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We're that creepy new neighbor you're curious about. Interested in all things horror. Closed to subs.

Issue 5 out now!

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IT’S HERE.

Issue 5 has finally arrived.

Happy Halloween, all. Don’t read after dark. 🎃🕷️💀

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Artwork by Emilia Koziol.
👽👻That's it for us this year, folks! Time to hibernate. Don't forget to read Issue 5! We will be back in April when we open for submissions once more!

Stay spooky!
November 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Time for a little witchcraft. 🪄

Read "The Witch’s Undertaker: A Love Story" by Sarah Edmonds on page 26 of Issue 5.

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November 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
🌹How about something truly haunted for your Tuesday afternoon? We're in love with this story by Reneé Bibby.

Find "If It Ever Calls Your Name" on page 102 of Issue 5.

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November 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We've got some delightfully haunting poetry for you, today.

"The Shedding" by Alicia Maskley is a gut punch on page 36 of Issue 5. Don't miss it!

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November 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
It's time for a fairytale. 🌲🌲🌲

Read "Fairytale" by Stephanie Beattie on page 76 of Issue 5!

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November 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Venture to Mars...

....in the incredible story "You Who Dwell in the Dust" by Zachery Brasier on page 90 of Issue 5!

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November 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Haunted movie set vibes, we're in. 🚪

"The Last Knight and the Last Morning" by
@coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social
is unmissable! Find it on page 1 of Issue 5.

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November 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Don't forget to count the tiles.

Find The Shrinking by Izzy Beach on page 12 of Issue 5!

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November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Are you a fan of the “Hey, that spooky door shouldn’t be there” trope?

If so, check out my new cosmic horror / cursed film story over in @nocturnemag.bsky.social :)

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November 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
We've got a scary one for you tonight... 🪞🏚️

Find "The Echo House" by Devika Bahadur on page 37 of Issue 5.

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November 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Happy Halloween!

Check out my newest short story "You Who Dwell in the Dust" in Nocturne Magazine ( @nocturnemag.bsky.social )

It's about Mars.

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October 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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NEW STORY DAY!!!!

I have a cursed film/cosmic horror story up in @nocturnemag.bsky.social just in time for Halloween!!!

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October 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
IT’S HERE.

Issue 5 has finally arrived.

Happy Halloween, all. Don’t read after dark. 🎃🕷️💀

nocturnezine.com/issue-5

Artwork by Emilia Koziol.
October 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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"Usually I'm paid in blood."

A great Halloween story and a reminder to work only with SAG actors.
@coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social @nocturnemag.bsky.social
NEW STORY DAY!!!!

I have a cursed film/cosmic horror story up in @nocturnemag.bsky.social just in time for Halloween!!!

www.nocturnezine.com/issue-5
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October 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Wandering through cornfields kinda morning. Happy Halloween week! 🎃
October 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Rereading stories for Issue 5 and getting excited all over again. This issue is so scary, y'all!

Our annual issue arrives on Halloween. 🐈‍⬛🎃👻
October 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Happy autumn, my darlings. Hope your potions and manuscripts are brewing. 🪄📚
September 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Issue 5 is coming...

this Halloween!

We can't wait to share some truly frightening pieces with you. Stay tuned!
September 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Autumn horror vibes on point this AM. Happy September! 🍂
September 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Who else is writing/reading creepy stuff too late at night and getting creeped out by said stuff?
August 22, 2025 at 2:57 AM
let's write today. 📚
August 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Question: can reading enough horror summon Halloween/autumnal weather?

Asking for a friend.
July 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Want your art on the cover of our Halloween issue?

We're still open for cover art submissions for Issue 5! Subs are free and we pay $25 for artwork.

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July 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Mmmmm, summer, season of slashers and cabins in the woods
July 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
heat waves are for horror 🕶️💀 (or heat waves ARE horror)
July 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM