Sign in

Ira Rat

@eyerarat.bsky.social
681 followers 370 following 138 posts

Author, Publisher, Filthy Loot, Artist. Unrepresented, Unrepentant

PostsRepliesMedia
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Icks now has a page for it on my site, but I moved 8x10 prints to Filthy Loot. This should make purchasing things less complicated and, incidentally, less expensive. Buying these now will help me get the zines out, and upgrade some equipment, so thank you! irarat.com/low-stakes-s...
010
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
L'étranger played Bryon and my new song "Watch the Exits"! Thank you, everyone, for all the support! (Available now on Bandcamp and streaming everywhere except Spotify) www.radiopanik.org/.../show-531...
000
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Mentioned this in a couple of places yesterday; my latest album with Bryon Dudley is out today. I realize that One of Us is tomorrow, but it's Bandcamp Friday, which kind of takes precedence over everything else... But just for a few minutes in the morning. 😉 irarat.bandcamp.com/album/watch-...
irarat.bandcamp.com
Watch the Exits, by Bryon Dudley and Ira Rat
9 track album
000
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
www.iowasource.com/2026/08/26/o... Please share!
iowasource.com
One of Us Horror Book Fair: September 5 in Iowa City - Iowa Source
In case you didn’t know, we are currently in the middle of a literary horror renaissance. According to Nielsen data, horror sales increased 54 percent in 2023 and continue to grow. Based on Amazon sales figures for 2025, horror books experienced the biggest growth of all genres. Here in Southeast Iowa, book-loving horror fans get
011
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
VOTE! I'm thinking about starting a lo-fi site for Talented Perverts, but I don't have room on the FL server. Should I start a NeoCities account or Tumblr? I'm trying to make this low-stakes with the URL talperv because when we used whole words, browser security features exploded. Not sure why... 🤷
010
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Found this on an SD card a few days late. Took it when I went to Authorcon St. Louis in '24. Only a few days late in remembrance.
020
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
irarat.substack.com/p/a-quick-no...
irarat.substack.com
A Quick Note About Reggie Bannister
I grew up in a horror-permissible house.
020
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Don't mind me, I'm just three PSYOPs in a trench coat.
020
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Friends, I'm trying to get the word out about One of Us. Please share.
000
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I did this for me, so grab it or not, it's free! irarat.bandcamp.com/album/parish...
irarat.bandcamp.com
Parish Ray, by ira rat
3 track album
000
Reposted by Ira Rat
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
9 more days until I'm at @bobzbay.bsky.social.
001
Reposted by Ira Rat
Max Restaino @potheadfuckbrain.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Another reminder to grab this highly necessary book if you aren’t familiar with Ira’s work as a writer (what’s wrong with you????)
011
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Recorded a new demo. Even though I have around 100 unreleased. I just felt like putting this one online. 🤷‍♂️ on.soundcloud.com/PhFxMxhDXqSx...
soundcloud.com
Fresh
ira rat works and lives in Ames, IA
030
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
9 more days until I'm at @bobzbay.bsky.social.
001
Reposted by Ira Rat
Skellan-ton (they/he) @stelsadick.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Mom, handing me this envelope: Here's your... Filthy Loot (judgingly) Also, they are so adorably small I could put them in a frame for display. Looking forward to all 3. Fleischerei and Wax and Wane both by @miseryvulture.bsky.social and Endless Now by @eyerarat.bsky.social
Mint green bubble mailer with 'thank you' written on the back in black Sharpie. It's been cut open at the top.A stack of very small books on my knees. From top to bottom: Endless Now by Ira Rat, Fleischerei by Saoirse Ní Chiaragáin, Wax and Wane by Saoirse Ní Chiaragáin. On top of the stack is a flyer and two stickers.
061
Reposted by Ira Rat
Filthy Loot @filthyloot.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I can't tell you how excited I am to be going back to Bobzbay next week! It's one of my favorite bookstores I've ever been to, and I've been to a lot. 🤓
062
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
New collection containing Participation Trophy, and selections from Pacifier and Goddamn Failure. This is a deal so good that you can't pass it up. Or maybe you can, I don't know you.
060
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
When I say a movie “looks cheap and has no payoff” it becomes a pretty Schrödinger-level puzzle if I like it, when you realize how many mumblecore films I’ve rated highly on Letterboxd.
