Francesca Maria
@writerofweird.bsky.social
Horror Author / Publisher / Cat Slave / Haunted House Survivor / They Hide: Short Stories to Tell in the Dark / Black Cat Chronicles / Black Cat Tales (6/13/2025)
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So after trying all the social medias and ditching X, I'm trying to rebuild my #horrorwritercommunity.
A little about me, I'm a #horrorwriter, #comicbookcreator and #publisher and co-chair of SF #HWA chapter, love supporting other horror writers. Drop me a line, let me know what you're working on
A little about me, I'm a #horrorwriter, #comicbookcreator and #publisher and co-chair of SF #HWA chapter, love supporting other horror writers. Drop me a line, let me know what you're working on
Join us this weekend at the #FANEXPOSANFRANCISCO2025!
We'll have a table setup in Artist Alley (upstairs) and will be hosting a lively panel discussion on Black Cat Chronicles, Saturday @ 6 p.m. in Room 2000.
We hope to see some familiar faces!!
#blackcatcomics #blackcattales #blackcatpublishing
We'll have a table setup in Artist Alley (upstairs) and will be hosting a lively panel discussion on Black Cat Chronicles, Saturday @ 6 p.m. in Room 2000.
We hope to see some familiar faces!!
#blackcatcomics #blackcattales #blackcatpublishing
November 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Join us this weekend at the #FANEXPOSANFRANCISCO2025!
We'll have a table setup in Artist Alley (upstairs) and will be hosting a lively panel discussion on Black Cat Chronicles, Saturday @ 6 p.m. in Room 2000.
We hope to see some familiar faces!!
#blackcatcomics #blackcattales #blackcatpublishing
We'll have a table setup in Artist Alley (upstairs) and will be hosting a lively panel discussion on Black Cat Chronicles, Saturday @ 6 p.m. in Room 2000.
We hope to see some familiar faces!!
#blackcatcomics #blackcattales #blackcatpublishing
Reposted by Francesca Maria
Photos from the amazing HWA Bay Area chapter's LitQuake reading at Silver Sprocket! I highly recommend checking this comic shop out next time you're in SF. With @morbidloren.bsky.social, @benmonroe.com, @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social, @writerofweird.bsky.social, & @fredwiehe.bsky.social!
October 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Photos from the amazing HWA Bay Area chapter's LitQuake reading at Silver Sprocket! I highly recommend checking this comic shop out next time you're in SF. With @morbidloren.bsky.social, @benmonroe.com, @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social, @writerofweird.bsky.social, & @fredwiehe.bsky.social!
I had the pleasure of reading my short story, Dear Janice at this year's AMAZING #LitCrawl2025 in San Francisco with talented members of the HWA Bay Area chapter: @morbidloren, @pronouncedlahra, @demonicfrolic, @fredwiehe and Ben Monroe!
youtu.be/Gnrjc9FoFic
youtu.be/Gnrjc9FoFic
LitCrawl 2025 Reading: Dear Janice
YouTube video by Francesca Maria
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October 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I had the pleasure of reading my short story, Dear Janice at this year's AMAZING #LitCrawl2025 in San Francisco with talented members of the HWA Bay Area chapter: @morbidloren, @pronouncedlahra, @demonicfrolic, @fredwiehe and Ben Monroe!
youtu.be/Gnrjc9FoFic
youtu.be/Gnrjc9FoFic
Got another #rejection letter today. That makes 3 in the last month. But hey, that meant I finished some work I'm proud of and sent it out into the world. But this one stung a bit... so I treated myself to a lovely walk along the beach and a black cat manicure! Onwards and upwards.
#writerlife
#writerlife
October 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Got another #rejection letter today. That makes 3 in the last month. But hey, that meant I finished some work I'm proud of and sent it out into the world. But this one stung a bit... so I treated myself to a lovely walk along the beach and a black cat manicure! Onwards and upwards.
#writerlife
#writerlife
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@realgdt.bsky.social's FRANKENSTEIN is a haunting Gothic masterpiece. I was lucky enough to attend a 35mm screening of the film at Hollywood's Egyptian Theater with @ruthiewrites91.bsky.social, & it was an exquisitely beautiful adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel.
October 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
@realgdt.bsky.social's FRANKENSTEIN is a haunting Gothic masterpiece. I was lucky enough to attend a 35mm screening of the film at Hollywood's Egyptian Theater with @ruthiewrites91.bsky.social, & it was an exquisitely beautiful adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel.
Let's go #Monterey!
Sacred Hallows Halloween Con
Here til 5 pm at the Red Lion Inn.
#horrorcon #halloweencon
Sacred Hallows Halloween Con
Here til 5 pm at the Red Lion Inn.
#horrorcon #halloweencon
October 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Let's go #Monterey!
Sacred Hallows Halloween Con
Here til 5 pm at the Red Lion Inn.
