Christa Carmen🌘🦉🔮

Yesssss let me know what you think!!!

Omg, def go back and finish it. The end is bonkers and amazing in equal measure. The whole thing was a treat.

This. Was. So. Unexpectedly. Fantastic.

Reading this again because it’s perfect.

YouTube video by CSECooney Fiction Impossible Presents: Eldritch Winter, an Afternoon of Horror

The Eldritch Winter online reading is now archived on YouTube! Come listen to me, @casskhaw.bsky.social, Jeffrey Thomas, @christaqua.bsky.social, and other amazing horror authors read chilling tales just for you! (I'm the second reader in the video.)

@bookmonstergeorge.bsky.social, always immensely grateful for your kind words and support. 🙏🖤📖

When the snow stops and you’ve dug yourself out, why not treat yourself to a bookstore trip?

Join myself and the uber-talented @christaqua.bsky.social at Barnes & Noble in North Smithfield, RI from 2-4 pm while we nerd out about horror and sign books.

csecooney - Twitch @csecooney won the World Fantasy Award for Bone Swans in 2016 & Saint Death’s Daughter in 2023. Other work includes Dark Breakers, Desdemona & the Deep, The Twice-Drowned Saint. With husband @writetea...

twitch.tv/csecooney!
Full bios of ELDRITCH WINTER readers HERE:
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@christaqua.bsky.social
@sarahhans.bsky.social
@nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social
@casskhaw.bsky.social
@spmiskowski.bsky.social
@punktowner.bsky.social
@mythicdelirium.bsky.social & Haralambi Markov!

A poster for "Eldritch Winter: An Afternoon of Horrors"--a virtual reading hosted by C. S. E. Cooney and Carlos Hernandez. Featuring authors Cassandra Khaw, Nicholas Kaufmann, Sarah Hans, Haralambi Markov, Christa Carmen, S.P. Miskowski, Jeffrey Thomas, and Mike Allen. Sunday February 22, 2:30-4:30 EST. "Eight Horror Authors read from their Newest Work." Join us on Twitch.tv/csecooney. Included in two columns to the left and right of the text are the authors bio pics. The background is slate gray. There is a graphic of a gloomy tree in the center of the poster.

Heads up, horror-lickers! Sun 2:30 EST: virtual reading w/ ELDRITCH GENIUSES: @mythicdelirium.bsky.social, @casskhaw.bsky.social, @sarahhans.bsky.social, @christaqua.bsky.social, @spmiskowski.bsky.social, @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social, Jeffrey Thomas & Haralambi Markov! Join us: twitch.tv/csecooney

No one needs longer than a week’s notice to make plans for an event, right? I’ve had health-related distractions, and so have the hosts, but I want to do my part and use my social media megaphone to shout that this amazing reading is on the horizon, happening Sunday, Feb. 22, 2:30 p.m. EST, and what a lineup: C.S.E. Cooney & Carlos Hernandez (hosts), Christa Carman, Sarah Hans, Nicholas Kaufmann, Cassandra Khaw, Haralambi Markov, S.P. Miskowski, Jeffrey Thomas &, um, me! Mark your calendars, folks, it’ll be a helluva ride. More info coming very soon.

SAVE THE DATE!
This Sunday (2/22, 2:30pm EST)
gather ‘round to watch/hear
@csecooney.bsky.social
@christaqua.bsky.social
@sarahhans.bsky.social
@nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social
@casskhaw.bsky.social
@spmiskowski.bsky.social
@punktowner.bsky.social
plus Carlos & Harry & me
on twitch.tv/csecooney!

Thanks so so much for showcasing How to Fake a Haunting!!!

Cover for Christa Carmen's HOW TO FAKE A HAUNTING. It features a hand holding a white candle, its wax melting all over that hand.

Cover for Ronald Malfi's SMALL TOWN HORROR. It features a lighthouse in the background shining its light on the water in the foreground. There's a creepy fog rolling in. (Or out, I'm not the weatherman.)

Cover for Marcus Kliewer's WE USED TO LIVE HERE. If someone were to take a picture of a house, print it out, shred it vertically, then put it back together, that's exactly what this house looks like. It's turquoiseish, btw.

Cover for Jeremy Shipp's BEDFELLOW. There's a creepy ass kid with no face (but shining eyes) playing with some dolls and a doll house. I want nothing to do with this creepy ass kid.

#Kindle deals are here! Nothing over $2.99 w/ works by @christaqua.bsky.social, @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social, @jeremycshipp.bsky.social, @tcparker.bsky.social, @johndurginauthor.bsky.social, @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social, @tcparker.bsky.social, @timlebbon.bsky.social & more! #booksky #ad

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😮 Thanks for sharing, @erricknunnally.bsky.social!!!

Less than three weeks until the denizens claw their way out of the woods. Just because they’re dead doesn’t mean they’re allowed to rest.

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Thank you to the immensely talented @christaqua.bsky.social for these kind words.

Thank you so much for this amazing shoutout, @solarisbooks.bsky.social and Lindy!!! 🖤👻🖤👻🖤👻

A photo of the four of us standing in front of a Christmas tree in a hanged house.

Had an awesome time reading spooky stories at the haunted Loring Greenough House last night with @maeisafraid.bsky.social, @christaqua.bsky.social, and @alyssaalessi.bsky.social :)

So looking forward to being a part of this event tonight!!!

How To Fake A Haunting by Christa Carmen (Guest Post) Hello, readers! We have a spooky season treat for you today, as Christa Carmen joins us to talk about her latest book, How To Fake A Haunting, and the Rhode Island legends that have inspired her wr…

Thank you so very much to The Frumious Consortium for hosting me for this fun guest post about some of the RI lore that’s inspired my work!

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Wow, this is so amazing and such a well-deserved honor, Becky! Congrats!!!!!

Nice! Also, I’m reading your collection now! Loving it so far!!!!!

Featuring @nytebird45.bsky.social, @amandaheadlee.bsky.social, @cgolden.bsky.social, @briankeene.bsky.social, @haleynewlin.bsky.social, @wnwagner.bsky.social, @erikatwurth.bsky.social, @nadiabulkin.bsky.social, @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social, @tanyapell.bsky.social, & more!

Featuring @saratantlinger.bsky.social, @edenroyce.bsky.social, @garnetonwinter.bsky.social, @talkscaredpod.bsky.social, @micahcastle.com, @christaqua.bsky.social, @hachepueyo.bsky.social, @silviamg.bsky.social, @rachelharrison.bsky.social, @vlatinalondon.bsky.social, & @johannavanveen.bsky.social!

I'm back at The Lineup with my biggest list yet: the Best Horror Books of 2025!

So many fantastic horror books this year! 🖤☠️😱

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No, YOU are. 🥰🖤👻 And thank you, Leanna!!!

🖤🖤🖤Thank you, Erin! 🖤🖤🖤

Massive thanks to @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social and The Lineup for this list of 2025’s Best Horror Books, including How to Fake a Haunting! Honored to be featured among such stellar titles!

Ohhh, yes! I’ve seen this one actually and it’s great! Thank you!

Horror fans, what are your best recs for films in the same vein as Dark Skies and The Fourth Kind, i.e., alien encounter/abduction films more horror than sci-fi with a creepy atmosphere, lots of uncanniness, and a heavy dose of conspiracy theories?