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A mystery at the heart of memory. A murder that manifested a vengeful ghost in the machine. My name is Mnēmēsis, you won't have heard of me...

total shock fiction

By Mister Shock

Our aim is to provide you the most shocking works of dark fantasy and horror relative fiction, and gonzo journalism ... anywhere. Plus, initiation into the occult.

Castnera

By The Axe Forgets

I need a place to digest and distribute some horror fiction. As a long time fan of all horror media it may be time to try my hand.

Damien The Bug Creates

Stories are better shared.

Need a little break from the Void? One of the most welcoming, wholesome publications that I love.

- The Narrator

Dragons and Moonlight

By Aetherias Moon

Hiya! I write fantasy and speculative fiction short stories. I also talk about mental health and writing. I plan on publishing my serialized romantasy novel on here in the upcoming months

Turtles of Alchemy

By T.P. Kaaos

We believe in the quiet power of storytelling—the kind that transforms you softly. This publication is a home for stories that shimmer strangely: haunting flash fiction, peculiar beauty, soft chaos, and curious truths.

An amazing publication that happens to promote some of my favorite authors on Substack. I'm not sure what I did to deserve over 500 Subscribers but, if there's one publication that deserves your love, it's this one. 🖤

- The Narrator

beesandbelladonna

By Bea

A sacred space where the petals of poetry unfurl, the whispers of Spirit speak, and the shadow and light within are honored as one.

The Nightly Poet

Words are born on my fingers to die on my lips.

Happy Nielsen

Follow along as I write my cozy fantasy novel set in modern day London

Cosmic Chaos

By Grey Galaxie

Astro-politics and pop culture for revolutionary action.

Love, love, love this publication.

- The Narrator

The Graveyard Kitchen

Graveyard Kitchen is a collection of Gothic short fiction laced with Midwestern grit, Gen X sarcasm, and a healthy splash of spite. Each story is paired with a real recipe from a farmhouse kitchen where secrets simmer and nothing is ever just food.

The Eldridge Horror

By A. R. Eldridge

A short story blog to rehome all my unsettling, eerie and horrific little darlings. I occasionally post essays too on things that interest me. If you like what you read/hear I have a short story collection called 'Golden Hour' that you can get on Amazon.

Jennifer Shaw

I'm a suburbanite from Houston turned homesteader in Vermont. I'm also an autism parent and a writer of contemporary and dark genre fiction, embracing creativity in my middle age.

MaDMan says

Exploring world and mind, searching for the link between Truth, Beauty and Good.

A Writers Collection

By Sarah Rose

Here's a collection of my thoughts and interests

Lemon Jelly press

By Lemon Jelly Press

Lemon Jelly Press is a small, independent publishing house based on the Isle of Wight, dedicated to fiction, poetry, and children’s books. Submissions open 14/03/2025

The Scorched Pages

Ariadne Pautina

Author | Dark Creative

Quiet Little Journeys

By Asteria Geisterblum

Looking for stories with bite and a little heartache? Expect quiet magic, dark whimsy, emotional storytelling, and surreal fiction with a haunted pulse. This short story collection unfolds with a new addition every 8 to 10 days.

Eathel the Bastard

By Sam & Eathel (the Bastards)

Eathel, the illegitimate son of a powerful duke, fights to keep his country together against enemies inside and out, guarding a secret so dark it would destroy everything he loves.

Krys' house of weird art and waffles

By Krys Kinsel and the Zine of Truth.

Zines, life, art, writing, existential dread and frogs.

Marijuana Musings from the Bougie Trashy Pandas

By Roberta Lynn🍄

The crazy shit I think about while the trash pandas are getting, are, and continue to be stoned.

PineBox Readings

By Edward.Marlo.Ruiz

Stories for when you need to pass the time in the confined space of eternity.

Spencer’s Cult of Forbidden Horrors

By Spencer D.W.

Horror. The cosmic and Body kind and anything else I want to write about I guess.

The Pirate's Library

By Sean Nordquist

Writing poems, short stories, and novels, with the occasional blog-like rambling.

Suswati’s Stories

By Suswati Basu

I believe storytelling can be used as a device to connect people with vital issues. So here, I will publish various bits of essays, fiction, and non-fiction, that touch on polarising subjects.

Top In Fiction

By TiF Team

Where Fiction Lives!

Qstack | The LGBTQIA+ Directory of Substacks

By Mr. Troy Ford

Qstack ❤️🍊💛💚💙💜 | The LGBTQIA+ Directory, Community & Platform on Substack - SUBSCRIBE for bi-monthly updates of queer links, interviews, and stories.

Miri and the Muse

By Miri Stone

Join me here for juicy tidbits about my writing process... snippets from upcoming work, new releases, sales and book fairs, flash fiction, and you'll get a peek into the wild evolution of my shifters and their fated mates.

Nico, Struggling Writer

By Nico Harlakenden

An ex-juvenile delinquent, now-corporate slob writes for readers, writers, & reader/writers.

Thriller Thursdays

By Chris Lowry

Your page swiping thrillers and mysteries delivered straight to you once a week.

Garbage Notes

By Franco Amati

from the writer who brought you Scuzzbucket—the original home for dirty realism, grunge lit, creative confessions, speculative fiction, and assorted literary atrocities—comes an even deeper level of personal poetics ... this is ... Garbage Notes

VI·VIII·X KUP FANTASY RPG

By GMaia

A (hopefully) new way to play RPGs in order to enjoy the way and not only the destination

Ford Knows Books

By FORD KNOWS

Essays, stories & curiosities | Home of the novel "Lamb" - "The Books We ❤️ Club" - and "The Road to Published" - the choose-your-own-adventure approach to writing and publishing books

The Lyrical High‑Fantasy Library

By Andrew Taylor

Lyrical high fantasy in the vein of Tolkien & Rothfuss. Weekly chapters, lore, magic and more.

DOOM FICTION

By William Pauley III

Psychedelic stories for adventurous readers. Proceed with caution.

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