Chad Anctil

It has been a big week at my writers' desk!
- The Deep is a finalist for Crystal Lake Publishing
- Submitted two Lovecraftian micro-fiction stories
- I have a story in The Horror Zine fall issue!
- Working final edits for Providence Supernatural Crimes Unit with @perspectivepub1.bsky.social
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📚😱Need something to read? These promos have stories & books of mine, plus tons of others to fill your TBR. Happy reading!

$0: Star-Crossed
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$0: Safe and Sound
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KU: Dark Decades - 6 books
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‘Bound by Blood’ in Children of the Dead might be the darkest thing I’ve ever written—abused children summoning dark, arcane forces to take bloody, supernatural revenge on the adults who failed them. It was gory, raw, and hard to write… but I love it.
#Horror #DarkFiction 💙📚 🩸📚 #horrorwriter

My story ‘Curse the Gods’ from the anthology Who Let the Gods Out? follows a devout priest whose unanswered prayers lead him to dark magic and a curse against the very gods. He gets his revenge—only to face a terrible truth as he transforms into the very thing he despises. 💙📚 🩸📚
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I got a new t-shirt. 💙📚

A fun writing prompt my friend sent me today! 💙📚🩸📚 #writingprompt

Looking for something to sink your teeth into this weekend? My story, ‘Memories Remain’, is part of the ‘Dead Girls Walking’ anthology series, and it's a creepy good time. I'm really proud of this dark, unsettling tale.
Check out an excerpt below! 🩸📚 #horror #shortstory #darkfiction #anthology 💙📚

Right? I agree completely.

‘The Coven of Cats’ was a really fun story I wrote as a bit of a palate cleanser after one of my darkest and bloodiest stories, and I just love it! It’s a fun adventure story where magical cats save their humans, and it was a joy to write. I’ve considered expanding it into a novel some day. 💙📚

YouTube video by Chad Anctil Introducing my new release - Dead Man's Land! #booktube #horror

A YouTube post about my latest story release, 'Experiment 13' from Dead Man's Land, published by Wicked Shadow Press. 💙📚 🩸📚 #newrelease #horrorwriter
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New Release! ‘Dead Man’s Land’ from Wicked Shadow Press is now available, featuring my WWII weird horror tale ‘Experiment 13’, in which nazis experiment with dark supernatural forces and meet their end, horrible and bloody. It’s a feel-good kind of story. 💙📚 🩸📚 #newrelease

From one of my favorite stories—first published in Apocalyptales (2023). A sacred valley, a kind people living in harmony with nature… until towering machines of death descend from the sky. A tale of faith, survival, and the end of the world. I'm really proud of this one. 💙📚 🩸📚 #horrorwriter

New Release: Dead Man’s Land: Shell Shock The latest anthology from Wicked Shadow Press has officially launched—and it’s locked, loaded, and utterly terrifying. Dead Man’s Land: Shell Shock is a harrowing collection of over twenty tales wh…

Dead Man’s Land: Shell Shock is out now from Wicked Shadow Press! 20+ tales of military horror—cursed battlefields, haunted outposts, and ancient evils. Includes my WWII occult story “Experiment 13.”
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The attic door keeps opening. I'm not the one doing it.

For readers who like their horror intimate, eerie, and slow-burning.

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#HauntedHouse #HorrorSeason #UpstairsBook

We had a fantastic time last night at Carnevil club night at Club Alchemy in Providence! I gave away a few copies of ‘Circus of the Dead’ as part of the dark circus themed event, and made a lot of new friends!! Thanks to DJ Gabriell and the great folks at Alchemy for this one! 💙📚 🩸📚

Also an excellent party!! 🐈

Now that's my kind of party! Who else loves classic horror?
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YouTube video by Chad Anctil Story Excerpt - 'A Question of Faith' from Abandoned Altars

I posted an excerpt from my religious horror story’A Question of Faith’ on my YouTube channel, check it out now! It’s also a great time to subscribe, too!
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New Release: Dead Man’s Land: Shell Shock The latest anthology from Wicked Shadow Press has officially launched—and it’s locked, loaded, and utterly terrifying. Dead Man’s Land: Shell Shock is a harrowing collection of over twenty tales wh…

Dead Man’s Land: Shell Shock is out now from Wicked Shadow Press — packed with 20+ tales of military horror where war meets the supernatural.
Includes my WWII story, "Experiment 13"; Nazis experiment with dark magic, and things go horribly wrong.
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I am incredibly excited for the cover reveal of 'Dead Man's Land: Shell Shock', coming soon from Wicked Shadow Press. My story 'Experiment 13' is set in WWII and is all about the Germans experimenting with dark supernatural forces - it does not go well for them! 💙📚 #coverreveal 🩸📚 #horrorwriter

Here’s a Saturday throwback - This is the first page of my first ever published short story, ‘His First Halloween’, which was published in ‘Halloweenthology: Jack-O-Lantern’. I still love the illustration on this one. 📚💙 🩸📚 #horrorauthor #readhorror

Sunset over Providence, when all those things that go bump in the night start to stir… time for the Supernatural Crimes Unit to hit the streets. I love this city, it’s always so inspiring. #comingsoon 📚🩸 💙📚

It's Freaky Friday with a great new book from Cody Goodfellow! 'New Tomorrow' is a crazy silver age superhero pulp adventure, and I cannot wait to dig in. I've been a huge fan of Cody Goodfellow and his style for many years, so I'm extra excited for this one! #newrelease 📚💙 #superhero

Still can't believe BHG is out in the world! Have you grabbed your copy yet? #booksky 📚👀 📚🩸

New Tomorrow|Paperback As America reels in the depins of the Great Depression; munitions heiress Matilda Lynch battles gangsters and anarchists in the armor of the SILVER SENTRY, never suspecting that her most dangerous ene...

I am incredibly excited to start reading 'New Tomorrow' by Cody Goodfellow. Cody has been writing weird, chaotic fiction for years, and he's been a favorite author of mine for a long time, and his newest novel sounds amazing. 📚💙 🩸📚 #newrelease

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YouTube video by Chad Anctil A quick introduction to my newest book release: ‘Drop Dead Gorgeous: Daughters of Dread’. #booktube

I’m trying something new and recording shorts for my YouTube channel. Here’s a quick introduction to my latest release, ‘Drop Dead Goregeous’ from Wicked Shadow Press.
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I recently wrote a flash fiction story for a contest, and I've been thinking about it nonstop - the premise is fascinating, and I'd love to explore it further at some point; it would be a blast writing a long form version of it. #booksky #authors

It's Monday. Go treat yourself to some #horror books for cheap! 🩸📚 💙📚

Lovecraftian horror meets kitchen sink drama in this dry, darkly funny tale of toxic families, killers and cannibals, eldritch body horror and antihero female rage. Completely absurd, violent and absolutely wonderful. Perfectly blending eldritch horror with family drama that's both tender and hilarious. The world said, "You shouldn't go around making people feel ...

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Listen free in S02 of Eldritch Girl, complete novel, unabridged, read-along with the author.

"Perfectly blending eldritch #horror with family drama that's both tender and hilarious" - Hester Steel, author of THE FACELESS THING WE ADORE

Queer family drama