Cursed Morsels

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Minneapolis-based publisher of short horror and Weird fiction. Anti-fascist, anti-capitalist, and pro-queer. Shirley Jackson Award-winning press. Linktree:

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Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· 28d

Updated guidelines for our September food systems horror and Weird fiction open call, which you can find here: cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

AI Policy: Do not submit AI-generated/assisted work. If you do so, I will ban you from future submission calls.

Things I Want: Gripping prose, unplaceable feelings of strangeness, moral messiness, fiction written for adults, nuance, ambiguity. Stories that don’t offer easy catharsis. Queer, anti-capitalist, anti-fascist stories. Given that we’re living in an era of bullshit AI, please, by all means, send in stories that feel misshapen, unmarketable, and weird.

Things I Don’t Want: Stories that lean more into fantasy and sci-fi than horror and Weird fiction (though lighter fantasy and sci-fi elements are welcome!), cannibalism stories, pizza horror stories, stories with Lovecraft-specific IP, YA fiction, preachiness, AI bullshit. Especially AI bullshit.

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· Jul 11

Twin Cities folks: see you TODAY at the Book Fair For Grown Ups, 11 am to 7 pm at the State Fair Grandstand. We even have early copies of Under a Malevolent Eye for anyone who shows up!

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· Jul 8

We'll be tabling at four book events in the next five months. Hope to see you there!

Book Fair for Grown Ups
July 11th, 11am to 7pm, MN State Fair Grandstand
St. Paul, Minnesota
One of Us Horror Book Fair
September 5th, 12pm to 4pm, Public Space One
Iowa City, Iowa
Bloodcurdling Book Bash
October 17th, 11am to 6pm, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bloomington
Bloomington, MN
Twin Cities Book Festival
November 7th, 10am to 5pm, Union Depot
St. Paul, Minnesota

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· Jun 26

Charlene Elsby fans, rejoice! Elsby's Under a Malevolent Eye contribution is a strange, philosophical story about a surveillance agent becoming dangerously obsessed with the person they're tasked with observing. Here's a preview! Preorder the anthology: www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/unde...

Reflections From Day 19 Surveilling Christie Tonkin
Charlene Elsby

In front of my face are the screens, but I have not taken on their perspective. I see through them to the devices that broadcast the images to me. The images are two-dimensional, but I see them in three. I do not believe it is an inference but a direct perception of three-dimensionality I do not reconstruct but rather intuit directly, using the screens as media, but all the while she is, and never does she appear to me otherwise than alive.
She is the subject.
Technically, she is the object, the object of all my perceptions, of my thoughts as well, of my imagination. She is what I have taken on as project and as purpose, the key to my fulfillment and promotion within the agency. She is all that they said she was and all I could ever hope she would be. Either one of us could ruin me.

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· Jun 25

Another story teaser to whet your appetite for paranoid, dark, strange horror. @spocksbrain.bsky.social 's Operation Metro Surge story, "Eyes Don't Melt," featured in Under a Malevolent Eye. Now available for preorder.

Eyes Don’t Melt
By Meagan Kane

Eyelids burst open along Anna’s arms. She scratches at a red clump of lashes growing in thick just below her elbow; puts the kettle on. Her phone buzzes. A helicopter buzzes overhead to match, wet rotary blades grinding the air. Cars honk in the distance. She strains her ears. Fetches her eye kit. She has to ignore the screams a couple of streets away until the water boils, so she plays catch-up with group chats instead; sets the text-to-speech reader going as a safety measure, in case she misses an eye fluttering to life.
You’re reading the Occupation Observation Alert Chat. Today is Day 472 of the ongoing invasion of our city by the federal government—
Does anyone know how to get rid of the eyes for good?
Yesterday we saw multiple incidents where feds posed as observers in an attempt to aid abductions. Refer to the cryptpad link in the description for best practices regarding fed-walker detection—

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· Jun 23

For the duration of Prime Days, our ebooks will all be 99¢ through our online store! If you like short horror and Weird fiction with an anticapitalist, antifascist, queer perspective, behold our cheap treasure trove of incredible books and zines: www.cursedmorselspress.com

For the duration of Prime Days, all ebooks will be 99 cents through our online store. https://www.cursedmorselspress.com. Anti-Prime Sale. Graphic also depicts a guillotine.

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· Jun 18

TODAY ONLY: the Gore Poetics ebook is only 99 cents through the Cursed Morsels store. Perfect for fans of strange, transgressive, erotic, literary, queer horror--lots of adjectives for a collection that's doing LOTS! www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/gore...

A fraternity massacre births rewritten history, a supernatural entity, and a survivor obsessed with both. Two bog bodies ponder their star-crossed love. A chronically ill house consumes its unwilling, equally unwell tenant. A housewife discovers she's made of several million ticks—but only after they leak from her new nipple piercings.

The stories in Gore Poetics explore intimacy and annihilation through visceral, wet prose. Samir Sirk Morató makes a name for themself as a master of strange, erotic, and transgressive horror in this stunning debut collection.
Order TODAY
https://www.cursedmorselspress.com

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· Jun 16

Still seeking the right title for our upcoming food systems horror and Weird fiction anthology (submissions open in September).

