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Deadline: September 15th, 2015 Payment: 3% of sales. Twit Publishing is looking for submissions for our next anthology, “Twit Publishing Presents: Tales of Unseen Terror and Slumbering Horrors!” This collection will be based on Lovecraftian horror, which will not be based SOLELY on the Cthulhu mythos. The anthology will be based on the themes of Lovecraft for horror: anti-anthropocentrism, misanthropy in general, sanity’s fragility and vulnerability, preoccupation withviscerate texture, helplessness and hopelessness, and unanswered questions. Basically, anything that has the themes of Lovecraft’s works. Of course, all of the stories MUST be in the horror genre. The word count should be between 4000 and 9000 words. U.S. writers only, please. Please submit stories to [email protected]. Payment will be 3% of sales. Deadline for submissions: 9/15/15 Via: Twit Publishing.

Deadline: September 15, 2015 Payment: 1/4 cent/word and contributor's copy We've all seen those God-awful SyFy movies. You know the ones we're talking about. Sharktopus, Piranhaconda, Pteracuda. Ever think you could do better? Well, now's your chance. Presenting ATTACK! of the B-Movie Monsters: Hellacious Hybrids! Let your imagination run wild, but make them believable DEADLINE: September 15, 2015 WORD COUNT: 2,500-10,000 words (query for longer/short submissions) PAYMENT: 1/4 cent/word (subject to an increase). Digital copy + print copy. Discount for additional copies. REPRINTS: No MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS: No SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: No FORMAT: Left-justify only FONT: 12 pt Times New Roman. If text is meant to be italic, please use italic. Do not use underscore to indicate italic. SPACING: Double spaced, no extra spacing between paragraphs, and single space after periods. TAB INDENT: Please do not set a tab. Instead, use Word's paragraph formatting for first line, and set the first line indent to 0.3" PAGE NUMBERING/HEADERS: None First page should include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, word count, and pseudonym (if writing under one). Send submissions as a word attachment to [email protected] or [email protected]. Include HELLACIOUS HYBRIDS, your last name, and submission title in the subject line. Via: Grinning Skull Press.

Deadline: September 15th, 2015 Payment: $5 per author and a contributor’s copy Note: At this time Horror Honey Press is a digital only market. If that changes they will also provide physical copies down the line. Ed: K.A Morris and LinnieSarah Helpern Submission Deadline: September 15th, 2015 Accepting 8-10 authors depending on the quality of the entries Paying $5 per author (via PayPal ONLY) + a Contributor’s Copy Short horror - 2,500 wds max *Theme:* Possessed or Haunted items - these items can range from an article of clothing to an internal organ - how does that old saying go? One man's trash is another man's treasure? *Also accepting LIMITED horror poetry in the same theme. * Poetry submissions are UNPAID. *Submit all entries to [email protected] <[email protected]> * *WORD or PDF format.* *Please include your author blurb and a logline/brief synopsis of your story in your email. * *All entries MUST BE UNPUBLISHED and entirely original, no reprints.

Deadline: September 15th, 2015 Payment: Authors receive 40% royalties on short stories and novels. Anthologies pay a share of the royalties based on number of authors Standing Open Calls All submissions must adhere to the Submission Guidelines. A download of our house style and submissions format is available on the Submissions page. Traditionally, winter is a time for weird and creepy tales, stories to pass the long, dark nights. So, give us creepy and chilling, sending a shiver down our spines as we huddle near the fire and turn the yellow lamplight up a little brighter against the darkness. Ghosts, spectres, unearthly creatures and things that go bump in the night lurk just outside that lit window, and sometimes...they look inside.  Pairing: None (Non-Erotic) Happy ending not required. ​ Expected Release: December 1st, 2015 Via: Ink Stained Succubus.

Deadline: September 15th, 2015 Payment: $10 Our payment for stories is $10; we're interested in science-fiction, fantasy and (light) horror. Word count: 4000 tops. Our general rules are: (1) We hew to a PG standard and (2) Nothing that makes our editors sick. (3) PLEASE read our stylebook here. Our next anthology will be called "Strange Changes." This anthology will contain stories in which _one_thing_ in our world is changed. For example, war is ended. What would be the good -- and bad -- results? Or, animals can talk. What would be the good or bad results? Of course you can think of better ideas -- please do so! Word limit - 5000. (4000 or less, is even better.) Closing date: September 15. Associate Editor, Arthur Sanchez. Send your stories to [email protected]. We promise, we won't close early. -- Jean and Arthur Via: Whortleberry Press.