Johnny Compton
@comptonwrites.bsky.social
Horror author: The Spite House & Devils Kill Devils
Podcaster: Healthy Fears. /. Behind Your Face There is a Place
Podcaster: Healthy Fears. /. Behind Your Face There is a Place
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... Next fall we're publishing @comptonwrites.bsky.social's CHIMERA SKIN, a dark sci-fi book we're really excited about, but before that you can pick up his next novel DEAD FIRST, out in February from Putnam!
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Dead First
Amazon.com: Dead First: 9780593854310: Compton, Johnny: Books
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November 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
... Next fall we're publishing @comptonwrites.bsky.social's CHIMERA SKIN, a dark sci-fi book we're really excited about, but before that you can pick up his next novel DEAD FIRST, out in February from Putnam!
www.amazon.com/Dead-First-J...
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Last week was busy. The latest issue of @sacurrent.bsky.social features my art on the cover. Check out 100-word horror stories by @comptonwrites.bsky.social @celsohurtado.bsky.social @hackett.bsky.social @sanfordallen.bsky.social @lphernandez.bsky.social @lorimichelle.bsky.social and more! ✊🏽
November 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Last week was busy. The latest issue of @sacurrent.bsky.social features my art on the cover. Check out 100-word horror stories by @comptonwrites.bsky.social @celsohurtado.bsky.social @hackett.bsky.social @sanfordallen.bsky.social @lphernandez.bsky.social @lorimichelle.bsky.social and more! ✊🏽
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For the San Antonio Current, I recruited 13 local & local-ish writers to come up with 100-word flash fiction pieces. Enjoy!
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100-word nightmares from 13 Texas horror authors
Thirteen San Antonio- and Austin-area writers conjured up bite-sized bits of horror for your Halloween enjoyment.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
For the San Antonio Current, I recruited 13 local & local-ish writers to come up with 100-word flash fiction pieces. Enjoy!
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www.sacurrent.com/arts/literat...
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“Inventive, intelligent, and violent, MOTHER-EATING will stick with you, inside you, and clean through you.” — @comptonwrites.bsky.social
MOTHER-EATING comes out TOMORROW. Order a SIGNED copy directly from our webstore: ghoulish.rip/product/moth...
MOTHER-EATING comes out TOMORROW. Order a SIGNED copy directly from our webstore: ghoulish.rip/product/moth...
October 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“Inventive, intelligent, and violent, MOTHER-EATING will stick with you, inside you, and clean through you.” — @comptonwrites.bsky.social
MOTHER-EATING comes out TOMORROW. Order a SIGNED copy directly from our webstore: ghoulish.rip/product/moth...
MOTHER-EATING comes out TOMORROW. Order a SIGNED copy directly from our webstore: ghoulish.rip/product/moth...
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Stoker-Award nominated author @comptonwrites.bsky.social stopped by Horror Anthology Anthology to chat about S2, E4 of Tales to Keep You Awake, "The Return"! This one's a freebie, so check it out!
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October 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Stoker-Award nominated author @comptonwrites.bsky.social stopped by Horror Anthology Anthology to chat about S2, E4 of Tales to Keep You Awake, "The Return"! This one's a freebie, so check it out!
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In my latest @bookriot.bsky.social, I list 6 Recent Horror Short Story Collections with work by @nadiabulkin.bsky.social, @comptonwrites.bsky.social, @thomasha.bsky.social, @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, Samanta Schweblin, and @kristinaten.bsky.social!
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6 Recent & Upcoming Knockout Horror Short Story Collections
Dabble in the abuses of power that happen everyday, read about Halloween pranks going horribly wrong, and more
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October 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
In my latest @bookriot.bsky.social, I list 6 Recent Horror Short Story Collections with work by @nadiabulkin.bsky.social, @comptonwrites.bsky.social, @thomasha.bsky.social, @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, Samanta Schweblin, and @kristinaten.bsky.social!
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I talked my friend Neil's ear off about Aliens; one of my favorite things I got to do all year.
Part Two of the Aliens Deep Dive is out now for Patreon subscribers.
@comptonwrites.bsky.social and I explored the movies, ranking them from least to most favourite. Huge thanks to Johnny for the time and enthusiasm. And for weathering my controversial preferences.
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@comptonwrites.bsky.social and I explored the movies, ranking them from least to most favourite. Huge thanks to Johnny for the time and enthusiasm. And for weathering my controversial preferences.
