The Ghastling is a biannual magazine publishing literary fiction and illustration devoted to psychological horror, folk horror, ghost stories and the macabre.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 30 days after submission*/Editor reported data46 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data33.33%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Publication
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
How to submit
Process
Email
Cover letter
Please also include a short bio and covering letter, and let us know if you are a subscriber or Patreon supporter too (please read the specifications on Patreon for eligibility).
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Word document
Author's rights
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Additional info
Our subscribers and Patreon supporters are able to submit all year round and they also receive feedback on their submission. What Do We Like? Psychological horror, quiet horror and folkhorror. Tales of the occult, black magic, superstition, folklore terrors and circus sideshows. What Don’t We Like? Anything that graphically depicts sexual abuse, animal abuse, rape, gratuitous torture and gore. Do not send erotic horror either.
Tracker statistics
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Total submissions tracked
46 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
21 days
Fastest response time
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About
The Ghastling is a biannual short-story magazine that oozes eeriness and dark things. Styled as a modern-day Penny Dreadful, the first issue was published in 2014: the ghoulish brainchild of editor Rebecca Parfitt. The magazine has gone on to feature writers and artists from across the world, and w...
Read moreFounded
2014
Country
GB
Masthead
Rebecca Parfitt
Editor-in-Chief
Tracey Rees
Editorial Assistant