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Smart Search Fee-Free Mainstream Horror Fiction

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Today's Smart Search List of the Day is: Fee-Free Mainstream Horror Fiction. Check back tomorrow for a new list.
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Fun in the Dark Anthology Series

A mini anthology series of fabulously fun, deliciously dark short fiction.
Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery/Crime, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Short Story.
Payment: to Token to Professional. Free copy(ies). Details: GBP £20.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 46.4 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 1.7% of fiction submissions accepted.

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The Gigas Testament

We're looking for terrifying, chilling, and deeply unsettling short horror stories that explore the darkest corners of the imagination.
Genres: Horror.
Lengths: Short Story, Novelette.
Payment: to Token to Semi-pro. Free copy(ies). Details: CAD $50.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 4.6 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 30.0% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Grendel Press

We bring together lovers of the deep and dark and embrace the motto that in the heart of every monster is a truth waiting to be told.
Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Romance.
Lengths: Novella, Novel.
Payment: to + Royalty rate varies Pays occasionally, up to Professional advance. Royalties vary. Details: Advance amount and royalties vary depending on contract type chosen, copies sold, and publication medium.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 100.8 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

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Horrific Scribes Mature

Horrific Scribes is an expanding online archive of dark short fiction (and some poetry) by various authors who share the Horrific Scribblings imprint’s dedication to the provocative, scary, and strange. Most of the stories will have elements of horror, ranging from bloodless slow burns to raucous extreme romps, but related genres–dark fantasy, dark sci-fi, surrealist and other experimental writing with dark tendencies–are likely to appear…
Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Short Story.
Payment: to Token to Semi-pro. Details: USD $25 per story.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 8.9 days.
Acceptances: Average. 7.9% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Hushmarrow Press Wildcard

Hushmarrow Press is an independent home for stories that linger. Based in the Bronx, New York City, we publish fiction with a taste for the strange, the unsettling, and the beautifully dark, particularly dark fantasy, horror, psychological thrillers, and speculative fiction. Hushmarrow was created to give emerging and independent writers another place for their stories to be discovered, read, and remembered. We believe short fiction deserves more than a passing scroll…
Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 6.7 days.

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Macabre Magazine

At Macabre Magazine: Where Horror Comes Home, we are dedicated to publishing the strongest voices in commercial horror fiction while upholding the values of literary citizenship. We champion short stories and flash fiction that thrill, unsettle, and endure.
Genres: General, Horror.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 54.1 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 25.6% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Nat 1 Publishing

Here at Nat 1 Publishing, we like the strange, quirky, and unique. Our origins were the product of a string of jokes and shitposts that went too far; they went so far that half a dozen novellas later we thought, “Well, damn. Might as well legitimize this monstrosity.”
Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller.
Lengths: Novelette, Novella, Novel.
Payment: + No advance. >=15% royalties. Details: 50% royalties on novelettes and novellas.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 21.2 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 54.2% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Neither Fish Nor Foul

We publish the odd, the not quite, the nearly and the almost because we believe in writing for sheer joy. Be bold, be playful, take risks. Edit it until it shines. And then send it to us so we can enjoy it too.
Genres: General, Horror.
Lengths: Flash Fiction.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 8.7 days.
Acceptances: Average. 8.6% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Pulp Revival Magazine

Pulp Revival Magazine is a genre fiction publication working in the tradition of the great pulp magazines. Stories that hit hard and refuse to be forgotten. No genre snobbery, no safe choices. Just the kind of fiction that earns its place on the page.
Genres: Action-Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery/Crime, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller.
Lengths: Short Story.
Payment: to Token to Semi-pro. Free copy(ies). Details: USD $25.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 3.5 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 50.0% of fiction submissions accepted.

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StarShipSofa

StarShipSofa is one of the top SF podcasts in the multiverse that delves into the world of SF. There are a number of shows that fall under the Sofa's wing.
Genres: Horror, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Short Story.
Payment: to Token to Semi-pro. Details: $50.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 76.9 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 4.2% of fiction submissions accepted.

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