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Don't miss Monday's Editor Pick: A “final girl” returns to the abandoned camp she survived decades ago, only to find the dead still trapped there, reliving their last night. It's Return to Camp Foxtail by Marigold. Read it for free at gavagai.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Don't miss Monday's Editor Pick: A “final girl” returns to the abandoned camp she survived decades ago, only to find the dead still trapped there, reliving their last night. It's Return to Camp Foxtail by Marigold. Read it for free at gavagai.com
For today's Editor Pick: take a trip to the disturbing heart of Widdershins Apple Orchard with Abra Staffin-Wiebe's You are in the Heart of the Corn Maze! Read it for free at gavagai.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
For today's Editor Pick: take a trip to the disturbing heart of Widdershins Apple Orchard with Abra Staffin-Wiebe's You are in the Heart of the Corn Maze! Read it for free at gavagai.com
In today's Editor Pick: Circe's carefully controlled world unravels in one wild night when a feral Underling walks into her bar: it's The Bitter Taste of Munificence by Angelique Fawns. Read it for free at gavagai.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
In today's Editor Pick: Circe's carefully controlled world unravels in one wild night when a feral Underling walks into her bar: it's The Bitter Taste of Munificence by Angelique Fawns. Read it for free at gavagai.com
A weekend wedding, a scenic estate, a wife a little too enchanted by the sea. What could possibly go wrong? It's Ayida Shonibar's The Depth Where Light Fades. Read it for free on gavagai.com!
November 20, 2025 at 10:56 PM
A weekend wedding, a scenic estate, a wife a little too enchanted by the sea. What could possibly go wrong? It's Ayida Shonibar's The Depth Where Light Fades. Read it for free on gavagai.com!
In today's Editor Pick: a possession, an exorcism, and something far more complicated between them. It's Caias Ward's Gutter-Washed Favorites. Read it for free at gavagai.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
In today's Editor Pick: a possession, an exorcism, and something far more complicated between them. It's Caias Ward's Gutter-Washed Favorites. Read it for free at gavagai.com
For today's Editor Pick - a haunting, heartbreaking tale of love between siblings, the quiet courage of those who’ve been bent too far, and the moment when buried voices finally refuse to stay quiet. It's Anne Wilkins's "Bent Out of Shape." Read it for free at gavagai.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
For today's Editor Pick - a haunting, heartbreaking tale of love between siblings, the quiet courage of those who’ve been bent too far, and the moment when buried voices finally refuse to stay quiet. It's Anne Wilkins's "Bent Out of Shape." Read it for free at gavagai.com
In today's Editor Pick - a grim, riveting tale of stitching, survival, and the monstrous cost of "improvement." It's Liam Hogan's Work in Progress. Read it for free at gavagai.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
In today's Editor Pick - a grim, riveting tale of stitching, survival, and the monstrous cost of "improvement." It's Liam Hogan's Work in Progress. Read it for free at gavagai.com
Today's Surreal Sunday Editor Pick is an unsettling and fantastical romp that brings us face-to-starch with Pete Ward's Macaroni Men. Read for free on gavagai.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Today's Surreal Sunday Editor Pick is an unsettling and fantastical romp that brings us face-to-starch with Pete Ward's Macaroni Men. Read for free on gavagai.com
Today's Editor Pick is Nothing by Douglas Smith:
A chilling story of fear, denial, and the moment when reality goes blank. Read it for free at gavagai.com
A chilling story of fear, denial, and the moment when reality goes blank. Read it for free at gavagai.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Today's Editor Pick is Nothing by Douglas Smith:
A chilling story of fear, denial, and the moment when reality goes blank. Read it for free at gavagai.com
A chilling story of fear, denial, and the moment when reality goes blank. Read it for free at gavagai.com
Happy Friday! Please enjoy today's Editor Pick: Diana Olney's After Party. And this weekend, please use caution if you're heading out on the town. It'd be a shame to find yourself waking up on a train with only a vague idea of how you got there...