Subscribe - enjoy - support
Ranking the Alien Movies (Part Two) - with Johnny Compton | Talking Scared
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September 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I talked my friend Neil's ear off about Aliens; one of my favorite things I got to do all year.
Apparently em dashes are seen as evidence of AI writing. Well, based on examples I've seen, they're random, stupidly used em dashes, because AI is ignorant and artless, but more pertinent to this post, you'll have to pry my "em dashes in place of parentheses" preference from my dead hands.
September 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Apparently em dashes are seen as evidence of AI writing. Well, based on examples I've seen, they're random, stupidly used em dashes, because AI is ignorant and artless, but more pertinent to this post, you'll have to pry my "em dashes in place of parentheses" preference from my dead hands.
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Part One of my biggest Patreon exclusive is live!
@comptonwrites.bsky.social and I give our competing rankings of the Alien movies. Some of my preferences are sure to annoy the hell out of you.
Subscribe - support - enjoy
@comptonwrites.bsky.social and I give our competing rankings of the Alien movies. Some of my preferences are sure to annoy the hell out of you.
Subscribe - support - enjoy
Ranking the Alien Movies (Part One) - with Johnny Compton | Talking Scared
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September 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Part One of my biggest Patreon exclusive is live!
@comptonwrites.bsky.social and I give our competing rankings of the Alien movies. Some of my preferences are sure to annoy the hell out of you.
Subscribe - support - enjoy
@comptonwrites.bsky.social and I give our competing rankings of the Alien movies. Some of my preferences are sure to annoy the hell out of you.
Subscribe - support - enjoy
If I ever hit the Powerball, I think I would sink a lot of money into creating a HELLRAISER musical with PHANTOM of the OPERA production levels.
July 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
If I ever hit the Powerball, I think I would sink a lot of money into creating a HELLRAISER musical with PHANTOM of the OPERA production levels.
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#austin friends. Come celebrate the launch of my speculative thriller and send me off on my mini book tour in grand-ish fashion! In convo with @comptonwrites.bsky.social 👀 Aug 26 @ 7 PM at First Light Books.
Dream-come-true stuff (assuming we make it to August). thethirdplace.is/event/peter-... 🙏🖤🙏
Dream-come-true stuff (assuming we make it to August). thethirdplace.is/event/peter-... 🙏🖤🙏
June 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
#austin friends. Come celebrate the launch of my speculative thriller and send me off on my mini book tour in grand-ish fashion! In convo with @comptonwrites.bsky.social 👀 Aug 26 @ 7 PM at First Light Books.
Dream-come-true stuff (assuming we make it to August). thethirdplace.is/event/peter-... 🙏🖤🙏
Dream-come-true stuff (assuming we make it to August). thethirdplace.is/event/peter-... 🙏🖤🙏
Whenever I'm feeling haughty about all the garbage everyone else consumes on social media, I remind myself that I'm strangely addicted to "marathon cheater drama" videos. Am I interested in running a marathon? No. Will I watch and rewatch hours of videos about marathon cheaters? Damn right I will.
May 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Whenever I'm feeling haughty about all the garbage everyone else consumes on social media, I remind myself that I'm strangely addicted to "marathon cheater drama" videos. Am I interested in running a marathon? No. Will I watch and rewatch hours of videos about marathon cheaters? Damn right I will.
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Delighted to be part of a new upcoming anthology, WHERE DEVILS STAND, edited by the terrific @comptonwrites.bsky.social, about places where the devil is said to have been!
Look at those authors 🤩😈 @tananarivedue.bsky.social @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social @claymcleod.bsky.social and so many more!
Look at those authors 🤩😈 @tananarivedue.bsky.social @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social @claymcleod.bsky.social and so many more!
April 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Delighted to be part of a new upcoming anthology, WHERE DEVILS STAND, edited by the terrific @comptonwrites.bsky.social, about places where the devil is said to have been!
Look at those authors 🤩😈 @tananarivedue.bsky.social @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social @claymcleod.bsky.social and so many more!
Look at those authors 🤩😈 @tananarivedue.bsky.social @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social @claymcleod.bsky.social and so many more!
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Good morning. Today is National Indie Bookstore Day. Instead of shopping at Amazon, B&N, etc give stores like Vortex Books & Comics, Park Books, Midtown Scholar, Butcher Cabin, Bucket of Blood, Poisoned Pen, Cupboard Maker, Mysterious Galaxy, etc your business. Most have online stores, as well!
