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Micro-press specializing in horror short fiction | EIC: @brandonappleg8
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A little under two weeks in the open call for IT WAS ALL A DREAM! I have had such a good time reading all of your incredible stories. Keep 'em coming!
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IT'S LAUNCH DAY!
Get your copy of THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES OF THE APOCALYPSE wherever you buy books online!
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This is 100% the best way to make sure that you receive no consideration at all from Hungry Shadow Press. I will always encourage diverse voices and perspectives in my anthologies because it simply makes better books. And this lady can fuck right off.
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IT WAS ALL A DREAM 2: ANOTHER ANTHOLOGY OF BAD HORROR TROPES DONE RIGHT is now open for submissions!
First, check out the gnarly, oh-so-gooey cover art by
@slimyswampghost
, then hit me with your best tropey shot!
Guidelines:
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🚨 TOC ANNOUNCEMENT! 🚨
I am proud and excited to announce the brilliant authors who will be a part of IT WAS ALL A DREAM: AN ANTHOLOGY OF BAD HORROR TROPES DONE RIGHT! (1/5)
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As promised, it's time for a
#CoverReveal
! The cover art for IT WAS ALL A DREAM: AN ANTHOLOGY OF BAD HORROR TROPES DONE RIGHT by the brilliant and wildly talented
@egallagher_art
! Spread it far and wide, this thing is going to be great!
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Seriously considering seeking out a single-author short fiction collection to publish in '24. Anyone have one ready to rock? I'd be into reading it.
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Here are the submission guidelines for our very first anthology project, "It Was All A Dream: An Anthology of Bad Horror Tropes Done Right". This is going to be a tremendously fun project with lots of grisly surprises in store!
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‼️ ‼️ Project Announcement! ‼️ ‼️
AND ONE DAY WE WILL DIE: STRANGE STORIES INSPIRED BY THE MUSIC OF NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL
The first anthology edited by
@pbarb
Open call in December! 2k-5k words, $0.05/word
GUIDELINES:
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PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT!
LITTLE BASTARDS: TOO-SHORT HORROR STORIES NOBODY WANTS
Edited by
@dubonicplague
and
@brandonappleg8
Looking for short horror stories between 1000 and 2000 words!
Subs open September 15, 2023:
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Got another email asking why I give an extended deadline for authors from marginalized communities. I get one every time I open a sub call. It's always someone who wants me to stop because "just say all authors are welcome." I will not stop. Here's why.
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Final paperback cover with all the text in place. Still a little bit in awe that I get to work with all these incredible people on this project. I can't wait for you all to read it.
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Submissions are open for THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES OF THE APOCALYPSE! Featuring original stories from
@MattMBartlett
,
@rjacksonjoseph
,
@wnwagner
,
@GwendolynKiste
,
@JAWMcCarthy
,
@SaraTantlinger
,
@LMarieWood1
,
@samkolesnik
, and
@vlatinalondon
and cover by
@StefanKoidl
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IT WAS ALL A DREAM: AN ANTHOLOGY OF BAD HORROR TROPES DONE RIGHT
🚨Coming October 18, 2022🚨
Featuring fiction from
@Gabino_Iglesias
,
@HaileyPiperSays
,
@gemmafiles
,
@wnwagner
, and 22 more of indie horror's most devious minds.
And a foreword by
@LairdBarron
!
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🚨 Announcement 🚨
Get ready for the beginning of the end...
Our next anthology project, THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES OF THE APOCALYPSE, is looking for horror, dark, and weird fiction set at the very beginning of an apocalyptic event. Call opens February '23!
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I have upsetting news. After much thought, the Little Bastards project will not move ahead. The project is postponed indefinitely. I'm sorry to those of you who have been anticipating the open call. Below, I've made a thread of paying open calls for stories between 1k-2k words.
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Tomorrow's the day! Subs open for IT WAS ALL A DREAM: AN ANTHOLOGY OF BAD HORROR TROPES DONE RIGHT on 4/1, and in celebration, I'm going to reveal the incredibly gorgeous cover art! EEEEE, I can't wait!
