Patrick Barb
@patrickbarb.bsky.social
Writer/Editor/Awesome (he/him); patrickbarb.com
Treasurer, Horror Writers Association
Rep: Pam Gruber at High Line Literary Collective
Treasurer, Horror Writers Association
Rep: Pam Gruber at High Line Literary Collective
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Patrick Barb
@patrickbarb.bsky.social
· Sep 11
Because my old pinned post seems to have gone missing
Allow me to reintroduce myself.
Patrick Barb: author of weird, dark, horrifying tales. Most recently my debut sci-fi/horror novel ABDUCTED.
I’m an occasional editor. And I write the monthly YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR’S FAVORITE AUTHOR column.
‘Sup?
Allow me to reintroduce myself.
Patrick Barb: author of weird, dark, horrifying tales. Most recently my debut sci-fi/horror novel ABDUCTED.
I’m an occasional editor. And I write the monthly YOUR FAVORITE AUTHOR’S FAVORITE AUTHOR column.
‘Sup?
#recentlywatched TO LIVE & DIE IN L.A. Holy shit. This movie, as the kids say, slaps.
Bastards all the way down in this neo-noir with a young Willem Dafoe as the villain.
This one goes hard in the paint (literally at times) & pulls no punches. Loved it.
Bastards all the way down in this neo-noir with a young Willem Dafoe as the villain.
This one goes hard in the paint (literally at times) & pulls no punches. Loved it.
February 16, 2026 at 11:20 PM
#recentlywatched TO LIVE & DIE IN L.A. Holy shit. This movie, as the kids say, slaps.
Bastards all the way down in this neo-noir with a young Willem Dafoe as the villain.
This one goes hard in the paint (literally at times) & pulls no punches. Loved it.
Bastards all the way down in this neo-noir with a young Willem Dafoe as the villain.
This one goes hard in the paint (literally at times) & pulls no punches. Loved it.
RIP Robert Duvall. What a presence.
February 16, 2026 at 10:20 PM
RIP Robert Duvall. What a presence.
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Weird Books!
With:
Galloway’s Gospel by @rebelsam94.bsky.social
Angel Down by @danielkraus.com
Desert Creatures by @kaychronister.bsky.social
Haunt Sweet Home by @sarahpinsker.bsky.social
The Dancing Bears by @cloudbusterrob.bsky.social
And One Day We Will Die ed. - @patrickbarb.bsky.social
With:
Galloway’s Gospel by @rebelsam94.bsky.social
Angel Down by @danielkraus.com
Desert Creatures by @kaychronister.bsky.social
Haunt Sweet Home by @sarahpinsker.bsky.social
The Dancing Bears by @cloudbusterrob.bsky.social
And One Day We Will Die ed. - @patrickbarb.bsky.social
February 16, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Weird Books!
With:
Galloway’s Gospel by @rebelsam94.bsky.social
Angel Down by @danielkraus.com
Desert Creatures by @kaychronister.bsky.social
Haunt Sweet Home by @sarahpinsker.bsky.social
The Dancing Bears by @cloudbusterrob.bsky.social
And One Day We Will Die ed. - @patrickbarb.bsky.social
With:
Galloway’s Gospel by @rebelsam94.bsky.social
Angel Down by @danielkraus.com
Desert Creatures by @kaychronister.bsky.social
Haunt Sweet Home by @sarahpinsker.bsky.social
The Dancing Bears by @cloudbusterrob.bsky.social
And One Day We Will Die ed. - @patrickbarb.bsky.social
#BuyMyBooks NIGHT OF THE WITCH-HUNTER. My Y2K Witchcraft Time Travel Supernatural Slasher for @shortwavebooks.bsky.social’s Killer VHS novella line.
Trivia: the title is based in part on one of my all-time fave movies the Robert Mitchum-starring, Charles Laughton-directed NIGHT OF THE HUNTER.
Trivia: the title is based in part on one of my all-time fave movies the Robert Mitchum-starring, Charles Laughton-directed NIGHT OF THE HUNTER.
