The Outer Dark Podcast
Our mission is to foster conversation and connect communities among the diverse slate of creators and audience members under the umbrella of speculative fiction--inclusive, safe and welcoming to women, LBGTQ+, and writers of color.
www.theouterdark.com
@hysop.bsky.social
Horror & Speculative Fiction author slinging words in a void of one’s own. www.threadedburlap.com
@nancyacollins.bsky.social
Writer, Bon Vivant & Human Oddity Creator of Sonja Blue and (accidentally) Urban Fantasy 1st Woman to Write SWAMP THING & VAMPIRELLA 💙🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ NO DMs unless I know you personally.
@geraldcoleman.bsky.social
Science Fiction & Fantasy Author Cofounder—Affrilachian Poets Rhysling Award Nom Locust Award Nom (anthology) NAACP Image Award Winner (anthology) SFWA Member Fellow—Black Earth Institute “Speak, friend, and enter.” https://linktr.ee/geraldlcoleman
@lairdbarron.bsky.social
A dog of the house Mainly updates; occasional commentary Catch me at my Patreon: Realms of Old Leech https://www.patreon.com/lairdbarron/about Banner art: Chuck Killorin.
@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.
@valancourtbooks.bsky.social
Indie/horror/LGBT/classics. 2021 HWA Specialty Press Award. 'Valancourt's publications may be just what you're looking for.' - Michael Dirda, Washington Post
@cgolden.bsky.social
NYT bestselling author of Road of Bones, The House of Last Resort, Ararat, and many others. Writes a lot of comics with Mike Mignola. Co-wrote/co-directed Slayers: A Buffyverse Story with Amber Benson. Screenwriter. Anti-fascist.
@zinrock.bsky.social
ZinRock.com author of the award-winning FLOWERS FOR THE SEA. preliminary editor and sensitivity reader. horror, grimdark, and dark fantasy obsessed. weirdo. Queer Black af depressive. toss a coin? https://ko-fi.com/zinrock
@izzylee.bsky.social
Storyteller. Debut novella I Can See Your Lies via Dark Matter Ink and debut horror feature, House of Ashes, both 2024. 💀 https://linktr.ee/izzylee
@mollytanzer.bsky.social
Award-winning author of novels and short stories, including the official, Jirel of Joiry revival “Jirel and the Mirror of Truth”. S-rank manga adaptrix. AI-generated media disliker. Abolish ICE! (She/her) https://www.patreon.com/one_true_sentenc
@erricknunnally.bsky.social
Graphic designer, author, artist, and some other shit probably.
@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
@jsbreukelaar.bsky.social
Writer, mother. Ever unfixed. Shirley Jackson Award finalist, Aurealis and Ditmar Award winner.
@nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social
Bestselling author of 100 FATHOMS BELOW, THE HUNGRY EARTH, THE MIND WORMS and more!
@basedpapaya.bsky.social
Writer. Plant nerd. Dog mom. Horror fan. Loves a Cozy Game. Reads a lot. One time, I won a Shirley Jackson Award. ♿️👻🪴🐶📖📚📰 I ❤️ a thriller. I'm p o l i t i c a l.
@thisishorror.bsky.social
This Is Horror: a horror fiction & writing podcast. http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/ Support us here http://bit.ly/tihpatreon Michael David Wilson: THE GIRL IN THE VIDEO, THEY'RE WATCHING, HOUSE OF BAD MEMORIES, DADDY’S BOY. http://michaeldavidwilson.co.uk
@bobpastorella.com
Co-host of the This Is Horror podcast. Author of MOJO RISING and THEY’RE WATCHING (with Michael David Wilson). My vampire novel, THE SMALL HOURS, releases in 2025. https://ghoulish.rip/product/the-small-hours/ patreon.com/BobPastorella
@pollyschattel.bsky.social
Writer • Filmmaker • Partner • Parent • Trans • THE OCCULTISTS, SHADOWDAYS, and 8:59:29 • Lover of books, woods, old guitars & critters • Trans rights = human rights • AVL • She/her
@pauljessup.com
Award winning writer of creepy stuff, disabled writer with MS. Glass House, Skinless Man Counts to Five, & Daughter of the Wormwood Star out now. Suicide Music & Cancer Eats the Heart in 2025. Creator of the game Bad Writer website: https://pauljessup.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.
@canwig.bsky.social
writer, proofreader/editor, screenwriter, The Midnight Reader Review and cinephile
@nightmare-magazine.com
Monthly magazine of horror and dark fantasy short fiction published both online and in ebook format. Edited by @wnwagner.bsky.social.
@robertlevy.bsky.social
He/him of THE GLITTERING WORLD and NO ONE DIES FROM LOVE. Stories in F&SF and Nightmare and FOUND. Stonecoast MFA instructor. Widower, Dad, and Well-Wisher.
