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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 10h

Pick up our Shirley Jackson Award-winning anthology, Why Didn't You Just Leave, if you like your ghost stories dark, scary, and smart. #halloween #ghosts #horror
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Why Didn't You Just Leave paperback | Cursed Morsels Press

It's the question asked of any story about a haunting: why didn't you just leave? But if accounts of people who have stayed in haunted houses are any indication … it's never that simple.In...

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max @fuckmaxbooth.bsky.social · 10h

includes my story "AITA for setting my dad's trailer on fire?"

Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 10h

Pick up our Shirley Jackson Award-winning anthology, Why Didn't You Just Leave, if you like your ghost stories dark, scary, and smart. #halloween #ghosts #horror
www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/why-...

Why Didn't You Just Leave paperback | Cursed Morsels Press

It's the question asked of any story about a haunting: why didn't you just leave? But if accounts of people who have stayed in haunted houses are any indication … it's never that simple.In...

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 10h

Pick up our Shirley Jackson Award-winning anthology, Why Didn't You Just Leave, if you like your ghost stories dark, scary, and smart. #halloween #ghosts #horror
www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/why-...

Why Didn't You Just Leave paperback | Cursed Morsels Press

It's the question asked of any story about a haunting: why didn't you just leave? But if accounts of people who have stayed in haunted houses are any indication … it's never that simple.In...

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 13h

There's a huge difference between being real about what we're up against and succumbing to doomerism. One inspires strategic action and the other encourages preemptive surrender. I feel sympathetic to doomers--it's easy to fall into that--but also, snap the fuck out of it and plug in where you can.

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 2d

As we fly right past 200 submissions for our FLESH zine, I encourage folks to check out our previous horror and Weird fiction zines, all of which rule. You can get 15 of them for $15, plus shipping!
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Zine Freak Bundle (Issues #1 through 15) | Cursed Morsels Press

The first fifteen issues of our zine for $15, including Landlord Lair, Spooky Sexy Soapbox, Florida Man, Reviews of Films That Don't Exist, Nightmare Birds, All Cops Are B____, My Morbid Childhood...

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 2d

"It is very rare for horror stories to make me feel actual horror and revulsion but [Lupus in Fabula] nailed it!"
-Cassandra on Goodreads

Ready to experience the horror and revulsion for yourself? Snag the book here: www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/lupu...

Lupus in Fabula paperback | Cursed Morsels Press

Lupus In Fabula collects thirteen stories about the interplay of lust, violence, yearning, and grief; about becoming a monster and loving monsters; about transformation; about strange occurrences in s...

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks to the roughly 250 people who submitted to our FLESH call! We're now closed, but we'll get back to folks soon with our responses. Up to four pieces will be chosen for this zine, which we'll release alongside @spicycloaca.bsky.social's GORE POETICS next year. :)

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Liz Ryerson @ellaguro.bsky.social · 2d

trans rights are non negotiable, this man is trash

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 2d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 2d

As we fly right past 200 submissions for our FLESH zine, I encourage folks to check out our previous horror and Weird fiction zines, all of which rule. You can get 15 of them for $15, plus shipping!
www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/zine...

Zine Freak Bundle (Issues #1 through 15) | Cursed Morsels Press

The first fifteen issues of our zine for $15, including Landlord Lair, Spooky Sexy Soapbox, Florida Man, Reviews of Films That Don't Exist, Nightmare Birds, All Cops Are B____, My Morbid Childhood...

www.cursedmorselspress.com

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 2d

"It is very rare for horror stories to make me feel actual horror and revulsion but [Lupus in Fabula] nailed it!"
-Cassandra on Goodreads

Ready to experience the horror and revulsion for yourself? Snag the book here: www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/lupu...

Lupus in Fabula paperback | Cursed Morsels Press

Lupus In Fabula collects thirteen stories about the interplay of lust, violence, yearning, and grief; about becoming a monster and loving monsters; about transformation; about strange occurrences in s...

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Samir Sirk Morató @spicycloaca.bsky.social · 2d

y'all have been giving us a lot to chew on! today is the last day to add to the heap, so if you haven't gotten your submission in, slither on over to your email inbox and do that!

Image id: an image of marbled flesh is overlaid on a group of people standing together. Text over them reads "Fuck being an individual. All my homies contort and slither eternally in the warm of the united flesh."

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 3d

What do unnerving horses, grotesque vermin amalgamations, and nameless, forgotten creatures of the Ice Age have in common? They're all featured in The Writhing, Verdant End, out this December. Pre-order now: www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/the-...

The cover of The Writhing, Verdant End, featuring stories by Corey Farrenkopf, Tiffany Morris, and Eric Raglin. The cover depicts a human skeleton clutching red-tinted binoculars, gazing upon a red-tinted scene of grotesque animals in a frenzy.

