- Author of horror and fantasy: We Are Not Alone in the Dark, Raventree Hollow, The Pierced Shadow Archive series. - MacheteAndQuill.com for signed bookshttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3lvlwmeqryc2qFull chapter preview from my new #horror book, A More Ancient Evil. Check it out on my blog https://macheteandquill.com/blog/news/full-chapter-preview-a-more-ancient-evil-out-now #horrorbooks04 Aug 2025 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvlwmeqryc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3lvlvjlp6cs2qThe reviews are coming in. A More Ancient Evil is genuinely creepy. The novella by Ryan Hoyt is out today from Machete & Quill Press. #horror #horrorbooks04 Aug 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvlvjlp6cs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3lvk2t6mi622tT O M O R R O W My 8th book comes out, nbd... A More Ancient Evil #horrorbooks #exorcism #horror Cover art by Matt Seff Barnes04 Aug 2025 01:40 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvk2t6mi622thttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3ltpe5glgds2dI don't understand successful indie and hybrid authors that punch down on others. Seen it twice this week from the same bunch and I have to remind myself I don't fit in with that crowd anyways. Unless it's about using AI. Then swing away.11 Jul 2025 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltpe5glgds2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3ltfsr7vi5s2pA More Ancient Evil is brand new, but I'm now half through what I outlined for the 1st draft of The Exorcism of Raventree Hollow. With a daily routine, I'm getting back on track & more hopeful about my writing projects than I've been in a long time. This novel has a lot going on in it. #horrorbooks07 Jul 2025 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltfsr7vi5s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3lt6bk3o6oc2iCelebrate independence … from Am*zon. Get books direct from authors if available to you. Avoid the billionaires. #shoplocal #smallbusiness #horrorbooks04 Jul 2025 22:18 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt6bk3o6oc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3lt64ymgopk2tFamily protest against Führer Trump, ICE Gestapo, and Kongressman Kevin Kiley in our red town #864704 Jul 2025 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt64ymgopk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3lt44z5jrc22yAre you waiting for A More Ancient Evil on ebook? Get it right now (one month early!) ONLY from my website! It will be delivered to you in minutes via email from BookFunnel with instructions on how to easily send it to any device you want to read it on. #horrorbooks04 Jul 2025 01:52 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt44z5jrc22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3lswcmeb4rk2fThat brainwash torture scene in Addams Family Values, only it's our parents and Fox News... Precisely how we arrived at this point in America. #MAGACult01 Jul 2025 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lswcmeb4rk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3lsusazxqzs24New paperbacks are here! A More Ancient Evil by Ryan Hoyt #horror #horrorbooks01 Jul 2025 03:51 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsusazxqzs24https://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3lsqyw6zn622cLittle preview... 16 chapters written, 30ish to go. Am I allowed to say I love my own novel-in-progress? #horrorbooks29 Jun 2025 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsqyw6zn622chttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3lsm5p3ynfk2kNo reason but to highlight the gorgeous art of Eva Mout (Ursus Art) on the hardcover edition of We Are Not Alone in the Dark #horrorart #horrorbooks #horrorbookcovers27 Jun 2025 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsm5p3ynfk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3lsekmeno6c2dMy 1st order of paperbacks just shipped from the printer! I should receive them in a week, then I'll sign & mail out to fulfill all preorders. I have FIVE extra in this batch, so please order if you would like receive one 2 weeks before the on-sale date. Thanks! #horrorbooks MacheteAndQuill.com24 Jun 2025 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsekmeno6c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3lsbwmzijas2gIn 2023, I made this limited edition cover as a tribute to a classic Rosemary's Baby paperback. I brought my remaining inventory yesterday to the convention and sold all but one. A pleasant surprise. If you want the very last one, it is available on my site! #horrorbooks23 Jun 2025 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsbwmzijas2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3ls7qmgfpzc2hSinister Creature Con day 2! My daughter Natalie is hanging out with me at the table today #sinistercreaturecon22 Jun 2025 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls7qmgfpzc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3ls34cqzbjc2yThese are cool books. They have the full scripts from Jordan Peele’s Us and Get Out, with stills from throughout the movies, plus several pages of behind the scenes details, an essay by Tananarive Due, and more. I am holding out hope they’ll make one for Nope. #horror #jordanpeele20 Jun 2025 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls34cqzbjc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3ls2ry4fyfs2wThis weekend, #sacramento #horror fans! Don't miss Sinister Creature Con [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jun 2025 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls2ry4fyfs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3lrwadzddcc2hRebellions are built on hope #epicfantasy #fantasy Music by me (my track “Gemma Calvertson” by Before the World Moved On)19 Jun 2025 00:10 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrwadzddcc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3lrvmphgng222A damn fine book and I can't wait for the sequel! Get on this deal, #horrorbooks fans! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jun 2025 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrvmphgng222https://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3lrvchvvuec2o#horrorbooks folks, A More Ancient Evil is now up for preorder on Kindle if that's your jam. amzn.to/40cs4oF or the signed paperbacks are still available on my site MacheteAndQuill.com. I should have them in 3 weeks to sign and ship to you. Thanks! https://amzn.to/40cs4oF18 Jun 2025 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrvchvvuec2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3lrtkvhdcrc2iThere is a realm more wretched than Hell Its gates have been opened in the basement of a sorority. A More Ancient Evil Available August 4, 2025 #horrorbooks #horror #exorcism17 Jun 2025 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrtkvhdcrc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3lrr5gwr6fs2oI'll be back at Sinister Creature Con this weekend! Come out on Saturday and Sunday to Sacramento, CA for the coolest horror convention around. Pictured is my table setup from last year. I'm excited to return to this fun event and meet some readers and horror fans! #Sacramento #horror16 Jun 2025 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrr5gwr6fs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3lrbgcms4nc2pMy editor called it the scariest book she's edited! I really tried to keep the pace and tension cranked to 11 on this one after reviews for my previous two horror novels said they start too slow. Hope this satisfies. Releases Aug 4, preorder available on my site. #horrorbooks10 Jun 2025 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrbgcms4nc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3lr6rli53b227The Realm Beyond, the final novel of my fantasy series, the people have had enough of their fascist dictator and corrupt government, fighting back in the streets. No human is illegal, and we must all stand up for each other. #fantasybooks (art: Lucie Duclos; tyrant quote: Jim Acosta)09 Jun 2025 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr6rli53b227https://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3lqzpgdtdos2eJohn & Judith Walter became the centerpiece in the investigation of Melinda McDonald’s death. Police ultimately cleared them of suspicion, but presence of the paranormal experts & self-claimed exorcist and clairvoyant respectively didn’t sit with the community. 1/🧵 #horror07 Jun 2025 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqzpgdtdos2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3lqx5lqf4js2oWe continue to research the troubling case of Melinda McDonald. Witnesses say a male student and two controversial parapsychology professors were seen entering and exiting the home on the day of McDonald’s passing. Learn more in A More Ancient Evil on Aug 4, 2025. MacheteAndQuill.com to preorder.06 Jun 2025 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqx5lqf4js2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/macheteandquill.com/post/3lqv2k2kko22mThis tragedy shook the town of North Abbey, New York to its core in autumn of 1966. What happened in the sorority has remained a mystery... Until now. A More Ancient Evil releases August 4, 2025 from Machete & Quill Press. Preorder at MacheteAndQuill.com #horrorbooks05 Jun 2025 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:7bxbgojm2koeexfca3mf6epj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqv2k2kko22m