P.M. Raymond - Author
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P.M. Raymond - Author
@pmraymond.bsky.social
New Orleans native. Writer of horror, observer of the world.
📖2025 SF Horror2Commic
🎥2025 SF Killer Shorts
📖2024 Eleanor Taylor Bland Award
🎥2024 Killer Shorts Finalist
🏆2024 Claymore Finalist
👀Film & book reviewer
https://linktr.ee/pmraymond_author
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Celebrating BHM with a BIG announcement...my Southern Gothic Horror short story collection THINGS ARE AS THEY SHOULD BE will be released in 2026 by Uncomfortably Dark Horror!!!

"Blood Simple" meets "Eve's Bayou". Many thanks to @candacenola.bsky.social and Christina Pfeiffer for taking a chance!
Making my second attempt in 4 years at petit fours. Wish me luck or send prayers. Whatever you think will work best.
November 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
C'est si bon! I translated my short story to French. Yes my tutor of 5 years reviewed my work but still MY HARD WORK! Find the English version in my upcoming release, THINGS ARE AS THEY SHOULD BE AND OTHER WORDS TO DIE FOR, coming April 21, 2026! More French translations on the way!
November 5, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Every election including town council counts. A very productive lunch break.
October 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Support a writer, get your wings...or a really good book! Beyond excited for my fav crime writing partner-in-crime @armbernier.bsky.social for her 2026 release-THE BUSH TEA MURDER. Enter Goodreads giveaway by Nov. 16 for a chance at an early copy! SPREAD THE WORD!

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October 31, 2025 at 12:37 AM
My FIRST short story in EQMM! "Rage Ritual " is my love letter to female rage at a retreat in the swamps of Louisiana. Thx to editor Jackie Sherbow for including me in the Sept/Oct issue.

#writingcommunity #shortstories #crimenoir
October 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Congratulations @caseystegman.com ! One of the hardest working and talented writers in the game. 🎉
Congratulations to @caseystegman.com on the sale of KILL CURRENT! #TeamTriada #BookSky
October 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I love book signings at Mcintyre Books and attending one for an amazing writer and friend is even better! Pick up author Sara E. Johnson's final book in her Alexa Glock series, Bone Chilling. Sorry to see Alexa's journey end but excited for Sara's next stand alone book coming 2026!
October 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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“A woman finds herself alone, at night...Absolutely nothing could go wrong with that scenario.”

@pmraymond.bsky.social reviews the #horror short film “The Moths Will Eat Them Up” by Tanya Mondini & Luisa Martiri!
Streaming now on @watchalter.bsky.social!

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“The Moths Will Eat Them Up” – Stranger-Danger on A Train – Horror Short Review - Killer Shorts
A woman finds herself alone, at night, waiting on a mostly deserted train platform. Mostly deserted but not completely. Absolutely nothing could go wrong with...
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October 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
As a writer, read everything...and don't forget the spicy bits. I implore you, don't forget the spice! Substack thoughts on the matter at link in bio or below.

pmraymond.substack.com/p/what-i-lea...
October 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
If you are a SinC member, please join us today for the book club. Y'all Rosemary's Baby is more than just a classic. The themes are as relevant today as when this book was published in 1967! One of my favorites of all time.

TODAY-Sept 27
Time: 2pm ET/ 11pm PT
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September 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
It is second nature to underestimate my right to be in a space. Not this time. I held my own with Hollywood screenwriters with Marvel and Sundance experience. Here's what I learned.
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What I learned sitting on a panel featuring Hollywood screenwriters with Marvel and Sundance experience
And why I didn't feel inexperienced but felt inspired
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September 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Putting my Killer Shorts Screenplay finalist accolade to good use on Saturday at Bouchercon. Come see me as a panelist for "Screenwriting: Unlocking the Mystery".

Or... come find me at the bar and say Hello!
September 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Sign up & join me Saturday, Sept. 13th for “Genre Mashups - Including a Pinch of Horror in Your Next Mystery/Suspense”!

This FREE ZOOM presentation examines how horror blends with mystery, crime, thriller, and suspense elements.

Register NOW! - sistersincrime-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
August 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Happy release day to Rena Aliston for PENANCE! www.amazon.com/Penance-Xand...
August 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Want to play a game? THE MOST DANGEROUS GAMES from Level Best Books (and edited by the incredible Deborah Lacy!) is ready for your crime/mystery TBR list and your preorder cart. Find my story, "Double Dutch Dare", set in 1980s New Orleans, inside its pages!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0FMFF4PSH/
August 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I made my first pitch ever to Writer's Digest in February. How did it go? Spoiler alert...it worked out fine. Here's a few thoughts on what pitching to @writersdigest.bsky.social taught me about a successful pitch...and how short story writing influenced it.
pmraymond.substack.com/p/what-pitch...
August 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Reviews incoming! Horror, thriller, mystery, and suspense selections from @ktnguyenauthor.bsky.social
Andrew K Clark, Asha Greyling, and @blacktopkid.bsky.social for your next great read!

Reviews at Goodreads www.goodreads.com/review/list/...

#bookworm #bookrecs #writingcommunity #booksky
August 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
If you and your bestie have a falling out, would you have their back during a rage plague? Asking for a friend. 🤔 Check out my review for "Make the Call" at @killershortscontest.

killershorts.com/reviews/make...

#filmsky #filmreview #horrorshort
August 6, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Time with family today including photo bomb from my nephew Tyler and quality time with pup Kepler because as his auntie I ❤️ seeing that little guy!
August 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Rabbit holes can be your best friend in the writing trenches. A quick read on intellectual scaffolding and regaining my writing sanity. #writingcommunity #booksky

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July 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Happy release day to @jenngivhan.bsky.social for SALT BONES! bookshop.org/p/books/salt...
July 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
A cover reveal needs...a cover. Excited to share the amazing artist @grimpoppydesign is working their magic on THINGS ARE AS THEY SHOULD BE AND OTHER WORDS TO DIE FOR from Uncomfortably Dark Horror. Sweet tea horror & dread inducing crime noir- 4/21/2026. ARCs/pre-orders 11/2025! #horrorsky #booksky
July 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Here's the tea, y'all!! New review at Goodreads for WHERE DARK THINGS RISE by @theandrewkclark.bsky.social from Quill and Crow Publishing House. Dig in! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

#booksky #horrorsky #smalltownhorror
July 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Humbled that author @theandrewkclark.bsky.social asked for a blurb on his upcoming book, WHERE DARK THINGS RISE, releasing Sept. 17 from Quill and Crow Publishing House. This book is 🔥!

#booksky #horrorsky #appalachiannoir #the80s #smalltownhorror
July 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
With THREE short stories debuting in AUGUST alone, it got me thinking about when I first started out and how in my feelings I used to get about rejections. So why do it? Writing isn't for the faint of heart, so buckle up...here's my reasons why...

#booksky

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June 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM