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Dexter McLeod
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Author of horror & science fiction. Stories at Air & Nothingness Press, Dark Moon Books, Eerie River Publishing, Hawk & Cleaver, Hollow Stone Press, The Horror Tree, KJK Publishing, Sci Phi Journal, & TDotSpec. (He/Him)
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🎃Happy Halloween!!🎃

My folk horror story, "Unburnt Offerings," which appears in the new Harvest the Night anthology from Chthonic Matter, is officially out today in hardcover, paperback, & eBook. There are 14 stories & it's edited by C.M. Muller.

Links in the comments.
A promo graphic for the Halloween 2025 release of Chthonic Matter's new horror anthology, Harvest the Night, with stories by Sam Dawson, EC Dorgan, Tracy Fahey, Douglas Ford, Abigail Kemske, K. Wallace King, Joe Koch, Dexter McLeod, Lisa Moore-Smith, H.V. Patterson, Renae Rhoads, Shannon Scott, Luke F. Shepherd, and Katherine Traylor, and edited by C.M. Muller. The graphic includes the book cover and a quote from Dexter McLeod's story, "Unburnt Offerings." The quote reads, "The Strawberry Moon and cold stars above won at last, and they drowned the world in nighttime shades of cobalt and ivory."
October 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Happy Autumnal Equinox, and happy release day for Chthonic Matter Quarterly: Fall 2025, which includes my folk horror story, "In Every Heart, a Hydra." It's now available in both paperback and eBook editions, and available to add to your Goodreads.

Links in the comments.
An image of the front cover of Chthonic Matter Quarterly: Fall 2025 which is now available in paperback and eBook editions. The image lists the authors whose stories are available, including Gordon Brown, Jade Jiao, Joe Koch, Gregory Lawrence, Dexter McLeod, Samuel M. Moss, Maureen O'Leary, Jon Carroll Thomas, and Charles Wilkinson, and edited by C.M. Muller.
September 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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🚨Thrilled to announce my folk horror story "The Coffin Tree" will appear in the Winter 2026 issue of Chthonic Matter Quarterly. Too early to have cover art yet, but just look at this gorgeous lineup of past issues.🚨

Chthonic Matter Quarterly's previous issues: www.amazon.com/dp/B0BYFNKC2Q
A collage of the covers of the first ten issues of Chthonic Matter Quarterly.
August 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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(1/5) Excited my copy of Ghosts by @kevinjkennedy.bsky.social / KJK Publishing has arrived! It includes my story, "I Am Not a Haunted House," which is one of my favorite things I've written.
A photo of KJK Publishing's third volume of the Classic Monsters series, titled Ghosts. It includes stories by Devin Cabrera, Ryan Colley, Michael S. A. Graziano, David Owain Hughes, James Kaine, MJ Mars, Dexter McLeod, Brian Moreland, Lee Mountford, Candace Nola, Harrison Phillips, Christopher Robertson, and Veronica Smith, edited by Kevin J. Kennedy and Ann Keeran, with cover art by Michael Bray.
April 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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(1/4) I'm stoked to announce my horror story, "I Am Not a Haunted House," has been included in Ghosts, the 3rd volume of @kevinjkennedy.bsky.social/KJK Publishing's Classic Monsters series.
A graphic announcing the release of KJK Publishing's third volume of the Classic Monsters series, titled Ghosts. It includes stories by Devin Cabrera, Ryan Colley, Michael S. A. Graziano, David Owain Hughes, James Kaine, MJ Mars, Dexter McLeod, Brian Moreland, Lee Mountford, Candace Nola, Harrison Phillips, Christopher Robertson, and Veronica Smith, edited by Kevin J. Kennedy and Ann Keeran, with cover art by Michael Bray.
April 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Happy Birthversary to Hawk & Cleaver's award-winning podcast, @theotherstories.bsky.social, and to the amazing authors, editors, voice actors, artists, submission readers, and listeners. There's 700+ stories there (8 of which I wrote), so go give them a follow wherever you stream podcasts.
An infographic announcing the 9th anniversary of the launch of The Other Stories, the science-fiction and horror podcast from publisher Hawk & Cleaver.
April 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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@joshrountree.bsky.social
Happy Birthday!!!
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March 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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(1/3) I'm excited to say my cosmic/folk horror story "Unburnt Offerings" has been included in Chthonic Matter's newest anthology, Harvest the Night, due out this October in hardcover, paperback, and eBook.
An infographic announcing the release of the folk horror anthology, Harvest the Night, coming October 2025 from Chthonic Matter. It includes stories from Sam Dawson, EC Dorgan, Tracy Fahey, Douglas Ford, Abigail Kemske, K. Wallace King, Joe Koch, Dexter McLeod, Lisa Moore-Smith, H.V. Patterson, Renae Rhoads, Shannon Scott, Luke F. Shepherd, and Katherine Traylor, and is edited by CM Muller.
March 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Quick heads up. In honor of @kevinjkennedy.bsky.social's birthday, The Horror Collection: Morte Edition, which includes my horror story "The Pennyroyal Dossier," is on sale & is now a bestseller in 3 different categories. The eBook version is just $0.99

