New this month: Fiction by Josiah Furcinitti, Bucket Siler, Alan Caldwell, Philip Laverty, Billy Stanton, Grove Koger, Titus Green, Thomas White, Brian P. Kalfus, Ferenc Kanto Zoltan, Nicola Pett, JB Shaw, and James Hanna. Flash Fiction by Pete Lindemann and Paula Bowman. Poetry by Alan Catlin, Joseph A. Farina, Stephen House, MJ Lemon, Akshita, and Stephen Jarrell Williams.
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“Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.” — Carl Jung
Read the latest stories and poems here:
The Saturday Night Special: “The Last Kiss” by Maurice Level (1912)
Maurice Level (29 August 1875 – 15 April 1926) was a French writer of fiction and drama who specialized in short stories of the macabre which were printed regularly in the columns of Paris newspapers and sometimes staged by le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol, the repertory company in Paris’s Pigalle district devoted to melodramatic productions which…
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“A Second, Less Capable Head” Dark Sci-fi/Fantasy/Parody by James Hanna
James Hanna is a retired probation officer and a former fiction editor. Due to his background, the criminal element figures strongly in much of his writing. James’ stories have appeared in over thirty journals, including Sixfold, Crack the Spine, and The Literary Review. His books, all of which have won awards, are available on Amazon.
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“The Man Who Followed the Light into the Woods” Dark Mystery-Fantasy by Bucket Siler
Bucket Siler’s writing has appeared in Storm Cellar, The Offing, Atticus Review, Bracken, and elsewhere. She lives in New Mexico, where she organizes Santa Fe Zine Fest.
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“my before” Dark Poetry by Stephen House
Stephen House has won awards as a poet, playwright, and actor. He’s received international literature residencies from The Australia Council and Asialink. His chapbooks “real and unreal” poetry and “The Ajoona Guest House” monologue are published by ICOE Press. His next book drops soon. He performs his acclaimed monologues widely.
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“An Irish Ghost Story” Dark Microfiction by Pete Lindemann
Pete Lindemann lives and works in Cobleskill, New York, USA.
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“with me” Dark Fiction by Alan Caldwell
Alan Caldwell has been teaching in Georgia since 1994 but only began submitting writing in May 2022. He has since been published in over two dozen journals and magazines, including Southern Gothic Creations, The Backwoodsman, You Might Need To Hear This, The Chamber, Heartwood Literary Journal, Rural Fiction Magazine, Longridge Review, Deep Wild Journal and…
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“The Corner of Scorned and Ill Repute” Dark Flash Fiction by Paula Bowman
Paula is from Shelby North Carolina. She is currently seeking her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Creative Writing. Paula is also in the process of writing a memoir of her life. When she’s not studying or writing, you may find her on a road trip adventure or spending time with her family and friends.
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“The Devil and the Visitor” Dark Poetry by Akshita
Akshita, is just another teenager trying to find her place in the world. Passionate about writing she calls her pieces the extensions of herself. Her work has been published in magazines like Masticadores India and Masticadores USA. She welcomes visits to her blog: Anthology of Akshita’s Thoughts.
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“Panic” Flash Horror by Joseph Schiller
Joseph A. Schiller is a high school social studies in Houston, TX USA, where he lives with his wife. He has previously published a fantasy novel in addition to several poems and short stories. Joseph is currently working on a non-fiction historical investigation, a graphic novel, and sci-fi novel.
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“What Mrs. Whyte Found” Horror by Philip Laverty
Mr. Laverty notes: “I am currently working on new horror fiction while editing various other pieces and trying to place them with publishers and agents. I live in Scotland and have two daughters. My main horror influences are M.R. James, Sheridan Le Fanu, William Peter Blatty and David Lynch.”
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“Devil’s Stone/Little Frankie” Folk Horror by Billy Stanton
Billy Stanton is a London-based working-class writer and film-maker, originally from Portsmouth. His short fiction has appeared in Wyldblood, The Chamber, Horla, Rural Fiction Magazine, Tigershark and the ‘New Towns’ anthology. He co-runs the ‘Noli Me Tangere Short Film Festival’. His blog is: steelcathedrals.wordpress.com
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“Or-” Supernatural Horror by Grove Koger
Grove Koger is the author of When the Going Was Good: A Guide to the 99 Best Narratives of Travel, Exploration, and Adventure; Assistant Editor of Deus Loci: The Lawrence Durrell Journal; and former Assistant Editor of Art Patron. He blogs about travel and related subjects.
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“Locomotive of Darkness” Supernatural Horror by Titus Green
Titus Green was born in Canada but grew up in the UK. His fiction, non-fiction and prose poetry have appeared in numerous online and print magazines, including The Collidescope, Adelaide Literary Magazine, The Bosphorus Review of Books, HORLA, Literally Stories, Sediments Literary Arts, Fear of Monkeys, Nalubaale Review, Stag Hill Literary Journal, Ramingo’s Porch, The…
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“Hell is Other People’s Money” Dark Satire by Thomas White
Thomas White has a triple identity: speculative fiction writer, poet, and essayist. He blends horror, noir, and sci-fi with philosophical and theological themes. A Belgium-based magazine, the Sci-Phi Journal, honored by the European Science Fiction Society with its Hall of Fame Award for Best SF Magazine, recently accepted one of Mr. White’s stories. His other…
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“The Hatch to the Second Floor” Horror by Brian P. Kalfus
Brian P. Kalfus has a lifelong love of reading. He enjoys literature for the emotional power of a perfectly written scene. After working many office jobs, Brian rekindled his love of stories by writing his own. His work has been published in the online magazine Founder’s Favourites. Brian resides in Missouri.
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“The Soul of Painting” Horror/Weird Fiction by Ferenc Kantó Zoltán
“Ferenc K. Zoltán is a Hungarian writer born in 1992 who specializes in historical fiction and horror novels. He has published three novels so far: “The Color of Death is Red,” “The Gospel of the Devil,” and “The Black Monastery,” all in the Hungarian language. He has been nominated twice for the Dugonics András Literary…
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“The Wheel” Dark Fiction by Nicola Pett
Nicola Pett recently begun to explore gothic writing as a form of amusement and finds it quite cathartic. She lives with her husband and three children in the rainforest in Northern Queensland, Australia. She has worked in Media, The Arts and Education.
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“Gray Matter” Dark Science-Fiction by J.B. Shaw
Joseph Shaw lives in Buchanan County, MO and works as a foreman for a manufacturing plant. He is an emerging writer with a love and passion for the horror genre. While writing is his passion, his outside activities include fishing, spending time with his wife and child, and cooking.
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Two Poems by Stephen Jarrell Williams: “In the Land of the End” and “Sunlight of Summer”
Stephen Jarrell Williams loves to stay up all night and write with lightning bolts until they fizzle down behind the dark horizon. He was editor of Dead Snakes, UFO Gigolo, and Calvary Cross. He can be found on Twitter as papapoet.
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“Moloch” Dark Fiction by Charlie Sutphin
Charles Sutphin has lived in Indianapolis for 50 years. His cobbled career includes editor, journalist, writer, attorney, professor, investment manager and venture capitalist. Married for 30 years with two children, he taught at the University of Indianapolis for decades. His fiction was published liberally in the 1990s and recently in The Flying Island and The Helix Literary Review.
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“Stayin’ Inside” Horror by Josiah Furcinitti
Josiah Furcinitti lives on the South Shore of Massachusetts with his wife. While he has always enjoyed reading and been interested in writing, he began studying and delving into the craft in the past year. He is currently working on his first novel as well as other short fiction.
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Four Dark Poems by Joseph A. Farina: “carpe noctem”, “river saviours”, “astral”, and “sacrifice”
Joseph A. Farina is a retired lawyer in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. drawing from his profession and his Sicilian Canadian back round, he is an internationally award-winning poet. Several of his poems have been published in Quills Canadian Poetry Magazine…
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The Saturday Night Special: “The Street of the Four Winds” by Robert W. Chambers (1895)
Tonight, The Chamber brings you “The Street of the Four Winds” by Robert W. Chambers, author of The King in Yellow.
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The Saturday Night Special: “The Hand” by Guy de Maupassant
Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant…5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a 19th-century French author, remembered as a master of the short story form, as well as a representative of the Naturalist school, who depicted human lives, destinies, and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic terms…
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