Blackspire is home to The Spec-Fic Speakeasy, Strangleroot Books & Games, Ossuary No. 13 magazine, and Walt Shuler’s horror and fantasy fiction.

Walt Shuler

  • The Podcast Is Live

    The Podcast Is Live

    Hi, folks, I’ll keep this brief. If you hadn’t noticed, The Spec-Fic Speakeasy is officially live. We actually have 2 episodes up now! You can listen to them right here on the website if you want. You can also subscribe via: In episode 1, RM Greta and I interview author MA Knight about their book,… Read more

  • News from the Spire: September

    News from the Spire: September

    Hey, folks, it’s been a minute. Apologies for the mostly radio silence, but it’s been kinda busy around here between getting the bookstore ready for our first outing, hammering out the final details for OSS13’s first issue, and everything else. So, here’s a brief update of what’s been happening. First, we’re inching closer to finalizing… Read more

  • Poetry as Prose

    This is a great start to a story, both heartbreaking and intriguing. I really want to know more about the world itself and the history intimated by the characters. Read more

  • Chapter 5 | Wolves Among Us

    Apologies for the lengthy wait, but I feel like that’s going to be the normal moving forward, at least until Strangleroot is up and running. Anyway, here’s a new chapter! Chapter 5 “Oh, the poor girl!” Silvia exclaimed.  The guests stood in various states of undress in Wulfzhan’s great room. One of the staff had… Read more

  • 3 Days by RM Greta Is Out!

    Love original fiction? RM Greta is one of my favorite authors and this new story hits! Make sure to check it out. Read more

  • Why Horror?

    Why Horror?

    Photo by freestocks on Unsplash Hey, folks. Walt here again to talk about, what else, Strangleroot Books & Games. This time around, I’d like to answer a question that I’m sure some of you’ve been asking, which is: why the hell do you want to open a horror-exclusive bookstore? Given that until a few years ago, most… Read more

  • Chapter 4 | Wolves Among Us

    Hi, folks. It’s been a long time since I posted any fiction. Wolves Among Us is still progressing, albeit slower than I’d expected with everything else going on. I guess better late than never? Anyway, here’s Chapter 4. Chapter 4 Mel, Kurt, and Tommy followed Sessions out of the room, up the stairs, and then… Read more

  • A New Femgore Short for FEVERCHAIN Lovers!

    I’m 99.9% sure I know who this story revolves around, and it’s just brutal. If you love FEVERCHAIN, put this in your eyeholes. If you haven’t read FEVERCHAIN, what’s wrong with you? There’s a link in the post to buy it, and you SHOULD DO THAT. Love, Walt Read more

  • On the Road Again

    When I was a kid, there was nowhere more magical than the bookstore (although the toy store was a close second). I have vivid memories of spending hours perusing the shelves at my local used bookshop, credit ticket for my trade-in books clutched in my sweaty hand. I think the first new bookstore I ever… Read more

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