Piqsels: Vincent Price
Here are eleven publications currently seeking horror, dark fiction and fantasy, and anything else that is scary, spooky, disturbing, or unnerving.
I freely admit that horror is not my cup of tea, but there are plenty of people who enjoy having their spines tingled. So, if you write horror, you will have an enthusiastic audience.
All of these publications pay, some quite nicely and none charge submission fees. A few accept reprints, as well as nonfiction articles and poetry. Art is also welcomed. Word counts range from flash fiction to novellas.
For more dark fiction and horror markets see:
Mega-List of Paying Markets for Horror, Dark Fiction and Poetry
Mega-List of Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazines - Paying markets
18 Publishers Accepting Dark Fiction and Horror - No Agent Required
17 Podcasts Accepting (Mostly) Speculative Short Stories - Paying markets
325 Paying Markets for Short Stories, Poetry, Nonfiction
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The Hungur Chronicles. Genre: Horror. Vampires or creatures with vampiric themes. Payment: The payment for original stories is $25.00; for reprints, $12.00. Payment for poems is $5. Payment for illustrations is $8.00. Payment for articles is $10. Payment for cover art is $25.00.
Maelstroms Anthology Genre: All stories must be dark fantasy in some way. You can interpret the theme in any way you wish but your story must be dark and involve the sea in some meaningful way. All stories must be 500-1,000 words in length. Payment: 1 cent per word for original fiction, half that for reprints, and all authors will receive a digital copy of the ebook prior to publication. Open until filled.
Dread Space Anthology Genre: All stories must be dark military sci-fi/military Sci-fi horror in some way. You can interpret the theme in any way you wish but your story must be dark and involve the military sci-fi in some meaningful way. All stories must be less than 1,000 words in length. Payment: .01 per word for original fiction, half that for reprints, and all authors will receive a digital copy of the ebook prior to publication. Open until filled.
Three Crows wants your stories of dark and weird fantasy, horror, and sci-fi, with complex characters making morally ambiguous decisions. Payment: .01 per word. Also accepts nonfiction and art.
White Cat Publishing accepts the following genres: mystery, romance, thrillers, suspense, ghost stories and horror stories (no slasher stories, please), westerns, steampunk and fantasy. Payment: 02 per word. They prefer short stories to be 2,500- 3,000 words in length.
The Dark is an online magazine published monthly. They are seeking Horror and Dark Fantasy 2,000 – 6,000 words. Payment: 6 cents/word for original fiction up to 6,000 words.
The NoSleep Podcast. "We want you to frighten us and mess with our heads, so we in turn can terrify our listeners. We welcome and encourage a broad, diverse range of submissions from all across the horror genre, and can’t wait to read the spine-tingling tales you send us." Payment: $100 for short fiction between 1200 and 2499 words, and $125 for stories of 2500 words and over.
The Common Tongue Magazine is a dark fantasy magazine "aiming to bring cultural and integral voices to fantasy and diversify the genre. We value writers and creators who share our ambitions of supporting the writing community and giving voice to writers who help us better understand the world, society, and our environment." Payment: $0.03/word for original fiction. Accepts flash fiction, short stories, poetry, art, and novellas.
Dark Moon Digest is a quarterly magazine featuring short stories, flash fiction, reviews, and columns. They want fiction reminiscent of The Twilight Zone, Black Mirror, Tales from the Crypt, and Tales from the Darkside. "We want stories with complex characters and ideas spun in ways nobody’s ever conceived. Make our brains hurt. Make our hearts explode with love and terror. Make us fear." Word count: 1.5k—7k. Payment: $0.03 per word for original fiction/$0.01 per word for reprints. Note: Submittable will close every month once they reach 300 submissions, then reopen at the start of the next month.
Dark Recesses is looking for horror/dark fiction pieces between 500 and 5000 words (firm). Payment: 5 cents/word.
