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Frost Zone Stories
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Submissions are now closed for Frost Zone Stories books 3&4.
Thank you to all who've sent in a story! We'll have a response for you as soon as possible. 🖤🥶
Image is a pale blue rectangle with the words: FROST ZONE - in white letters, below this: STORIES inside a pale green oval, and below: SUBMISSIONS CLOSED.
November 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN from the Frost Zone! 🎃

Some tricky sweets & lovely treats have been landing in the inbox, but there's still time to get your story in for consideration, too.
Frost Zone Stories Books 3 & 4 subs open until Nov01 (that's tomorrow!)
www.frostzonestories.com/p/submission...
Vintage Halloween postcard: a skeleton holding a Jack-O'Lantern in one hand, a walking stick in the other, walks alonside a graveyard filled with slanting grave stones. A church with glowing clock, a bright yellow moon, and a few bare trees loom in the background. The word Halloween is at the top, centre-right of the postcard.
October 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Submissions open soon! Oct18-Nov01. Stories 1200-4k, read anonymously so please remove identifying info from story and file name. See details in the submission guidelines on website.

#litmag #shortstories #quiethorror #darkfiction
image: top FROST ZONE in white, below this S T O R I E S in an oval shape with light green background, below that - Submissions open October 18 - November 01 for 2026 books 3&4. Bottom: four book covers displayed left to right: Frost Zone Stories Book 1, next black cover with words BOOK 3 spring 2026, then Black cover with BOOK 4 autumn 2026, last Frost Zone Stories Book 2.
October 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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The 2025 issues: book 1 & book 2 side by side. Twenty-one authors of short stories in total.
Next month submissions will open for books 3&4
#litmag #quiethorror #darkfiction #shortstories #literaryhorror #originalfiction #micropress
Digest-sized paperback books of Frost Zone Stories 1 & 2. Book 1 on the left, pale blue with a distressed purple French door - an author name on each window pane: Elizabeth Guilt, Katie Marie, Stephen McQuiggan, Odin Meadows, Micah Castle, Lena Ng, Marc Ruvolo, Kristal Stittle, Amelia Gorman, James Owens. A skeleton hand reaches from behind the door, a zombie squirrel in lower left looks up at door, vines down each side of cover. BOOK 2: an abstract canopy of purple and green maple leaves with a portal-like B&W section in the centre above a path, a skeletal figure wearing a raggedy black dress points to the path. Each cover has the title at the top, white type in black banner Frost Zone , below this STORIES in an oval shape. The author names for book 2 are on the back of the paperback (down the side of cover on the eBook version): Jenny Hart, Diane Dooley, Malcolm Timperley, Camden Rose, Nick Young, MIchael Penncavage, Kay Hanifen, D.THomas Minton, Ken Foxe, Ann Wuehler, Maureen O'Leary
September 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Now available, Frost Zone Stories, book 2.
Happy publication day to the authors of these eleven frosty tales. 🖤🥶
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Cover of Frost Zone Stories, book 2: Background is an abstract design of purple and green maple leaves with a portal-like section in the middle being black and white, beneath is a path. A skeletal figure with long purple and black hair, wearing a raggedy black dress, points a bony finger toward the path. Title is in banner at the top: Frost Zone Stories, small type above this: Book 2 on the left and Autumn, 2025 on the right.
September 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Closing the TOC for book 2 - which will be available in 4 days - is @maureenow.bsky.social Maureen O'Leary's chilling tale "The New Winter" - something is roaming the neighbourhood...
#litmag #quiethorror #shortstories
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Frost Zone Stories 2 cover on the left: purple and green canopy of maple leaves/b&w in the centre, under which is a path. A skeletal figure in black raggedy dress points down the path, Frost Zone stories banner at the top. To the Right: ...She cursed the neighbourhood tomcat that must have marked her car in the night, and she figured the defroster was making the print seem bigger than a man's hand... "The New Winter" by Maureen O'Leary Frost Zone Stories book 2 - Autumn 2025
September 5, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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A woman inherits a small house by the ocean, and she is visited by a stranger in "Eustacia and the Shadow" by Ann Wuehler.
Frost Zone Stories, book 2 will soon be here.
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Frost Zone Stories book 2 cover on the left, to the right text reads: ...Of course, she did not leave any instructions on dealing with the other inhabitants of Sprite House..."Eustacia and the Shadow" by Ann Wuehler Frost Zone Stories book 2 - Autumn, 2025
September 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Will a fraudulent psychic be served her just desserts? Read about it in "Madame Zenobia's Final Séance" by Kay Hanifen.
Frost Zone Stories book 2.
Pre-order the eBook for just .99c
Print book will be available Sep08.
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#shortstories #litmag #horrorfiction #quiethorror
Frost Zone Stories cover on left (a skeletal figure in raggedy black dress points down a path beneath a canopy of maple leaves). To the right, text reads: ...wealthy patrons ... were difficult to come by, so women like her took everything they could before their marks became wise to the trick... Frost Zone Stories book 2 - Autumn, 2025
August 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Each story in Frost Zone Stories book 2 is paired with an old-school pencil sketch/spot illustration. Here is a peek at "Fourteen Faces to Eternity" by Michael Penncavage - a punchy tale of grief.
open book, on left a portion of pencil-sketch/spot illustration shows a woman slumped over with closed eyes and appears to be a wound on head, with shattered glass behind her, right-hand page shows part of story title, author name, and a few lines of story. A 2nd copy of the print book is on top of the page. Second image: Book cover on the left, Story title and author name on the left, along with text: ...It has to be Saturday. No later. While everything is fresh. While everything is new... Frost Zone Stories book 2 Autumn, 2025
August 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Foraging for mushrooms in the woods - a peaceful, solitary excursion until one hears a whispering voice...
“Spore” by Nick Young in Frost Zone Stories book 2.
The eBook is only .99c for pre-order.
Print book will be available September 08.

