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New Patreon post! Sally Parlier @sallyparlier.bsky.social tells us why she loves "The Monsters of Heaven" and "Sunbleached" from Nathan Ballingrud’s collection "North American Lake Monsters"

New Patreon post! Sally Parlier @sallyparlier.bsky.social tells us why she loves "The Monsters of Heaven" and "Sunbleached" from Nathan Ballingrud’s collection "North American Lake Monsters"

I don't understand how Joe does it, but his work is routinely bewildering in how multiple realities exist at once in a story. Wtf is going on

We’re now closed to submissions until we get caught up. Will update here and on the website when we reopen.

We’re going to be closing to submissions from 12pm BST tomorrow (12th September). Not sure exactly how long for, until we get caught up. If you want to get something in, send it in before then.

OUT NOW: my debut novella with @tenebrouspress.bsky.social ! The coral reef becomes sentient and invades the surface world, mutating all life. 🔥🪸🪸🔥 Pick up your copy today! store.tenebrouspress.com/products/ree...

I’m very behind on submissions reading at the mo, so if you’re writer who’s sent something in and it’s been over 30 days I haven’t forgot about you, I’m just drowning in reading and will get back to you as soon as I can. Sorry for the wait.

My latest newsletter's out, with my much-much-much-delayed review of @bleakhousing.bsky.social's INTO THE PEERLESS aaaaaaaand a new flash piece by yours truly (first printed by @cursedmorsels.bsky.social ) buttondown.com/crosshatches...

Reminder of this beauty coming November. Pre-order from us or your fave online vendor. undertowpublications.com/shop/best-we...

Yes, Sebald and latex. @rlsummerling.bsky.social knew how to get to the good stuff. I really enjoyed these super kind, super thoughtful questions. Long live Seize the Press.

New author interview up on the Patreon today! We spoke to Caleb Bethea @calebbethea.bsky.social, author of glitter-gore fest "Disco Murder City". We talk about identity, art and fucking up genre conventions. This may be the only time you see W.G. Sebald and latex mentioned in the same sentence.

'I had always been triple-jointed, capable of feats of contortion that would cause others immediate alarm, and from that year of my life I also became prone to dislocations. It seemed at any moment my body might just decide to disassemble.' New novelette, 'Heavyness', coming out soon in REMAINS #4.

Hell yeah, big day for the leviathan community. Rebecca interviewed John a couple weeks back about Feast of the Pale Leviathan, check it out.

This story filled me with such a deep sense of inescapable dread, I can’t wait for you all to read it and it ruin your day. A fitting and wonderful tribute to the king.

Contract signed: my story "One of Our Girls is in Trouble," initially written for and performed at a David Lynch tribute event in April, will appear in print for the first time in a forthcoming issue of Seize the Press

this is, arguably, the sweetest story i've ever written. i've also never had a story called "disgusting" as many times as this one has been. which is, y'know, probably due to the whole "35 million ticks" and "nipple piercing body horror" stuff, but hey!

Today on the Patreon we've got Z.D. Dochterman talking about Spencer Nitkey's story "In the Dream, He Is Skinless and Beautiful" from Weird Horror #10. Also with nods to fan favourites Avra Margariti, Samir Sirk Morató, and Thomas Ha cos there's just too much good shit out there to limit yourself.

Morbidly curious to know what "decolonially trained AI" means. It includes land acknowledgments of where its data centers are polluting the water?

Tech has successfully gamified everyone's brains to the point that they think they're living in a simulation/video game even if they don't actually think that. Literally 'reading' books like a player in a game to gain imaginary xp.

Typebar Magazine launches its early access period in TWO WEEKS. Sign-up for just $1 to read the following non-fiction essays. The ebook edition contains an exclusive fiction story by none other than @theworldsgreatestwriter.com!

Some very generous words from @zddochterman.bsky.social for @spencerwriting.bsky.social's story from Weird Horror #10.

Friends! 1 month til publication for @thomasha.bsky.social's Uncertain Sons! There will be a launch in L.A. at North Fig with the great Brian Evenson. And...tacos? This is my ideal book event! The event is free but please register at the Eventbrite page. www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...

Super touched by this thoughtful reading and review of my Weird Horror story “In the Dream, He is Skinless and Beautiful” (free to read here: www.weirdhorrormagazine.com/skinless-and...)

When Seize the Press asked me to give a story recommendation, I jumped at the chance! I chose @spencerwriting.bsky.social Spencer Nitkey's "In the Dream, He is Skinless and Beautiful" from WH #10 @undertow.bsky.social Read my full review here (plus some shoutouts to other favorite writers).

