#HorrorTree
👻 Sometimes 100 words can start something much bigger.

Trembling With Fear contributors look back at early acceptances, first drabbles, first paid publications, and what came next.

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#HorrorTree
November 15, 2026 at 2:30 PM
What does a rejection actually mean from the editor’s side?

Publishers share why “no” doesn’t always mean the story is bad, and what may be happening behind the scenes.

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#HorrorTree
November 12, 2026 at 2:30 PM
📚 It's Indie Bookshelf Friday! 👻

@melodyemcintyre.bsky.social shares indie book releases & Kickstarters we're excited about.

Find your next read or a project to support! 🌳

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#IndieBooks #HorrorTree
November 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
What makes a story stick with an editor after dozens of submissions?

Publishers share what makes fiction memorable: voice, characters, imagery, titles, originality, and endings that land.

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#HorrorTree
November 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
What happens to the stories writers almost never send?

Too personal. Too strange. Rejected too many times.

Writers share the pieces they nearly gave up on and what happened when they finally sent them out.

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#HorrorTree #WritingCommunity
November 7, 2026 at 2:30 PM
What do writers remember about their first fiction sale?

First payments, first acceptances, and sometimes a lot of rejections before a yes.

Eight writers look back for Horror Tree’s 15th anniversary.

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#HorrorTree #WritingCommunity
November 4, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Horror Tree is turning 15! 🎉🌳

We’re kicking off a month of anniversary coverage with a look back at how it started, how it grew, the people behind it, and what comes next.

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#HorrorTree #HorrorWriters
November 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Horror Tree is turning 15!

We’re looking for authors, editors, publishers, reviewers, and other horror and speculative fiction voices to take part in anniversary interviews and features.

Interested? contact@horrortree.com

#HorrorTree #HorrorWriters
October 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM
October 7, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Had the experience of having the first book in my gothic #horror trilogy reviewed over at HorrorTree. Not sure the book was the reviewer's cup of tea, but they liked my ability with sentences, so that's something!

#horrorbooks #booksky 💙📚

3.5 out of 5 stars

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Epeolatry Book Review: The Dance of Rotten Sticks by J.C. Vande Zande - The Horror Tree
Book review of The Dance of Rotten Sticks by J.C. Vande Zande. It was Published by Montag Press on September 12th, 2025!
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September 30, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Horror Tree is turning 15! 🌳

@themarkrob.bsky.social interviewed founder @stuartconover.com for Behind the Screams about our beginnings, 15 years of growth, life behind the scenes, and where Horror Tree could go next.

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#WritingCommunity #HorrorTree
September 29, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Reveal Day! My short story "The Servant of Brass" will be featured in the new Crooked Spine Issue: Last Exit.
Excited to be pubbed with brookbwrites.bsky.social
Stay Spooky

crookedspinepress.com/store
#Horror #CrookedSpine #HorrorTree #WritingCommunity #amwriting #Writesky #AuthorSky
August 28, 2026 at 9:27 AM
I’ve been looking to contribute to something similar. There are a lot of options to browse open submissions for single anthologies (ie horrortree) but I haven’t seen anything yet for a book series with different authors.
Might be easier to start with a single entry with different authors per chapter
June 25, 2026 at 3:18 PM
HorrorTree really cornering the incompetent idiot market
December 2, 2023 at 4:49 PM
Vacations From Hell is open for submissions.

Seeking short horror stories about vacations gone wrong.

Up to 7,000 words
Deadline April 15, 2026
$30 CAD + paperback copy
No reprints
No AI

Details:
horrortree.com/taking-submi...

#HorrorWriters #CallForSubmissions #HorrorTree
February 25, 2026 at 8:30 PM
A wanted woman.
A newly turned vampire.
A world that never meant to let her win.

We sit down with V. Castro to talk Maria the Wanted, anger, identity, power, and monsters both human and ancient.

Full interview:
horrortree.com/an-interview...

#VCastro #MariaTheWanted #VampireFiction #HorrorTree
February 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Building a home for short stories 🏠📚

We interviewed author and publisher Emma Steel about Write Angle Publishing, her new press for gothic leaning, emotional short fiction and poetry.

Read more:
horrortree.com/write-angle-...

#HorrorTree #WritingCommunity #ShortStories #IndiePublishing ✍️
January 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Dark short fiction writers, this one is for you 🖤

34 Orchard is open Jan 1 to 10 2026 for intense, unsettling stories that speak to deeper truths.

📏 1k to 6k words
💸 $50 per story

Guidelines:
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#Horror="/hashtag/HorrorTree" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#HorrorTree #SubmissionCall #DarkFiction #Horror #WritingCommunity
December 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Call for subs: Stygian Lepus Magazine – Jan 2026 window 🐇🖤

Dark-leaning:
• Fiction & serialized dark fiction
• Creative non-fiction
• Poetry, writing articles, & art (300 dpi)

🗓 Jan 1–25, 2026
💵 $5 + digital copy

Details: horrortree.com/taking-submi...

#horrortree #amwriting #darkfiction
December 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Call for subs: Triangulation: Bad Romance 💔

Trashfire, toxic relationships + a speculative twist.
🗓️ Deadline: Jan 31, 2026
📏 <5,000 words / <60-line poems
💵 3¢/word orig, 1¢/word reprints

Details: horrortree.com/taking-submi...

#horrortree #amwriting
December 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Death tales wanted. 💀

The Deadlands is open for speculative fiction, poetry, and essays about death and what comes after.

🗓️ Deadline: Dec 31, 2025
💵 10¢/word fiction, $50 poetry, $100 nonfiction

Details: horrortree.com/taking-submi...

From @thedeadlands.com
#horrortree #amwriting
December 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Call for LitRPG horror! 🎮🩸

SNAFU: LEVEL UP (Cohesion Press) is open for action-heavy stories where characters level up, gain skills, and fight horrendous beasts.

🗓️ Deadline: Mar 31, 2026
💵 Pay: A$0.05/word (2.5k–9.5k)

Details: horrortree.com/taking-submi...

#horrortree #LitRPG #amwriting
December 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Call for character-driven spec fic: Tales from the Crosstimbers – Spring 2026 🌾

🗓️ Deadline: Jan 15, 2026
📏 ~1,000–5,000 words (prefer 1–2.5k)
💵 Pay: $10 or 1c/word (max $50)

Details: horrortree.com/taking-submi...

#horrortree #amwriting
December 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Scarlett Press is here to steal some hearts (and maybe a few souls). 🩸📚

Simon & Schuster’s new New Adult imprint launches with dark lords, fae courts, monsters, and romantasy galore.

Get the details: horrortree.com/scarlett-pre...

#ScarlettPress #Romantasy #HorrorTree
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Book Review: Night of the Living Toilet Paper by Kevin Garone
A fast-paced, middle-grade adventure where paranormal chaos, friendship, and rogue toilet paper collide.

Full review on Horror Tree:
🔗 horrortree.com/epeolatry-bo...

#BookReview #Horror #MiddleGrade #HorrorTree
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM