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Fangoria has published a first look at my upcoming horror novel, The Man in the Watch Still Visits Me At Night, coming Sept. 22 from CLASH Books. It includes a cover reveal and an exclusive excerpt. Check it out! And check out this sweet blurb from the one and only Sadie Hartmann:

Cover by Matthew Revert

Out September 22, 2006 from CLASH Books

House of Leaves meets David Lynch in a surreal horror novel exploring generational trauma and the monsters it breeds, from Joshua Chaplinsky, cult author of Letters to the Purple Satin Killer.

The lives of three unlikely women unfold to reveal a shared history of neglect and abuse. At the center looms the Vogel House, a facade of rotten wood and sagging eaves that plays host to a parasitic dream—the malevolent entity known as The Man in the Watch.

After spending the night in an abandoned house, Jenna Thomas returns home haunted by someone else’s past. She revisits the scene in the hopes of exorcising her dreams, only to uncover something far worse. Mrs. Vogel receives an unexpected letter from her estranged daughter. It fills the old woman with hope for the future, even though her daughter is long since dead. Meanwhile, a young woman contends with the legacy of her father while simultaneously fighting for the future of her unborn child.

The Man in the Watch Still Visits Me at Night thrusts readers into a nightmarish dead zone of overlapping realities, presided over by a malignant force that manipulates memory and delights in human suffering.

Check out this first look over at FANGORIA.COM, including an exclusive excerpt from the novel.

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The Man in the Watch Still Visits Me at Night coming October 2026 from CLASH Books.

From the author of Letters to the Purple Satin Killer comes a surreal examination of generational trauma as filtered through the lens of the modern haunted house novel.

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I’ll be compiling as much press as I can here.

PODCASTS
—The ARC Party w/ Robb Olson
—Paper Cuts Live Ep. 78
—Ruminations of Redrum
—Legends of Tabletop Ep. 205

INTERVIEWS
—Fangoria w/ Meredith Borders
—Bobby Miller Time
—The Madhouse Review w/ Stephanie M. Wytovich

REVIEWS
—FanFiAddict
—The Horror Maven
—Publisher’s Weekly
—Heavy Feather Review
—The Library Ladies
—Stranger Sights
—The Next Best Book Blog
—Reader Views Book Review Blog
—Legends of the Tabletop
—Ghostvillehero
—Fiendfully Reading
—Volume 1 Brooklyn

GUEST POSTS
—A Brief History of the Epistolary Novel at Writers Digest
—Why the Epistolary Format Works So Well in Crime Fiction at Crime Reads
—10 Books that Influenced Letters to the Purple Satin Killer at Ginger Nuts of Horror
—My Top 5 Movies About Serial Killers (that influenced LTTPSK) at The Next Best Book Blog
—The Page 69 Test at The Next Best Book Blog
—Letters to the Purple Satin Killer Spotify Playlist
—Excerpt: A Letter from Judith Williker at Read By Dusk

I’ll be compiling as much press as I can here.

PODCASTS
—The ARC Party w/ Robb Olson
—Paper Cuts Live Ep. 78
—Legends of Tabletop Ep. 205

INTERVIEWS
—Fangoria w/ Meredith Borders
—Bobby Miller Time
—The Madhouse Review w/ Stephanie M. Wytovich

REVIEWS
—FanFiAddict
—The Horror Maven
—Publisher’s Weekly
—The Library Ladies
—Stranger Sights
—The Next Best Book Blog
—Reader Views Book Review Blog
—Legends of the Tabletop

GUEST POSTS
—My Top 5 Movies About Serial Killers (that influenced Letters to the Purple Satin Killer) at The Next Best Book Blog
—The Page 69 Test at The Next Best Book Blog

'Letters to the Purple Satin Killer' come out Today!!!

I’ll be compiling as much press as I can here.

PODCASTS
—The ARC Party w/ Robb Olson
—Paper Cuts Live Ep. 78
—Legends of Tabletop Ep. 205

INTERVIEWS
—Fangoria w/ Meredith Borders
—Bobby Miller Time
—The Madhouse Review w/ Stephanie M. Wytovich

REVIEWS
—FanFiAddict
—The Horror Maven
—Publisher’s Weekly
—The Library Ladies
—Stranger Sights
—The Next Best Book Blog
—Reader Views Book Review Blog
—Legends of the Tabletop

GUEST POSTS
—My Top 5 Movies About Serial Killers (that influenced Letters to the Purple Satin Killer) at The Next Best Book Blog
—The Page 69 Test at The Next Best Book Blog

Fangoria Interview

Doing a big giveaway over at Tw*tter for the upcoming release of Letters to the Purple Satin Killer. Check it out:



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Prize pack includes:

-My personal ARC of Letters to the Purple Satin Killer, marked w/ my final notes & edits

-The last known Kanye West—Reanimaor glow-in-the-dark t-shirt (small)

-Postcards From the Future DVD: a Chuck Palahniuk documentary I co-directed, signed by Chuck!

-A Whispers in the Ear of A Dreaming Ape sticker!