Darren Croucher
@darrenwriter.bsky.social
Horror writer. Essay in the upcoming POISONED SOUP FOR THE MACABRE, DEPRAVED, AND INSANE: NOSTALGIC TERRORS from Brigids Gate Press. Former bookseller. Contributor to various Barnes & Noble blogs.
Pinned
Behold this gorgeous cover art by Alison Flannery for POISONED SOUP, a delicious horror anthology in which I have an essay about the terrors that formed me! Edited by Wendy Dalrymple and Grace Reynolds, coming in December from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social
Behold this gorgeous cover art by Alison Flannery for POISONED SOUP, a delicious horror anthology in which I have an essay about the terrors that formed me! Edited by Wendy Dalrymple and Grace Reynolds, coming in December from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Behold this gorgeous cover art by Alison Flannery for POISONED SOUP, a delicious horror anthology in which I have an essay about the terrors that formed me! Edited by Wendy Dalrymple and Grace Reynolds, coming in December from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social
Daniel wins this trend. Also ANGEL DOWN is a truly extraordinary book. Gripping, haunting, mind-spinning. The man knows his way around a sentence.
First, last, and only sentence
ANGEL DOWN
ANGEL DOWN
November 11, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Daniel wins this trend. Also ANGEL DOWN is a truly extraordinary book. Gripping, haunting, mind-spinning. The man knows his way around a sentence.
A horror retelling of Peter Pan by @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social?? Count me IN!!
📣We're thrilled to share that @fangoria.bsky.social revealed the cover for @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social's ✨IT CAME FROM NEVERLAND💀!
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Exclusive Cover Reveal: Cynthia Pelayo's IT CAME FROM NEVERLAND Is A Twisted Retelling Of A Classic Childhood Tale
Bram Stoker Award-winning author Cynthia Pelayo's upcoming horror novel IT CAME FROM NEVERLAND is described as Stephen King's IT meets PETER PAN - check out an exclusive cover reveal within.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
A horror retelling of Peter Pan by @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social?? Count me IN!!
Incredible 👻
"Look. I’m not saying that the ghosts don’t work on any level. The little clown boy that pops out of the fridge startles the shit out of me every time I grab a handful of cold cuts. But he doesn’t make me think."
Honey, I Don’t Think Our Haunted House Is Elevated
INTERVIEWER: People usually use [the term “elevated horror”] to refer to A24’s movies, horror that’s very heavy on the metaphorical. Hereditary, Mi...
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November 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Incredible 👻
I am beyond excited for this!
Cover reveal for Piper at the Gates of Dusk (the new CHAOS WALKING book!) coming this Thursday…
October 31, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I am beyond excited for this!
Five crispy stars for this review as Chuck invokes the ancient magic that is “6, 7” to review SPACE APPLES
And away we go -- it's Halloween, but today's apple is a little more sci-fi in name than scarefest. It's time to review the theoretical heir to the Honeycrisp throne --
The Cosmic Crisp.
The Cosmic Crisp.
Apple Review #31: Cosmic Crisp
Gotta chase that sweet, sweet Honeycrisp dragon — that’s the thing, right? So many of our grocery store apples are, at this point, chasing the success and the flavor of the vaunted and …
terribleminds.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Five crispy stars for this review as Chuck invokes the ancient magic that is “6, 7” to review SPACE APPLES
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One of the Great episodes of TV is the Dr. Who episode about Van Gogh. Our minds can tell us we worthless, that no one cares ...and that voice can drown out all the joy and beauty that we create
But..
Never doubt you are magic
And the world needs your magic
*seen today at the MOMA*
But..
Never doubt you are magic
And the world needs your magic
*seen today at the MOMA*
October 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
One of the Great episodes of TV is the Dr. Who episode about Van Gogh. Our minds can tell us we worthless, that no one cares ...and that voice can drown out all the joy and beauty that we create
But..
Never doubt you are magic
And the world needs your magic
*seen today at the MOMA*
But..
Never doubt you are magic
And the world needs your magic
*seen today at the MOMA*
Post a perfect album from 1989, a perfect music year.
October 30, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Post a perfect album from 1989, a perfect music year.
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[Jabba the Hutt voice] crypto to your sipp or isa, ho ho ho
Time to add crypto to your Sipp or Isa? Wait, there’s a catch on.ft.com/42Ul817 | opinion
Time to add crypto to your Sipp or Isa? Wait, there’s a catch
Regulatory changes make it possible to gain exposure inside a UK tax wrapper — but few platforms offer them
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October 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM
[Jabba the Hutt voice] crypto to your sipp or isa, ho ho ho
An absolute delight chatting with @joshmalerman.bsky.social tonight with @novelnightmares.bsky.social, fascinating answers and inspiration aplenty!! ☎️
October 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM
An absolute delight chatting with @joshmalerman.bsky.social tonight with @novelnightmares.bsky.social, fascinating answers and inspiration aplenty!! ☎️
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The cover for my next novel, DEAD BUT DREAMING OF ELECTRIC SHEEP, lives! Book due out on 6/30/26.
