The Deadlands

@thedeadlands

a journal of ends and beginnings published by @psychopomp.com, tweets by @feliciafm.bsky.social and @seanmarkey.bsky.social

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The Deadlands@thedeadlands· 28d

and the COVER Timeline by @inkshark.bsky.social 💀

A robed figure stands in a forest of dead trees. Their back is facing us so that we, too, look into the distance. Beached and broken boats lay atop a greying rise under a cloud-wracked moon. Cover of The Deadlands Issue 43, Summer 2026

The Deadlands@thedeadlands· Jun 24

WHICH BOAT?!

Charon, illustration by Gustave Doré for an 1861 edition of Dante's Inferno (The Divine Comedy). An old man wearing very little clothing struggles to pole a boat in rough waters, surrounded by cliffs

The Deadlands@thedeadlands· Jun 23

hello. we are THE DEADLANDS marketing. here with, an important important marketing message we have many stories poems nonfiction ...and other pls subscribe. thnk y ou xo the deadlands

The Deadlands@thedeadlands· May 18

issue 42 is fully out in the world and we know you need it because we do the gorgeous work getting us through helping us carry on yours to read 🖤 psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...

The cover of issue 42 of the deadlands, "Do Forests Dream of Plasmodial Creep, by Dory Whynot" features a pale figure on a grayed out forest floor, yellow lichen covering their hands and face.

The Deadlands@thedeadlands· Apr 14

COVER Do Forests Dream of Plasmodial Creep art by @dorywhynot.bsky.social

Cover for The Deadlands Issue 42, Spring 2026. The image shows a pale figure with curled arms and hands laying upon a graying forest floor. A yellow lichen creeps across their hands and face, obscuring their eyes.

The Deadlands@thedeadlands· Jan 13

AND THE COVER Silver Island by @carlydraws.bsky.social

The cover of The Deadlands Issue 41, Winter 2026. A skull-shape mountaintop rises above a long winding path. A traveler looks upon the road ahead. The sky is blue black with a sickle moon and roiling clouds.

The Deadlands@thedeadlands· Nov 29

the skull says no touching

A weathered stone post carved with a skull and crossbones. Above the skull is the raised text “NO TOCAR” and below it “PELIGRO DE MUERTE,” warning not to touch due to danger of death. The whole surface is rough, chipped, and aged, set against a cobblestone walkway in the background.

The Deadlands@thedeadlands· Oct 28

*pushes aside grave dirt* i heard that every tenth coin sold is cursed but like a fun curse what? i don't make the rules WAIT *cackles* I DO 💀🫶 buy a coin here: psychopomp.com/the-deadland...

a skull face is just visible amongst a pile of bones, all in an eerie antique color.

The Deadlands@thedeadlands· Oct 26

only a few more days left in cointober to support us. consider it? psychopomp.com/the-deadland...

social media post by a user named Peyton reads: “in October the mitochondria turns into the frightochondria and becomes the haunted house of the cell.”

The Deadlands@thedeadlands· Oct 25

final proofs for the coin are looking 🤌💀🤌 have you grabbed yours yet? psychopomp.com/product/ferr...

Two circular challenge coins are shown side by side against a dark background. The left coin features a white skull overgrown with colorful mushrooms—yellow, red, orange, purple, and green—emerging from its eye sockets and crown, with a pale ribbon below reading “ADMIT ONE.” The right coin shows a stark black tree with gnarled, twisting branches on a white background; several black stars hang from its limbs like pendulums. Text around the edge reads “THE DEADLANDS 2026,” with “MEMENTO MORI” centered at the base.

The Deadlands@thedeadlands· Oct 24

felt cute might delete later 💖🖤

A skeleton dressed in a fluffy pink dress hangs from a fence.

The Deadlands@thedeadlands· Oct 24

have you fed and watered your skeleton today? we're waiting

five giant skeletons hang from the roof of a house.

The Deadlands@thedeadlands· Oct 21

don't talk to us until we've had our corn

A large pile of orange, yellow, white, and black Halloween candies, including candy corn and pumpkin-shaped candies with green tops. Text above reads: “my body functions at its highest level when I am eating fresh in-season produce.”

