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
📖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
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
Making my second attempt in 4 years at petit fours. Wish me luck or send prayers. Whatever you think will work best.
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
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!
Every election including town council counts. A very productive lunch break.
October 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Every election including town council counts. A very productive lunch break.
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!
www.goodreads.com/.../425362-t...
www.goodreads.com/.../425362-t...
October 31, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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!
www.goodreads.com/.../425362-t...
www.goodreads.com/.../425362-t...
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
#writingcommunity #shortstories #crimenoir
October 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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
#writingcommunity #shortstories #crimenoir
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
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!
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...
pmraymond.substack.com/p/what-i-lea...
October 18, 2025 at 7:53 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...
pmraymond.substack.com/p/what-i-lea...
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
www.sistersincrime.org/events/regis...
TODAY-Sept 27
Time: 2pm ET/ 11pm PT
www.sistersincrime.org/events/regis...
September 27, 2025 at 3:10 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
www.sistersincrime.org/events/regis...
TODAY-Sept 27
Time: 2pm ET/ 11pm PT
www.sistersincrime.org/events/regis...
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!
Or... come find me at the bar and say Hello!
September 2, 2025 at 3:55 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!
Or... come find me at the bar and say Hello!
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...
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
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...
This FREE ZOOM presentation examines how horror blends with mystery, crime, thriller, and suspense elements.
Register NOW! - sistersincrime-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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/
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FMFF4PSH/
August 18, 2025 at 10:54 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/
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FMFF4PSH/
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...
pmraymond.substack.com/p/what-pitch...
August 15, 2025 at 5:31 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...
pmraymond.substack.com/p/what-pitch...
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
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
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
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
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
killershorts.com/reviews/make...
#filmsky #filmreview #horrorshort
August 6, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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
killershorts.com/reviews/make...
#filmsky #filmreview #horrorshort
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
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!
Rabbit holes can be your best friend in the writing trenches. A quick read on intellectual scaffolding and regaining my writing sanity. #writingcommunity #booksky
pmraymond.substack.com/p/i-fell-dow...
pmraymond.substack.com/p/i-fell-dow...
July 27, 2025 at 5:02 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
pmraymond.substack.com/p/i-fell-dow...
pmraymond.substack.com/p/i-fell-dow...
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
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
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
#booksky #horrorsky #smalltownhorror
July 12, 2025 at 5:04 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
#booksky #horrorsky #smalltownhorror
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
#booksky #horrorsky #appalachiannoir #the80s #smalltownhorror
July 6, 2025 at 10:56 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
#booksky #horrorsky #appalachiannoir #the80s #smalltownhorror
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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#booksky
pmraymond.substack.com/p/buckle-up-...
June 23, 2025 at 5:09 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
pmraymond.substack.com/p/buckle-up-...
#booksky
pmraymond.substack.com/p/buckle-up-...
Do you really know who lives in your home and shares your life? Phil didn’t. Check out my new review at @killershorts.bsky.social for the short film, "Who's There?"
Link in the BIO or below
#filmsky #review #horror
killershorts.com/reviews/whos...
Link in the BIO or below
#filmsky #review #horror
killershorts.com/reviews/whos...
June 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Do you really know who lives in your home and shares your life? Phil didn’t. Check out my new review at @killershorts.bsky.social for the short film, "Who's There?"
Link in the BIO or below
#filmsky #review #horror
killershorts.com/reviews/whos...
Link in the BIO or below
#filmsky #review #horror
killershorts.com/reviews/whos...
Reading an excerpt from my upcoming Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine story, "Rage Ritual" at Larema Coffee Bar on June 14. Grab a coffee and enjoy the show.
June 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Reading an excerpt from my upcoming Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine story, "Rage Ritual" at Larema Coffee Bar on June 14. Grab a coffee and enjoy the show.
I guest lectured at NC State for author Sara Johnson's class, Exploring Mysteries. Did I shatter my perceived limitations or social anxiety? Probably not, but I made a serious dent!
#horrorsky #writingcommunity #crimenoirsky #booksky
pmraymond.substack.com/p/what-guest...
#horrorsky #writingcommunity #crimenoirsky #booksky
pmraymond.substack.com/p/what-guest...
June 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I guest lectured at NC State for author Sara Johnson's class, Exploring Mysteries. Did I shatter my perceived limitations or social anxiety? Probably not, but I made a serious dent!
#horrorsky #writingcommunity #crimenoirsky #booksky
pmraymond.substack.com/p/what-guest...
#horrorsky #writingcommunity #crimenoirsky #booksky
pmraymond.substack.com/p/what-guest...
Let me introduce you to one of my fav mythological legends - the Rougarou. This creature lurks in the Louisiana bayous. What fun!
Spend 5 minutes getting to know this one. You won’t be sorry. Unless of course you're a disobedient liar.
Gods & Monsters Podcast - www.podbean.com/ew/pb-h47md-...
Spend 5 minutes getting to know this one. You won’t be sorry. Unless of course you're a disobedient liar.
Gods & Monsters Podcast - www.podbean.com/ew/pb-h47md-...
May 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Let me introduce you to one of my fav mythological legends - the Rougarou. This creature lurks in the Louisiana bayous. What fun!
Spend 5 minutes getting to know this one. You won’t be sorry. Unless of course you're a disobedient liar.
Gods & Monsters Podcast - www.podbean.com/ew/pb-h47md-...
Spend 5 minutes getting to know this one. You won’t be sorry. Unless of course you're a disobedient liar.
Gods & Monsters Podcast - www.podbean.com/ew/pb-h47md-...
Only "Final Destination Bloodlines" could get me into a theater solo for the first time ever and...yes, the anxiety was worth it.
#horror #filmsky #finaldestination
pmraymond.substack.com/p/how-an-int...
#horror #filmsky #finaldestination
pmraymond.substack.com/p/how-an-int...
May 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Only "Final Destination Bloodlines" could get me into a theater solo for the first time ever and...yes, the anxiety was worth it.
#horror #filmsky #finaldestination
pmraymond.substack.com/p/how-an-int...
#horror #filmsky #finaldestination
pmraymond.substack.com/p/how-an-int...