Attention: Current open calls
Visit Shadowy Innsmouth
Come visit shadowy Innsmouth, Massachussets! Take in the historic architecture of our quaint town, especially the original Esoteric Order of Dagon temple! The cool salt air will have a transformative effect on your dry, scaly skin! Go diving at Devil’s Reef and see the wonders sunken there! Innsmouth is calling to you!
In the upcoming anthology Visit Shadowy Innsmouth we are looking to explore the themes of outsiders, tourists even, that have encounters in depths of Lovecraft Country. The stories should be set in locales created by HP Lovecraft or his peers including Arkham and its stately university Miskatonic, Innsmouth, Dunwich, as well as the rural environs about these ageless towns. For our writers in the UK, I am sure there are parallels in your countryside and if not, feel free to create your own. The same goes for US authors as well as the rest of the world. Isolated towns that hold their secrets are the perfect setting.
Now for the twist…
Each story will need to be accompanied by a pitch from a travel agency or tourism board which would lure outsiders into the area, causing them to fall prey to the eldritch horrors behind the stone walls and hidden under the roiling surf. Feel free to reference my pitch at the beginning of this message. I am also including a link to the Wiki page for Lovecraft Country.
Please let me know if you are interested in participating in, what is essentially, Within Stranger Aeons 2. I am inviting all the original participants before opening it to the general public.
Standard Anthology Format- 3K-9K, Times New Roman or Calibri, double spaced. There is no deadline for this book. Consider open until full until further notice. A PDF copy of the book will be provided to all authors chosen for the final book.
Send submissions to revfish@gmail.com Attn: Innsmouth Submission. Include your bio and tourist pitch with the story.
United Stakes of America
United Stakes of America is the counterpoint to the trend of modern vampire stories. Gone are the Eurotrash, the seductive vixen and the sparkly teens.
This collection of horror stories will feature the Hunters that stalk down the creatures of the night and slay them. We aren't necessarily looking for retellings of Van Helsing (unless you truly have a unique take on it), Buffy and Anita. We want your new take on the classic story of normal people fighting back against the walking hunger called Vampire.
Standard Anthology Format- 3K-9K, Times New Roman, double spaced. No set deadline yet. Consider open until full until further notice. A PDF copy of the book will be provided to all authors chosen for the final book.
Send submissions to revfish@gmail.com Attn: US of A Submission. Include your bio with the story.
For We Are Many
Seeking submissions: Horror stories featuring demonic possession and/or exorcism. We aren't looking for retellings of The Exorcist, The Exorcism of Emily Rose or Paranormal Activity. We want your new take on the millennia-old story.
Standard Anthology Format- 3K-9K, Times New Roman, double spaced. No set deadline yet. Consider open until full until further notice. A PDF copy of the book will be provided to all authors chosen for the final book.
Send submissions to revfish@gmail.com Attn: For We Are Many Submission. Include your bio with the story.
see Michael Fish Fisher
Fatal Fetish
A JEA WetWorks extreme erotic horror anthology
Deadline: open until full
Word Count: 1K-10K
Times New Roman
12 pt
double line spacing
Send submissions to: eyenot8@hotmail.com
Endangered Species
An anthology with a twist. In this book, humans are the endangered species.
All authors choose one animal to be the central focus of the story. You can have more than one type of animal in the story, but make sure we know which animal is causing havoc on the human race.
3k to 10k word count. Bizarro and extreme stories only, as this will be published under the WetWorks label.
Times New Roman
12 pt
double line spacing
Deadline: Until full. Claim your animal, and send your stories to : esselpratt@esselpratt.com
RFC 6 - Workplace Relations
Ever had that one job you absolutely hated? Where the thought of getting out of bed in the morning to head off to work filled you with utter dread? Where just about anything is an option if it means being able to avoid the place?
Evil boss? Creepy, conniving co-workers? Never been a team player, and can’t stand the thought of having to work as one?
Appalling working conditions? Underpaid, underappreciated? Sick of seeing others advance while you stagnate?
What about the other side of the coin? Ever had that one job you absolutely loved? Where you couldn’t bear the thought of losing it, couldn’t imagine how you’d get by if you didn’t have it? What lengths would you go to, to ensure you kept it?
How about no job at all? The endless parade of pounding the pavement in a fruitless search for employment, with doors slamming in your face. No experience. No prospects. No future.
For the long awaited sixth volume, Rejected For Content is heading off to work.
I’m looking for tales from the workplace. Any workplace.
