A Very Scary Christmas

A project of Ephemera Publishing (see other related projects).

This project is believed to be defunct. (October 2013)

About

We are seeking stories with Christmas horror themes, and are open to many sub-genres, including, but not limited to, supernatural, psychological, and all things that go bump in the night. If your tale brings a chill to a reader's spine and includes an element of Christmas, then it will more than likely be just what we are looking for. Add a drop or two of arsenic to a cup of eggnog and deadbolt the doors to keep Santa away, just in case he is actually an escaped patient from the local asylum, and submit your work to A Very Scary Christmas.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: One-time publication

Fiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Psychological, Supernatural

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 2,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Dark, Mainstream.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026