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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…

"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."

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.

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.

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

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

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!
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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...

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...

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

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

Awesome! So glad you liked it.

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!

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.

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.

Making America great again:
We're at war with Iran. Great. Just great.
Gas prices are rising. Great. Just great.
Donald Trump is a credibly accused pedophile: Great. Just great.
DOJ is targeting Trump's critics. Great. Just great.
DOJ is protecting Trump's friends. Great. Just great.

Also--if you've emailed us, please rest assured we see it and we're working on it. Thanks!

Getting caught up on all requests for replacement copies of THE END TIMES. Planning to finish packing up all existing requests by end of day Tuesday.

Alice, the official Bad Hound, humbly offers her snoot for booping.

Today is International Women's Day. Celebrate the women in your lives--their strength, their courage, their brilliance. Women have been instrumental in the development of the horror genre from Day One. We're grateful.

God bless you, Joe Bob. The Drive In lives as long as you do.

We are in the process of expanding the Bad Hand Books team by adding two more extremely talented individuals. This has grown too large for one person to manage and bringing additional resources onboard will help everything move more smoothly. News on this soon.

Palantir rallies 15% for the week as Iran war boosts prospects, muting Anthropic concern

We are literally waging war with something named after an object that the wisest person in the world could not wield without being corrupted and falling into the enemy's hands. We live in the stupidest timeline.

This is almost too much fun to count as work, really.
Also *dear gods* you are going to love this book!

Here’s some Saturday fun. @tomsbrown.bsky.social is working on interior illustrations for RISE FROM THESE DARK WATERS by @mmdaviesostrom.bsky.social. They’re freaking cool! THE DARK CRYSTAL meets WORLD WAR Z in this epic dark fantasy novel (& kicking off a series).

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I can't believe this is my first viewing of Messiah of Evil. Beautiful film. Just gorgeous. #TheLastDriveIn

Good news! And also one of many stories of how USPS is not delivering these correctly.

Cover Reveal Haunting Stories to Be Told on the Longest Night of the Year Silent Nightmares Edited by Chuck Palahniuk & Michael Bailey September 29, 2026

Featuring chilling original stories by: Chuck Palahniuk Josh Malerman Alma Katsu Joe R. Lansdale Cynthia Pelayo Gabino Iglesias and more! *

🎄💀🎄 COVER REVEAL 🎄💀🎄

Coming this September from Saga Press, Silent Nightmares edited by Chuck Palahniuk and Michael Bailey and including a short story from me and many other esteemed authors!!🎅🏼

Thank you so very much for including me!

☃️❄️☃️❄️

The drive-in will never die!

South Dakotan here: The stories I could tell you…

Two photos. One shows Kristi Noem in a construction worker's outfit. The other shows her in a police officer outfit.

Two photos. One shows Kristi Noem in a nurse's outfit. The other shows her in an electrical worker's outfit.

Two photos. One shows Kristi Noem in a military outfit while riding aboat. The other shows her in a firefighter's outfit using a firehose.

Two photos. One shows Kristi Noem in a Westernwear outfit. The other shows her in a police officer's outfit.

good news. kristi noem has already found eight new jobs