Category Archives: Dark Fiction

RELEASE: The Sirens Call eZine Winter 2021 Edition – Issue 56 | FREE Online #Horror and #DarkFic #eZine #magazine @Sirens_Call

The 56th issue of The Sirens Call weighs in at 190 pages containing 139 pieces of dark fiction and horror in the form of short stories, flash fiction, and dark poetry! This issue also features artist Dave Dick who has shared 12 pieces of his artwork with us, including Sky Monster, which is featured on the cover. This issue also spotlights our first glimpse from cartoonist D.S. Ullery, his article A Cartoon Saved My Life, and 12 of his satirical and humorous Goulash panels. Our featured author, Mike Salt, has a bit of advice for budding or struggling authors, and has graciously offered an excerpt from his novella, The House on Harlan. Continue reading

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Ladies of Horror Flash Project – #Horror #author A.F. Stewart @scribe77 @darc_nina #LoH #fiction

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! A Bottle From the Sea by A.F. Stewart Calls from the dead shouldn’t be answered. A twisted, citrus-scented breeze blew in from a deep ocean storm, stirring malevolent powers best left drowned. The … Continue reading

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OPEN Call for Anthology SUBMISSIONS: Deep in the Woods | #Horror #DarkFiction #anthology #OpenCall #fiction #submission #story @Sirens_Call @Darc_Nina

SUBMISSIONS ARE Open: Deep in the Woods – Be it day or night, the forest hides its secrets from our eyes. Whether you find yourself alone or with others, its innocence can be deceiving, and its inhabitants deadly. What horrors await within the wooded land where nature reigns supreme?

Be creative! Your story can be supernatural, otherworldly, creature-horror, or down-right evil. Deep in the Woods hides a playground for your imagination! #horror #darkfiction #anthology #call @Sirens_Call Continue reading

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Ladies of Horror Flash Project – #Horror #author Asena Lourenco @ElaLourenco @darc_nina #LoH #fiction

The Ladies of HorrorPicture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Black or White?by Asena Lourenco I could feel the droplets of sweat dripping out of my pores, each one rapidly running down my face. On the bright side, it may have washed the black streaks … Continue reading

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Ladies of Horror Flash Project – #Horror #author Alex Grehy @indigodreamers @darc_nina #LoH #fiction

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Breathe by Alex Grehy Cut Don’t cut Orangutan begged with her eyes, despairing Uncaring, I destroyed her forest home. Consume Don’t consume Protesters begged with placards. Mindless, I devoured more. Fall Don’t fall … Continue reading

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OPEN Call for Anthology SUBMISSIONS: Deep in the Woods | #Horror #DarkFiction #anthology #OpenCall #fiction #submission #story @Sirens_Call @Darc_Nina

SUBMISSIONS ARE Open: Deep in the Woods – Be it day or night, the forest hides its secrets from our eyes. Whether you find yourself alone or with others, its innocence can be deceiving, and its inhabitants deadly. What horrors await within the wooded land where nature reigns supreme?

Be creative! Your story can be supernatural, otherworldly, creature-horror, or down-right evil. Deep in the Woods hides a playground for your imagination! #horror #darkfiction #anthology #call @Sirens_Call Continue reading

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Ladies of Horror Flash Project – #Horror #author Sheikha A. @Darc_Nina #LoH #fiction

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Sehr by Sheikha A. I was here for his lungs – my one truest – traipsing through lives bearing his cord to my navel – my one soulmate. I come from a progeny of loyalists; … Continue reading

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Ladies of Horror Flash Project – #Horror #author Terrie Leigh Relf @TLRelf @darc_nina #LoH #fiction

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! (A Haibun) by Terrie Leigh Relf During the before times, we knew our ancestors buried their loved ones in the sea. We didn’t understand this, but acknowledged their choice, if not their wisdom. For … Continue reading

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Ladies of Horror Flash Project – #Horror #author Ela Lourenco @ElaLourenco @darc_nina #LoH #fiction

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Ashes to Ashes by Ela Lourenco They told me to know my place. I was to do their bidding… all their bidding. Anything they wanted because they were men. And I… just a … Continue reading

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Ladies of Horror Flash Project – #Horror #author Linda Lee Rice @darc_nina #LoH #fiction

The Ladies of Horror Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge! Pale, Pale, Heart by Linda Lee Rice I had loved him with all my being, with a ferociousness that I could not begin to conceive. He was mine from the moment I saw … Continue reading

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