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We're bringing you the best horror, dark fantasy, & crime fiction. Owned & operated by Bram Stoker Award and Shirley Jackson Award winner Doug Murano. Patreon.com/BadHandBooks
@badhandbooks.bsky.socialI *might* see concept art for WHAT DO WE TELL THE KIDS tomorrow.
@badhandbooks.bsky.socialNEW POST. Join our Patreon at just $5/month to see how we took the cover art for @mmdaviesostrom.bsky.social's RISE FROM THESE DARK WATERS from concept to creation.
@badhandbooks.bsky.socialGlad to see it arrived safely!
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@badhandbooks.bsky.socialJust a little over ONE WEEK away! Pre-order RISE FROM THESE DARK WATERS wherever you get your books.
@badhandbooks.bsky.socialWinner of the Bram Stoker Award.
Winner of the British Fantasy Award.
Nominated for the Shirley Jackson Award.
Named by the New York Public Library as one of the best new horror books of 2025.
@badhandbooks.bsky.socialI do! I remember being impressed by your vision and tenacity--both of which have carried this project into the stratosphere.
@badhandbooks.bsky.socialOh don't mind me. I'm just updating the eBook purchase page for Silk & Sinew, edited by @garnetonwinter.bsky.social.
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@badhandbooks.bsky.socialRepresentation matters. Diversity is strength.
@badhandbooks.bsky.socialYou can do a lot with a bad hand.
@badhandbooks.bsky.socialAll credit to @garnetonwinter.bsky.social and our fantastic contributors.
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@badhandbooks.bsky.social“Props to [Joe Zagets] for writing a character this engaging despite his (many, many) flaws… I madly read until the end and then sat and thought for a while about how things wind up. This is definitely a book I’ll remember.”
– Dear Author
@badhandbooks.bsky.socialI just noticed that the Patreon banner I made might have a slight spoiler for RISE FROM THESE DARK WATERS. A certain someone from horror literature's past may or may not make an appearance...
@badhandbooks.bsky.socialNEWS! We've set up a Patreon page. Not much there yet, but we have big plans for the space.
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@ericnash.bsky.socialReposted by @badhandbooks.bsky.socialFine collection 🩸📚💙📚
@badhandbooks.bsky.socialFrom the author of The October Film Haunt and Nightjars.
The Inconsolables collects some of @michaelwehunt.bsky.social's most unsettling, emotionally devastating short fiction. Nominated for the Shirley Jackson Award. Illustrated by @slimyswampghost.bsky.social.
@badhandbooks.bsky.socialPASTE magazine called it one of the best horror books of 2022. Our first single-author title came from the great @ericlarocca.com. The only thing more brutal than nature is love. Find out what that means in THEY WERE HERE BEFORE US.
@badhandbooks.bsky.socialThis Bram Stoker Award-nominated anthology is a tome for our times. With a Stoker-winning story by @lairdbarron.bsky.social and contributions by @ericlarocca.com @aijiang.bsky.social @claymcleod.bsky.social @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social and many more!
@badhandbooks.bsky.socialI love this novella by @joanneanderton.bsky.social and I think you will do. A quiet, heartbreaking haunting. Illustrated by @tomsbrown.bsky.social.
The Great Gatsby meets I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives In The House.
