Matt Handle

@matthandle.bsky.social

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Reader and writer of horror and science fiction. Short stories can be found in Cosmic Horror Monthly, Dark Recesses Press, Bleed Error, and more.

A copy of the July 15, 2026 edition of Flagpole magazine.
Story submission portal reflecting 150 days under review with no queue position.
Carnation milk carton featuring a Missing ad for Laddie of the film The Lost Boys.
Post-It note with a question mark on it.
Art poster for Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Theater poster for Project Hail Mary
The interior of The Rook & Pawn cafe in Athens, GA
Promo image for the new Amazon Prime series Young Sherlock
Promotional shot for the AppleTV series Foundation
Weaver D’s restaurant in Athens, GA. Photo taken Sunday, Feb 22 2026, four days before it closes forever.
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library paperback copy of Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard
My current read “Writing for Emotional Impact” waiting for me in my home office leather chair.
Red shouldered hawk perched in the woods of Alpharetta, GA
My fireplace burning bright on a cold December night.
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa and Sean Connery still from the film Rising Sun.
The cockpit of the Razor Crest
Jack o’ lanterns at the Handle house
A mummy boo basket including a first edition of Pennies by Lora Senf.
Halloween skeletons overlook downtown Charleston, SC from a balcony.
Blue Bicycle Books in Charleston, SC
Mercier Orchards
Homemade pumpkin bread by yours truly is cooling on the stove.
Three crows flying above a tree line.
Monster cereals on the shelf at Target.
Sydney Chandler (Wendy) and the Xenomorph behind the scenes of Alien: Earth.
Trying on an evil clown mask at Spirit Halloween.
Blood moon shining down on me at midnight.
Wednesday faces a Hyde monster
Today’s hardback (both first editions!) used book haul is Thirteen by Richard K. Morgan and Heat 2 by Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner
Full moon over the trees in Kennesaw, GA
Wuxtry Records
Tom Hardy looking incredibly cool in a stylish hat from the series Taboo.
My cat Luna looking a bit concerned about the state of the world herself.
Promo image of a Japanese swordsman from the film Predator: Killer of Killers
My absolute all-time favorite birthday balloon stuck trying to rise above the living room ceiling for the past month.
A close-up of my gruesome sandwich injury.
Empty shelves at the soon-to-close Joanne’s.
Opening scroll for Revenge of the Sith
Sunset over the gulf in Destin, FL
The exterior of Sundog Books in Seaside, FL
A selection of red and yellow dragonfruit
The moon shining down between the palm trees on the beach of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
Independent bookstore M. Judson Booksellers in Greenville, S.C.
Red-tailed hawk perched on a branch.
The Wolf Moon shining over Atlanta.
The moon and Venus in conjunction in a clear nighttime sky.
Promo poster for the upcoming film 28 Years Later
A steampunk owl clock
A face hugger doing what face huggers do in the movie poster for Alien: Romulus
A paperback copy of Beyond the Vanishing Point.
A bug-eyed jack-o'-lantern vomiting pumpkin seeds all over the porch.
Two jack-o'-lanterns lit up on a dark front porch.
A bowl of four cake pops creatively designed to look like one of my favorite monsters - mummies.
Movie poster for the film Vesper
A rough earth snake rearing up, jaws wide, unhappy to meet me.