Nathaniel J.Darkish
@njdarkish.bsky.social
Horror writer and co-host of the Scream Kings podcast. English and creative writing high school teacher by day. Reader, board gamer, nerd. Represented by Najla Mamou of Savvy Literary. HWA.
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A friendly reminder to pre-order Dread Mondays to read the twisted little short story that @drspookyer.bsky.social and I wrote featuring video rentals and disturbing found footage!
I just put together that the director of Weapons and Barbarian was one of The Whitest Kids U Know. Holy crap.
November 30, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I just put together that the director of Weapons and Barbarian was one of The Whitest Kids U Know. Holy crap.
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Oh wow! It’s done and posted! Everyone check out Scream Kings.
#horrorsky #horrormovies #filmsky #horror
#horrorsky #horrormovies #filmsky #horror
New episode!
We're joined by Steve Capone of @whisperhousepress.bsky.social to talk about his publications (including Dread Mondays, which features a story by NJ and Nathaniel), plus the workplace horror film The Mill! Listen wherever you get podcasts!
open.spotify.com/episode/5VDX...
We're joined by Steve Capone of @whisperhousepress.bsky.social to talk about his publications (including Dread Mondays, which features a story by NJ and Nathaniel), plus the workplace horror film The Mill! Listen wherever you get podcasts!
open.spotify.com/episode/5VDX...
Episode 133 - The Mill and Dread Mondays with Steve Capone of Whisper House Press
open.spotify.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Oh wow! It’s done and posted! Everyone check out Scream Kings.
#horrorsky #horrormovies #filmsky #horror
#horrorsky #horrormovies #filmsky #horror
Just finished reading The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by @pfracassi.bsky.social and wow, what a killer slasher novel. A fresh concept, a great cast, creative kills, and twists and turns that kept me on my toes until the end. I highly recommend it!
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Just finished reading The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by @pfracassi.bsky.social and wow, what a killer slasher novel. A fresh concept, a great cast, creative kills, and twists and turns that kept me on my toes until the end. I highly recommend it!
We're back with a new episode! Loved chatting with Steve about a horror movie I didn't know existed prior to him recommending it for the episode (The Mill is pretty damn solid!) and just geeking out about horror in general! Listen to the episode and read Dread Mondays!
New episode!
We're joined by Steve Capone of @whisperhousepress.bsky.social to talk about his publications (including Dread Mondays, which features a story by NJ and Nathaniel), plus the workplace horror film The Mill! Listen wherever you get podcasts!
open.spotify.com/episode/5VDX...
We're joined by Steve Capone of @whisperhousepress.bsky.social to talk about his publications (including Dread Mondays, which features a story by NJ and Nathaniel), plus the workplace horror film The Mill! Listen wherever you get podcasts!
open.spotify.com/episode/5VDX...
Episode 133 - The Mill and Dread Mondays with Steve Capone of Whisper House Press
open.spotify.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:34 AM
We're back with a new episode! Loved chatting with Steve about a horror movie I didn't know existed prior to him recommending it for the episode (The Mill is pretty damn solid!) and just geeking out about horror in general! Listen to the episode and read Dread Mondays!
My Thanksgiving prep this year only consists of making two dulce de leche banana pies and two pumpkin crunch cream pies. Both are extremely easy to prep. It almost feels like I'm getting away with a crime, compared to previous years.
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
My Thanksgiving prep this year only consists of making two dulce de leche banana pies and two pumpkin crunch cream pies. Both are extremely easy to prep. It almost feels like I'm getting away with a crime, compared to previous years.
Guillermo del Toro's Perfect Blue
Guillermo del Toro's Moulin Rouge
Guillermo del Toro's The Last Samurai
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Guillermo del Toro's Perfect Blue
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Extra, extra!
Aww yeah, I got my first issue of The End Times! Unique approach to apocalyptic storytelling, from Stephen King and Benjamin Percy? Hell yeah. Can't wait for issue 2!
November 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Extra, extra!
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Damn Internet demons
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Damn Internet demons
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Finished reading Dread Mondays and absolutely loved this anthology of work place horror. Our story “Cutting Room” is a grisly found footage horror in a video rental store and two stories in this collection (including ours!) are nominated for a Pushcart Prize!
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Finished reading Dread Mondays and absolutely loved this anthology of work place horror. Our story “Cutting Room” is a grisly found footage horror in a video rental store and two stories in this collection (including ours!) are nominated for a Pushcart Prize!
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My bro Nathaniel J. Darkish and I’s story “Cutting Room” from Dread Mondays is getting nominated for a Pushcart Prize! 🥹🥹🥹
Prepping these #pushcart prize submissions on behalf of #whisperhousepress and its contributors. I’ll make these available as promos on our website and will post more about them later. These are the 6 of 84 published stories I’ve selected for this round of prize consideration.
November 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
My bro Nathaniel J. Darkish and I’s story “Cutting Room” from Dread Mondays is getting nominated for a Pushcart Prize! 🥹🥹🥹
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Watching “The Mill” for our @screamkings.bsky.social episode tomorrow with @whisperhousepress.bsky.social’s Steven Capone Jr. Can’t believe I haven’t seen this dismal workplace horror before!
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Watching “The Mill” for our @screamkings.bsky.social episode tomorrow with @whisperhousepress.bsky.social’s Steven Capone Jr. Can’t believe I haven’t seen this dismal workplace horror before!
Honored to be on this list!
Prepping these #pushcart prize submissions on behalf of #whisperhousepress and its contributors. I’ll make these available as promos on our website and will post more about them later. These are the 6 of 84 published stories I’ve selected for this round of prize consideration.
November 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Honored to be on this list!
A movie that takes place where you're from:
November 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from:
Aww yeah, I got my first issue of The End Times! Unique approach to apocalyptic storytelling, from Stephen King and Benjamin Percy? Hell yeah. Can't wait for issue 2!
November 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Aww yeah, I got my first issue of The End Times! Unique approach to apocalyptic storytelling, from Stephen King and Benjamin Percy? Hell yeah. Can't wait for issue 2!
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Seeing soooo many ads for holiday gifts in my socials. The only gift that matters is a book. Give your loved ones something cozy to curl up with
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Seeing soooo many ads for holiday gifts in my socials. The only gift that matters is a book. Give your loved ones something cozy to curl up with
I love that there's a long-standing tradition of Christmas ghost stories (A Christmas Carol was just one of several Dickens wrote, for example), so Christmas horror movies just feel like a natural extension of that.
November 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I love that there's a long-standing tradition of Christmas ghost stories (A Christmas Carol was just one of several Dickens wrote, for example), so Christmas horror movies just feel like a natural extension of that.
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Netflix and chill? More like… SILENT HILL.
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Netflix and chill? More like… SILENT HILL.
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And if you don't know, we have quite the horror manga recommendation for you!
Quite possibly the greatest carved pumpkin of all time. #ifyouknowyouknow
November 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM
And if you don't know, we have quite the horror manga recommendation for you!
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Shut up and take my money
November 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Shut up and take my money
I hope Rod Sterling steps forward to deliver a closing monologue aaaaaany time now, with all the crazy going on in America.
November 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I hope Rod Sterling steps forward to deliver a closing monologue aaaaaany time now, with all the crazy going on in America.
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This might be the best Halloween display ever.
November 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This might be the best Halloween display ever.
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Wally is staring at the dining room light like he’s Carol Anne from “Poltergeist” looking into the TV static
November 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Wally is staring at the dining room light like he’s Carol Anne from “Poltergeist” looking into the TV static
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Do you suffer from headaches? Have you tried leeches, laudanum, and lobotomies with no success? Try “The Fatal Mind”! These migraine chips really work with *minimal side effects!
*side effects include murder
*side effects include murder
November 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Do you suffer from headaches? Have you tried leeches, laudanum, and lobotomies with no success? Try “The Fatal Mind”! These migraine chips really work with *minimal side effects!
*side effects include murder
*side effects include murder
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Morning reading by the fireplace
November 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Morning reading by the fireplace