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Paul Tremblay Takes on AI in New Dystopian Horror 'Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep' — See the Cover! (Exclusive)
PEOPLE has an exclusive first look at Paul Tremblay's new horror novel 'Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep,' due out next summer.
people.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The cover for my next novel, DEAD BUT DREAMING OF ELECTRIC SHEEP, lives! Book due out on 6/30/26.
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people.com/paul-trembla...
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness
October 22, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness
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Felt good to update our home page today with our first 2026 book in the "Upcoming & Latest Titles" section.
So many more to come!
So many more to come!
October 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Felt good to update our home page today with our first 2026 book in the "Upcoming & Latest Titles" section.
So many more to come!
So many more to come!
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"The World of the Dark Crystal" documentary (1983, 1 hour) is available for free on Youtube.
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October 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"The World of the Dark Crystal" documentary (1983, 1 hour) is available for free on Youtube.
>> www.catsuka.com/breves/2025-...
>> www.catsuka.com/breves/2025-...
New prehistoric booty-scoot just dropped
A 126,000-year-old butt-drag just made fossil history.
A tiny rock hyrax scooted across the sand of ancient South Africa, and that moment was preserved in stone.
Even the smallest acts can echo through time.
🧪 #SciComm
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A tiny rock hyrax scooted across the sand of ancient South Africa, and that moment was preserved in stone.
Even the smallest acts can echo through time.
🧪 #SciComm
buff.ly/dcGWTR4
The 126,000-Year-Old Butt-Drag That Rewrote What Counts as a Fossil
How a small animal’s odd habit turned into one of the most unexpected stories ever preserved in stone Some discoveries make headlines because they’re dramatic: new...
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October 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
New prehistoric booty-scoot just dropped
Watch out for that SH!TSHOW special edition
no no the publishing industry is doing fine, why do you ask
October 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Watch out for that SH!TSHOW special edition
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He will tell his tale…
The official trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s ‘FRANKENSTEIN’ starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz.
In select theaters October 17, on Netflix November 7.
In select theaters October 17, on Netflix November 7.
October 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
He will tell his tale…
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It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Latinx Heritage Month starts in three days, so here’s the perfect read for you. Come find out what makes the racists so angry…
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September 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Latinx Heritage Month starts in three days, so here’s the perfect read for you. Come find out what makes the racists so angry…
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Truly a magnificent day for us horror heads
September 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Truly a magnificent day for us horror heads
This feels very @danielkraus.com coded
Just woke up from a social media pause and the first thing I see is an incredible footage of a sperm whale casually cruising with a giant squid in its mouth ??
🦑 🌊 🌿
🦑 🌊 🌿
September 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This feels very @danielkraus.com coded
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Now that Disney owns Fox, which means they own the Alien franchise, I can't stop thinking about how the Alien Queen is now a Disney Princess/Queen.
a man is being attacked by a monster with a lot of legs
ALT: a man is being attacked by a monster with a lot of legs
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August 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Now that Disney owns Fox, which means they own the Alien franchise, I can't stop thinking about how the Alien Queen is now a Disney Princess/Queen.
Just picked up my copy! Folks, I was lucky enough to read this one early, and it is a BANGER. A powerful vampire revenge road trip that’s melancholy and wild and dark and bad-ass, with two lead characters that are utterly compelling. I love Keith’s writing. Y’all need to get this!!
September 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Just picked up my copy! Folks, I was lucky enough to read this one early, and it is a BANGER. A powerful vampire revenge road trip that’s melancholy and wild and dark and bad-ass, with two lead characters that are utterly compelling. I love Keith’s writing. Y’all need to get this!!
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The true purpose of Bluesky has been revealed and it's Michael Stipe telling us the lyrics to It's The End Of The World As We Know It
Ok its ‘feed it off an aux, speak, grunt no strength, the ladder start to clatter with fear fight down height, wire in a fire representing seven games, a government for hire and a combat site’.
September 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The true purpose of Bluesky has been revealed and it's Michael Stipe telling us the lyrics to It's The End Of The World As We Know It
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ICYMI: @haileypiperfights.bsky.social's NO GODS FOR DROWNING is coming to Bad Hand Books in 2026 with a gorgeous new paperback edition.
"As fun as it is thought-provoking." — Library Journal
Pre-order now: badhandbooks.com/preorders/no...
"As fun as it is thought-provoking." — Library Journal
Pre-order now: badhandbooks.com/preorders/no...
No Gods for Drowning by Hailey Piper (Paperback With Signed Bookplate) — Bad Hand Books
Set in an alternate reality which updates mythology to near-modern day, No Gods For Drowning is part dark fantasy, part noir detective story, and unlike anything you've read before, fr...
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August 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
ICYMI: @haileypiperfights.bsky.social's NO GODS FOR DROWNING is coming to Bad Hand Books in 2026 with a gorgeous new paperback edition.
"As fun as it is thought-provoking." — Library Journal
Pre-order now: badhandbooks.com/preorders/no...
"As fun as it is thought-provoking." — Library Journal
Pre-order now: badhandbooks.com/preorders/no...
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Look what my publisher made me
August 29, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Look what my publisher made me