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J.D. Kraft
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I write deep-fried Southern horror

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I write deep-fried horror from down South
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Witches' Sabbath (El Aquelarre) by Francisco Goya
An oil painting titled Witches' Sabbath (El Aquelarre) by Francisco Goya. In a desolate landscape beneath a dark night sky with a sliver of a crescent moon and hovering bats, a group of women gather in a nocturnal ritual around a central demonic figure. The central figure is a large black he-goat sitting upright on its hind legs, featuring wide, wild eyes and large curved horns crowned with an oak-leaf wreath. The goat extends its left arm toward a young woman on the right who holds up an infant toward it. Surrounding the goat are seated and kneeling women clad in white, yellow, and dark draped robes. On the left, a woman holds a stick strung with small doll-like effigies, while an emaciated child and a still infant lie on the ground nearby. The scene is rendered in dramatic light and dark contrasts with an earthy color palette of ochres, deep blues, and shadowed grays.
September 11, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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Hey, folks! I'm extending the Cursed Morsels: A Food Systems Horror Anthology call, so you now have until September 28th to submit a story. I was worried I wouldn't have enough stories to fill the book, so it seemed like the right move.

Details here: cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...
Submission Calls
Horror and Weird Fiction COllections Submission Call (OPEN Until September 14th) Submission CallSingle-author horror and Weird fiction short story collections. 40K to 60K words—no exceptions. Ideal…
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September 9, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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The growling furnace cast a hellish glow on the sweating faces of the coal heavers. Mark led him past the boiler and toward a group of half a dozen or so kids who were painted with coal from head to makeshift shoes. One of them was missing an arm.

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The growling furnace cast a hellish glow on the sweating faces of the coal heavers. If the chocolate-filled paradise above was heaven, then this, surely, was its infernal counterpart. Mark led him pas...
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September 4, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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I write deep-fried horror from down South
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September 4, 2026 at 6:56 AM