Occult symbol drawn with lightly distressed lines, featuring arrows, triangles, circles and crescent moons
Did this sigil lately as a chapter header for author @witchingmetal66.bsky.social
25.10.2025 12:59 β π 10 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0@witchingmetal66.bsky.social
Writer of scumbags, con artists, and all manner of morons | Creator of A WAR OF A MADMAN'S MAKING | Editor of Pistol Jim Press: https://pistoljimpress.substack.com/ | The Splattershot Killer: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FM7BP2K8 | He/Him
Occult symbol drawn with lightly distressed lines, featuring arrows, triangles, circles and crescent moons
Did this sigil lately as a chapter header for author @witchingmetal66.bsky.social
25.10.2025 12:59 β π 10 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0Thanks to @witchingmetal66.bsky.social for taking a chance on my story for the latest theme at Pistol Jim Press. This oneβs a bit of a departure in that itβs a piece of creative nonfiction, which doesnβt bode well for me when the theme is βNails in the Coffin.β π³π
open.substack.com/pub/pistolji...
New bullshit coming soon to a PC, laptop, tablet, phone, whateverthehell near you. @mrbullbull.bsky.social @literarygarage.bsky.social @witchingmetal66.bsky.social
13.10.2025 21:32 β π 11 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0The new Pistol Jim theme is open to submissions until October 17!
Write about NAILS IN THE COFFIN in 500 words or fewer and send it to PistolJimPress@gmail.com
pistoljimpress.substack.com/p/submission...
The new Pistol Jim theme is open to submissions until October 17!
Write about NAILS IN THE COFFIN in 500 words or fewer and send it to PistolJimPress@gmail.com
pistoljimpress.substack.com/p/submission...
ICYMI: My entry in the "Escalating Chaos" premiere issue of Pistol Jim Press. Big thanks to @witchingmetal66.bsky.social for pubbing. bit.ly/47wQXjG
05.09.2025 20:47 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0That's a wrap! Come on and vote for your favorite excerpts from the Escalating Chaos call.
pistoljimpress.substack.com/p/thats-a-wr...
That's a wrap! Come on and vote for your favorite excerpts from the Escalating Chaos call.
pistoljimpress.substack.com/p/thats-a-wr...
A huge thanks to everybody who's submitted, commented, and shared pieces for the Escalating Chaos call. I couldn't have done it without you awesome folks! This was a blast and I'll definitely be opening another call soon. Stay tuned!
My piece:
pistoljimpress.substack.com/p/pranks-of-...
New horror short story on my personal stack.
COLD is about a hunter and his son discovering a strange cave in the frozen wastes.
badmen.substack.com/p/cold
pistoljimpress.substack.com/p/yusomnia-b... Hey y'all I wrote a short story for @witchingmetal66.bsky.social 's Pistol Jim Press! Check it out!
28.08.2025 03:29 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Quick new historical noir piece is up on my personal stack.
THE BOATSWAIN'S HONOR is a 1200-word short story about a pair of prisoners awaiting justice in the brig of a steam ship.
badmen.substack.com/p/the-boatsw...
New blurb for THE SPLATTERSHOT KILLER
15.08.2025 03:42 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0COVER REVEAL! ππ
THE SPLATTERSHOT KILLER is my upcoming slasher horror novel about a shotgun-wielding maniac, a teenage acid dealer, and a police chief with a sketchy past.
Amazon page is up and preorders are available. Tentative release date is March 2026.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FM7BP2K8
COVER REVEAL! ππ
THE SPLATTERSHOT KILLER is my upcoming slasher horror novel about a shotgun-wielding maniac, a teenage acid dealer, and a police chief with a sketchy past.
Amazon page is up and preorders are available. Tentative release date is March 2026.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FM7BP2K8
A little tease of what's coming...
12.08.2025 20:49 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0A little tease of what's coming...
12.08.2025 20:49 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0also random thought but I feel like Americans would pronounce the town name woods-wait and Brits would pronounce it wood-swaite
11.08.2025 02:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I'm not a Flash fiction writer by trade, but if you ever thought you wanted a mini-dose of Frenzi (like a caffeine shot!) Pistol Jim Press has you covered!
Big thanks to @witchingmetal66.bsky.social for accepting my entry in his Escalation series!
pistoljimpress.substack.com/p/out-of-han...
Big thanks to @pointofimpactbooks.bsky.social for contributing a Frenzi short to this call!
08.08.2025 20:12 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0OUT OF HAND by R. J. Calder
pistoljimpress.substack.com/p/out-of-han...
THE SPLATTERSHOT KILLER will be coming out in late 2025 or early 2026!
08.08.2025 04:32 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0With each pump of his heart, another gush sprayed from his stubbed knee. There was already a big pool on the ground. He didnβt have much time left.
08.08.2025 04:31 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0βSomebody help me,β Scottie screamed. He couldnβt even hear himself. βFred. Joey. Oh my God. Anybody!β
08.08.2025 04:31 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0The ghoul didnβt say anything. He lifted the shotgun barrel and rested it against his shoulder, and he strolled away from the doorβdisappearing into the night. Gunsmoke dissipated toward the ceiling, a cruel whine muting out all the sound in the world.
08.08.2025 04:31 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0From my upcoming slasher...
The man in the ghoul mask raised the shotgun barrel at Scottieβs knee, and pulled the trigger. The blast was so loud that it deafened Scottie for the rest of his life. He tumbled to the ground screaming while his leg came apart, severed in half.
Story number two is up!
02.08.2025 17:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0So excited to be part of the inaugural theme at Pistol Jim Press with βMushroom Kingdom,β a short-short that brings the escalating chaos.
Thanks to @witchingmetal66.bsky.social for having me!
pistoljimpress.substack.com/p/mushroom-k...