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Still up? We made it to 1800 followers, so let's give away some books! Like, retweet, and comment with your favorite horror trope (accompanying GIFs encouraged) for a chance to win one of two free paperback copies of IT WAS ALL A DREAM! I'll pick winners before 4pm CST 9/16!
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Re: THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES OF THE APOCALYPSE
This isn't a book about the origin of an apocalyptic event. This book is meant to be ground level, character focused. It's meant to show the confusion, the fear, the bizarre, and ultimately the inevitability of humanity... (1/2)
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One more week in the open call for IT WAS ALL A DREAM: AN ANTHOLOGY OF BAD HORROR TROPES DONE RIGHT, two more weeks for writers from marginalized communities.
Take that trope and make it weird, subvert it, make it meta, funny, horrifying!
TOC announced on May 15!
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It Was All a Dream cover artist:
@egallagher_art
Dream series interior artist (and cover artist for my collection):
@artemastaroth
It Was All a Dream 2 cover artist:
@slimyswampghost
First Five Minutes cover artist:
@StefanKoidl
Buy amazing art from cool people!
Idk maybe it's just me but I don't think people should struggle even the tiniest bit to find out who made the cover art for any given book
(it's not just me)
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LAUNCH DAY!
Today is the day! IT WAS ALL A DREAM is finally live. I am wildly proud of what we've accomplished with this book, and by "we" I mean every author, every artist who contributed. It's a beautiful blast of a book, and you can get your copy here:
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Are there reviewers out there interested in getting a copy of IT WAS ALL A DREAM: AN ANTHOLOGY OF BAD HORROR TROPES DONE RIGHT? I'm expecting the book to be ready to go next month, and I'd love to start building a list of interested reviewers. Let me know!
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That last tweet did some numbers and there are a bunch of new followers here. Hi! HSP is a horror micro-press specializing in short fiction. My debit anthology, IT WAS ALL A DREAM: AN ANTHOLOGY OF BAD HORROR TROPES DONE RIGHT, is available now. Link in next tweet!
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Our open submission calls for 2023:
January 2 - ?: Deadly Drabble Tuesdays
February 1 - March 7: The First Five Minutes of the Apocalypse
July 1 - July 22: It Was All A Dream Volume 2
It's gonna be a busy year!
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Tuesdays suck! Let's make them better. I'm opening up for drabble submissions (100 words EXACTLY) for our new feature, DEADLY DRABBLE TUESDAYS! $8 flat ($.08 per word) for selected stories. Details below (and seriously, read the guidelines):
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Approaching 250 submissions for The First Five Minutes of the Apocalypse! Thank you to everyone who has sent something so far, and to everyone else, keep em coming!
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Not 100% sure what I'm gonna do if Twitter dies. This was like, my entire marketing plan.
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Okay, today is the day! Submissions are already rolling in for IT WAS ALL A DREAM, and I can't wait to read yours! Hit me with your best shot!
Now, who wants to see that cover?
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Got all the sketches back today for interior art! Next step inking! And then… 👀
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Just a very quick thank you from the bottom of my heart to those of you pre-ordering the anthology. Checked before sleep last night and saw this. I am so so grateful to all of you.
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Did I low key open the submission form for The First Five Minutes of the Apocalypse early? Maybe. But if I did, only the cool kids who see this post will know about it.
Cover and invited author reveal coming tomorrow, so watch this space!
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This is it! I mean like it-it. The extended submission period for writers of marginalized communities ends at midnight tonight (wherever you are). Writers expect to hear back from me by Monday! Thank you all for the incredible response (we had nearly 300 submissions)!
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How about a little end of year announcement?
IT WAS ALL A DREAM: AN ANTHOLOGY OF BAD HORROR TROPES DONE RIGHT Volume 2 will open for submissions July 2023! Check out the guidelines at the link and get ready to get creepy!
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🚨 TOC Announcement! 🚨
Here's a sneak peek at the TOC for THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES OF THE APOCALYPSE coming July 13! Featuring stories from Taryn Martinez,
@CarsonWinter3
,
@breathinghead
,
@SaraTantlinger
,
@afoxwrites
,
@TiffeBrown
,
@sylvaine_angela
,
@_MLopesdaSilva
,
@andrewcull
...
