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Justin Montgomery
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Dad | Author of Dark Fiction | Horror Lover | NEVER Ai |

PEEL BACK THE SKIN: STORIES 10.1.25 🎃👻💀
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My debut collection, PEEL BACK THE SKIN is coming October 1st, 2025!

Featuring 13 stories of weird, body, cosmic, gory horror.

More details soon.

Cover by the incredible Trevor Henderson
Throughout the past few years, I've been in survival mode, unable to do anything beyond coping as my life fell apart and I was thrown adrift. I let the creative spark in me die. Out of necessity, I consoled myself, but now I wonder if it wasn't fear of grappling with excess complex emotion.
October 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Been so long since I've written that I have anxiety and dread about trying again. To me, that shows how deeply I value & respect the process, but damn, is it defeating.
October 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Do we need to leave out ground beef for the raptor tonite
September 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The original runs had killer covers too but DAYUM these are incredible
Just a reminder: The tenth anniversary editions of the original Southern Reach trilogy are still out in the wild, selling well. NYT bestsellers and on a lot of best-of-decade or this century lists. With new intros by Karen Joy Fowler, NK Jemisin, and Helen MacDonald. Buy from you favorite indie.
August 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Booting up a blank word doc like Orlock in the sepulchre
a close up of a man 's face with a chain around his wrist
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with a chain around his wrist
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July 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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My Fantastic Four
July 22, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Book news from me. Been a long haul to here. xo
July 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Begging for a single fucking win this year fucking Christ. Tired of life
a man is sitting on a chair with his head down and his eyes closed .
ALT: a man is sitting on a chair with his head down and his eyes closed .
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July 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I'm always game.
July 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Fiction has been slow, but the poetry is an ever-flowing fount. Might event start subbing to poetry mags again.
April 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Congrats, Laurel!🎊
April 26, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Another one? 🤦
April 26, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Not doing well rn
April 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Are any of the newish Resident Evil films/series/whatever worth watching? Craving that style.
April 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Anyone else become creatively cynical over the past couple months? Can’t get to that suspension of disbelief state often anymore. Every idea seems contrived & stupid. Agh. Someone help me relight the flame.
April 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Is anyone still out there?
April 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
They get me.
March 14, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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SUBMISSIONS WINDOW OPEN FOR **BIPOC WRITERS ONLY PLEASE** UNTIL APRIL 1st!

We're looking for 1+ Weird Folk Horror story for our quarterly New Weird magazine THE SKULL & LAUREL, now until April 1st.

Length: 100 to 4999 words

Submissions info here:
tinyurl.com/2na7fhww

Hail the Tenebrous Cult🖤☠️
THE SKULL & LAUREL open for Short Story Submissions **BIPOC WRITERS ONLY, PLEASE** — tenebrous press
We are looking to accept at least one extra Weird Folk Horror short story from a BIPOC writer. SUBMISSIONS WINDOW: 11th of March to 1st of April This submissions period is for Issue 004 of THE...
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March 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Congrats Catherine! Love this story.
March 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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March 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Concerning
March 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Happy #internationalwomensday and #womeninhorrormonth! These are just some of my favorite women horror writers, these ladies are amazing! There are so many incredibly talented women authors out there, pick one up today! #horrorbooks
March 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I’m so sorry too. Wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. Hugs to you, too.
March 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Each time I think this divorce has brought me to my lowest, the ground gives away & I fall into a deeper level.
March 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Twelve years later, this album still resonates deeply with me.

Sempiternal, indeed.

Bring Me The Horizon - Sempiternal (2013)
March 6, 2025 at 6:13 AM