Fabulous Bodies

Two-time Hugo Award finalist, Chuck Tingle 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 his 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.

Another banger from the king of camp horror! Fabulous Bodies is Chuck Tingle flexing his prodigious powers of entertainment, and it's easily his best book yet. Tightly paced, deliciously frightening, and emotionally sweeping, this one's a masterly ride across terror and wonder. I can't wait for wherever Chuck Tingle takes me next.- Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of Girl DinnerTingle goes hard on the gore here but also isn't afraid to address the absurdity of some elements of the story. His characters are witty, self-aware, and you just want to follow them on all their bonkers escapades.--Bloody FlicksA wild, brutal romp through Hollywood's desert playground. Turning the pages felt nearly compulsive, and I'll follow Poppy Stringer wherever the dark night takes her. Gory, outrageous, and full of showmanship, this is one spectacle you don't want to miss.- CJ Leede, USA Today bestselling author of Maeve Fly and HeadlightsA brilliantly bonkers, genre-fluid chiller that reads like a late-night '80s midnight movie for the online age.--CinemaChordsA fun, bloody, glitzy, action-packed romp through the glamour of Palm Springs, taking pot-shots at the ideas of fame, idolisation of celebrities, social media influencing, and looking at what should be important to us.--FanFiAddictA darkly comic horror tale -SF BookPRAISE FOR CHUCK TINGLEBrilliantly bloody, wildly fun, and extremely scary, Bury Your Gays brings a sledgehammer down on tired tropes and makes a masterpiece of their guts. A profoundly smart and emotionally resonant novel that is sprinkled with cinema magic and a brutal Hollywood reckoning.- RACHEL HARRISON, national bestselling author of Black SheepThis triumph of a book effortlessly and cleverly upends cliche. One of the best novels ever about LA, the film industry, and horror movies, it delivers all the fandom, fear, and feels, and then some. Only Chuck Tingle can tell a story as masterfully as this, and he once again proves that love is so real.- CJ LEEDE, author of Maeve FlyRIP gay clichÈs! Wickedly funny and hella entertaining, this takes great pride in digging up Hollywood's skeletons and gleefully pounding them to dust. I loved every eerie, nostalgic, blood-spattered, rainbow-flag-waving page.--Josh Winning, author of Heads Will RollWe have what I'm coming to think of as the trademark Tingle style; effortless character work and world-building, a ruthlessly efficient and immediate pulp prose style that belies an impressive depth of storytelling in terms of concepts and themes, and a damn near visionary ability to speak directly to bleeding edge concerns of the cultural moment.--Ginger Nuts of HorrorTingle cements his place in horror with this gory romp...[his] vivid, visceral storytelling combines with prescient insight into the corporate dynamics that rule mainstream media. The result is smart, subtle, and a bloody good time.- Publishers Weekly (STARRED REVIEW)Tingle burst onto the traditional publishing scene with one of the best books of 2023 (Camp Damascus), but his follow-up is even better ... taking readers on a highly entertaining, fast-paced ride, filled with thought-provoking satire, original monsters, and some of the most realistic characters they will encounter on any page, all to prove that love is real and horror itself is, at its core, a celebration of life.- Booklist (STARRED review)PRAISE FOR CHUCK TINGLEFantastic. Camp Damascus is seriously good.- Jenny Lawson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Furiously HappyA genuinely terrifying nightmare - but it ain't the monsters you gotta be afraid of. Chuck Tingle is absolutely the best guide through this level of Hell.- N.K. Jemisin, New York Times bestselling authorRighteous anger seethes beneath the surface in this well-wrought horror tale.--The Financial TimesIt's a bighearted, chilling ride that proves the author's mantra over and over: Love is, indeed, real.- VultureThis book is highly entertaining, cinematic, and filled with monsters, both human and supernatural, all of which will lure horror fans to its pages, but what holds it all together is the immense love at the heart of the novel.- Library Journal (STARRED review)A timely, authentically chilling story.- Booklist (STARRED review)Chuck Tingle continues to surprise and thrill. Camp Damascus is terrifying, darkly funny, and engagingly humane.- John Scalzi, New York Times bestselling authorCamp Damascus is a queer horror novel that unpacks the cruelty of conversion camps and that particular brand of religious fervor that actively harms people who are different under the guise of godliness....It is genuinely horrifying.... It is also beautiful and affirming.- Tor.comCamp Damascus feels like a fantastic debut, and a subtle reinvention, and a proper evolution, all at once....a genuinely great horror story.- BoingBoingThis chilling page-turner should win Tingle a slew of new fans.- Publishers WeeklyA joyful, furious romp through dark places, Tingle proves he's as good at fear as he is at love.- T. Kingfisher, bestselling author of What Moves the DeadCamp Damascus is a hell of a ride. Tingle is right at home in the horror genre - he delivers all the thrills of a slasher while exploring the deep wounds that can be inflicted by broken systems. This book is worth your time.- Sarah Gailey, author of Just Like HomeJaw-dropping...both frightening and utterly cathartic. A queer nightmare of demonic proportions! Mark Oshiro, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anger is a GiftThis book is for anyone who thought they were going to hell for being themselves. Chuck Tingle takes that fear and weaves it into a seamless horror that will keep you up at night, not only because it's got monsters but because we've known those monsters. And yet it still proves love is real. Camp Damascus is a big hug to all of us who had to fight to find each other.- J.R. Dawson, author of The First Bright ThingIntelligent, cleverly written, and subversive. A strong and brilliant story of identity, love, sincerity, and personal triumphs even when things get dark.- R.R. Virdi, USA Today bestselling author of The First BindingThrilling, engrossing, surprising, and ultimately uplifting. I loved it. Tingle blends horror and sincerity and makes it look easy, producing a mystery of betrayal and righteous justice that you won't forget.- Ryan North, New York Times bestselling & Eisner-winning authorClever, scary as hell, and deeply satisfying. Love is real, and it transcends genre.- Jay Edidin, cohost of Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men podcastA well-crafted and surprisingly moving novel. And certainly quite different from Tingle's previous work...- CrimeReads