The Shopkeeper always knows exactly what a customer needs—until one man walks in near closing time. 'Exactly What They Needed' by Scott Edelman. go.dfstory.com/exactly
SpecFic Lit Mags
by @te-eyland.bsky.social
Literary magazines and small presses publishing speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, horror...).
True to our word, Issue 47 is out now! mythaxis.co.uk/issue-47.html It's been a good year here: our editor winning one award, plus "Best" nominations for a top story from last year and for Mythaxis as a whole at tonight's BFS awards. But the biggest pleasure is still a new launch! ToC follows...
Thank you to all the contributors in October's #Penumbric: Amy Zhang, @dpbrownwrites.bsky.social, Amy Power Jansen, Denny Marshall, John Leahy, @marysoonlee.bsky.social, @christinasng.bsky.socialg.bsky.social ... www.penumbric.com/currentissue... #fiction #poetry #art #scifi #fantasy #horror
Three girls enter a theater. Only one leaves. 🎬 Our second review of @haileypiperfights.bsky.social's novel from @titanbooks.bsky.social explores survivor's guilt, old wounds & cinematic horror. Reviewed by Jennifer Griffin. horrortree.com/epeolatry-bo...
How to Cook for an Alien Tourist by Lee Hallison @leeh70.bsky.social "Turn on the stove. See it startle." Link ⬇️ strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
The October issue is online! You can find it at www.penumbric.com/currentissue... or pdf www.penumbric.com/currentissue... Thank you as always to all our contributors! 🥰 #fiction #poetry #art #scifi #fantasy #horror #magazine
🖤 Help keep @apexmag.bsky.social publishing in 2027! Their Kickstarter seeks $21,000 to fund four issues of dark speculative fiction, paying writers $0.08/word. ⏳ Ends Oct. 30! horrortree.com/support-apex...
🖤 OPEN CALL: Ogerog Annual 2027-28 No theme. Literary horror, weird & uncanny fiction, and genre-bending horror wanted. 📅 Oct. 5–April 4 💰 $0.08/word + print copy 📖 3,000–4,500 words 🚫 No reprints or AI horrortree.com/taking-submi...
Issue 3 is OUT NOW! And the first reprint in this issue is a special one. @spicycloaca.bsky.social's “BLIGHT” is a wrenching, layered examination of an Appalachian community and their neighbors: a grove of dying chestnut trees. 🌳 Read it here: othersidespec.com/pieces/blight
We talk with horror legend Ramsey Campbell about his writing, his approach to horror, and his new novel, Ancestral. Interview by @kyletheecuadorian.bsky.social horrortree.com/ramsey-campb...
Free Fiction Friday is here! Winter is coming - long brutal winter. Let this tale send chills down down your spine! magazine.trollbreath.com/rat-song/
138 Express Inbound by Caleb Astey "Trunks of belongings provide awkwardly mobile seating, forcing people to stand up and shift the entirety of their possessions every few minutes as they make their way up to the transfer counter." Link ⬇️ strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...