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Horror/Dark Fantasy Section Open for Submissions

We are now reading for horror and dark fiction stories.  Send us your tales that are guaranteed to tingle even the numbest spines!  See our “About Us” page for submission guidelines.

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Handy Man by David Landrum

Handy Man by David Landrum “Hey, baby, I’m your handy man.” — From the song, “Handy Man” by Otis Blackwell I’ve always liked the song “Handy Man.”  I like the original version by Jimmy Jones and the...

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Man Murders Wife by Judy Viertel

Man Murders Wife by Judy Viertel I’m running. I stop to retie my shoe, and find myself looking at a young woman’s breasts. She’s walking towards me—I don’t mean to stare, I’m not a lesbian, although...

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Red Letter Day by Tim Reed

Red Letter Day by Tim Reed Today will be a Red Letter day. After writing the title, John smiled grimly and added the following sentence: And that is a deliberate term—red denotes blood and we all know...

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Everything, All At Once, Forever by Michael Wehunt

Everything, All at Once, Forever by Michael Wehunt It seems to rain every time she visits David’s grave. Petra drips a trail from the bus stop into the house and stands in the kitchen, in those empty...

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Eudon by Sean Eads

Eudon by Sean Eads On a spring day in May of 1351, in the village of Castrum Saint Jean, two brothers named Adelard and Henriot saw a boy no older than twelve come from the woods that marked their...

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