Night Chills Magazine

A project of Black Matrix Publishing (see other related projects).

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

About

If it lurks in the dark and creeps through your yard late at night, we want it. Please, no psychological horror. We want stories that remind us of the best creature oriented tales of Dean Koontz, F. Paul Wilson, Peter Straub or "The Damned Thing," by Ambrose Bierce.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Unknown publication frequency

Fiction Closed

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

Horror Subgenre: Creature Horror

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,500 - 7,500 words.
Novelette: 7,500 - 15,000 words.
Novella: 15,000 - 35,000 words.

Styles:

Dark, Mainstream.

Topics:

None found.

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: Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026