#horrorcon #halloweencon
Sacred Hallows Halloween Con
Here til 5 pm at the Red Lion Inn.
#horrorcon #halloweencon
Black Cat Chronicles Vol 1 available for pre-order!
True tales of terror narrated by a mystical black cat:
The Greyfriars Cemetery, Alaska's Port Chatham, Invasion Antarctica, Portland's Underground ... proving that truth is indeed, scarier than fiction.
a.co/d/i4to1De
Out October 13th!
True tales of terror narrated by a mystical black cat:
The Greyfriars Cemetery, Alaska's Port Chatham, Invasion Antarctica, Portland's Underground ... proving that truth is indeed, scarier than fiction.
a.co/d/i4to1De
Out October 13th!
October 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Black Cat Chronicles Vol 1 available for pre-order!
True tales of terror narrated by a mystical black cat:
The Greyfriars Cemetery, Alaska's Port Chatham, Invasion Antarctica, Portland's Underground ... proving that truth is indeed, scarier than fiction.
a.co/d/i4to1De
Out October 13th!
True tales of terror narrated by a mystical black cat:
The Greyfriars Cemetery, Alaska's Port Chatham, Invasion Antarctica, Portland's Underground ... proving that truth is indeed, scarier than fiction.
a.co/d/i4to1De
Out October 13th!
Man, I love this time of year 🐈
#authorsignings
#authorreadings
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#halloweenevents
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#horrortalks
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#horrortalks
October 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Man, I love this time of year 🐈
#authorsignings
#authorreadings
#halloweenreadings
#halloweenevents
#horrorwriter
#horrorauthor
#horrorcomics
#horrortalks
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#horrorcomics
#horrortalks
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Build your #horror TBR with these new releases!
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@brianbowyer.bsky.social @writerofweird.bsky.social
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@paulinechow.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We're so thrilled Black Cat Tales made the Halloween Chills and Thrills list by IngramSpark! You can order now at a discount at bookshop.org.
#curatedindie
#ingramsparkauthor
#ingramspark
#horroranthology
#blackcattales
#blackcatsrule
#halloweenpicks
#halloweenbooks
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#blackcatsrule
#halloweenpicks
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#halloweenreads
#halloween
October 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
We're so thrilled Black Cat Tales made the Halloween Chills and Thrills list by IngramSpark! You can order now at a discount at bookshop.org.
#curatedindie
#ingramsparkauthor
#ingramspark
#horroranthology
#blackcattales
#blackcatsrule
#halloweenpicks
#halloweenbooks
#halloweenreads
#halloween
#curatedindie
#ingramsparkauthor
#ingramspark
#horroranthology
#blackcattales
#blackcatsrule
#halloweenpicks
#halloweenbooks
#halloweenreads
#halloween
Reposted by Francesca Maria
Bay area horror fans! Join me, @writerofweird.bsky.social, @morbidloren.bsky.social, @benmonroe.com, @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social, and @fredwiehe.bsky.social for a spooky story hour at @silversprocket.net during #LITCRAWL on Sat October 25th, 8pm! Spookiness shall ensue!
October 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Bay area horror fans! Join me, @writerofweird.bsky.social, @morbidloren.bsky.social, @benmonroe.com, @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social, and @fredwiehe.bsky.social for a spooky story hour at @silversprocket.net during #LITCRAWL on Sat October 25th, 8pm! Spookiness shall ensue!
I just backed Still Wish You Were Here: More Adventures in Cemetery Travel on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/lor...
Just a few more days left!
Just a few more days left!
Still Wish You Were Here: More Adventures in Cemetery Travel
A cemetery memoir by the author of 222 Cemeteries to See Before You Die
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August 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I just backed Still Wish You Were Here: More Adventures in Cemetery Travel on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/lor...
Just a few more days left!
Just a few more days left!
My creepy listicle flash piece is now up on @crystal_lake_publishing Patreon page. It's about a little girl giving advice or more aptly, warnings about growing up in a haunted house to her unborn sister....I might know a little about that...
www.patreon.com/posts/134396...
#creepy #flashfiction
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#creepy #flashfiction
Mystical Listicles Entry 13 of 17: “To Baby Samantha from your Big Sissy Cara, Age 6 1/2” by Francesca Maria | Crystal Lake
Get more from Crystal Lake on Patreon
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July 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
My creepy listicle flash piece is now up on @crystal_lake_publishing Patreon page. It's about a little girl giving advice or more aptly, warnings about growing up in a haunted house to her unborn sister....I might know a little about that...
www.patreon.com/posts/134396...
#creepy #flashfiction
www.patreon.com/posts/134396...
#creepy #flashfiction
Thank you Barnes & Noble Gilroy for hosting our Black Cat Tales book signing yesterday with author A.H. Plotts and editor Mark Causey! We had a blast! 🐈⬛🖤🐈⬛🖤
June 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Thank you Barnes & Noble Gilroy for hosting our Black Cat Tales book signing yesterday with author A.H. Plotts and editor Mark Causey! We had a blast! 🐈⬛🖤🐈⬛🖤
Wait - what is happening right now?? 🎇🎉🐈
June 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Wait - what is happening right now?? 🎇🎉🐈
Doin' the happy cat dance!!!
June 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Doin' the happy cat dance!!!
Love seeing those orange tags!!!
HAPPY BOOK LAUNCH DAY!!
To all the authors, ARC readers, Kickstarter supporters, THANK YOU! You made this dream possible.
🐈⬛🖤🐈⬛🖤🐈⬛🖤🐈⬛🖤
#booklaunch #bookdebut #horroranthology #horrorcollection #darkfantasy #darkfiction #horrorcommnuity #horror #blackcats #blackcat
HAPPY BOOK LAUNCH DAY!!
To all the authors, ARC readers, Kickstarter supporters, THANK YOU! You made this dream possible.
🐈⬛🖤🐈⬛🖤🐈⬛🖤🐈⬛🖤
#booklaunch #bookdebut #horroranthology #horrorcollection #darkfantasy #darkfiction #horrorcommnuity #horror #blackcats #blackcat
June 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Love seeing those orange tags!!!
HAPPY BOOK LAUNCH DAY!!
To all the authors, ARC readers, Kickstarter supporters, THANK YOU! You made this dream possible.
🐈⬛🖤🐈⬛🖤🐈⬛🖤🐈⬛🖤
#booklaunch #bookdebut #horroranthology #horrorcollection #darkfantasy #darkfiction #horrorcommnuity #horror #blackcats #blackcat
HAPPY BOOK LAUNCH DAY!!
To all the authors, ARC readers, Kickstarter supporters, THANK YOU! You made this dream possible.
🐈⬛🖤🐈⬛🖤🐈⬛🖤🐈⬛🖤
#booklaunch #bookdebut #horroranthology #horrorcollection #darkfantasy #darkfiction #horrorcommnuity #horror #blackcats #blackcat
We just got this phenomenal review from GoodReads reader Aliya Ariani!!
June 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We just got this phenomenal review from GoodReads reader Aliya Ariani!!
June 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
geni.us/blackcattales 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈
#blackcatsrule #blackcatsareawesome #blackcat #blackcatanthology #booklaunch #horroranthology #horrorshortstories #horrorpoems #darkfantasy #speculativefiction
#blackcatsrule #blackcatsareawesome #blackcat #blackcatanthology #booklaunch #horroranthology #horrorshortstories #horrorpoems #darkfantasy #speculativefiction
June 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
So excited!!! 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈
geni.us/blackcattales
#blackcattales #horroranthology #horrorshortstories #blackcats #blackcatsrule #blackcatanthology #blackcatpublishing #horrorcommunity
geni.us/blackcattales
#blackcattales #horroranthology #horrorshortstories #blackcats #blackcatsrule #blackcatanthology #blackcatpublishing #horrorcommunity
June 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
June 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Reposted by Francesca Maria
I have a story coming out next week in this amazing anthology. Editors @writerofweird.bsky.social and Mark Causey invited me to come talk with them about it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpsN...
Black Cat Tales / Meet The Authors / Loren Rhoads and Joanie Brittingham Interview
YouTube video by Black Cat Publishing
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June 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I have a story coming out next week in this amazing anthology. Editors @writerofweird.bsky.social and Mark Causey invited me to come talk with them about it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpsN...
@cemeterydance.bsky.social!! 😺
"This anthology is perfect for cat lovers, because even in the stories they might not personally connect with, they will recognize those weird, furry creatures we share our lives with. Highly recommended."
www.cemeterydance.com/extras/revie...
"This anthology is perfect for cat lovers, because even in the stories they might not personally connect with, they will recognize those weird, furry creatures we share our lives with. Highly recommended."
www.cemeterydance.com/extras/revie...
Review: Black Cat Tales: An Anthology of Black Cats edited by Francesca Maria and Mark S. Causey
Black Cat Tales: An Anthology of Black Cats edited by Francesca Maria and Mark S. Causey Black Cat Publishing (June 13, 2025) Reviewed by David Niall Wilson This anthology does a couple of rare thi…
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June 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
@cemeterydance.bsky.social!! 😺
"This anthology is perfect for cat lovers, because even in the stories they might not personally connect with, they will recognize those weird, furry creatures we share our lives with. Highly recommended."
www.cemeterydance.com/extras/revie...
"This anthology is perfect for cat lovers, because even in the stories they might not personally connect with, they will recognize those weird, furry creatures we share our lives with. Highly recommended."
www.cemeterydance.com/extras/revie...
June 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM