Dane Erbach

Hello! I'm not using X very often these days—usually just for self-promotion. If you're looking for me, though, you can find me on Threads and Instagram @browntrowsers. It's a little less noisy and spammy on those platforms.

I am so unbelievably excited to announce my YA novel FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT will be published by @inkedingraypub in 2027. This book is my ode to punk-rock and the power of music. It’s also a book I was convinced would never see the light of day. I can't wait for you to read it.

Hey, today is #UnhingedPit, so here’s a picture my ten year old drew of one of MEAT BEES’s best scenes. Yes, that’s my teenage MC attacking some wasps with a hair spray flamethrower. He’s an awesome artist, isn’t he? And he helps me brainstorm a lot of my books. #YA #H #Q

Hey, today is #UnhingedPit, so I’m pitching my YA horror novel MEAT BEES the only way I know how: As a playlist. Notice how the 2000s pop-punk slowly evolves into heavier, mostly Scandinavian post-hardcore—plus a lot Dolly—all of it showing my MC’s arc. #YA #H #Q

This morning, my short story “Myrna” has been published on the podcast Wilhelm Presents: Frightening Tales. If you’re looking for a fun, historical ghost story to listen to on your way home or before bed, I hope you’ll consider “Myrna.” Listen now: linktr.ee/dane.erbach

Each year, Melpomene Academy of Arts celebrates Behold: The Abysm, a week-long celebration of the macabre based on an alum's short horror story. By the time Casey and her fellow newspaper geeks learn the story may not be fiction after all, it may be too late. #SmallPitch #YA #H

MARY x SUCH SHARP TEETH Is craving raw meat normal during the change? ❌Menopause 🐺 Werewolves & The Disease 🩸Blood on the Breath ❄️Slashes in the Snow 😱 Haunted 🥩 Taste for raw meat 🥊 Slow Motion Fights 🥵 High Fevers 👣 It Shadows Her 🎄The Bestie #SmallPitch #A #H

A 🧵of my #SmallPitch posts: x.com/Krargyres/stat…

Estranged from his father, troubled by anger he cannot understand, Liam uncovers generations of strife between father & son from the Iron Age of Ireland to his mysterious grandfather. Can he resolve an ancient conflict or is he doomed to repeat it? #SmallPitch #NVL #HFA #HF #OA

MOXIE X HORRORSTÖR 17-year-old Casey lost her brother during Behold: The Abysm, her school’s celebration of the macabre, 10 years ago. When she learns he wasn't the only one to go missing, she rallies her fellow journalists to uncover the creepy, toothy truth. #SmallPitch #YA #H

@Words_of_a_Nerd Yes, this one is totally up my alley. Good luck today!

@prey_the74355 Dude, cosmic horror and rock ‘n’ roll is an excellent combination. Good luck today!

@brclothwrites Love these comps and this concept. Good luck today!

GOOSEBUMPS x LOCKE & KEY x HOLES In this behavior program, every boy’s called by his problem, not his name, but that’s the least of their worries… Pub closed & need new rep! 🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ 👦🏻 Male Friendship 🪄 Magical Objects 🕰️ T Travel 🏆 Award-Winning #SmallPitch #YA #LGBT

DEAD SILENCE x ALIEN When the crew of a starship encounters a distressed freighter that looks eerily similar to their own, they board it hoping to find survivors, but instead find their own corpses. #smallpitch #NVL #A #SF #H (USA)

@fade_colors Holy crap, this book sounds AMAZING. I really hope you find a good fit today because I can't wait to read this book.

Democracy isn’t the only thing that dies in darkness… 🏫 Dark academia 📰 Newspaper students 🕳️ Hidden classrooms 👯‍♀️ Found family 🤫 Institutional secrets 🌀 Cosmic monsters 👩‍💻Editor-in-chief final girl #SmallPitch #YA #H

#SmallPitch 1853. An expedition travels the Sierra Nevada to ‘skin the giant’ & bring back proof the sequoia exists - however Mother Nature has other ideas! Amongst the horror Noah, a wannabe journalist, falls for Albie, the son of expedition leader McGrath #A #NVA #H #LGBT

@mmorethanapage This book sounds like it has a bunch of fascinating layers. Good luck today!