What they want:

Cover of Darkness publishes dark fantasy and horror.  Before we go any further, we want to emphasize this to potential contributing writers:  our idea of a good horror story is one that you read with all the lights on, and you look over your shoulders while you turn the pages.  Put another way, meeting a zombie is not scary; meeting a zombie unexpectedly is scary.  Capisce?  Okay, let’s try this:  when we see intestines, we want to make twisty-squeakies–giraffes, cocker spaniels, etc.  Blood and gore is not scary; it’s just icky and oogie.  We don’t want our readers to puke.  We want them to shiver.

Length: 2,000-8,000 words
Payment: $15 + contributor’s copy
Submission Guidelines: http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/coverofdarknessgl.htm

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