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RELEASE: The Sirens Call Zine Spring 2023 – Issue 61 | FREE Online #Horror and #DarkFic #Zine #magazine @Sirens_Call
The 61st issue of The Sirens Call weighs in at 236 pages made up of 173 pieces of fiction in the form of short stories, flash fiction, and dark poetry from 100 different authors! Mike Lera’s Corridor of Horror presents ‘Short, But Scary’, an introspective on anthology film making. Our Featured Artist, Ksenya Lumitar Drozd, speaks about ‘The Power of the Wild Mother Wolf’, as well as offers 14 of her watercolor illustrations. This quarter’s Featured project is ‘What A Scream’ podcast, hosted by Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana, not only does she detail ‘Turning Nightmares Into A Dream’, she’s also picked out her top 5 episodes and tells us why each is so significant. Our Featured Author, Gwendolyn Kiste, discusses ‘Everyday Horror: The Existential Terror of Daily Living’, and offers us a peek at her novel, ‘Reluctant Immortals’. Please, grab a copy for free, and don’t be shy about sharing it around! #horror #darkfic #darkpoetry #zine #ezine #free #read #fiction

RELEASE: The Sirens Call Zine Spring 2023 – Issue 61 | FREE Online #Horror and #DarkFic #Zine #magazine @Sirens_Call
The 61st issue of The Sirens Call weighs in at 236 pages made up of 173 pieces of fiction in the form of short stories, flash fiction, and dark poetry from 100 different authors! Mike Lera’s Corridor of Horror presents ‘Short, But Scary’, an introspective on anthology film making. Our Featured Artist, Ksenya Lumitar Drozd, speaks about ‘The Power of the Wild Mother Wolf’, as well as offers 14 of her watercolor illustrations. This quarter’s Featured project is ‘What A Scream’ podcast, hosted by Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana, not only does she detail ‘Turning Nightmares Into A Dream’, she’s also picked out her top 5 episodes and tells us why each is so significant. Our Featured Author, Gwendolyn Kiste, discusses ‘Everyday Horror: The Existential Terror of Daily Living’, and offers us a peek at her novel, ‘Reluctant Immortals’. Please, grab a copy for free, and don’t be shy about sharing it around! #horror #darkfic #darkpoetry #zine #ezine #free #read #fiction

RELEASE: The Sirens Call eZine Winter 2022 Edition – Issue 60 | FREE Online #Horror and #DarkFic #Zine #magazine @Sirens_Call
The 60th issue of The Sirens Call Zine closes out 2022 with 226 pages filled with horror and dark fiction goodness! It offers 164 short stories, flash fiction pieces, and poems celebrating all things horror, with a sub-theme of death! We also feature Mike Lera’s Corridor of Horror that takes a peek into the ins and outs of short filmmaking and why you should go for it! Our Featured Artist for this issue is David Paul Harris who shared 12 of his amazing pieces of art with us; our Featured Project is Strong Women – Strange Worlds with links to their Quick Reads handouts and YouTube videos; and our Featured Author, Kristi Petersen Schoonover, offers us insight on how dark fiction has the ability to heal, along with an excerpt from her novel, Bad Apple. Please, grab a copy for free, and don’t be shy about sharing it around! #horror #darkfic #darkpoetry #zine #ezine #free #read #fiction

RELEASE: The Sirens Call eZine Halloween 2022 Edition – Issue 59 | FREE Online #Horror and #DarkFic #eZine #magazine @Sirens_Call
The 59th issue of The Sirens Call is a massive 287 pages containing 223 pieces of dark fiction and horror in the form of short stories, flash fiction, micro fiction, and dark poetry! This issue spotlights Robert Bravo, Enter ‘Bravo FX’:A Unique Preservation of Practical Horror and Gore in Mike Lera’s Corridor of Horror. Our featured artist is Tero Porthan who has shared 12 pieces
of his artwork (including the cover art for this issue) and an essay titled, ‘Finnish Gods, Creatures, and the Dead’. Our featured project is the on-going Horror Anthology Audio Drama – Victoria’s Lift.
And our showcase author, Andrew P. Weston, discusses Keeping Things Real, and also offers us a peek into his Cambion Journals saga with an excerpt from book three, The Siren’s Song. Please, grab a copy for free, and don’t be shy about sharing it around! #horror #darkfic #darkpoetry #zine #ezine #free #read #fiction

