Ryan Van Ells
@ryanvanellswrites.bsky.social
(He/Him) 🏳️🌈
Bisexual author of dark fiction based in Milwaukee, WI. Words in Dark Harbor, State of Matter, and others.
https://linktr.ee/ryanvanells
*Opinions are my own*
Bisexual author of dark fiction based in Milwaukee, WI. Words in Dark Harbor, State of Matter, and others.
https://linktr.ee/ryanvanells
*Opinions are my own*
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New release day!
How to Survive Being Brought to Church by Your Grandparents is out now in podcast form from Midwest Weird. Check it out on Spotify or their website below!
www.midwestweird.com/post/how-to-...
How to Survive Being Brought to Church by Your Grandparents is out now in podcast form from Midwest Weird. Check it out on Spotify or their website below!
www.midwestweird.com/post/how-to-...
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New release day!
How to Survive Being Brought to Church by Your Grandparents is out now in podcast form from Midwest Weird. Check it out on Spotify or their website below!
www.midwestweird.com/post/how-to-...
How to Survive Being Brought to Church by Your Grandparents is out now in podcast form from Midwest Weird. Check it out on Spotify or their website below!
www.midwestweird.com/post/how-to-...
November 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
New release day!
How to Survive Being Brought to Church by Your Grandparents is out now in podcast form from Midwest Weird. Check it out on Spotify or their website below!
www.midwestweird.com/post/how-to-...
How to Survive Being Brought to Church by Your Grandparents is out now in podcast form from Midwest Weird. Check it out on Spotify or their website below!
www.midwestweird.com/post/how-to-...
#HorrorWritersChat
Too many to name but @annieneugebauer.bsky.social is one of those brilliant writers who I'm always excited to see in a collection.
Clive Barker and David Cronenberg for making the viscerally horrific beautiful.
Too many to name but @annieneugebauer.bsky.social is one of those brilliant writers who I'm always excited to see in a collection.
Clive Barker and David Cronenberg for making the viscerally horrific beautiful.
Q4 - CREDITS
Obviously, we’re staying through all of the credits to acknowledge the work of the artists, the musicians, the designers, the directors…etc.
#HorrorWritersChat - Shout out some of the horror creatives you admire and share what they do.
Stay around for the outro to share your work.
Obviously, we’re staying through all of the credits to acknowledge the work of the artists, the musicians, the designers, the directors…etc.
#HorrorWritersChat - Shout out some of the horror creatives you admire and share what they do.
Stay around for the outro to share your work.
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
Too many to name but @annieneugebauer.bsky.social is one of those brilliant writers who I'm always excited to see in a collection.
Clive Barker and David Cronenberg for making the viscerally horrific beautiful.
Too many to name but @annieneugebauer.bsky.social is one of those brilliant writers who I'm always excited to see in a collection.
Clive Barker and David Cronenberg for making the viscerally horrific beautiful.
#HorrorWritersChat
You're getting black coffee because it's all I write with.
And for food, more coffee.
You're getting black coffee because it's all I write with.
And for food, more coffee.
Q3 - INTERMISSION
Time for a refreshment break.
We head over to the concession stand and discover that all the food and drink are themed on your work.
#HorrorWritersChat - What refreshments are we enjoying and how are they related to your work?
Time for a refreshment break.
We head over to the concession stand and discover that all the food and drink are themed on your work.
#HorrorWritersChat - What refreshments are we enjoying and how are they related to your work?
November 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
You're getting black coffee because it's all I write with.
And for food, more coffee.
You're getting black coffee because it's all I write with.
And for food, more coffee.
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I'd definitely love for Little White Flowers to get a film adaptation. I don't have specific actors in mind for who I'd like to play the leads, but I would like to see neurodivergent actors at the helm since my main character Alice is autistic and her brother Andy is an ADHDer.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
Q2 - COMING SOON
It’s time for the trailers.
And look #HorrorWritersChat - it’s a trailer for your very own horror work, adapted for the screen. Congrats!
Which work is it?
