Poisoned Folk Tales Anthology

A project of Dread House Publishing

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (April 2026). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

Dread House Publishing will be accepting submissions for a twisted little folk horror anthology. Any folk horror themed submissions are welcome. Bonus points if your story contains a twist on a known folk tale or fairy tale. Feel free to get obscure and weird with it.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2026

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: One-time publication

AI Policy

Unknown AI policy

Fiction Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Horror Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette: 7,500 - 8,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Folklore/Mythology: Cultural folklore, Fairy tales, See guidelines.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $20 per story.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Poisoned Folk Tales Anthology Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 21 reports from 21 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

10 min | 42.1 mean avg | 37.0 median | 152 max days (37.2 std dev)

Responses

90.48 %

Acceptances:

0.00 %

Rejections:

90.48 % (40.6 avg. days per rejection) | 5.3 % personal, 73.7 % form, 21.1 % unspecified | 4.8 % shortlisted

Non-Responses

4.76 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

4.76 % (152.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

4.76 % (138.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 08 May 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 27 Apr 2026.
Date compiled: 08 Oct 2026 01:33 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 30 Apr 2026