November 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Happy Friday! Please enjoy today's Editor Pick: Diana Olney's After Party. And this weekend, please use caution if you're heading out on the town. It'd be a shame to find yourself waking up on a train with only a vague idea of how you got there...
In today's Editor Pick we have Synchronization: Complete by Dei: a haunting exploration of identity, technology, and the terrifying comfort of belonging. Read it for free on gavagai.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
In today's Editor Pick we have Synchronization: Complete by Dei: a haunting exploration of identity, technology, and the terrifying comfort of belonging. Read it for free on gavagai.com
Today's Editor Pick is JG Faherty's The H Train, where damnation rides the rails and every scream is another soul delivered. Read it for free at gavagai.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Today's Editor Pick is JG Faherty's The H Train, where damnation rides the rails and every scream is another soul delivered. Read it for free at gavagai.com
For today's Editor Pick: Mother’s Little Poppet by KT Wagner—a chilling tale of family, memory and vengeance. We hope you enjoy it! Read it on gavagai.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
For today's Editor Pick: Mother’s Little Poppet by KT Wagner—a chilling tale of family, memory and vengeance. We hope you enjoy it! Read it on gavagai.com
Today's Editor Pick on Gavagai is The Courting of Lamia by the Foolhardy Charlatan in the West by Rikki Lee - a hypnotic, lush interpretation of the Lamia myth: a tale of elegance, and appetite somewhere between poetry and prose.
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Today's Editor Pick on Gavagai is The Courting of Lamia by the Foolhardy Charlatan in the West by Rikki Lee - a hypnotic, lush interpretation of the Lamia myth: a tale of elegance, and appetite somewhere between poetry and prose.
In today’s Editor Pick: When Euan swears he’s seen an old woman riding a hyena across the Zimbabwean plains, everyone laughs—until the night laughs back. It’s “The Clever Girls” by Masimba Musodza. Read it for free on www.gavagai.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:58 PM
In today’s Editor Pick: When Euan swears he’s seen an old woman riding a hyena across the Zimbabwean plains, everyone laughs—until the night laughs back. It’s “The Clever Girls” by Masimba Musodza. Read it for free on www.gavagai.com
In today’s Editor Pick, the Ouija board gets an upgrade—and a body count. From the dusty patents of 1891 to a modern neural-network séance, this story drags the talking board into the digital afterlife. Airvalve Semilunar Astern by Nick Mamatas: read it for free on gavagai.com!
November 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
In today’s Editor Pick, the Ouija board gets an upgrade—and a body count. From the dusty patents of 1891 to a modern neural-network séance, this story drags the talking board into the digital afterlife. Airvalve Semilunar Astern by Nick Mamatas: read it for free on gavagai.com!
For today’s Editor Pick, we jump from the darkly culinary to the deep sea with Fishing by Chris Wilcox: a creeping maritime horror about infection, obsession, and the pull of the sea. Read for free on gavagai.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
For today’s Editor Pick, we jump from the darkly culinary to the deep sea with Fishing by Chris Wilcox: a creeping maritime horror about infection, obsession, and the pull of the sea. Read for free on gavagai.com
For Halloween, treat yourself to Colleen Anderson’s disturbingly toothsome tale of hunger and obsession. Let yourself be consumed by Love Bites. Read it for free at gavagai.com!
October 31, 2025 at 12:47 PM
For Halloween, treat yourself to Colleen Anderson’s disturbingly toothsome tale of hunger and obsession. Let yourself be consumed by Love Bites. Read it for free at gavagai.com!
