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Michael Wegener
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Writer of prime crime and horror fiction. Former chemist (if there is such a thing) breaking bad on the page. Stories in Mickey Finn, Unnerving Magazine, Starlite Pulp, SNAFU, The Yard...
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Michael Wegener @michaelwegener.bsky.social · Aug 1
New story out now in the August issue of @thrillermagazine.bsky.social.
"The Devil's Jurisdiction"
Hunted by a killer cop, Gabriel must get out of LA fast, but his getaway is complicated by an unexpected passenger in his stolen ride...

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#crimefiction #shortstory #thriller
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Thanks for reading and your kind words!
September 23, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share books and boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. The novel that started it all here and in France—and my first film option—is just $1.99 on all digital on all platforms!

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August 28, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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You are or can recommend an artist for book cover design, preferably with a love for speculative/horror stories and visuals - please connect.

#BookSky #DigitalArt #BookCover #Illustration #FuckAI
August 28, 2026 at 2:00 PM
michaelwegener.bsky.social
Coming September 2027 from @blackharepress.bsky.social! A stand-alone horror novella, Black Hearts Bleeding will be published as part of Black Hare's Short Reads series. Very excited, very grateful. More on that further down the road...

#horror #horrorstories #horrorfiction #shortreads #booksky
August 26, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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Thank you, Gabino! Much appreciated!

My debut novel, Legend Has It, follows 6 college friends who find a legendary haunted house attraction in Mukwonago, WI. Once inside, they realize all the threats are real and must endure 10 floors of escalating terror to escape!

www.djslaterauthor.com
August 21, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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Thanks Gabino!

JITTERBUG is out now from @titanbooks.bsky.social. When a grieving bounty hunter meets a fugitive pirate queen, everything changes.

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All reposts greatly appreciated!
August 21, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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Longshore Drift: Amazon.co.uk: Bronwen Griffiths: 9781806341603: Books
Buy Longshore Drift by Bronwen Griffiths (ISBN: 9781806341603) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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August 21, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Thanks Gabino, Happy #FridayReads. My novel DRYAD has been out for three weeks now. It's small town summer horror, about two girls in love, a group of entitled jocks, and a bloodthirsty tree monster. Available on Amazon and JournalStone's website: journalstone.com/bookstore/dr...
August 21, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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Made a little infographic post about my vtm inspired gritty vampire series, so if that sounds up your alley, check it out and maybe find yourself your next weekend read! bsky.app/profile/tdcl...
tdcloud.bsky.social 🐣 Migi ➡️ Sekaicon Artist Alley Table #I5 @tdcloud.bsky.social · Aug 19
What are The Dark Vagaries, really?

Short answer: a shared universe of standalone novels about vampires, personal horror, and political machinations that span millennia. For fans of VtM, gritty interpersonal drama, and more lore than you can shake a stake at.

🩸 tdcloudoffical.com/darkvagaries
August 21, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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Amusement Park Arcana is OUT NOW

Backrooms meets Action Park in 1994

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a small red carousel with red-and-white striped uprights, other horses visible in the background but a yellow one in the foreground, the paint scratched and peeling. A copy of Amusement Park Arcana is leaned against it on the footrest. The air is dark and forboding.
August 21, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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FREE on Amazon today!

Mad Days: Stories and Curses is a super-sized collection of illustrated horror stories. Cursed towns, werewolves, cosmic horror, vengeful spirits, witches, and rabies… we got it all, people!

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August 21, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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Thanks Gabino!

If Weird (Peri)Menopausal Woman Lit and/or East Midlands Macabre sound like the genres for you... I may have something for your weekend

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Image of book covers for A Press of Feathers, Tradwife and The Nine O'Clock Horses superimposed on an image of Leicester city centre Text reads: You've read Weird West. Southern Gothic. Appalachian Horror. But have you ever read... EAST MIDLANDS MACABRE? Image of book covers for The Long Con, Tradwife, Hummingbird, Saltblood, A Press of Feathers and Salvation Spring Text reads: NOT WEIRD GIRL LIT WEIRD (PERI) MENOPAUSAL WOMAN LIT
August 21, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share books and boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. The HOBAR ebook is only $1.99 for a limited time! That’s a lot of creatures from beyond the reef, horror, crime, vengeance, murder, and magic for cheap!
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August 21, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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Out now and eMag currently on sale: Grab the August issue of @thrillermagazine.bsky.social, which includes my story "The Devil's Jurisdiction."

