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Kristina Orlea

@kristinaorlea.bsky.social

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Horror writer. HWA. Children’s author. Poet. Artist. Geek. Comic lover. Cat mom. Comic wrangler. https://linktr.ee/kristina_orlea

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Kristina Orlea @kristinaorlea.bsky.social · Jan 21

Hi! A bit about me…
🖊️ I’m an indie author with a focus on horror, poetry and children’s books
📚 I have a new spooky story collection coming out in March
🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+
🖤 reading comics, horror, sci-fi and fantasy; painting and drawing
📺 Supernatural, Stranger Things, anything dinosaurs & horror

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Kristina Orlea @kristinaorlea.bsky.social · Sep 24

“It literally squirted in my mouth and not in a good way”

Things overheard at the airport 😳

Kristina Orlea @kristinaorlea.bsky.social · Sep 8

Some amazing books here! I’m honored to be among the list 🖤

Jack Finn @therealjackfinn.bsky.social · Sep 8

2025 New Releases for Your TBR

@kevinblucia.bsky.social @spookywv.bsky.social
@kristinaorlea.bsky.social @leighkenny.bsky.social
@markmatthews.bsky.social @johndurginauthor.bsky.social
@kaylafrederick.bsky.social @tonyanuci.bsky.social
@gagegreenwood.bsky.social @crystallake.bsky.social

2025 New Releases for Your TBR

We All Go Into the Dark -Kevin Lucia

Close the Door - Cassandra O'Sullivan Sacha

The Forgotten Cemetery - Michael Gregory II

Fear of the Deep - Julie Hiner

The SevenDeaths of Prince Vlad – Jack Finn

Whatever Happened To Uncle Ed? - Eric Miller

Through the Dark Hallway - Kristina Orlea

To Those Willing to Drown - Mark Matthews

Memento Mori - Kayla Frederick

Urban Legends --Nick Roberts / Leigh Kenny / Dan Franklin

What Swallows the Light– John Durgin, Gage Greenwood - Andrew Van Wey

Gangsters and Demons - Rowan O'Neill

Abandoned Altars - Joshua Vise

Night of the Living Toilet Paper – Kevin Garone

Kristina Orlea @kristinaorlea.bsky.social · Jul 15

He’s on the list. He’s on the list. He’s on the list. He’s on the list.

Don’t stop asking about the list.

Kristina Orlea @kristinaorlea.bsky.social · Jun 17

Not sure but, I think I interrupted a very serious meeting 😬

#cats #catsdaily #tabbycatworlddomination #catsofbluesky

Kristina Orlea @kristinaorlea.bsky.social · Jun 15

I just wanted a cute picture of her but she’s not having any of it 😐

Kristina Orlea @kristinaorlea.bsky.social · May 26

This weekend I’ll be at Hall of Heroes Comic Con!

Going to the show? Stop by table AA01 and say Hi! I’ll have creepy books, poetry books and children’s books - plus original art and stickers.

I hope to see you there 😎

Kristina Orlea @kristinaorlea.bsky.social · May 18

Last day of Fan Expo Philly

Crazy hair - check
Dali Llama shirt - check
Bigfoot earrings - check check
Voice lost - yup, check that too

Superman breathing down my neck because I won’t let him play Candy Crush - double check

I’ve got only one sketch duel to moderate, then I’ll be at P40 all day!

Kristina Orlea @kristinaorlea.bsky.social · May 15

Heading to Philly in a few hours for FE Philly & wanted to get some last minute pieces done. I’ll be tabling all weekend @ P40 where I’ll be slinging my weird abstract art & books.
Like spooky stories? I got you.
Prefer poetry? Got you there too.
Want to have all ages fun? Got those too.

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Kristina Orlea @kristinaorlea.bsky.social · May 14

Found these little guys at #goodwill - plenty creepy before but I took it a step further & painted their eyes black.
Now, I have my own black eyed children to greet people. Kinda feel bad for the mail carrier - I actually like her.
#thriftshopping #creepy #blackeyedchildren #probablyhaunted

Kristina Orlea @kristinaorlea.bsky.social · May 3

Been sitting on some exciting (I’m grossly excited, so it’s ok if you aren’t) news.
Been waiting for a gig that requires me to watch one of my favorite shows for research-I’ve landed (thanks to an amazing friend) a job writing the flavor text for the Wednesday (the Netflix show 😱) trading cards!