With today’s Editor Pick we move from the swamp to seamstress with Revenge Dress, a poignant quiet horror tale by Susan J. Lin where existential threads spiral downward to an inevitable end. Read it here for free: www.gavagai.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
With today’s Editor Pick we move from the swamp to seamstress with Revenge Dress, a poignant quiet horror tale by Susan J. Lin where existential threads spiral downward to an inevitable end. Read it here for free: www.gavagai.com
Cassondra Windwalker’s Saved by the Water is our first Editor Pick! A heist gone wrong, a euphoric romance and a doting mother, all carried by Cassondra’s authentic voice. What more could you ask for? Read it for free at gavagai.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Cassondra Windwalker’s Saved by the Water is our first Editor Pick! A heist gone wrong, a euphoric romance and a doting mother, all carried by Cassondra’s authentic voice. What more could you ask for? Read it for free at gavagai.com
A Question of Images — by Gavagai
For everyone on Gavagai right now, the site you're using is in private beta. That means there are some rough edges that we're hoping to smooth before opening to a wider audience. It also means experimenting with various tools to keep the community safer when it ope…
For everyone on Gavagai right now, the site you're using is in private beta. That means there are some rough edges that we're hoping to smooth before opening to a wider audience. It also means experimenting with various tools to keep the community safer when it ope…
October 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A Question of Images — by Gavagai
For everyone on Gavagai right now, the site you're using is in private beta. That means there are some rough edges that we're hoping to smooth before opening to a wider audience. It also means experimenting with various tools to keep the community safer when it ope…
For everyone on Gavagai right now, the site you're using is in private beta. That means there are some rough edges that we're hoping to smooth before opening to a wider audience. It also means experimenting with various tools to keep the community safer when it ope…
Story Acceptances: What to Expect — by Gavagai
Though yesterday's AWS outage set us back a bit in both reading and tech, we're still hoping to get some story acceptances out this week!
Having placed some paid stories in both horror and non-horror markets, I wanted to make sure the process was secu…
Though yesterday's AWS outage set us back a bit in both reading and tech, we're still hoping to get some story acceptances out this week!
Having placed some paid stories in both horror and non-horror markets, I wanted to make sure the process was secu…
October 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Story Acceptances: What to Expect — by Gavagai
Though yesterday's AWS outage set us back a bit in both reading and tech, we're still hoping to get some story acceptances out this week!
Having placed some paid stories in both horror and non-horror markets, I wanted to make sure the process was secu…
Though yesterday's AWS outage set us back a bit in both reading and tech, we're still hoping to get some story acceptances out this week!
Having placed some paid stories in both horror and non-horror markets, I wanted to make sure the process was secu…
FYI, on Gavagai we allow 1000-character posts. When you opt to cross post to Bluesky, we automatically break up long posts and thread them, as you see here
October 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
FYI, on Gavagai we allow 1000-character posts. When you opt to cross post to Bluesky, we automatically break up long posts and thread them, as you see here
Gavagai Tips and Tricks #1 — by Gavagai
One cool feature we built into Gavagai is the ability to embed your feed—all the posts that you see below your profile info—in another page. This was totally the result of laziness, because I'd never get around to updating my "author updates" on my author pag…
One cool feature we built into Gavagai is the ability to embed your feed—all the posts that you see below your profile info—in another page. This was totally the result of laziness, because I'd never get around to updating my "author updates" on my author pag…
October 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Gavagai Tips and Tricks #1 — by Gavagai
One cool feature we built into Gavagai is the ability to embed your feed—all the posts that you see below your profile info—in another page. This was totally the result of laziness, because I'd never get around to updating my "author updates" on my author pag…
One cool feature we built into Gavagai is the ability to embed your feed—all the posts that you see below your profile info—in another page. This was totally the result of laziness, because I'd never get around to updating my "author updates" on my author pag…
Good news everyone! We've made the submission process much easier for those who just want to submit their work for the current call. We still require an account, but you can opt to bypass the story editor if you find it's a barrier to submitting your work.
October 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good news everyone! We've made the submission process much easier for those who just want to submit their work for the current call. We still require an account, but you can opt to bypass the story editor if you find it's a barrier to submitting your work.