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#crimefiction #thriller #shortstory
August 21, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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CATTLE MUTILATIONS: Like this bit? Then pre-order a copy of THE SPECULATIVE DETECTIVE AGENCY from @diversionbooks.bsky.social, out on Oct. 6, 2026. Order today: bit.ly/4tpEXbT #speculative #mystery #thriller
August 21, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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All these 5,000-word limits are killing me.
August 18, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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A Shadow of Your Former Self: Grech, Amy, Buddha, Alien: 9798395815644: Amazon.com: Books
A Shadow of Your Former Self [Grech, Amy, Buddha, Alien] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. A Shadow of Your Former Self
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August 14, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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Please try my book.
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It's free in KU.
Very diverse, meaningful, and fun!
Persevere - Kindle edition by Ramsay, Greg, Corn-Uys, Jacqui. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
Persevere - Kindle edition by Ramsay, Greg, Corn-Uys, Jacqui. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while...
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August 14, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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Thank, Gabino. Happy Friday!

If you're into violent, '70s style pulp action with the sophistication of '90s syndication, my alter ego, the Pulp Poet of Pittsburgh, has a book out now.

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Cell Block 1: Dead Men in Old Stone
August 14, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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For #FridayReads: Venue 13, a comedy about an actor who buys a haunted theatre! “The story he tells is riveting, and the novel really does become unputdownable. The reader will feel like part of the enraptured audience, hanging on every word.” — Winnipeg Free Press
www.davidjonfuller.com/venue-13/
Venue 13 - David Jón Fuller, writer
Actor Robert Laliberte buys a run-down building to host shows in the city’s Summer Theatre Festival. But his beloved Venue 13 is also haunted. And if the ghost has anything to say about it, nobody’s s...
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August 14, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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My divine eroguro short story GODFLESH is great for a weekend freak-read bsky.app/profile/tdcl...
tdcloud.bsky.social 🐣 Migi ➡️ Sekaicon Artist Alley Table #I5 @tdcloud.bsky.social · Aug 14
Come one, come all, to the dining experience of the decade with this weird eroguro fantasy made special for those of us with a penchant for divine vore! Grab it on itchio and munch and crunch to your heart's content.

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August 14, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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My fourth book came out this week and I think it's really cool
ladzwriting.bsky.social Ladz ❄️🖤🩸 @ladzwriting.bsky.social · Aug 14
our crimson cage is an F/F/F Polish folk retelling of Carmilla - a romance if you're a lesbian & a horror for everyone else

🩸 religious trauma & blasphemy
🖤 toxic lesbian vampires
🩸 pussy eating (literal)
🖤 fuck/marry/kill

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A picture of mary praying with a textbox overlaid To everyone who went to Catholic school as children and grew to be queer and pissed off OUR CRIMSON CAGE on crinkled cream-colored paper on a background of a chapel From the Indie Ink Award nominated author of The Fealty of Monsters and The Cradle of Eternal Night comes a new, blood-soaked tale of vampires and selfish desire, in this folk horror retelling of Carmilla, taking place in 19th Century Poland. Laura Toperz’s husband will be only gone for a week. Despite hiring a new maid to pick up her duties, she expects the days to go by as they do when her husband is present: mundanely and without incident. She is not prepared to solve a murder. Elżbieta dreams of riches. Being hired as a maid for the wealthy Toperz household might just be her ticket to security. After one of her shifts, she sneaks into the manor’s forbidden basement in search of treasure, hoping for valuables or jewels. Instead, she discovers something starving and solitary, begging to be unleashed. Elżbieta can only give in. Soon, sanguinary terrors descend upon the town. Unaware of her maid’s transgression, Laura remembers the bloodthirsty woman trapped below: Karmila, who comforted her in her youth. Karmila, whom her late father swore was just a bad dream. Karmila, who now paints the town and its maidens red. Having escaped under her watch, Laura must decide what she’s willing to sacrifice to bring back peace and quell the lustful frenzy entrancing everyone around her. Even if it means herself.
August 14, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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Happy #FridayReads, hermano!
My news is that I have signed with the Susan Schulman Literary Agency! My agent is the wonderful Kim Carson Bodie. We will be getting my newest manuscript, CHICANA WEREWOLF, ready for submissions. More news soon.
www.schulmanagency.com/kim-carson-b...
Kim Carson Bodie — Susan Schulman Literary Agency
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August 14, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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Calliope Street is a haunted house freakout that is only two weeks old. Don’t you want to hold the baby?
August 14, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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A recent REVOLVER reader said "the America Hicks builds—a dialed-up, nightmarish version of the current —is worth the price alone." That price is only 99c for Kindle!

Check out the story that "aims at the world we live in and blows its head off" in ebook and audio at mybook.to/revolver
August 14, 2026 at 3:15 PM