And which actor is playing your main protagonist, antagonist or fave character? Share your dream cast!
It’s time for the trailers.
And look #HorrorWritersChat - it’s a trailer for your very own horror work, adapted for the screen. Congrats!
Which work is it?
And which actor is playing your main protagonist, antagonist or fave character? Share your dream cast!
November 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I'd definitely love for Little White Flowers to get a film adaptation. I don't have specific actors in mind for who I'd like to play the leads, but I would like to see neurodivergent actors at the helm since my main character Alice is autistic and her brother Andy is an ADHDer.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
Hampton Heights is the best suited for screen. A noir detective solves a missing girl case involving a Hmong folk legend.
A truly grizzled private eye. Give me Oscar Isaac
Hampton Heights is the best suited for screen. A noir detective solves a missing girl case involving a Hmong folk legend.
A truly grizzled private eye. Give me Oscar Isaac
Q2 - COMING SOON
It’s time for the trailers.
And look #HorrorWritersChat - it’s a trailer for your very own horror work, adapted for the screen. Congrats!
Which work is it?
And which actor is playing your main protagonist, antagonist or fave character? Share your dream cast!
It’s time for the trailers.
And look #HorrorWritersChat - it’s a trailer for your very own horror work, adapted for the screen. Congrats!
Which work is it?
And which actor is playing your main protagonist, antagonist or fave character? Share your dream cast!
November 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
Hampton Heights is the best suited for screen. A noir detective solves a missing girl case involving a Hmong folk legend.
A truly grizzled private eye. Give me Oscar Isaac
Hampton Heights is the best suited for screen. A noir detective solves a missing girl case involving a Hmong folk legend.
A truly grizzled private eye. Give me Oscar Isaac
#HorrorWritersChat
Hi all! I'm Ryan. I write all kinds of horror and dark fantasy.
I would say Tales from the Crypt captures some of my vibes while The Fly (1986) captures the rest of them
Hi all! I'm Ryan. I write all kinds of horror and dark fantasy.
I would say Tales from the Crypt captures some of my vibes while The Fly (1986) captures the rest of them
#HorrorWritersChat
Q1 - DOUBLE FEATURE
Glad you could join our (virtual) cinema trip!
First, let's introduce ourselves and share the horror subgenres we write in.
Now, what are we watching?
Share the two movies/films that have inspired your writing or that capture the vibes of your work.
Q1 - DOUBLE FEATURE
Glad you could join our (virtual) cinema trip!
First, let's introduce ourselves and share the horror subgenres we write in.
Now, what are we watching?
Share the two movies/films that have inspired your writing or that capture the vibes of your work.
November 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
Hi all! I'm Ryan. I write all kinds of horror and dark fantasy.
I would say Tales from the Crypt captures some of my vibes while The Fly (1986) captures the rest of them
Hi all! I'm Ryan. I write all kinds of horror and dark fantasy.
I would say Tales from the Crypt captures some of my vibes while The Fly (1986) captures the rest of them
New release day!
How to Survive Being Brought to Church by Your Grandparents is out now in podcast form from Midwest Weird. Check it out on Spotify or their website below!
www.midwestweird.com/post/how-to-...
How to Survive Being Brought to Church by Your Grandparents is out now in podcast form from Midwest Weird. Check it out on Spotify or their website below!
www.midwestweird.com/post/how-to-...
November 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
New release day!
How to Survive Being Brought to Church by Your Grandparents is out now in podcast form from Midwest Weird. Check it out on Spotify or their website below!
www.midwestweird.com/post/how-to-...
How to Survive Being Brought to Church by Your Grandparents is out now in podcast form from Midwest Weird. Check it out on Spotify or their website below!
www.midwestweird.com/post/how-to-...
