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Snake Bite Books is a horror-centric publishing company in London.

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Publication Medium

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Horror has been my favourite genre since I was about twelve. Misunderstood as a playground for glorifying immoral behaviour and sadistic whims, misused to create works that encourage depravity, and often acting a scapegoat for increasing violence in modern society, horror is one of the most slept-on and under-appreciated genres out there.

I want to put horror back into the place it held in my life when I was a teenager/young adult. In horror I found expressions, characters, situations and emotions that I could relate to more fiercely than I'd related to anything I'd ever read before.

The horror I want to promote is horror that faces real fears; that expresses something from the human soul. I want new and interesting concepts, I want traditional tales reimagined, I want hilarious comedy horror with a heart of real emotion behind it. I want wacky monsters, salty vengeful killers, witches and romance and tragedy and action and slow, sleepy rural town takeovers. I want demons and devils ONLY in stories where the good guys face unfathomable evil and still manage to come out on largely on top, even if worse for wear. I want stories that show courage, bravery, heroism, stories that teach and inspire as well as frighten. Give me your worst, but give it with feeling, and if you can't give me a happy ending, make sure you give me one that is meaningfully unhappy.

The horror I publish will not be about meaninglessly portraying suffering, exploitation of characters, shock for shock's sake, or disgusting imagery to arouse nausea. Horror should reflect our innermost workings - our fears, secrets, vices and addictions and struggles - and horror should ALWAYS come from the heart.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
Horror HorrorOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Lengths:
Novella Novella17,500 - 40,000 words.
Novel NovelNo specific word count limits known (our definition: more than 40000 words).
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

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

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Snake Bite Books Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

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AccuracyWe have received 4 reports from 4 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported39 min | 182.3 mean avg | 194.5 median | 301 max days (108.2 std dev)
Pending1 response is pending (370 days waiting). This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

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Most recent response reported was received on 04 Jul 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 26 May 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 06 Mar 2025
Last Audited: 04 Feb 2025. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 06 Mar 2024

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