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Hi all, just a note: If you are a white, cis-gendered, heterosexual man, the extended submission period for marginalized writers is not for you. This whole thing is on the honor system because I'm not asking for people's backgrounds, so please help me elevate diverse voices.
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Announcing the TOC for "It Was All a Dream 2: Another Anthology of Bad Horror Tropes Done Right"! 😱 28 stories of deconstructed tropes that will scare your socks off from the most devious minds in indie horror!
@breathinghead
@CalmTomb
@LiamJHogan
@Aelintari
@IsmailNajua
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Author Announcement!
We are proud to have
@AiJiang_
join AND ONE DAY WE WILL DIE as a featured author with a story inspired by "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea"!
Open call starts December 5!
Check out the guidelines here:
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🚨 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TIME! 🚨
Look at this FREAKING UNBELIEVABLE
#TOC
for AND ONE DAY WE WILL DIE: STRANGE STORIES INSPIRED BY THE MUSIC OF
#NEUTRALMILKHOTEL
edited by
@pbarb
with a foreword by
@awaytobuildit
! (Author tags in following post)
Blog link:
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Any of you guys gonna be mad if this anthology is a little chunky?
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For those of you still hanging around, buried in wrapping paper, hung over from eggnog, I'm gonna low-key drop you guys a present.
Want your story to become a kick-ass horror comic? HSP wants that, too. Coming April 1. Deets at the link:
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🚨 DIRECT PRE-ORDERS LIVE NOW! 🚨
The moment you've all been waiting for (hopefully)!
Order IT WAS ALL A DREAM direct from Hungry Shadow Press and you'll get stickers and the option to have your copy signed by the editor.
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Deadly Drabble Tuesdays reopens for submissions tomorrow! Who out there is working on a drabble you're planning to sub? (Guidelines in next tweet)
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Sitting here editing like crazy and realizing this anthology is going to have some of the best short fiction I've ever read in it. I am in awe of the talent around here. You all are shockingly good.
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By the way, I'm planning to reopen submissions for Deadly Drabble Tuesdays in January. Probably the 2nd. Get those hundred word horrors ready for me!
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Don't forget, Little Bastards is unthemed. Send us whatever you love the most. Your Little Darlings that can't find a home. Sometimes the runt of the pack is the pick of the litter! Subs open 9.15!
Guidelines:
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I've reached out to a few (and still have a few on the list to reach out to) but I'm going to ask here, too:
Are there any podcasters / youtubers who would be interested in having me and maybe some of the authors from the anthology on to talk about IT WAS ALL A DREAM?
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OH YEAH, and ALSO, subs for IT WAS ALL A DREAM 2 open up tomorrow! Don't worry, it snuck up on me, too! But I always like to open the call with the cover reveal so get ready for some badass
@slimyswampghost
art to hit your eyeballs tomorrow!
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Okay, all restrictions are off. Send me the drabbles. Doesn't matter if you've already sent one this week. Ten spots are still up for grabs in season four! I hunger for devastation. Hurt me.
Guidelines:
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We got 100 subs to Vault of Shadows on day 1! I believe this is the biggest first day of open call in HSP history! Thanks for making me work for it, and keep 'em coming!
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Also, submissions update: I sent a round of rejections yesterday. I'll send one more round today and then no more until after the call ends. I'm having a blast reading all your stories! Thank you so much for the incredible response so far!
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What kind of apocalypse are you cooking up for us? Better get started before it's too late!
THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES OF THE APOCALYPSE opens for submissions 2/1/23.
Guidelines:
#fiction
#submissions
#horror
#writing
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"The house was waking. On every level of the ageless monstrosity, things were stirring, sentience returning, hunger rising."
Fuck This Shit Manor by
@HightowerLaurel
IT WAS ALL A DREAM - Preorder now:
Illustration by Christopher Castillo Díaz
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We have such incredible news to share with everyone tomorrow, and I'm almost getting impatient enough to put it out there today, but NO. Y'all get ready, because you're about to get your socks blown off.
