J.A.W. McCarthy

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2025-2026 Horror Master List Book Submissions Because I'm out of my mind, I maintain a running list of the year's new horror releases. If you're an author/editor/marketer/publicist/agent who'd like one of your books included, please fill out the ...

do you have a horror/horror-ish book coming out in 2026? tell me about it here, please! I'm working on the 2026 horror list and while I'm very good at sniffing out new books, I still miss things - help me help you!

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A favorite book with a gorgeous new cover. It’s an honest and nuanced depiction of living with loss that made me an instant @laurelhightower.bsky.social fan. CROSSROADS is a must read.

The second story in THE JOINING is a hungry guest. She'll whet her appetite on wedding cake for now, but she's looking for more than that pleasant full feeling. Get what I mean?

Thanks to @jawmccarthy.bsky.social for providing this story. THE JOINING comes out in 2 months!

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Graphic with current Kickstarter funding: $11,985

Story/Excerpt Critiques E. Catherine Tobler (up to 5,000 words) Spencer Nitkey (up to 7,500 words) A.C. Wise (up to 8,000 words) Aimee Ogden (up to 6,000 words) Anne Gresham (up to 10,000 words) Lindz McLeod (up to 5,000 words) Risa Wolf (7,500 words) Slush Reader Critique Cool Offerings Tarot card affirmation by Los Mei-en Kwa Marie Vibbert Tuckerization Apex Appreciation Online Workshop "World-building from the Inside Out"

Ebooks The Death of Mountains by Jordan Kurella Turducken by Lindz McLeod Disgraced Return of the Kap's Needle by Renan Bernardo Shadows on Glass and Other Stories by Jamie Lackey The Jen Donohue catalog The Best of Apex Magazine edited by Lesley Conner & Jason Sizemore ChloroPhilia by Cristina Jurado (trans. by Sue Burke) Do Not Go Quietly: Stories of Resistance edited by Lesley Conner & Jason Sizemore Apex Magazine: 2021 edited by Lesley Conner & Jason Sizemore Robotic Ambitions edited by Lesley Conner & Jason Sizemore The Map of Lost Places edited by Sheree Renee Thomas & Lesley Conner The Kraken Sea and The Grand Tour by E. Catherine Tobler Strange Libations edited by Marissa van Uden Strange Locations edited by Marissa van Uden Strange Machines edited by Marissa van Uden Strange Anthology Bundle edited by Marissa van Uden Apex Magazine Subscription

We're only 10 DAYS AWAY from the end of our Apex Magazine 2026 Kickstarter! It's scary cutting it so close at only $11,985/$20k so far, but Apex is used to scary! We have a fancy new banner, a WHOLE CATALOG of rewards, and earnest optimism!

Let's get to 20k! 💜👽 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Congrats and looking forward to reading it (great title btw)!

Happy birthday, Eric! 🎂

Thanks, Eva!

Delighted to be a part of the festivities with my story “Severed Blessings,” based on an old northern Thailand wedding tradition and what happens when fear, shame and societal prejudices drive a woman to break her vow. As usual (in my stories), someone is very very hungry.

A graphic featuring our 13 authors for 2026 titles, including Jamie Flanagan, Laurel Hightower, Johnny Compton, Philip Fracassi, Gemma Amor, Nikki R. Leigh, Nat Cassidy, Annie Neugebauer, Christoph Paul, Tyler Jones, Maxwell I. Gold, J.A.W. McCarthy, and Gemma Files.

Our 2026 Subscription Book Boxes are NOW LIVE!

Get 15 great new Shortwave books delivered to your door automatically and save $80 over purchasing individually. Campaign ends November 16th.

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For Halloween, my publisher is offering 20% OFF preorders! Head over and get COLD SNAP, the sequel to FROST BITE, for some scifi horror comedy wackiness 🫎🍹❄️
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COVER REVEAL AND RELEASE

WE WILL SPEAK AGAIN OF THE RED TOWER is a tribute anthology of stories inspired by Thomas Ligotti’s “The Red Tower” and it’s out NOW: dl.bookfunnel.com/zum1k2dg9b

Cover reveal tomorrow! I've put in almost a year getting THE JOINING - SCENES OF WEDDING TERROR ready for your eyeballs, and now it's almost here!

Featuring stories from @horrorsong.blog, @jawmccarthy.bsky.social, @gordonbwhite.bsky.social, @jacklothian.bsky.social, Scott J. Moses, and Rae Wilde!

Absolutely love this story. Give it a read—a beautiful five minutes of your time.

SLEEP ALONE: PBR, sweat, burnt rubber

I promise the next book will smell better (kinda).

Happy Monday (if you're into that sort of thing). Start it off right with some short fiction. "Tongue-Tied" by Shelley Lavigne is FREE to read on the CHM website.

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I don’t understand why we need a “Columbus Day” when this country celebrates incompetent white men failing up and taking what isn’t theirs all year round.

I have a story on PseudoPod! This one means a lot to me. Check it out?

Donate to Help Eva get to a life-changing writing workshop!, organized by Eva Roslin Hey everyone! I'm Eva Roslin (she/they), a queer, disabled horror and da… Eva Roslin needs your support for Help Eva get to a life-changing writing workshop!

Hi everyone! I've been accepted to the once-in-a-lifetime writing workshop Under the Volcano, in January, in Mexico! I'm raising funds to help cover tuition, lodging, and airfare. If you are able to donate or boost the signal, thank you! www.gofundme.com/f/53fw2-help...

Aahhh Eva!! Congrats!!

The most important art advice possible

Mosaic-like painting in dark colors with skeleton and snakes

Okay new favorite 🤩

Wow! Congrats to you both! 🥳🥳

Love how you celebrate. Cheers! 🥃

So the place I'd been freelancing for is scaling down and I'm looking for work, preferably full time or part-time. I am an award-winning writer with 19 years of experience.

This sounds awesome! Congrats! 🥳🥳

This is exactly what I want to read! Congrats, Gwendolyn! 🥳🥳

Send Ruadan your essays and articles! They are a pleasure to work with.

Cover for The Barre Incidents by me (Lauren Bolger). A statue’s face with a graveyard superimposed behind it. Cover art is by Matt Revert!

Today, The Barre Incidents is officially released upon the world. A Horror book about grieving the “easy” parent (who is undead), falling for your best friend, learning cryptids are real, and banished, embittered gods. Happy born day TBI! You can order here! malarkeybooks.com/store/barre-...