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Deadline: August 15th, 2017 Payment: Contributor's Copy Note: Reprints Accepted The first anthology of Gehenna & Hinnom will be published in late-September of 2017. It will feature only the most disturbing and horrifying body horror tales readers have ever read. The challenge is up to you, the authors. How strange is your narrative capable of being? How morose is your prose? How in touch are you with the macabre? WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR: We are seeking stories for this anthology that are of a Cronenberg-style theme. If you don’t know who David Cronenberg is, we suggest watching clips or the entire length of films such as Videodrome, The Fly, and Scanners. Genres can meld together. Science fiction, horror, weird fiction, cosmic horror, fantasy, all of these are acceptable as long as the stories don’t deviate from the body horror nature of the anthology. As defined by Wikipedia, BODY HORROR, BIOLOGICAL HORROR, ORGANIC HORROR OR VISCERAL HORROR IS HORROR FICTION IN WHICH THE HORROR IS PRINCIPALLY DERIVED FROM THE GRAPHIC DESTRUCTION OR DEGENERATION OF THE BODY. SUCH WORKS MAY DEAL WITH DECAY, DISEASE, PARASITISM, MUTATION, OR MUTILATION. WHAT WE’RE NOT LOOKING FOR: Absolutely no erotica. This is non-negotiable. Nothing political, unless it is satire. Uses of rape, necrophilia, etc., are allowed though be very careful with these themes. If it is not integral to the plot, or if it is clearly gratuitous, your story will be rejected. We want to provide a certain amount of quality for our readers. This is an adult-aged anthology, but please be professional and technical with your writing. Stories that are not proofread and have mistakes that would be avoidable with a single read-through WILL be rejected. DEADLINE: AUGUST 15TH, 2017 PAYMENT: UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE UNABLE TO PAY OUR AUTHORS AT THIS TIME SINCE WE ARE A NEW, EVOLVING COMPANY. HOWEVER,...

Deadline: August 15th, 2017 Payment: .003 Cents per Word. $5 minimum and $25 maximum payments and contributor's copy GREETINGS FROM THE ETHER, The second anthology of Gehenna & Hinnom will be published in late-November of 2017. It will feature only the most speculative, intriguing, and mind-enhancing science fiction stories readers have ever read. The challenge is up to you, the authors. How in depth is your grasp of the rapidly evolving technological advances? How well could you portray the eventual cybernetic destiny of humanity? How engaging and mind-blowing can your depictions of Utopian and Dystopian worlds be? WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR We are seeking stories for this anthology that properly portray the technological evolution of humans, be it cybernetics, immortality granted through means of science, transcendence of AI into consciousness, the AI singularity and its impact on humanity, the assimilation of human and machine, and anything else you could think of that would fall into Transhumanism. For reference, think of films like, Elyisum (2013), Ghost in the Shell (1995), The Matrix (1999), Gattaca (1997), Ex Machina (2014), Avatar (2009), and Blade Runner (1982). Genres can meld together. Science fiction, horror, weird fiction, cosmic horror, fantasy, space opera, slipstream, etc. All of these are acceptable as long as the piece does not deviate from the transhuman theme of the anthology. Transhumanism as defined by Wikipedia, TRANSHUMANISM (ABBREVIATED AS H+ OR H+) IS AN INTERNATIONAL AND INTELLECTUAL MOVEMENT THAT AIMS TO TRANSFORM THE HUMAN CONDITION BY DEVELOPING AND MAKING WIDELY AVAILABLE SOPHISTICATED TECHNOLOGIES TO GREATLY ENHANCE HUMAN INTELLECT AND PHYSIOLOGY. Transhuman as defined by Wikipedia, TRANSHUMAN OR TRANS-HUMAN IS THE CONCEPT OF AN INTERMEDIARY FORM BETWEEN HUMAN AND POSTHUMAN. IN OTHER WORDS, A TRANSHUMAN IS A BEING THAT RESEMBLES A HUMAN IN MOST RESPECTS BUT WHO HAS POWERS AND ABILITIES BEYOND THOSE OF STANDARD HUMANS. THESE ABILITIES MIGHT INCLUDE IMPROVED INTELLIGENCE, AWARENESS, STRENGTH, OR DURABILITY. TRANSHUMANS SOMETIMES...

Deadline: August 15th, 2017. Payment: $5 per submission, plus digital copy of issue to appear in. The 'Biweekly Bite' -the horror newsletter that gives you a short, a flick, and a surprise- is announcing the ’Horror Bites Magazine.’ We’re all about finding creative people doing interesting work and throwing views at them, and the magazine will be our next step in bringing small name horror authors to the people's attention. We can't do that without your submissions though! Deadline: August 15th, 2017. Payment: $5 per submission, plus digital copy of issue to appear in. Due for publication: in October. Word Count: 1,500-5,000 Reprints are allowed. Response Time:  If we don't get back to you by the end of September, shoot us a quick email. Payment: $5 per story paid via PayPal, plus a digital copy of the issue you will appear in. Payment will be distributed once we agree on the terms of using your story. Please send separate submissions attatched to separate emails. Guidelines for Submissions: At this time the Horror Bites Magazine is open to all short, horror fiction. Note that there are some things that we don’t publish: Nonfiction (for now). Poetry. Anything to close to ‘the classics.' Violence that doesn’t contribute to the story. Gore for the sake of gore. Torture and rape. Erotic horror.  All submissions are to be sent to [email protected] Please format your subject line as "Horror Bites Magazine: ." In the body of your email, please include your name (or pseudonym) and word count. If the story is under 2,000 words, please paste the text in the body of the email, otherwise please attach it as a .doc, .docx, etc. Just use your better judgement. Only .PDF is unacceptable.  Accepted stories will appear in the first three issues (October, November, and December) of the 'Horror Bites Magazine,' to appear on...