Dans Deliberations

The weekly (3,000+ subscriber) Fantasy newsletter that reconnects you with heroic fantasy worlds of your favorite books, epic games, unearthed magazines, forgotten gamebooks, movies and enchanting art - old school & new. 👑

The writings and musings of Canadian historian and speculative fiction writer David Perlmutter

Writer, illustrator and collector of old clothes. I weave folklore, horror and the uncanny into short fiction, personal essays and art.

I am a writer who loves writing horror, crime and at times fantasy. Anything dark really.

Fiction at the intersection between humanity and technology, speculative journeys through time interspersed with adventure, mystery, philosophy and the occasional alien. Stay a while and listen.

Pseudonymous contemporary fiction. Bildungsromans, romance, humor and local color. Essays on themes relating to the fiction.

This substack is for Sweet Nightmares to share updates on our creative works and to, hopefully build a community of cool and interesting people.

Here there be monsters, the real life one and the ones imagined. This is a place for speculative fiction, the kind where horror meets heart.

Somtimes scary. Sometimes funny. Always fun.

Horror and mystery fiction told in many forms: 100 Word Stories, short stories, & serials.

A public provocation to compel me to write more

Weekly Flash Fiction heavy on Sports and Noir

Where the stories are dark, the stars are bright, and anything can happen.

Psst... wanna read a story?

Short character-driven fiction, evocative travel tales, memoirs and a lot of laughs. Always free. 🌿LEAVES are proven to be better for your mental health than the daily newspaper or social media.

I've been writing serial fiction for over 10 years. Ask me anything! Weekly tips and stories in your inbox.

Scary stories for grown ups.

Home of the Ferris Island Tales! Short and serialized fiction from S.E. Reid: speculative stories with a spiritual, supernatural, or uncanny twist.

Where Fiction Lives!

Welcome to Watson's House of Horrors, a place where the author almost certainly doesn't know what he is doing besides hopefully scaring you with his words.

Speculative fiction by Daniel W. Davison

Lunaediesophobia (Loo-Nay-Die-So-Fo-Bee-A) - an abnormal fear or hatred for Monday. Fear not, you found the antidote. The best of horror can be found here, celebrated by it's community. Recommendations, discussions, contests, and more await you..

Original short fiction, poetry, and articles from author John Coon.

A free-ranging collection of creative work in the form of speculative short fiction and novels, songs, essays, and multimedia made with the intention of connecting and inspiring.

I write short stories and experiment with style - I wont lie, its mostly going to be sci-fi and horror...maybe some discussion thrown in.

The home of stories of all shapes and sizes from writer, author and playwright Chris Patrick

Horror Movie Reviews And Other Spooky Stuff

Scattergun essays from an elder neurodivergent. Walk with me as I unpack my shit, using endless cultural references and mangled metaphors along the way. My tales are like wandering in a Vegas casino: endless distractions with no obvious sign of an exit.

consider this a literary sketchbook. poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction.

Certified Consciousness Advisor, Moral Critic, & Storyteller

Fiction that has friction. I will post author interviews, classic book recommendations and my own crime short stories. I am also the co-author of a four-book series that is available in print, audio and ebook formats at Amazon and other similar outlets.

Personal and lyric essays, flash fiction, short stories.

Japan-Inspired Fantasy & Science Fiction Stories

Quiet Little Journeys combines eerie dark whimsy and playful shenanigans. It's often referred to as "4:44 series". Subscribe to follow shopkeeper Orrin, his moody, sentient shop, and a bratty clay knight called Little Sir Menace on their little adventures

Delightful short stories and flash fiction by Bill Adler.

Multi-resurrected skeleton & maladaptive daydreamer in recovery. My writing: literary fiction that loves you with a knife, horror & dark fantasy stories that embrace you when you least expect it. Creator of the RPG Dewayne Hollow. They/them

Fiction, mostly.

Exploring the gap between experience and understanding.

‘There is no exquisite beauty without some strangeness in the proportion.’ -------- Francis Bacon, Lord Verulam

Horror isn’t just watched, it’s felt. I’m Tammy, a lifelong horror obsessive reviewing everything from cult classics to cursed indies. If it bleeds, screams, or messes with your head, I’m watching it and haunting you with the review. 🔪🩸

Twisty stories with a dark edge. Some previously published, some new, often speculative. Think Tales of the Unexpected meets The Sixth Sense with a hint of Donnie Darko.

Horror | Science Fiction | Fairy Tales | Born and raised in Liverpool, UK, Hanna is the author of Oceanus, The Spider, and The Ring. She writes speculative fiction and horror, but her stories span a range of genres.

A newsletter for people with boring lives and active imaginations. Exploring dark fiction and sharing original short stories.

"Lore, Laugh, Lord of the Rings" is the unofficial motto of this weekly, often humorous, sometimes earnest, always genuine "2023 Substack Featured Publication" concerning hobbits, faith, and culture by a lifelong Tolkien fan. Subscribe & get a FREE eBook!

Stories behind how your favourite cartoons came to life — and the ones you might have missed.

Horror fiction with an abundance of quiet dread and moral ambiguity.

Original fiction delivered from my home along the Hudson River.

I am a novelist whose main focus is epic and dark fantasy but who also writes a wide range of fiction and nonfiction. Please sign up to receive my free newsletter.

Aspiring author of all things strange and surreal 🌙

Recognizing and sharing the best fantasy, horror, and science fiction on Substack.