The Cemetery IV
Rob our graveyard full of literary masterpieces
Welcome back to The Cemetery, a once monthly promotional event for all the macabre writers that you can find right here on Substack. This remains the best way to find the works of aspiring horror and dark fiction authors all in one place!
New here? Go check out the previous Cemetery posts! There are dozens of awful-ly amazing pieces of work to choose from that will remain in the graveyard for eternity.
Writers: post (link) your work below in the comments, but please share no more than 2 pieces. If you don’t want feedback/critique make sure to post that in the comment. It does not need to be strictly horror in order to share, as long as it remains within the realm of speculative dark fiction feel free to share your work here!
Readers: visit the comment section to browse the work of many talented writers. The cemetery has a mind of its own, and probably won’t allow you to leave, so you may as well be entertained for your prolonged stay! Feel free to leave feedback, many writers are looking for some kind of critique, but please honor their wishes if they say they do not want feedback.
In an effort to keep it organized and easy to spot what you are looking for, follow the below guidelines to help everyone out!
🦇- If you are a reader, or a writer, and have a question for anyone, begin your comment with a bat and then follow it with your question.
💀- If you are sharing work(s) that are short stories, begin the comment with a skull and follow it with your favorite paragraph from the story.
🪦- If you are sharing work(s) that are serialized stories, begin the comment with a tombstone and follow it with a pitch of your stories plot, characters, etcetera.
🥀- If you are sharing work(s) of poetry, begin the comment with a wilted rose and follow it with your favorite line or two from your poem.
👻- If you are sharing work(s) that include essays, reviews or anything else that is not mentioned above, begin the comment with a ghost and follow it with a description of what you are promoting.
Your Weekly Horror Digest
decided to join in on the weekly festivities by asking everyone what horror tropes drive them mad! Is there something that ruins a good horror story for you?That’s all I have for you this week! Check back in next Monday for special horror story brought to you by a surprise contributor. This month we have an extra Monday, and with these extra Monday’s we have opted to allow a community member to write a story to share with everyone, so don’t miss it!
Don’t forget about the Wicked Writing Contest!
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Stay Spooky.
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🪦 My first serialized story that I think would suit the taste of MM folks.
In the story we dive into a mind of an ordinary guy plagued with haunting nightmares... the story begins right as he wakes up from one of them and he finds out, there are photos in his phone that he didn't take .
https://open.substack.com/pub/fictiondealer/p/i-didnt-take-these-episode-1?r=2l54ej&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcome=true
💀/The barefoot man ran across the courtyard, slipping and falling on the icy cobble-stones, until the beasts had driven him into a corner. He faced the hounds, letting out an inhuman cry. The sharp teeth sunk into his flesh and ripped it apart, until a whining clump of bloody flesh was all that was left of him. The Queen stood in the watchtower, observing the spectacle of the dogs fighting over the juiciest bits. She didn’t leave until the satisfied hounds laid on the ice, gnawing on the bones./
A dark fantasy/horror/short story “The Hounds of Winter”.
https://open.substack.com/pub/kathrineelaine/p/the-hounds-of-winter?r=2rhgsy&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcome=true