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thefugitivesaint · 7 months

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''The Second Bedside Book of Strange Stories'', 1976 Source 'Tis almost "spooky season" so let the early festivities begin.

#Book dust covers #book cover art #horror anthologies #skulls #book covers #cover art #horror fiction

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wrongpublishing · 4 months

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Increase Your Literary Body Count in 2024

by Mathew Gostelow.

"In my slut era," I whispered, sending the story out on its ninth simultaneous submission.

At the most recent count, I wrote 60-odd things in 2024 and submitted them a total of 202 times in all. 42 of them were published in some form. Along the way, I racked up 90 rejections. All in all, I published somewhere around 44,000 words in 2023.

I was whoring my stories all over, like some sort of village bike made of ink and shamelessness. I spent a year subbing sluttily. I had a blast doing it too. I got a fair few publications under my belt, made new friends, and learned some lessons as well. Here’s just a few of them…

Change horses midstream

I’ve discovered I work best when I’m juggling multiple projects at once. It sounds counter-intuitive and I guess it might not work for everyone, but I reckon everyone should try it.

The idea is to have several stories on the go at one time. Three feels ideal. I find that I will inevitably run out of steam on a piece – my interest or focus always flags at some point. Switching to something new acts as a vital palate-cleanser. I’m able to return to each project afresh, bringing new energy and perspective thanks to the time I spent away.

Follow the fun

Don't be afraid to mix it up. Move out of your comfort zone.

If your latest flash isn’t quite working, why not rewrite it as a poem? Or mash it together with another half-finished piece and see what happens. In a longer piece, it’s okay to jump straight to the scene that's exciting you in that moment. Fill in the gaps and the preamble later.

Try things out. Write flash, write microfiction, write a poem. Seen a shiny prompt? Go for it. Plunge into a genre that you'd normally avoid. You might have fun, you might learn something. You might even end up with a story worth submitting.

Lean into your weird

I'm not saying you're weird, but… you’re totally weird. The way you tell stories is uniquely yours. You understand the world through the filter of your own personal experiences. And you express those observations in wonderfully idiosyncratic ways.

One thing this prolific year taught me is that I love my writing more when I delve into those quirky parts of me. It could be sharing an oddly-specific fear in a horror story, or playing with words in a way that feels pleasing and musical to me.

Putting those unusual parts of yourself out into the world can be scary, but it's also fun. And I've found that readers and editors seem to respond to it as well.

Sim-subbing is addictive - but tread carefully

Simultaneous submissions are great. Is that one mag taking a bit long to decide on whether they want you piece? Send it somewhere else. Feel those sweet endorphins coursing through your veins. Oh yeah. That’s the stuff.

Here’s what I learned from a year of very heavy simultaneous submissions: Send a piece out to as many places as you like – but only if you're equally happy with ever possible outcome. That’s the important bit.

If you have your heart set on a specific home for a story then for gawd’s sakes don't sub it anywhere else until they have decided. Otherwise you risk tying yourself in knots if/when one of the lesser mags accepts it before your dream publisher has decided.

Play fast and loose!

Themed calls are great. They can be inspiring, sparking fresh ideas in our minds. Or help us to see our existing stories in a new light. But here’s what I learned this year: don’t be afraid to come at the theme from an obtuse angle.

Editors must get tired of reading 50 different permutations of the same story. Your off-kilter take could be just the breath of fresh air they're looking for.

And if you have a story already written when a call comes along and it feels like it's close-ish to what they're looking for, then you should throw it in the mix. What have you got to lose?

A true story from this year:

I had a story accepted after misunderstanding what a themed call was all about. I didn’t read the instructions carefully enough and subbed the wrong thing. I realised immediately after pulling the trigger and considered withdrawing my piece. For some reason, though, I didn't. (Slut era!) The editors saw something in my story and accepted the piece.

Moral: Don’t slavishly follow the theme. Go crazy.

Dilute the sting

Rejections can hurt, especially if you have your sights set on a specific magazine or anthology. But you know what helps? Rebound sex. Er… I mean, rebound submissions. Get that same piece back out there. Heck, send it to two places. Go crazy. You get closure by moving on. Also, the more you submit, the more rejection notches you get on your bedpost. And you know what, after a while you’ll find it starts to sting a lot less.

So there you go. Lessons from a promiscuous wordmonger. Why not try to up your literary body count in 2024? You might like it. Repeat after me: “Slut era”.

