky.social's ALICIA IS IN THE BASEMENT by @jennacha.bsky.social, alongside lovely words from our buds @emmaemurray.bsky.social & @carsonwinter.bsky.social

Preorders are coming later on, but you can subscribe to our 2026 Book Club NOW:

store.tenebrouspress.com

23.01.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

BUY THIS DAMN BOOK

20.01.2026 22:21 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Feast your ears on Transmission zero, and welcome The Night Ship into the world!

Released today wherever you can grab it, and ready to be just about the strangest journey into the vast of night you'll ever go through.

www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ni...

20.01.2026 13:41 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 7

Alex's new book releases *today*! Stick out your thumb & hitch a ride on The Night Ship and get ready for a strange and eerie ride.

20.01.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She really shouldn’t be as fucking jaw-dropping a writer as she isβ€”on top of being such a badass editor & co-publisherβ€”but what can ya do? Some people just horde all the word-making skills.

F’real though, this book is haunting and weird and magnificent. You owe it to yourself to read itπŸ–€β˜ οΈ

20.01.2026 02:11 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Read Weird.

16.01.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#HorrorForLibraries Giveaway: The Night Ship by Alex Woodroe The giveaway this week is an ARC of an upcoming book by a well known editor for a critically acclaimed small press whose book is coming out...

This week's #HorrorForLibraries giveaway also has a mini review. THE NIGHT SHIP by @alexwoodroe.com coming 1/20/26 from Flame Tree Press. Enter now and you are netered going forward

raforallhorror.blogspot.com/2026/01/horr...

15.01.2026 18:23 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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The book that I mentioned on QAA by @alexwoodroe.com is Whisperwood. I can't recommend it enough. It's a solid piece of folk horror, a kind of Romanian Witcher. Alex even has a new book, The Night Ship, out next week. You can follow her here: alexwoodroe.com

12.01.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I read two books over the weekend and enjoyed both a lot:

Moonflow by @bitterkarella.bsky.social is a delirious delight and so gross (complimentary)

The Night Ship by @alexwoodroe.com is a deeply strange tale of 1980s apocalypse and life under fascism (plus weird tendrils)

12.01.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
Cover art of CASUAL by Helen Whistberry, a digital fox against a microchip background rendered in orange and yellow;
blurb by BOOKLIST
Text:
YOUR BODY, YOUR CHOICE. UNTIL IT'S NOT.

Cover art of CASUAL by Helen Whistberry, a digital fox against a microchip background rendered in orange and yellow; blurb by BOOKLIST Text: YOUR BODY, YOUR CHOICE. UNTIL IT'S NOT.

2026 PHILIP K. DICK AWARD NOMINEE!

Hails & Congratulations, @kojiadae.bsky.social for your prescient, terrifying, shockingly relevant novel CASUAL.

A sincere Hails to all fellow nominees as well; CASUAL looks awfully fine rubbing shoulders with the lot of youπŸ–€β˜ οΈ

13.01.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4
Causal Nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award: I’m a bitΒ Flabbergasted I woke up this morning to some exciting news: Casual has been nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award. What followed was a few hours of shock and excitement and a whole lot of not working at work. (Sorry, I'll make up for it). Followed by a lot of anxious "how do I say thank you to people for showing their support and excitement about this?" I decided I'd write a little blog to say thank you to everyone who posted encouragement about the nomination.

Causal Nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award: I’m a bitΒ Flabbergasted

I woke up this morning to some exciting news: Casual has been nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award. What followed was a few hours of shock and excitement and a whole lot of not working at work. (Sorry, I'll make up for it).…

14.01.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This drops on newsletter at 10am if you’re looking for more info on the DWJ covers and how to get them.

Also, if you order anything else off my websto’ as part of your order, I’ll be donating that amount as well.

As always, very much appreciate any signal boosting.

14.01.2026 05:59 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Teaming up with Brody King and Daniel Warren Johnson to drop a brand new Tales from the Road variant cover to help families that have been affected by ICE raids in Minnesota.

13.01.2026 12:25 πŸ‘ 113 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 16

Feckin' brilliant book. Preorder it from your preferred indie store & tell em to order in a spare copyπŸ–€β˜ οΈ

07.01.2026 21:31 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i hope all the people resisting ICE on the ground know how fucking inspiring they are. minneapolis right now, and chicago and LA and charlotte and DC and portland before them, you’re setting the blueprint for the future battles sure to come. thank you.

13.01.2026 01:54 πŸ‘ 13523 πŸ” 2820 πŸ’¬ 111 πŸ“Œ 71

Bruh I can’t anymore. I need my lit to be as fucking gay, weird, and non-cisgender as possible. Anything else is fucking false metal.

13.01.2026 01:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is the nightmare scenario that shutters Tenebrous permanently πŸ’€

11.01.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m sorry everyone. It needs to be said. If you are one of the accounts on here telling people that they need to obey in advance because you are scared of martial law and elections being canceled, the psychological warfare that authoritarians use is working on you. Fear is psychologically powerful 🧡

11.01.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 152 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 20

I *am* a Bears fan (though I haven’t managed to watch a football game in 10 years πŸ˜‚) and fuck yeah 🀘

11.01.2026 04:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThe most experimental and fucked up thing I’ve written to date”
Yes please πŸ–€β˜ οΈ

10.01.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
And image of an ice machine brimming with ice and above it the word β€œFUCK”

And image of an ice machine brimming with ice and above it the word β€œFUCK”

Take and use as you will

10.01.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm having a very "listen to 'Stealing People's Mail' by Dead Kennedys three times in a row" sort of day.

09.01.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0