Amanda M. Blake

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Horror and fantasy author of QUESTION NOT MY SALT and the Thorns series; mid-age goth, horror movie aficionado. IN THE DOLLHOUSE WE ALL WAIT out now! Coming soon: MASQUE (2027). 🦇🪚💀 www.amandamblake.com Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/amandamblake

Blonde curly-headed doll in a pink romper displays black cover novel with a broken doll face on the front, the eye socket showing a human eye. IN THE DOLLHOUSE WE ALL WAIT by Amanda M. Blake
Out of Curiosity and Hunger by Amanda M. Blake tropes list: creature feature, beast unknown, urban jungle, document everything.
Book tropes: age gap, dark gothic urban romantasy, angels and demons, multiple partners, paranormal, Never & Forever by Aurelia T. Evans
Gillian Anderson as Dr. Bedelia du Maurier from season 3 of Hannibal TV series saying, you might consider crushing them instead.
Cover of May Cooler Heads Prevail, by Amanda M. Blake. Yellow and black color palette, with light emanating in a spiral from a woman's head.
2026 so far... with a spooky forest background. In the Dollhouse We All Wait cover, described as extreme horror novel; A Nightmare for All Seasons, described as seasonal horror poetry collection; May Cooler Heads Prevail, described as supernatural novella. All books by Amanda M. Blake.
Cover for A NIGHTMARE FOR ALL SEASONS, a dark poetry collection by Amanda M. Blake: Dark pink color, a woman beset by what seems like supernatural fungus.
Donald Pleasance in Columbo looking at a glass of some kind of spirits, saying "This is dreadful."
Aurelia T. Evans: New Release, NEVER & FOREVER, Meridian Book 8, book cover is a brunette woman flanked by the statue of Satan and St. Theresa in Ecstasy.
Text over a background of hot sun pouring through deciduous tree branches in summer: The Lusty Murders of May, "a murderous summer." Excerpt: As summer deepened sultry nights but sapped some vitality from our days, I became a kept woman; Jamie could play with me whenever she wanted. Purchase this seasonal horror poetry collection at Amazon, next to image of front cover of A NIGHTMARE FOR ALL SEASONS.
Mesh shelving unit filled with books in a bedroom corner
An assembled black mesh shelving unit set in front of a window with white blinds open.
Curly blonde baby doll in a pink romper presenting the paperback cover of IN THE DOLLHOUSE WE ALL WAIT, a black cover with a broken porcelain doll face, and a live eye showing.
A curly blonde-haired doll in a pink romper looks at the camera, with the creepy cover of IN THE DOLLHOUSE WE ALL WAIT in the background looking over her shoulder.
Springtime background of purple flowers. Text: Verdant with Splinter and Thorn, "a carnivorous spring." Excerpt from "Pastels": across the heads of/perennial brethren/the roots remember/a nightmare in pastels. Purchase this seasonal horror poetry collection at Amazon. Cover of A NIGHTMARE FOR ALL SEASONS in the lower right cover.
Blue, purple dark cover of Elliot Manarin's memoir Raising Loki, depicting a cheeky raven.
Curly blonde haired doll in a pink romper having an existential crisis next to a blurry stack of books in a mirror.
Curly blonde doll in pink romper poses with copies of IN THE DOLLHOUSE WE ALL WAIT, by Amanda M. Blake, cover of a broken doll face and a frightened living eye.
A satisfying horror novel, only 99c, ebook sale, QUESTION NOT MY SALT by Amanda M. Blake. Cover shows a blood spattered spread of vegetable ingredients on a cutting board, with an eye and fingers mixed in.
Queer Splatterpunk: Question Not My Salt (book cover a cutting board of Thanksgiving ingredients, an eye, and a finger) and In the Dollhouse We All Wait (book cover of a doll face with a living eye), by Amanda M. Blake
The five parts of A NIGHTMARE FOR ALL SEASONS: Verdant with Splinter and Thorn, "a carnivorous spring," The Lusty Murders of May, "a murderous summer," The Halloween Parade, "an autumn carnival," Bleak Midwinter, "a winter haunted house," and Lullabies for an Apocalypse, "an ignoble end." Spring panel with a purple flower, summer panel with sun piercing through green leafy tree branches, autumn panel with leaves turning orange, winter panel with snow on a bare tree branch, apocalypse panel shows dystopia building.
Book cover: A woman in sickly, spring-like pink, surrounded by fungal paint splotches. A NIGHTMARE FOR ALL SEASONS, a dark poetry collection, by Amanda M. Blake.
