Francesca Maria

Hey Emerald City Comic Con! I'm in Artist Alley #F-19. Come by and say howdy!

#ECCC26 #eccc2026 #emeraldcitycomiccon #horrorauthor #horrorcomics

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

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!

LitCrawl 2025 Reading: Dear Janice YouTube video by Francesca Maria

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

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

@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

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.
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Out October 13th!

Man, I love this time of year 🐈

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Build your #horror TBR with these new releases! The Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction - Chinaza Eziaghighala& OghenechovweDonald Ekpeki Little White Flowers – Amber Hathaway Futility - Nuzo Onoh Dreamkiller – Adam Cosco Gateways to Annihilation - Jarret Keene The Second Grave - Jeffrey Burton Gods and Monsters – EE King It Sleeps Below - William F Gray Beneath the Smog – Brian Bowyer How to Survive a Slasher – Justine Pucella winans Chasing Moonflowers – Pauline Chow The Exchange – Mallory McCartney I Kill in Peace - Hunter Shea Indentured - David-Jack Fletcher Wake Up and Open Your Eyes - Clay Chapman The Restless Few - James Watjen Dark Worlds We Wander - Kristin Kirby Black Cat Tales- Francesca Maria & Mark S Causey Secret Lives of the Dead - Tim Lebbon

Build your #horror TBR with these new releases!

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@nuzo.bsky.social @williamfgrayfic.bsky.social
@brianbowyer.bsky.social @writerofweird.bsky.social
@justinepwinans.bsky.social @timlebbon.bsky.social
@paulinechow.bsky.social

Thank you so much for including Black Cat Tales!!

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.

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Ahhh..shucks ;) Thanks guys!

Litcrawl event: THIS AINT YOUR DADDY'S HORROR. Happening Saturday 10/25 8pm - 9pm at Silver Sprocket: 1018 Valencia ST, San Francisco, CA

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!

Still Wish You Were Here: More Adventures in Cemetery Travel A cemetery memoir by the author of 222 Cemeteries to See Before You Die

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!

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

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

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?? 🎇🎉🐈

Doin' the happy cat dance!!!

Did you make your reading?

Love seeing those orange tags!!!

HAPPY BOOK LAUNCH DAY!!

To all the authors, ARC readers, Kickstarter supporters, THANK YOU! You made this dream possible.

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#booklaunch #bookdebut #horroranthology #horrorcollection #darkfantasy #darkfiction #horrorcommnuity #horror #blackcats #blackcat

We just got this phenomenal review from GoodReads reader Aliya Ariani!!

🐈🎉🎇🔥
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#blackcatsrule #blackcatsareawesome #blackcat #blackcatanthology #booklaunch #horroranthology #horrorshortstories #horrorpoems #darkfantasy #speculativefiction

So excited!!! 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈

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#blackcattales #horroranthology #horrorshortstories #blackcats #blackcatsrule #blackcatanthology #blackcatpublishing #horrorcommunity

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Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

Black Cat Tales / Meet The Authors / Loren Rhoads and Joanie Brittingham Interview YouTube video by Black Cat Publishing

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...

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…

@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...

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Please join us for our book launch party at the legendary Dark Carnival Books in Berkeley, CA!
Saturday, June 14th, from 2 - 4 p.m.
Join us...meow