When good jobs go bad. When bad jobs get worse. Bastard bosses. Disturbed co-workers. Places where the most unhinged of souls would never dream of working in their wildest nightmares.
When workplace relations break down beyond fixing. Or when workplace relations strengthen, in ways that are just plain wrong.
I’m primarily after horror, but any genre is considered, as long as the piece has been, or is likely to be, rejected on the grounds of content.
For those who are no stranger to RFC, you know the drill. For anybody else, familiarity with the first five volumes just to get the gist of what we’re after is recommended, but not essential.
Get hired. Get fired. Get rejected.
3k to 10k word count. Bizarro and extreme stories only, as this will be published under the WetWorks label.
Times New Roman
12 pt
double line spacing
Deadline: August 31, 2017
Email address for submissions is blackmetaljim@hotmail.com
Triggered
Triggers. Everybody has them. Some traumatic life event. A phobia. Something brought on by anxiety. Fear. Loneliness. Desperation. Desire. Rage. It’s how we react to them, that shapes us. Will they break us, leave us curled up and lost, helpless and hopeless? Or will they be the catalyst in making us snap? Triggered to run riot and rampage? Everybody has triggers. Anything can set them off. I want stories of triggers, of the reasons behind them, what triggers folks, folks who have been triggered, how they react. And the consequences when events, situations, overheard words or misconstrued actions kick off a chain reaction where anything can happen. This is a WetWorks project, so naturally I’m primarily looking at extreme horror, though not exclusively. 10k maximum, no minimum (flash fiction and poetry are acceptable if you feel you can do the theme justice with minimal words. Bear in mind though, the large proportion of material I will be looking for will be stories, so bring the best for poems etc. Three poem limit on submissions).
Multiple story submissions are fine.
Time New Roman 12 preferred. Double spaced.
Subject matter is wide open to interpretation, there is very little that is taboo here; after all it is trigger material and the exploration of it. However, remember I'm after stories, not just gore for gore's sake, or something deliberately intended to offend or set someone off without the presence of a solid storyline. We're after reasons, reactions, whys and hows, and so on.
This project is an experiment, so feel free to have fun with it, see what your imaginations can dredge up.
see Jim Goforth Email address for submissions is blackmetaljim@hotmail.com
Visit Shadowy Innsmouth
Come visit shadowy Innsmouth, Massachussets! Take in the historic architecture of our quaint town, especially the original Esoteric Order of Dagon temple! The cool salt air will have a transformative effect on your dry, scaly skin! Go diving at Devil’s Reef and see the wonders sunken there! Innsmouth is calling to you!
In the upcoming anthology Visit Shadowy Innsmouth we are looking to explore the themes of outsiders, tourists even, that have encounters in depths of Lovecraft Country. The stories should be set in locales created by HP Lovecraft or his peers including Arkham and its stately university Miskatonic, Innsmouth, Dunwich, as well as the rural environs about these ageless towns. For our writers in the UK, I am sure there are parallels in your countryside and if not, feel free to create your own. The same goes for US authors as well as the rest of the world. Isolated towns that hold their secrets are the perfect setting.
Now for the twist…
Each story will need to be accompanied by a pitch from a travel agency or tourism board which would lure outsiders into the area, causing them to fall prey to the eldritch horrors behind the stone walls and hidden under the roiling surf. Feel free to reference my pitch at the beginning of this message. I am also including a link to the Wiki page for Lovecraft Country.
Please let me know if you are interested in participating in, what is essentially, Within Stranger Aeons 2. I am inviting all the original participants before opening it to the general public.
Standard Anthology Format- 3K-9K, Times New Roman or Calibri, double spaced. There is no deadline for this book. Consider open until full until further notice. A PDF copy of the book will be provided to all authors chosen for the final book.
Send submissions to revfish@gmail.com Attn: Innsmouth Submission. Include your bio and tourist pitch with the story.
United Stakes of America
United Stakes of America is the counterpoint to the trend of modern vampire stories. Gone are the Eurotrash, the seductive vixen and the sparkly teens.
This collection of horror stories will feature the Hunters that stalk down the creatures of the night and slay them. We aren't necessarily looking for retellings of Van Helsing (unless you truly have a unique take on it), Buffy and Anita. We want your new take on the classic story of normal people fighting back against the walking hunger called Vampire.
Standard Anthology Format- 3K-9K, Times New Roman, double spaced. No set deadline yet. Consider open until full until further notice. A PDF copy of the book will be provided to all authors chosen for the final book.
