Humans are constantly creating, building, communicating, and growing, filling the endless cosmic void with pieces of ourselves and pushing back against the empty spaces. Some of us create books, songs, paintings, and sculptures, but these traditionally artistic pursuits are not the only forms of creation. You can also create a walk in the park. You can create a conversation with a bud. You can create an idea. When you (yes, you) suggest a book to someone, you’re creating a whole universe that was never there before.
This book, Bury Your Gays, is a horror novel about a screenwriter who is asked to kill off his queer characters once they come out of the closet, a media trope known as “burying your gays.” He refuses, and soon his life is on the line as the boundaries between reality and artistic expression blur. Bury Your Gays is also a story about the importance of creation as a sacred and deeply human expression. It’s about using our power as creators (because we are all creators) to craft a better world.
― Chuck Tingle, Letter to booksellers
What booksellers are saying about Bury Your Gays
- Chuck you dastardly gay genius, you have made me cry yet again! This time in an airport!! This book is written with so much love for the horror genre, creatives and the LGBTQ community. I can already tell how much his writing has matured since his last novel, each scene and visceral detail kept me hooked from start to finish. Love is real!!!
― Sam Conners, E. Shaver, Bookseller in Savannah, Georgia | BUY
- Horror fans and foes alike will find joy in this entertaining romp of a story set in the capitalistic Hollywood hills. At a time where artistic jobs are being threatened by AI, this book reminds us of the importance of diverse, human stories and the value of the people brave enough to tell them.
― Hallee Israel, Pearl’s Books in Fayetteville, Arkansas | BUY
- When a Hollywood writer refuses orders from studio executives to kill off the gay characters on his tv show he encounters a fight he never imagined: monsters from his previous works are haunting him in real life. Bury Your Gays is a page-turning, edge of your seat novel that serves up nostalgic X-Files vibes in the best possible way. This is my kind of horror!
― Beth Seufer Buss, Bookmarks in Winston-Salem, North Carolina | BUY
- What a complete blast! A gay scriptwriter is fighting with his bosses about always having to kill off his gay characters. Meanwhile, characters in his old horror films have come to life to haunt him. The only way to stop them is to disobey his bosses and write the script that bucks the algorithm and lets his queer characters go off into the sunset still living and happy. If you’re new to horror, this is a good choice. Not too gorey, but there is some blood…just shut your eyes. Whimsical, diverse characters and plenty of campy belly laughs between the astute cultural criticism.
― Kelly Justice, Fountain Bookstore in Richmond, Virginia | BUY
About Chuck Tingle
Chuck Tingle is the USA Today bestselling author of Camp Damascus. He is a mysterious force of energy behind sunglasses and a pink mask. He is also an anonymous author of romance, horror, and fantasy. Chuck was born in Home of Truth, Utah, and now splits time between Billings, Montana and Los Angeles, California. Chuck writes to prove love is real, because love is the most important tool we have when resisting the endless cosmic void. Not everything people say about Chuck is true, but the important parts are.
