I’m excited to share that my mean girls/creature feature story, “The Color of Friendship,” will appear in the forthcoming CHROMOPHOBIA: A Strangehouse Anthology by Women in Horror from Rooster Republic Press.
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Color-themed horror anthology CHROMOPHOBIA available in Summer 2022
Posted: January 3, 2022 in Announcement, anthology, horror, short stories, writingTags: anthology, horror, Science Fiction Horror, short stories, speculative, writing
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Horror poem now available in HWA Poetry Showcase Volume 8
Posted: November 28, 2021 in Announcement, anthology, horror, Lovecraft, writingTags: horror, hwa, poem, poetry, Science Fiction Horror, speculative, writing
Edited by Stephanie M. Wytovich, the Horror Writers Associations presents their eighth annual Poetry Showcase, featuring original dark poetry. With cover artwork by Robert Cabeen and poetry judges Sara Tantlinger and Angela Yuriko Smith, this year features the first Crystal Lake Poetry Contest winner and poems from members of the Horror Writers Association.
I’m honored that “A Woman’s Weapon,” my poem about an obsessive biologist with a dark secret debuts in this collection!
This collection is now Available in Print and on Kindle – click here to check it out.
(more…)“From Sea to Shining Sea” in Field Notes from a Nightmare anthology
Posted: November 5, 2021 in Announcement, anthology, short stories, writingTags: anthology, environment, horror, Science Fiction Horror, short stories, speculative, writing
***Update! You can purchase the anthology or read reviews at these links: Publisher’s Shop | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Goodreads.
My short climate fiction story, “From Sea to Shining Sea,” appears in Dread Stone Press’ FIELD NOTES FROM A NIGHTMARE anthology.
Description from the editor: Pollution. Extinction. Warming. Sea Levels rising…Mother Nature heard our crimes and found us guilty. Field Notes from a Nightmare is an anthology of ecological horror, containing 18 stories from some of the strongest voices in indie horror. Edited by Alex Ebenstein with a foreword from New York Times-Bestselling author Tim Lebbon. Cover art and interior illustrations by David Bowman.
Read more about the anthology from Dread Stone Press here.
Free Science Fiction Short Story in MYTHAXIS Magazine
Posted: August 13, 2021 in Announcement, science fiction, short storiesTags: fiction, magazine, science fiction, Science Fiction Horror, short stories, speculative, writing
My science fiction story, “Comfort Zone,” is featured in the spring 2021 issue of British scifi magazine, Mythaxis.
In “Comfort Zone,” a new technology designed to improve empathy has the unintended side effect of putting a mom and daughter at odds.
This story was inspired by my time reporting on emerging technologies while a science journalist. Topics of quantum computing, brain-machine interfaces and neural imaging came together in a tale about the speed of which technology advances, and what happens when it’s hard to accept how fast the world–and children–can change.
You can read the story online for free here or an excerpt below.
Legendary Women of Horror: nonfiction article in AUREALIS MAGAZINE #119
Posted: April 10, 2019 in horror, nonfiction, writingTags: essay, horror, nonfiction, science fiction, Science Fiction Horror, SF/F, speculative fiction, women
I’m happy to announce that my nonfiction article “Legendary Women of Horror” appears in Aurealis Magazine‘s issue #119, alongside of two other essays, “Suffer the Little Children: An Analysis of Parental Horror in Stephen King’s Early Fiction” by Kris Ashton and “Worldbuilding: The Bad and the Just Plain Ugly” by Amy Laurens.
The issue of this esteemed Australian monthly SF/F magazine is rounded out with three fascinating stories by Gordon Grice, Michelle Birkette and Chris Walker, as well as reviews and excellent art.
Aurealis Magazine, founded in 1990, and, in 1995, instituted the Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction. This issue was edited by Michael Pryor, an award-winning writer and prolific novelist.
I begin “Legendary Women of Horror” with a nod to the master, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley:
Over 200 years ago, Frankenstein’s monster lumbered across the minds of readers around the globe. The tale of Victor Frankenstein and his monster’s anguish tapped into fears about science, nature, and both the power and helplessness of humanity.
After a brief historic overview and discussion on why diverse viewpoints are particularly important in the horror genre, I dive into some of the cutting-edge modern horror writing by women today, as well as highlight two key efforts to showcase women’s work: a social media movement that happens every February called Women In Horror (which just celebrated its 10th year) and a website and comprehensive directory called Ladies of Horror Fiction.
