Category: Anthology

Anthologies

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Taking Submissions: Santa Rage, Volume 2

Deadline: June 30th, 2025
Payment: 2 Paperback copies or $25
Theme: Very dark stories involving Santa. He still has to be the hero, he just doesn’t have to be jolly

We had so much fun the first time, we had to bring it back!

Inspired by a suggestion from legendary book reviewer, author and multi-term Short Mystery Fiction Society President Kevin R. Tipple, here’s the holiday anthology that’s definitely NOT going to fill you with Christmas cheer. It will, however, be sure to entertain the darker side of your imagination.

Christmas time is a season full of stress. Cooking, decorations, trying to find the perfect gift for people you barely know. It’s enough to make anyone snap. Now, imagine you’re Santa Claus and you’ve got the entire world to take care of.

Yeah, cookies and milk isn’t going to make that kind of pressure go down any easier. Add in reindeer, elves who slack and Mrs. Claus nagging that you never spend enough time with her during the holidays and it’s enough to make your Kris wanna Kringle, if you know what we mean.

Welcome to Santa Rage 2, in which Santa Claus finally snaps and gets his just desserts…and we’re not talking gingerbread. This anthology is based on the idea that one night, while out making deliveries, Santa snaps thanks to the holiday stress and goes on a killing spree. Bonus points awarded for story elements involving meth or drug dealing, strippers, and the best dose of karma Santa ever dealt that did not involve coal.

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Taking Submissions: Sapphic Horror Anthology

Deadline: June 30th, 2025
Payment: 2 cents per word
Theme: Dark sapphic horror tales

You asked for it, and we’re doing it…

Graveside Press’s next themed anthology will be SAPPHIC HORROR!

What are we looking for?

WLW stories don’t get enough attention, and we’re fixing to change that. In time for Pride month next year, we’re going to have a kick-ass collection of dark sapphic horror tales to share with the world.

Please remember, this is still a horror anthology. Happy endings and sweet romances aren’t a requirement!

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Taking Submissions: The 13th Floor

Submission Window: June 15th – August 31st, 2025
Payment: £100
Theme: 30,000-50,000 word stories that take place on the mysterious 13th floor! (details in the post)
There’s a floor that shouldn’t exist—yet it does.​

We’re Thrilled You’re Considering Submitting Your Short Story!

Hidden between levels. Left off the blueprints. Sometimes sealed behind walls. The 13th Floor is a psychological horror anthology rooted in the idea of a floor that was never meant to be there—and never truly left.

Some say it’s cursed. Others say it’s a threshold: a place where time frays, memories shift, and the boundaries between the living and the dead grow thin.

We’re seeking three slow-burning, atmospheric novellas—each between 30,000 and 50,000 words—that explore the strange and terrifying manifestations of this floor. Think elevator rides that don’t end, rooms that remember, buildings that deny their own architecture, and people slipping through cracks in reality.

This is horror for readers who love creeping dread, surreal twists, and haunted spaces that feel far too real. If you’re inspired by the tension of Stephen King, the eerie distortions of Koontz, or the uncanny quiet of Jackson—this is for you.

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Taking Submissions: Let the Right One Simmer, Volume 1

Deadline: November 3rd, 2025
Payment: $10 and 5 contributors copies
Theme: A horror themed recipe book that pairs your short story with the perfect recipe

May 19, 2025-November 3, 2025

          Killer recipes to appease warm-blooded guests as well as those centuries past their prime

Campfire Publishing is excited to announce that we are currently accepting submissions for, “Let the Right One Simmer, Volume 1”, the first volume in our horror-themed cookbook collection!

Please read below to ensure that your story will be a good fit, and feel free to reach out to us–via the form located on our main page or by sending an email to [email protected]–if you have any questions.

What are we looking for?

From main course to after dinner drinks, we are on the lookout for a range of recipes served with a side of blood-curdling backstories ranging from 5,000-8,000 words.

Campfire Publishing is keeping its eye out for a wide range of chilling voices accompanied by food that’s to-die for, from seasoned (pun intended!) to novice-we LOVE publishing and supporting newer writers!

We want twists and turns, thrills and chills; make us want to sleep with the lights turned on at night; most important, make us hungry!

What are we NOT looking for?

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Monstrous Books Is Looking for Comic Scripts for ‘Darkest Depths Volume 1’

Submission Window: June 13th – July 31st, 2025
Payment: $15 USD per page
Theme: Horror, no specific theme, but stories should be hard hitting

We’re looking for comic scripts for DARKEST DEPTHS VOL. 1, a new horror anthology series to be published by Monstrous Books and Crystal Lake Publishing.

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Taking Submissions: More Monsters Next Door

 

Submission Window: June 1st – July 31st, 2025
Payment: $25 and a contributor’s copy
Theme: Stories about monsters living in a mundane setting

Announcing our latest horror/fantasy anthology, the follow-up to THE MONSTERS NEXT DOOR!

MORE MONSTERS NEXT DOOR will be accepting 20 short stories, each one focused on a monster living in a mundane setting. The Tudor house across from you may be Dracula’s summer home. That apartment down the hall may be Cthulhu’s downsizing goal. The hairy guy who just moved into the trailer court sure does make a lot of noise during the full moon.
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Taking Submissions: America’s Slide Toward Authoritarianism

Deadline: July 1st, 2025
Payment: $50 for accepted story, $25 for accepted artwork
Theme: Stories/art about America’s slide toward authoritarianism – how you feel about it, what you think we can do, what form can and should resistance take, etc.

The International Human Rights Art Movement (IHRAM) issues a call for literary (poetry; short story and essay) and visual responses (submitted as hi-resolution jpegs) to this unique American moment – how you feel about it, what you think we can do, what form can and should resistance take, etc.
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Taking Submissions: Deep Anthology (Title TBD)

Deadline: July 31st, 2025
Payment: 5 cents per word
Theme: Stories for lovers of the unexplored depths of our planet and universe

💥OPEN CALL: DEEP ANTHOLOGY (Title TBD) with Death’s Head Press
Anticipated Release: Late Spring 2027💥

Death’s Head Press continues its exploration of dark horizons. This time we seek the abyss.

We’re putting together an anthology for lovers of the unexplored depths of our planet and the universe. We are looking for stories between 2,500 and 10,000 words that dive into the dark.
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