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Over 300 stories in the inbox and still the Hungry Shadow wants more. Your only option is to feed it your words. There's still time! Three more days in the open call and another week for marginalized writers, and then the final decisions will be made.
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Excited that, over the next few weeks, we'll publish Deadly Drabbles from
@JAWMcCarthy
,
@residualdreamin
,
@emerald_writes
,
@mpleckham
,
@RLSummerling
, Sophie Guillas,
@ElfordAlley
,
@eldris
,
@sineadpersaud
,
@SSheil
,
@MeanerHarker
, and
@AlexEbenstein
, and there's room for more!
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Hoping someone writes me a story that makes ghosts rattling chains scary again.
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So I had this weird goal in my head that I didn't tell anyone about where I'd get to 1k followers before the end of the IT WAS ALL A DREAM call. The call ends tomorrow, and I'm only 9 away! Any chance 9 of you guys want to follow me and make my dreams come true?
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Tips and tricks for drabbles:
- Be active. Kill your passive voice. It wastes words and pulls punches.
- Cut filler words. Kill every word you can. Check again.
- If you can say it in three words, say it in two. Invent new phrases. Restriction is the mother of invention.
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Getting ready to announce our next anthology project soon. Get ready for the beginning of the end.
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Stuff is happening! Dream 2 is done (as in I finished building it) so, now it's on BookSirens, Goodreads, and coming soon to all your favorite retail outlets for pre-order. The new launch date is August 13, 2024 (Tuesday the 13th-hehe)! See relevant links in next posts:
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Anyone out there working on an apocalypse story for me? How's it going?
Sub guidelines for THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES OF THE APOCALYPSE here:
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Couple of reminders as we exit the holiday weekend:
June 1 (This Thursday!): Deadly Drabble Tuesdays is open for submissions!
July 1: The open call for It Was All a Dream 2 starts (along with a kickass cover reveal with art by
@slimyswampghost
!!!!)
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Closing down Deadly Drabble Tuesday subs as of now. Thanks so much to all of you who submitted your work for this call! I had to make some genuinely difficult decisions. Season 5 will open for subs in July, so stay tuned!
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FIRST FIVE MINUTES Update: Just wanted to drop in and let you all know that I'm working through the very last decisions. I received over 500 submissions for this anthology, and I've had so much fun reading them all. Thanks to each of you for your stories. More soon.
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Now that I have it in-hand, I'm excited to announce that Laird Barron (
@LairdBarron
) has written the foreword for IT WAS ALL A DREAM! He calls the book "Diverse and forward-thinking even as it renovates the old haunted asylum one more time." I'm blown away. Thank you, Laird!
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Oh, and if you look carefully you can just see a sneak peek at the It Was All a Dream 2 cover by
@slimyswampghost
! Come by the table for a closer look if you're here! Sausage Fingers is waiting for you...
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It's Deadly Drabble Tuesday, so let's get spooky!
In today’s haunting tale from
@ElfordAlley
, coming back from the dead is a mistake you can’t take back.
READ IT HERE:
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February 1 is a big day here at HSP! Not only does the open submission call for THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES OF THE APOCALYPSE begin, but we'll reveal both the cover and the invited authors! Get ready for the beginning of the end!
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Gaze in wonder at the final TOC for It Was All a Dream 2 - so many brilliant stories that I can't wait to see out in the world!
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T-minus eleven days and counting until the end of the world!
Be the first to get THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES OF THE APOCALYPSE when it drops on July 13!
Pre-order:
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Have I said thank you recently? Today's post office run is the biggest one I've ever done in my life. You filled my trunk! I am so grateful to everyone who has pre-ordered. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. I know you're going to love this book!
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Day 1 book haul from the StokerCon dealer's room. This is what I got without wandering too far from my booth! So much goodness, and I'm not done yet!
@CarsonWinter3
@TiffeBrown
@ericraglin1992
@JAWMcCarthy
@pbarb
@TenebrousPress
@dubonicplague
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Hey, look what came in! Looks pretty good! I might be the only one wearing one right now, but I'm ready to represent!
