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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
November 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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FCQ7 is our rage-themed volume and features excellent writing by:
@kayv.bsky.social
@nicholeon.bsky.social
C.O. Davidson
@abigailkemske.bsky.social
@alexhoeft.bsky.social
C. Lenz
@corriehaldane.bsky.social
@jdlskie.bsky.social
@nicowritesbooks.bsky.social
Myra Stephenson
Rachel Desiree Felix
November 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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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!

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#horrorlit #cosmic #shortstories #indieauthor
July 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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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
July 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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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.
May 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Open call for horror novellas coming soon!

#horrorlit
May 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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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
May 8, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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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.
May 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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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
May 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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New volume. New swag.

Get yours today:

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April 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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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 !

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#bookbundle #horrorlit #shopsmall #smallpress #indie
Fraidy Cat Quarterly volume 1 through 4 lined up against a wooden table.
April 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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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

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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.
April 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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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
April 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Preorder our upcoming fifth volume and save!

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#indie #horror #paranoia #preorder #smallpress
April 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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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!

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#art #artists #mixedmedia #spooky #horror #indie
April 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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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
April 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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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

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April 2, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Our six year old asked so we answered! Silly spooky madlibs for kids coming soon!
April 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Very excited to announce our noblebright fantasy companion to our flagship literary cosmic horror publication! Details and ruff timeline coming soon!
April 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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FCQ Vol 5 is coming soon! Featuring tales of #paranoia and self-doubt by @hktenebrae.bsky.social @jduckwriter.bsky.social @mrjumpcut.bsky.social @mcardlejeanne.bsky.social P.S. Nissim @jacobstevenmohr.bsky.social Frances Castaneda & @czwrites.bsky.social

#indie #horrorlit #coverreveal #cosmic
April 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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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
January 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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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"
January 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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We’re now on @horrortree.bsky.social ! Check us out: horrortree.com/taking-submi...

#opencall #callforsubmissions #horrorlit
December 31, 2024 at 4:18 PM
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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
December 30, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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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!

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#indie #horrorlit #horror #freefiction #shortstory
December 26, 2024 at 6:29 PM