April 26, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Good morning. Today is National Indie Bookstore Day. Instead of shopping at Amazon, B&N, etc give stores like Vortex Books & Comics, Park Books, Midtown Scholar, Butcher Cabin, Bucket of Blood, Poisoned Pen, Cupboard Maker, Mysterious Galaxy, etc your business. Most have online stores, as well!
Today through Friday (4/25), Barnes & Noble has a sale on pre-orders for DEVILS KILL DEVILS for Rewards & Premium members. 25% off for Rewards Members, with an additional 10% off for Premium Members.
Use code PREORDER25 at checkout. #BNPreorder
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Devils Kill Devils|Paperback
Devils Kill Devils is perfect for fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Certain Dark Things and Southern gothic horror. Johnny Compton brings his trademark terror and dread that readers fell in love with in ...
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April 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Today through Friday (4/25), Barnes & Noble has a sale on pre-orders for DEVILS KILL DEVILS for Rewards & Premium members. 25% off for Rewards Members, with an additional 10% off for Premium Members.
Use code PREORDER25 at checkout. #BNPreorder
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Use code PREORDER25 at checkout. #BNPreorder
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Hell, I even have a vampire novel...
Fuck this shit.
Talk to your local librarian about any number of really great recent horror books by BIPOC authors.
Spite House by @comptonwrites.bsky.social comes readily to mind, for example.
Talk to your local librarian about any number of really great recent horror books by BIPOC authors.
Spite House by @comptonwrites.bsky.social comes readily to mind, for example.
After you watch Sinners, you should read George R.R. Martin’s excellent and underrated vampire novel
April 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Hell, I even have a vampire novel...
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Fuck this shit.
Talk to your local librarian about any number of really great recent horror books by BIPOC authors.
Spite House by @comptonwrites.bsky.social comes readily to mind, for example.
Talk to your local librarian about any number of really great recent horror books by BIPOC authors.
Spite House by @comptonwrites.bsky.social comes readily to mind, for example.
After you watch Sinners, you should read George R.R. Martin’s excellent and underrated vampire novel
After you watch Sinners, you should read George R.R. Martin’s excellent and underrated vampire novel
The Game of Thrones author writes more than great fantasy stories
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April 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Fuck this shit.
Talk to your local librarian about any number of really great recent horror books by BIPOC authors.
Spite House by @comptonwrites.bsky.social comes readily to mind, for example.
Talk to your local librarian about any number of really great recent horror books by BIPOC authors.
Spite House by @comptonwrites.bsky.social comes readily to mind, for example.
Getting a tree trimmed at the house. Guy comes to give us an estimate talks about cypresses, elms and oaks with impressive enthusiasm. I immediately wonder if he's ever had to deal with a monster tree, or haunted tree, or cursed tree. A story he's never told. Gonna ask when he's done. #horrorbrain
April 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Getting a tree trimmed at the house. Guy comes to give us an estimate talks about cypresses, elms and oaks with impressive enthusiasm. I immediately wonder if he's ever had to deal with a monster tree, or haunted tree, or cursed tree. A story he's never told. Gonna ask when he's done. #horrorbrain
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Had a blast in San Antonio with @celsohurtado.bsky.social, @tvayyyy.bsky.social, and @comptonwrites.bsky.social. Great seeing @sgj.bsky.social, @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social, @itoromo.bsky.social, and everyone else!
April 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Had a blast in San Antonio with @celsohurtado.bsky.social, @tvayyyy.bsky.social, and @comptonwrites.bsky.social. Great seeing @sgj.bsky.social, @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social, @itoromo.bsky.social, and everyone else!
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I’ll be in San Antonio tomorrow hanging out with @itoromo.bsky.social, @tvayyyy.bsky.social, and @comptonwrites.bsky.social. Hope to see some of you there!
April 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I’ll be in San Antonio tomorrow hanging out with @itoromo.bsky.social, @tvayyyy.bsky.social, and @comptonwrites.bsky.social. Hope to see some of you there!
I think Val Kilmer was almost too good. He could be funny, quirky, heroic, villainous. A character actor with leading man looks. He was made to be a show-stealer.
Here's something I wrote a while ago about Doc Holliday and Johnny Ringo being perfect rivals. johnnycompton.com/perfect-riva...
Here's something I wrote a while ago about Doc Holliday and Johnny Ringo being perfect rivals. johnnycompton.com/perfect-riva...
Perfect Rivals: Doc Holliday and Johnny Ringo – TOMBSTONE
Some rivalries are built and strengthened by the opponents being perfect opposites, but others are memorable because the enemies reflect each other a little too closely for comfort. Doc Holliday sp…
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April 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I think Val Kilmer was almost too good. He could be funny, quirky, heroic, villainous. A character actor with leading man looks. He was made to be a show-stealer.
