Hell Itself Magazine

@hellitself.bsky.social

Speculative Fiction No One Else Would Publish

We feature science fiction and fantasy stories that were rejected many, many times by other venues. As a result, the mix is eclectic, but always a story worth reading.

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@arttracy.bsky.socialReposted by @hellitself.bsky.social

There's another publication that calls these "chestnut stories"—vampires, werewolves and zombies—and says they're hard sells. They are. We see a lot of them. But when they do something fresh, as @cjtavares.bsky.social does, we still love them. You'll love this one, too.

@hellitself.bsky.social

We're a very eclectic magazine, because our emphasis is on well crafted pieces that you wouldn't get anywhere else (hence the "send it everywhere else first, please" requirement in the guidelines). We think the majority of our readers are writers, so the one that excites your writer friends most.

@arttracy.bsky.socialReposted by @hellitself.bsky.social

This is a challenging piece for me. As a reader, I don't like the choices Sam makes. As a person, I recognize that I (like all of us) have made those same choices. Good fiction makes us think, even when it's uncomfortable. And this is good fiction.