Mathew Gostelow (he/him) is the author of two collections; See My Breath Dance Ghostly, a book of speculative short stories (Alien Buddha Press) and Connections, a flash fiction chapbook (Naked Cat Publishing). He has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, and Best Microfiction. @MatGost

#essay #submissions #writing #writers #writing advice #literary submissions #lit mags #publishing advice #publishing #horror anthologies

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linseymiller · 5 months

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hello yes do you like horror short stories and creepy houses?

because the cover for the anthology i'm in next year just dropped

A dance to the death. A girl who’s just as monstrous as H.H. Holmes. A hallway that’s constantly changing―and hungry. All of these stories exist in the same place―within the frame of a particular house that isn’t bound by the laws of time and space. Following in the footsteps of dark/horror-filled YA anthologies like His Hideous Heart and Slasher Girls and Monster Boys , and Netflix’s ground-breaking adaptation of The Haunting of Hill House , this YA speculative fiction anthology explores how the permanence of a home can become a space of transition and change for both the inhabitants and the creatures who haunt them. Each story in the anthology will focus on a different room in the house and feature unique takes on monsters from a wide array of cultural traditions. Whether it’s a demonic Trickster, a water-loving Rusalka, or a horrifying, baby-imitating Tiyanak, there’s bound to be something sinister lurking in the shadows.

goodreads link here

instagram link to cover reveal here

#horror anthologies #the house where death lives #spoiler alert: my story? it's about grief i know we're all shocked

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authorjacobfloyd · 1 month

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Women in Horror Month Interview #09: Angelique Jordonna

Though I am not familiar with Angelique’s work, I have spoken with her on occasion and found her to be a very pleasant and friendly individual. I know she stays busy with her own work, anthologies, and her work at PsychoToxin Press. I was glad to be able to interview her for my blog. When was the moment you decided to you wanted to be a writer and what caused it? I’ve always been a reader. Most…

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lawrencedagstine · 9 months

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Wicked Shadow Press: "Flashes of Nightmare" - Flash Fiction Anthology

It’s the year of the nightmare. First, my story collection from Dark Owl, The Nightmare Cycle. Now, from Wicked Shadow Press, Flashes of Nightmare. And boy do I love the wraparound cover art for this one. Kind of has a Fatal Frame aesthetic to it (if you are familiar with that horror game franchise). I will put ordering links for print and digital versions at the very bottom of this blog post.…

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angela-yuriko-smith · 10 months

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Horror Writers Association Scholarships

Horror Writers Association Scholarships are open!

🟢💲 From Authortunities · The Horror Writers Association Scholarships are open to all horror writers from June 1-Aug 1 with a variety of scholarships to assist writers looking to pursue a career as a writer of horror fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. They also offer one endowment to libraries to expand their young adult reading programs. HWA membership is not a requirement. The available…

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#Education for writers #Horror anthologies #horror fiction #horror genre #Horror nonfiction #Horror poetry #Horror Writers Association #Horror Writers Association membership #Scholarships #Young adult reading programs

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brokehorrorfan · 10 months

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Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror will be published on October 3 via Random House. It's curated by filmmaker Jordan Peele, who also provides an introduction and serves as editor with John Joseph Adams.

It features short stories by Erin E. Adams, Violet Allen, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Maurice Broaddus, Chesya Burke, P. Djèlí Clark, Ezra Claytan Daniels, Tananarive Due, Nalo Hopkinson, N.K. Jemisin, Justin C. Key, L.D. Lewis, Nnedi Okorafor, Tochi Onyebuchi, Rebecca Roanhorse, Nicole D. Sconiers, Rion Amilcar Scott, Terence Taylor, and Cadwell Turnbull.

The 400-page book will be available in hardcover, e-book, and audio book. The synopsis is below.

The visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions, curates this groundbreaking anthology of all-new stories of Black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our nation. A cop begins seeing huge, blinking eyes where the headlights of cars should be that tell him who to pull over. Two freedom riders take a bus ride that leaves them stranded on a lonely road in Alabama where several unsettling somethings await them. A young girl dives into the depths of the Earth in search of the demon that killed her parents. These are just a few of the worlds of Out There Screaming, Jordan Peele’s anthology of all-new horror stories by Black writers. Featuring an introduction by Peele and an all-star roster of beloved writers and new voices, Out There Screaming is a master class in horror, and—like his spine-chilling films—its stories prey on everything we think we know about our world... and redefine what it means to be afraid.

Pre-order Out There Screaming.

