Chuffed that readers are still finding this nasty little tale by @sashabrown.bsky.social ! It skitters across our minds late at night from time to time. Check it out - it'll sink its pincers into you!

Pete Ward@phenryward.bsky.social · last mo.

Unpleasant little tale here in @fraidycatpress.bsky.social - a route-one skincrawler filled with horrible creatures (including the protagonist). I enjoyed it immensely. fraidycatpress.com/raw-life-by-...

Just a heads up that we're going to pause story submissions at 12:01 AM EST on July 1st so we can get caught up and focus in on volumes 9 and 10. Thank you for sending us so much wonderful work to consider - we are truly overwhelmed (in every sense of the meaning) by your response!

Shout out: publisher edition! Matt Rogerson - @1428publishing.bsky.social Whisper House - @whisperhousepress.bsky.social Fraidy Cat - @fraidycatpress.bsky.social Brown Hound - @brownhoundpress.bsky.social Darkenryde - @darkenryde.bsky.social Nefarious Bat - @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social

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Check out this great deal! 🙀 And a reminder I have a story in Volume 7 called "The Beast of Boma Road" but at this price, you should really get them all!

Fraidy Cat Press@fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 5mo ago

FCQ ebooks are $1 for the month of March! Get yours here: fraidy-cat-press.myshopify.com #horror #ebooks #sale #cosmichorror #horrorlit #indie #smallpress #discount #stuffyourkindle #fyp #fcq #fraidycat

Hell yeah, get yourself some great stories and art!

Fraidy Cat Press@fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 5mo ago

FCQ ebooks are $1 for the month of March! Get yours here: fraidy-cat-press.myshopify.com #horror #ebooks #sale #cosmichorror #horrorlit #indie #smallpress #discount #stuffyourkindle #fyp #fcq #fraidycat

FCQ is on sale! I have a weird horror piece about a foreign English teacher in Ulsan, Korea in volume 5, just saying

Fraidy Cat Press@fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 5mo ago

FCQ ebooks are $1 for the month of March! Get yours here: fraidy-cat-press.myshopify.com #horror #ebooks #sale #cosmichorror #horrorlit #indie #smallpress #discount #stuffyourkindle #fyp #fcq #fraidycat

FCQ ebooks are $1 for the month of March! Get yours here: fraidy-cat-press.myshopify.com #horror #ebooks #sale #cosmichorror #horrorlit #indie #smallpress #discount #stuffyourkindle #fyp #fcq #fraidycat

aperiodic reminder to short fiction writers that you should always read every part of your short fiction contracts _and_ (for payment by the word) double-checked the math for payment. don't be afraid to ask for clarification on any point that is confusing or seems wrong! it is always okay to ask.

Sunday afternoon is the perfect time to have a coffee and read some submissions! Still looking for more great writing and art about horror! We're open on a rolling basis and pay for your work. #horrorlit #horrorart #indieart #illustrator #collage #digitalart #oilart #watercolor #digitalremix

@matthewtpritt.bsky.social has a novelette in this collection that put my jaw on the floor. He writes subtle, elegant stories filled with pathos and a deep undercurrent of dread. You want visit his cursed place.

Tenebrous Press@tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Preorders for SPLIT SCREAM: CURSED PLACES are open now! store.tenebrouspress.com

Love this!

Dominique Ramsey 𓃥@dominiqueramseyart.bsky.social · 6mo ago

This crooked smile

Is there a technology the left is excited about?" It's called the clamshell e-reader from It Follows, and I've been waiting for it since 2014

From now through March 1st you can save 14% on all Fraidy Cat Quarterly single volumes and ebooks when you buy direct! fraidy-cat-press.myshopify.com And we have some awesome new handmade bookmark designs too! #horrorlit #sale #amreading #horror #ebook #2026readingchallenge #indie #cosmichorror

Open for submissions! fraidycatpress.com/submission-g... #horrorlit #amwriting #cosmichorror #horrorart #artist #indie #illustrator #spookyart #collage #procreate #digitalart #coverart #creepy #bookdesigner #submissions #getpublished #indieartist #horrorauthor #horror #horrorartist

attention all horror writers! #horrorwriters #amwriting

Fraidy Cat Press@fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Pssst: we’re open to submissions of horror fiction, interior art, and full color cover art AND WE’RE PAYING MORE NOW. Guidelines here: fraidycatpress.com/submission-g... #horrorlit #cosmic #horror #indie #shortstory #novelette #magazine #art #illustration

Awesome review from the story that inspired our cover for Volume 2! What a great project for the year from @staniforthmick.bsky.social too!

Michael Staniforth@staniforthmick.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Day 47! I read Taken In by @probablyharmless.bsky.social published by @fraidycatpress.bsky.social. A raw story of sacrifice in the name of acceptance. Read my review here: mickstaniforth.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/s...

Pssst: we’re open to submissions of horror fiction, interior art, and full color cover art AND WE’RE PAYING MORE NOW. Guidelines here: fraidycatpress.com/submission-g... #horrorlit #cosmic #horror #indie #shortstory #novelette #magazine #art #illustration

Apropos of everything else, Neil Gaiman is still a piece of shit, and he's resurfaced like a groundhog to remind us all of this fact.

