Sylvester Barzey (Camp Lanier, Young Blood, & Dead Soil Out Now)

If they write it, I’m opening my wallet. No questions asked

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Round 2 is here for Catherine’s TikTok beat down universal tour! Tonight’s opponent has been selected!

Be sure to vote for Catherine so she can make it to round 3

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This is not a drill! Dead Girls Walking’s hardcover is like $5 on Amazon right now 😳

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And Part 2 of my blog series "Black Heroes In Horror" Just dropped!

Check out who made my little list this time.

Here are some heroes from Part 1

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The Den Population 24 Celebrating Black Heroes in Horror Part 1

Today in The Den, this two-part blog series is all about celebrating the past, present, & future of Black horror. Check out Part One now and join the conversation

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@BlackGeekCouple is back with a brand-new episode. We're recapping season two, episodes 1 & 2 of @SchoolSpiritsTV

Listen on Spotify:
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3 by 3 grid of pictures: a woman in a forest with a giant wolf; a silhouette of a woman; silhouette of a couple kissing; a woman reaching out to light; two hands touching; a woman surrounded by a phoenix; art of a winged person saving someone falling; silhouette of couple kissing in the sun; a crown and dagger

Crown of Amethysts Na Romantic Fantasy 99,000 words Shadow and Bone meets A Court of Thorns and Roses Pitch: When Keira's sister is taken by a shapeshifter, her fate intertwines with the God of Light as she faces the last remaining gods, vicious monsters of land and sea, and her own dark powers to save her. But the enemy could be anyone, and his price for her sister will have her question the cost of love and duty. Comp titles: a fate inked in blood and spark of the everflame. Tropes and themes: love vs duty, found family, vengeance and betrayal, Forbidden and slow-burn romance, forced proximity, dark secrets and hidden truths, half the Gods are dead, and gods. Goddesses, mortals, and more.

When Keira's sister is taken, her fate intertwines with the God of Light as she faces the last remaining gods, vicious monsters of land & sea, & her own dark powers to find a shapeshifter who could be anyone & whose price for her sister will have her choose b/w love & duty
✨️ #Questpit #RF #F #Q #A 🌗

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Friday The 13th x Holes

Framed for shoplifting Taylor is given a choice, work at Camp Lanier or jail. No brainer, right? The judge forgot to mention:

🏕️All the missing kids
🏕️The screams in the dead of night
🏕️A masked psycho on the loose
🏕️& Ghosts?

Jail is sounding pretty good.

#Questpit #P #YA #H

moodboard layout with 9 squares 3 x 3, 6 have over the top terrified men (the dads), along the top and bottom 3 squares. Blood decal drips from top squares through the middle to the bottom ones. A Victorian mansion silhouette sits in the middle most left square, the title DAD BODIES in the middle, and right of that is the silhouette of a d20 with a skull icon showing.

CABIN IN THE WOODS X JOHN DIES AT THE END X KNIVES OUT

When their detective friend is murdered during their annual gaming retreat, 5 dads must use their years of TTRPG experience—and puns—to solve the crime before they're all killed off like NPCs in a badly-written campaign.
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A promotional image for Planet Dead by Sylvester Barzey. The book cover is displayed with bold, fiery lettering and an apocalyptic scene. Two women stand in the foreground, facing a horde of zombies. The background glows orange, hinting at chaos and destruction. A quote reads: 'Michonne of The Walking Dead and Selena from 28 Days Later have a new heroine to welcome to the club in Catherine' ~Horror, Sci-Fi, & More. The image has a torn paper effect around the edges, giving it a gritty, survivalist feel.

#Questpit #P #H

Catherine is a mother without a family in the apocalypse. Her mission? To reunite with her boys before she loses herself in the darkness of a broken world.

The only things standing in her way:
The Dead
The Distance
& A Cannibalistic Circus

Step Right Up
The Ringmaster’s Waiting.

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I got five hundred balls for my son’s ball pit and it looks like I got 10 balls after tossing them in 😭😭😭

That moment when you think you can build a criminal enterprise cause of a book, and then you hear Ms. Rachel say, “That’s Silly.”

😒 Hater

It snowed, so the wife made us get dressed and go outside.

Southerns are weird 😭

It was pretty much a hostage situation

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I made River lunch and that little terrorist looked at me and tossed the plate on the floor

😒😭

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Listening and taking notes for my first audiobook production! Sooo I had to put @bevysmith.bsky.social book to the side for now... but I'm loving it.

#blackwriters #blackbooksky

This book sounds really nice 😬😬 that’s all I got so far and I’m an hour in. Still better than The Postman

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What book are you starting off 2025 with?

CAMP LANIER by @sylvesterbarzey.bsky.social - being from (loosely defined) the Atlanta area, I'm well acquainted with Lake Lanier lore (it's even namechecked in TLGOWP). You do not f with that lake. Can't wait to see what this book does with it!

Currently Reading

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What do a child’s birthday party, an old mineshaft, and cannibalism all have in common? You can read about all of them in A BLACKNESS ABSOLUTE, currently priced at less than a dollar from now until the 23rd 🖤💀🖤

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I’m loving it!

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Friends, @fromthemixedupdesk.bsky.social of Boozhoo Books is actively seeking manuscripts across genres from Indigenous authors. She is a fierce champion of Indigenous literature and has a passionate community behind her. I know the books for her are out there. Spread the word!

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It is soo good. I got the audio. I’m trying to knock it out tonight cause I have to know how it ends

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Me: I need to get back to writing.

The Reformatory: Nah

😂 @tananarivedue.bsky.social has me in a chokehold

Horror Films Directed by Women in 2024:
The First Omen
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Blink Twice
The Watchers
The Substance
Lisa Frankenstein
You’ll Never Find Me
House of Spoils
Somewhere Quiet
Apartment 7A
Festival of the Living Dead
Tarot

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