{"id":81050,"date":"2025-12-09T00:33:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T00:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/81050\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T00:33:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T00:33:12","slug":"san-antonio-horror-author-johnny-compton-celebrates-new-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/81050\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio horror author Johnny Compton celebrates new collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-attachment-id=\"388728\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/arts\/things-to-do\/san-antonio-horror-author-johnny-compton-celebrates-new-collection\/attachment\/courtesy-photo-johnny-compton\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Courtesy-Photo-Johnny-Compton.jpeg?fit=1000%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,667\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1763741245&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Courtesy Photo Johnny Compton\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Johnny Compton\u2019s latest book, Midnight Somewhere, collects his short fiction. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Johnny Compton\u2019s latest book, Midnight Somewhere, collects his short fiction. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Courtesy-Photo-Johnny-Compton.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Courtesy-Photo-Johnny-Compton.jpeg?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765240391_911_Courtesy-Photo-Johnny-Compton.jpeg\" alt=\"Johnny Compton's latest book, Midnight Somewhere, collects his short fiction.\" class=\"wp-image-388728\"  \/>Johnny Compton\u2019s latest book, Midnight Somewhere, collects his short fiction.  Credit: Courtesy Photo \/ Johnny Compton<\/p>\n<p>Bram Stoker Award-nominated author Johnny Compton (Devils Kill Devils) isn\u2019t your typical shock jockey. <\/p>\n<p>The San Antonio scribe\u2019s short-form horror stories are alternately described as surreal, merciless and thought-provoking. One could say his prose is unified by the fallibility of magical thinking and the inescapability of the Thanatos drive. <\/p>\n<p>Compton will appear at Nowhere Bookshop this Wednesday to discuss his new collection, Midnight Somewhere. The gathering of the author\u2019s short work is among Paste Magazine\u2019s picks for the Most Anticipated Horror Books of Fall 2025\u00a0and makes a perfect introduction to his ever-growing oeuvre. <\/p>\n<p>Expect a conversation about Midnight Somewhere with fellow Bram Stoker Award-nominee Jess Hagemann (Mother-Eating) followed by a book signing. <\/p>\n<p>Free, 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, Nowhere Bookshop, 5154 Broadway, (210) 640-7260, nowherebookshop.com. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/sanantonio\/NewsletterSignup\/Page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to SA Current newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.news\/TiFMu3wPkRj6PC4xS5L36bg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a 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Stories<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/arts\/things-to-do\/san-antonio-horror-author-johnny-compton-celebrates-new-collection\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765240392_303_Courtesy-Photo-Johnny-Compton.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"San Antonio horror author Johnny Compton celebrates new collection\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"   data-attachment-id=\"388728\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/arts\/things-to-do\/san-antonio-horror-author-johnny-compton-celebrates-new-collection\/attachment\/courtesy-photo-johnny-compton\/\" 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data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Courtesy-Photo-Johnny-Compton.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Courtesy-Photo-Johnny-Compton.jpeg?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tCompton will appear this Wednesday at Nowhere Bookshop to discuss his work and sign copies of the book. \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/arts\/things-to-do\/more-frightening-photos-from-san-antonios-krampus-parade\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/L1003623-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium 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