Cover art for We, The Missing From Arwyn Sherman and Sobelo Books in 2026, WE, THE MISSING evokes the theme of powerlessness as in The Devil All the Time and is reminiscent of the dark world of Constantine. People disappear all the time in Caroline’s fading city. They go off in search of jobs, they follow predatory men, or their addictions swallow them whole. In the last year, the number of missing people has skyrocketed, and Caroline is terrified her unstable, addict mother

One thousand lucky celebrities and influencers receive an email invite to an island music festival that no one has ever heard of, with a mere 24 hours to commit to the unknown or refuse what could be the opportunity of a lifetime. Among them are newly sober nepo baby Cassidy and a codependent model named Edie. It's the party of a lifetime. Until a sudden death turns the festival on its head¿ Or it would, if anyone knew exactly what happened. Those who saw it firsthand suspect

CARNAGE HOUSE ISSUE 11: We want solid entertaining writing. That has to be clearly stated because we are open to gore, extreme horror, splatterpunk, and horror with sexual elements to it. SUBMISSION WINDOW: April 2nd -- May 1st (General Submissions) March 18th -- May 1st (BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ Extended submission Window) WORDCOUNT: 500 -5,000 words PAYMENT: Token $5 Payment LINK TO ORIGINAL CALL WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR: Know we might not read your entire story. We read as long

HATCHING SEASON: A CHARITY HORROR ANTHOLOGY Hatching Season is a horror anthology exploring the terror of infestation — the creeping moment when something unwanted begins to spread. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: June 28th 2026 WORDCOUNT: 2,500--5,000 words PAYMENT: Ebook Contributor copy -- the funds raised will go to Mind charity. LINK TO ORIGINAL CALL WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR: Something is multiplying. Something is nesting. Something is about to hatch. Hatching Season is a horror an

Seen: A Charity Anthology They say that the eyes are the windows to the soul. When you look inside, what might you find peering back? EXTENDED DEADLINE: 12th June 2026 WORDCOUNT: 3,000 – 8,000 PAYMENT: This is a charity anthology. All proceeds will be donated to the World Blind Union, who provide guidance and aid to the blind and visually impaired community. Chosen contributors will receive a complimentary print copy (or audiobook) of the finished anthology. WHAT THEYRE SEE

We are officially getting back into the swing of things, and hot damn, do we have some catching up to do! We're still sorting through all of the ARCs/zine read requests that we've received over the last year and a half-ish, and we've decided there's no better time than now to put out a call for another contributor. Do you love a little thing called... indie horror? Have you been looking for an additional outlet for spreading the good word about the reads that left you checkin

The cover reveal for Damien Casey's upcoming release through Squirm Books -- Summer Camp for Werewolves

TITLE: Weird Surveillance Anthology DEADLINE: March 31st WORDCOUNT: 4k Max PAYMENT: 5 cents per word and a contributor’s copy LINK TO ORIGINAL CALL WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR: Later this year, we’re putting out a surveillance horror/Weird fiction anthology. I’ve loved the stories I’ve solicited and their different approaches to the theme. That said, the book is missing something: a surveillance horror/Weird fiction story that’s at least a little bit about ICE/fascist occupation

Iron Fang Press logo for the Wish You Were Here Anthology information TITLE: Wish You Were Here DEADLINE: May 1st, 2026 WORDCOUNT: under 7k PAYMENT: $30 CAD Paperback Copy LINK TO ORIGINAL CALL WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR: We want your horrifying/spooky/unsettling short stories with the theme of vacations. Stories about packing up the family to drive across country to your favorite childhood theme park. Stories about a trip to a tropical beach or a tour across Europe. Maybe even

Open Call information for the poisoned folktales anthology by Dread House Publishing which is currently accepting submissions

Becky watched The Jester 1 and 2 for the first time - how did YOU feel about these movies?

Introduction: This is a topic that we have wanted to cover for some time, but haven't quite known how to approach because it's actually the culmination of so many educational touchstones we wanted to include. There have been so many debates and controversies over pay rates, indie funding, and "exposure" perks that I didn't know which one to tackle first. Then I remembered, this is a 101. It's an overview. The basics. While each of these topics could be (and likely will be) re

Check out what Becky thought of her first watch of 2024's vacation horror, Get Away, starring Nick Frost and Aisling Bea

It's a new year and a new era for The Sinister Scoop. That is just one of the many, MANY reasons why I am so excited to be back with the 101 series, covering some more creative basics. Today we are covering one of the areas that I personally know the best, formatting. As many of you know, I do freelance formatting to supplement my writing funds. As this is an overview article, I won't be getting into the nitty-gritty here. I won't try to teach everyone formatting in a single

COSMIC HORROR MONTHLY: -Weird and cosmic fiction SUBMISSION WINDOW(S): Jan 1-7 July 1-7 WORDCOUNT: Under 5k PAYMENT: 3 cents per word LINK TO ORIGINAL CALL WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR: We believe that the horror genre’s diversity is its greatest strength, and we wish that viewpoint to be reflected in our story content and submission queues. We are especially interested in hearing from those whose voices are underrepresented in the cosmic/weird. If comfortable, feel free to drop

Sharksquatch is the hero we all want and need! Check out all my thoughts on this new release from Damien Casey.

We have been in a bit of a slump when it comes to giving advice. This is partially because we've been working on big stuff and partially...

This is a Tubi Tuesday review of Vampire's Kiss.

SPOILER WARNING: This review gets into many of the details of Infrasonic, so I highly recommend that you read the book first. You can...

SLUGGER: In general, we are open to all subgenres of horror (dark fantasy, sci-fi, noir all accepted as long as horror plays a central...