A quote from William Shakespeare: "Hell is empty and all the devils are here."
Picture of a curly-haired blonde babydoll with heavy lids, creepy.
Black and white picture of a blonde baby doll wearing a heart-pattern romper. Text: Don't sleep on In the Dollhouse We All Wait, coming April 10 from Crystal Lake.
Monochromatic graytone cover of OUT OF CURIOSITY AND HUNGER by Amanda M. Blake. In the style of medical illustrations, a monstrosity of horse musculature, distorted.
Queer Splatterpunk novels QUESTION NOT MY SALT and IN THE DOLLHOUSE WE ALL WAIT, by Amanda M. Blake, on a dark spooky forest background. QUESTION NOT MY SALT has a Thanksgiving cooking spread with pumpkins, mushrooms, carrots, fingers, and an eyeball on a cutting board. IN THE DOLLHOUSE WE ALL WAIT has a broken doll face with a scared blue human eye peering through. DOLLHOUSE is labeled as coming April 10.
Cover reveal: IN THE DOLLHOUSE WE ALL WAIT, by Amanda M. Blake. A blushing porcelain doll face with a broken eye socket, revealing a wide, fearful blue human eye behind it.
Cover reveal for IN THE DOLLHOUSE WE ALL WAIT by Amanda M. Blake, a black cover with artwork by David Kozlovsky, a girlish blushing doll face with a broken eye socket and a wide blue human eye staring, frightened, out of it.
Blonde curly haired doll in a pink romper, creepy lighting.
Nocturnal Creatures, by Aurelia T. Evans, the complete trilogy cover. A white-skinned woman in winter, black hair blowing in the frigid wind. She's wearing a choker and red sleeveless gown.
Handmade ceramic mug dripping with multiple colors of paint, including red, brown, black, light blue, pink, and darker blue
A bald nonbinary woman-ish with green eyes smiling at the camera.
Cover of DEEP DOWN by Amanda M. Blake, woman's screaming face covered with cobwebs.
Snickerdoodles in kitchen trash.
Four people hold masks. Their faces have been shaped by those masks. Black and white photograph from the set of Twilight Zone episode "The Masks."
The Thorns series banner, with THORNS, ROSE RED, BLUEBIRDS, PUPPETEER, and CROOKED HOUSE covers in a line. Books by Amanda M. Blake.
Loki from Marvel with his arms outstretched from a moving vehicle, yelling, "I do what I want!"
Do not add spice. Do not ask for seconds. Do not question Mother. Eat what you are given and be thankful. Cover of QUESTION NOT MY SALT and autumn graphics of cooked turkey, a live turkey with pumpkin pie, and pumpkin with vines.
Donald Pleasance in Columbo sipping spirits and saying, "This is dreadful."
This Thanksgiving, get together with good friends, close family, and great food for a once-in-a-lifetime feast. Mother has worked for days to make sure the menu is just right. No substitutions. No seconds. No questions. No salt. No exit. QUESTION NOT MY SALT by Amanda M. Blake. Image is the novel cover and a fall leaves scene.
Amanda M. Blake's DEEP DOWN cover with a woman monster screaming while covered in cobwebs.
Final instar of the Polyphemus caterpillar, a big green and apparently voracious caterpillar.
Donald Pleasance in Columbo drinking an alcoholic beverage and saying "This is dreadful."
Cover of QUESTION NOT MY SALT by Amanda M. Blake, an autumnal cutting board of ingredients and body parts. Trope arrows point to girl dinner & family dinner, pies, Mother's secret recipes, spit and pass, Jell-O shots, so many casseroles, finger food, give thanks.
Book cover of Question Not My Salt by Amanda M. Blake, with salt, assorted food, and body parts on a cutting board. Text box: Thanksgiving is a time for good food, cozy sweaters, and new extreme horror by Amanda M. Blake. Bon appetit.
Dracula iced sugar cookie
Cassidy, a fluffy orange cat, soaking in sunbeams on a table in front of a window.
Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the school library, saying, "There's a demon in the Internet."
Painting of Satan being dragged down into hell by transformation, in blue, red, yellow, and white. Inspired by John Milton's Paradise Lost.
Pedro Pascal as Eddie in "The Freshman," Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 4, Episode 1
Creepy blonde doll with half-open eyes.
A doll with curly blonde hair and pink polka-dotted romper contemplates a white plate holding a chocolate cake with chocolate icing.
Dead Ends cover: A dark poetry collection by Amanda M. Blake, showing a haunted house with doors opening to the floating lower legs of a dead person.