Purchase links in the comments.
ALT TEXT: An infographic announcing a $0.99 sale of KJK Publishing's 21st installment in The Horror Collection, the Morte Edition, featuring stories from JP Behrens, Christina Bergling, Elizabeth J. Brown, Devin Cabrera, Matthew A. Clarke, Ju Collins, D.W. Hitz, Shaun Hutson, James Kaine, Leigh Kenny, MJ Mars, Dexter McLeod, Brian Moreland, Jason Nickey, Callum Pearce, Harrison Phillips, Nick Roberts, Veronica Smith, Lucretia Stanhope, and Steve Stred.
March 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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In addition to the eBook which has been out for a few days, the paperback edition of @kevinjkennedy.bsky.social / KJK Publishing's The Horror Collection: Crystal Edition has now been released. It includes my horror story, "Winter's Whistle."

Links below.
An infographic about KJK Publishing's The Horror Collection: Crystal Edition in both eBook and paperback editions. It is edited by Kevin J. Kennedy and Ann Keeran, featuring stories by Zachary Ashford, Stephen Barnard, Lisa Breanne, Devin Cabrera, Sarah Jules, Dexter McLeod, Brian Moreland, Mark Morris, Lee Mountford, Harrison Phillips, Stephen Mark Rainey, Gord Rollo, Veronica Smith, Thomas Stewart, and Jeff Strand.
February 16, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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⛏️♥️Happy Harry Warden Day!♥️⛏️
An image of the 1980s slasher character Harry Warden dressed in mining gear and mask with a pickaxe, from the movie My Bloody Valentine, inside a heart with the words Happy Bloody Valentine's at the bottom.
February 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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It looks like The Horror Collection: Crystal Edition from @kevinjkennedy.bsky.social / KJK Publishing has earned that #1 New Release badge in both the US and the UK. As of tonight, it's also the #2 horror anthology bestseller at the moment.
An infographic about KJK Publishing's The Horror Collection: Crystal Edition earning Amazon's Top New Release badge. It is edited by Kevin J. Kennedy and Ann Keeran, featuring stories by Zachary Ashford, Stephen Barnard, Lisa Breanne, Devin Cabrera, Sarah Jules, Dexter McLeod, Brian Moreland, Mark Morris, Lee Mountford, Harrison Phillips, Stephen Mark Rainey, Gord Rollo, Veronica Smith, Thomas Stewart, and Jeff Strand. An infographic about KJK Publishing's The Horror Collection: Crystal Edition earning Amazon's Top New Release badge. It is edited by Kevin J. Kennedy and Ann Keeran, featuring stories by Zachary Ashford, Stephen Barnard, Lisa Breanne, Devin Cabrera, Sarah Jules, Dexter McLeod, Brian Moreland, Mark Morris, Lee Mountford, Harrison Phillips, Stephen Mark Rainey, Gord Rollo, Veronica Smith, Thomas Stewart, and Jeff Strand. An infographic about KJK Publishing's The Horror Collection: Crystal Edition earning Amazon's Top New Release badge. It is edited by Kevin J. Kennedy and Ann Keeran, featuring stories by Zachary Ashford, Stephen Barnard, Lisa Breanne, Devin Cabrera, Sarah Jules, Dexter McLeod, Brian Moreland, Mark Morris, Lee Mountford, Harrison Phillips, Stephen Mark Rainey, Gord Rollo, Veronica Smith, Thomas Stewart, and Jeff Strand.
February 14, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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My newest horror story, "Winter's Whistle," is out now in the eBook version of @kevinjkennedy.bsky.social / KJK Publishing's 22nd volume of the bestselling series, The Horror Collection. The paperback edition is coming soon.

eBook: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DWCFPFGZ
An infographic about the release of KJK Publishing's 22nd volume of The Horror Collection, the Crystal Edition, edited by Kevin J. Kennedy and Ann Keeran, featuring stories by Zachary Ashford, Stephen Barnard, Lisa Breanne, Devin Cabrera, Sarah Jules, Dexter McLeod, Brian Moreland, Mark Morris, Lee Mountford, Harrison Phillips, Stephen Mark Rainey, Gord Rollo, Veronica Smith, Thomas Stewart, and Jeff Strand.
February 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Facebook Memories has reminded me my sci-fi/horror story "Where Credit Is Due" came out a year ago today. It's still available wherever you get your podcasts.

