If you want to be in the first issue of Massacre Magazine, look below. We are accepting general horror plus a special call for winter worriers. Any queries, just hit the CONTACT tab at the top.

Newgrange (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Imbolc, Jack Frost (Photo credit: t0msk)

General

Deadline for general submissions with any horror theme is October 15^th 2013 (midnight, GMT). Submissions received AFTER this time will be considered for future editions. Click HERE for full submission guidelines.

Special Call

As the summer recedes and the days grow shorter…and darker…and colder, the longest night approaches. Massacre Magazine is looking for winter solstice themed stories for its first edition. Can your words chill Jack Frost to the bone? Will your demons drive an icicle through the heart of Krampus? Whether your story is about the longest night itself, rituals gone awry, Hell freezing over, or creatures that lurk beneath our frozen surface, we want to see it. Deadline for winter solstice themed stories is October 31^st 2013 (midnight, GMT). Word count: 1000 – 5000. In the subject line of your email please put: SOLSTICE/YOUR NAME/TITLE OF YOUR WORK. For complete guidelines click HERE.

English: Winksley. A cold Winter solstice dawn over Winksley, 1998. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Publication

It is our aim to release Issue 1 with the winter solstice content around December 1^st 2013. However, we are looking for great writing and if this means we have to extend that date we will do so. We will provide further information if you are accepted and before you sign a contract.

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