Seasons bleedings

DEVIL INSIDE cover reveal, 100% Rotten Tomatoes score & events galore...

Hey there, gang…

Happy Halloween season, everybody… Here it is, October at long last. There’s been a lot going on these last couple of months, and I’m grinding grinding grinding… so I’m feeling a little out of whack with my routines and rituals. That said, there’s been a bunch of fun stuff happening that I wanted to share with you all… I’m hoping I’ll have a chance to chat more later, but in the meantime, here are some updates:

“DEVIL INSIDE” COVER REVEAL

Last week we revealed the cover for my new horrormance novel DEVIL INSIDE. Here, take a look… Isn’t it purdy? This one’s going to be spooky-lovey-dovey.

The fine folks at Fangoria were kind enough to run an excerpt along with the cover, which you can read here. DEVIL INSIDE hits shelves 8/11/26. Preorder here.

“RESTORATION” AT FANTASTIC FEST

I just recently got back from the world premiere of our queer killer hand feature THE RESTORATION AT GRAYSON MANOR at Fantastic Fest in Austin, TX. Written by me and filmmaker Glenn McQuaid, starring Chris Colfer (GLEE) and Alice Krige (GHOST STORY) are gothic melodrama comedy horror is absolutely bonkers.

Our film is presently sitting at 100% rotten on Rotten Tomatoes, which is super cool It’s been called an “unapologetically over-the-top masterpiece”, “a gleefully gory crowd-pleaser that deserves to be as much a Pride Month ritual as a late-night horror favorite” and “a raucous, beautifully paced, horror-comedy romp…” and we agree.

Here’s hoping our l’il film will find a distributor and make its way to a screen near you!

TOUR NOT-TOUR

I have a stupid amount of events planned for October… and I’m not even officially on book tour. Chalk it up to a lot of fun opportunities and an extreme case of FOMO.

10/1: 6:30 PM: NYC: “Perfect Happiness” by You-Jeong Jeong (in conversation) at NYPL. Ticket info here.

10/4-10/5: VA: James River Writers Conference. Ticket info here.

10/7: “Why I Love Horror” edited by Becky Spratford (with Clay McLeod Chapman, Rachel Harrison, Grady Hendrix & Victor LaValle) at NYPL. Ticket info here.

10/10: 6 PM: NM: “Fright Night” featuring Brian Asman, Nat Cassidy, Clay McLeod Chapman, Ramona Emerson, Philip Fracassi, Jennifer Givhan, T. Kingfisher, C.J. Leede, and Keith Rosson at Books on the Bosque. Ticket info here.

10/12: 2 PM: NYC: New York Comic Con! “Crossing Thresholds: The Rise of Transgressive Horror” panel featuring Eric LaRocca, Hailey Piper, Clay McLeod Chapman and Delilah S. Dawson. Ticket info here.

10/13: 7 PM: NYC: Spooky Monday the 13th featuring Nat Cassidy, P. Djèlí Clark, Philip Fracassi, Mira Grant, Cassandra Khaw, Chuck Tingle, moderated by Clay McLeod Chapman, at the Brooklyn Brewery. Ticket info here.

10/15: 6 PM: AR: “Morbidly Curious” by Colton Scrivner (in conversation) at Underbrush Books. Ticket info here.

10/16: 7 PM: MO: “Oh! The Horror! Cults & Chaos Collide” with Sam Rebelein and Clay McLeod Chapman at the Springfield Greene County Library. Tickets here.

10/18: ALL DAY: CT: StoryFest at The Westport Library. Tickets info here.

10/18: 6:30 PM: CT: “Fearmongers LIVE!” and Incidents Around the House. A live show featuring a live reading/performance of Josh Malerman’s novel. Tickets here.

10/20: 7PM: NYC: #YeahYouWrite reading series featuring Christa Carmen, Clay McLeod Chapman, and Daria Lavelle. Ticket info here.

10/21: 6 PM: MA: Horror Book Club with “Acquired Taste” at Barnes & Noble Hingham. Info here.

10/22: 6:30 PM: NH: Horror Panel with CJ Leede, Delilah S. Dawson and Clay McLeod Chapman. Ticket info here.

10/23: 8 PM: VIRTUAL: Galactic Terrors Live Reading featuring Ellen Datlow, Jeffrey Ford, A.T. Greenblatt, and Clay McLeod Chapman. Info here.

10/24: 7 PM: NYC: PowerHouse of Horrors at PowerHouse Arena. Info here.

10/25: 1-3 PM: Sleepy Hollow: Guest bookseller at Transom Bookshop. Info here.

PLEASE BUY MY BOOKS SO I CAN TELL A STORY ANOTHER DAY:

SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE: November 11th. YA sci-fi horror! Click here to find a copy.

BODIES OF WORK: April 2026. A dark fantasy horror novella. Preorder here.

That’s about it for now… Sorry this is just really updates and stuff. It’s just been hectic. That’s good, right? I’ll have more to chat about later, I hope. Say a prayer for me…

Take care,

CMC