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Keith Rosson

@keithrosson.bsky.social

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Writer, arteest, blindish, kinda punk. Winner of the Shirley Jackson Award. FEVER HOUSE/THE DEVIL BY NAME duology out now via Random House. COFFIN MOON coming Fall ‘25. Repped by Chad Luibl, Janklow & Nesbit. CLOSED FOR BLURBS, SORRY.

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Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social · Feb 26

COVER REVEAL!

COFFIN MOON, my vampire novel, out 9/9/25! Cover by Aaruthi Menon! Hardcover!

My dream come true, this writing thing!

Preorder here or wherever you buy your books:
US PREORDER: penguinrandomhouse.com/books…
UK PREORDER via Waterstones: waterstones.com/book��

COFFIN MOON cover on a bright yellow/dirty black background. Title is in bright orange, as is part of the background that fades to black. In the center is a yellow, openmouthed vampire skull, with a twisting highway going through the open mouth and my name in white on the bottom.

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Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social · 2h

Floored when someone pointed out that comic creator Matt Wagner (GRENDEL, BATMAN, SANDMAN) gave my new novel, COFFIN MOON, a shoutout on the most recent episode of Last Podcast On the Left. So rad.

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Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social · 20h

Heyyyy, thank you, Kyle!

Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social · 23h

Yaaaay, right on!

Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social · 1d

Dude, I am HOOKED!

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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 1d

My book comes out today! It’s sad and funny and a little spooky and a lot mysterious and very weird, and you can buy it wherever fine books are sold in indie stores bookshop.org/p/books/happ...

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Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social · 1d

Awesome, thank you

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Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social · 1d

Damn, but I love how @keithrosson.bsky.social writes. Look at this small passage; pulp, poetry, blood and melancholy. It’s exactly how I want my horror novels and Rosson seems to understand this completely.

Varley sneered. "Who gives a shit about burying
you?"
And then, ever moving bullheaded against the currents of the world, and young for only a moment more, he raised Jim Templeton's Browning.
There wasn't a shot fired, though.
Wasn't time for it.
The thing moved.
And all this over money. He'd spend a lot of time
thinking about that.
Over who had more sway on this particular street,
this particular neighborhood.
All of it for that strident, buried, nattering little-boy desire to have someone, even a murderous shitbag like
Jim Templeton, tell him, Oh, John Varley, you done good. I was looking for the right man and it was you. I'm proud.
All this, and all that followed, for such a sad, simple thing as that.

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Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social · 1d

Siiiiiick, COFFIN MOON made Kirkus Reviews’ “20 Books to Keep You Up All Night” list!

www.kirkusreviews.com/book-lists/2...

20 Books To Keep You Up All Night | Kirkus Reviews

Weekly book lists of exciting new releases, bestsellers, classics, and more. The lists are curated by the editors of Kirkus Reviews.

www.kirkusreviews.com

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javier grillo-marxuach @okbjgm.bsky.social · 1d

the degree to which i feel like i am living in the pre-title montage of a post-apocalyptic movie cannot be overstated.

Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 1d

This is an alarming compression of the planetary destruction timeline: with the massive growth of the AI bubble, data centers are expected to consume up to 12% of total US electricity by 2028, up from 4.4% in 2023.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/t...

Sora 2 and ChatGPT are consuming so much power that OpenAI just did another 10 gigawatt deal | CNN Business

OpenAI is partnering with Broadcom to design and develop 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips and systems, a massive amount of power that will use as much electricity as a large city. The move further high...

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Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social · 1d

Few horror writers land that perfect combo of malevolence and glee as @natcassidy.bsky.social. I'm reading his novella REST STOP right now, and my god, it's just singing. Crackling off the page, and both scary and FUN to read. The dude understands horror.
bookshop.org/p/books/rest...

Rest Stop

Check out Rest Stop - <p>A young musician finds himself locked inside a gas station bathroom in the middle of the night by an unseen assailant, caught between the horrors on the other side of the door...

bookshop.org

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Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social · 1d

Damn, thank you, Eric.

Eric LaRocca @ericlarocca.bsky.social · 2d

Finished reading this excellent book earlier today and feeling a bit wounded, raw. This one is gritty, bleak, and utterly ferocious. But also tender and careful. Loved it! @keithrosson.bsky.social

A limited edition hardcover ARC of Coffin Moon

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Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow night! I'll be talking to @caitlinstarling.com about her new novel, THE GRACEVIEW PATIENT, at Powell's! 7 PM! Be therrrrrrre!

www.powells.com/events/caitl...

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Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you!

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Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you!

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Zachary Robert Long (Writing Darkness) @zacharyrobertlong.bsky.social · 3d

I don't get envious for other writers success, but I do for their prose. Sometimes you open a book ( @keithrosson.bsky.social's Coffin Moon in this case) and the prose comes across just perfectly.

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David McMillion @dmreds.bsky.social · 3d

An amazing new vampire story that reads like a really good 70s horror movie. Loved it!

@keithrosson.bsky.social

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Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social · 4d

Books on the Bosque knows how to party.

Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social · 6d

Big thanks to @jimmcleod.bsky.social!

Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social · 6d

Ah, this is neat. gnofhorror.com/how-brian-lu...

Reign Of Terror: How Brian Lumley And Keith Rosson Reforged Modern Vampire Mythology - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

Reign of Terror: How Brian Lumley and Keith Rosson Reforged Modern Vampire Mythology

gnofhorror.com

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Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social · 7d

www.horrorgeeklife.com/2025/10/08/h...

7 Incredible Horror Writers That Will Scratch the Stephen King Itch

For fans of Stephen King: These writers always give their A-game with deeply developed characters, and horrific, psychological stories.

www.horrorgeeklife.com

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Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social · 7d

When I was 15 and struggling so hard to be a punk in my little coastal hometown, I got my hair dyed at the local beauty college for $5. It looked gray when it was done, and then it rained, and my neck and the collar of my shirt turned a beautiful, vibrant blue.

Writing's a lot like that sometimes.

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Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social · 7d

Thrilled to see that the New York Public Library has named COFFIN MOON one of the Best New Horror titles of 2025. www.nypl.org/books-more/r...

Best New Horror of 2025 for Adults

Our expert horror committee read more than 150 titles published since last Halloween to select their 20 favorites. There's something for everyone here—whether you're looking for jeepers, creepers, sca...

www.nypl.org

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Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social · 8d

Get yrself one!

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Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social · 8d

At some point after publication, a book's kind of out of an author's hands. Events, social media are still important. But ultimately it has its own life.

With that in mind, THANK YOU ALL for how you've pushed COFFIN MOON. Reviewed it, lauded it, told your friends. I wouldn't be here without you.

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Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social · 8d

TOMORROW NIGHT, PORTLAND! See ya then!

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