Summer Scare Time Is Coming!
Getting a head start on the scary season
While many of us don’t get into ghosts, goblins, and things that go bump in the night until October, some here on Substack keep that shiver going up and down our spines year round. Time to acknowledge their efforts a bit more and perhaps add in our own howls and screams. Starting on 20 June 2025, Summer Solstice, I will be posting a selection of scary postings from the team below and others. Get ready to hide under the covers with a flashlight while you read. And rest assured that the writing is ALL human (well, maybe a zombie or two, a werewolf, a wendigo…).
The Scare Team (in alphabetical order):
Some writers on here who, as far as I’ve seen, write stories in that scary arena. If I’ve missed adding you here or have tagged you in error, please let me know.
– Victorian Vignettes – Exploring eerie elegance of Gaslamp Horror in Victorian era – Turn on the Light – Murder, mystery, sex, romance, sci-fi, horror – Monsters & Mystics – Fantasy, paranormal romance – Cyberpunk, horror, dirtbag literature – My Head is Unraveling – Horror writer, book reviewer – Horror Weekly – Dead Heretic – Cyberpunk, Science fiction – SwampWitch – Tales of the Zeitgeist – Contemporary fiction, humor, horror, Science fiction – Colin’s Dark Stories – Ars Corvi – Gothic, noir – Dungeon Mistress Chronicles – The Eye of the Storm – Romance, erotica, horror, gamelit – Tales at Twilight – Speculative stories with dark edge, humor – Grace’s Spook Show – Autumn Lives Here – Monster of the Week – Strange New Worlds – Science fiction, horror, humor/satire – Halcyon Horror – Poison Ivy House – Graphomania with M.P. Fitzgerald – Darkly humorous Science fiction & horror – Plotted Out – Cornish fantasy & dark humor – Speculative Fiction and Dark Tales | Nocturnal Narrator – Dark speculative fiction, builds interactive worlds to tell strange stories – Twisting the Myths – ReddOscarWrites – Fantasy, science fiction, and horror – Ghost Stories – Paranormal fiction, tech horror, dystopia – Ghost Notes – Scrawls of Dread’s Substack – Matte Black – Science fiction, dystopian, horror – Reimagining classic monsters – Tales of the Unexpected – Dracula’s GhostAnd speaking of scary:
Where to Buy:
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Bookshop.org
Apple Books | Kobo | Smashwords
Angus & Robertson | Fable
Thalia (German) | Vivlio (French/English)
My Other Four Books:
I've written quite a few scary ones, if you want to add me to your list. I'll see if I have a new one lurking in the attic...
Thanks for the shout out! Recently, I have been in the mood for some mayhem. I think I will have to write some in honour of this new list!