Movies Silently@moviessilently.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Reminder www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Hey, hey beautiful people. In addition to a beautiful new baby, I also have a beautiful new print anthology I’m in! Thanks to @fraidycatpress.bsky.social Fraidy Cat Quarterly #8 has a whole heaping helping of me… and several better writers… but also me! Read it, nerd. #horrorwriterschat

Eryn McCee@erynmccee.bsky.social · 7mo ago

This one goes out to all those who contributed tonight. Please go forth and promo! #Horrorwriterschat

Big news: we're reopening to submissions on 2/16 on a rolling basis! Highlights: increased pay per word! Longer word count limits! Higher pay for interior art! New cover art submissions! Full details: fraidycatpress.com/submission-g... #callforsubmissions #horrorlit #fiction #art #shortstory

We're incredibly proud to have published this absolute banger of a story in FCQ Volume 7! Congrats to @corriehaldane.bsky.social on the very well-deserved recognition and thank you to @tenebrouspress.bsky.social for highlighting excellent work in the weird horror indie community!

Corrie Haldane@corriehaldane.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Very excited to announce that I'm a Brave New Weird winner! 🎉 My story "Hivemind", previously published by @fraidycatpress.bsky.social , has been selected inclusion in this year's Brave New Weird anthology. Thank you @tenebrouspress.bsky.social for including me! share.google/ZGNHw9R3sRVl...

It’s true! Check out FCQ #8 for gnawing tales of weird and cosmic horror, plus cover art that will send a chill up your spine 🥶😱

Fraidy Cat Press@fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 8mo ago

You can pick up D. Matthew Urban's latest (as well as 6 other dynamite stories) direct from us: fraidycatpress.com/product/frai... We're also available basically everywhere online! #indie #horrorlit #shortstories #horror

I've done a terrible job of promoting Fraidy Cat Quarterly recently, because of how objectively awful this year was in our personal lives. We're going to announce changes to how we do things next year and I think y'all will be excited about them! But we need time to catch up, so that's baked in.

You can get your copy of Abigail's story (and 10 other rage-filled and wrath-fueled tales) by buying direct from us: fraidycatpress.com/product/frai... We're also available pretty much everywhere books are sold online! #horrorlit #rage #shortstories #indie #horror

🌻 Abigail Kemske 🌻@abigailkemske.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Got my copy of Fraidy Cat Quarterly Vol 7: Rage today! @fraidycatpress.bsky.social Inside is my story "The Beast of Boma Road." A young woman struggles with receiving unwanted attention from an older man while there are strange sightings of a beast in the neighborhood. Check it out! Order link ⬇️

You can pick up D. Matthew Urban's latest (as well as 6 other dynamite stories) direct from us: fraidycatpress.com/product/frai... We're also available basically everywhere online! #indie #horrorlit #shortstories #horror

D. Matthew Urban@breathinghead.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Psyched to be back in FCQ with "Pages Found Under a Child's Bed," a grisly Richard Matheson homage in which various things gnaw: hunger, remorse, the folks who live under the lake...

Extremely proud to be mentioned in Best Horror of the Year Vol 17 from @datlow.bsky.social ! Big shoutouts to @cwmcguinness.bsky.social, @collyleonard.bsky.social @lost-squonk.bsky.social , JC Wiles, & everyone else who's trusted us with your words the last 2 years! #besthorror #shortfic #horrorlit

Psyched to be back in FCQ with "Pages Found Under a Child's Bed," a grisly Richard Matheson homage in which various things gnaw: hunger, remorse, the folks who live under the lake...

Fraidy Cat Press@fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 9mo ago

FCQ8 is our gnaw-themed issue and features excellent writing from: @jacobstevenmohr.bsky.social (with an original novelette) Art by Valerie Marshall Jasmine Harrell @therrien.bsky.social Tremain Xenos @abastedo-writing.bsky.social @breathinghead.bsky.social @jfennellauthor.bsky.social

New story in Fraidy Cat Quarterly issue 7! ☀️🐕🚀

Fraidy Cat Press@fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 9mo ago

FCQ7 is our rage-themed volume and features excellent writing by: @kayv.bsky.social @nicholeon.bsky.social C.O. Davidson @abigailkemske.bsky.social @alexhoeft.bsky.social C. Lenz @corriehaldane.bsky.social @jdlskie.bsky.social @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social Myra Stephenson Rachel Desiree Felix

This includes my very accurate and totally true slice of 19th-century Australian bushranger life, the aftermath of the 'squatter-versus-selector' war, and the worst legends about Dan Morgan. The volume's subtitle gives a hint of what's involved.

Fraidy Cat Press@fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 9mo ago

FCQ8 is our gnaw-themed issue and features excellent writing from: @jacobstevenmohr.bsky.social (with an original novelette) Art by Valerie Marshall Jasmine Harrell @therrien.bsky.social Tremain Xenos @abastedo-writing.bsky.social @breathinghead.bsky.social @jfennellauthor.bsky.social

Howdy folks! Just as a little heads up, my story Devouring a Perfect Circle will be appearing in volume 8, and the folks at Fraidy Cat have been amazing to work with! Just think of it! A part of me to stick somewhere in your house to haunt you. 💙📚🪐 #horrorlit #horror #writingcommunity

Fraidy Cat Press@fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Good news! We have FCQ Volume 7 and 8 available for preorder now! There's even a discounted bundle! FCQ 7&8 Bundle: fraidycatpress.com/product/fcq-... FCQ 7: fraidycatpress.com/product/frai... FCQ 8: fraidycatpress.com/product/frai... #indiehorror #newrelease #cosmichorror #rage #gnaw