Today on the Patreon we've got Z.D. Dochterman talking about Spencer Nitkey's story "In the Dream, He Is Skinless and Beautiful" from Weird Horror #10. Also with nods to fan favourites Avra Margariti, Samir Sirk Morató, and Thomas Ha cos there's just too much good shit out there to limit yourself.

If you're ever interested in having a free electronic copy of something I've written, just DM me and I'm more than happy to email it to you! Everyone has a reading budget, and there's only so much you can swing each month. I don't want money to be an issue.

New author interview up on the Patreon today! We spoke to John Chrostek, author of the dark fantasy novel "Feast of the Pale Leviathan". John talks about the symbolism of the Leviathan, his writing process, and gives us a glimpse behind the scenes at his indie bookshop Evening House Books.

We have a new feature on the Seize the Press patreon where previous magazine contributors give us their short story recommendations! To kick us off, @gessicasakamoto.bsky.social reviews Can Xue's haunting story "The Family Nightwatchman", published in Conjunctions last year.

Promoting the shit out of this one again - “The Power Company Detective” by Joe Koch, a real downer feel bad story with lots going on. A kind of grimy gothic feel but also a surreal anti-Raymond Chandler noir vibe. Not stripped bare but thick, sludgy prose you have to wipe off after reading.

Holy moly, was this ever a good read! Gothic and creepy in all the right ways.

This is the manifestation of all my talk since starting @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social about how I feel episodic, character-centric novella series are an ideal format for Sword & Sorcery. Here's hoping the public at large agrees with me!

Our new Kickstarter is live, and we are excited for 2026! Help us continue publishing new horror, dark fantasy, & science fiction; pay our awesome authors, and begin another 25 years, along with some very haunted rewards. kck.st/4mIkEm1

Reading this grim but important book. Israel’s brutal oppression of the Palestinians can’t be fully grasped without knowing about the Nakba, the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people foundational to establishing the Israeli state, and a context shockingly absent from a lot of media discussion.

Reading this grim but important book. Israel’s brutal oppression of the Palestinians can’t be fully grasped without knowing about the Nakba, the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people foundational to establishing the Israeli state, and a context shockingly absent from a lot of media discussion.

What an amazing excuse to revisit these! Written as a type of post-Arthurian "medieval fantasy," Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn is at many turns, a story about the inevitable loss of institutional knowledge, and a clever subversion of Tolkien

"Thick, sludgy prose you have to wipe off after reading"

If you’re looking for a short , grotesque little read for the weekend pick up Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum from Undertow. A vile little gothic body horror novella that made me feel like I had things sprouting out of my skin.

If you’re looking for a short , grotesque little read for the weekend pick up Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum from Undertow. A vile little gothic body horror novella that made me feel like I had things sprouting out of my skin.

downer feel bad grimy noir + some other stuff you should experience for yourself.

Reminder that you really need to be reading Samir, who will soon have a collection out from Cursed Morsels.

"Downer feel bad story" and "Joe Koch" are a match made in heaven. @horrorsong.blog has another fabulous story here!

Promoting the shit out of this one again - “The Power Company Detective” by Joe Koch, a real downer feel bad story with lots going on. A kind of grimy gothic feel but also a surreal anti-Raymond Chandler noir vibe. Not stripped bare but thick, sludgy prose you have to wipe off after reading.

We're just over a month away from @hazelzorn.bsky.social's REEF MIND, which takes place in a world that quite frankly feels more & more like the one we're in right now, give or take the occasional gigantic, highly toxic, airborne jellyfish. Preorder REEF MIND: store.tenebrouspress.com

I read this recently and it's everything Rain says. Sick book, Hazel is a gem. I had the honour of talking to her about it a bit so you can look forward to her being the featured interview in the next issue of STP 🪸

I read this recently and it's everything Rain says. Sick book, Hazel is a gem. I had the honour of talking to her about it a bit so you can look forward to her being the featured interview in the next issue of STP 🪸

Been a while since I’ve rattled the alms tin so if you enjoy our peculiar brand of weird shit, have a few quid/dollars/euros/whatever to spare and fancy chucking it our way you can do it on our Patreon. It’s the only thing that keeps the lights on round here so it’s much appreciated.

Seize the Press was a huge inspiration for Typebar Magazine so please throw them some $$$ if you can!

Been a while since I’ve rattled the alms tin so if you enjoy our peculiar brand of weird shit, have a few quid/dollars/euros/whatever to spare and fancy chucking it our way you can do it on our Patreon. It’s the only thing that keeps the lights on round here so it’s much appreciated.