000
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
@littlevillage.bsky.social Reviewed my new album with Bryon Dudley... I think they liked it. littlevillagemag.com/album-review...
littlevillagemag.com
Album Review: Bryon Dudley & Ira Rat — 'City Dead' - Little Village
City Dead by Bryon Dudley & Ira Rat I want to begin by saying that Bryon Dudley and Ira Rat describing their album City Dead as “Zombi Giallo” immediately grabbed my […]
021
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Time for the Literary Nasties. Dark fiction. Weird. Mean. Uncomfortable. The type of fiction that doesn't play well with others. Vote for your favorite work of the year on the Filthy Loot website. Please share. 🥰
02415
Reposted by Ira Rat
Lauren @gramnegativity.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
new @filthyloot.bsky.social haul arrived just in time for halloween, hell yeah
2125
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Do you like poetry? Me neither. Buy my poetry book. 🥰 I’ve been a little facetious about this book since it came out, but it’s two older OOP chapbooks that are some of my favorite poems I’ve written.
060
Reposted by Ira Rat
Joe Koch @horrorsong.blog · 17/10/2025
Finally had a chance to crack open my copy of the @southwestreview.bsky.social horror issue and found my story illustrated by @lumierebelge.bsky.social whose work I've followed for a few years. I'm not sure if the editors knew this; if so, thanks! If not, amazing confluence of energies, thanks!
Southwest Review's current horror issue open to an illustration of a figure that may be either masc or fem, may be running, dancing, or falling, or something else, and whose thoughts are made of _________ .
76312
Reposted by Ira Rat
Joe Koch @horrorsong.blog · 16/10/2025
IT'S ALIVE dl.bookfunnel.com/zum1k2dg9b
dl.bookfunnel.com
Get your FREE copy of We Will Speak Again of the Red Tower
“The ruined factory stood three stories high in an otherwise featureless landscape…” With these words, Thomas Ligotti begins one of the most influential short stories in the canon of horror and weird ...
01811
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Sometimes a review for one of my books pops up, and I go, “Oh yeah, I write.” 🪦 I might have to take my publisher hat off for a few days and finish the story I started last month.
061
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Weird question: I’m driving to PA this week (for VoidCon—be there) and never know if I should just drive until I can’t feel my legs, then find a museum or bookstore to recover… or actually plan the stops. Do people plan their cities ahead of time?
530
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
A surreal coming together of worlds, my music has been played on L'étranger, and now, a piece of a story. 🫶 Nice to be there alongside other people like @jackskelley.bsky.social @houseofvladpress.bsky.social Scab Magazine and Blake Butler! Link below.
121
Reposted by Ira Rat
Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Seriously one of the best horror lit events I've ever been to! Iowans love weird horror!
082
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Thanks again to everyone who came out to One of Us last weekend! If you didn't come, you're just not getting a thank you. Are you? If you're thanks-incentivized, you'll have to remember that for next time.
dailyiowan.com
The One of Us literary fest brings horror fanatics together
As the summer breeze begins to chill, Iowa City residents are prepared for the festivities that come with the fall season. The newest event to the literary community is One of Us, a new festival tailo...
193
Reposted by Ira Rat
GreasyGoat.bsky.social @greasygoat.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Full 5 💀 review of HAIRS by @filthyloot.bsky.social @eyerarat.bsky.social is on. goodreads . The stories included in this collection exemplify what drew me to Iras writing, and has deepened my appreciation of his craft. #💙 #📚🩸 #booksky #horrorsky #hairs #iowa #filthyloot #bookreview
062
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Just got interviewed about ONE OF US. When asked why I'm doing it, I compared myself to George Mallory, who said he climbed Everest "because it was there!" I jokingly said this was "because it wasn't." This... is a lie. I responded by making a "uhhhhhhh" sound like Tina Belcher for 20 minutes.
172
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
A quick reminder Bryon Dudley and I recorded an EP called City Dead, full of lo-fi 70s Italian horror movie-inspired music. It's coming out on cassette soon, and you can order it now from my Bandcamp. irarat.bandcamp.com/album/city-d...
irarat.bandcamp.com
City Dead, by Bryon Dudley & Ira Rat
7 track album
020
Reposted by Ira Rat
Bryan Holm @holmbry.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
@filthyloot.bsky.social Mail Day! Release the Horse, by @matthewmitchell.bsky.social Been waiting for this one.
