A selection of things that caught our attention in the world of horror this week
Will Storr, The Science of Storytelling“Unpredictable humans. This is the stuff of story.”
(s)crawl literary magazine
Pays: $20 CAD
Looking for: Thought-provoking horror by queer, neurodiverse, BIPOC, female, and disabled writers
Submissions close: 12 May 2025
Monster anthology (Graveside Press)
Pays: 2 cents per word
Looking for: Spicy monster stories
Submissions close: 15 May 2025
Book Worms Horror Zine Issue #8
Pays: 8 cents per word fiction and essays, $25 short poems, $50 long poems
Theme: Cryptid horror
Submissions close: 31 May 2025
Wrath Month anthology (Bona Books)
Pays: 8 cents per word
Looking for: Fantasy, science-fiction, and horror short stories that embrace punk and queer rage
Submissions close: 31 May 2025
GRADEside Middle Grade & Young Adult Horror (Graveside Press)
Pays: 50% royalties of net earnings
Looking for: Short stories, novellas, novels
Will Storr, The Science of Storytelling“In most of the best contemporary fiction, objects and events aren't usually described from a God-like view, but from the unique perspective of the character”
A taste of things to come.
Dexter: Resurrection. Serial killer horror. Weeks after Dexter is shot by his own son, he awakens from a coma to find Harrison gone. Realizing the weight of what he put his son through, Dexter sets out for New York City, determined to find him and make things right. Paramount+, 11 Jul 2025
Hell Motel. Slasher horror. Ten true crime obsessives are invited to the opening weekend of the newly renovated Cold River Motel, the site of a 30-year-old unsolved Satanic Mass Murder. They become stranded and start getting killed off one by one during a murder spree that grows exponentially more gruesome with each kill. Shudder, 17 Jun 2025
Revival. Resurrection horror. On one miraculous day in rural Wisconsin, the recently deceased suddenly rise from their graves, but they appear and act just like they once were. When local Officer and single mother Dana Cypress is unexpectedly thrown into the center of a brutal murder mystery, she’s left to make sense of the chaos amidst a town gripped by fear and confusion where everyone, alive or undead, is a suspect. Syfy, 12 Jun 2025
40 Acres. Post-apocalyptic horror. After a series of plagues and wars leaves society in ruins, the Freemans are surviving on a farm in the middle of nowhere. But when the eldest son meets a young woman in the forest beyond the fence, his need for human contact could place the whole family in jeopardy. Cinema, 2 Jul 2025
Eyes of the Abyss. Survival horror. Somewhere in the south Atlantic Ocean, a soldier wakes up surrounded by corpses aboard a warship. Soldiers storm the ship with a mission, and she must attack with lethal precision in a desperate fight for survival. Release date TBA
Fear Street: Prom Queen. Slasher horror. Who will be voted queen at Shadyside High’s 1988 prom? For underdog Lori, competition is cutthroat even before someone starts killing off the candidates. Netflix, 23 May 2025
Feed. Swedish witch horror. Based on Sweden’s first woman executed for witchcraft, a murder becomes myth and a tourist attraction. Influencers exploit ‘ghost tourism’, using the legend to market destinations for clients, blurring the line between history, horror, and commerce. VOD, 9 May 2025
House of Abraham. Psychological horror. A woman looking for an end to her suffering checks into the House of Abraham, home to a mysterious cult that promises a way out. She soon discovers all is not what it seems. Limited release, 13 Jun 2025
Omukade. Thai monster horror. Trapped in a mine, Japanese soldiers and their captives are forced to confront a terrifying, ancient monster lurking in the shadows. Release date TBA
The Other. Psychological horror. Robin and Daniel adopt Kathelia, a mute orphan with a dark past. But their dream turns to horror as eerie events unfold and Kathelia’s behavior grows unsettling. VOD, 13 Jun 2025
The Surrender. Supernatural horror. When the family patriarch dies, a grieving mother and daughter risk their lives to perform a brutal resurrection ritual and bring him back from the dead. Shudder, 23 May 2025
Solitude. Psychological horror. Kara joins a grueling reality survival show, determined to win the million dollar prize and prove her resilience. Isolated deep in remote wilderness, Kara films her daily struggle to survive, but when events escalate beyond mere survival challenges, she begins to uncover the dark history hidden within the forest. VOD, 13 May 2025
Deadly Quiet. Survival co-op horror. Struggle to survive in the Hoia Baciu forest to gather resources, weapons, and equipment to defeat the enemies amongst the team or turn on allies and align with enemies. Release date TBA
Deckline. War horror. Out of bullets. Surrounded. With death closing in, you and your squad distract yourselves with a final round of Durak (card game), where every card drawn could be your last. Release date TBA
Haunted House Renovator. Haunted house horror. Step into the world of haunted mansions and let your renovation creativity run wild. Available now
David Foster Wallace“Good fiction’s job is to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.”
9 horror books this week. Themes: Supernatural, psychological, creature, urban legend, and vampire horror
See: A Selection of Horror Books Released, 27 Apr to 3 May 2025
Tim O'Brien“That's what fiction is for. It's for getting at the truth when the truth isn't sufficient for the truth.”
12 horror movies this week. Themes: Supernatural, psychological, creature, vampire, shark, found footage, slasher, and fairy tale horror
See: A Selection of Horror Movies Released, 27 Apr to 3 May 2025
Chuck Palahniuk“Have your adventures, make your mistakes, and choose your friends poorly -- all these make for great stories.”
1 horror TV show this week. Theme: Alien apocalypse horror
See: A Selection of Horror TV Shows Released, 27 Apr to 3 May 2025
Chuck Palahniuk, Stranger than Fiction“A good story should make you laugh, and a moment later break your heart.”
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