Bart Simpson writing on the chalkboard "I will not title the Cursed Morsels food systems horror/Weird fic anthology "Harm to Table."

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· Jun 12

Let's get paranoid, y'all! Preorder Under a Malevolent Eye, a surveillance horror and Weird fiction anthology featuring stories by Meagan Kane, Charlene Elsby, Joe Koch, Cynthia Gómez, Briar Ripley Page, Eric Raglin, Zin E. Rocklyn, and Mae Murray. www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/unde...

A black-and-white collage of security cameras, grainy images, and an eye shooting a beam down at someone running. The title text is distorted, like something you’d see on a messed-up VHS tape: Under a Malevolent Eye edited by Eric Raglin

Surrounding the cover is text that gets progressively more red and urgent saying "THERE ARE EYES EVERYWHERE." The background behind the cover and this text is an image of eyes.

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· Jun 11

Goodreads users can add the book to their TBR here: www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...

Graphic reads:
PREORDER TODAY

A plague of eyes descends upon a fascist-occupied city. After a woman gets an illegal abortion, her period-tracking app threatens to turn her in. A government agent becomes dangerously obsessed with the person they're tracking. When a call center worker fails to meet her quotas, a mysterious entity vows to ruin her life.

Under a Malevolent Eye collects eight horror and Weird fiction stories that explore how our lives fall apart under inescapable surveillance. Featuring Meagan Kane, Charlene Elsby, Joe Koch, Cynthia Gómez, Briar Ripley Page, Eric Raglin, Zin E. Rocklyn, and Mae Murray.
https://www.cursedmorselspress.com

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· Jun 11

COVER REVEAL AND PREORDER ANNOUNCEMENT! Under a Malevolent Eye, our surveillance horror and Weird fiction anthology, comes out August 18th. You can preorder it from our store using the links in this thread. But first thing's first--check out @spicycloaca.bsky.social's fabulous cover design!

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· Jun 9

Twin Cities friends: we'll be tabling at the Book Fair for Grown-Ups this July! The first ten people who buy a ticket with the code CURSED23 get 50% off the entrance fee. Can't wait to see you there!

Flyer for Book Fair for Grown-Ups. July 11th, 2026. 11 am to 7 pm. Minnesota State Fair Grounds. Over 240 bookstores, authors, publishers, and makers. Food trucks and craft beer. QR code takes you to the ticket site.

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· Jun 4

Queer up your horror reading this Pride Month by going to www.cursedmorselspress.com

Image of Dr. Gideon from Resident Evil Requiem looking over at Leon Kennedy in a sinister, slightly homoerotic way.

The text reads as follows:

Me checking to make sure your Pride Month reading list is queer as hell
Need a little help?
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Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· May 29

Announcing the full table of contents for our upcoming summer release, Under a Malevolent Eye! Featuring @cynthiasaysboo.bsky.social, @flameswallower.bsky.social, @charleneelsby.bsky.social, @horrorsong.blog, @ericraglin1992.bsky.social, @spocksbrain.bsky.social, @zinrock.bsky.social, & Mae Murray.

UNDER A MALEVOLENT EYE, our upcoming
surveillance horror and Weird fiction anthology,
will feature these fabulously paranoid stories:

“I Spy” by Cynthia Gómez
“Burden of Guilt” by Briar Ripley Page
“Reflections from Day 19 Surveilling Christie Tonkin” by Charlene Elsby
“In Sickness and In Hell” by Joe Koch
“Rest Not, For You Have Scarcely Toiled” by Eric Raglin
“Eyes Don’t Melt” by Meagan Kane
“Paper Dolls” by Mae Murray
“Baby Maker” by Zin. E. Rocklyn

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· May 29

I've decided this movie theater bathroom (see quoted post) is what happens when Backrooms and Sadia Bies' cover for Lupus in Fabula have a baby.

A person in boxers hunched over the bathroom sink with a wolf coming out of their back. The bathroom is green tiled and painted green, and the perspective is slightly warped. The blood comes out pink, and the title text of this book cover matches that same pink.

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· May 27

📣ZINE BUNDLE GIVEAWAY📣 With our Batshit LinkedIn Posts issue in mind, enter this giveaway by quote-posting the wildest thing a LinkedIn-pilled boss/manager/loser has ever said to you. The winner receives a free physical zine bundle (*US shipping only*)!

Cursed Zine Bundle #4 covers, featuring Batshit LockedIn Posts, Cursed Concerts, Monstrous Dating Profiles, Cunty Horrors, and Nightmare Grifters

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· May 26

TODAY ONLY: The Writhing, Verdant End paperback is $9.99 in our online store--a $5 discount! If you enjoyed Green Fuse Burning and Carnalis by @tiffmorris.bsky.social, you'll dig the dark, queer, ecological strangeness of her stories here. www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/the-...

The cover of The Writhing, Verdant End, featuring a skeleton clutching binoculars and looking out upon ghoulish, writhing animals in the foreground.

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· May 24

In the Cursed Morsels store, you can spend $29 to get 10 full-length ebooks and 24 digital zines! All queer, anti-fascist, and anti-capitalist short horror and Weird fiction for your reading pleasure/displeasure. Snag THE WHOLE SHEBANG! www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/the-...

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· May 22

In the strange and sad Twilight Tide, Samir Sirk Morató tells the story of a woman whose husband contacts her from deep beneath the sea. Read it here in The Dark, and if you dig it, pick up Samir's book Gore Poetics, which collects this story and many others: www.thedarkmagazine.com/twilight-tide/

The cover of Gore Poetics, featuring a painting of glistening intestines with two black pearls at the center.

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· May 20

Things you'll find in our new zine bundle: -A multimedia artist sampling a snuff film and imprisoning the victim's soul. -An essay about a particularly cunty slasher movie. -A literally monstrous walking red flag on a dating app. -Much more! www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/curs...

Five zines: Batshit LockedIn Posts, Cursed Concerts, Monstrous Dating Profiles, Cunty Horrors, and Nightmare Grifters

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· May 17

Interested in the digital bundle (also going to help Emma)? Snag it here for only 99 cents: www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/curs...

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· May 14

It's been a while since we last did a press introduction post. Welcome, new followers! Thanks for reading our books and zines! #reading #books #horrorfiction #weirdfiction #queerfiction www.cursedmorselspress.com

A horror and Weird fiction press for people who love short stories, hate cops and landlords, feel most at home with queer sickos, long for strangeness and ambiguity, and support DIY publishing.
https://www.cursedmorselspress.com

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· May 10

See you TODAY from noon to four at Odd Mart in Minneapolis! We'll be tabling with horror and Weird fiction books, zines, and Pokémom cards for Mother's Day. Come talk horror, snag your next read, and celebrate scary moms!

Graphic says Cursed Morsels at Odd Mart Minneapolis, MN Noon to 4 PM today (Mother's Day!)

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· May 9

We're at OddMart in Minneapolis this Sunday from 12 to 4 pm! We'll be selling books, of course, but because it's Mother's Day, we'll also be giving away monstrous Pokémom cards. Come visit us!

A Pokemom card depicting a woman with a soccer ball for a head kicking someone's decapitated, bloody head into the air.

Text:
Cleatania
100
HP
Van Snacks
Add an energy of choice to one basic Pokémom.
Running Kick 40
Flip a coin. If heads, opponent’s active Pokémom is benched. A Pokémom of opponent’s choice comes into play.

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· May 8

One more author announced for our upcoming surveillance horror and Weird fiction anthology! Mae Murray's story is a DARK "laugh so I don't cry" kind of story. Y'all are gonna love it.

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· May 5

Minneapolis horror and Weird fiction fans! We'll be at OddMart this Sunday from noon to 4, slingin' queer, anti-fascist, anti-capitalist short stories. Come hang with us! #minneapolis #mpls #twincities

A graphic of Cursed Morsels horror and weird fiction anthologies, including Antifa Splatterpunk, Shredded, Bitter Apples, No Trouble at All, Why Didn't You Just Leave, and The Writhing, Verdant End.

A graphic of our single-author short story collections, including The Nightmare Box and Other Stories, Lupus in Fabula, Shaky Pictures of Vanished Faces, and Gore Poetics.

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· Apr 30

Sort our your next few months of weird, queer, anti-fascist, anti-capitalist horror reading by buying our WHOLE SHEBANG bundle. It includes ten ebooks and nineteen digital zines for only $28. Yes, you read that right! #horrorfiction #weirdfiction #reading www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/the-...

The covers of Antifa Splatterpunk, Shredded, Bitter Apples, No Trouble at All, Why Didn't You Just Leave, The Nightmare Box, Lupus in Fabula, Shaky Pictures of Vanished Faces, The Writhing, Verdant End, and Gore Poetics. Plus 19 cursed zines. $28 for the Whole Shebang.

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· Apr 26

"Gorgeous and gagworthy, Gore Poetics is a patchwork of tragedies. Intermittent quiet moments lulled me into a false sense of security...only to slap me with a miasma of psychological horror laced with rank viscera." -Shrike on Goodreads www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/gore...

The cover of Gore Poetics, which has a painting of what appears to be glistening intestines and two black pearls positioned at the center.

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· Apr 22

Ecohorror fans: don't miss our Earth Day sale! www.cursedmorselspress.com

Graphic depicts the cover of The Writhing, Verdant End floating in space near the Earth. Text reads, "Earth Day Sale. $9.99 paperback. 99 cent ebook. Weird ecohorror by Corey Farrenkopf, Tiffany Morris, and Eric Raglin. https://www.cursedmorselspress.com."

Cursed Morsels@cursedmorsels· Apr 22

Happy Earth Day! While The Writhing, Verdant End might not offer the most hopeful vision of Earth's future, weird ecohorror fans will find these stories compelling, challenging, and chilling. Today, the paperback is only $9.99 and the ebook is 99 cents in the Cursed Morsels store!