#jordan peele #horror books #horror anthology #get out #nope #us #black horror #monkeypaw productions #random house #book #gift #horror book #tananarive due #nalo hopkinson #tochi onyebuchi #rebecca roanhorse

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frecklesandpoverty · 2 years

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31 Nights of Halloween Horror: day 21

My choice for yesterday was the newest installment in a series of anthologies, V/H/S/99

I rated this 7/10! Very fun movie! Definitely better than V/H/S Viral was lol. This one has 5 segments within the movie: The Shredding, Suicide Bid, Ozzy’s Dungeon, The Gawkers, and To Hell and Back. Personally, To Hell and Back (especially Mabel the Skull Biter <3) and Suicide Bid were the best clips in this installment. The Gawkers was probably my least favorite. Overall really good though! I enjoyed each short. I definitely recommend this one. Nsfw/Nsfl though lol.

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eseneca · 2 years

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DeadSteam II now available!

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Happy Halloween! Perhaps you would like to indulge the spirit of the season with some fresh horror?

The return of the delightful fusion of steampunk and horror, dreadpunk, with an extra dose of dread, is now available in ebook format! Find my story "Cecilia" therein on page 72. Please enjoy! And if you have not yet checked out the first DeadSteam, my short story "Harvesters" is also featured there as well.

#E. Seneca #Horror #Horror Fiction #Horror Anthology #Horror Anthologies #Grimmer & Grimmer Press #Steampunk #Dreadpunk #Gaslamp #DeadSteam #Indie Anthologies #Indie Publishers #Indie Presses

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zbudgetdirector · 2 years

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Check out this trailer for The Directory’s horror anthology TALES OF THE CURSED. Preorder your blu-ray copy of this homage to old anthologies like CREEPSHOW, TALES IF THE CRYPT & VAULT OF HORROR. Get your copy today👇🏻

#Youtube #horror #horror anthologies #80’s horror movies #horror movies #stop motion

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rhetthammersmithhorror · 2 months

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Perversions of Science | Planely Possible S1.E6 | 1997

#Elizabeth Berkley #George Newbern #Perversions of Science #Russell Mulcahy #horror #horror anthology #90s horror #practical effects #hammersmith horror #kiss me #boo #face reveal #beauty is only skin deep #transformation

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nkjemisin · 10 months

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Well, it's official, and now I can talk about OUT THERE SCREAMING, a new anthology of Black horror that's edited by Jordan Peele. I have a brand-new short story out in this, and I'll be sharing a Table of Contents with Dr. Chesya Burke, Nnedi Okorafor, Cadwell Turnbull, Tananarive Due, P. Djeli Clark, and more!

#out there screaming #jordan peele #horror #black horror #anthology #short stories

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lonelyzarquon · 6 months

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You see that crap? All that horror crap? Things coming out of crates and eating people? Dead people coming back to life? People turning into weeds, for Christ's sake?

Creepshow (1982) dir. George A. Romero

#horroredit #creepshow #george a romero #filmedit #horrorfilmgifs #userbrittany #userscary #classichorrorblog #junkfooddaily #80s horror #mine #my gifs #theeee anthology of all time #love evil leslie nielsen so much

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authorjacobfloyd · 2 months

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WOMEN IN HORROR MONTH INTERVIEW #03: Destiny Eve Pifer

Prior to opening this interview call for WOMEN IN HORROR MONTH, I only knew Destiny from some interactions on Facebook. After reviewing her answers, I am exceptionally honored that she offered to be a part of my little project. I find that she and I share a lot of views and influences. So, Jacob Floyd’s Ghosts and Monsters is happy to bring you this interview. What made you want to become a…

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myfriendpokey · 2 months

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FACE OF THE KILLER

9th and final game in the "Of The Killer" series

available now free gratis @ https://gamejolt.com/games/faceofthekiller/880984

full collection coming April to gamejolt and the series Itchio page https://thecatamites.itch.io/anthology-of-the-killer

THANKYOU

#horror #cartoon #indie games #horror games #of the killer #anthology of the killer #face of the killer #thecatamites

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lawrencedagstine · 10 months

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Cursed Books: "An Ancient Curse" - Anthology of Ancient Curse Stories

My latest short story appearance comes to a “cursed book.” Not just one volume, but two… I’m in the first. Book One is where my story can be found, but I recommend both. I will supply pictures and info below, as well as little book photos to the right-hand side. Culture Cult Press (imprint of Pulp Cult) presents: “An Ancient Curse.” – An anthology featuring stories about ancient curses. My tale,…

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