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🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
Reposted by Ryan Van Ells
Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
Amazon has launched a new AI-driven translation service, Kindle Translate, for Kindle Direct Publishing authors 👇 #BookSky
Amazon launches AI translation service for indie authors
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November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
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In Memoriam:
Cheney Haunted By People He Didn't Manage To Kill In Iraq War
Cheney Haunted By People He Didn't Manage To Kill In Iraq War
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
In Memoriam:
Cheney Haunted By People He Didn't Manage To Kill In Iraq War
Cheney Haunted By People He Didn't Manage To Kill In Iraq War
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happy no novel november to all who celebrate in which we will continue to write new short stories instead of our novels
November 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
happy no novel november to all who celebrate in which we will continue to write new short stories instead of our novels
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
39/??
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Figured I'd continue the werewolf-oween with one of my all-time favorite movies. Great horror-comedy balance. Fun soundtrack. The transformation scene of course, but the subway was the scene that made me fall in love
39/??
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Figured I'd continue the werewolf-oween with one of my all-time favorite movies. Great horror-comedy balance. Fun soundtrack. The transformation scene of course, but the subway was the scene that made me fall in love
October 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
39/??
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Figured I'd continue the werewolf-oween with one of my all-time favorite movies. Great horror-comedy balance. Fun soundtrack. The transformation scene of course, but the subway was the scene that made me fall in love
39/??
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Figured I'd continue the werewolf-oween with one of my all-time favorite movies. Great horror-comedy balance. Fun soundtrack. The transformation scene of course, but the subway was the scene that made me fall in love
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
38/??
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Continuing the universal monsters mostly because it was on the same disc as The Wolf Man. Pretty fun. Creepy opening in the crypt as well
38/??
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Continuing the universal monsters mostly because it was on the same disc as The Wolf Man. Pretty fun. Creepy opening in the crypt as well
October 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
38/??
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Continuing the universal monsters mostly because it was on the same disc as The Wolf Man. Pretty fun. Creepy opening in the crypt as well
38/??
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Continuing the universal monsters mostly because it was on the same disc as The Wolf Man. Pretty fun. Creepy opening in the crypt as well
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
37/??
The Wolf Man (1941)
Lon Chaney, Jr. brings the anguish of the curse to exquisitely painful levels in the werewolf movie that started them all.
37/??
The Wolf Man (1941)
Lon Chaney, Jr. brings the anguish of the curse to exquisitely painful levels in the werewolf movie that started them all.
October 31, 2025 at 8:17 PM
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
37/??
The Wolf Man (1941)
Lon Chaney, Jr. brings the anguish of the curse to exquisitely painful levels in the werewolf movie that started them all.
37/??
The Wolf Man (1941)
Lon Chaney, Jr. brings the anguish of the curse to exquisitely painful levels in the werewolf movie that started them all.
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
36/??
Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost
The most Halloween of the Scooby Doo movies: New England Autumn setting, Tim Curry being Tim Curry, and the Hex Girls.
36/??
Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost
The most Halloween of the Scooby Doo movies: New England Autumn setting, Tim Curry being Tim Curry, and the Hex Girls.
October 31, 2025 at 6:43 PM
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
36/??
Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost
The most Halloween of the Scooby Doo movies: New England Autumn setting, Tim Curry being Tim Curry, and the Hex Girls.
36/??
Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost
The most Halloween of the Scooby Doo movies: New England Autumn setting, Tim Curry being Tim Curry, and the Hex Girls.
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
35/??
Scooby Doo on Zombie Island
This era of Scooby-Doo movies really hits that cozy Halloween vibe.
35/??
Scooby Doo on Zombie Island
This era of Scooby-Doo movies really hits that cozy Halloween vibe.
October 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
35/??
Scooby Doo on Zombie Island
This era of Scooby-Doo movies really hits that cozy Halloween vibe.
35/??
Scooby Doo on Zombie Island
This era of Scooby-Doo movies really hits that cozy Halloween vibe.
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
34/??
Halloween (1978)
Saved the iconic movie to kick off the Halloween day marathon.
34/??
Halloween (1978)
Saved the iconic movie to kick off the Halloween day marathon.
October 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
34/??
Halloween (1978)
Saved the iconic movie to kick off the Halloween day marathon.
34/??
Halloween (1978)
Saved the iconic movie to kick off the Halloween day marathon.
