ergot.
@ergot.bsky.social
https://www.ergot.press/
: Innovative literary horror and weird fiction :
: New work each Friday :
: Submissions open :
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: Innovative literary horror and weird fiction :
: New work each Friday :
: Submissions open :
: A paying venue :
: Merch https://www.teepublic.com/user/ergot :
: Edited by https://bsky.app/profile/perfidiousscript.bsky.social :
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ergot.
innovative + experimental horror
www.ergot.press
"We decided to film it in my unfenced backyard, in the sparse stretch of the Haunts. We figured that there would be no danger, no trouble here, and that, we wouldn’t be a bother, or a trouble, to anyone..."
Today on ergot.: 'Lillie' the debut of TTZ
www.ergot.press/authors/TTZ/...
Today on ergot.: 'Lillie' the debut of TTZ
www.ergot.press/authors/TTZ/...
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What if we closed our eyes and held hands and tried screaming in the hole together at the same time
January 16, 2026 at 1:49 PM
What if we closed our eyes and held hands and tried screaming in the hole together at the same time
"We decided to film it in my unfenced backyard, in the sparse stretch of the Haunts. We figured that there would be no danger, no trouble here, and that, we wouldn’t be a bother, or a trouble, to anyone..."
Today on ergot.: 'Lillie' the debut of TTZ
www.ergot.press/authors/TTZ/...
Today on ergot.: 'Lillie' the debut of TTZ
www.ergot.press/authors/TTZ/...
ergot.
innovative + experimental horror
www.ergot.press
January 16, 2026 at 4:58 PM
"We decided to film it in my unfenced backyard, in the sparse stretch of the Haunts. We figured that there would be no danger, no trouble here, and that, we wouldn’t be a bother, or a trouble, to anyone..."
Today on ergot.: 'Lillie' the debut of TTZ
www.ergot.press/authors/TTZ/...
Today on ergot.: 'Lillie' the debut of TTZ
www.ergot.press/authors/TTZ/...
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Ah, I see the problem here, you thought this was a horror story but it’s actually a love letter to horror stories. Hope that clears things up.
January 16, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Ah, I see the problem here, you thought this was a horror story but it’s actually a love letter to horror stories. Hope that clears things up.
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i will present you with the Brave New Weird Award if you let me run my country
January 16, 2026 at 2:32 AM
i will present you with the Brave New Weird Award if you let me run my country
Tomorrow on ergot.: shooting on location in the Haunts and the debut of TTZ.
January 15, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Tomorrow on ergot.: shooting on location in the Haunts and the debut of TTZ.
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now in Garden Scenery, a triptych about animals
3 Animal Scenes
A triptych about animals.
gardenscenery.net
January 15, 2026 at 7:58 PM
now in Garden Scenery, a triptych about animals
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Submissions are still open & we want to read your work!
To get those creative ideas flowing, our staff has written these lovely genre blurbs!
Part 2 of these blurbs will be coming at you soon! If you want an early look at what our other editors enjoy check out our website at the link in our bio!!
To get those creative ideas flowing, our staff has written these lovely genre blurbs!
Part 2 of these blurbs will be coming at you soon! If you want an early look at what our other editors enjoy check out our website at the link in our bio!!
January 15, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Submissions are still open & we want to read your work!
To get those creative ideas flowing, our staff has written these lovely genre blurbs!
Part 2 of these blurbs will be coming at you soon! If you want an early look at what our other editors enjoy check out our website at the link in our bio!!
To get those creative ideas flowing, our staff has written these lovely genre blurbs!
Part 2 of these blurbs will be coming at you soon! If you want an early look at what our other editors enjoy check out our website at the link in our bio!!
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Fiction "Crowds" by Chris Scott (from Issue #5)
“There are other videos from other people -- copycats, some call them -- in similar circumstances. In locations that should be humming with crowds, but are suddenly completely, weirdly empty.”
www.theargylelitmag.com/fiction-3/cr...
“There are other videos from other people -- copycats, some call them -- in similar circumstances. In locations that should be humming with crowds, but are suddenly completely, weirdly empty.”
www.theargylelitmag.com/fiction-3/cr...
Crowds — The Argyle Literary Magazine
by Chris Scott “There are other videos from other people -- copycats, some call them -- in similar circumstances. In locations that should be humming with crowds, but are suddenly completely, weirdl...
www.theargylelitmag.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Fiction "Crowds" by Chris Scott (from Issue #5)
“There are other videos from other people -- copycats, some call them -- in similar circumstances. In locations that should be humming with crowds, but are suddenly completely, weirdly empty.”
www.theargylelitmag.com/fiction-3/cr...
“There are other videos from other people -- copycats, some call them -- in similar circumstances. In locations that should be humming with crowds, but are suddenly completely, weirdly empty.”
www.theargylelitmag.com/fiction-3/cr...
