DAY 2 OF ANNOUNCEMENT BLOCK—SECTION 2, ASIA! Table of Contents listing for: Professor Charlatan Bardot’s Travel Anthology to the Most (Fictional) Haunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World

Throughout this week, I'm posting all contributors here, by geographic section, to reveal the T.O.C. for the latest anthology book I created, to be published by Dark Moon Books next month, November 2, 2021.

PROFESSOR CHARLATAN BARDOT’S TRAVEL ANTHOLOGY TO THE MOST (FICTIONAL) HAUNTED BUILDINGS IN THE WEIRD, WILD WORLD (2021 EDITION)

###

Announcing contents for Section #2: ASIA!

ASIA

FEATURE ENTRIES FOR HAUNTED LOCALES IN ASIA:

“Soul Sisters” by Michelle Tang (Philippines: Haunted Clothing Factory)

“Fools Rush In” by Nadia Bulkin (Indonesia: Haunted Mental Hospital)

“Blood Memories” by Weston Ochse (Afghanistan: Haunted Tank Monument)

“Where Do Broken Dreams Go?” by Andrew Hook (Kazakhstan: Haunted High-Rise Apartment Building)

“Above Aimi” by Thersa Matsuura (Japan: Haunted Hospital)

 

TINY TALES FOR HAUNTED LOCALES IN ASIA:

“Al Mutaqadimah” by Sara Saab (Lebanon: Haunted Entryless Room)

“Café Tanuki” by Umiyuri Katsuyama (Translated by Toshiya Kamei) (Japan: Haunted Café)

“The Hidden Temple of Nakhon Sawan” by Rena Mason (Thailand: Haunted Temple)

“A Series of Occurrences at Lhasa Hotel” by Han Song (China: Haunted Hotel)

“Tamarind Candy” by K. Hari Kumar (India: Haunted Smashānam)

“One Day at Recess in the Convent of the Blessed Mother on Victoria Street” by Christina Sng (Singapore: Haunted Mausoleum)

###


Read More on the most comprehensive travel anthology to (fictional) haunted buildings around the world ever compiled!: http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/travel_anthology.html

Or buy on Amazon (or any other online retailer): https://www.amazon.com/Professor-Charlatan-Anthology-Fictional-Buildings/dp/194949148X/

DAY 1 OF ANNOUNCEMENT BLOCK—SECTION 1, EUROPE! Table of Contents listing for: Professor Charlatan Bardot’s Travel Anthology to the Most (Fictional) Haunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World

Over the next week, I'll be posting all contributors here, by geographic section, to reveal the T.O.C. for the latest anthology book I created, to be published by Dark Moon Books next month, November 2, 2021.

PROFESSOR CHARLATAN BARDOT’S TRAVEL ANTHOLOGY TO THE MOST (FICTIONAL) HAUNTED BUILDINGS IN THE WEIRD, WILD WORLD (2021 EDITION)

###

Announcing contents for Section #1: EUROPE!

EUROPE

FEATURE ENTRIES FOR HAUNTED LOCALES IN EUROPE:

“Oh Man’s Land” by Natalia Theodoridou (Greece: Haunted Military Outpost)

“Fish Tale” by Eugenia Triantafyllou (Sweden: Haunted Indoor Fish Market)

“Still Hungry” by Ramsey Campbell (England: Haunted Department Store)

“In Our Season” by Tamara Jerée (Iceland: Haunted Military Base Civilian Living Condos)

“Que Vagi Bé” by S. Qiouyi Lu (Spain: Haunted Restaurant)

 

TINY TALES FOR HAUNTED LOCALES IN EUROPE:

“English Martyrs Underground Station” by Laura Mauro (England: Haunted Underground Station)

“Ghost Stop” by Ekaterina Sedia (Russia: Haunted Bus Stop)

“The Northern Lights Experience” by Johann Thorsson (Iceland: Haunted Roadside Viewing Area)

“The House of Strawberries” by Alessandro Manzetti (Italy: Haunted Manor)

“The Caretaker’s Hut” by Kevin J. Kennedy (Scotland: Haunted Caretaker’s Hut)

“End of the Road” by Ray Cluley (Wales: Haunted Carpark)

“Soaking in Roman Rejuvenation” by Setsu Uzumé (Serbia: Haunted Hot Spring)

###


Read More on the most comprehensive travel anthology to (fictional) haunted buildings around the world ever compiled!: http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/travel_anthology.html

Or buy on Amazon (or any other online retailer): https://www.amazon.com/Professor-Charlatan-Anthology-Fictional-Buildings/dp/194949148X/

Listen to me discuss 1987’s movie THE LOST BOYS on The Untitled GenX Podcast

Okay, cool Project announcement of the day!

