We are open for submissions for Book no 14!

Please send: psychological horror, quiet horror, folk horror, hauntings, ghost stories and the darkness of the human mind. And anything with a strange or macabre bent. Be as imaginative as possible. Subvert the ordinary. Your mind can take you anywhere and I always want a story to take me to an unfamiliar place.

If you are still unsure what we like, buy a copy of the magazine.

Please submit your unpublished short story (no longer than 3,500 words, no minimum) as a WORD document with your NAME and the TITLE OF THE STORY at the top of the document to Rebecca Parfitt: editor@theghastling.com. 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). Writers may submit ONE story per submission window. Deadline for Book 14 is midnight August 1st 2021.

For further details on what we like please visit our Submissions page

Happy writing!