#shortstories #quiethorror #litmag

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Frost Zone Stories book 2 cover on the left. To the right text reads: ...Mushrooms most highly prized for their subtle texture and earthy, slightly smoky flavor imparted by their origins in the wild...
August 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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If you've seen one mall, you've seen them a--
What is up (& down) with those escalators? Read "Her Smile" by ‪Camden Rose in Frost Zone Stories book 2. pre-order the eBook (& paperback at B&N) now, releasing Sep08.
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#shortstory #quiethorror #litmag
Frost Zone Stories book 2 cover on the left, text on the right reads: ...My fiancée walks faster, I admire her agility, the way she is motivated, even if that motivation is to get away from me... "Her Smile" by Camden Rose Frost Zone Stories book 2 - Autumn, 2025
August 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Frost Zone Stories book 2 brings you some hiking horror with "Witch Hunt" by @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social - set in the Scottish Highlands, in winter.
pre-order the eBook now at a reduced price of .99c (see info in comments).
Paperback will be available in September.
Frost Zone Stories 2 book cover on the left, text on the righ reads: ...Out there in that never-ending space all you hear is the wind... "Witch Hunt" by Malcolm Timperley. Frost Zone Stories book w - Autumn, 2025 Pre-order the eBook now at a reduced price of only .99c
August 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Patience struggles to live up to her name, watching all her humans through the years..."Patience, With All Things" by @dianedooley.bsky.social is the 2nd story in book 2. Pre-order link in comments, only .99c.
#horrorfiction #shortstory #quiethorror #litmag
cover of Frost Zone Stories book 2: canopy of purple and green maple leaves black in white in centre above forest path. A skeletal figure points toward the path. Text to the right: ...Up until I disappeared into Mother's pocket, I had been expecting to be buried alive... "Patience, With All Things" by Diane Dooley Frost Zone Stories book 2 - Autumn, 2025. Pre-order at the reduced price of .99c
August 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Frost Zone Stories book 2 will be here in September. The opener in this TOC tells about a short getaway on the canal enjoyed by four friends, and a big black dog...
“Wet Dogs and Wednesdays” by Jenny Hart.

#shortstories #litmag #quiethorror #writingcommunity #indiepublishing

(pre-order link below)
front cover of Frost Zone Stories book 2 shows a canopy of maple leaves: purple and green, with a black and white section in the centre - below which winds a path. A skeletal figure points a bony figure toward the path. Text on the right: ...The dog was chewing on something dragged from the canal, as he expanded across the cabin floor... “Wet Dogs and Wednesdays” by Jenny Hart Frost Zone Stories book 2 - Autumn, 2025
July 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Frost Zone Stories Book 2 will arrive September 8th!
Eleven dark and dreadful tales for your reading pleasure 😨
Pre-order price is only .99c
link in comments to purchase; more retailers to be added soon (if you don't want to order from Am*zn)
eBook cover for Frost Zone Stories Book 2: a background of maple leaves in purple and green, with black & white leaves in the centre above a twisting path. A skeletal figure with long purple hair, and wearing ragged black dress points one bony finger down the path, inviting you to ..go there. Authors listed on right: Jenny Hart, Diane Dooley, Malcolm Timperley, Camden Rose, Nick Young, Michael Penncavage, Kay Hanifen, D. Thomas Minton, Ken Foxe, Ann Wuehler, and Maureen O'Leary. Pre-order now at the reduced price of .99 cents.
July 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Summer Solstice is wonderful, but...
We know that autumn isn't that far off. 🍂🍁🎃

Releasing in September is Book 2 of Frost Zone Stories, featuring new short stories by 11 authors.
#shortstories #horrormag #quiethorror #Canadianpublisher
June 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Frost Zone Stories Book 2 will be here in September, but have you read Book 1?
The eBook is currently on SALE for only $0.99 at KOBO, PAYHIP, and (soon) Kindle.
(Link is below in comments)
#quiethorror #shortstories #horrormag #darkfiction
cover of Frost Zone Stories Book 1. Text to right of image reads: 10 unsettling tales of the unexpected, the chilling, the dreadful, and the strange. Available to order now in eBook or Paperback. The word eBook is circled in red, with an arrow pointing to: $0.99 sale at select retailers.
June 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Frost Zone Stories Book 1 available now!
10 horror tales from 10 amazing authors.
See link in comments to purchase a paperback or eBook.