Come listen to me speak for nearly 2 hours with The Untitled GenX Podcast on EVERYTHING about 1987’s movie THE LOST BOYS!! Thanks so much to podcaster Lori G. for the opportunity to unload a TON of trivia and “what if” scenarios.

Podcast episode available here: https://linktr.ee/UntitledGenXPodcast

September, 2021 Dark Fiction Short Story Markets

 HWA L.A.: September, 2021
New or Reopening Market Listings/ Notes
At Minimum Pro-Paying (5 cents+ per word)

Midnight In the Stagecoach (anthology, Silver Shamrock Publishing)
https://www.silvershamrockpublishing.com/midnightinthestagecoachanthology
Payment: 6 cents a word
Story Length: 2,500–6,000 words
Deadline: April 30, 2022
Reprints?: No
Response: unknown
Description: Original splatterpunk western short stories set in the late 1800s Old West. Any horror trope is fair game.


Death of a Bad Neighbour: Revenge is Criminal (anthology, edited by Jack Calverley)
https://www.jackcalverley.com/cozy-crime-mystery-anthology-submission.html
Payment: 10 cents a word
Story Length: 2,000–5,000 words (soft range)
Deadline: October 31, 2021
Reprints?: No
Response: By December 31, 2021
Description: All-new crime and mystery stories: Fictional tales of bad neighbors and what becomes of them. The focus is more on “cozy” mysteries, but open to all dark fiction/ horror/ mystery sub-genres.


DreamForge Magazine
https://dreamforgemagazine.com/call-for-submissions/
Payment: 6 cents a word (slightly less for reprints or online-only option)
Story Length: up to 4,500 words
Deadline: Open between November 15–November 30, 2021
Reprints?: Yes (less pay, 3 cents a word)
Response: 6–9 weeks
Description: Positive (and “clean”) science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction. Hope and advancement.


Solarpunk Magazine
https://solarpunkmagazine.com/submissions/
Payment: 8 cents a word
Story Length: 500–7,500 words
Deadline: Open between November 1–November 14, 2021
Reprints?: No
Response: unknown
Description: Stories that strive for a utopian ideal, that are set in futures where communities are optimistically struggling to solve or adapt to climate change, to create or maintain a world in which humanity, technology, and nature coexist in harmoney rather than in conflict, etc.


Zombies Need Brains, LLC anthologies (3 separate markets, Similar guidelines)
https://www.patreon.com/posts/55341297
NOTE: These are successfully-funded Kickstarter campaigns open for public submissions.

All 3 anthologies:
Payment: 8 cents a word
Story Length: to 7,500 words
Deadline: December 31, 2021
Reprints?: No
Response: March 31, 2022

Tone for all: Range of tones, from humorous all the way up to dark; Not looking for torture porn, nor gratuitous violence of any kind.

1. Noir
Description: science fiction, fantasy, or urban fantasy stories with a detective/private investigator set-up and a noir atmosphere.

2. Shattering the Glass Slipper
Description: stories of known fairy tales that have been upended, gender-bent, or twisted around in some way.

3. Brave New Worlds
Description: science fiction stories set along the pathway of us leaving Earth for the stars.



***Non-PRO-Paying Market, but Eric J. Guignard’s “Pick of the Month”

Stories of the Eye (anthology, Weird Punk Books)
https://www.weirdpunkbooks.com/submissions
Payment: 2 cents a word
Story Length: 2,500–5,000 words
Deadline: Open between November 1–November 30, 2021
Reprints?: No
Response: unknown
Description: Stories about the complex relationships between artists and models. Weird, horror, dysfunctional, anything.


Sciencefictionery Magazine (bi-monthly)
https://sciencefictionery.com/submissions
Payment: 3 pence a word (converts to about 4 cents/ word)
Story Length: 300–5,000 words
Deadline: ongoing
Reprints?: No
Response: unknown
Description: Stories from every Science Fiction subgenre. Also interested in non-fiction and poetry.