To read the full essay and other pieces in this issue, check out #119 here, for just $2.99.
Free audio scifi horror story in TALES TO TERRIFY
Posted: December 27, 2018 in Announcement, audio, horror, podcast, science fiction, short storiesTags: horror, Science Fiction Horror, short stories, writing
My short scifi horror story “The Peerlings” appears in the terrific British podcast series Tales to Terrify, episode 354.
“The Peerlings” was first published in Beyond the Infinite – Tales from the Outer Reaches (Things in the Well series), edited by Steve Dillon. In the story, members of an off-world colony begin to vanish once elusive creatures–who can only safely be heard, not seen–descend upon their home. The mayor must figure out how to protect her citizens while warding off mass hysteria and a brewing rebellion.
The story begins at 00:21:21 and is read by Amy Paonessa (Twitter), host of The Bloodlust horror review website. She does an amazing job bringing the characters to life and conveying a sense of desolation and isolation throughout the piece.
Funny enough, a few people have mentioned that Netflix’s recently released Bird Box (based on the 2014 British novel) reminded them of “The Peerlings.” Check it out on Tales to Terrify and decide for yourself!
Dark scifi flash fiction “Turning Tides” in Horror Tree’s TREMBLING WITH FEAR anthology
Posted: November 4, 2018 in Announcement, anthology, flash fiction, horror, short stories, writingTags: anthology, fiction, horror, Science Fiction Horror, short stories, writing
Trembling with Fear Year One is a collection of horror short stories and drabbles.
My short horror scifi story “Turning Tides” appears Trembling with Fear: Year 1, a print anthology collection of horror-themed flash and short fiction now available.
“Turning Tides” was first published at The Horror Tree’s January 29, 2017 online edition. The story is what’s known as a “drabble.” These are flash fiction pieces taken to an extreme, incorporating style, character and plot all within a paltry 100 words.
The new collection, which includes both dribbles and flash stories, is edited by Stephanie Ellis and Stuart Conover, who curate the immensely popular Horror Tree website.
From the publisher:
This Trembling With Fear anthology is a compilation of all the drabbles, flash fiction stories and dark poetry published during 2017 at HorrorTree.com. In its pages you will find work from both the novice and the established writer, the newbie and the award-winner. Here, the dead walk and murders abound, demons and ghosts torment the living whilst vampires and wolves compete for space with internet and aliens. Within these pages you will find dark speculative fiction from contributors across the globe, for our world is a world without borders. Nowhere is safe from the dark.
We have had some amazing talent contribute to the first year of ‘Trembling With Fear’ and we hope that you enjoy reading these as much as we have!
Read more or buy the book (digital or print) here.
Horror Stories in Lovecraft eZine available!
Posted: January 31, 2016 in horror, Lovecraft, short storiesTags: Amazon, fiction, horror, indie magazine, Kindle, literature, Lovecraft, science fiction, Science Fiction Horror, scifi, short stories, speculative, writing
My story BETTER HALVES and other unsettling paranormal and cosmic tales are now available in the print issue of Lovecraft eZine (#36), published by Mike Davis.
I wouldn’t want to run into that creature at night!
FRIGHT MARE – Women Write Horror
Posted: January 24, 2016 in anthology, horror, short storiesTags: Amazon, anthology, books, fiction, horror, Kindle, literature, Science Fiction Horror, short stories, speculative, writing
I am honored to have my story reprint, “What the Storm Brings,” included in this Stoker finalist anthology with a number of excellent female horror writers. FRIGHT MARE – WOMEN WRITE HORROR is now available on Amazon in print and ebook format. Check out that eerie cover!
Speculative Short Story in Electric Spec: “Mass Exodus”
Posted: May 31, 2015 in horror, short storiesTags: fantasy, indie magazine, literature, science fiction, Science Fiction Horror, scifi, speculative fiction, writing
Everyone suddenly gets the ability to fly, but it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. Is it aliens, superpowers or something more sinister?
Read more in my newest story, MASS EXODUS, and other science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction tales are available in the latest issue of Electric Spec.
I also wrote a guest author’s post explaining the idea for the story.
KC Grifant 