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Kristina Orlea @kristinaorlea.bsky.social · Apr 30

Fate by Kristina Orlea (that’s me 💋) #poems #poetrycommunity #darkpoetry

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Kristina Orlea @kristinaorlea.bsky.social · Apr 27

Yay!!!

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Kristina Orlea @kristinaorlea.bsky.social · Apr 27

Did some art the other day… meet Miss Sara Bellum. Yea, I channeled the best secretary Townsville has ever had!

#powerpuffgirls #sarabellum #msbellum #art

Kristina Orlea @kristinaorlea.bsky.social · Apr 19

My life from the last 4 weeks 🖤

It’s been a crazy busy nonstop month and while my body and mind are exhausted - I enjoyed every minute of it 💋

Kristina Orlea @kristinaorlea.bsky.social · Apr 15

Very excited to share that my short story “I’ll Never Go Camping Again” is part of the @creepypod.bsky.social Creepaway Camp 2025. The episode dropped on Sunday.

#horrorpodcast #horror #creepy #spookystories #writer

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Kristina Orlea @kristinaorlea.bsky.social · Apr 14

www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

Through the Dark Hallway

Tales that lead you down a twisted corridor where new t…

www.goodreads.com

Kristina Orlea @kristinaorlea.bsky.social · Apr 14

Hey friends!
Want a chance to win a free kindle version of Through the Dark Hallway?
Well, there’s a giveaway on Goodreads that you can enter!

Link in first comment 🖤

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S.H. C🎃🎃per @pippinacious.bsky.social · Mar 7

They told her the spider-armed woman who dragged her father into the earth wasn't real.

They told her it was her child mind trying to cope with a terrible tragedy.

20 years later, she returns home to a truth darker than she could have ever imagined. #booksky #horror

www.amazon.com/Ungodly-Duol...

A graphic featuring the cover of The Ungodly Duology at its center, depicting a grim faced, shotgun weilding woman in front of a.mass of eyes and mouths. The cover is surrounded by descriptors: Found Family, Eldritch Abominations, Grief, Mysterious Cult, Cast of Strong Women, Haunted past. There is text across the top and bottom: Cosmic Horror, available on Amazon.

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Kristina Orlea @kristinaorlea.bsky.social · Mar 8

10 days away until I drop a new spooky collection for your eyes!

Physical & kindle copies of Through the Dark Hallway release on 3/18. Make sure you preorder or bookmark the link!

Link in bio💥

#indiehorrorwriter #scarystories #shortstories #creepy #spooky #writer

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Lisel Jones @lisel.bsky.social · Mar 6

Next up for amazing authors I highly recommend is @kristinaorlea.bsky.social who just so happens to have a fantastic horror short story collection out this month! You can pre-order and check out her other work here 💙📚🩸📚 #worldbookday #writingcommunity www.amazon.co.uk/stores/autho...

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Kristina Orlea @kristinaorlea.bsky.social · Feb 21

Why is there a duck in my croc?

#dogs #dogmom #crocs

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Kristina Orlea @kristinaorlea.bsky.social · Feb 17

Pretty excited to be tabling at shows again this year. A new spooky collection coming out next month and a spooky comic later this year, I’m hoping for a decent experience.
*Note: these are for me as a creator. I’ll be working other shows with CSA as Art Coordinator. Don’t worry, I can multitask 🥸

Kristina Orlea @kristinaorlea.bsky.social · Feb 14

Who am I?

I just saved a spider from drowning in the cats water bowl.

Am I friends with spiders now?

Kristina Orlea @kristinaorlea.bsky.social · Feb 11

A week in Orlando for Megacon. I’m exhausted. I’m sore.
I somehow didn’t take a single photo with my phone all week. I did go to our superbowl party. Mainly because I still had work 😕
I ate food. Had a few beers. And I got to shoot aliens. Here’s proof courtesy of Brett Bean
Gonna take a nap now.

Kristina Orlea @kristinaorlea.bsky.social · Feb 4

Getting ready for Megacon but it’s really difficult to leave all of the cuteness that Hastor brings 🖤

Oh, & btw, packing is stupid.

Corrupt “Musk”-eteers how about instead of breaking our SS systems you focus your energy on making a cost effective shrink ray that allows me to really travel light.