Release Day for: EXPLORING DARK SHORT FICTION #6: A PRIMER TO RAMSEY CAMPBELL

Here! Now! The glory, the magnificence!

EXPLORING DARK SHORT FICTION #6: A PRIMER TO RAMSEY CAMPBELL

Hailed by The Oxford Companion to English Literature as “Britain's most respected living horror writer,” Ramsey Campbell has authored an astounding body of work for over half a century that embodies the weird, the supernatural, and the subtle, much of which is widely considered classics of dark fiction today. He has been given more awards than any other writer in the field, including being made an Honorary Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University for outstanding services to literature.

Dark Moon Books and editor Eric J. Guignard bring you this introduction to his work, the sixth in a series of primers exploring modern masters of literary dark short fiction. Herein is a chance to discover—or learn more of—the remarkable voice of Ramsey Campbell, as beautifully illustrated by artist Michelle Prebich.

Included within these pages are:

• Six short stories, one written exclusively for this book

• Author interview

• Biography and bibliography

• Academic commentary by Michael Arnzen, PhD (former humanities chair and professor of the year, Seton Hill University)

•  … and more!

Enter this doorway to the vast and fantastic: Get to know Ramsey Campbell.

###

Title: Exploring Dark Short Fiction#6: A Primer to Ramsey Campbell

By: Edited by Eric J. Guignard (including Short Fiction authored by Ramsey Campbell, academic commentary by Michael Arnzen, PhD, and illustrations by Michelle Prebich

Publisher: Dark Moon Books (Los Angeles, CA)

Format: Available in HARDBACK, TRADE PAPERBACK and EBOOK

Hardback 13-digit ISBN: 978-1-949491-16-6

Paperback 13-digit ISBN: 978-1-949491-13-5

e-book 13-digit ISBN: 978-1-949491-31-9

Number of pages: 196

Date of publication: September 7, 2021

Praise for the Exploring Dark Short Books series:

“A fascinating study for fans seeking new reads and for librarians developing wide-ranging collections.” —Library Journal

“Refreshing and much-needed... Addresses significant themes and figures within the horror field.” —Locus Magazine

"An insightful look at the working methods and underlying concerns of some of the foremost exponents of the short story form, appealing to both intellect and the emotions.” —Black Static Magazine

###

Immense thanks and gratitude (as always) to Michael Arnzen for his insightful commentary throughout the book; and Michelle Prebich for her gorgeous interior artwork;  and, naturally, thanks especially to Ramsey Campbell for inspiring and consenting to this project!

Publisher’s Page: http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/Primer_6.html

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Dark-Short-Fiction-Campbell/dp/1949491161/

Also available on all other online distribution sites, including B&N , IndieBound (and bookshop.org) , Kobo , etc.

New title available to reviewers on NetGalley: Exploring Dark Short Fiction #6: A Primer to Ramsey Campbell

Reviewers or NetGalley subscribers:

New release, Exploring Dark Short Fiction #6: A Primer to Ramsey Campbell, is available for free this month for ebook reviewers!!

Hailed by The Oxford Companion to English Literature as “Britain's most respected living horror writer,” Ramsey Campbell has authored an astounding body of work for over half a century that embodies the weird, the supernatural, and the subtle, much of which is widely considered classics of dark fiction today. He has been given more awards than any other writer in the field, including being made an Honorary Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University for outstanding services to literature.

Dark Moon Books and editor Eric J. Guignard bring you this introduction to his work, the sixth in a series of primers exploring modern masters of literary dark short fiction. Herein is a chance to discover—or learn more of—the remarkable voice of Ramsey Campbell, as beautifully illustrated by artist Michelle Prebich.

Included within these pages are:

•  Six short stories, one written exclusively for this book

•  Author interview

•  Biography and bibliography

•  Academic commentary by Michael Arnzen, PhD (former humanities chair and professor of the year, Seton Hill University)

•  … and more!

Enter this doorway to the vast and fantastic: Get to know Ramsey Campbell.

Hardback 13-digit ISBN: 978-1-949491-16-6

Paperback 13-digit ISBN: 978-1-949491-13-5

e-book 13-digit ISBN: 978-1-949491-31-9

Date of publication: September 7, 2021

Publisher: Dark Moon Books 

https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/234465