
CONTEST RULES
This time we are going to shake things up.
Each month the incredible community of horror readers and writers will vote on the monthly theme.
You! That's right, you get to decide on theme!
How fun is that?
AUGUST'S THEME:
"THE HOUSE WON'T LET ME DIE"
Next, once the theme has been selected, each contestant will submit a horror flash fiction story between 500 to 1000 words.
No more. No less.
- NO EROTICA
- NO HATE SPEECH
- NO SCENES OF RAPE / GRAPHIC TORTURE
- Only ONE entry per writer / per month.
- The same writer can win in MULTIPLE MONTHS so please enter every month!
- I retain the right to exclude any submitted story based on personal preference.
Each month FIVE amazing entries will be selected. Those entries will be collected and published in the upcoming
FLASHES OF DARKNESS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF HORROR FLASH FICTION Vol. 2
The GRANDPRIZE WINNER each month, the story I personally thought was the best of the bunch, will receive a prize pack of SIGNED PAPERBACKS from the very talented and very impressive FEATURED AUTHORS of that particular month.
All entries MUST BE SUBMITTED by following the link and filling out the CONTEST ENTRY FORM.
There is NO FEE however I would kindly ask that you SHARE this link to anyone who you feel might benefit from it!
All entries MUST BE SUBMITTED BEFORE MIDNIGHT (EST) on the last day of the month.
But the fun doesn't stop there! At the end of this month we are going to do something we have never done at the contest before...
At the end of the month you the readers are going to...
VOTE ON THE WINNERS!
That's right! You, dear reader, will decide who gets published!
With great power, comes great responsibility - so choose wisely!
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"NO ONE LEAVES THE BEACH" JUNE 2025
"Riptide" by Kat Goss
Riptide by Kat Goss Rough, scouring shells. The fine, devilish things slice and pierce my skin. Mere moments ago I was stuck, fixated on the calm horizon, words from a...
"Riptide" by Kat Goss
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"The Shadow of Omaha" by David Lapage, Jr.
The Shadow of Omaha by David Lapage, Jr. The papa boat, groaned, a sound of steel on sand, as it beached with an unsteady lurch. Saltwater slapped my face....
"The Shadow of Omaha" by David Lapage, Jr.
The Shadow of Omaha by David Lapage, Jr. The papa boat, groaned, a sound of steel on sand, as it beached with an unsteady lurch. Saltwater slapped my face....
"SeaWEED Dreams" by Alli Fraser
SeaWEED Dreams by Alli Fraser The beach town didn’t NEED her magic or her herbal remedies, at least that is what the prude tourists whispered as they picked up speed...
"SeaWEED Dreams" by Alli Fraser
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"Terror at the Beach" by Danny Garvin
Terror at The Beach by Danny Garvin John and Samantha had been a couple since grade school. All through high school, they were rarely apart. After graduation, it was no...
"Terror at the Beach" by Danny Garvin
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"No Trespassing" by Andy Holberry
No Trespassing. by Andy Holberry. Wide, dark as night. Death waiting at the other end. I had never had a gun pointed at my face before, and didn't like the...
"No Trespassing" by Andy Holberry
No Trespassing. by Andy Holberry. Wide, dark as night. Death waiting at the other end. I had never had a gun pointed at my face before, and didn't like the...
"Ckrymater" by Sebastian Westbrook
Ckrymater by Sebastian Westbrook I’m at the beach, and have got most things I need in my canvas bag, except a book. I know if I’m spending the afternoon here I’m...
"Ckrymater" by Sebastian Westbrook
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