Brian Keene
@briankeene.bsky.social
Bestselling, award-winning writer of horror, fantasy, nonfiction, & comic books. Podcaster. Show Runner. Film Producer. Father. Husband. Veteran. Owns @vortexbooksncomics.bsky.social. Serves on Board of Directors for @scaresthatcare.bsky.social
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Can’t wait to see everybody here
November 30, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Can’t wait to see everybody here
Good evening from ground zero…
November 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Good evening from ground zero…
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Wrexham library is doing pretty well in staying current. Picked up The End of the World as We Know It ed. @cgolden.bsky.social & @briankeene.bsky.social 😁
November 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Wrexham library is doing pretty well in staying current. Picked up The End of the World as We Know It ed. @cgolden.bsky.social & @briankeene.bsky.social 😁
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"AI is the world’s most expensive & energy-intensive plagiarism machine. ...there’s a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit. It’s basically a bunch of centibillionaires whose greatest life goal is to become the world’s first trillionaires. ...they’re selling a bag of vapor"
Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn on What ‘Pluribus’ Is Really About, Why Hollywood ‘Needs More Heroes’ and How Silicon Valley Has ‘F—ed Up the World’
Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn unpack the first two episodes of 'Pluribus' and slam AI: 'Silicon Valley' has 'f---ed up the world.'
variety.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 AM
"AI is the world’s most expensive & energy-intensive plagiarism machine. ...there’s a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit. It’s basically a bunch of centibillionaires whose greatest life goal is to become the world’s first trillionaires. ...they’re selling a bag of vapor"
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November 29, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Appreciate this interview with the lineup!
Bram Stoker-nominated writer @laurelhightower.bsky.social explains her thought process for writing about grief and Southern supernatural horrors.
Interpreting the Whispers of Trauma in Laurel Hightower’s Horror Fiction
An interview with Bram Stoker-nominated writer Laurel Hightower, where she explains her thought process for writing about grief and Southern supernatural horrors.
the-line-up.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Appreciate this interview with the lineup!
For those who celebrate, hope you have a safe and happy Thanksgiving.
November 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
For those who celebrate, hope you have a safe and happy Thanksgiving.
World Horror 2002 (photos by James Futch)
Pic 1: @timlebbon.bsky.social, me, @urbancik.bsky.social
Pic 2: Ryan Harding, James Futch, me
Pic 1: @timlebbon.bsky.social, me, @urbancik.bsky.social
Pic 2: Ryan Harding, James Futch, me
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
World Horror 2002 (photos by James Futch)
Pic 1: @timlebbon.bsky.social, me, @urbancik.bsky.social
Pic 2: Ryan Harding, James Futch, me
Pic 1: @timlebbon.bsky.social, me, @urbancik.bsky.social
Pic 2: Ryan Harding, James Futch, me
Always a treat to see aspiring writers quoting those who paved the way, like Rod Sterling, Mark Twine, Stephen Kling, Elmore Leonardo, Amy Rice, Hunter R. Thompson, Charles Baccaratski, J.R.R. Token, etc.
November 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Always a treat to see aspiring writers quoting those who paved the way, like Rod Sterling, Mark Twine, Stephen Kling, Elmore Leonardo, Amy Rice, Hunter R. Thompson, Charles Baccaratski, J.R.R. Token, etc.
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2025 the year CLASH Books agrees with the Pope 🙏
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
2025 the year CLASH Books agrees with the Pope 🙏
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HOLIDAY HOURS:
We are closed Wednesday 11/26 through Sunday 11/30. We will reopen on Wednesday 12/3. In the meantime, you can shop our online store without leaving the couch. vortexbooksandcomicsonline.bigcartel.com/products
We are closed Wednesday 11/26 through Sunday 11/30. We will reopen on Wednesday 12/3. In the meantime, you can shop our online store without leaving the couch. vortexbooksandcomicsonline.bigcartel.com/products
Products
Browse all products from Vortex Books & Comics Online Shop.
vortexbooksandcomicsonline.bigcartel.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
HOLIDAY HOURS:
We are closed Wednesday 11/26 through Sunday 11/30. We will reopen on Wednesday 12/3. In the meantime, you can shop our online store without leaving the couch. vortexbooksandcomicsonline.bigcartel.com/products
We are closed Wednesday 11/26 through Sunday 11/30. We will reopen on Wednesday 12/3. In the meantime, you can shop our online store without leaving the couch. vortexbooksandcomicsonline.bigcartel.com/products
The Vortex Books & Comics online store got a major upgrade! Hundreds of items in stock — new books, rare books, signed books, new comics, vintage comics, graphic novels, audiobooks, Blu-rays and much more. Thousands more items to come! vortexbooksandcomicsonline.bigcartel.com/products
Products
Browse all products from Vortex Books & Comics Online Shop.
vortexbooksandcomicsonline.bigcartel.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The Vortex Books & Comics online store got a major upgrade! Hundreds of items in stock — new books, rare books, signed books, new comics, vintage comics, graphic novels, audiobooks, Blu-rays and much more. Thousands more items to come! vortexbooksandcomicsonline.bigcartel.com/products
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Awww! I love this one too. #WHC Chicago, I believe.
Was looking for some photos for Patreon tonight, and came across this one -- probably my fave of @raingraves.bsky.social and me of all the ones that have been taken over the years.
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Awww! I love this one too. #WHC Chicago, I believe.
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Sold out! On behalf of myself, @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, @rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social, @laurelhightower.bsky.social, @manylittlewords.bsky.social, and Pandi Press, thank you!
