Magazines and ezines publishing Horror, SF and speculative fiction and poetry  
  The details on this, and subsequent pages, are condensed from John Dunne's forthcoming book "How to get published in Short Story & Poetry magazines world wide" which provides the most complete and up to date A-Z listing of short story and poetry magazines world wide. 

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  • Agony In Black-Print zine of "pure horror." 
  • Alsirat-An online horror magazine seeking new writers and illustrators. 
  • Alternate Realities-Webzine of sf/f/h.
  • AnotherRealm-Webzine that offers new short speculative fiction weekly -- science fiction, fantasy, magic realism. 
  • At the World's End- An online magazine of sf/f/h edited by Brit author Mark Chadbourn, includes, columns, news, market reports
  • Australian Vampire International Association- An online resource centre for anyone involved in "vampire reality." There's weekly news as well as stories and poetry. 
  • Back Brain Recluse-Brit print magazine offering startling and daring speculative fiction emphasizing the experimental and uncommercial end of the form. 
  • Bad Dreams-"The Online Journal of Horror Fiction" featuring all original fiction.
  • Bare Bones New, no frills, non-fiction 'zine from the editors of the now defunct The Scream Factory 
  • Black Lotus-The Magazine of the Beautiful & Strange features poetry, short prose and art. 
  • Bloody Muse-Webzine of horror fiction, poetry, and art. 
  • Blue Blood-Explicit, gothic, vampiric, kinky fun in print form. 
  • (The) Blue Lady-Print zine of dark fiction featuring horror, mystery, supernatural, and futuristic stories. 
  • Bonetree-Short dark fiction, reviews, and columns. 
  • Bookhound's Guide- A collection of links to many book, magazine, ezine, and other literary sites on the Internet. 
  • Brutarian Quarterly-Quarterly publication of fringe culture with often dark fiction. 
  • Burn-An online ezine for the twisted. 
  • Carpe Noctem-Dark alternative, romantic zine. 
  • Cemetery Dance-Print magazine of horror. 
  • Century-A print short story magazine of speculative fiction and magic realism. 
  • Chasm: A Journal of the Macabre-Print magazine of dark-themed non-fiction, fiction, poetry and visual art designed to evoke the uneasiness, discomfort, and horror of our everyday experienc
  • Cold Horror-Webzine with scary science-fiction and horrifying horror.

  • Colonies SF Magazine- UK Print magazine with a unique approach in that all stories published are designed to generate serials and themes that could go on to be a future TV SF series.  Works closely with one of the Babylon 5 team.  alternate review -http://www.redsine.com/archives/four/non-1.html
  • The Cooperative-Tri-annual print magazine featuring collaborative and individually-authored fiction. 
  • Crossroads- Well-established adult horror fiction print magazine often featuring new talent. 
  • Dark Matter Chronicles-E-zine in .pdf format that reviews Web sites of fantasy, science fiction, and horror 
  • Dark Moon Rising- Science fiction, fantasy and horror connection committed to publishing genre fiction, poetry and artwork and non-fiction, 
  • Dark Planet-A webzine of science fiction, modern fantasy, poetry, and related nonfiction. 
  • DATA DUMP - Steve Sneyd, Hilltop Press, 4 Nowell Place, Almondbury, Huddersfield HD5 8PB. Continuing series of  factsheets on genre poetry with a general summary of recent anthologies, articles and news, plus continuing updates on the influence of genre ideas on opera and rock music.

  •  THE DREAM ZONE - paulbradshaw@btinternet.com    A horror and dark fantasy magazine devoted to "stories into which the reader can immerse themselves completely, as if in a dream -- or perhaps a nightmare!".
  • Dead Temples of the Moon-Nonfiction print newsletter based on the Cthulhu mythos that often delves into other related aspects of horror in its theme-based issues.
  • Darkness Within-Quarterly print digest of macabre supernatural fiction under 3500 words or 30 lines for poetry. 
  • Deadbolt- Quarterly print horror magazine featuring new and established writers. 
  • Deep Outside-Web-only magazine of short sf/f/h from Clocktower Fiction.
  • Dreams of Decadence-DNA-published vampire fiction and poetry. 
  • Dragon Soup Webzine- Features short fantasy, horror, and science fiction stories along with reviews and features.  Also has a related quarterly print zine. 
