Writer. Eater of Books. Lover of Comics. Library Tech. Drummer. Burrito enthusiast. He/Him husband.
Author of TRVE CVLT, Midwestern Chrome (2026), Help! I Can't Stop Shitting Snakes (2027).
www.michaelbettendorfwrites.com.
Michael Bettendorf
T-minus 20-ish minutes! Come catch Saffy and I on BOOKED! @indiosyncrasy.bsky.social
Truly so grateful to be included w/ these goofs n weirdos n derelicts (complimentary). Having another seat at the table with @tenebrouspress.bsky.social after TRVE CVLT isn't something I take for granted & there are a swath of folks who have permission to beat my kneecaps with rebar if I ever do 💜🤘💀
It's a good thing he posted it, bc that man's hair? A swirlie? Devastating.
MIDWESTERN CHROME invades our neural systems in two months. These stories, perhaps more than anything I've written, make up my truest writing DNA. I'm so fucking excited for y'all to check it out; & my eternal gratitude to those who already have 💀 💙 🚬
Only @tenebrouspress.bsky.social
"It's not happy, it's a fucking nightmare world and the worst thing is, it's real and we live in it."
MIDWESTERN CHROME drops in two months. Considering pre-ordering with @tenebrouspress.bsky.social or your local bookstore! Jack in. Bliss out. 💀💙 🚬
I had a fantastic time talking with Saffi @indiosyncrasy.bsky.social today. Thank you to everyone who joined us live on BOOKED! If you missed it but want to check it out (now or later), it's already up on YouTube. It'll be streaming various places soon, too 💀💜🤘
www.youtube.com/live/PTZrrTu...
Tomorrow. Noon CST. BOOKED!
Tune in here:
www.youtube.com/live/PTZrrTu...
Check out the audio treatment of my Weird West, Devil is Fine
I listened this morning and, damn, what an excellent read and production of this story. Really captured the vision. Thank you to the whole @pseudopod.org team, and of course to @chmmagazine.bsky.social for picking it up initially.
I'll be joining Saffron on @indiosyncrasy.bsky.social 's podcast, BOOKED this Wednesday at noon cst! Tune in and hang out!
Made bookplates for The Barre Incidents, my book about grieving the “easy” parent (who's undead), falling for your best friend, learning cryptids are real, and banished, embittered gods. Order from Malarkey's site (they're $15 RN), send me a screenshot, and I'll mail you a signed bookplate!
Link 🔽
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Tomorrow. Noon CST. BOOKED!
Tune in here:
www.youtube.com/live/PTZrrTu...
“I ain’t a good man, but that don’t mean I like doing bad things.”
Devil is Fine
by Michael Bettendorf
Narrator: Norm Sherman
Host: Scott Campbell
Audio: Chelsea Davis
C/W: strong body horror, gun violence, animal harm
pseudopod.org/2026/06/12/p...
I ain’t a good man, but that don’t mean I like doing bad things. Not everyone is afforded the choice. Not truly, anyhow, but I’ve accepted that one day I’ll be judged for what I’ve done. What I do.
I'll be joining Saffron on @indiosyncrasy.bsky.social 's podcast, BOOKED this Wednesday at noon cst! Tune in and hang out!
I'll be joining Saffron on @indiosyncrasy.bsky.social 's podcast, BOOKED this Wednesday at noon cst! Tune in and hang out!
I'll be joining Saffron on @indiosyncrasy.bsky.social 's podcast, BOOKED this Wednesday at noon cst! Tune in and hang out!
PseudoPod 🏳️🌈
Michael Bettendorf
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@editrixemma.bsky.social put me in a headlock at StokerCon and said "Post my blurb or I will give you a swirlie in front of everyone." TIL: Canadian politeness is a myth and it is right to fear them
ARCs: tinyurl.com/wnvdfdsu
Preorders: tinyurl.com/yey84vby
Signed copies: tinyurl.com/4dt8m998
Boy, the world needs any reason it can right now to get excited for the future. Cheers, Koji (& @drewsof.bsky.social) 🖤☠️
Tenebrous Press
Michael Boulerice
I got a sneak peak at Michael Bettendorf's Midwestern Chrome and omg, the world is in for a treat.
The world is a mess, but what lurks on the horizon is wonderfully Weird.
Check out this batch of upcoming Tenebrous titles from @santiagoeximeno.bsky.social @beardedbetts.bsky.social & a Glorious Host of Weirdos:
store.tenebrouspress.com
About a month ago, I received an arc of Midwestern Chrome by Michael Bettendorf. I knew I’d like the book because Tenebrous has a keen eye for weird books with emotional resonance. When I saw the cover, I suspected I might love it. But honestly, I wasn’t ready to become obsessed with it. The book is a collection of cyber-noir short stories.
