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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

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

Valentine’s Day sale image of a bloody heart featuring 14% off all single issues and ebooks of Fraidy Cat Quarterly

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

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

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

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

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

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 · 01/07/2025

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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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Its preview o’clock! In “The Neighbor’s Baby” @mrjumpcut.bsky.social takes readers on a fast and furious ride of second-guessing concern for a family you don’t really know. #smallpress #indie #horrorlit #preview #paranoia #shortstory #horror

First page of “The Neighbor’s Baby” by Aaron Lindenthaler.

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

fraidycatpress.com/submission-g... Open call for horror novellas coming soon! #horrorlit

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Sneak preview, part two! @jduckwriter.bsky.social explores family commitments, loneliness, and self-deception at a shady government facility in the cosmic-tinged “Threshold” in FCQ5. #indie #horrorlit #smallpress #cosmic #paranoia

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Sneak peek of the brilliant opener of Fraidy Cat Quarterly Volume 5! @hktenebrae.bsky.social weaves a brilliant story of gaslighting, deception, madness, & identity in “The Girl in the Mirror,” a fantastic tale of cosmic horror. Have you gotten yours yet? #horrorlit #shortstory #smallpress #indie

First page of “The Girl in the Mirror” by H.K. Tenebrae in Fraidy Cat Quarterly Volume 5.

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

First batch of FCQ 5 orders heading out to lucky readers and awesome contributors today. Did you order yours yet? #indie #smallpress #horrorlit #cosmichorror #paranoia #gaslighting #shortstory #creepy

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

New volume. New swag. Get yours today: fraidycatpress.com/product/frai...

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Our year 1 bundle is a great way to catch up, including "Cogs in the (War) Machine" from Raluca Balasa in FCQ2, which was recently shortlisted for BRAVE NEW WEIRD VOLUME 3 from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social ! fraidycatpress.com/product/fcq-... #bookbundle #horrorlit #shopsmall #smallpress #indie

Fraidy Cat Quarterly volume 1 through 4 lined up against a wooden table.

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

We're shipping out orders tomorrow, which makes it the perfect day to snag a copy of our latest volume, or subscribe for the year and save on your favorite cosmic horror fix! #IndiePress #cosmichorror #horror #horrorlit #smallpress fraidycatpress.com/product/fcq2...

Cover of Fraidy Cat Quarterly Volume 5: Paranoia on a wooden tabletop. The cover is in black and white and features a single light in a dark room.

The back cover of Fraidy Cat Quarterly Volume 5: Paranoia against a wooden tabletop.

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

We’re looking for more great horror stories to share with the world! Send your stories of growing horrors, rage filled shrieks, and gnawing despair to round out our 2025 publication schedule! Full details available at fraidycatpress[dot]com. #horrorlit #cosmichorror #opencall #submissions #author

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Preorder our upcoming fifth volume and save! fraidycatpress.com/product/frai... #indie #horror #paranoia #preorder #smallpress

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

We want to shocase your art in our upcoming volumes! We are always open to black and white art submissions that are spooky and free of AI! We've published digital art, collage, watercolor, ink sketches, and more! fraidycatpress.com/submission-g... #art #artists #mixedmedia #spooky #horror #indie

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

New in the Fraidy Cat Shop! Year one bundles, 2025 FCQ subscriptions, and preorders for volume 5! Annual subscriptions are a great way to support our authors & help us achieve our goal of increasing payment to $0.02/word in 2026! #indiehorror #smallpress #merch #buydirect #bundle #discount #book

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Sorry to say that we're not starting noblebright fantasy or spooky madlib publications (yet). But we are tripling down on independent cosmic horror! We're open for submissions through April 7th! #indiehorror #shortstory #indieauthor #cosmic #growth #rage #art fraidycatpress.com/submission-g...

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Our six year old asked so we answered! Silly spooky madlibs for kids coming soon!

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Very excited to announce our noblebright fantasy companion to our flagship literary cosmic horror publication! Details and ruff timeline coming soon!

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Today is our last day for general submissions! Hope to see your story for our paranoia cosmic horror volume! fraidycatpress.com/submission-g... #callforsubmissions #horror #paranoia #horrorlit #literaryhorror

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

We're open for submissions now through 1/7! Send us your paranoid, obsessive cosmic horrors! Guidelines are here: fraidycatpress.com/submission-g... #shortstory #art #horror #literaryhorror #horrorcommunity #cosmichorror #paranoia #growth #rage #gnaw #callforsubmissions #opencall

Promo image for Fraidy Cat Press of a spotlight in a dark room with text reading "Step Into The Light. Submissions are open. - Fraidy Cat Press"

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

We open for submissions at 12:01 AM January 1st! We cannot wait to kick off our second year with some great new scares from you all out there! #opencall #horrorlit #indie #indieauthor #shortstory #horrorcommunity #cosmichorror #weirdhorror #submissions #horrorart

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Guess what? The Fraidy Cat editors found one more present at the back of the indie tree for you to open! Check out "Unwrapped" by Ryan Marie Ketterer for free on our site now! fraidycatpress.com/unwrapped-by... #indie #horrorlit #horror #freefiction #shortstory

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

May your fires be warm, your reading be scary and may you all be home safe in your own universe for the holidays. Check out "Home Safe" by L.R. McGary during your restful holiday afternoon. fraidycatpress.com/home-safe-by... #horror #shortstory #alienabduction #indie #freestory

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

We hope your winter evening is winding down peacefully, perhaps w/ a family board game? Check out this #horror #shortstory perfect for the holidays involving winter break, siblings, chess, & groceries - "Endgame" by Penny Durham is #free to read online now! fraidycatpress.com/endgame-by-p...