The Deadlands@thedeadlands· Oct 15

did you know that right now, we're only a partial skeleton? we're not fully funded, and so we're missing some critical bones. this is truth and sadly not sustainable help us be a full skeleton? patreon 🖤 www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla... our coin fundraiser 💀 psychopomp.com/the-deadland...

An old looking skull lays on a cement path covered lightly in brown leaves.

The Deadlands@thedeadlands· Oct 14

and the cover Golden Maze by @carlydraws.bsky.social

$A fractured red sky, maze-like with golden fissures, surrounds a golden skull at the top of a long, golden path awaiting a lone figure.$

The Deadlands@thedeadlands· Oct 10

I don’t care if Monday’s dead Tuesday’s dead and Wednesday’s dead Thursday, I don’t care it’s dead it’s Friday, BUY A COIN psychopomp.com/product/ferr...

The Deadlands@thedeadlands· Oct 9

the coin fundraiser is SO FUN and good (and helpful, yep) but you know what ACTUALLY sustains us throughout the year 🦴besides bones🦴 is our PATRONS $2/mo and you get ePub of the deadlands. please consider signing up 💀 psychopomp.com/deadlands/pa...

A modified version of the Simpsons “Do It For Her” meme. The bulletin board that normally shows photos of Maggie is instead covered with various pictures of skeletons in different poses and settings. The central text still reads “DO IT FOR HER,” but “her” has been humorously replaced by the collage of skeleton images, making it a skeleton-themed parody of the original meme.

The Deadlands@thedeadlands· Oct 9

did you know THE DEADLANDS is doing a fundraiser raising FUNDS to keep publishing GOOD STUFF (about death)?? please by a coin and help FUNGUS we mean FUND US psychopomp.com/the-deadland...

A meme image based on Nickelback’s “Look at this photograph” scene. The lead singer is holding up a framed picture, but instead of a photo, the frame shows a custom coin design featuring a skull with mushrooms, plants, and the words “Admit One.” Below the image, the meme text says: “look at this coin” with the word “coin” in red replacing “photograph.”

The Deadlands@thedeadlands· Oct 8

help support small press! help support death magazines! we're just out here trying to do some cool shit, like: @vajra.me is guest editing OCTOBER and JANUARY deadlands DOUBLE VAJRA ! with CUSTOM DOUBLE ART BY @carlydraws.bsky.social !! upcoming NOVELETTE (April 2026) by @dianadima.com !!!

Illustration of a white skull partially obscured by colorful mushrooms and plants. Different fungi sprout from and around the skull, including red mushrooms with white spots, yellow fan-shaped mushrooms, gray cluster mushrooms, and orange bulbous mushrooms, with green and purple plants filling the background. A ribbon at the bottom of the skull reads “ADMIT ONE.”

The Deadlands@thedeadlands· Oct 6

it's here, The Deadlands fundraiser 💀 buy your very 2026 coin for the ferryman and help support us we've got signed books, deadlands issues + psychopomp book bundles, and more coming soon! please like + RT this to help spread the word psychopomp.com/the-deadland... behold!

The Deadlands@thedeadlands· Oct 2

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The Deadlands@thedeadlands· Sep 22

happy autumnal equinox, beloveds!! 🍁 it's our favorite time when things begin to die away and the deadlands fill and fill 💀 🖤 oh, and there's decorative gourds 🎃

Three decorative gourds sit on a brick porch. Each is warty and gnarled in shades of white, green, and orange.

The Deadlands@thedeadlands· Sep 19

think of all THE HORSESHOE CRAB GHOSTS that we CAN”T EVEN SEE bc we are not on their wavelength horshoecrab wave length 400M years horse shoecrab ghosts POWER THE UNIVERSE

1. horshoe crabs predate the dinosaurs.

just how old are horshoe crabs? Scients have discovered fossils of their ancient ancestors that lived 445 million years ago. Dinosaurs first appeared about 200

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I bring a sort of

ABILITY TO SURVIVE

vibe to the MASS EXTINCTIONS

that OTHER SPECIES don't really like

The Deadlands@thedeadlands· Sep 16

IT'S COMING 45 days until halloween! who will give their soul 🔪 we mean their bones! 🦴 oops we mean their coin! yes, their coin to the ferryman today? www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla... you trust us, right? 💀