  • Dreams and Visions-Showcase for short metafiction, science fiction, humor, fantasy, magic realism and contemporary fiction written from a Christian perspective.
  • EclipseQuarterly journal  of short stories, poetry, essays and artwork, all dealing with horror, sci-fi or fantasy themes. 
  • The Edge U.K. sf/f/h/crime/slipstream print magazine, but the online version offers interviews, review, fiction
  • Electric WIne-Webzine of science fiction, fantasy and horror stories, poetry and articles. 
  • Enigmatic Tales-UK-based print zine of supernatural horror with a Web version of some content as well. 
  • Errata-Online zine of dark fiction and poetry, columns, reviews, interviews hosted by SFgoth.com. 
  • E-Scape-Digital journal of speculative fiction.
  • Eternity Online-Online journal of speculative fiction; "Pulp Eternity" is print version.
  • The Fix - New print review magazine from the same stable as TTA.  Very low budget effort, reviews are upto a year out of date and at odds with other reviewers.
  • Flesh and Blood-Print zine featuring quiet tales of dark fantasy and horror.
  • Funeral Party-Artsy and on the edge; there's nothing in print that compares to FP.
  • Gauntlet-Exploring the limits of free expression. 
  • Gathering Darkness-Online resurrection of fiction from former print zines Nightside and Gathering Darkness plus new fiction. 
  • Goddess of the Bay-A quarterly print zine of F/H/Gothic/Experimental. 
  • genrEZONE-Promotes writing, art and information about genre fiction (sf/f/h/romance/western/spec/surreal) plus fiction, art and poetry, reviews, articles, commentary and resources.
  • Ghosts and Scholars-Print journal that continues the tradition of M. R. James and encourages scholarly research into Jamesiana through stories, articles, reviews, columns, art
  • Gothic Journal-The only news and review magazine for readers, writers, and publishers of romantic suspense, romantic mystery, and gothic, supernatural and woman-in-jeopardy romance novels. 
  • Gothic.Net-Dark webzine offering some serious damage and possible mind warpage; articles, fiction, webhome for orphan goth sites.
  • Gothic: Literary Gothic-Classic Gothic fiction 
  • Hallowmas-An online journal devoted to publishing dark and disturbing work. 
  • Hoodz- only accepts subject matter dealing with controversial social issues such as sex, drugs, gangs, racial injustice, subcultures (to include gothic), etc. Quarterly print magazine dedicated to all things bizarre and eccentric. 
  • Horror Garage- print horror zine with a psychotronic attitude, top modern dark fiction, and a limited edition music CD to provide a soundtrack for it all. Sex. Death. Rock'n'Roll. It's...different. 
  • Imelod-Litzine of horror and the bizarre. 
  • Infinity Plus-"The Science Fiction and Fantasy Archive"  
  • Interzone- British print science fiction magazine. 
  •  Indigenous Fiction I.F. Publishing,  P.O. Box 2078, Redmond, WA 98073-2078, USA.A magazine of weird and offbeat fiction that hass a cult reputation.
  • Jackhammer E-zine-Online publication that explores issues through fiction, articles, and discussion. 
  • Lore- The Digest of Maddening Fiction: print zine with emphasis on well-crafted, atmospheric stories.
  • Lovecraft's Mystery Magazine-Digest-sized print zine in Weird Tales tradition; each issue contains both new and classic stories. 
  • Literary Arts Web Ring-An index to various "literary" magazines' Web sites.
  • Locus- science fiction news reviews, resources & perspectives of the SF field with some horror coverage. 
  • Maelstrom Speculative Fiction-Science fiction, fantasy, horror and mixtures thereof -- from outer space to inner terror. 
  • Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction-Informational site for this major professional magazine edited by Gordon van Gelder. 
  • Mayhem- a print zine of suspense, thriller and mystery fiction.  
  • Medusa's Hairdo-Small press zine with theme of "modern mythology." 
  • Mindmares-Print zine of classic horror and the darkly bizarre. 
  • Midnight Carnival-New eccentric and disturbing tales in vein of Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, Charles Beaumont, Daphne du Maurier, Shirley Jackson and John Collier --seasoned with a dash of Alfred Hitchcock. 
  • Midnight Gallery- Small press fanzine of horror fiction, poetry and artwork plus various reviews and articles.
