Here are a dozen 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.
ergot is a literary website interested in furthering the innovative and experimental tradition in horror.
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:
325 Paying Markets for Short Stories, Poetry, Nonfiction
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 $25.00.
Three Crows Genre: Nonfiction and art. Dark and weird fantasy, horror, and sci-fi, with complex characters making morally ambiguous decisions. Payment: 0.01$/word up to $50 per piece for nonfiction. $50 for 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 cents 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.
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.
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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.
Midnight Bites. Genre: Horror. Two themes: Carnivale/Carnie Horror and Medical Horror (For this one, I’m not looking for body horror or stories derived from illness; rather, I’m seeking submissions that address the horror that is the medical care system.) Word Count: 10K – 25K words (firm) Payment: $50.
Madness Heart Trigger Warning Anthology. Genre: "The grossest, most violent, most genuinely upsetting stories in your arsenal." Theme: Curses. The minimum word count is 1500. Payment: $10. Deadline: September 30, 2022.
Three Crows Genre: Nonfiction and art. Dark and weird fantasy, horror, and sci-fi, with complex characters making morally ambiguous decisions. Payment: 0.01$/word up to $50 per piece for nonfiction. $50 for 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 cents 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.
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.
Infinite Worlds/Infinite Horrors. Genre: Science fiction, horror between 1500–5000 words in length. Payment: 8 cents/word. Also accepts art.
ergot seeks fiction and hybrid work under 10k words that pushes out the boundaries of what literary horror is and what it might become. Payment: $25.
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