Rex Burrows
@improbablerex.bsky.social
Writer, biologist, various other things. Stories in Cosmic Horror Monthly, Weird Horror Magazine, Supernatural Tales, Horror Library, etc.
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Here's a thread listing all of my published stories. I've noted the ones that are available to read for free, but please consider supporting these (across the board excellent) magazines, anthologies, etc. And thank you for reading! Here we go...
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Dim Shores is proud to present THE MAIDENS OF MIDNIGHT AND OTHER LOST MEDIA, a short story collection by Rhiannon Rasmussen, hauntingly illustrated by Lucia Retamales.
12 dark tales and 13 illustrations. 168 pages. Limited to 150 copies.
Coming December 2025, Pre-order now! bit.ly/3XyScs6
12 dark tales and 13 illustrations. 168 pages. Limited to 150 copies.
Coming December 2025, Pre-order now! bit.ly/3XyScs6
November 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Dim Shores is proud to present THE MAIDENS OF MIDNIGHT AND OTHER LOST MEDIA, a short story collection by Rhiannon Rasmussen, hauntingly illustrated by Lucia Retamales.
12 dark tales and 13 illustrations. 168 pages. Limited to 150 copies.
Coming December 2025, Pre-order now! bit.ly/3XyScs6
12 dark tales and 13 illustrations. 168 pages. Limited to 150 copies.
Coming December 2025, Pre-order now! bit.ly/3XyScs6
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shut the fuck up ai overview
nobody likes you
nobody likes you
November 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
shut the fuck up ai overview
nobody likes you
nobody likes you
I really need to start keeping track of how much of my finite mortal lifespan I’m spending waiting for people to back their giant SUVs into wee tiny parking spaces.
November 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I really need to start keeping track of how much of my finite mortal lifespan I’m spending waiting for people to back their giant SUVs into wee tiny parking spaces.
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It's nearly time to nominate your best speculative ecofiction for ECO25! Full guidelines here: www.violetlichen.com/ecofiction-guidelines
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🚨 And don't miss your 30% preorder discount on ECO4. Only a couple days left to preorder - release day is Nov 18!
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
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🚨 And don't miss your 30% preorder discount on ECO4. Only a couple days left to preorder - release day is Nov 18!
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
It's nearly time to nominate your best speculative ecofiction for ECO25! Full guidelines here: www.violetlichen.com/ecofiction-guidelines
🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿
🚨 And don't miss your 30% preorder discount on ECO4. Only a couple days left to preorder - release day is Nov 18!
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿
🚨 And don't miss your 30% preorder discount on ECO4. Only a couple days left to preorder - release day is Nov 18!
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
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"When it comes to horror, I’m drawn to the paranoid and the pessimistic. Naturally, Ligotti’s work appeals to me."
@jackklausner.bsky.social
ivygrimes.substack.com/p/interview-...
@jackklausner.bsky.social
ivygrimes.substack.com/p/interview-...
Interview with authors of We Will Speak Again of the Red Tower
Ligotti, community, encrimsoning
ivygrimes.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
"When it comes to horror, I’m drawn to the paranoid and the pessimistic. Naturally, Ligotti’s work appeals to me."
@jackklausner.bsky.social
ivygrimes.substack.com/p/interview-...
@jackklausner.bsky.social
ivygrimes.substack.com/p/interview-...
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Need a little eco-horror in your life?
Haunted Ecologies is on sale over at Bookshop :)
bookshop.org/p/books/haun...
Haunted Ecologies is on sale over at Bookshop :)
bookshop.org/p/books/haun...
November 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Need a little eco-horror in your life?
Haunted Ecologies is on sale over at Bookshop :)
bookshop.org/p/books/haun...
Haunted Ecologies is on sale over at Bookshop :)
bookshop.org/p/books/haun...
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Time for an Eligibility post!
Thanks to everyone who spent a little time with my words this year. I always appreciate your kindness :)
If you want to nominate anything for anything…that’s wonderful.
If you don’t, that’s cool too :)
Thanks to everyone who spent a little time with my words this year. I always appreciate your kindness :)
If you want to nominate anything for anything…that’s wonderful.
If you don’t, that’s cool too :)
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Time for an Eligibility post!
Thanks to everyone who spent a little time with my words this year. I always appreciate your kindness :)
If you want to nominate anything for anything…that’s wonderful.
