CONTEST RULES / FORMS
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?
This month's theme is:
"THE HOUSE WON'T LET ME DIE"
Next, comes the fun part - 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.
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FEATURED AUTHORS AUGUST 2025
Joseph Murnane
Joseph Murnane is the author of two psychological horror books, It Eats Your Hunger, and Dead Rabbit. He lurks at the mouth of a cave off the banks of the Eno River in Durham, North Carolina, with four hellish animal companions and an eldritch queen of terrifying beauty. They say you can see him there just before dawn, but only out of the corner of your eye, and only if he wants to be seen.
Books can be purchased from Amazon as well as his personal store.
Brad Ricks
Brad Ricks is an author of supernatural horror and thriller fiction, blending dark crime, paranormal terror, and psychological suspense.
His debut novel, FEAR NOT THE DEAD, blurred the line between psychological horror and supernatural thriller, bringing nightmares to life, and his latest book, THE NIGHT CREW, delved deeper into the shadows of the supernatural.
Inspired by masters like Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King, Brad crafts stories that haunt readers long after the final page.
He lives in Central Texas with his wife and children, balancing his day job with late-night horror storytelling.
J.S. Bonnett
J. S. Bonnett is an author of dark, weird, and horrific fiction, from Aotearoa New Zealand. He explores an affinity for the uncanny via the paper void (the page), writing from the far too sunny town of Ahuriri Napier, waiting for those rare cold and dark days when the surrounding landscape comes alive via the harsh ocean and dense forests.
His debut novella Chasing Worms is out now, with more projects coming before the end of 2025, including the first instalments of the Aotearoa Horror Story collection, a series of illustrated chapbooks set around iconic New Zealand landmarks and mythology.