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Amanda M. Blake
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Horror and fantasy author of QUESTION NOT MY SALT and the Thorns series; mid-age goth, horror movie aficionado. Coming soon: IN THE DOLLHOUSE WE ALL WAIT (2026), MASQUE (2027). 🪚

www.amandamblake.com
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/amandamblake
Without downloading any new pics, what's it like dating you?

This picture is apparently evergreen with me.
November 28, 2025 at 3:39 AM
If you need a night of nausea, awkwardness, anxiety, and spine-tingling Thanksgiving terror, try my short novel QUESTION NOT MY SALT, an extreme gastro horror novel. Sip and spit, everyone, and don't question Mother's recipes. geni.us/Question
November 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The first horror novel I wrote entirely from a man's POV was DEEP DOWN, a creature feature about a man and his dog entering a cave during the end of the world.

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November 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Pictures don't do its size justice, but here are the best pictures and one to show comparison.
November 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Without downloading new pictures, describe your gender.
November 13, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Critters and creatures, it's time to sip and spit. QUESTION NOT MY SALT is the Thanksgiving horror you're looking for, a quick-read novel on the milder side of extreme, with plenty of cringe and gastro horror. geni.us/Question
November 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
So everyone thinks it's Mariah Carey's time now, but no. It's my time.

It's time to sip and spit.

geni.us/Question
November 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I realized what watching Mike Johnson reminded me of.
October 30, 2025 at 4:56 AM
I took a bite before I remembered to take a picture.
October 26, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Here he is soaking in the sunbeams.
October 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Ah! It slipped by me, but TOOTH & CLAW (Meridian 7), my demon killer meets a vampire and werewolf couple, urban fantasy erotic romance came out a few days ago. This story was originally a standalone but was adjusted to fit into the Meridian series.
October 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
We have to go back in time and destroy AI at the source.
October 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Amanda M. Blake, purveyor of dark fiction, quiet to extreme. I hale from North Texas.

I painted this in college. It is clearly a self-portrait.

(Part of my Milton final project. Bonus if you somehow recognize the body reference.)

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October 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Pedro Pascal, best known for his role as Eddie in the first episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Four, "The Freshman"
October 8, 2025 at 6:05 AM
In case you're interested in my 'be careful what you wish for' demonic circus erotic horror romance series, it's complete and starts with FORTUNE.

www.amazon.com/Fortune-Arca...
September 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
My very extreme horror novel In the Dollhouse We All Wait has been picked up by Crystal Lake's Torrid Waters imprint, for publication in 2026. They previously published my other extreme horror novel Question Not My Salt. 1/
September 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Received some good news last week and celebrated with chocolate cake. Announcement to come...
September 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
If you want to brush up on my poetry, horror collection DEAD ENDS is an exploration of death, dying, and the undead, natural and supernatural, with poetry short and long, rhyming and nonrhyming.

www.amazon.com/Dead-Ends-Da...
September 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Squirm Books is putting out SKIN DEEP, a queer anthology of beauty and body image, in February 2026, and my mall horror story "Changing Room" has found a home in its TOC.
August 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It's a little early if you prefer to read it during its own season, but my (gateway extreme) family dinner horror novel set during Thanksgiving is a quick, gross roller-coaster ride and my most popular book. www.amazon.com/Question-Not...

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August 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Want to catch up on the Meridian dark erotic romance urban fantasy series? Gargoyles, angels, demons, hunters, vampires, and werewolves, oh my. The most recent book is available for preorder, but you can find all seven at Amazon or Totally Bound.

www.amazon.com/Tooth-Claw-S...

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August 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I shared my quintessential creature feature last week, so today I'll share my first, DEEP DOWN, in which a man and his dog enter a cave during an apocalypse with no intention of leaving. The only thing to do is go deeper: www.amazon.com/Deep-Down-Am...
August 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Had to adult on the hottest day, so I'm just getting to this. Bc it came up a couple times this week, I'm promoting creature feature OUT OF CURIOSITY AND HUNGER. You meet the monster in the first chapter, but that's not where the tension comes from. www.amazon.com/Out-Curiosit...

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July 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Seems like a good time to share my Thorns series, a mash-up of fairy tales, myths, and urban legends. It's halfway finished but has a satisfying soft ending with Book 5, should I perish before publishing anything else.

amandamblake.com/thorns-series/
July 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I'm so excited to return to the @quillandcrow.com fold, this time with my beautifully lush manuscript MASQUE. It was a bucket list story to write, with influences from historical romance, gothic fiction, noir, slashers, and body horror, and I can't believe it's going out into the world in 2027.
July 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM