Patrick Barb

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Writer/Editor/Awesome (he/him); patrickbarb.com Treasurer, Horror Writers Association Rep: Pam Gruber at High Line Literary Collective

Radioactive mousy
Such Nice People by Sandra Scoppettone & The Farm by Richard Haigh
“Horror Semifinalists” featuring ten horror-book covers arranged in a grid against a dark, sepia-toned background of bare tree branches. The books are JK-LOL by Patrick Barb, My Lips, Her Voice by L. E. Madrid, Puppet’s Banquet by Valkyrie Loughcrewe, Reef Mind by Hazel Zorn, Running Dry by M. Christian, Satanic Static by Bryan Holm, Song Dogs by Brennan Lafaro, The Big One by Patrick Barb, The Restless Few by James M. Walton, and We Like It Cherry by Jacy Morris. A circular blue-and-white Small Spec Book Awards 2026 Semifinalist badge appears at the lower right.
Your friendly neighborhood horror author
Oh, deer
AI picture of hands coming up through water holding a cross and the text reads drowning in credit card debt? God has a way out. Faith-based debt help $10,000 in debt? You may qualify see if you qualify.
This is Not a Test poster
Sam and Chris reading
Horror with Heart panel and a cat
The Labyrinth & Rachel Harrison
Not a bad view.
A non-possessed moose
Outside airport in CO Springs
The October Film Haunt by Michael Wehunt
Illustrated promotional graphic for the Bloodcurdling Book Bash horror-themed event. Across the top, large red letters with black outlines read “BLOODCURDLING BOOK BASH.” On the left, a pink sign resembling an old computer monitor displays event details in black text: * Saturday, October 17 * 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. * DoubleTree Bloomington South Near the bottom, the sign reads, “Have a scary good time.” On the right side, a stylized pink creature with large black eyes and a jagged smile leans into the frame. One elongated finger points toward the event information. The creature has a dripping appearance and is set against a textured purple background. An “Adventure Awaits Events” logo featuring a compass and mountain landscape appears near the bottom right corner.
Submittable Status column with green accepted tag
Juniper in 2020
Promotional graphic for the horror novel TURN by Patrick Barb. At the top is the book cover, featuring a red-and-black abstract image with the title “TURN” in large red letters and the author’s name below. Red championship belt illustrations appear on either side of the cover. Beneath it is a review quote in red text reading, “Bloody, fun, and filled with liveliness.” The attribution below, in white text, reads: “—Carson Winter, author & co-host of the Dead Languages podcast.” The center of the image displays the title “TURN” in large red letters. Against a dark textured background decorated with black bat silhouettes, white text at the bottom reads: “Available from Amazon & direct from author!”
Advertisement from Polymarket featuring a dramatic image of an illuminated UFC octagon set up on the South Lawn of the White House. Large gold trophy-like shapes frame the scene on both sides, and a lone figure stands facing the cage in the foreground. At the top are the UFC Freedom 250 and Polymarket logos with the text, “Official Partner of UFC Freedom 250.” Bold black lettering across the image reads, “HISTORY ON THE SOUTH LAWN. TRADE EVERY SECOND.” A red banner near the bottom states, “$50 on us for your first trade. CODE: FREE50.” Fine print below notes that trading is not available in all jurisdictions and advises users to check local regulations before trading. The ad header shows it is a sponsored post from Polymarket with 18,000 followers.
Promotional graphic for Patrick Barb Editing. A black-and-white headshot of a bearded man appears on the left beside the text “Patrick Barb Editing” and “patrickbarb.com/editor.” Beneath is the tagline “Nearly 20 years of acquisitions & developmental editing experience.” A bulleted list highlights services including manuscript consultation and development, proposal, pitch, and query letter consultation, mentoring, and specialties in horror, speculative fiction, comics and graphic novels, and illustrated and gift books. The design features a white rounded rectangle over a dark blurred background.
Screenshot of a news article headlined, “Man charged in forced marriage, satanic ritual after police respond to Olive Garden.” The article is credited to WMUR/CNN/CNN Newsource and dated June 9, 2026. Below the headline is a paused video showing a split-screen image with a mugshot of a bearded man in an orange shirt on the left and the exterior of an Olive Garden restaurant on the right. Video controls and a timeline indicate a total length of 1 minute and 21 seconds. Smaller thumbnail images and a caption below state that a Maine man faces charges after New Hampshire police alleged he held a woman against her will and forced her into a marriage.
StokerCon swag
Me and Lisa
Taylor
The HWA Board photo
Ivy Grimes and moi
It’s me in a chambray suit, maroon shirt, light brown kicks
The author dressed up
My books for sale
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Old Fashioned
Airport gate for Pittsburgh
Marshmallow poster
HELICOPTER PARENTING IN THE AGE OF DRONE WARFARE PATRICK BARB “I’VE RARELY HAD A STORY IMPACT ME THE WAY THIS ONE DID—A REMARKABLE AND CAUTIONARY TALE…” —CALEB STEPHENS, AUTHOR OF YOU’LL NEVER KNOW Helicopter Parenting in the Age of Drone Warfare Out of Print! Only Available from Author!
Mallrats poster
HAUNTING LESSONS PATRICK BARB A SHORT STORY “ABSOLUTELY HEARTBREAKING” —J.V. GACHS, AUTHOR OF UNHOLY & SPOOKY LOVERS Haunting Lessons Available from Shortwave Publishing & the Author
“BARB HAS A KNACK FOR CREATING SUCH A STRONG CHARACTER-DRIVEN TALE, AND MCCARTHY’S DELICIOUS PROSE JUST CONSUMED ITS WAY RIGHT INTO MY SOUL.” —SARA TANTLINGER SPLIT SCREAM VOL. 3 INCLUDES MY NOVELETTE “SO QUIET, SO WHITE” Buy it now
First page of The Strange Lodger f Oz
Omniboz
Same book in green tissue paper
Gold wrapping paper around book-shaped package
“Stands out for its originality and magnificent prose…” —GOODREADS REVIEW EXCERPT Pre-Approved for Haunting AVAILABLE WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD!!!
“Like watching Saturday morning cartoons on some really bad acid.” —GOODREADS REVIEW EXCERPT THE CHILDREN’S HORROR AVAILABLE ONLINE WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD!!!
Obsession poster
The Question: Riddles
From the top: the sundowners dance by Todd Keisling, little horn by Gemma files, I know a place by Nat Cassidy, teleportasm by Joshua Millican, the long low whistle by Laurel Hightower
JK-LOL PATRICK BARB “A wild fucked up ride of a novella. The ending was brutal!” —GOODREADS REVIEW EXCERPT JK-LOL AVAILABLE DIRECT FROM PUBLISHER OR AUTHOR AND ONLINE
Gwendoline Christie
Electric Shamans at the Festival of the Sun
John Fetterman
* “Why are you looking at me like that?” * “You really didn’t hear anything last night?” * “Someone got shot last night. Right outside the window.” * “Oh my god.” * “I had green noise on all night. I didn’t hear a single thing.”
STEPPENWOLF Blu-ray
Zombie Bake-Off Stephen Graham Jones Vigil George Saunders The Complete Stories of J.G. Ballard J. G. Ballard Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng Kylie Lee Baker The Nice House on the Lake James Tynion IV and Álvaro Martínez Bueno, This Year: 365 Songs of Joy Division Annotated John Darnielle The Harder I Fight the More I Love You Neko Case The Year’s Best Horror Stories XI Karl Edward Wagner The Year’s Best Horror Stories XIV Karl Edward Wagner The Year’s Best Horror Stories V Gerald W. Page The Caretaker Marcus Kliewer Japanese Gothic Kylie Lee Baker The Bloody Brick Road Maude Royer And the Trees Stare Back Gigi Griffis
PATRICK BARB @ STOKERCON 2026 Jun 5, 2026 Time: 2:00 PM EDT Room: Cambria Panel: Artificial Intelligence: How to Identify Who’s Using It; How to Avoid It; How to Fight Back Against It Jun 6, 2026 Time: 9:00 AM EDT Room: Somerset Panel: HWA Open Member Board Meeting Time: 12:00 PM EDT Room: Armstrong Panel: Author Readings Finalist in Short Non-Fiction for Stoker Awards Jun 7, 2026 Time: 11:00 AM EDT Room: Somerset Panel: A Psychotropic Medium: Reanimating the Horror Novella
“Deeply stylistic, literary stories that go very, very dark” —GOODREADS REVIEW EXCERPT And One Day We Will Die: Strange Stories Inspired by the Music of Neutral Milk Hotel AVAILABLE DIRECT FROM EDITOR/PUBLISHER OR WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD. ASK FOR IT BY NAME!
KILLER VHS SERIES HORROR PATRICK BARB NIGHT OF THE WITCH-HUNTER “[A] nostalgic gory gut punch thick with superstition and supernatural scares…” —GOODREADS REVIEW EXCERPT Night of the Witch-Hunter AVAILABLE FROM SHORTWAVE PUBLISHING AND DIRECT FROM AUTHOR New cover design coming soon, get the old one while you can!