Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine
@3lobedmag.com
Magazine of speculative fiction; stories of horror, wonder, and the weird since 1999. https://3lobedmag.com
“It was supposed to be a simple job. I fly into Edinburgh and get the gun from a contact in the Grassmarket. All smooth. I check into my hotel near the mark’s flat and spend a couple hours scoping out the area.”
“The Somnambulist”
by Katie McIvor
Issue 46
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“The Somnambulist”
by Katie McIvor
Issue 46
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November 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“It was supposed to be a simple job. I fly into Edinburgh and get the gun from a contact in the Grassmarket. All smooth. I check into my hotel near the mark’s flat and spend a couple hours scoping out the area.”
“The Somnambulist”
by Katie McIvor
Issue 46
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“The Somnambulist”
by Katie McIvor
Issue 46
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“It only ever spoke to me once and that was to say Do not sleep too deeply. Said upon departure, an aside tossed over its shoulder like salt. I paid little attention; I was staring at the thing it had given me...”
“Songs Never Sung”
by Premee Mohamed
Issue 46
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“Songs Never Sung”
by Premee Mohamed
Issue 46
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November 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
“It only ever spoke to me once and that was to say Do not sleep too deeply. Said upon departure, an aside tossed over its shoulder like salt. I paid little attention; I was staring at the thing it had given me...”
“Songs Never Sung”
by Premee Mohamed
Issue 46
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“Songs Never Sung”
by Premee Mohamed
Issue 46
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“We stood in front of the video game store for the midnight release of Castles Underground III. The crowd wore different homemade versions of the crimson armor…”
“For When the Night is Behind You and the Depths are Ahead”
by Corey Farrenkopf
Issue 46
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“For When the Night is Behind You and the Depths are Ahead”
by Corey Farrenkopf
Issue 46
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November 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
“We stood in front of the video game store for the midnight release of Castles Underground III. The crowd wore different homemade versions of the crimson armor…”
“For When the Night is Behind You and the Depths are Ahead”
by Corey Farrenkopf
Issue 46
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“For When the Night is Behind You and the Depths are Ahead”
by Corey Farrenkopf
Issue 46
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“The other girls in Alexandra’s fourth-grade class got Paradise Barbies and tickets to Disney On Ice for their birthdays, but Alexandra got a tulpa. Well, no, not a tulpa. Her mother called it a “thoughtform” but those were…”
“Untitled #5”
by Nadia Bulkin
Issue 46
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“Untitled #5”
by Nadia Bulkin
Issue 46
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November 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“The other girls in Alexandra’s fourth-grade class got Paradise Barbies and tickets to Disney On Ice for their birthdays, but Alexandra got a tulpa. Well, no, not a tulpa. Her mother called it a “thoughtform” but those were…”
“Untitled #5”
by Nadia Bulkin
Issue 46
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“Untitled #5”
by Nadia Bulkin
Issue 46
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“We had been assured that before sleep the subject always placed his phone on the bedside table, resting it upright in the charging cradle—which was ideal for our purposes since it meant we could make use not only of the microphone…”
“The Subject”
by Brian Evenson
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“The Subject”
by Brian Evenson
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November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“We had been assured that before sleep the subject always placed his phone on the bedside table, resting it upright in the charging cradle—which was ideal for our purposes since it meant we could make use not only of the microphone…”
“The Subject”
by Brian Evenson
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“The Subject”
by Brian Evenson
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“The entire house is dark, dark dark. There is nowhere we may not be. With the curtains pulled tight and the doors swelled shut we frolic, we thrive, we swell. The empty house, a shell we have expanded to fill.”
“Belly Full of Eyes”
by K.S. Walker
Issue 46
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“Belly Full of Eyes”
by K.S. Walker
Issue 46
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November 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
“The entire house is dark, dark dark. There is nowhere we may not be. With the curtains pulled tight and the doors swelled shut we frolic, we thrive, we swell. The empty house, a shell we have expanded to fill.”
“Belly Full of Eyes”
by K.S. Walker
Issue 46
www.3lobedmag.com/issue46/3lbe...
“Belly Full of Eyes”
by K.S. Walker
Issue 46
www.3lobedmag.com/issue46/3lbe...
3LBE Issue 46 debuts today with new original short fiction of weird, wonder, and horror by K.S. Walker, Brian Evenson, Nadia Bulkin, Corey Farrenkopf, Premee Mohamed, and Katie McIvor. Read three stories online, buy the full ebook, or become a patron subscriber. www.3lobedmag.com/issue46/
November 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
3LBE Issue 46 debuts today with new original short fiction of weird, wonder, and horror by K.S. Walker, Brian Evenson, Nadia Bulkin, Corey Farrenkopf, Premee Mohamed, and Katie McIvor. Read three stories online, buy the full ebook, or become a patron subscriber. www.3lobedmag.com/issue46/
New issue coming soon to your nightmares on Tuesday, November 11th…
November 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
New issue coming soon to your nightmares on Tuesday, November 11th…
After a few weeks of design, artwork for new 3LBE bookmarks and stickers and postcards are off to the printer. We’ll start shipping these out in mid-November to our glorious backers.
October 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
After a few weeks of design, artwork for new 3LBE bookmarks and stickers and postcards are off to the printer. We’ll start shipping these out in mid-November to our glorious backers.
Thank you again to all KS backers! Be sure to complete your survey in the pledge manager. Add on a book or shirt or stickers. We are sending out some rewards. www.kickstarter.com/projects/asf...
September 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Thank you again to all KS backers! Be sure to complete your survey in the pledge manager. Add on a book or shirt or stickers. We are sending out some rewards. www.kickstarter.com/projects/asf...
