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  • Dark Corners of the Old Dominion

    A Virginia Horror Charity Anthology Author signing announcements! What’s so scary about Virginia?  From the blood-soaked battlegrounds of the Civil War to the solitary paths of the Appalachian Trail, we’ve got four hundred years’ worth of ghost stories, folk horror, urban legends, and southern gothic tales. Edgar Allan Poe grew up in Richmond. William FaulknerContinue…

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  • CONTEST DATE ANNOUNCED!

    EDITED: contest date shifted one day. Instead of July 14 – 16, it will be July 15 – 17. Flash on the Fly is back this summer with guest judge, Tiffany Michelle Brown! Tiffany Michelle Brown is a California-based writer who once had a conversation with a ghost over a pumpkin beer. She is theContinue…

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  • Flash on the Fly Winning Story

    In January, we posted a pop-up flash fiction contest where participants had only 48 hours to write a 1000-word max, horror/sci-fi story in the theme of “Date Night”. Even though the contest was only open for two days, we had 220 submissions! The decision was not easy. There were a lot of talented authors submitting,Continue…

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  • One Month Until Release!

    One Month Until Release!

    EVERY WOMAN KNOWS THIS by Laurel Hightower Women in Horror Month is transitioning from February to March. Which makes now the perfect time to put Every Woman Knows This: A Horror Collection by Laurel Hightower on your to-read list and to preorder for its March 3rd release. (preorder links at the bottom of the page.)Continue…

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  • Nightmare Sky Makes the Preliminary Ballot

    Nightmare Sky has made it onto the preliminary ballot for the Bram Stoker Awards® and I have some things to say about that. This was a passion-project. I knew going in that the out-of-pocket money I put up front likely wouldn’t be earned back, or I’d at least be lucky to break even. I hadContinue…

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  • FLASH ON THE FLY 48-HR WINDOW CLOSED

    JANUARY 2023 FLASH ON THE FLY HORROR WRITING CONTEST SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED Submissions are open now, January 20 at 10AM EST and will close in 48 hours on January 22 at 10AM EST. No submissions will be accepted before or after the open window. Genre: HORROR/SCI-FI Theme: DATE NIGHT Write a HORROR/SCI-FI flash fictionContinue…

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  • Introducing: FLASH on the FLY

    A horror writing contest SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED Call me crazy, but I love a writing challenge. So, after reading about a nifty writing contest over the weekend that was unfortunately a pay-to-play opportunity, I was inspired to create a similar challenge. But this one is free to enter! How quickly can you go from readingContinue…

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  • Every Woman Knows This:A Horror Collection

    A Horror Collection by Laurel Hightower Coming March 3, 2023 More information here

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  • Nightmare Sky Available Now

    It’s finally here! Nightmare Sky: Stories of Astronomical Horror is available now. It’ll take a few days for the ebook and paperback to link on Amazon, so for now, here are the separate links: E-Book Nightmare Sky (Amazon) Paperback Nightmare Sky (Amazon) Most other online retailers should have the e-book already available, and paperbacks willContinue…

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