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
33/??
Satan's Little Helper (2004)
I genuinely can't tell if I like this movie or not. Feels like a hyper-evil Disney original.
33/??
Satan's Little Helper (2004)
I genuinely can't tell if I like this movie or not. Feels like a hyper-evil Disney original.
October 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
🎃 31 Horror Movies in 31 Days 🎃
33/??
Satan's Little Helper (2004)
I genuinely can't tell if I like this movie or not. Feels like a hyper-evil Disney original.
33/??
Satan's Little Helper (2004)
I genuinely can't tell if I like this movie or not. Feels like a hyper-evil Disney original.
#HorrorWritersChat
In the spirit of fun, I think we need a new lake monster. I haven't heard of a new one in a long time. Someone find a lake and a forgotten dinosaur at the bottom please.
In the spirit of fun, I think we need a new lake monster. I haven't heard of a new one in a long time. Someone find a lake and a forgotten dinosaur at the bottom please.
Q4, and this is the last one for tonight. Hang around for the pimp your book part of the night in 10 minutes. Please do repost others. Please do go and repost one of Matt's books as well.
Thanks thanks.
#HorrorWritersChat
Thanks thanks.
#HorrorWritersChat
October 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
In the spirit of fun, I think we need a new lake monster. I haven't heard of a new one in a long time. Someone find a lake and a forgotten dinosaur at the bottom please.
In the spirit of fun, I think we need a new lake monster. I haven't heard of a new one in a long time. Someone find a lake and a forgotten dinosaur at the bottom please.
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We still fear the dark. We still fear the unknown.
Darkness? Turn on a light.
...but the light is flickering
Alone and afraid? Call a friend on the phone.
...but the phone is answered by a stranger
Our tech comforts still lead to new horrors.
Old stories retold with tech work.
#HorrorWritersChat
Darkness? Turn on a light.
...but the light is flickering
Alone and afraid? Call a friend on the phone.
...but the phone is answered by a stranger
Our tech comforts still lead to new horrors.
Old stories retold with tech work.
#HorrorWritersChat
So what does it say about us, as the folklore evolves, and we fear new things, in the dark...
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
October 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
We still fear the dark. We still fear the unknown.
Darkness? Turn on a light.
...but the light is flickering
Alone and afraid? Call a friend on the phone.
...but the phone is answered by a stranger
Our tech comforts still lead to new horrors.
Old stories retold with tech work.
#HorrorWritersChat
Darkness? Turn on a light.
...but the light is flickering
Alone and afraid? Call a friend on the phone.
...but the phone is answered by a stranger
Our tech comforts still lead to new horrors.
Old stories retold with tech work.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
I think they're all the same stories, just told in different ways. What we're afraid of is our helplessness and vulnerability in the face of these unknowns. All that changes is what kind of vulnerability is being exposed
I think they're all the same stories, just told in different ways. What we're afraid of is our helplessness and vulnerability in the face of these unknowns. All that changes is what kind of vulnerability is being exposed
So what does it say about us, as the folklore evolves, and we fear new things, in the dark...
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
October 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
I think they're all the same stories, just told in different ways. What we're afraid of is our helplessness and vulnerability in the face of these unknowns. All that changes is what kind of vulnerability is being exposed
I think they're all the same stories, just told in different ways. What we're afraid of is our helplessness and vulnerability in the face of these unknowns. All that changes is what kind of vulnerability is being exposed
#HorrorWritersChat
Anything about something big in the woods that wants to eat me. It's easy to say I don't believe in superstition at home, in the city. It's a lot harder camping in the dark away from electricity or walls.
Anything about something big in the woods that wants to eat me. It's easy to say I don't believe in superstition at home, in the city. It's a lot harder camping in the dark away from electricity or walls.
October 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
#HorrorWritersChat
Anything about something big in the woods that wants to eat me. It's easy to say I don't believe in superstition at home, in the city. It's a lot harder camping in the dark away from electricity or walls.