A colossal thank you to all of our backers for helping us meet our goal! We are already working on 2026 and very excited to share another year of strange fiction. Backer surveys are going out now.
September 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A colossal thank you to all of our backers for helping us meet our goal! We are already working on 2026 and very excited to share another year of strange fiction. Backer surveys are going out now.
New autographed books for late pledge rewards! Less than 24 hours left to grab these, and help us hit stretch goal and unlock another issue. kck.st/4mIkEm1
September 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
New autographed books for late pledge rewards! Less than 24 hours left to grab these, and help us hit stretch goal and unlock another issue. kck.st/4mIkEm1
24 hours remain on late pledges. Help us hit our stretch goal and unlock another issue of 3LBE in 2026! kck.st/4mIkEm1
September 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
24 hours remain on late pledges. Help us hit our stretch goal and unlock another issue of 3LBE in 2026! kck.st/4mIkEm1
Submissions are closed for this reading session. Thanks to everyone who sent a story, we’ll respond within the next 30 days.
September 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Submissions are closed for this reading session. Thanks to everyone who sent a story, we’ll respond within the next 30 days.
Late pledges are open for 3 more days. Help us hit our first Stretch Goal to fund an extra issue of 3LBE in 2026. More stories, more nightmares! kck.st/4mIkEm1
Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine 2026
A digital literary magazine of horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction.
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September 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Late pledges are open for 3 more days. Help us hit our first Stretch Goal to fund an extra issue of 3LBE in 2026. More stories, more nightmares! kck.st/4mIkEm1
A few days left to reach our first Stretch Goal with $1K more, which would give us all another issue in 2026. We’ve added more rewards, and an easy way to get add-ons. For the glory of monsters and dreams! kck.st/4mIkEm1
Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine 2026
A digital literary magazine of horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction.
kck.st
September 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
A few days left to reach our first Stretch Goal with $1K more, which would give us all another issue in 2026. We’ve added more rewards, and an easy way to get add-ons. For the glory of monsters and dreams! kck.st/4mIkEm1
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September 14, 2025 at 10:14 PM
That post was a mess, let’s try again...
A few days left to reach with $1k more and Stretch Goal #1, which would add another issue to 2026. We’ve added more rewards, and an easy way to get add-ons. For the glory of monsters and dreams! kck.st/4mIkEm1
Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine 2026
A digital literary magazine of horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction.
kck.st
September 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
A few days left to reach with $1k more and Stretch Goal #1, which would add another issue to 2026. We’ve added more rewards, and an easy way to get add-ons. For the glory of monsters and dreams! kck.st/4mIkEm1
If we reach Stretch Goal #1, we can add another issue to 3LBE 2026, and open another submission window. More and more stories! Plus there are a few new rewards. kck.st/4mIkEm1
Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine 2026
A digital literary magazine of horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction.
kck.st
September 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
If we reach Stretch Goal #1, we can add another issue to 3LBE 2026, and open another submission window. More and more stories! Plus there are a few new rewards. kck.st/4mIkEm1
Submissions are open until Sept 16, 12AM Pacific time. Send us your most frightening, strange, surprising tale!
September 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Submissions are open until Sept 16, 12AM Pacific time. Send us your most frightening, strange, surprising tale!
Late pledges are open for one week. If we reach our first stretch goal +$1326, we get to add more stories and another issue next year! The stories of monsters and heartbreak are waiting for us… kck.st/4mIkEm1
Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine 2026
A digital literary magazine of horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction.
kck.st
September 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Late pledges are open for one week. If we reach our first stretch goal +$1326, we get to add more stories and another issue next year! The stories of monsters and heartbreak are waiting for us… kck.st/4mIkEm1
We’ve reached our goal! A colossal thanks to everyone who’s backed us and shared. Your support makes this all possible. Thank you!
Late pledges are up for one week with new rewards, and we hope to hit stretch goals so we can add even more issues and stories next year.
Late pledges are up for one week with new rewards, and we hope to hit stretch goals so we can add even more issues and stories next year.
September 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
We’ve reached our goal! A colossal thanks to everyone who’s backed us and shared. Your support makes this all possible. Thank you!
Late pledges are up for one week with new rewards, and we hope to hit stretch goals so we can add even more issues and stories next year.
Late pledges are up for one week with new rewards, and we hope to hit stretch goals so we can add even more issues and stories next year.
3 hours left! Stretch goals will add more issues to 2026, more stories that terrify, beguile, and astound. We can read them all under the covers with a flashlight! kck.st/4mIkEm1
Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine 2026
A digital literary magazine of horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction.
kck.st
September 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
3 hours left! Stretch goals will add more issues to 2026, more stories that terrify, beguile, and astound. We can read them all under the covers with a flashlight! kck.st/4mIkEm1
12 hours remain, and stretch goals are waiting. What if 3LBE went from thricely to quarterly issues, or six issues, or twelve? Every stretch goal we reach adds more issues to 2026. Help us bring all the stories alive! kck.st/4mIkEm1
Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine 2026
A digital literary magazine of horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction.
kck.st
September 11, 2025 at 4:37 AM
12 hours remain, and stretch goals are waiting. What if 3LBE went from thricely to quarterly issues, or six issues, or twelve? Every stretch goal we reach adds more issues to 2026. Help us bring all the stories alive! kck.st/4mIkEm1
24 hours left to reach our stretch goals! With each one we will add more fiction and more issues to the 2026 schedule. We know the stories are out there, let’s bring them in… to our eyeballs and brains and dreams. kck.st/4mIkEm1
September 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
24 hours left to reach our stretch goals! With each one we will add more fiction and more issues to the 2026 schedule. We know the stories are out there, let’s bring them in… to our eyeballs and brains and dreams. kck.st/4mIkEm1