Alan Baxter

I write horror, dark fantasy, thrillers, and crime. Amazing people have said wonderful things about my work. I'm so grateful. I plan to keep doing this for as long as I can. Thanks for joining me.

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"Veracity is subordinate to effect. A beautiful lie beats serviceable truth every time." - Laird Barron (on fiction)

Gods DAMN.

There's a flood of new followers lately that's just an account with a profile pic of a model and no activity. Any ideas how to block this bot bullshit?

Lifelong goal achieved today. A duck came swooping low over the water at the Chinese Gardens, heading straight for the person next to me. I finally got to yell, "DUCK!" and mean *both* definitions simultaneously. Bucket list item ✔️

It's impossible to know how much your hands weigh AND keep your hands.

Her: Who's your favourite vampire?

Me: The one from Sesame Street

Her: He doesn't count

Me: I assure you he does

I think I might write my next book in black and white. More gravitas, you know?

#Maximo update

If you want to try my stuff for free, you can get the ePub of Shadow Bites by clicking below. This is a sampler including a complete novella, three complete short stories, and sample chapters from six of my novels. #Horror #ComeGetSome

In a world where capitalism thrives on conformity, be weird.

My usual barber was closed so I went to a different place. Sitting in the chair and the barber's doing the usual chit chat, asks me what I do for a living. I give him the short version and he says, "Wow, that's cool!" Then there's a silence that needs filling. So I say, "How about yourself?"

"Errr... I'm a barber."

I fucking hate small talk.

Punctuation - for example, titles in quotes - is SO important.