Here's something I wrote a while ago about Doc Holliday and Johnny Ringo being perfect rivals. johnnycompton.com/perfect-riva...
Here's something I wrote a while ago about Doc Holliday and Johnny Ringo being perfect rivals. johnnycompton.com/perfect-riva...
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Nightlight: A Horror Fiction Podcast is back for it's 8th season and I'm honored to kick it off with my story, "The Spirit Bed", 1st pubbed in WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST LEAVE? @omgjulia.bsky.social & @nadiabulkin.bsky.social, eds.
Read by @missdefying.bsky.social and free to listen!
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Read by @missdefying.bsky.social and free to listen!
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March 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Nightlight: A Horror Fiction Podcast is back for it's 8th season and I'm honored to kick it off with my story, "The Spirit Bed", 1st pubbed in WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST LEAVE? @omgjulia.bsky.social & @nadiabulkin.bsky.social, eds.
Read by @missdefying.bsky.social and free to listen!
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Read by @missdefying.bsky.social and free to listen!
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Domestic violence, abuse and sexual assault have been on the rise under this new administration. If you or someone you know needs help (shelter, legal aid, etc...) The national hotline is 800.799.SAFE (7233) or you can visit the website: www.thehotline.org
February 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Domestic violence, abuse and sexual assault have been on the rise under this new administration. If you or someone you know needs help (shelter, legal aid, etc...) The national hotline is 800.799.SAFE (7233) or you can visit the website: www.thehotline.org
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NEW EPISODE
@comptonwrites.bsky.social stops by to talk about his books THE SPITE HOUSE and DEVILS KILL DEVILS, and to dive deep into Robert Bloch's wickedly fun short story "Sweets to the Sweet" and its impact on his work.
LISTEN NOW:
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@comptonwrites.bsky.social stops by to talk about his books THE SPITE HOUSE and DEVILS KILL DEVILS, and to dive deep into Robert Bloch's wickedly fun short story "Sweets to the Sweet" and its impact on his work.
LISTEN NOW:
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Episode 18: "Sweets to the Sweet" with Johnny Compton
Listen to The Scares That Shaped Us on RedCircle
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February 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
NEW EPISODE
@comptonwrites.bsky.social stops by to talk about his books THE SPITE HOUSE and DEVILS KILL DEVILS, and to dive deep into Robert Bloch's wickedly fun short story "Sweets to the Sweet" and its impact on his work.
LISTEN NOW:
redcircle.com/shows/41a2d4...
@comptonwrites.bsky.social stops by to talk about his books THE SPITE HOUSE and DEVILS KILL DEVILS, and to dive deep into Robert Bloch's wickedly fun short story "Sweets to the Sweet" and its impact on his work.
LISTEN NOW:
redcircle.com/shows/41a2d4...
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It's @comptonwrites.bsky.social week on The Scares That Shaped Us!
Episode drops Wednesday at Noon Central!
P.S. "Sweets to the Sweet" is in the collection PLEASANT DREAMS, which @valancourtbooks.bsky.social re-released *this month* so you can go grab it and read!
Episode drops Wednesday at Noon Central!
P.S. "Sweets to the Sweet" is in the collection PLEASANT DREAMS, which @valancourtbooks.bsky.social re-released *this month* so you can go grab it and read!
NEXT WEEK:
@comptonwrites.bsky.social joins the show to talk about his books, THE SPITE HOUSE and DEVILS KILL DEVILS, and to unpack the creepy power of Robert Bloch's legendary short story "Sweets to the Sweet."
Episode drops 2/19 at Noon Central!
@comptonwrites.bsky.social joins the show to talk about his books, THE SPITE HOUSE and DEVILS KILL DEVILS, and to unpack the creepy power of Robert Bloch's legendary short story "Sweets to the Sweet."
Episode drops 2/19 at Noon Central!
February 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
It's @comptonwrites.bsky.social week on The Scares That Shaped Us!
Episode drops Wednesday at Noon Central!
P.S. "Sweets to the Sweet" is in the collection PLEASANT DREAMS, which @valancourtbooks.bsky.social re-released *this month* so you can go grab it and read!
Episode drops Wednesday at Noon Central!
P.S. "Sweets to the Sweet" is in the collection PLEASANT DREAMS, which @valancourtbooks.bsky.social re-released *this month* so you can go grab it and read!