HWA Chicagoland Chapter
@deadinthe80s.bsky.social
Mostly thinking about horror movies, goth stuff, books, music, poetry, weightlifting, arts. I did my MA in Cultural Studies. Focused mainly on North American cultural history, film and theater, etc. https://boxd.it/1AHhw 🇫🇮
@papersquared.bsky.social
academic library director summer scares social media goblin 🇲🇽 🏳️🌈 📍az > chicago she/her absolutely not a professional account
@vortexbooksncomics.bsky.social
Independent bookstore specializing in Horror, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, and other speculative fiction genres. Owned by @briankeene.bsky.social & @marysangiovanni.bsky.social. 477 Locust St. Columbia, PA 17512 https://www.vortexbooksandcomics.com/
@bleakhousing.bsky.social
I would prefer not to. Books: Enter the Peerless (From Beyond Press, out 6.10.25), Grasshands, Tone-Bone, The Nothing That Is, OH PAIN, Boris Says the Words.
@whimsywitch.bsky.social
🔮✨Book-loving witch with a magical quill. Casting spells and crafting stories. Enchanting the world. 📚🖋️ #BookWitch #WritingMagic
@antiheroine.bsky.social
Technologist/writer/grown-up film student in Chicago. she/her jenmyers.net
@krimast.bsky.social
#Reader #Writer #Editor Lover of cats. Collecting hobbies is my hobby. msha.ke/kristinastagg
@epiphanyferrell.bsky.social
Author of surreal dark fiction. Shakespeare Unleashed. Best Microfiction. Best Small Fictions. Predators in Petticoats. Ghost Parachute. Pulp Literature. NFFR. Elsewhere... The veil is thin. Member: Horror Writers Association epiphanyferrell.com
@davidniallwilson.com
Author, Publisher, some awards, USA Today bestseller. Wrangler of 12 cats & chinchilla, ex-Prez HWA, trivia not fact checked. Way left. Husband & father, I'm Crossroad Press! #startrek #stargate #WoD https://www.davidniallwilson.com
@leemurraywriter.bsky.social
ONZM. USA Today bestselling author, 5-time Bram Stoker Award winner, Shirley Jackson, and New Zealand Prime Minister's Award winner. Monster lover from Aotearoa. Represented by Becky LeJeune at Bond Literary.
@celsohurtado.bsky.social
Author of THE GHOST TRACKS and THE DEVIL'S PROMISE (10/3). International Latino Book Award Winner. Active HWA Member. San Antonian.
@davidbusboom.bsky.social
Horror writer, science editor, dinosaur enthusiast, husband, dog dad, casual birder/runner. Author of EVERY CRAWLING, PUTRID THING (JournalStone 2022). HWA and CSE member. He/him. https://davidbusboom.com/ Cover art: @flancortes Profile pic: Don Nobl
@finalgirlreview.bsky.social
So I have a problem. I may have an addiction to reading HORROR Books. But Ive found a solution that helps me to justify my daily indulgences by reviewing and blogging about them.
@hugginscooper.bsky.social
Horror maven. Thanatologist. SCBWI regional organiser NE. ‘Writing Know-How’ Editor for SCBWI. Creative Writing lecturer at Falmouth. Author. She/her, ADHD. Views all mine...mine I say!
@laszlotamasfi.bsky.social
Hungarian-American horror writer, translator, and ttrpg designer. Small press publisher. Nine Inch Nails collector. Animal lover. Will probably post about baking at some point 😅
@hwany.org
We’re the horror and dark literature authors from the Tri-State area. Our chapter hosts meetings and local events. We are committed to the professional development and growth of our members. Find out more here: https://horror.org/ https://hwany.org/
@victorianations.bsky.social
Florida horror writer & biologist. Gothic horror & monsters with emotional baggage. 📚🩸📚🏳️🌈 💙@Mdnight_Society & #Netherworld 4ever. HWA/SFPA/SFWA. She/her. https://linktr.ee/VictoriaNations
@stephellis.bsky.social
Author, Elgin & Rhysling award-nominated poet, and reader. Active Member HWA, member BFS https://stephanieellis.org/
@pfreivald.bsky.social
Author, physics teacher, beekeeper/gardener/sauce-maker/janitor at Frog's Point Honey, belligerent nerd. (he/him)
@joexyoung.bsky.social
Creating an Indie Horror Author Community resource website that will help you to succeed as authors, and help readers to find you. Go to my Facebook 'Website Portal Group' for more details and to be among the first invited. (Link in pinned post).
@jesstessthemess.bsky.social
The trans witch your momma warned you about artist/writer as seen on The Verge.
