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lairdbarron.bsky.social
A dog of the house Mainly updates; occasional commentary Catch me at my Patreon: Realms of Old Leech https://www.patreon.com/lairdbarron/about Banner art: Chuck Killorin.
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Hurrah for Joseph Parker!!

From NYT-bestselling author @tomsnig.bsky.social and @jsuretteacheson.bsky.social comes the first volume in the Constance Evermore saga. NIRA is coming in paperback and eBook formats this year. Illustrated throughout by @tomsbrown.bsky.social. Pre-order: badhandbooks.com/preorders/ni...

Some more-or-less coherent thoughts on the excellent @lairdbarron.bsky.social story ‘a strange form of life’, part of the extended read-along of Laird’s grim body of work reddit.com/r/LairdBarro... We're on to the slightly harder to find works… this one's worth tracking down. 📷

Let's watch the CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD trailer together (and confirm book 4, and reveal the movie tie-in edition cover): youtu.be/t0Dlwt_AlYU

TWO conversations on DAVID LYNCH: 1st: @johnlangan.bsky.social, @lairdbarron.bsky.social, @markrainey.bsky.social, and me: www.patreon.com/posts/david-... 2nd: @punktowner.bsky.social, @emmajgibbon.bsky.social, Cody Lakin, @nadiabulkin.bsky.social, and me: www.patreon.com/posts/anothe...

Thank you to Ellen Datlow and artist Wesley Allsbrook www.patreon.com/posts/agate-...

The first print proofs of @annieneugebauer.bsky.social’s YOU HAVE TO LET THEM BLEED are here! And they are glorious. Pre-order this collection. badhandbooks.com/preorders/yo...

A lot of writing advice boils down to, " BUT, if you're good, disregard this."

Meet Will Battersby: Co-Founder of Etch Productions Will’s love for movies started young but truly bloomed while teaching in Paris, where he spent countless hours soaking in classics. A surprise call to join the set of Shooting Fish launched his filmmaking career — and he’s been hooked ever since.

Congratulations to @lairdbarron.bsky.social on hitting this sales milestone with NOT A SPECK OF LIGHT. And thank you to everyone who has helped make this book a smashing success.

Only 240 of the original 500 limited-edition hardcovers of @lairdbarron.bsky.social's NOT A SPECK OF LIGHT remain available. Signed. With a new story by Laird. New illustrations by @slimyswampghost.bsky.social. Don't miss out. badhandbooks.com/preorders/no...

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Russia, Russia, Russia. Nah, man. Looks to me like we're the one who knocks.

Word on the street is Vance won't meet with the German Chancellor, Scholz, this week. Understandable. If I were Scholz I wouldn't hang out with a Nazi either.

A library patron left this adorable button for me but I have no idea what it says. Can anyone translate?

The Unkillable Frank Lightning by @joshrountree.bsky.social is a fantastic Frankenstein like novel but set in the wild west. It'll give you the creeps and it's also has a lot of heart. Coming in July but pre-order today!

A pair of sisters are hired to find-and if necessary, dispose of-whatever is killing neighborhood pets in a dying town. Next week. "Agate Way," a new short story by Laird Barron! Art by Wesley Allsbrook | Edited by @datlow.bsky.social

This timeline seems to be "And Stillson won anyway."

Less than half of our stock remains available for the limited hardcover of NOT A SPECK OF LIGHT. badhandbooks.com/preorders/no...

MIDNIGHT! The Cover Reveal & Submission call for WET SCREAMS, an anthology of Monster Erotica, goes live! We’re looking for stories that’ll have us sleepless and breathing heavy. We want to be disturbingly turned on. Details Feb. 14th Happy Valentine’s Day, Monster Lovers. 👹🖤👻📚

Jessica and I just finished the entire run. I hadn't seen it since childhood. One of the best IV shows ever made.

Slashers, final girls, and a #horror legend — our latest #FirstWordOnHorror poster is a blood-soaked tribute to @sgj.bsky.social’s favorite kind of terror. 🔪🎥 Illustrated by the @jimterryart.bsky.social this art captures the chilling essence of DEAR FINAL GIRLS, which concludes this Friday!

One of Valentina's favorite toys has split a seam. She swears she didn't do it.

Farmers and autoworkers watching pet leopard starting at their feet

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