If you don’t, that’s cool too :)
Thanks to everyone who spent a little time with my words this year. I always appreciate your kindness :)
If you want to nominate anything for anything…that’s wonderful.
If you don’t, that’s cool too :)
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I interview writers on my newsletter, and I love interviewing strangers! Contact me if you'd like to be interviewed sometime. Even/especially if you're relatively new to writing or publishing.
ivygrimes.substack.com
ivygrimes.substack.com
Writing Thoughts | Ivy Grimes | Substack
Writing thoughts from me, Ivy, and from writers I interview. Click to read Writing Thoughts, by Ivy Grimes, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
ivygrimes.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I interview writers on my newsletter, and I love interviewing strangers! Contact me if you'd like to be interviewed sometime. Even/especially if you're relatively new to writing or publishing.
ivygrimes.substack.com
ivygrimes.substack.com
Anyone else put on Shudder’s Ghoul Log vids at random times throughout the year? No? Just me? Okay then.
November 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Anyone else put on Shudder’s Ghoul Log vids at random times throughout the year? No? Just me? Okay then.
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Coming Spring 2026, issue 12! Art by @marcpotts.bsky.social Design by Vince Haig. Words by @rajivmote.bsky.social @grayhaem.bsky.social @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social @breathinghead.bsky.social @noirbettie.bsky.social @rlsummerling.bsky.social and more.
Pre-orders will go up early in the new year.
Pre-orders will go up early in the new year.
November 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Coming Spring 2026, issue 12! Art by @marcpotts.bsky.social Design by Vince Haig. Words by @rajivmote.bsky.social @grayhaem.bsky.social @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social @breathinghead.bsky.social @noirbettie.bsky.social @rlsummerling.bsky.social and more.
Pre-orders will go up early in the new year.
Pre-orders will go up early in the new year.
ICYMI
Just noticed that Hexagon's MYRIAD zine series is now available for purchase as individual ebooks at $4 a pop. I wrote a weird little thing for the Necropolis volume edited by @rlsummerling.bsky.social, but you can't go wrong with any issue.
www.patreon.com/posts/946670...
www.patreon.com/posts/946670...
Necropolis MYRIAD Zine | Hexagon Magazine
Get more from Hexagon Magazine on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
ICYMI
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Here is the beautiful front cover for SUFFERING THE OTHER, art and design by RewX. See the loaded TOC here: bit.ly/4i03e3h (TOC is also in the alt-text here). Coming February 2026, pre-order open in December. Reminder, this is a benefit for @raicestexas.bsky.social and Transgender Law Center!
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Here is the beautiful front cover for SUFFERING THE OTHER, art and design by RewX. See the loaded TOC here: bit.ly/4i03e3h (TOC is also in the alt-text here). Coming February 2026, pre-order open in December. Reminder, this is a benefit for @raicestexas.bsky.social and Transgender Law Center!
I’ve really leveled up as a writer this year (in the sense that I’m getting lots of scammy emails).
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I’ve really leveled up as a writer this year (in the sense that I’m getting lots of scammy emails).
Today in unwinnable battles: finishing a story and then trying not to tinker with it (to diminishing effect) before the intended market’s sub period opens.
November 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Today in unwinnable battles: finishing a story and then trying not to tinker with it (to diminishing effect) before the intended market’s sub period opens.
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It's that time of year again! I've started collecting my annual list of eligibility and recommendation lists and award resources. Check out what people have done and loved this year and send me your own posts to add to the list!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
acwise.net
November 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It's that time of year again! I've started collecting my annual list of eligibility and recommendation lists and award resources. Check out what people have done and loved this year and send me your own posts to add to the list!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
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Convincing you to read my short story with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
"Robert first noticed the head in the pantry on a Tuesday morning."
The Head in the Pantry published at @chmmagazine.bsky.social
cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/the-...
"Robert first noticed the head in the pantry on a Tuesday morning."
The Head in the Pantry published at @chmmagazine.bsky.social
cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/the-...
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Convincing you to read my short story with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
"Robert first noticed the head in the pantry on a Tuesday morning."
The Head in the Pantry published at @chmmagazine.bsky.social
cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/the-...
"Robert first noticed the head in the pantry on a Tuesday morning."
The Head in the Pantry published at @chmmagazine.bsky.social
cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/the-...
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It's very simple. The next film should be about four Bonds: a cyborg one, a bloke in a suit of armour with a big hammer, a teenage one who's cloned from the DNA of Bond and Blofeld, and a fascist one that's secretly an artifact from Bond's homeworld.
