Dark Spores: Stories We Tell After Midnight 4 Crone Girls Press Do you adore the dark, mysterious world of fungi?Are you drawn to what lives in the dim, dark regions under the forest's leaves?Do you flip for spores?Dark Spores: Stories We Tell After Midnight 4 is the latest volume in our flagship series. We are looking for short horror fiction, up to 3,000 words (firm), that focus on dark lichens, slime molds, mushrooms that grow under the pristine lawn, and all forms of macabre mycelium...In addition to our invited authors, we want to hear from authors who share our passion for spore-tingling short stories! Dark Spores Open Call FreeOpenCloses on Monday, July 15, 2024 11:59 PM UTC (in 14 days)Editors: Rachel A. Brune and Carol GyzanderWord Count: maximum 3,000 words (firm)Theme: Horror on the theme of mushrooms, spores, lichens, fungus and all that rots in the darkness.Stories We Tell After Midnight is a series of horror anthologies celebrating quiet horror. We want stories that will freeze you in your footsteps on a dark basement stair, or wake you from your deepest slumber, only to realize you're not where you fell asleep. If you lead us into the forest and leave us there, alone and half-dreaming, we will love you forever.Full submission guidelines are up at: https://cronegirlspress.com/submissions/Submit