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Summer Outings For The Horror Fan
Ah, summer. The time of sun, fun, and barbeques. It’s all well and good, but summer simply doesn’t hold the same appeal for a die-hard horror fan that October does. If you need to get away for a bit and slip from reality to a world where the blood and screams run...
Meet the Band: Lisa Morton
Welcome back, Lisa Morton! Our Weird Little World is a better place when Lisa comes to play. Lisa’s story, “In the House of the Elementals” appeared in Humans Are the Problem. So, if you loved that one, get ready for a new unsettling tale entitled “Goddess”. We’re so...
The Cats of Ulthar by H.P. Lovecraft
That night the wanderers left Ulthar, and were never seen again. And the householders were troubled when they noticed that in all the village there was not a cat to be found. From each hearth the familiar cat had vanished; cats large and small, black, grey, striped, yellow, and white.
Meet the Band: Maxwell Gold
This week Weird Little Worlds is welcoming poet Maxwell I. Gold to the Weird family. Maxwell is contributing a new poem to our PLAYLIST OF THE DAMNED anthology and we’re so excited for you to experience it! Maxwell I. Gold is a Jewish American multiple award-nominated...
Fracture by Mercedes M Yardley Wins Bram Stoker Award
Weird Little Worlds is experiencing the immense joy that comes from pride tonight. We’re thrilled to announce that Mercedes M. Yardley has won the prestigious 2022 Bram Stoker Award® in Best Short Fiction! Her story, “Fracture,” appears in the 2022 anthology Mother:...
Meet the Band: Linda D. Addison
The fabulous Linda D. Addison will be joining our all-star line-up for PLAYLIST OF THE DAMNED! Weird Little Worlds is excited to share Linda’s creative talent with the world in our 2023 anthology. Linda D. Addison is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and the...
The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe
Pluto—this was the cat’s name—was my favorite pet and playmate. I alone fed him, and he attended me wherever I went about the house. It was even with difficulty that I could prevent him from following me through the streets.
Meet the Band: Tim Waggoner
Tim Waggoner! Need we say more? Weird Little Worlds is giddy to announce that award-winning author Tim Waggoner is contributing a story to our upcoming anthology, PLAYLIST OF THE DAMNED. *insert fangirl squee here* Tim Waggoner's first novel came out in 2001, and...
We Need Readers!
We are slammed with reading for our upcoming anthology PLAYLIST OF THE DAMNED, which is now fully funded and underway. We have gathered nearly 500 submissions that we’re excited to read. But we need your help! If you are interested in reading slush with us, Weird...