Release the Horse, by Matthew Mitchell, paperback cover.Release the Horse, by Matthew Mitchell, paperback.
142
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Reason #382 Why I Hate Digital Media: I decided to start linking the previous interviews, etc. on irarat.com I would say for every six that I've done, one still exists... 🤷
irarat.com
ira rat
000
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
TFW, you realize that your zine wasn't on your webpage for god-knows-how-long. If you liked "I Preferred His Underground Stuff," you might enjoy this one... Or not, thems the breaks, it's a poetry chapbook. I'm not going to provide a money-back warranty. 🚬
020
Reposted by Ira Rat
House of Vlad Press/Vlad Mag @houseofvladpress.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Vlad Mag #6 (Part Two): “Bummer Summer,” edited by Brian Alan Ellis, is OUT NOW on the website! New work by @eyerarat.bsky.social (@filthyloot.bsky.social), @malsmart.bsky.social (@maudlinhouse.bsky.social), @budsmith.bsky.social, @formermissnj.bsky.social and others 🦩
0104
Reposted by Ira Rat
Saoirse Ní Chiaragáin @miseryvulture.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Long live @filthyloot.bsky.social
082
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Follow the link on the Filthy Loot website for... a little bit more information.
010
Reposted by Ira Rat
Filthy Loot @filthyloot.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
MIDWEST Horror writers who want to drive to Iowa City to table at a horror event. The entry for the lottery is now open! Even if you have just one book, you're welcome! Look for the previous post, as putting the URL in it might have limited its reach.
064
Reposted by Ira Rat
Filthy Loot @filthyloot.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Horrorists from around Iowa! The lottery is now open! A reminder: we're seeking both established horror authors and publishers, as well as newcomers to the field. As long as you have a book to sell, you're One of US! forms.gle/zbu5c1182JAU... Sharing is caring.
forms.gle
One of Us Lottery
Event Timing: Sept 6, 2025 12-4 p.m. Event Address: Public Space One, Iowa City, IA Contact us at filthylootpress@gmail.com
1811
Reposted by Ira Rat
Valentina Rojas @styxteeth.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
a piece on cannibalism, philosophy, Hannibal (the gay icon of our hearts), and Fleischerei by Saoirse Ní Chiaragáin. open.substack.com/pub/squiggly... @miseryvulture.bsky.social @filthyloot.bsky.social
1103
Reposted by Ira Rat
tRaum Books @traumbooks.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Beautifully written and beautifully disgusting! I loved this anorexia x cannibalism love story from @miseryvulture.bsky.social and the book's design by @eyerarat.bsky.social is great too! You can ding the author for your own copy <333333333
Cover of an erotic cannibalism x anorexia horror love story Fleischerei, by Saoirse Ní Chiaragáin.  Dark rusty red 'German Gothic' esque font against a pink background, with a wound in the shape of a stylized heart in the middle of the cover, and a single drop of blood. The book is palm-sized and neatly fits in your hand!
1126
Reposted by Ira Rat
Valentina Rojas @styxteeth.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
they’re here and they’re perfect 🍒🐁 @miseryvulture.bsky.social @filthyloot.bsky.social
242
Reposted by Ira Rat
Chris Kelso @chris88.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
On Melting makes the Dennis Cooper 2025 Best of (so far) list 🖤 Thanks Tom Over for alerting me to this! @filthyloot.bsky.social denniscooperblog.com/mine-for-you...
093
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
000
Reposted by Ira Rat
Rebecca Gransden @rgransden.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
I test my podcast allergy for Not Worth Living, in a brief island transmission. Many thanks to @eyerarat.bsky.social for running with this one. www.youtube.com/watch?v=29nM... open.spotify.com/episode/6QEI...
133
Reposted by Ira Rat
andrew rivas @andrew-rivas.com · 23/05/2025
I can’t recommend THE ORGANIZATION IS HERE TO SUPPORT YOU enough. The humor is pitch black, the way the organization operates is depressingly relevant as hell, and the cover art by @eyerarat.bsky.social is fucking incredible. Buy this book. (via @weirdpunkbooks.bsky.social)
132
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Every book I write is my final book. Until I come back like a 90s band at Coachella.
020
Ira Rat @eyerarat.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Don't call me goth. It's World Goth Day, and to celebrate, DM me I'll send you a free ePub of my book Participation Trophy.
021