A shadowed chessboard with overlaid text in orange reading "Endgame" in a brush stroke font and "By Penny Durham" in a white script font.

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

First free horror story for Christmas is up now! Check our "Hosts and Travelers" by Maxwell Marais from Fraidy Cat Quarterly: Volume 1 today! fraidycatpress.com/hosts-and-tr... #horror #shortstory #ligthhouse #coral #travel #indie

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Get your copy of Volume 4 here: fraidycatpress.com/product/frai... Definitely one of our best looking volumes of year one! And full of some haunting stories perfect for winter reading! #indie #horror #horrorcommunity #smallpress

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Fraidy Cat Quarterly Volume 3 & 4 are shipping out to a lot of lucky readers tomorrow! We’re going to have to get another bin soon! Be sure to get caught up on our latest releases! #indiepublishing #horrorcommunity #cosmichorror #smallpress

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Congrats to Jennifer Lee Rossman on her upcoming colllection “Allosaurus in Wonderland and Other Stories from Avalonia” with From Beyond Press! You can check out her story “The Huldra” in Fraidy Cat Quarterly: Volume 1! #shortstories #smallpress

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

We're exceedingly proud of all of the authors and stories we've published in year one! And we're excited to announce the following stories we've nominated to the Pushcart Prize for consideration! @riawritten.bsky.social @jenlrossman.bsky.social @collyleonard.bsky.social #indie #horror #publishing

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Time to do a capitalism! Save up to 30% off your favorite Fraidy Cat books, ebooks, tshirts, crewnecks, and more. Includes preorders! Sale runs through EOD Monday! #blackfridaysale #smallbusinesssaturday #cybermonday #latestagecapitalism #indiehorror #fraidycatquarterly

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

We're placing our first bulk order early next week to make sure we can get FCQ3 copies to everyone before the holiday. Order today & save $3 over Amazon & support an #indie #horror publisher! Hit the link and order direct! fraidycatpress.com/product/frai... #folkhorror #religioushorror #shortstory

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

FCQ3 features tales of folk and religious horror, of possession and obsession. Preorder your copy of our first supersized volume direct and save! fraidycatpress.com/product/frai... #horror #indiepublishing #preorder #folkhorror #religioushorror #cosmichorror #possession #obsession #indiehorror

Fraidy Cat Quarterly Volume 3 standing amongst dirt on an eerie train track.

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

Now through October 31, save 31% on your order through our site! That means t-shirts, tote bags, books, ebooks, and even preorders for Volumes 3 and 4 are cheaper than they've ever been before! #CatTax - Carmella is #Halloween ready! fraidycatpress.com/shop/ #indie #horror #preorder #sale #merch

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 25/09/2024

FCQ Volume 2 proof is here and she looks wonderful! Can’t wait to melt some faces with this awesome collection of #indie #horror stories. Your can preorder yours now at fraidycatpress.com! #indiepublishing #cosmichorror #weirdhorror #bodyhorror #preorder #buynow

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 24/09/2024

"Cogs in the (War) Machine" from Raluca Balasa is a dark tale of desertion, fanaticism, & obsessive transformation set amongst the Roman Legions. If you've ever watched Gladiator and wished it had some layers of supernatural horror, this is the story for you! #horror #indie #preorder

Photo of author Raluca Balasa with excerpt from her story "Cogs in the (War) Machine" published in Fraidy Cat Quarterly Volume 2.

Excerpt: "Sweat slithered down Otho's sides as he marched after the Dacian soldiers with his wrists tied behind his back. He had heard many rumours about King Decebal of Dacia, and not one of them was pleasant."

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 24/09/2024

You want #bodyhorror? We've got body horror! Caleb Weinhardt's "Foreign Body" traps readers in a uniquely horrifying cage by asking a simple question: what if the worst thing that could happen to you would be to survive? #indiehorror #authorspotlight #horror #preorder

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 20/09/2024

You can and should look forward to reading "The Jackalope" from Emlyn Dornemann in Fraidy Cat Quarterly Volume 2! This story features magicians, dancers, and antlers in a melancholy movement that is shocking and beautiful in its transformation. #indiehorror #tocreveal #sneakpreview #horror

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 19/09/2024

We're excited to present "Taken In" by the one and only Ria Hill @riawritten.bsky.social in Fraidy Cat Quarterly Volume 2. This dark tale of obsessions, devotion, and love lost due to transformation sets the tone for this collection.

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

Coming soon: Fraidy Cat Quarterly Volume 2. Preorder a copy and get the latest and greatest indie cosmic horror in your hands for less. You can snag a copy at our new, lower prices here: fraidycatpress.com/product/frai... #cosmic #indiehorror #horror #preorder

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and we were #4,852,854! #indiehorror #cosmichorror #horror

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 05/07/2024

General submissions close at Midnight tonight! Send us your bad dreams and night terrors! - Flash (400-1500 words) - $10/accepted piece - Short stories (1501-8000 words) - $20/accepted piece - Black and white art - $10/accepted piece (submit up to 5!) #horror #opencall #submissions #shortstory #art

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

Submissions open for Fraidy Cat Quarterly Volume 2 in one week! Send us your eerie and unsettling stories, your night terrors and bad dreams. #horror #opensubmissions #litmag #indie #publishing

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