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 2d

Last day to submit to our FLESH zine! So long as it's the 7th somewhere on Earth, you're good to submit something. We got a WILD amount of submissions for this zine--more than we've had for any zine--so it might be a minute before we get back to you.
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Submission Calls

Open for submissions October 1st – 7th FLESH ZineFor this submission call, we’re looking for pieces (500 words or fewer) connected to the broad theme of FLESH. This zine will be include…

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 3d

We're nearing 150 subs to the Flesh zine with a full day still remaining and three to four open spots, so...good luck, y'all. Flesh it up!

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 3d

A remake of Speed (1994) called Swift.

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 3d

What do unnerving horses, grotesque vermin amalgamations, and nameless, forgotten creatures of the Ice Age have in common? They're all featured in The Writhing, Verdant End, out this December. Pre-order now: www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/the-...

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Samir Sirk Morató @spicycloaca.bsky.social · 4d

there are ~48 hours left to submit your writings on FLESH! i've been thrilled by what's in our slush pile thus far & i'd love to see more before we close!

Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 6d

Looking to submit to a zine that welcomes horror for all its nastiness and also pays 10 cents per word? Look no further.

Open for subs through October 7th: cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

FLESH Zine
For this submission call, we’re looking for pieces (500 words or fewer) connected to the broad theme of FLESH. This zine will be included for free with Samir Sirk Morató’s Gore Poetics, a Cursed Morsels 2026 release. For context, this book is weird, erotic, grotesque, queer, transgressive, literary, and intense if that gives you a sense for the kinds of work Samir and I (Eric Raglin) are looking for. Your submission can be fiction, poetry, or nonfiction.

Pay is 10 cents per word. We’re asking for first worldwide print and digital publishing rights but no exclusivity period. Contributors will receive five free physical copies of the zine.

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Dim Shores @dimshores.bsky.social · 4d

Attention horror authors - only a couple of days left to submit yer work to FLESH zine. Pro rates and a great venue. @cursedmorsels.bsky.social is good folks in general. Looking forward to reading FLESH.

Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 6d

Looking to submit to a zine that welcomes horror for all its nastiness and also pays 10 cents per word? Look no further.

Open for subs through October 7th: cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

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Ariel Marken Jack @arielmarkenjack.bsky.social · 5d

There are some real bangers on this list of stories! Delighted to find my own "Cire Perdue" (reprinted by @houseofgamut.bsky.social after its initial appearance in a @cursedmorsels.bsky.social anthology) included and described as "capital-W Weird" (such a lovely compliment!).

Antony F. @antonyfrost.bsky.social · 5d

New entry on my personal blog!

Buncha links to some cool seasonally-appropriate stories.

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#personalblog #horrorlit

Nefarious Narratives on the Net

In which the author provides links for some (mostly horror) stories he's found on the web recently.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 5d

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 6d

"An imaginative collection of weird fiction with intricate, intentional prose [...] Recommended for fans of Robert Aickman, Orrin Grey, and Jon Padgett."
-Carson Winter's review of Shaky Pictures of Vanished Faces, which you can pick up here: www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/shak...

Shaky Pictures of Vanished Faces paperback | Cursed Morsels Press

Budget cuts drive a burned-out humanities professor to master the art of annihilation. A girl on the verge of a transformation seeks out a new member for her isolated, inhuman family. A glitching brai...

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 6d

We'll be tabling at Twin Cities Book Festival this November along with a bunch of other cool regional presses and authors! Check out the list of exhibitors here and plan your visit. #TCBF
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2025 Exhibitors

2025 Twin Cities Book FestivalEXHIBITORS Rain Taxi, Magers & Quinn Booksellers, and Red Balloon Bookshop booths are all located near the front of the exhibit hall. For information about this ... Read ...

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 6d

"An imaginative collection of weird fiction with intricate, intentional prose [...] Recommended for fans of Robert Aickman, Orrin Grey, and Jon Padgett."
-Carson Winter's review of Shaky Pictures of Vanished Faces, which you can pick up here: www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/shak...

Shaky Pictures of Vanished Faces paperback | Cursed Morsels Press

Budget cuts drive a burned-out humanities professor to master the art of annihilation. A girl on the verge of a transformation seeks out a new member for her isolated, inhuman family. A glitching brai...

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 6d

I've got such a good feeling about this book, and I want to read it right now.

Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · 18d

"HAGEMANN MIGHT BE THE BEST HORROR WRITER IN AMERICA."

— @danielkraus.com, after reading Jess Hagemann's upcoming novel MOTHER-EATING, which you can pre-order signed & personalized copies of through our webstore: ghoulish.rip/product/moth...

Hell yes. Fuck yes, even.

the blurb plus text telling you to pre-order before october 25

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 6d

Looking to submit to a zine that welcomes horror for all its nastiness and also pays 10 cents per word? Look no further.

Open for subs through October 7th: cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

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