2019 Halloween Submission Period

It’s that time of year again and we are now accepting horror submissions up to the week of Halloween. We accept flash fiction, short stories, and horror poems.

Gentlemen, Stand Watch

Closing your eyes won’t get rid of the dark figures of the night.

Hallowe’en, By John Kendrick Bangs

John Kendrick Bangs was born in Yonkers, New York, in 1862. He was a humorist, essayist, and poet.

What’s Going On In There?

Enamored by mysterious machine noises coming from an apartment, our narrator decides to check things out. Only, he might regret what he finds.

Ulalume: A Ballad, By Edgar Allan Poe

“Ulalume” focuses on the narrator’s loss of his beloved due to her death. Poe originally wrote the poem as an elocution piece and, as such, the poem is known for its focus on sound.

Knocks And Shadows

What would you do if you heard a knock coming from behind a door in your house, but you were the only one home?

The Sleeper, By Edgar Allan Poe

Poe praised “The Sleeper” as a “superior” poem. He wrote to an admirer: “In the higher qualities of poetry, it is better than ‘The Raven’.

In Pursuit Of Another

You can run, you can hide, but he WILL find you. And when he does, it’ll be too late.

The Spider Smirks

The spider has a taste for flesh, and only one type will do.

Man In The Mirror

When you see the man in the mirror, it’s already too late.

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