@nicolecushing.bsky.social
Writer of weird, dark fiction. Bram Stoker Award winner, two-time nominee for the Shirley Jackson Award. Working on sequel to THE PLASTIC PRIEST. Offering writing tips and other thoughts on Patreon.
@jeffpatterson11.bsky.social
Buy my stories at https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jeff-Patterson/author/B00DPYZ5AS
@weirdfictionquarterly.com
A community writing project from authors publishing weird flash fiction 4 times a year. Check out our Starter Packs to follow WFQ authors and artists.
@dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social
Writer of the horrific and weird, recovering sociology PhD w/focus on war and genocide. Christian Druid. Creator of the GONE podcast. Author of YOUR SHADOW HALF REMAINS, out now from Tor Nightfire. They/them. https://linktr.ee/dynamicsymmetry
@underlandpress.bsky.social
Publisher of speculative and weird fiction. Home of Underland Arcana. underlandpress.com
@lesleymwheeler.bsky.social
Poetry Ed of Shenandoah. Author of Poetry’s Possible Worlds, Unbecoming, The State She’s In, Radioland, & the forthcoming Mycocosmic—poetry, fantasy fiction, CNF, scholarship. She/her. linktr.ee/lesleymwheeler
@gabino.bsky.social
Writer/reader/speaker/music lover/book reviewer (NPR, Locus, etc)/freelancer/photographer/PhD/New York Times horror columnist. Words in many places. I want to do all the things, so invite me! https://linktr.ee/gabinoiglesias
@nytebird45.bsky.social
Writer of weird stuff, lover of Light! #BLM #blacksky She/Her - www.LindaAddisonWriter.com (author photo by Courtney Hartley)
@torbooks.bsky.social
Publisher of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller and Suspense, and Other Speculative Fiction
@annvandermeer.bsky.social
Editor, anthologist, writer, former feeder woman to Neo (who was the one). (she/her) #ProtectTransKids #LoveIsLove
@jayaprakash777.bsky.social
Author, poet, musician, nebulous whiff of despair and inspiration to be found in Bangalore, India. 47, less cishet than you'd think, he/him/they/them. https://linktr.ee/shelterfromthestorm
@bourbonpenn.bsky.social
@nicolaz.bsky.social
PhD. Novelist (Hild, Spear, Menewood). All things Early Medieval. Here: Cats, crips, queers. Books, beauty, beers. MS ♿️🧪📚 AND NOW: FIGHTING 👊 nicolagriffith.com Banner ID: B&W image—pint of Guinness flanked by 2 books flanked by 2 tabby cat
@undertow.bsky.social
Indie press in Canada. World Fantasy Award, Shirley Jackson Award, HWA Specialty Press Award, and British Fantasy Award-winner. Endearingly weird. (Posts by Michael Kelly) https://undertowpublications.com/
@tananarivedue.bsky.social
Lifewriting Podcast - Exec Producer #HorrorNoire: A History of Black Horror, Writer: Twilight Zone. UCLA Lecturer. Vanity Fair. Author: American Book Award #BLM #blacksky She/Her - https://linktr.ee/tananarivedue
@thisjulieday.bsky.social
Prone to a ❤️ of ginger & greyhounds. Novella | Collection | Lambda finalist | 40+ stories. Publisher & Editor Essential Dreams Press. Newsletter, books, & other things me at linktr.ee/thisjulieday. (she/her)
@silviamg.bsky.social
Writer. THE BEWITCHING (2025), SEVENTH VEIL OF SALOME, MEXICAN GOTHIC, and others books. https://silviamoreno-garcia.com/
@shereereneethomas.bsky.social
Award-winning author, poet, Hugo Award-nominated editor NINE BAR BLUES: Stories from the Ancient Future MARVEL'S Black Panther: PANTHER'S RAGE novel AFRICA RISEN and TROUBLE THE WATERS NYTimes bestselling collab w/ Janelle Monáe on THE MEMORY LIBRARIAN
@chesyaburke.bsky.social
Asst. Prof of English & U.S. Literatures/Director of Africana Studies AFROFUTURIST and SCHOLAR, author of Let's Play White and Hero Me Not
@cybergodwrites.bsky.social
Servant to the Cyber Gods | Bram Stoker Award Nominated Prose Poet | Author of Oblivion in Flux | Bleeding Rainbows and Other Broken Spectrums | anOther Mythology https://linktr.ee/cybergodwrites
@slgable.bsky.social
RPG Designer/Editor (Zombie Sky Press & Kobold Press) and SFF/Horror/Weird Fiction Publisher (Broken Eye Books) | he/him