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🎄 Make Christmas weird. @weirdxmas.bsky.social seeks strange, creepy & off-kilter winter holiday stories. 📅 Nov. 29 💰 $35/story 📝 350 words max ✒️ Narrative poetry welcome 👻 Horror, SF, fantasy, bizarro & more 🤖 No AI horrortree.com/taking-submi...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 3h

🌳 New from Horror Tree! Our Submission Kit helps writers track stories, markets, deadlines, responses, payments & reprints. We also launched a Writer Resources Hub that we'll be expanding to share our favorite writing tools. Available on Beehiiv, Patreon & Ko-fi. horrortree.com/horror-tree-...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 6h

🌲 OPEN CALL: Dark Ages: Folk Horror Stories Rome has fallen. Old beliefs return. Forgotten things stir. 📅 Oct. 18 deadline 💰 $0.08/£0.06 per word 📖 2,000–4,000 words preferred 👻 Folk & historical horror 🚫 No reprints or AI horrortree.com/taking-submi...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 7h

💋🔮 Let's do the Time Warp...with tarot? @titanbooks.bsky.social brings Rocky Horror to a 78-card tarot deck with familiar characters, themed suits & spreads. @stephellis.bsky.social reviews the deck and its beginner-friendly guide: horrortree.com/epeolatry-bo...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 04/10/2026

😱 Trembling with Fear 😱 The feature story in this week’s issue takes us to a dark night when the full moon is out. In 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, by Jonathan Calzada, we follow a young woman who’s struggling with personal hygiene, a huge appetite and the wrong friends...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 03/10/2026

🐦‍⬛ What would you sacrifice for 11 months of happiness? Darker Days turns a Faustian bargain into a disturbing story of morality, entitlement & family. @stephellis.bsky.social gives it 5/5 ravens, plus a whole murder. horrortree.com/epeolatry-bo...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 02/10/2026

🧠 Turn a thought experiment into fiction. Experimental Thoughts wants speculative stories exploring philosophy, ethical dilemmas, paradoxes & logical puzzles. 📅 Nov. 30 💰 $0.02/word 📖 500–5k ⚡ Flash welcome 🚫 No reprints or AI horrortree.com/taking-submi...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 02/10/2026

📚 Looking for your next indie read? The 10/02 Indie Bookshelf Releases are here with another batch of new & upcoming books to discover. Take a look and see what belongs on your TBR: horrortree.com/indie-booksh... #IndieBooks #BookRecommendations

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 02/10/2026

🌳 An ancient yew tree. Two women, 150+ years apart. A village hiding centuries of secrets. We review The Memory Tree from @titanbooks.bsky.social, an eerie Gothic thriller blending supernatural mystery & folk horror. horrortree.com/epeolatry-bo...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 01/10/2026

✂️ The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts seeks fiction, creative nonfiction & prose poetry exploring compression. 📅 Dec. 15 💰 $50 📖 Up to 600 words ⚡ Flash welcome 🔄 Sim subs okay horrortree.com/taking-submi...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 01/10/2026

🚀 Gods among the stars? Witchcraft on alien worlds? Eternal Haunted Summer wants Pagan, polytheist, witchy & mythological SF. 📅 Nov. 1–Dec. 1 💰 $5 📖 Fiction ≤3k ✍️ Poetry welcome 🚫 No reprints or generative AI horrortree.com/taking-submi...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 01/10/2026

🎃 Need something spooky to read before Halloween? @melodyemcintyre.bsky.social picked 10 books for October, with ghosts, slashers, creepy carnivals, sinister small towns & Halloween-night horror. We're not spoiling the full list. 👻 horrortree.com/10-best-book...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 30/09/2026

🚀 khōréō opens Nov. 1! Seeking speculative fiction from immigrant & diaspora writers. 📅 Nov. 1–30 💰 $0.10/word 📖 Under 5k words ⚡ Flash welcome 🚀 SF, fantasy & horror 🚫 No reprints or AI horrortree.com/taking-submi...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 30/09/2026

🌊 @seasidegothic.com opens Oct. 12! Seeking seaside gothic fiction, poetry & nonfiction. 📅 Oct. 12–18 📖 ≤1,000 words 💰 £0.01/word 📚 Contributor copy + extras 💵 No fee 🚫 No reprints or AI-generated/processed work horrortree.com/taking-submi...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 30/09/2026

Writing Prompt Wednesdays: Wolf Moon from @corinnepwriter.bsky.social horrortree.com/writing-prom... #WritingPrompt #AmWriting #WritingCommunity

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 29/09/2026

🏠 You saved the world. Finished the impossible journey. Now you're heading home... Wait. Did you leave the gas on? Seeking stories about what awaits the weary adventurer. 📅 Dec. 1 💰 $5 + royalties 📖 2k–6k preferred 🐉 Fantasy, SF & horror horrortree.com/taking-submi...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 29/09/2026