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I wrote this story when I took my California College of the Arts
students to Mission Creek to write about their surroundings. I think I knew even then that the countdown was already ticking away to when CCA itself would blow away. literarygarage.com/at-the-park
students to Mission Creek to write about their surroundings. I think I knew even then that the countdown was already ticking away to when CCA itself would blow away. literarygarage.com/at-the-park
At The Park | Literary Garage
literarygarage.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I wrote this story when I took my California College of the Arts
students to Mission Creek to write about their surroundings. I think I knew even then that the countdown was already ticking away to when CCA itself would blow away. literarygarage.com/at-the-park
students to Mission Creek to write about their surroundings. I think I knew even then that the countdown was already ticking away to when CCA itself would blow away. literarygarage.com/at-the-park
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What a cool and unexpected surprise to see my story The Sunflower Farmer from Apocalypse Confidential on the shortlist here. Thank you @tenebrouspress.bsky.social !! apocalypse-confidential.com/2025/01/21/t...
January 14, 2026 at 5:10 PM
What a cool and unexpected surprise to see my story The Sunflower Farmer from Apocalypse Confidential on the shortlist here. Thank you @tenebrouspress.bsky.social !! apocalypse-confidential.com/2025/01/21/t...
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Tom Raymond's 'PIAMF' on the Brave New Weird shortlist!
tenebrouspress.com/blog/2026/1/...
www.ergot.press/authors/Tom_...
tenebrouspress.com/blog/2026/1/...
www.ergot.press/authors/Tom_...
Announcing the Shortlist for BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror + More, Vol. 4 — tenebrous press
tenebrouspress.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Tom Raymond's 'PIAMF' on the Brave New Weird shortlist!
tenebrouspress.com/blog/2026/1/...
www.ergot.press/authors/Tom_...
tenebrouspress.com/blog/2026/1/...
www.ergot.press/authors/Tom_...
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cannot emphasize enough how indie/selfpub authors are out here doing storytelling that publishers refuse to publish and fascists hate
(not all,we're a diverse lot with a gross subset that's AI content creators not writers)
you want to disrupt the status quo?
Find (& support) the artists doing it.
(not all,we're a diverse lot with a gross subset that's AI content creators not writers)
you want to disrupt the status quo?
Find (& support) the artists doing it.
Profiles in cowardice from the publishing industry.
Myself and many other queer independent authors are out there putting our work into the world whether publishers have the good sense and guts to or not.
Support indie & self-published queer authors.
Myself and many other queer independent authors are out there putting our work into the world whether publishers have the good sense and guts to or not.
Support indie & self-published queer authors.
Depressing news reported at @lgbtqnation.com:
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ...
#kidlit #queerkidlit #lgbtq #booksky
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ...
#kidlit #queerkidlit #lgbtq #booksky
January 13, 2026 at 10:22 PM
cannot emphasize enough how indie/selfpub authors are out here doing storytelling that publishers refuse to publish and fascists hate
(not all,we're a diverse lot with a gross subset that's AI content creators not writers)
you want to disrupt the status quo?
Find (& support) the artists doing it.
(not all,we're a diverse lot with a gross subset that's AI content creators not writers)
you want to disrupt the status quo?
Find (& support) the artists doing it.
You don't have to put the editor's name (or any greeting other than 'Hi') in your cover letter.
If you do choose to do put an editor's name in, make sure to at least spell it right FFS...
If you do choose to do put an editor's name in, make sure to at least spell it right FFS...
January 13, 2026 at 1:16 AM
You don't have to put the editor's name (or any greeting other than 'Hi') in your cover letter.
If you do choose to do put an editor's name in, make sure to at least spell it right FFS...
If you do choose to do put an editor's name in, make sure to at least spell it right FFS...
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Ever been gay or something? Ever gotten dislodged from the objective sightline, newly adrift in the frigidity of the possibility for actual love? I repeat myself.
No Love Can Keep You Kept: 600 words of ecstatic weird horror, live on ergot. Start the year right.
No Love Can Keep You Kept: 600 words of ecstatic weird horror, live on ergot. Start the year right.
"After God blinked, Uncle Pat slapped me on the ear and said, “Honey, they gonna bleed some or what?” like he didn’t notice the clock on the screen."
Today on ergot.: 'No Love Can Keep You Kept' by Palimrya Cannonglass @ptero.org
www.ergot.press/authors/Pali...
Today on ergot.: 'No Love Can Keep You Kept' by Palimrya Cannonglass @ptero.org
www.ergot.press/authors/Pali...
ergot.
innovative + experimental horror
www.ergot.press
January 9, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Ever been gay or something? Ever gotten dislodged from the objective sightline, newly adrift in the frigidity of the possibility for actual love? I repeat myself.
No Love Can Keep You Kept: 600 words of ecstatic weird horror, live on ergot. Start the year right.
No Love Can Keep You Kept: 600 words of ecstatic weird horror, live on ergot. Start the year right.
