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Thirteen Horror Podcast

About

We are an audio-drama/audio fiction podcast specializing in feature length (~ one hour) productions that are characterized by slow-burn, atmospheric stories horror/ghost/occult stories.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States
Established in 2019

Publication Medium & Frequency

Audio Publication Audio Publication
Published 12 x per year

AI Policy

Unknown AI policy

Statistics Synopsis

Regular Speed
Thirteen Horror Podcast's overall average response time is within a normal range for magazines.
More Challenging
Thirteen Horror Podcast's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
More Responsive
Thirteen Horror Podcast's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Short Story: No specific word count limits known (our definition: 1000 to 7500 words).

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment to Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $75 per story over 5,000 words; $50 per story under 5,000 words.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Audio. Text.

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Thirteen Horror Podcast Submission Statistics

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.

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Accuracy
We have received 16 reports from 16 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
11 min | 67.8 mean avg | 54.0 median | 174 max days (57.0 std dev)
Responses
87.50 %
Acceptances:
6.25 % of submissions accepted (103.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 6.25 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections:
81.25 % (60.9 avg. days per rejection) | 15.4 % personal, 61.5 % form, 23.1 % unspecified
Non-Responses
0.00 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawals
12.50 % (22.5 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending
10 responses are pending (2 min | 96.0 mean avg | 74.0 median | 285 max days waiting | 311.3 std dev) from 10 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 01 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 11 Mar 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:47 UTC (less than a minute ago).
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Before Submitting

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Dates

Last Updated: 19 Aug 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.

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