Infinite Worlds/Infinite Horrors. Genre: Science fiction, horror between 1500–5000 words in length. Payment: 8 cents/word. Also accepts art.
I freely admit that horror is not my cup of tea, but there are plenty of people who enjoy having their spines tingled. So, if you write horror, you will have an enthusiastic audience.
All of these publications pay, some quite nicely and none charge submission fees. A few accept reprints, as well as nonfiction articles and poetry. Art is also welcomed. Word counts range from flash fiction to novellas.
For more dark fiction and horror markets see:
Mega-List of Paying Markets for Horror, Dark Fiction and Poetry
Mega-List of Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazines - Paying markets
18 Publishers Accepting Dark Fiction and Horror - No Agent Required
17 Podcasts Accepting (Mostly) Speculative Short Stories - Paying markets
325 Paying Markets for Short Stories, Poetry, Nonfiction
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The Hungur Chronicles. Genre: Horror. Vampires or creatures with vampiric themes. Payment: The payment for original stories is $25.00; for reprints, $12.00. Payment for poems is $5. Payment for illustrations is $8.00. Payment for articles is $10. Payment for cover art is $25.00.
Maelstroms Anthology Genre: All stories must be dark fantasy in some way. You can interpret the theme in any way you wish but your story must be dark and involve the sea in some meaningful way. All stories must be 500-1,000 words in length. Payment: 1 cent per word for original fiction, half that for reprints, and all authors will receive a digital copy of the ebook prior to publication. Open until filled.
Dread Space Anthology Genre: All stories must be dark military sci-fi/military Sci-fi horror in some way. You can interpret the theme in any way you wish but your story must be dark and involve the military sci-fi in some meaningful way. All stories must be less than 1,000 words in length. Payment: .01 per word for original fiction, half that for reprints, and all authors will receive a digital copy of the ebook prior to publication. Open until filled.
Three Crows wants your stories of dark and weird fantasy, horror, and sci-fi, with complex characters making morally ambiguous decisions. Payment: .01 per word. Also accepts nonfiction and art.
White Cat Publishing accepts the following genres: mystery, romance, thrillers, suspense, ghost stories and horror stories (no slasher stories, please), westerns, steampunk and fantasy. Payment: 02 per word. They prefer short stories to be 2,500- 3,000 words in length.
The Dark is an online magazine published monthly. They are seeking Horror and Dark Fantasy 2,000 – 6,000 words. Payment: 6 cents/word for original fiction up to 6,000 words.
The NoSleep Podcast. "We want you to frighten us and mess with our heads, so we in turn can terrify our listeners. We welcome and encourage a broad, diverse range of submissions from all across the horror genre, and can’t wait to read the spine-tingling tales you send us." Payment: $100 for short fiction between 1200 and 2499 words, and $125 for stories of 2500 words and over.
The Common Tongue Magazine is a dark fantasy magazine "aiming to bring cultural and integral voices to fantasy and diversify the genre. We value writers and creators who share our ambitions of supporting the writing community and giving voice to writers who help us better understand the world, society, and our environment." Payment: $0.03/word for original fiction. Accepts flash fiction, short stories, poetry, art, and novellas.
Dark Moon Digest is a quarterly magazine featuring short stories, flash fiction, reviews, and columns. They want fiction reminiscent of The Twilight Zone, Black Mirror, Tales from the Crypt, and Tales from the Darkside. "We want stories with complex characters and ideas spun in ways nobody’s ever conceived. Make our brains hurt. Make our hearts explode with love and terror. Make us fear." Word count: 1.5k—7k. Payment: $0.03 per word for original fiction/$0.01 per word for reprints. Note: Submittable will close every month once they reach 300 submissions, then reopen at the start of the next month.
Dark Recesses is looking for horror/dark fiction pieces between 500 and 5000 words (firm). Payment: 5 cents/word.
Infinite Worlds/Infinite Horrors. Genre: Science fiction, horror between 1500–5000 words in length. Payment: 8 cents/word. Also accepts art.
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