Night of the Witch-Hunter - Killer VHS Series #6 (Paperback)
Release Date: March 18, 2025 Paperback Edition Comes in a cardboard "video rental" shipping box 192 Pages 5.5" x 8.25" Full color cover “The modern day Goosebumps for adults.”—Horror Obsessive t’s 199...
shop.shortwavepublishing.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:05 PM
#BuyMyBooks NIGHT OF THE WITCH-HUNTER. My Y2K Witchcraft Time Travel Supernatural Slasher for @shortwavebooks.bsky.social’s Killer VHS novella line.
Trivia: the title is based in part on one of my all-time fave movies the Robert Mitchum-starring, Charles Laughton-directed NIGHT OF THE HUNTER.
Trivia: the title is based in part on one of my all-time fave movies the Robert Mitchum-starring, Charles Laughton-directed NIGHT OF THE HUNTER.
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El sello Dimensiones Ocultas @dimensionesocultas.bsky.social acaba de publicar LA CASA DE LAS NUECES de Patrick Barb @patrickbarb.bsky.social, una novela corta de terror cósmico con animales parlantes: distopolis.com/patrick-barb... #LaCasaDeLasNueces #TheNutHouse
February 13, 2026 at 10:25 AM
El sello Dimensiones Ocultas @dimensionesocultas.bsky.social acaba de publicar LA CASA DE LAS NUECES de Patrick Barb @patrickbarb.bsky.social, una novela corta de terror cósmico con animales parlantes: distopolis.com/patrick-barb... #LaCasaDeLasNueces #TheNutHouse
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#comprasmislibros LA CASA DE LAS NUECES. The Spanish edition of THE NUT HOUSE is on sale today from @dimensionesocultas.bsky.social. Illustrated by Laura Belén Pizarro & translated by @luismcuce7.bsky.social. My first non-English publication!
February 12, 2026 at 7:47 PM
#comprasmislibros LA CASA DE LAS NUECES. The Spanish edition of THE NUT HOUSE is on sale today from @dimensionesocultas.bsky.social. Illustrated by Laura Belén Pizarro & translated by @luismcuce7.bsky.social. My first non-English publication!
#comprasmislibros LA CASA DE LAS NUECES. The Spanish edition of THE NUT HOUSE is on sale today from @dimensionesocultas.bsky.social. Illustrated by Laura Belén Pizarro & translated by @luismcuce7.bsky.social. My first non-English publication!
February 12, 2026 at 7:47 PM
#comprasmislibros LA CASA DE LAS NUECES. The Spanish edition of THE NUT HOUSE is on sale today from @dimensionesocultas.bsky.social. Illustrated by Laura Belén Pizarro & translated by @luismcuce7.bsky.social. My first non-English publication!
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Here's the list, so no need to visit the Metaverse.
Feel free to share! More on the #authorsforminnesota event on February 28. Including participating bookstores & authors.
February 12, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Here's the list, so no need to visit the Metaverse.
#recentlywatched Angst. Austrian serial killer film that gets compared to Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. This one puts us in the head of a killer which is a pathetic, gross, banally evil place. Frenetic camera work that’s like you’re the devil on the murderer’s shoulder. A rough watch.
February 12, 2026 at 5:11 PM
#recentlywatched Angst. Austrian serial killer film that gets compared to Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. This one puts us in the head of a killer which is a pathetic, gross, banally evil place. Frenetic camera work that’s like you’re the devil on the murderer’s shoulder. A rough watch.
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Con Alvin tampoco tienen nada que ver. @patrickbarb.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Con Alvin tampoco tienen nada que ver. @patrickbarb.bsky.social
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Ya a la venta la novela de @patrickbarb.bsky.social LA CASA DE LAS NUECES 🐿️ Horror cósmico, ardillas y no sabemos si un final feliz.
February 12, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Ya a la venta la novela de @patrickbarb.bsky.social LA CASA DE LAS NUECES 🐿️ Horror cósmico, ardillas y no sabemos si un final feliz.
