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Cyndi Gradel

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🖤Horror🖤 Stories on Creepy and The Other Stories. 🔪Final Girl🔪

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Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · Aug 25

My story, Four Seasons, is available now on Creepy. There’s a killer clown, evil Santa and slasher fun. 🖤🔪
Thanks to Jon and team @creepypod.bsky.social and @bloodyfm.bsky.social
#horror #horrorpodcast #creepy #audiodrama

Four Seasons

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Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 6h

My hometown
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the word haddonfield is on a sign in the middle of a street

Alt: A street corner with trees and houses. The words Haddonfield and Halloween

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Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 18h

This sounds like so much fun. Telluride Horror Show is on my wish list of things I hope to do someday.
#horror 🖤

FANGORIA @fangoria.bsky.social · 1d

FYI: Day One of Telluride Horror Show has already come and gone, and we've got all the bloody details.

Telluride Horror Show Day 1 Recap

Day One of Telluride Horror Show has already come and gone, and we've got all the bloody details.

dlvr.it

Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 1d

It’s Kill Columbus Day!
@sgj.bsky.social

Earthdivers Kill Columbus by Stephen Graham Jones

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Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 2d

The best jump scares 🖤

Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 3d

Movie night 🍿🎥
V/H/S Halloween
#horror

V/H/S Halloween movie poster
Skull on black background

Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 3d

Love this! 🖤

Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 3d

Putting all of my anger into this new story. No character is safe.
#writing
#slashers 🖤🔪

a woman is talking on a cell phone and saying `` what did you say '' .

Alt: a woman is talking on a cell phone and saying `` what did you say '' Scream movie scene

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Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 4d

I wrote a story about what happens when the scarecrows get mad at us. 🖤
#31daysofhorror
#Halloween

Day 6 - Scarecrow Island & Cornfield Carnival

Podcast Episode · Creepy · 10/06/2025 · 59m

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Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 4d

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Quimby's Bookstore @quimbysbookstore.bsky.social · 4d

TONIGHT!

FULL BLEED gallery show,
Opening Friday 10/10, 5-7pm
Quimby’s Bookstore!
1854 W North Ave Chi-IL
Show runs through early November
 Featuring art and work from a dozen Full Bleed contributors  Refreshments, Prizes, & stickers plus a FULL stock of FULL BLEED zines and comics!

Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 4d

Got one this morning as well. It helps to know that all writers experience rejections.

Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 4d

Rejection in my email this morning.

a group of men are sitting on a bench on the side of the road .

Alt: a group of men are sitting on the street. Jason walks by and kicks their boom box.

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Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 5d

Bookmail 🖤

Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 5d

I entered this so fast! 🖤

Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 5d

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Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 5d

I can’t wait to read this one!!!

Gemma Amor @manylittlewords.bsky.social · 5d

My hands are shaking a little as I type this but...ITCH! IS OUT TODAY!!

I'm finally a big 5 published author!

Feminist, formication folk horror with creepy crawlies, ancient traditions, unsolved murders, weird processions, masks, an old pub and an excellent dog.

www.hachette.co.uk/titles/gemma...

Gemma Amor dressed in pink holding a copy of ITCH!

Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 5d

22 days…🎃🖤🔪
#Halloween

a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a sign that says te lo resumo as nomas

Alt: Man in a trench coat looking around

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Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 6d

Mood…

Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 6d

Working on a Holiday horror short story. Everyone keeps their eyeballs in this one.
🖤🔪
For now.
#writing #horror

a bald man is standing in the desert with his eyes closed and making a funny face .

Alt: a bald man is standing in the desert winking

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Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 6d

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Stephen Graham Jones @sgj.bsky.social · 6d

If I had a standee, I could put it by His. Until then, though: this. @boulderbookstore.bsky.social

Writer dude standing by the standee of another writer dude. There’s a lot of standing, here.

Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 6d

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Quimby's Bookstore @quimbysbookstore.bsky.social · 10d

Friday 10/10
FULL BLEED gallery show
reception 5-7pm
at Quimby’s Bookstore!

Featuring Full Bleed contributors; Jim Terry, Melissa Kelly, Tyrell Cannon, Mr. Walters, Max Bare, Jcrash Charles Huth, Austin Winstead, Stuart John Marsh, Tony Recktenwald, Eerie Ed, Spencer Drew Bogart! & maybe more!

Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 6d

👀 Always in the mood for a slasher.
🖤🔪

FANGORIA @fangoria.bsky.social · 7d

Check out our list of seven slashers you can stream right now, featuring everything from masked murderers to undead butchers and driller killers.

7 Slasher Movies You Can Watch Right Now

Check out our list of seven slashers you can stream right now, featuring everything from masked murderers to undead butchers and driller killers.

dlvr.it

Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 7d

The coolest! 🖤

Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 7d

24 days… 🎃
#Halloween

a man in a mask walks down a sidewalk in a neighborhood

Alt: a man in a mask hiding by shrubs Michael Myers in Halloween

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Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 7d

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Greg Greene @igreggreene.bsky.social · 8d

@sgj.bsky.social readers, heads-up! The third & final issue of TRUE BELIEVERS drops 10/13/25 from @bitbotmedia.bsky.social! Variant covers to be revealed throughout this week, including Slash and... horror icon @barbaracrampton.bsky.social 🤩 Order issues 1-3 here: bitbotmedia.com/true-believe...

Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 8d

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