Bad Hand Books

Bad Hand Books

@badhandbooks.bsky.social

You can do a lot with a bad hand. We're bringing you the best horror, dark fantasy, & crime fiction. Owned & operated by Bram Stoker Award and Shirley Jackson Award winner Doug Murano.

7,024 Followers 278 Following 3,390 Posts Joined Jul 2023
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*Grammarly Soul-stealing Program*

Todd Keisling: Make it more concise. Add some profanity.

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I cannot stress enough how good he is in SHRINKING

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Gonna be mailin’ somethin’. Got to be mailin’ somethin’.

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It's too late to pre-order direct from @badhandbooks.bsky.social, but I have great news: You can pre-order wherever books are sold! AND both are available in audio, if that's your thing. Double the blasphemy, double the fun!

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Nightmares and Dreamscapes with Nat Cassidy Podcast Episode · The Kingcast · March 11 · 1h 26m

Mr. Nat Cassidy, author of the harrowing new story collection “I Know a Place” 👀 is the latest guest on The Kingcast.

#booksky 📚
@natcassidy.bsky.social

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Starting to pack and ship direct pre-orders of @toddkeisling.com’s Bad Hand titles.

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16 hours ago
Book cover for Cranberry Cove, a novella by Hailey Piper, from Bad Hand Books

Book 49:

Cranberry Cove - Hailey Piper 🎧🌈⚧️💙📚🩸⚡️

Drenched in dread, this Lovecraftian Noir of gender norms and masculine identity is a hard-boiled nightmare fantasia. Dark and upsetting. ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/5 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social @badhandbooks.bsky.social #WomenInHorrorMonth

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“I’m convinced Annie Neugebauer is an apothecary of dread, an archaic chemist capable of constructing disquieting tales that attack the very fabric of my being.”

-Clay McLeod Chapman
Author of
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes

We just hit a really nice milestone for pre-orders of @annieneugebauer.bsky.social's YOU HAVE TO LET THEM BLEED. Huge thanks to everyone who has purchased this book so far. This one is special. But don't take our word for it. Take @claymcleod.bsky.social's.

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

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18 hours ago
A graphic featuring multiple of Alex Grecian's book covers, along with release information for The Boatman.

We're just a few weeks away from NYT-bestselling author
@alexgrecian.bsky.social's latest trip into darkness.

Pre-order your copy now.

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-boatma...

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It’s a new week, what are you reading? I'm reading The Boatman, a novella by @alexgrecian.bsky.social from @badhandbooks.bsky.social . I'm continuing Horror Library, Vol 9, edited by @ericjguignard.bsky.social and I’m listening to #DCC #5 by @mattdinniman.bsky.social for the second time.

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We might have a little something from this one later this year… 🦑

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THE THING

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Hey! @toddkeisling.com in the house.

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Have you read Silk and Sinew!? Highly recommend but don't just take it from me ---> It's nominated for a Bram Stoker Award!!!

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If you've read STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS or any book by any author, please leave a kind review somewhere in a proper review receptacle. Leaving these reviews helps the book, helps the bookish ecosystem, and also we are sustained by them as we sit in the corner and greedily gnaw on them like squirrels.

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SILENT NIGHTMARES – Pre-Order Now Available! Simon & Schuster officially announced today, so here we go! Silent Nightmares: Haunting Stories to Be Told on the Longest Night of the Year, co-edited by Chuck Palahniuk and Michael Bailey, is now available for pre-order everywhere books are sold. A chilling anthology of tales centered around the longest nights of the year, paying homage to the time-honored Victorian tradition of ghost stories.

SILENT NIGHTMARES – Pre-Order Now Available!

Simon & Schuster officially announced today, so here we go! Silent Nightmares: Haunting Stories to Be Told on the Longest Night of the Year, co-edited by Chuck Palahniuk and Michael Bailey, is now available for pre-order everywhere books are sold. A…

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"It's important to me that, when we grow, we grow in the right way," said Bad Hand Books Founder & CEO, Doug Murano. "Michael understands the values that drive Bad Hand and what it takes to deliver outstanding work consistently. This is a big step forward for us."

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His latest project is Silent Nightmares, an anthology co-edited with Chuck Palahniuk to be published in the fall of 2026. The anthology will feature work by Josh Malerman, Ramsey Campbell, Gabino Iglesias, Zoje Stage, Alma Katsu and many more.

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Portrait of Michael Bailey--a caucasian male wearing glasses.

I'm thrilled to share that ten-time Bram Stoker Award nominee @nettirw.bsky.social is joining Bad Hand as a contributing editor. Michael brings years of experience working with the most exciting authors in the business.

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Exciting news for the future of Bad Hand just dropped in this week's e-newsletter, THE BAD HANDOUT.

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Slayers Season 2?! An interview with Christopher Golden YouTube video by charisma carpenter

What's this?
I had so much fun hanging out and chatting with the incredible Charisma Carpenter on her podcast, The Bitch is Back! The first time we met, decades ago, I interviewed her. Now she's turned the tables!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D30N...

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The Fervor Amazon.com: The Fervor eBook : Katsu, Alma: Kindle Store

THE FERVOR ebook is $2.99, not sure how long it will last. A Goodreads Choice & Stoker nominee, as well as nominated for Best Novel by Int' Thriller Writers www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

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2 days ago
Cover of She Isn't Herself Tonight by Hailey Piper, art by Caroline Johnson, depicting a woman caught between neon lights, her face fracturing into reflections of itself. Beneath the title is a quote from Rachel Harrison calling the novel "Blissfully twisted and genuinely heartfelt."

Cover reveal day!

I'm thrilled to announce my new novel coming from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social, SHE ISN'T HERSELF TONIGHT

Alien abductions, a break-up from hell, and what we become when our worst enemies are ourselves.

Light your skies, October 27th 🛸

www.simonandschuster.com/books/She-Is...

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Read this one outside with the birds today. Thanks to recent unseasonably warm weather, my little reading spot is full of flowers and bees. 🖤

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Buncha pre-orders went out today. A bunch more will go out tomorrow.

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Awesome! So glad you liked it.

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2 days ago
Book Cover for Dead Red and Razor by Tim Lebbon from Bad Hand Books

Book 47:

Dead Red and Razor - Tim Lebbon 💙📚⚡️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A ripping revenge yarn set amongst the world’s best assassins-for-hire. Like Battle Royale and John Wick combined, then directed by Robert Rodriguez: A brief, bloody, bullet-spray of violence and road grit. Get it! Thanks @badhandbooks.bsky.social!

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3 days ago

The stupidest, most vile among us run things. Great. Just great.
Free speech is under threat. Great. Just great.
Corruption is at an all-time high. Great. Just great.

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Trump's tariffs are keeping prices high. Great. Just great.
DHS is murdering people in the streets. Great. Just fucking great.
They're slandering the people they murder. Great. Just great.
DHS is terrorizing our communities. Great. Just great.

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