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MOTHER FUNDED! Submissions Extended to June 1st, Word Count Upped
The Kickstarter for MOTHER: TALES OF LOVE AND TERROR ended at midnight on Mother's Day, May 8th with a bang. With the addition of a few last-minute pledges, the total funds raised for the anthology project exceeded $8200—more than enough to cover the costs of...
MOTHER FUNDED! Submissions Extended to June 1st, Word Count Upped
The Kickstarter for MOTHER: TALES OF LOVE AND TERROR ended at midnight on Mother's Day, May 8th with a bang. With the addition of a few last-minute pledges, the total funds raised for the anthology project exceeded $8200—more than enough to cover the costs of...
Monsterclass Schedule Announced for April 28-30th
The Monsterclass schedule for 2022 has been announced, and the sessions and authors involved are all awesome. Monsterclass is a digital mini-conference held by Weird Little Worlds Press each spring, featuring some of the best and brightest when it comes to horror and...
11 Weird and Hilarious Mother’s Day Gifts
Mother's Day is just around the corner, and it's kind of a big deal here at Weird Little Worlds Press. Why? Because we're in the thick of our Kickstarter for Mother: Tales of Love and Terror, which ends on Mother's Day—May 8th, 2022. Now, that might seem FOREVER away...
MOTHER Kickstarter Chosen as “Project We Love”!
Not only has the Kickstarter for MOTHER: TALES OF LOVE AND TERROR reached over 50% funded in the first week, but Kickstarter likes us! They love us, actually, awarding MOTHER: TALES OF LOVE AND TERROR with the coveted “Project We Love” badge. Reserved for the top tier...
The MOTHER Anthology Kickstarter Page Link Is Inside!
Weird Little Worlds Press’s newest Kickstarter, MOTHER: TALES OF LOVE AND TERROR, is set to launch on April 8, 2022! Time is running out to pre-back the project and receive free shipping (and the best chance of securing your favorite author’s signature!) The...
Gemma Files’ “Humans are the Problem” Story Makes Best Horror of the Year Volume 14
On March 15, Ellen Datlow announced the table of contents for the Best Horror of the Year Volume 14, which included Poor Butcher-Bird, a story first published in Humans are the Problem: A Monster's Anthology and written by Gemma Files. This story was one of the...
Poor Butcher-Bird (Excerpt)
"Down here," he says, and I nod, like it's not obvious. Dip my head like I'm nervous, but a little shakily, too. Like I'm as excited as he is. You have to be careful about these things; he's dumb, sure, but nobody's that dumb. You'd be surprised. I had to work hard to...
New “Mother” Anthology Kickstarter Slated to End Mother’s Day 2022
Weird Little Worlds Press is pleased to announce it's newest project, MOTHER: TALES OF LOVE AND TERROR, which will launch on Kickstarter April 8th, 2022. The new horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction anthology will include horror short stories from some today’s...
“Humans are the Problem” Listed on Preliminary Bram Stoker Awards® Ballot for 2021
In an awesome and surprising turn of events, the premiere horror anthology from Weird Little Worlds Press, "Humans are the Problem: A Monster's Anthology," has been listed as one of the 10 horror anthologies to be on the preliminary Bram Stoker Awards® ballot for...
Mari Lwyd, or “Caroling with Zombie Horses”: A Christmas Story
Want to know what rap battles, dead horses, and Christmas have in common? Mari Lwyd can tell you. Just grab a horse skull and join us!