  • Mind's Eye Fiction-Features F/SF/H 
  • Moraine- Small press literary magazine that publishes both mainstream and genre fiction, nonfiction articles. 
  • MysteryPages.Com- Web site for mystery lovers and home to subsites (including guidelines for Alfred Hitchcock, Ellery Queen, and Mystery Scene 
  •  New York Review Of Science Fiction    (e-mail: info@nyrsf.com; ).Essays, reviews and topical comment for the SF field from an eleven-time Hugo award nominee.
  • Night Terrors-Print horror fiction magazine with a pulp feel.
  • Nuketown-Spec fiction e-zine featuring sf/f/h stories and non-fiction.  
  • OMNI-Although now a static site, the Ellen Datlow-edited fiction selections are still available there. 
  • On-Spec-Canadian magazine of speculative fiction -- science fiction, fantasy, horror, ghost stories, fairy tales and magic realism. 
  • (The) Orphic Chronicle-Webpublishes science fiction, fantasy, horror, occultic, surrealistic and experimental fiction and poetry. 
  • Outside-Speculative and dark fiction on the Web. 
  • Parsec Magazine-Print magazine of sci-fi, horror and fantasy from Canada. 
  • Planet Magazine-Online quarterly of "wild" SF/F/H, humor and poetry by unknown writers. 
  • Redrum Coffeehouse-Formerly a quarterly electronic zine devoted to horror/gothic genre art, fiction, poetry, humor
  • Road of Shadows-Web publishes poetry of a darkly fantastic nature. 
  • Rose & Thorn-a literary ezine that also has writers' resources. 
  • Rue Morgue-Print magazine devoted to horror in culture and entertainment worldwide. 
  • Sackcloth & Ashes-Quarterly Brit print zine featuring dark fiction and poetry. 
  • (The) Scream Factory-The last issue is now available, back issues worthy of finding and reading. 
  • Shadow Feast-Webzine featuring horror, dark-fantasy, and occult poetry,  a new erotic section as well.
  •  SONGS OF Innocence  Michael  Pendragon, P.O. Box 719, Radio City Station, Hell's Kitchen, NY  10101-0719, USA.The sister magazine to Penny Dreadful, with poetry, short stories, essays, and artwork which celebrate the nobler aspects of mankind and the human experience, though with a darker feel than the title suggests.
  • Space & Time-Bi-annual magazine of sf/f/h.
  • Speculations-A magazine for writers who wish to break into or increase their presence within SF/F/H or other speculative genres. Print monthly has very helpful articles and columns.
  •  Spectrum  Spectrum Publishing, PO Box 10308, Aberdeen, AB11 6ZR (e-mail: mail@spectrumpublishing.com; ).New science fiction
  • Spicy Green Iguana-An online guide to speculative fiction magazines.
  • (The) Spitting Image-Informational site for a magazine of "fictitious molestations." Literate experimental fiction, poetry with a provocative theme for each issue
  • Stump-Fantasy/horror webzine with columns, articles, reviews, fiction. 
  • Talebones-Best looking digest in small genre press featuring slipstream sf/h/f with dark slant. 
  • Tales From the Vault-An exercise in interactive online fiction; electronic "exquisite corpse"-type excercise in writing. 
  • Tangent- short fiction review magazine, mostly sf. 
  • Tomorrow SF-Formerly print professional magazine of speculative fiction that went online. Now static. 
  • Transversions-Canadian print magazine of speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories, poetry, artwork. 
  • Twilight Showcase-Features "new talent" in horror. 
  • The Urbanite-Surreal & Lively & Bizarre -- definitely the oddest and most delightful magazine published in Iowa. 
  • Voyage  - Print magazine of general fiction which publishes quite a lot of horror/SF each year including stories from DF Lewis, Steve Snyde, Robert Dunbar and Malcolm Twigg.  Produces an annual Halloween Special.
  • Weird Tales- a print zine of traditional horror. 
  • Welcome to Nod-Quarterly print zine dedicated to supernatural horror plus reviews, horror comics and a few surprises 
  • Whispers From the Shattered Forum-Print magazine of horror and fantasy. 
  • White Knuckles-Small press zine dedicated to publishing the work of newer authors. Now defunct.
  • Wicked Mystic-Horror so extreme that they can barely find a printer to handle it. Now defunct, but the Web site seems to be featuring new interview material. 

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