Joe Butler

hi I'm available for work and would love to do more comics, comic covers, book covers or other illustration work✨💕

I had missed @melikhovo.bsky.social’s essay on horror theory, an incredible treasure trove of thoughts, critiques, branchings-out, and readings; really gets at my frustration with/disinterest in “why do people like horror” as a research question, particularly as the perpetual default approach

Fingers crossed!

cover art by Mx Morgan G Robles, a swan surrounded by the colors of the trans flag in the sky; its reflection below swirls in a cosmic sea

Excruciating.
The best word to describe sculpting the Table of Contents for YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM from 100s upon 100s of glorious submissions.
Thank you for your patience, all, & for the passion of every creator who submitted.

We'll reveal the full ToC on the Trans Day of Visibility, 3/31 🏳️‍⚧️🖤☠️

I'm really looking forward to reading this!

Book Review: Inhalation by Michael Boulerice — HELEN WHISTBERRY Tender and emotional cosmic horror…

My latest #BookReview is for a forthcoming cosmic horror novella by @michaelboulerice.com

What is the dark entity which has blighted Milo's family and his life? What sinister secrets is his fanatical sister harboring? A dying man makes one last stand in this melancholy and emotional tale.

#horror

Huge congrats, Diane!!!

Same. I wrote a bunch of notes with some nice lines in. Ha ha ha. I also bought myself a nice copy of the book for a reread, so I'm enjoying that.

Was that the Shining one? Because SAME.

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INHALATION is live on NetGalley! One reviewer over there was like "I’ll be quoting 'brewskis at noonskies' for some time to come" and that has me doing that whole nodding Jack Nicholson from The Departed gif thing

If NetGalley doesn't work for you just let me know in a DM and I'll hook you up

I’m losing track of my own essays but I think it was this one that says we need to distinguish between weird fiction as a mode and the weird as an affect

We’re not gonna say what he *will* eat but we otherwise endorse this statement 🖤☠️

Happy birthday, man!! Hope you have an awesome day.

I've read and loved so, so many short stories, but I'd also add I've read some incredible work by:
@mmschreier.bsky.social
@horlockwarlock.bsky.social
@raygunnoelle.bsky.social
@katveldt.bsky.social

Albert Rosenfield: "Great. After the square dance, maybe we can all take a hayride."

Log Lady: "One day, the sadness will end."

[Question: "What do you fear most in the world?"] Major Briggs: "The possibility that love is not enough."

Audrey Horne: "God, I love this music."

Happy Twin Peaks day!

(Featuring four of my favorite characters, although I'm very fond of many)

Sounds like a hiding a ghost story somewhere type scenario!!

Have fun!!! I hope it's awesome.

Excellent news day.

Seconded! The winning stories are amazing, but there were so many great ones that I hope find publication elsewhere!!

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It's all deja vu with CM/Hedone and just brings up a familiar disappointment all over again.

Authors that were orphaned, you can always reach out to Truborn and see if your stories fit in here. Or I can help you try to find homes elsewhere.

I want this to happen!!!!

That is genuinely baffling.

I loved the game, so really looking forward to this!

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I received my first AI generated author scam email today. Have I finally made it to the hallowed halls of "real authorness"?

Good luck. Hope all goes well.

The Wingspan of Severed Hands by Joe Koch is a phenomenal work of weird fiction and this insightful review of the book is itself a piece of art

Belated happy birthday!!

"AI rewrite specialist" is such a weird way to say the person with the shovel who follows the circus elephants

Thank you so much! I'd love to do more.