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Ghostin this Hell @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 3d

Wake up, babe, the least subtle visual metaphor in history just dropped

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Sygnin @sygnin.com · 9d

Heyo #PortfolioDay! I'm Sygnin, I illustrate in an ink & color style.

Interested in working on book/game/card art. I like making art featuring folklore, fantasy, romantic horror.

Portfolio - sygnin.com
Vgen (commissions) - vgen.co/sygnin
Email - sygnin[@]gmail[.]com

art of a female vampire's head looking at the viewer. flowers cover one of her eyes. her dark hair flows upwards and she wears a lace victorian type outfit

art of a silhouetted hooded rider on a horse with horns and red glowing eyes. behind them is a red moon

art of a hunter fighting with a large flying monster that looks like a dragon. based off Monster Hunter game.

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Abigail Kemske 👻🎃🦇 @abigailkemske.bsky.social · 11d

2 proofs in my inbox means 2 new horror stories coming from me later this month IN PRINT!

“The Beast of Boma Road” in @fraidycatpress.bsky.social ‘s Rage issue.

“The Darkness Inside Her” in Harvest the Night: an Anthology of Folk Horror. chthonicmatter.wordpress.com/2025/03/14/t...

Pre-order now!

Harvest the Night

An Anthology of Folk Horror Coming October 2025! > Preorder Paperback or Hardcover via Publisher> FREE if you purchase a 2025 Subscription to Chthonic Matter Quarterly Table of Contents:&#822…

chthonicmatter.wordpress.com

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · Sep 17

If you've submitted anything to us this year you should have a response in your inbox. Please email us if you haven't received a response to your submission.

Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · Aug 19

Hey Jeannie,

No, you didn't miss out. We put this on hold because we're behind on FCQ. 2025 has been a shit year w/ multiple surgeries, concussions, physical therapy, dental work, & a recent family funeral. We've been left reeling and are trying to protect our peace and FCQ's future.

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Robert Helfst is doing the best he can @roberthelfst.bsky.social · Aug 10

I know I'm behind on stuff for @fraidycatpress.bsky.social and for that I'm very sorry. Had some health issues recently and lost my grandfather last week. Promise I'll get back to everyone with responses, contracts, and everything else I owe you all as soon as I can!

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Michael Boulerice @michaelboulerice.bsky.social · Jul 22

Pub day is here! My debut cosmic horror novella FEEDING THE WHEEL is officially out on store shelves and digital marketplaces all over the world. Instead of droning on about how proud I am of this work and how fulfilled I feel as a writer, I'd like to take a sec to thank everybody who made this real

My giant puppy Chad posing with a stack of copies of FEEDING THE WHEEL because he knows every copy sold means more money in the kibble fund

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Die Laughing Magazine @dielaughingmag.bsky.social · Jul 9

Come on in! Take a seat! Can we interest you in a slice of pie?

No?

Fair enough. How about the shiny new cover for Die Laughing Issue 4, with art by the inimitable @galusaurus.bsky.social? Seems like a sweet deal to us.

The full PDF of the issue will be available 7/15, $5 for a download! Yum!

The cover for Die Laughing Magazine Issue 4! The image is of a room with pale, yellow walls, with a framed photo on the wall of a vase of flowers in the back. On a table in the foreground, a slice of furry looking fruit pie with stubby paws and a tail (appearing to be somehow both pie and also a star-nosed mole) sits on a light blue plate. Many of their distinctive noses are visible amongst the pinkish berries. To the left of the plate is a fork, also slightly furry and with tines that look like the claws of the mole.

Cover text follows.
Issue No. 4, July 2025.
Die Laughing Magazine.

A.C. Bauer
Lillie E. Franks
Joelle Killian
Randall Madden
SJ Townend
Rob Walker

Edited by Theodore Hill and Cassandra Daucus
Cover art by Theresa Galusaurus
Interior art by Iseult Murphy.

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · Jul 7

Last day for FCQ general subs for our Rage themed volume. BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and Palestinian authors are able to submit 7/8-7/14.

Send us your weird, cosmic, and literary horror stories of unbridled wrath and ruin!

fraidycatpress.com/submission-g...

#horrorlit #cosmic #shortstories #indieauthor

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · Jul 1

Fraidy Cat Quarterly is open to submissions of flash, short stories, and art for our rage themed issue today! Full guidelines at the link: fraidycatpress.com/submission-g...

#horror #rage #cosmic #weird #shortstories #horrorlit #flashfiction #art #indie

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𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗼🪾🍂 @apexamigo.bsky.social · Jun 30

you are not on my level youre still doing jungle stuff and im underwater and it sucks ass here but theres really cool music

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Robert Helfst is doing the best he can @roberthelfst.bsky.social · Jun 30

Need some horror goodness to wind down your weekend? My story "Momentary Brightness" was produced as a podcast segment on @creepypod.bsky.social ! Very proud of this story and stoked to hear it produced so well here! www.creepypod.com/episodes/202...

#horror #podcast #cosmic

Born of Waste — Creepy

Born of Waste *** Written by: Some Unholy Obscenity *** Momentary Brightness *** Written by: Robert Helfst and Narrated by: Nate DuFort *** Keep Them Fed *** Written by: Tim Brown and N...

www.creepypod.com

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · Jun 21

POLL: Which deal do you prefer when it comes to indie mags?

A: Buy one copy, get one half off

2: Buy two copies, get one free

III: Other (let us know)

We've got some backstock we'd like to move, trying to decide what kind of deal to run.

#indie #smallpress #horrorlit #cosmic #weirdhorror

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · May 9

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Open call for horror novellas coming soon!

#horrorlit

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · Jun 19

We've sent out responses to everyone who's submitted to us prior to today. If you haven't heard from us, please check your spam folder for both of your email accounts (some people included 2 in their submissions) and then query us if you're still not finding it!

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Kaleidotrope @kaleidotrope.bsky.social · Jun 12

I didn’t know this was controversial. Even if reading every submission beginning to end was feasible—without ballooning response times on every one to several months, at least—it wouldn’t be useful. You can tell within a few pages, paragraphs, sometimes even sentences if a story is working for you.

🦇Miss Hell Batkeeper🦇 @mishellbaker.bsky.social · Jun 11

Controversial opinion:

Editors/agents/studios do not have to read your whole story/script to know they don't want it.

You want your thing read. But *they* want to be blown away. It does not take that long to know you aren't blown away.

(My goal in writing is to FORCE people to keep reading. 😈)

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · Jun 8

If we’re talking short stories/micros/poems, TYPICALLY the submitting writer will run with the first acceptance received. It’s a double-edged sword - you shouldn’t sinus sub anywhere you’re not okay with withdrawing from.

Manuscripts work a little differently and have their own complexities.

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · Jun 8

Reminder: simultaneous submissions are 100% encouraged when you're working with us.

No simsub rules should only be used by publishers that make their decision swiftly within a couple of days. To do otherwise reduces author's opportunities.

If you haven't read it yet, why care so much?

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · May 15

We LOVE this piece so much! Thank you for trusting us with your work @marigoldrowell.com !

#art #spooky #horrorlit #indie #artist #horror

marigold 💙🇺🇸💙 @marigoldrowell.com · May 15

👻 Check out my artwork in Volume Five of Fraidy Cat Quarterly, available from @fraidycatpress.bsky.social! 🐈‍⬛ #artistsonbluesky #spookyart #indiepresses

Black and white illustration of creepy birch trees.

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · May 12

Awesome! Glad it got to you. Thank you for digging into some paranoia-fueled madness! We weren’t sure how the overall themed volumes would be received but have been very happy with everyone’s excitement!

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