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Friends. The eBooks of our 2025 titles are on sale til the end of the month for just $3 each. Grab @thomasha.bsky.social's amazing debut, or Best Weird Fiction Vol. 1, or Weird Horror 10 and 11. Heck, grab 'em all!
undertowpublications.com/ebooks
undertowpublications.com/ebooks
EBOOKS — Undertow Publications
undertowpublications.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Friends. The eBooks of our 2025 titles are on sale til the end of the month for just $3 each. Grab @thomasha.bsky.social's amazing debut, or Best Weird Fiction Vol. 1, or Weird Horror 10 and 11. Heck, grab 'em all!
undertowpublications.com/ebooks
undertowpublications.com/ebooks
"I wonder if Jayden feels different. He’s watching at his mom’s house in Atlanta and we were gonna FaceTime but she took his phone for him cussing. Does he know how cooked we are? How free?"
Today on ergot.: "No Love Can Keep You Kept" by @ptero.org
www.ergot.press/authors/Pali...
Today on ergot.: "No Love Can Keep You Kept" by @ptero.org
www.ergot.press/authors/Pali...
ergot.
innovative + experimental horror
www.ergot.press
January 9, 2026 at 8:58 PM
"I wonder if Jayden feels different. He’s watching at his mom’s house in Atlanta and we were gonna FaceTime but she took his phone for him cussing. Does he know how cooked we are? How free?"
Today on ergot.: "No Love Can Keep You Kept" by @ptero.org
www.ergot.press/authors/Pali...
Today on ergot.: "No Love Can Keep You Kept" by @ptero.org
www.ergot.press/authors/Pali...
"After God blinked, Uncle Pat slapped me on the ear and said, “Honey, they gonna bleed some or what?” like he didn’t notice the clock on the screen."
Today on ergot.: 'No Love Can Keep You Kept' by Palimrya Cannonglass @ptero.org
www.ergot.press/authors/Pali...
Today on ergot.: 'No Love Can Keep You Kept' by Palimrya Cannonglass @ptero.org
www.ergot.press/authors/Pali...
ergot.
innovative + experimental horror
www.ergot.press
January 9, 2026 at 4:55 PM
"After God blinked, Uncle Pat slapped me on the ear and said, “Honey, they gonna bleed some or what?” like he didn’t notice the clock on the screen."
Today on ergot.: 'No Love Can Keep You Kept' by Palimrya Cannonglass @ptero.org
www.ergot.press/authors/Pali...
Today on ergot.: 'No Love Can Keep You Kept' by Palimrya Cannonglass @ptero.org
www.ergot.press/authors/Pali...
Tomorrow on ergot. watching a new match with Palimrya Cannonglass @ptero.org
January 9, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Tomorrow on ergot. watching a new match with Palimrya Cannonglass @ptero.org
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We're putting together a mailing list for short fiction reviewers and critics to get review copies of the magazine.
So if you're a short fiction reviewer - first off you're doing the lord's work - but also email me at jonny@seizethepress.com and I'll add you to our shiny new reviewers list.
So if you're a short fiction reviewer - first off you're doing the lord's work - but also email me at jonny@seizethepress.com and I'll add you to our shiny new reviewers list.
January 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
We're putting together a mailing list for short fiction reviewers and critics to get review copies of the magazine.
So if you're a short fiction reviewer - first off you're doing the lord's work - but also email me at jonny@seizethepress.com and I'll add you to our shiny new reviewers list.
So if you're a short fiction reviewer - first off you're doing the lord's work - but also email me at jonny@seizethepress.com and I'll add you to our shiny new reviewers list.
ergot. work of the day: 'Epsilon in Malaysian Pale' by Edgar Froese (1975)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPeW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPeW...
Edgar Froese - Epsilon In Malaysian Pale (Original CD)
YouTube video by Richard W
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:35 PM
ergot. work of the day: 'Epsilon in Malaysian Pale' by Edgar Froese (1975)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPeW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPeW...
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The death cult will lose.
January 7, 2026 at 9:41 PM
The death cult will lose.
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Writing a story (architectural fantasy shenanigans) so complicated that my notes for it are vastly longer than the story itself will be
January 7, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Writing a story (architectural fantasy shenanigans) so complicated that my notes for it are vastly longer than the story itself will be
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Start your year off right and submit to me 💜
BHP are excited to welcome Kawai Shen as Jan26 guest editor! @kawaishen.bsky.social
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ULTRAVIOLET
Fresh bruises, wine stains, amethyst talismans, wilted lilacs, metallic fougeres, overripe mulberries, indigo children, laser burns, grape candy, supernova dust
burninghousepress.com/2026/01/03/j...
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ULTRAVIOLET
Fresh bruises, wine stains, amethyst talismans, wilted lilacs, metallic fougeres, overripe mulberries, indigo children, laser burns, grape candy, supernova dust
burninghousepress.com/2026/01/03/j...
January 3, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Start your year off right and submit to me 💜