Category Archives: # thrillers

Talking “Madness Takes Its Toll”

Posted on August 22, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

I’m thrilled to be the guest on the latest episode of the Horror Words podcast with Charles Barouch and Jon Frater…and being allowed to turn the tables on them in celebration of the release of SOUL SCREAM ANTHOLOZINE issue #8, … Continue reading →

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When fiction becomes horrifying fact

Posted on August 16, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

When fiction predicts real world catastrophes, and offers a way out.#Books #thriller #truthisstrangerthanfiction #America #Americanhorror

Posted in # thrillers, #adventure, #AmericanSpirit, #amwriting, #comedy, #community, #dividedAmerica, #hardtruths, #humor, #inspiration, #reading, Book lovers, book recommendations, current-events, digital publishing, ebook publishing, fiction, horror fiction, independent publishing, politics, pop culture, racism, America, self-publishing, writing | Tagged #action, #adventure, #adventurestories, #Amazon, #AmericanSpirit, #ampublishing, #amwriting, #amwritingmysteries, #amwritingthrillers, #author, #BookBuzzr, #bookgasm, #booklover, #bookme, #books, #bookstagram, #divisiveness, #ebook, #ebooks, #getcaughtreading, #hope, #horror, #humor, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #indiepublishing, #indypub, #indypublishing, #Kindle, #Literature, #news, #NightmareAmerica, #novel, #novels, #paperback, #popculture, #publishing, #racism, #reading, #readme, #self-publishing, #selfpublishing, #Storytelling, #theideaofamerica, America, currentevents, fiction, politics | Leave a comment

A twist on the author unboxing

Posted on July 31, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

A new twist on author unboxing… Continue reading →

Posted in # thrillers, #adventure, #reading, Bobby Nash, Book lovers, book recommendations, fiction, writing | Tagged #adventure, #adventurestories, #BobbyNash, #books, #ebook, #getcaughtreading, #Kindle, #paperback, #publishing, #Storytelling, fiction | Leave a comment

Writing exercise

Posted on July 18, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

Christopher Nolan described the themes of his Batman trilogy with three words. What a great exercise to try on your own writing projects. Can you get their essence down to a single word?

Posted in # thrillers, #inspiration, #productivity, #reading, #television, fiction, film, pop culture, writing | Tagged #Batman, Christopher Nolan, exercises, projects, writing | Leave a comment

Highly recommended

Posted on July 3, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

Posted in # thrillers, #reading, Book lovers, book recommendations, fiction, horror fiction, pop culture, weekend chill, writing | Leave a comment

Soul Screaming Pop Culture

Posted on January 1, 2026 by chrisryanwrites

Non-Spoiler Review: Stranger Things finale was perfectly imperfect by Christopher Ryan Last night was a Nerds Holiday unlike any other New Year’s Eve I can remember. The finale of this elaborate sci-fi/horror/comic book/80’s movies/childhood-teen-adult adventure banquet of hell yeah that … Continue reading →

Posted in # thrillers, #adventure, #amwriting, #StrangerThings, #television | Tagged #books, #horror, #Netflix, believe, believeinfiction, fiction, sci-fi, scyfy, stranger-things, strangerthingsfinale, writing | Leave a comment

Jan. 1, 2023 – a Pause Before Leaping (and a Cover Reveal!)

Posted on January 1, 2023 by chrisryanwrites

Today isn’t a new beginning, nor is it the turning of a page. I have been planning all this for a long time. What I am about attempt is to spend 2023 doing is neither guaranteed to work nor a … Continue reading →

Posted in # thrillers, #amwriting, #productivity, Book lovers, book recommendations, digital publishing, ebook publishing, fiction, High school, horror fiction, independent publishing, pop culture, self-publishing, teenagers, writing | Tagged #Amazon, #amediting, #America, #amwriting, #author, #authorlife, #books, #EditGoal, #EditingGoal, #ePubChat, #eReaders, #getcaughtreading, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #Kindle, #Pubit, #publishing, #ScienceFiction, #selfpublishing, #Storytelling, #Suspense, #WIP, #WriteGoal, #writerslife, #writestuff, #WriteTip, #writingtips | 1 Comment

FRIDAY FUN: Is Moonknight the MCU’s First Horror Character?

Posted on March 31, 2022 by chrisryanwrites

When I was a kid, I delivered newspapers in the morning and put the Sunday papers together at Tony’s candy store. From the money I made, I put $5 aside every week for comic books. At the time, the cost … Continue reading →

Posted in # thrillers, #adventure, #MCU, comics, fiction, film, horror fiction, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, pop culture, super-heroes, writing | Tagged #comics, #Disney, #egyptianmythology, #horror, #Marvel, #MCU, #moonknight, #Paranormal, #ScienceFiction, #Storytelling, #Suspense, #womenwriters | Leave a comment

TUESDAY MUST READS: Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue (a guest blog by the Neighborhood Connect)

Posted on March 29, 2022 by chrisryanwrites

Hey, how ya doin’? How’s your Ma? Tell her I said hello, all right? Look, I know why you’re coming around. Books. Everyone who wants to see me is looking for a good read. Legally, I don’t know what any … Continue reading →

Posted in # thrillers, #adventure, #amwriting, #comedy, #community, #inspiration, #reading, Book lovers, ebook publishing, fiction, horror fiction, pop culture, Pulp fiction, self-publishing, writing | Tagged #amreading, #amwriting, #author, #authorlife, #BookBuzzr, #ebook, #eReaders, #getcaughtreading, #horror, #horrorfiction, #hwany, #Kindle, #Paranormal, #publishing, #readhorrorfiction, #ScienceFiction, #ShortStory, #Storytelling, #Suspense, #weneeddiversebooks, #WriteMotivation, #writerslife | Leave a comment

Saturday Self- Promotion: Tell The Damn Story podcast is still relevant for aspiring and emerging writers

Posted on March 26, 2022 by chrisryanwrites

With 222 episodes under its belt, Tell The Damn Story, a podcast for aspiring and emerging writers, is not only going strong, it is improving, if I do say so myself. Full disclosure, I am one of the co-hosts of … Continue reading →

Posted in # thrillers, #adventure, #amwriting, #comedy, #community, #inspiration, #MCU, #NonFiction, #productivity, #reading, Book lovers, comics, digital publishing, ebook publishing, education, fiction, film, horror fiction, Independent film, independent publishing, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, pop culture, Pulp fiction, self-publishing, writing | Tagged #amediting, #amreading, #AmRevising, #amwriting, #author, #authorlife, #comedy, #comics, #crime, #diversifyyourselfs, #Dystopian, #ebook, #EditGoal, #editing, #EditingGoal, #ePubChat, #IndieAuthor, #IndiePub, #Marvel, #Mystery, #NonFiction, #publishing, #selfpublishing, #ShortStory, #Storytelling, #Suspense, #Webfic, #weneeddiversebooks, #WIP, #WomensFiction, #womenwriters, #WriteChat, #WriteGoal, #WriteMotivation, #writersblock, #writerslife, #WriterWednesday, #writestuff, #WriteTip, #WritingBlitz, #WritingPrompt, #writingtips, #WroteToday, writing | Leave a comment

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