Acast: shows.acast.com/theotherstor...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0OLf...
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRL6...
An infographic for the sci-fi/horror story "Where Credit Is Due" by Dexter McLeod, published by Hawk & Cleaver's podcast, The Other Stories.
February 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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I'm happy to say that my horror story "Winter's Whistle" is included in Volume 22/Crystal Edition of @kevinjkennedy.bsky.social / KJK Publishing's bestselling anthology series, The Horror Collection. Both eBook and Paperback editions will be available soon.
Infographic with the paperback cover of The Horror Collection: Crystal edition from KJK Publishing, which is coming soon.
February 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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January 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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I'm thrilled to have my story "The Pennyroyal Dossier" included in the Morte Edition, KJK Publishing / @kevinjkennedy.bsky.social's 21st installment in the popular Horror Collection series.

The eBook is available now, with paperback soon to follow: amazon.com/dp/B0DS56RFTQ
An infographic announcing the release of KJK Publishing's 21st installment in The Horror Collection, the Morte Edition, featuring stories from JP Behrens, Christina Bergling, Elizabeth J. Brown, Devin Cabrera, Matthew A. Clarke, Ju Collins, D.W. Hitz, Shaun Hutson, James Kaine, Leigh Kenny, MJ Mars, Dexter McLeod, Brian Moreland, Jason Nickey, Callum Pearce, Harrison Phillips, Nick Roberts, Veronica Smith, Lucretia Stanhope, and Steve Stred.
January 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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@pfracassi.bsky.social
Happy Birthday!!!
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A scene from Creepshow, where a woman's severed head is on a platter, made to look like a cake with icing and candles on top of her head.
January 1, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Hardcover & paperback editions of @eerieriver.bsky.social's The Earth Bleeds at Night are now available for preorder alongside the eBook edition. The official release date is January 3rd.

In addition to my folk/cosmic horror story "You'll Catch Your Death," you'll find tales by... (1/3)
An infographic announcing the release of Eerie River Publishing's upcoming anthology, The Earth Bleeds at Night, which releases on January 3, 2025. The authors in the anthology listed include: Maxwell I. Gold, Laurel Hightower, Dexter McLeod, Ai Jiang, Patrick Hurley, Jenny Kiefer, Christopher O'Halloran, Ally Wilkes, M. Edusa, Jonathan Louis Duckworth, Philip Fracassi, Christi Nogle, Em Starr, Joe Koch, C.M. Forest, SJ Townend, David-Jack Fletcher, Mark Towse, and Richard Thomas.
December 24, 2024 at 12:21 AM
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If you're looking for some holiday horror, the eBook of the Collected Christmas Horror Short IV from @kevinjkennedy.bsky.social has been getting close to the #1 spot of horror anthologies and is just 99c/99p now.

www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFQJM6TM
Book cover for the Collected Christmas Horror Shorts IV anthology published by KJK Publishing, containing twelve holiday-themed horror stories.
December 12, 2024 at 9:01 PM
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I'm thrilled that my folk horror story "You'll Catch Your Death" has been included in @eerieriver.bsky.social's The Earth Bleeds at Night anthology, releasing on Jan 3. Such a phenomenal lineup. Preorders for eBooks are now live.

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An infographic announcing the release of Eerie River Publishing's upcoming anthology, The Earth Bleeds at Night, which releases on January 3, 2025. The authors in the anthology listed include: Maxwell I. Gold, Laurel Hightower, Dexter McLeod, Ai Jiang, Patrick Hurley, Jenny Kiefer, Christopher O'Halloran, Ally Wilkes, M. Edusa, Jonathan Louis Duckworth, Philip Fracassi, Christi Nogle, Em Starr, Joe Koch, C.M. Forest, SJ Townend, David-Jack Fletcher, Mark Towse, and Richard Thomas.
December 9, 2024 at 11:19 PM
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@jeremycshipp.bsky.social
Happy Birthday!!!
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An animated GIF of a scene from the movie Creepshow, showing a zombie holding a serving dish containing a woman's decapitated head covered with cake icing and birthday candles.
November 28, 2024 at 2:32 AM
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I'm honored my cosmic horror story "Totality," was selected for the landmark 100th Volume of Hawk & Cleaver's The Other Stories, which is now also part of @rustyquill.bsky.social network. It's available wherever you stream your favorite podcasts.

pod.link/1099630309/e...
November 4, 2024 at 11:11 PM
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Excited that my new horror story, "A Darkened Lodge of Uncertain Address" is the finale of the Bleakwood @bleakwood.bsky.social bsky.social second season. You can catch it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you stream your favorite podcasts.

pod.link/1618734469/e...
November 3, 2024 at 8:05 PM
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Can you feel it?? 👻💀🎃😈🧛🧟
September 30, 2024 at 4:49 PM