#litmag #digestsize #paperback #horrorfiction
close-up of Frost Zone Stories book 1 paperback book - 2 copies side by side, one showing the front cover one the back. Front: Door with 10 windows upon each is an author name, A mutilated squirrel gazes up at the door through its red eyes, while standing on a skull amongst plants and mushrooms, and one door hinge which fell to the ground. Back: Text in a box describing book, two skeleton hands rise from the box and frame a rounded rectangle sign reading - stories (above this are the words Frost Zone).
March 16, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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Happy publication day to the authors in Frost Zone Stories Book 1! Also, a shout-out to our wonderful readers
@collyleonard.bsky.social
and
@melodyemcintyre.bsky.social

Link is in comments to the places where the eBook or paperback may be ordered.
#litmag #horror #quiethorror #shortstories
Frost Zone Stories Book 1 book cover. Text on the right: 10 unsettling tales of the unexpected, the chilling, the dreadful, and the strange. Available to order in eBook and paperback. Frost Zone Stories book 1 - Spring 2025
March 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Frost Zone Stories Book 1 is only days away now. It closes with "Talitha" by James Owens; an immersive tale of grief. Why not order early at a lower price? (Links in comments).
#horrorfiction #quiethorror #litmag #print #darkfiction #griefhorror
a free-standing door with 10 windows, upon each is the name of an author. Circled is the name James Owens. "Talitha" Our daughter comes back from the dead. Again...Read this and nine other short stories in Frost Zone Stories book 1 - Spring 2025
March 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Frost Zone Stories book 1 will soon be here. "Give Them to Your Daughters" by Amelia Gorman tells the tale of a woman, a deal at the crossroads, and a special daughter.
Book cover: a door with 10 windows, names on each, circled name is Amelia Gorman. "Give Them to Your Daughters". I swear he didn't even see the precious teeth on her tiny, tidy fingertips...Read this and nine other stories in Frost Zone Stories Book 1 -spring 2025
March 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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In Kristal Stittle's story "Dear Soulmate" someone is writing a lovely letter. There's nothing wrong with that...right?
Available March 13th
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Frost Zone Stories cover, a door with 10 windows, an author name in each. Circled name: Kristal Stittle. "Dear Soulmate" I always know when you've had a good run because you sing in the shower on those days... Read this and nine other short stories in Frost Zone Stories book 1 - Spring 2025
March 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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"Goblin Red" by Marc Ruvolo @marcruvolo.bsky.social is set in an eerie landscape of soaring ancient sandstone hoodoos, where strange things are sure to happen - especially as the sun sets...
Available March 13th. Pre-order from Kobo or Frost Zone Press. #horror #litmag
A door with 10 windows, upon each is an author's name. Circled name: Marc Ruvolo. Text to right: Marc Ruvolo "Goblin Red". The hoodoos looked like a petrified mob of animals and men, a thousand weathered statues frozen in time...Read this and nine other stories in Frost Zone Stories book 1 - Spring 2025
March 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Lena Ng brings us a gothic tale of grief and estranged family in "The Fall of the House of Vogel" in Frost Zone Stories Book 1. Pre-order available, and release date is March 13th.

#horrorfiction #shortstories #gothichorror #darkfiction
A free-standing door with 10 windows, upon each is an author name. Circled is the name Lena Ng. Text: Lena Ng The Fall of the House of Vogel. I felt her prescence befoer I saw her...Her voice was the purr of a witch's black cat... Read this and nine other short stories in Frost Zone Stories book 1 - Spring 2025
March 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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"Petals...soft white. Vibrant ivory...I felt compelled to join them..." Included in Frost Zone Stories Book 1 is "Floral Predicament" by Micah Castle @micahcastle.com
Pre-order available direct from Frost Zone Press (paperback) or Kobo (eBook).
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Book cover, free-standing door with author names in each of 10 windows. Circled name: Micah Castle. Text: Micah Castle "Floral Predicament" Flames became daffodil yellow...the stars weren't stars but POLLEN...Read this and nine other short stories in Frost Zone Stories book 1 - spring 2025
March 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM