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Michael Patrick Hicks | Horror Author and Book Reviewer

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Author of IN THE END, NOTHING; FRIDAY NIGHT MASSACRE; MASS HYSTERIA. Book reviewer, movie hoarder. He/Him. Reviewer at FanFiAddict.com. Fuck AI. Fuck Trump. Website: http://www.michaelpatrickhicks.com Books: books2read.com/michaelpatrickhicks

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Michael Patrick Hicks | Horror Author and Book Reviewer @michaelpatrickhicks.com · Nov 11

Welcome aboard, new followers, and thanks for linking up with me over here! In addition to occasionally being a loudmouth, I also write horror books, some sci-fi, and lots of reviews. If you want a starter pack of my work, check out mybook.to/gPlHIs. Don't be a stranger!

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 1h

Exactly one year ago today, ALL THE HEARTS YOU EAT washed ashore 🫀

My coastal Gothic vampire novel surrounding the death of a young woman in a Massachusetts tourist town tore open old scars in the writing, but I hope it's helped some for those who've read it. Thank you for letting it in 🖤

one year washed ashore, still beating (with a heart emoji)
Below that, the cover of All the Hearts You Eat by Hailey Piper, art by Julia Lloyd showing a fanged beast emerging from a stormy sea. Around the cover are several kind quotes:
Cynthia Pelayo: "gorgeous yet tragic"
Sofia Ajram: "utterly haunting"
Logan-Ashley Kisner: "like Twin Peaks bred with The Lost Boys"
Publishers Weekly in a starred review: "a powerful tale"
Delilah S. Dawson: "Stephen King's It for a new generation"
Hildur Knútsdóttir: "sad, furious, hopeful"
Lindsay King-Miller: "here to rip a hole in your world"
Keith Rosson: "a fever dream"

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 2h

The president freely admits he's using your tax money to repress you and interfere with your free choice of representatives. He's looking into the camera and telling you he's a tyrant bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump and Bessent clarify that they will only help out Argentina as long as Milei is in power. Trump adds that the same thing goes with NYC, where the White House will hold up funds if Mamdani wins.

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Adam Bassett @adamcbassett.com · 20h

AN AUTHOR'S GUIDE TO SETTING DESIGN is leaving Kickstarter soon!

Back it before Oct 22 to reserve a copy of the digital or hardcover version of this reference book for authors, game masters, and anyone forging new worlds & maps. 🪐📚💙

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ada...

A graphic showcasing the cover of AN AUTHOR'S GUIDE TO SETTING DESIGN, and the ~10% discount you can get when you back it on Kickstarter (ENDING SOON! Last full day is October. 21 2025.)

A graphic showcasing author and illustrator contributors to AN AUTHOR'S GUIDE TO SETTING DESIGN: Aaron Koelker, Adrian M. Gibson, Aiden Chan, A.J. Calvin, Amber Toro, Ben Galley, Blake & Raven Penn, Cartographybird, Chance Dillon, Daniël Hasenbos, Dave Lawson, Dewi Hargreaves, Eliza Leone, Emory Glass, Isaac Stewart, Jack Shepherd, Janice E. Sheen, J.L. Odom, Kate Korsak, Kiersten Michele, K.M. Alexander, Konstance, Lamia N. Bayen, Michael Alexander (Biblaridion), Michael R. Fletcher, Misty Beee, N.J. Alexander, Philip Chase, P.L. Stuart, Salinee Goldenberg, S.J. Lee, Steven Raaymakers, Rob J. Hayes, Ryan Cahill, Timothy Hickson, Tori Tecken, and Z.S. Diamanti.

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Bill Adams - Willow Wraith Press author/owner @williamjadams3.bsky.social · 1d

Book review time! The Willow Wraith Press Indie Book Club book for October! #booksky

An Ambitious Woman and Her Very Normal Pet by Lily Greene (aka @poppyalexanders.bsky.social )

also, very happy birthday, Poppy!

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George Dunn @georgesreads.bsky.social · 3d

“Futility,” by @nuzo.bsky.social is a guilty pleasure of a novel in which the most grotesque, graphic and brutal miseries are inflicted- and yet it’s nothing short of…fun. Hot, hearty and sour *insert soup joke* this one is out October 14th from @titanbooks.bsky.social

Full review:

Review: Futility by Nuzo Onoh | FanFiAddict

Synopsis: Betrayed by the men in their lives, two women seethe with rage and bitterness. When a trickster spirit offers them the gift of revenge, they canno ...

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C. J. Daley (BestGhost Out Now!) @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social · 23h

HAPPY RELEASE DAY to The Rack II! @erinalmehairi.bsky.social #FanFiAddict fanfiaddict.com/release-day-...

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Michael Burns @michaelburns.bsky.social · 18h

"sorry kids we can't drink water because dad and his friends spent 10 years sexting with Carmen Electra on ChatGPT and we accidentally drained the great lakes"

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 1d

SHARKS ON HOVERBOARDS BETTER BE IN THE HISTORY BOOKS

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Michael Patrick Hicks | Horror Author and Book Reviewer @michaelpatrickhicks.com · 17h

Thankfully I get paid tomorrow! Planning on putting in my order soon.

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Orrin Grey @orringrey.com · 17h

Today is publication day for NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND, my latest book from @wordhorde.bsky.social, so it seems serendipitous that I also got my author copies today!

Copies of NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND, stacked on a kitchen counter in front of a black cat vase wearing a witch's hat and full of seasonal flowers.

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Cullen Bunn @cullenbunn.bsky.social · 17h

Want to read the first issue of JUMPSCARE for free? Well... here ya go! Happy Halloween!

www.macabredaily.com/articles/rea...

Read The First Free Issue Of Dark Horse Comics' Horror Fan Turned Demonic Hero, "JUMPSCARE" — Macabre Daily

Dark Horse Comics and Macabre Daily are pleased to offer the first issue of Cullen Bunn and Danny Luckert’s “JUMPSCARE” for FREE!

www.macabredaily.com

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Alliance Against Gun Violence and Gun Violence Ticker. @gunviolenceticker.bsky.social · 20h

Hahaha! Get fucked Alex Jones!

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Drew McWeeny @drewmcweeny.com · 20h

Good. Fuck Dr. Phil.

Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 20h

Dr. Phil went full MAGA and tried to reinvent himself as a MAGA media mogul and culture warrior. Now his world is unraveling, his media company is laying off thousands and had to file for bankruptcy, and he's being sued for fraud. The whole plan is collapsing.

www.rawstory.com/dr-phil-trump/

Dr Phil faces 'total collapse' after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report

Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure a...

www.rawstory.com

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𖤐 Bri 𖤐 @brianimator.bsky.social · 21h

she never has good luck when she boards a plane does she 😭 #filmsky

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Untitled Junk: HAPPY SPOOPY MONTH! 🎃🤖🎞👻 @untitledjunk.bsky.social · 23h

RIP Drew Struzan. 🕯️🎞

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Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 23h

A master.

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Mr. Tyler Crook @mrtylercrook.bsky.social · 23h

Drew Struzan was so good that he made the He-Man movie look rad as hell.

The movie poster for the he-man movie it looks sick

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Eric Vespe @ericvespe.bsky.social · 23h

Rest in Peace to the great Drew Struzan, a man whose work sparked the imaginations of a whole generation of movie nerds. The master is gone.

I had the privilege of visiting him in his studio once and getting to talk shop. Here’s his words on one of his masterpieces:

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Michael Patrick Hicks | Horror Author and Book Reviewer @michaelpatrickhicks.com · 23h

Oh man… that fucking hurts. I absolutely loved his work. So many iconic movie posters indelibly buried in my brain. The man was incredibly gifted.

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 23h

Iconic artist Drew Struzan, who created the movie posters for Star Wars, Blade Runner, and Back to the Future, has passed away:

reactormag.com/drew-struzan...

Legendary Movie Poster Artist Drew Struzan Has Passed Away - Reactor

Drew Struzan was 78.

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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 23h

Run.

#ITWelcomeToDerry premieres October 26 on HBO Max.

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 1d

A pandemic, fascism, open racism, food insecurity and book bans will do that

NPR @npr.org · 1d

New 2025 testing data shows third- through eighth-graders scored far below 2019 levels in reading. In math, some grades have made gains, but all are lagging compared to before the pandemic. n.pr/473xAwC

In reading, the nation's students are still stuck in a pandemic slump

New 2025 testing data shows third- through eighth-graders scored far below 2019 levels in reading. In math, some grades have made gains, but all are lagging compared to before the pandemic.

n.pr

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Phil Nobile Jr. @philnobilejr.bsky.social · 1d

A reminder to the Tubi-addicted that Kanopy is free w a library card, ad-free, and is Not Fucking Around when it comes to genre

A photo showing the very horse selection available on Kanopy

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Rafa Sales Ross @rafiews.com · 1d

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Valancourt Books @valancourtbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Today's $2.99 spooky Kindle deal is Elizabeth Engstrom's classic collection of two novellas, WHEN DARKNESS LOVES US, one of the most popular entries in our Paperbacks from Hell series. Get it at a bargain today only: www.amazon.com/When-Darknes...

Book cover: When Darkness Loves Us by Elizabeth Engstrom

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Michael Patrick Hicks | Horror Author and Book Reviewer @michaelpatrickhicks.com · 2d

NICE!!!! Head's up, @stevengomzi.bsky.social!

Kealan Patrick Burke @kealanpatrickburke.bsky.social · 2d

Brand new horror western novella now available as a FREE digital download from @subpress.bsky.social

subterraneanpress.com/the-star-of-...

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