#BuyMyBooks THE NUT HOUSE. Sometimes, my brainstorming process is “what if X (creator) and Y (quite different creator) teamed up for a project?”
That’s where this talking animal/crime/cosmic horror novella originated. Starting w/ me asking: “What if Laird Barron wrote a Don Bluth animated movie?”
That’s where this talking animal/crime/cosmic horror novella originated. Starting w/ me asking: “What if Laird Barron wrote a Don Bluth animated movie?”
The Nut House
All paperback orders come with FREE digital copy! Crime! Cosmic Horror! Squirrels?! Asher Black is one of—if not the best thieves in the town of Majestic Forest. He’s also a squirrel. Compelled to le...
undertakerbooks.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:59 PM
#BuyMyBooks THE NUT HOUSE. Sometimes, my brainstorming process is “what if X (creator) and Y (quite different creator) teamed up for a project?”
That’s where this talking animal/crime/cosmic horror novella originated. Starting w/ me asking: “What if Laird Barron wrote a Don Bluth animated movie?”
That’s where this talking animal/crime/cosmic horror novella originated. Starting w/ me asking: “What if Laird Barron wrote a Don Bluth animated movie?”
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Feel free to share! More on the #authorsforminnesota event on February 28. Including participating bookstores & authors.
February 10, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Feel free to share! More on the #authorsforminnesota event on February 28. Including participating bookstores & authors.
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On February 28th, I'll be at Once Upon a Crime in Minneapolis for this #authorsforminnesota event to help raise money for the Immigrant Law Center of MN & the Women's Foundation of MN. They'll be selling some of my books w/ others available as gifts w/ proof of donation. Please come join us!
Minnesota Authors Team with Bookstores to Support Immigrants
More than 50 authors are fanning out to indie bookstores around the state on February 28 as part of Authors for Minnesota Day, giving signed copies of their latest releases to anyone who makes a donat...
www.publishersweekly.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
On February 28th, I'll be at Once Upon a Crime in Minneapolis for this #authorsforminnesota event to help raise money for the Immigrant Law Center of MN & the Women's Foundation of MN. They'll be selling some of my books w/ others available as gifts w/ proof of donation. Please come join us!
Cool, cool, cool. Just the school pictures monopoly & the child casino. No biggie.
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Finding out that top execs from both LifeTouch and Chuck E. Cheese are in the Epstein files has pissed me off in a way that I didn’t think was still possible.
February 10, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Cool, cool, cool. Just the school pictures monopoly & the child casino. No biggie.
Fuuuuuuuuuu
Fuuuuuuuuuu
On February 28th, I'll be at Once Upon a Crime in Minneapolis for this #authorsforminnesota event to help raise money for the Immigrant Law Center of MN & the Women's Foundation of MN. They'll be selling some of my books w/ others available as gifts w/ proof of donation. Please come join us!
Minnesota Authors Team with Bookstores to Support Immigrants
More than 50 authors are fanning out to indie bookstores around the state on February 28 as part of Authors for Minnesota Day, giving signed copies of their latest releases to anyone who makes a donat...
www.publishersweekly.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
On February 28th, I'll be at Once Upon a Crime in Minneapolis for this #authorsforminnesota event to help raise money for the Immigrant Law Center of MN & the Women's Foundation of MN. They'll be selling some of my books w/ others available as gifts w/ proof of donation. Please come join us!
#BuyMyBooks THE BIG ONE. Lovecraftian horror meets Michael Bay machismo. From @tonyanuci.bsky.social Now nominated for a @specawards.bsky.social in horror.
The Big One | Anuci Press
"A propulsive, claustrophobic, full-throttle tear through the wreckage of a near-future San Francisco. Patrick Barb has a gift for visceral horror, relentless pacing, and the kind of whip-fast twists ...
www.anuci-press.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
#BuyMyBooks THE BIG ONE. Lovecraftian horror meets Michael Bay machismo. From @tonyanuci.bsky.social Now nominated for a @specawards.bsky.social in horror.
