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Fee-Free Mainstream Horror Fiction

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Carmina Magazine

Named after the Latin word for "songs" or "poems", Carmina Magazine offers a place where ancient mythology and modern creativity can come together as one. For generations, writers, artists, and creators have turned towards mythological traditions for inspiration. Carmina Magazine aims to showcase how ancient stories are still creatively relevant in the modern day, possessing a timeless ability to enthrall, enchant, and inspire long after their initial genesis.
Genres: General, Fantasy, Horror.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 28.1 days.
Acceptances: Average. 9.7% of fiction submissions accepted.

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The Dark Magazine

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Genres: Fantasy, Horror.
Lengths: Short Story.
Payment: Professional. Details: USD $0.05/word for originals; $0.01/word for reprints.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 1.9 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 0.5% of fiction submissions accepted.

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The Dread Literary Review

The Dread Literary Review is an independent online literary magazine focused on displaying poems and fictions crafted around the themes of horror, mystery, and speculation.
Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery/Crime, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 72.3 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 6.0% of fiction submissions accepted.

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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. 8.8 days.
Acceptances: Average. 9.2% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Lovecraftiana Wildcard

Lovecraftiana is a publication from Rogue Planet Press, featuring stories, articles, poetry or artwork on Cthulhu Mythos / Lovecraftian themes.
Genres: Horror.
Lengths: Short Story, Novelette, Novella.
Payment: No monetary payment. Royalties. Details: Unknown royalties.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 12.8 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. 59.4 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 20.5% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Submission Pit

As an aspiring speculative fiction writer myself, I got tired of seeing digital magazines offering such small amounts for short stories, shocked that most than half of them were less than a hundred dollars on a flat-rate basis. $25, $10, even $5 in some cases…
Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novelette.
Winner's Prize: to Semi-pro to Professional. Details: USD $100 for winning story.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 25.4 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 1.7% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Thirteen Horror Podcast

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.
Genres: General, Horror.
Lengths: Short Story.
Payment: to Token to Semi-pro. Details: USD $75 per story over 5,000 words; $50 per story under 5,000 words.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 75.1 days.
Acceptances: Average. 7.7% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Triptych

A journal of speculative fiction shaped by the fleeting summers and long winter dark of New England.
Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novelette.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 14.7 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 30.0% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Velox Books

At Velox Books, we’re passionate about bringing the most chilling, weird, and captivating horror tales to readers who crave the extraordinary. With over a decade of independent publishing experience, we’re a small press with an enormous appetite for horror, specializing in collections of horror, weird fiction, and intriguing tales that push the boundaries of the imagination. Our roster includes Amazon bestsellers and top-voted authors from Reddit’s horror story community, NoSleep.
Genres: Horror, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Fiction Collection, Novel.
Payment: + Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 30.4 days.
Acceptances: Average. 5.2% of fiction submissions accepted.

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