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Disturbed Digest

A project of Alban Lake Publishing (see other related projects).

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (March 2019). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

Disturbed Digest publishes original dark fantasy and horror short stories, poems, art, articles, reviews, and interviews.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication
Published 4 x per year

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Preferred are fantasy adventure stories and spooky horror stories. For us, this includes paranormal and vampire pieces. Also preferred are stories that take place on other worlds. Stories must have the following: characters the reader cares what happens to, plots and subplots, and settings that draw the reader into them. Must have.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Fantasy Subgenres: Dark Fantasy, Paranormal, Supernatural, Vampire
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Dark Fantasy, Paranormal, Supernatural, Vampire

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 1,200 words.
Short Story: 3,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette: 7,500 - 8,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) Token payment (under 1 US cent per word).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Disturbed Digest considers articles, which includes reviews and interviews as well as essays having something to do with fantasy, horror, paranormal, or vampire.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Interview: 1,500 - 8,000 words.
Review: 1,500 - 8,000 words.
Article: 1,500 - 8,000 words.
Essay: 1,500 - 8,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism, See guidelines.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) Token payment (under 1 US cent per word).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Fantasy Subgenres: Dark Fantasy, Paranormal, Supernatural, Vampire
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Dark Fantasy, Paranormal, Supernatural, Vampire

Lengths:

Poem: 12 - 100 lines.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms. Excluding: Haiku (or related).

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Token payment (under US$5 per poem) Token payment (under US$5 per poem).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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We prefer art that suggests a story, rather than “portrait” art.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork:

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

Token payment (under US$10 per piece) to Semi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece) Pay ranges from Token payment (under US$10 per piece) to Semi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Image.

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Disturbed Digest Submission Statistics

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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