RELEASE: The Sirens Call eZine Summer 2022 Edition – Issue 58 | FREE Online #Horror and #DarkFic #eZine #magazine @Sirens_Call
The 58th issue of The Sirens Call comes in at whopping 239 pages containing 166 pieces of dark fiction and horror in the form of short stories, flash fiction, micro fiction, and dark poetry with an optional sub-theme of summer horror! This issue also features a new addition – Mike Lera’s Corridor of Horror – which will be an on-going column spotlighting those in the film industry.
Our features this month include artist Jeanette Andromeda who has shared 12 pieces of her artwork along with her beautifully crafted tale, Alice and the Toy Maker; a spotlight feature for the charity anthology, Dancing in the Shadows: A tribute to Anne Rice, which focuses on the team behind the project; we’ve also been given the opportunity to showcase Rebecca Rowland as our featured author who discusses The Question of Gender in Horror, and also offers us a peek into her newly released book, Shagging the Boss. Please, grab a copy for free, and don’t be shy about sharing it around! #horror #darkfic #darkpoetry #zine #ezine #free #read #fiction

RELEASE: The Sirens Call eZine Spring 2022 Edition – Issue 57 | FREE Online #Horror and #DarkFic #eZine #magazine @Sirens_Call
The 57th issue of The Sirens Call comes in at 198 pages containing 143 pieces of dark fiction and horror in the form of short stories, flash fiction, micro fiction, and dark poetry with a sub-theme of bizarre fiction! This issue also features artist Bob Lizarraga who has shared 12 pieces of his artwork with us; a spotlights podcast feature for The Horror Collector, Terry M. West; and our featured author, Armand Rosamilia, who has kindly offered an excerpt from his novella, Trapped. #horror #darkfic #darkpoetry #zine #ezine #free #read #fiction

RELEASE: The Sirens Call eZine Winter 2021 Edition – Issue 56 | FREE Online #Horror and #DarkFic #eZine #magazine @Sirens_Call
The 56th issue of The Sirens Call weighs in at 190 pages containing 139 pieces of dark fiction and horror in the form of short stories, flash fiction, and dark poetry! This issue also features artist Dave Dick who has shared 12 pieces of his artwork with us, including Sky Monster, which is featured on the cover. This issue also spotlights our first glimpse from cartoonist D.S. Ullery, his article A Cartoon Saved My Life, and 12 of his satirical and humorous Goulash panels. Our featured author, Mike Salt, has a bit of advice for budding or struggling authors, and has graciously offered an excerpt from his novella, The House on Harlan.

RELEASE: The Sirens Call eZine Halloween 2021 Edition – Issue 55 | FREE Online #Horror and #DarkFic #eZine #magazine @Sirens_Call
The 55th issue of The Sirens Call eZine is 184 pages of dark fiction and horror in the form of short stories, flash fiction, poetry, and artwork! Our Featured Artist, Victor Hugo Palacios Mendez, offers 12 images along with an essay that speaks to his love of horror and art. Our Featured Author, Angela Yuriko Smith, speaks of her love for the genre, and offers an excerpt from her Stoker nominated book, ‘Bitter Suites’. We get a glimpse into the fan group ‘Cult of the Box’. And our Featured Filmmaker, Mike Lera, talks about his love of all things horror, along with three shorts he’s recently written/directed/or produced – ‘Frames’, ‘The Shell’, and ‘The Imaginist’.

RELEASE: The Sirens Call eZine Summer 2021 Edition – Issue 54 | FREE Online #Horror and #DarkFic #eZine #magazine @Sirens_Call
The 54th issue of The Sirens Call eZine is 212 pages of dark fiction and horror in the form of short stories, flash fiction, poetry, and artwork! Our Featured Artist, Michal Bedkowski, offers 11 images along with an essay that speaks to his love of horror. Our Featured Author, Daniel J. Volpe, serves up an article titled ‘Oh, the Horror’, along with an excerpt from his third splatterpunk book, ‘Talia’. And our Featured Project is The Ladies of Horror Picture-prompt Challenge which showcases 26 female authors and their ekphrastic prose.

RELEASE: The Sirens Call eZine Spring 2021 Edition – Issue 53 | FREE Online #Horror and #DarkFic #eZine #magazine @Sirens_Call
The 53rd issue of The Sirens Call eZine features over 120 pieces of horror and dark fiction in the form of short stories, flash fiction, and poetry. Our Featured Poet, Author, and Artist for this issue is Lori R. Lopez. Lori offers 13 of her illustrations along with an essay on being a Horror Poet, Author, Artist, Musician, and collaborative Mom with two very talented sons.