@alpbeck.com
Writer and nightmare builder. Professional fibber. HWA geek. NYWIFT lurker. Accidental activist. Insomniac. I stay up all night writing, to keep you up all night reading. - I block all Crypto bros. No DMs. 🇺🇸 🇨🇦💙🏳🌈🇺🇦 AlpBeck.com - https://alpbeck.substack.com/
@austinesoteric.bsky.social
Author of WILD, DARK TIMES. Words at NoSleep, Lycan Valley Press, and other creepy locations. Former librarian. Semi-academic occult scholar. Creator of experimental sounds. He/him. ENM. Leftist. Probably in an altered state. Cover art: Leonora Carrington
@benmonroe.com
Husband. Father. Author. Horror Fan & Writer. Probably not a zombie. HWA Member. He/him. www.benmonroe.com
@diovassallo.bsky.social
Writer, reader, and editor. Lives in the Midwest with his wife, son, and two black cats. Tends to stay out all night during the full moon.
@rabusby.bsky.social
🩸📚Horror writer, Shirley Jackson award, can be fascinated with cheese. CORPORATE BODY out now from Cemetery Gates Media and WORDS MADE OF FLESH forthcoming. Creepy spider story in Nightmare Magazine! https://linktr.ee/RABusbyauthor
@cemeterygatesmedia.bsky.social
Publisher of horror fiction. Fans of urban legends and creepy locales.
@geoffreybunting.bsky.social
He/Him. Lingering phantom of a book designer. Miracle of movement. Journalist for WIRED, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Time Magazine, and more. CFS/ME. Find me at geoffreybunting.co.uk - sources/tips to g.a.bunting@gmail.com / signal: gabunting.89
@alexwoodroe.com
Shirley Jackson Award-nominated EIC of @tenebrouspress.bsky.social. Dark specfic writer, Romanian folklore nerd, way too into concept albums, food, botany, and creepy movies. Optimistic nihilist. Wrote🌲WHISPERWOOD https://linktr.ee/AlexWoodroe
@bapplegate.bsky.social
Horror writer, editor, EIC at Hungry Shadow Press bapplegate.com hungryshadowpress.com
@tenebrouspress.bsky.social
Award-Winning Publisher of New Weird Horror + More. @AlexWoodroe.com, Editor in Chief. @MattBlairstone.bsky.social, Publisher. SUPPORT INDIE. Hail the Tenebrous Cult🖤☠️ https://linktr.ee/TenebrousPress
@brandenburgdm.bsky.social
The Ernest P. Worrell of horror fiction. ...And Out Come the Toys coming back soon-ish! Co-host of Staring Into the Abyss. Listening to horror soundtracks, punk/ska. Possibly in Michigan (he/him) Hey, I have a website?! https://matt-brandenburg.com/
@shortwavebooks.bsky.social
We're a small press publishing genre fiction. We offer a selection of original books, zines, and magazine articles. Founded and run by @alandistro.bsky.social (active HWA member, full SFWA member). Our full catalog: https://shortwavepublishing.com/
@marysangiovanni.bsky.social
Writer of cosmic horror, supernatural thrillers, dark fantasy, and occasionally sf/horror and comics. Likes to craft. She/her
@briankeene.bsky.social
Bestselling, award-winning writer of horror, fantasy, nonfiction, & comic books. Podcaster. Showrunner. Film Producer. Father. Husband. Veteran. Owns @vortexbooksncomics.bsky.social. Board of Directors for @scaresthatcare.bsky.social.
@antcleveland.bsky.social
Coroner turned comic book writer. Available for freelance writing, editing & script review. HWA member
@pauladashe.bsky.social
Award winning author of WE ARE HERE TO HURT EACH OTHER. Developmental editor. Hellraiser obsessive. Queen of Martyrs. She/her. 🏳️🌈 ✊🏽. Opinions = mine alone. Rep: Lane Heymont https://linktr.ee/pauladashe
@bizarroguy.bsky.social
Author, Raw Dog Screaming Press co-founder, photographer, musician @ Rage Inducer & Pandeathic, event organizer, entropologist, nonprofit volunteer. All my links: https://linktube.com/john-edward-lawson
@vantine.bsky.social
Librarian w/ MA in Holocaust/antisemitism , #bookdisplays, #unshelveyourcollection, Volunteer Coord. -HWA, Loud Bookdisplays.blogspot.com
@armandauthor.bsky.social
Full-time crime thriller and horror author. Drinker of bourbon
@hexcraft.bsky.social
Artist Writer and NYTimes worst seller on an international quest to become everyones friend🇵🇷 📍🗽 twitter.com/egirl_baddie instagram.com/hexcraft.nikk
@vivianhchou.bsky.social
Sci fi/fantasy/slipstream writer. ✨🐉🤖she/her. Full sfwa member and slushie. read my stuff 👉 www.vivianchouwriter.com
@andymboyle.bsky.social
Chicago person. Nonfiction books with Penguin Random House. Journalism in Esquire, NPR, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Boston Globe, elsewhere. Fiction in some hip spots. 2023 Hugh Holton award winner. Medium tall.