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I have seen the final cover for THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES OF THE APOCALYPSE and it is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
We'll celebrate subs opening with a cover reveal on Feb 1. Stay tuned!
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We are ONE MONTH away from opening our doors to all your Little Bastards! We can't wait to see what you have in store for us!
Submission guidelines here:
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It's awards eligibility season! I'm extremely proud of the work these amazing authors and artists put into this anthology! If we've entertained you, please consider us among your recommendations. And if you need a copy for consideration, let me know!
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Just a reminder - open call for stories for HSP's first comic, Vault of Shadows, begins April 1! Do you have a story you'd like to adapt into a comic script? This is your chance!
Three stories will be selected! See guidelines for details:
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Dang, y'all, that was fast! Went to a meeting at work, came back and you all just galloped right past that 1k mark. Thanks, everyone!
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Author Interview: Alex Woodroe - “Searching for Überwald”
We discuss
@AlexWoodroe
's upcoming story in It Was All A Dream, embracing fear while travelling, and the most important thing to know about Romania.
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☠️ ⚰️ 🧟 😈 THE DAY IS FINALLY UPON US ☠️ ⚰️ 🧟 😈
Submit your short stories for VAULT OF SHADOWS, VOL. 1 for a chance to adapt your short story into a horror comic illustrated by
@artemastaroth
. Guidelines at the link!
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Y'all went hard on the paperback pre-orders! Thank you! I should get the hardcovers this week (along with a few more to add to the shop) so the pile keeps growing!
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I have read some incredible stories tonight, and there's still around 70 to dig through. Thank you all so much for sending your stories.
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Got a fair start on pre-order packing! You can still pre-order your copy of IT WAS ALL A DREAM here:
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The Hungry Shadow is full. All spots are filled for Deadly Drabble Tuesdays through June (and one in July), so submissions are now closed. Keep drabbling, and I look forward to seeing your newest creations in June!
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BAD HORROR TROPES DONE RIGHT TIP
#6
:
Oh man, I really want a "cat jump scare story." Can you make a cat hiding in a cupboard genuinely scary or heartbreaking?
Ready to sub to IT WAS ALL A DREAM 2?
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Deadly Drabble Tuesday—making Tuesdays rock!
In today’s grim tale from
@sineadpersaud
, a student under pressure asks for some horrifying homework help.
READ IT HERE:
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Anyone know any really good collage artists out there? I... may have a project coming up. Comment or DM.
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Get ready for season 3 of Deadly Drabble Tuesdays!
Check out this massive lineup! We have so many 100-word horrors to show you!
READ MORE:
@dubonicplague
@Aelintari
@nicobellfiction
@ElfordAlley
@sylvaine_angela
@breathinghead
@ChristiNogle
@KaiDelmas
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Hop on in! It's Deadly Drabble Tuesday!
In today’s haunting tale from
@pauladashe
, the heart can be a terrifying place to get lost.
READ IT HERE:
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I'd just like to take a moment to express my gratitude. I did the numbers, and HSP has sold nearly 1800 books across 26 countries since 2020, and I'm so grateful to all of you for your support.
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It's Deadly Drabble Tuesday from Hungry Shadow Press!
Today’s story is a darkly hilarious explanation for the little tunes played by modern washing machines, along with a healthy dose of toxic consumerism, by
@afoxwrites
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We all go a little mad sometimes—especially on Deadly Drabble Tuesday!
In today’s saturated saga from
@BrandonCase101
, thrill-seekers beware! Some warnings are meant to be heeded.
READ IT:
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Update: I've sent the stories to the artist who will be doing the interior illustrations for IT WAS ALL A DREAM. Christopher and I have worked together before on the cover of my short story collection, and he is a genuinely gifted artist and illustrator.
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You guys are hitting me hard with submissions, but I can take it! Today is the last open call day for FIRST FIVE MINUTES, then it's on to the extension for marginalized writers. As long as it's before midnight where you are, send me that story!
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I forgot to tell you guys this morning that I opened submissions for Deadly Drabble Tuesdays! But that hasn't stopped a few stories from coming in already. Hit the link for guidelines, and good luck!
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