Anything about something big in the woods that wants to eat me. It's easy to say I don't believe in superstition at home, in the city. It's a lot harder camping in the dark away from electricity or walls.
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Hi y'all! I'm a queer TX based author that writes historical, specfic, & Southern Gothic horror all inspired by my Choctaw-Irish heritage.
What scared me? Skin stealing monsters, aliens, My dad just growling "once upon a time." while we were camping and... Zeke the Plumber.
#HorrorWritersChat
What scared me? Skin stealing monsters, aliens, My dad just growling "once upon a time." while we were camping and... Zeke the Plumber.
#HorrorWritersChat
October 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Hi y'all! I'm a queer TX based author that writes historical, specfic, & Southern Gothic horror all inspired by my Choctaw-Irish heritage.
What scared me? Skin stealing monsters, aliens, My dad just growling "once upon a time." while we were camping and... Zeke the Plumber.
#HorrorWritersChat
What scared me? Skin stealing monsters, aliens, My dad just growling "once upon a time." while we were camping and... Zeke the Plumber.
#HorrorWritersChat
Reposted by Ryan Van Ells
Greetings #HorrorWritersChat
I'm Mary from Greater Manchester (UK), where I write cosmic, gothic and Weird horror.
My childhood fears were pretty mundane, real-world stuff.
And I'm not sharing those online.
The ghost haunting my childhood home was friendly with me.
Graveyards were comforting.
I'm Mary from Greater Manchester (UK), where I write cosmic, gothic and Weird horror.
My childhood fears were pretty mundane, real-world stuff.
And I'm not sharing those online.
The ghost haunting my childhood home was friendly with me.
Graveyards were comforting.
Hola, Horror Writers. I'm going to post and eat as I've pretty much just walked in. But, we're all about it today, so close to Halloween!
Tell me tell me. What scared you as a child?
No links, no hawking books please, till the end. Thanks Thanks.
#HorrorWritersChat
Tell me tell me. What scared you as a child?
No links, no hawking books please, till the end. Thanks Thanks.
#HorrorWritersChat
October 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Greetings #HorrorWritersChat
I'm Mary from Greater Manchester (UK), where I write cosmic, gothic and Weird horror.
My childhood fears were pretty mundane, real-world stuff.
And I'm not sharing those online.
The ghost haunting my childhood home was friendly with me.
Graveyards were comforting.
I'm Mary from Greater Manchester (UK), where I write cosmic, gothic and Weird horror.
My childhood fears were pretty mundane, real-world stuff.
And I'm not sharing those online.
The ghost haunting my childhood home was friendly with me.
Graveyards were comforting.
Hello all!
I'm Ryan. I write all varieties of dark fiction but mostly horror and dark fantasy.
I had a terrible fear of the void even as a young child to the point where I was afraid of falling asleep because I wasn't there for it. The existential dread crept in on me young...
#HorrorWritersChat
I'm Ryan. I write all varieties of dark fiction but mostly horror and dark fantasy.
I had a terrible fear of the void even as a young child to the point where I was afraid of falling asleep because I wasn't there for it. The existential dread crept in on me young...
#HorrorWritersChat
Hola, Horror Writers. I'm going to post and eat as I've pretty much just walked in. But, we're all about it today, so close to Halloween!
Tell me tell me. What scared you as a child?
No links, no hawking books please, till the end. Thanks Thanks.
#HorrorWritersChat
Tell me tell me. What scared you as a child?
No links, no hawking books please, till the end. Thanks Thanks.
#HorrorWritersChat
October 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Hello all!
I'm Ryan. I write all varieties of dark fiction but mostly horror and dark fantasy.
I had a terrible fear of the void even as a young child to the point where I was afraid of falling asleep because I wasn't there for it. The existential dread crept in on me young...
#HorrorWritersChat
I'm Ryan. I write all varieties of dark fiction but mostly horror and dark fantasy.
I had a terrible fear of the void even as a young child to the point where I was afraid of falling asleep because I wasn't there for it. The existential dread crept in on me young...
#HorrorWritersChat