Taking Submissions: Dracula Beyond Stoker Issue 8
December 31
Submission Window: November 1st – December 31st, 2025
Payment: 5 cents per word and contributor’s copies
Theme: Van Helsing
Issue 8: Van Helsing(To Be Published May, 2026)
The one everybody has been waiting for. What adventures did he have before the novel? Where did he go after? Are more monster battles in store? Tell us your tale of the world’s most famous vampire hunter.
Submissions open November 1, 2025-December 31, 2025. Submissions received earlier will be read and considered but will not be responded to until the window opens
We like stories that feel like they could be canon, but we also enjoy fun alternate takes and pastiche. Prequels, sequels, updates, divergent timelines – unleash your creative powers of darkness and show us something exciting.
As with every publication the best way to get a feel for what we like is to read what we’ve put out in the past.
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Stories should be 1500-5000 words.
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Poetry will be considered, but is not necessarily sought (We are hoping to have an all poetry issue sometime in the future).
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Compensation will be .05/word plus contributor’s copies.
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Reprints will be considered. Reprints should be at least 10 years old. Compensation is $55.
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Simultaneous submissions accepted, but please notify us immediately if accepted elsewhere.
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Some stories may be chosen for the website, but not the publication.
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Please adhere to the Shunn format – https://www.shunn.net/format/classic/
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Please only send .doc, .docx, or .pdf
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Filename and email subject should be – “lastname_title_mina or “lastname_title_vanhelsing”
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Include short 3rd person bio
Email story submissions to: [email protected]
Cover Art Submissions
What we want
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Eye catching design. Think pulp paperbacks, Basil Gogos’ Famous Monsters covers, EC Horror Comics, Vintage Movie Posters.
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Originality. Homage is fun, plagiarism is not. Please make sure you own all aspects of your work.
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Knowledge and Love of all things Dracula. Hide some Easter eggs in there. Make it so that we keep coming back to find more to enjoy.
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Keep it clean. Sensual is fine. Erotica, not so much.
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Check out our previously published Covers.
Parameters
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Format is 5.5×8.5 paperback
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Title will occupy top quarter(so leave space)
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Full color preferred, black and white or grayscale will be considered if impressive
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Pease send high res .jpg, pdf, or .png
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Compensation will be monetary plus contributor’s copies.