Horror Tree is turning 15! 🌳 @themarkrob.bsky.social interviewed founder @stuartconover.com for Behind the Screams about our beginnings, 15 years of growth, life behind the scenes, and where Horror Tree could go next. themarkrob.substack.com/p/behind-the... #WritingCommunity #HorrorTree

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 29/09/2026

🗝️ Got a story about a cursed book, ancient artifact, sinister doll or other creepy old object? Fun in the Dark #4: Antiquities wants it! 📅 Oct. 31 💰 £20 + copies 📖 2k–5k words 👻 Dark fiction 🚫 No reprints or generative AI horrortree.com/taking-submi...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 29/09/2026

📚 A grieving widower takes his children to an isolated island, where they find an abandoned orphanage, strange voices & disturbing dreams. We review The Dance of Rotten Sticks by J.C. Vande Zande, where family trauma meets folk magic. horrortree.com/epeolatry-bo...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 28/09/2026

📚 Short Story Substack seeks fiction in ANY genre. Yes, the minimum really is 6 words. 📅 Oct. 1–31 💰 $100 + 50% subscription revenue 📖 6–10k words ⚡ Flash welcome 🔄 Reprints accepted 💵 No fee 🚫 No AI horrortree.com/taking-submi...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 28/09/2026

🧬 Saros Issue 8 seeks BIOPUNK fiction! DNA as programming language. Biotech. Corporate control. Hackers. Rebels. Engineered life. 📅 Oct. 14 💰 $25 CAD + copies 📖 1k–15k words 🚫 No reprints or generative AI horrortree.com/taking-submi...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 28/09/2026

🐙 How do you make the unknown unknowable again? We interview Christopher Michael about his Danforth: Eldritch Tales of WWII series, writing within the Lovecraft Mythos, cosmic horror, human insignificance & why sometimes less really is more. horrortree.com/horror-tree-...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 27/09/2026

Today’s feature story, ‘𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁’ by David Burbank, takes a ride into the Weird. 🌍 Cody Caudell highlights the fragility of existence in 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶 🌊 Nicolette Ward speaks on the futility of avoidance in 𝗦𝗲𝗮 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 🏢 Ian Sacks centres on the fear derived from the unexplaina

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 26/09/2026

🦖 How big do you like your monsters? @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social & @henryherz.bsky.social bring together 25 original tales of enormous and unexpected creatures in The Big Bad Book of Kaiju from @titanbooks.bsky.social. Our review: horrortree.com/epeolatry-bo...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 26/09/2026

🚨 LAST CHANCE! The REDHEAD TOWN giveaway ends today. Win one of TEN ebook copies before it's too late. 🧛 Enter: horrortree.com/redhead-town...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 25/09/2026

⏳ Time is running out! Win one of TEN ebook copies of REDHEAD TOWN before the giveaway ends. 🧛 Enter: horrortree.com/redhead-town...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 25/09/2026

📢 @zoeticpress.bsky.social seeks work for NonBinary Review #47: Redemption 📅 Early: Oct. 15 📅 Regular: Nov. 1–30 💰 Prose: $0.01/word 📝 Poetry: $10 🎨 Art: $25, $50 cover 📖 Prose: ≤3k 🚫 No AI horrortree.com/taking-submi...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 25/09/2026

📚 Looking for your next indie read? @melodyemcintyre.bsky.social is back with this week's Indie Bookshelf Releases, featuring another batch of indie books worth discovering. See what caught our attention: horrortree.com/indie-booksh...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 25/09/2026

🩸 Carnage House Issue #13 wants extreme horror, splatterpunk, gore & pulp horror. 📅 Oct. 1–31 💰 $5 📖 500–5,500 words ⚡ Flash welcome 🚫 No reprints 🤖 No AI-written stories horrortree.com/taking-submi...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 25/09/2026

🚀 @melodyemcintyre.bsky.social interviews Hugo & Nebula Award winner Robert J. Sawyer about AI, personhood, defining science fiction, Canadian SF, predictions that came true & his new book Sawyer on Science Fiction. horrortree.com/an-interview...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 24/09/2026

Mark can't leave. His home is worthless. He can't afford to move. And his town belongs to the vampires after dark. Then he hears about The Refusal. Win REDHEAD TOWN: horrortree.com/redhead-town...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 24/09/2026

📢 @rhppress.bsky.social opens Stone’s Throw Oct. 1! 🔥 Revolutionaries, rebels & agitators 🖤 Dark fiction, crime & noir 📅 Oct. 1–4 📖 1,000–2,000 words 💰 $25 Details: horrortree.com/taking-submi...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 24/09/2026