Then the real one should come back with a mullet.
Then the real one should come back with a mullet.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It's very simple. The next film should be about four Bonds: a cyborg one, a bloke in a suit of armour with a big hammer, a teenage one who's cloned from the DNA of Bond and Blofeld, and a fascist one that's secretly an artifact from Bond's homeworld.
Then the real one should come back with a mullet.
Then the real one should come back with a mullet.
Convincing you to read my short story with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
"Robert first noticed the head in the pantry on a Tuesday morning."
The Head in the Pantry published at @chmmagazine.bsky.social
cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/the-...
"Robert first noticed the head in the pantry on a Tuesday morning."
The Head in the Pantry published at @chmmagazine.bsky.social
cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/the-...
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Convincing you to read my short story with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
"Robert first noticed the head in the pantry on a Tuesday morning."
The Head in the Pantry published at @chmmagazine.bsky.social
cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/the-...
"Robert first noticed the head in the pantry on a Tuesday morning."
The Head in the Pantry published at @chmmagazine.bsky.social
cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/the-...
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Thanks to Rex for spotting this one! Necropolis contains 5 stories about strange, decaying cities and is now available for purchase at Hexagon's patreon!
@alexfox.bsky.social @omersarae.bsky.social @nightgleaming.bsky.social @improbablerex.bsky.social and Victoria!
cover art by @warls.bsky.social
@alexfox.bsky.social @omersarae.bsky.social @nightgleaming.bsky.social @improbablerex.bsky.social and Victoria!
cover art by @warls.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Thanks to Rex for spotting this one! Necropolis contains 5 stories about strange, decaying cities and is now available for purchase at Hexagon's patreon!
@alexfox.bsky.social @omersarae.bsky.social @nightgleaming.bsky.social @improbablerex.bsky.social and Victoria!
cover art by @warls.bsky.social
@alexfox.bsky.social @omersarae.bsky.social @nightgleaming.bsky.social @improbablerex.bsky.social and Victoria!
cover art by @warls.bsky.social
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
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A Cover Reveal! 🌕
Many thanks to everyone involved in the creation of this auroralicious cover for The Cellar Below The Cellar...out February 2026
Many thanks to everyone involved in the creation of this auroralicious cover for The Cellar Below The Cellar...out February 2026
Apex Book Company and Violet Lichen are thrilled to reveal the cover of @ivygrimes.bsky.social's Russian fairytale-inspired folk horror, THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR! 🌌 Out February 18th, available for preorder now at www.apexbookcompany.com!
Cover Art: Jack Hillside
Cover Design: Silent Q Design
Cover Art: Jack Hillside
Cover Design: Silent Q Design
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A Cover Reveal! 🌕
Many thanks to everyone involved in the creation of this auroralicious cover for The Cellar Below The Cellar...out February 2026
Many thanks to everyone involved in the creation of this auroralicious cover for The Cellar Below The Cellar...out February 2026
Just noticed that Hexagon's MYRIAD zine series is now available for purchase as individual ebooks at $4 a pop. I wrote a weird little thing for the Necropolis volume edited by @rlsummerling.bsky.social, but you can't go wrong with any issue.
www.patreon.com/posts/946670...
www.patreon.com/posts/946670...
Necropolis MYRIAD Zine | Hexagon Magazine
Get more from Hexagon Magazine on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Just noticed that Hexagon's MYRIAD zine series is now available for purchase as individual ebooks at $4 a pop. I wrote a weird little thing for the Necropolis volume edited by @rlsummerling.bsky.social, but you can't go wrong with any issue.
www.patreon.com/posts/946670...
www.patreon.com/posts/946670...
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Our new issue is out now! Grab single issues here: https://bit.ly/484Awe6
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Our new issue is out now! Grab single issues here: https://bit.ly/484Awe6
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Hey! Sort of a surprise new story day. @undertow.bsky.social is making my novelette, "Uncertain Sons," (original to the collection) available online for a short time for folks catching up on end-of-year reading. Eligible for most novelette/long fiction categories. Online until end of November!
Uncertain Sons — Undertow Publications
undertowpublications.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Hey! Sort of a surprise new story day. @undertow.bsky.social is making my novelette, "Uncertain Sons," (original to the collection) available online for a short time for folks catching up on end-of-year reading. Eligible for most novelette/long fiction categories. Online until end of November!