November 24, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Sold out! On behalf of myself, @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, @rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social, @laurelhightower.bsky.social, @manylittlewords.bsky.social, and Pandi Press, thank you!
Was looking for some photos for Patreon tonight, and came across this one -- probably my fave of @raingraves.bsky.social and me of all the ones that have been taken over the years.
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Was looking for some photos for Patreon tonight, and came across this one -- probably my fave of @raingraves.bsky.social and me of all the ones that have been taken over the years.
So @marysangiovanni.bsky.social is away for a few days. She always worries about what I get up to when left home alone, but I don’t know why rocking out to The Knack and Neil Young while I write is such a controversial thing. It’s not like there’s hookers, coke, and cops. This time.
November 25, 2025 at 12:16 AM
So @marysangiovanni.bsky.social is away for a few days. She always worries about what I get up to when left home alone, but I don’t know why rocking out to The Knack and Neil Young while I write is such a controversial thing. It’s not like there’s hookers, coke, and cops. This time.
Y’all laughed back in 1983, but here in 2025, STYX’s Kilroy Was Here is looking more and more prescient.
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Y’all laughed back in 1983, but here in 2025, STYX’s Kilroy Was Here is looking more and more prescient.
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Yikes... Got mine just in time, I reckon!
Sold out! On behalf of myself, @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, @rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social, @laurelhightower.bsky.social, @manylittlewords.bsky.social, and Pandi Press, thank you!
November 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Yikes... Got mine just in time, I reckon!
Can confirm. I’d go so far as to say it transcends “dark af” and becomes the absence of mf light.
This is exciting! My novella in this collection is dark af, and EVERYONE brought their A game!
Sold out! On behalf of myself, @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, @rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social, @laurelhightower.bsky.social, @manylittlewords.bsky.social, and Pandi Press, thank you!
November 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Can confirm. I’d go so far as to say it transcends “dark af” and becomes the absence of mf light.
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Government could start by not going out of its way to screw the entire knowledge work sector. Just spitballing here. Maybe back your creatives when they say they've been ripped off by huge tech firms instead of finding ways to give our work to megacorps free of charge? I dunno man it's a MYSTERY...
Ahead of the National Year of Reading, the Education Committee has launched a new inquiry to understand how reading can be nurtured following the decline in the number of children reading for pleasure 👇 #BookSky
MPs launch inquiry into how the joy of reading can be kept alive
ebx.sh
November 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Government could start by not going out of its way to screw the entire knowledge work sector. Just spitballing here. Maybe back your creatives when they say they've been ripped off by huge tech firms instead of finding ways to give our work to megacorps free of charge? I dunno man it's a MYSTERY...
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This is the funniest piece imaginable in the dull world of the otherwise sickly sycophantic tech review.
For real. Read it, even if you don’t give a rat’s ass about printers.
For real. Read it, even if you don’t give a rat’s ass about printers.
November 23, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This is the funniest piece imaginable in the dull world of the otherwise sickly sycophantic tech review.
For real. Read it, even if you don’t give a rat’s ass about printers.
For real. Read it, even if you don’t give a rat’s ass about printers.
New Blog: www.briankeene.com/algorithmzer...
New Adventures In Senior Moments — BRIAN KEENE
…that I began explaining The Curse of Lono to her, rather than The Great Shark Hunt . And in thanking Z profusely, I told him twice that the only edition of The Great Shark Hunt I own was the big...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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I did a thing today!
Stopped by @vortexbooksncomics.bsky.social and saw @briankeene.bsky.social and @marysangiovanni.bsky.social, and had a blast. This constituted a mini-roadtrip for me, @ecfnj.bsky.social and @bluntlittletool.bsky.social, along with The Bug, and it was a glorious outing.
Stopped by @vortexbooksncomics.bsky.social and saw @briankeene.bsky.social and @marysangiovanni.bsky.social, and had a blast. This constituted a mini-roadtrip for me, @ecfnj.bsky.social and @bluntlittletool.bsky.social, along with The Bug, and it was a glorious outing.
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I did a thing today!
Stopped by @vortexbooksncomics.bsky.social and saw @briankeene.bsky.social and @marysangiovanni.bsky.social, and had a blast. This constituted a mini-roadtrip for me, @ecfnj.bsky.social and @bluntlittletool.bsky.social, along with The Bug, and it was a glorious outing.
Stopped by @vortexbooksncomics.bsky.social and saw @briankeene.bsky.social and @marysangiovanni.bsky.social, and had a blast. This constituted a mini-roadtrip for me, @ecfnj.bsky.social and @bluntlittletool.bsky.social, along with The Bug, and it was a glorious outing.
Sold out! On behalf of myself, @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, @rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social, @laurelhightower.bsky.social, @manylittlewords.bsky.social, and Pandi Press, thank you!
November 24, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Sold out! On behalf of myself, @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, @rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social, @laurelhightower.bsky.social, @manylittlewords.bsky.social, and Pandi Press, thank you!
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As somebody who has officially reached “eyebrows growing hairs out a crazy angled and now need to be regularly trimmed” years old, I could very literally feel Brian’s back pain issues. Pulled a muscle putting on socks a few months ago and it hasn’t felt right since.
This week's newsletter is live. briankeene.substack.com/p/letters-fr...
November 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
As somebody who has officially reached “eyebrows growing hairs out a crazy angled and now need to be regularly trimmed” years old, I could very literally feel Brian’s back pain issues. Pulled a muscle putting on socks a few months ago and it hasn’t felt right since.