Garret Johnson’s chilling psychological horror story, “Snake in the Attic,” was one of our two honorable mentions in the Summer 2020 Supernatural Fiction Award competition. And now it’s available in an audio version, thanks to Tony Walker, a fine and polished reader based in the U.K., and his Classic Ghost Stories Podcast. Have a listen.
And don’t forget the our Fall 2020 short story contest currently is underway. If you’re a writer, you might want to have a look at the guidelines.
One of our most chilling stories over the past five years: this summer 2016 honorable mention piece by Australian writer Melanie Napthine. As Henry James noted, it’s always more horrifying with children involved. You can read it here. Our fall competition opens August 1.
You Can Check Out Any Time You Like—But You Can Never Leave
Just a little over two weeks until we begin accepting submissions for the Fall 2020 Ghost Story Supernatural Fiction Award competition. Meanwhile, on a dark desert highway, “The Mission Bell”—Lara Tupper’s summer 2019 honorable mention story—offers a literary riff on the Eagles tune, “Hotel California.” Any time of year . . . you can read it here.
Volume II of our print anthology, “21st Century Ghost Stories,” has just been published. It contains all of our Summer 2018 to Summer 2021 winning and honorable mention stories from The Ghost Story Supernatural Fiction Award contest and The Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition—30 fine supernatural short stories in all!
. . . An Audio Version
