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Enter the #HouseOfGamut 💀—a home for writers & readers of dark speculative fiction.

📖 Gamut Magazine
📚 Publishing House
✍️ Writing Academy
The September issue of 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗨𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗭𝗜𝗡𝗘 is here!

Sci-fi fashion, circus horrors, and collapsing mines—there’s a lot of depth and darkness within 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘 𝟵.

Read it ➡ bit.ly/3SdAEP9

Cover art by Daniele Serra
September 1, 2024 at 4:04 PM
A heartfelt thank you to each and every one of you.

And after December…we’ll see you on the other side 💀

—The Gamut Team
August 31, 2024 at 4:00 PM
𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗠 𝗕𝗢𝗬𝗟𝗘 has joined 𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗿𝗮!

@wmboyle4.bsky.social is the author of 8 books set in and around his home neighborhood of Gravesend in south Brooklyn.

His most recent novel is Saint of the Narrows Street, available February 2025 from Soho Crime.
August 29, 2024 at 4:03 PM
𝗠𝗘𝗚 𝗚𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗥 has joined 𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗿𝗮!

@meggardiner.bsky.social is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of seventeen novels—her thrillers have won the Edgar Award and been summer reading picks by The Today Show and O, the Oprah magazine.
August 27, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Got any DARK SPECULATIVE fiction stories or non-fiction essays exploring the territory?

💀 Gamut Magazine’s submission period opens on 𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭 @ 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟭𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗧!

See the submission details ➡️ bit.ly/4dbhdjY

⭐ As a reminder, please read ALL of the guidelines for submitting—thank you!
August 22, 2024 at 3:58 PM
𝗣𝗔𝗨𝗟 𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗬 has joined 𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀!

@paultremblay.bsky.social is the author of Horror Movie, The Beast You Are, The Pallbearers Club, Survivor Song, Growing Things and Other Stories, Disappearance at Devil’s Rock, A Head Full of Ghosts, The Little Sleep, and No Sleep Till Wonderland.
August 20, 2024 at 3:54 PM
August 14, 2024 at 4:06 PM
From heat-induced hallucinations to the persistent buzzing of insects, summer has its own brand of UNSETTLING vibes. 🦟

☀️ Want to get some warm-weather chills?

Dip into these 4 must-read books selected by our team!
August 14, 2024 at 4:05 PM
August 7, 2024 at 4:26 PM
🥾 The road to finding lost family
🤡 The fate of a clown troupe
🌀 The spirits and demons of Southeast Asia

Find all of this and more in 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘 𝟴 of Gamut Magazine—our August edition!

Start reading ➡️ bit.ly/3SdAEP9
August 7, 2024 at 4:25 PM
The AUGUST issue of 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗨𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗭𝗜𝗡𝗘 just dropped!
From a mother’s portal to the supernatural to the phonebook of the paranormal, lose all sense of reality in 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘 𝟴.

Read it ➡ bit.ly/3SdAEP9

📖 If you have yet to subscribe, subscriptions are only $5.50/month.

Cover art by Daniele Serra
August 1, 2024 at 4:45 PM
July 31, 2024 at 7:00 PM
💀 Here’s the killer lineup!

Take advantage of our pre-order 𝗕𝗢𝗡𝗨𝗦 ➡️ bit.ly/49DzUtt

#120MurdersBook
July 31, 2024 at 7:00 PM
🎸 The music of the Alternative Era was the soundtrack to our lives, and sometimes our deaths.

Our anthology edited by @nmamatas.bsky.social has writers focus on the music of their generations while constructing a mystery, crime, noir, gothic, or horror story inspired by the song of their choice.
July 31, 2024 at 6:59 PM
𝗖𝗬𝗔𝗡 𝗞𝗔𝗧𝗭 will be making their debut in 𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗿𝗮!

A criminal QTPOC elder living in Berlin, Germany, Cyan was born and raised in Alaska—advocating for *your* right to party since 1979.
July 25, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Hey, writers!

Do you have a dark speculative short story that explores the depths of human experience & emotion, from the unnerving to the extraordinary?

💀 Gamut Magazine’s submission period for DARK SPECULATIVE FICTION (both original stories & reprints) opens on 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗔𝗨𝗚𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝟭 @ 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟭𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗧.
July 23, 2024 at 4:05 PM
We accept poetry & non-fiction on an ongoing basis as well.
See the submission details ➡️ bit.ly/4dbhdjY

⭐ As a reminder, please read ALL of the guidelines for submitting so we can consider your work—thank you!
July 23, 2024 at 4:04 PM
𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗩𝗜𝗔 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗢-𝗚𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗜𝗔 has joined 𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗿𝗮!

@silviamg.bsky.social is the author of critically acclaimed novels, including:

♦️ Gods of Jade and Shadow (Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic, Ignyte Award)

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July 16, 2024 at 9:21 PM
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July 11, 2024 at 6:34 PM
🐷 A severed pig head.
🌞 Gods…of all sorts.
📚 And a list of genre-breaking fantasy novels to add to your stack.

Explore all of this & more in 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘 𝟳 of Gamut Magazine—our special 𝘍𝘈𝘕𝘛𝘈𝘚𝘠 & 𝘚𝘊𝘐𝘌𝘕𝘊𝘌 𝘍𝘐𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕 edition!

Dig in ➡️ bit.ly/3SdAEP9
July 11, 2024 at 6:34 PM
We’re thrilled to announce that 𝗠𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗭𝗘𝗥 has joined 𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗿𝗮!

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July 9, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Yet another fantastic author has joined 𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗿𝗮!

Brian Francis Slattery will be writing a story for our anthology (edited by Nick Mamatas!) exploring the darkness of the alternative era.

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July 3, 2024 at 4:00 PM
For July, Gamut Magazine has a special theme—it’s all 𝘍𝘈𝘕𝘛𝘈𝘚𝘠 & 𝘚𝘊𝘐𝘌𝘕𝘊𝘌 𝘍𝘐𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕!

From clones to crystal horses, 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘 𝟳 explores the dark side of these speculative genres.

Read it ➡ bit.ly/3SdAEP9

📖 If you have yet to subscribe, subscriptions are only $5.50/month.

Cover art by Daniele Serra
July 1, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Writers, get ready.

💀 Gamut Magazine’s submission period for DARK
SPECULATIVE FICTION (both original stories and reprints) opens on 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗝𝗨𝗟𝗬 𝟭 @ 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟭𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗧.

We also accept poetry & non-fiction on an ongoing basis.

Submission details ➡️ bit.ly/4dbhdjY
June 27, 2024 at 4:00 PM