#BuyMyBooks GARGANTUANA’S GHOST. My first novella. The first book with my name on the cover. A weird tale that’s like King Kong meets The Sixth Sense with found family in New York City.
Gargantuana's Ghost
Check out Gargantuana's Ghost on Bookshop.org US!
bookshop.org
February 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
#BuyMyBooks GARGANTUANA’S GHOST. My first novella. The first book with my name on the cover. A weird tale that’s like King Kong meets The Sixth Sense with found family in New York City.
Tomorrow (Saturday) at 1pm Eastern on Elegant Literature’s AuthorHQ, I am teaching a class/workshop about structuring short stories around one of the W-H questions.
Come join me!
Come join me!
One Question: The W-H Questions and Short-Story Writing
A short fiction magazine and contest exclusive to new writers. We pay professional rates and help unpublished writers get published.
www.elegantliterature.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Tomorrow (Saturday) at 1pm Eastern on Elegant Literature’s AuthorHQ, I am teaching a class/workshop about structuring short stories around one of the W-H questions.
Come join me!
Come join me!
All day every day
February 6, 2026 at 2:26 AM
All day every day
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Prelim ballot for Stoker Awards is out to Active & Lifetime members. You can vote for up to 5 items per category. One category? Short Non-Fiction. One potential selection? My essay/grand theory of everything Wolf Man, “Deathwish Wolf Man” from @interstellarflight.bsky.social Votes due by Feb 15!
Deathwish Wolf Man
The Tragic Hero at the Heart of the Universal Monsters
magazine.interstellarflightpress.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Prelim ballot for Stoker Awards is out to Active & Lifetime members. You can vote for up to 5 items per category. One category? Short Non-Fiction. One potential selection? My essay/grand theory of everything Wolf Man, “Deathwish Wolf Man” from @interstellarflight.bsky.social Votes due by Feb 15!
Speaking of awards, I have not one but TWO books nominated in the Horror Category for @specawards.bsky.social 2026.
JK-LOL (Mad Axe Media)
THE BIG ONE (Anuci Press)
And a lot of other cool books/authors.
JK-LOL (Mad Axe Media)
THE BIG ONE (Anuci Press)
And a lot of other cool books/authors.
February 5, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Speaking of awards, I have not one but TWO books nominated in the Horror Category for @specawards.bsky.social 2026.
JK-LOL (Mad Axe Media)
THE BIG ONE (Anuci Press)
And a lot of other cool books/authors.
JK-LOL (Mad Axe Media)
THE BIG ONE (Anuci Press)
And a lot of other cool books/authors.
Prelim ballot for Stoker Awards is out to Active & Lifetime members. You can vote for up to 5 items per category. One category? Short Non-Fiction. One potential selection? My essay/grand theory of everything Wolf Man, “Deathwish Wolf Man” from @interstellarflight.bsky.social Votes due by Feb 15!
Deathwish Wolf Man
The Tragic Hero at the Heart of the Universal Monsters
magazine.interstellarflightpress.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Prelim ballot for Stoker Awards is out to Active & Lifetime members. You can vote for up to 5 items per category. One category? Short Non-Fiction. One potential selection? My essay/grand theory of everything Wolf Man, “Deathwish Wolf Man” from @interstellarflight.bsky.social Votes due by Feb 15!
#bookmail HYPED for This’ll Make Things A Little Easier by @attilaveres.bsky.social from @valancourtbooks.bsky.social. His first English-language collection was hands down one of my favorite collections period. Excited to dig into this follow-up.
February 4, 2026 at 2:23 AM
#bookmail HYPED for This’ll Make Things A Little Easier by @attilaveres.bsky.social from @valancourtbooks.bsky.social. His first English-language collection was hands down one of my favorite collections period. Excited to dig into this follow-up.
A lot of these famous folks would have been better off consulting a Magic 8-Ball instead of the infamous convicted p3do….
February 3, 2026 at 2:47 PM
A lot of these famous folks would have been better off consulting a Magic 8-Ball instead of the infamous convicted p3do….