📢 The Submission Pit opens Oct. 1! 🚀 SF 🐉 Fantasy 👻 Horror 📅 Oct. 1–31 📖 6–10k words 💰 One winner: $100 + 50% of monthly paid subscriber revenue 🔄 Reprints: Yes 💵 No fee Details: horrortree.com/taking-submi...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 24/09/2026

📚 How much horror can you find in ordinary things? Quite a lot, judging by Acquired Taste. Our review looks at 25 stories mixing the grotesque, dark humor, creeping dread & unexpected emotion. Published by @titanbooks.bsky.social horrortree.com/epeolatry-bo...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 23/09/2026

🏆 Award-winning vampire horror. REDHEAD TOWN won the Australasian Shadows "Paul Haines Award" for Long Fiction. We're giving away TEN ebook copies: horrortree.com/redhead-town...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 23/09/2026

📢 Cosmic Roots & Eldritch Shores opens Oct. 1! 📅 Oct. 1–2 💰 Fiction: $0.08/word 🔄 Reprints: $0.02/word 📝 Poetry: $1/line 🚀 SF, fantasy, myth, fairy tales & eldritch ⚠️ NO horror Details: horrortree.com/taking-submi...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 23/09/2026

📢 Short Story Substack: October Call 📅 Deadline: Oct. 31 💰 $100 + 50% subscription revenue 📖 6–10k words 📚 ANY genre ✍️ Flash welcome 🔄 Reprints accepted 💵 No fee 🚫 No AI generation Details: horrortree.com/taking-submi...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 23/09/2026

Writing Prompt Wednesdays: Déjà vu from @corinnepwriter.bsky.social horrortree.com/writing-prom... #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 22/09/2026

🧛 Still haven't entered? TEN ebook copies of the award-winning REDHEAD TOWN are up for grabs! Enter: horrortree.com/redhead-town...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 22/09/2026

🌿 Upcoming: @briefecology.bsky.social Eco-fiction, eco-horror, eco-gothic & more. 📅 Oct. 1–7 OR first 50 submissions 💰 $0.06/word, $30 min + contributor copy 📖 ≤1,500 words ✍️ Flash: Yes Details: horrortree.com/taking-submi...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 22/09/2026

💡 Space & Time Issue 157 opens Oct. 1! Theme: Leave the Light On 📅 Oct. 1–7 📖 Flash: ≤1,000 words ✍️ Poetry: ≤35 lines 💰 Fiction: $0.01/word, listed as $10 💰 Poetry: $5 👻 Horror, SF, fantasy & weird fiction horrortree.com/taking-submi...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 22/09/2026

📚 NEW INTERVIEW with @scottsigler.bsky.social! We talk Beasts Beyond the River, Rogers' Rangers, creating the Kapanoka language, eco-horror, Predator, Aliens, Dog Soldiers & what's coming next. Read: horrortree.com/going-beyond...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 21/09/2026

Government overreach. Societal breakdown. A man fighting for his family. And vampires. 🧛 Win REDHEAD TOWN: horrortree.com/redhead-town...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 21/09/2026

📢 Horror manuscripts wanted! @m-presents-publish.bsky.social seeks novels & novellas. 📅 Ongoing 💰 60% royalties 📖 25k–75k preferred 👻 Wide range of horror First 3 chapters or 10k words with query. Details: horrortree.com/m-presents-i...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 21/09/2026

📼 UPCOMING CALL: Horror Gallery VHS 🔪 VHS-era horror 📅 Nov. 1–30 📖 30k–80k words 💰 $50 CAD and royalties 📚 Seeking 5–8 novellas ⚠️ Subscriber-only call. May temporarily close early. Details: horrortree.com/dark-anchor-...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 21/09/2026

📚 New Review: Ancestral by Ramsey Campbell Buried memories. Ancient magic. An unseen presence. And a boy who may have brought something home. @stephellis.bsky.social calls Campbell a master of "creeping dread and unseen horror." Read: horrortree.com/epeolatry-bo...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 20/09/2026

You can't sell your house. You can't afford to leave. Vampires roam at night. Then you hear rumors of a way out. Win REDHEAD TOWN: horrortree.com/redhead-town...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 20/09/2026

😱 Trembling with Fear😱 How can a non-human recognise the mercurial tendencies of human nature? Our feature story, 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭, by Jenn Ellis, looks at what happens when a non-human misunderstands a split-second choice... 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦!

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 19/09/2026

🎉 Deborah Sheldon is celebrating 40 years as a professional writer! September's giveaway: TEN ebook copies of the award-winning REDHEAD TOWN. Enter: horrortree.com/redhead-town...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 19/09/2026

📚 New Review: Fitcher’s Bird by @angelaslatter.bsky.social Three sisters survived the fire. Years later, two disappear. @stephellis.bsky.social reviews this dark modern fairy tale from @titanbooks.bsky.social. Read: horrortree.com/epeolatry-bo...

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