Send submissions to revfish@gmail.com Attn: US of A Submission. Include your bio with the story.
For We Are Many
Seeking submissions: Horror stories featuring demonic possession and/or exorcism. We aren't looking for retellings of The Exorcist, The Exorcism of Emily Rose or Paranormal Activity. We want your new take on the millennia-old story.
Standard Anthology Format- 3K-9K, Times New Roman, double spaced. No set deadline yet. Consider open until full until further notice. A PDF copy of the book will be provided to all authors chosen for the final book.
Send submissions to revfish@gmail.com Attn: For We Are Many Submission. Include your bio with the story.
see Michael Fish Fisher
Fatal Fetish
A JEA WetWorks extreme erotic horror anthology
Deadline: open until full
Word Count: 1K-10K
Times New Roman
12 pt
double line spacing
Send submissions to: eyenot8@hotmail.com
Endangered Species
An anthology with a twist. In this book, humans are the endangered species.
All authors choose one animal to be the central focus of the story. You can have more than one type of animal in the story, but make sure we know which animal is causing havoc on the human race.
3k to 10k word count. Bizarro and extreme stories only, as this will be published under the WetWorks label.
Times New Roman
12 pt
double line spacing
Deadline: Until full. Claim your animal, and send your stories to : esselpratt@esselpratt.com
RFC 6 - Workplace Relations
Ever had that one job you absolutely hated? Where the thought of getting out of bed in the morning to head off to work filled you with utter dread? Where just about anything is an option if it means being able to avoid the place?
Evil boss? Creepy, conniving co-workers? Never been a team player, and can’t stand the thought of having to work as one?
Appalling working conditions? Underpaid, underappreciated? Sick of seeing others advance while you stagnate?
What about the other side of the coin? Ever had that one job you absolutely loved? Where you couldn’t bear the thought of losing it, couldn’t imagine how you’d get by if you didn’t have it? What lengths would you go to, to ensure you kept it?
How about no job at all? The endless parade of pounding the pavement in a fruitless search for employment, with doors slamming in your face. No experience. No prospects. No future.
For the long awaited sixth volume, Rejected For Content is heading off to work.
I’m looking for tales from the workplace. Any workplace.
When good jobs go bad. When bad jobs get worse. Bastard bosses. Disturbed co-workers. Places where the most unhinged of souls would never dream of working in their wildest nightmares.
When workplace relations break down beyond fixing. Or when workplace relations strengthen, in ways that are just plain wrong.
I’m primarily after horror, but any genre is considered, as long as the piece has been, or is likely to be, rejected on the grounds of content.
For those who are no stranger to RFC, you know the drill. For anybody else, familiarity with the first five volumes just to get the gist of what we’re after is recommended, but not essential.
Get hired. Get fired. Get rejected.
3k to 10k word count. Bizarro and extreme stories only, as this will be published under the WetWorks label.
Times New Roman
12 pt
double line spacing
Deadline: August 31, 2017
Email address for submissions is blackmetaljim@hotmail.com
Triggered
Triggers. Everybody has them. Some traumatic life event. A phobia. Something brought on by anxiety. Fear. Loneliness. Desperation. Desire. Rage. It’s how we react to them, that shapes us. Will they break us, leave us curled up and lost, helpless and hopeless? Or will they be the catalyst in making us snap? Triggered to run riot and rampage? Everybody has triggers. Anything can set them off. I want stories of triggers, of the reasons behind them, what triggers folks, folks who have been triggered, how they react. And the consequences when events, situations, overheard words or misconstrued actions kick off a chain reaction where anything can happen. This is a WetWorks project, so naturally I’m primarily looking at extreme horror, though not exclusively. 10k maximum, no minimum (flash fiction and poetry are acceptable if you feel you can do the theme justice with minimal words. Bear in mind though, the large proportion of material I will be looking for will be stories, so bring the best for poems etc. Three poem limit on submissions).
Multiple story submissions are fine.
Time New Roman 12 preferred. Double spaced.
Subject matter is wide open to interpretation, there is very little that is taboo here; after all it is trigger material and the exploration of it. However, remember I'm after stories, not just gore for gore's sake, or something deliberately intended to offend or set someone off without the presence of a solid storyline. We're after reasons, reactions, whys and hows, and so on.
This project is an experiment, so feel free to have fun with it, see what your imaginations can dredge up.
see Jim Goforth Email address for submissions is blackmetaljim@hotmail.com
