Hell Itself

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Hell Itself is a magazine publishing speculative fiction short stories that have been oft-rejected or are 'market killers,' with a focus on science fiction, fantasy, and weird horror.

Response time info: under 2 weeks

Read the full guidelines at hellitself.com↗

Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorEligibility requirementsPays: $10/story

Open to: Stories must be unpublished and either oft-rejected (10/7 rejections from paying markets) or 'market killers'; no AI-written or AI-edited work.

Speculative fiction short stories (1,000-7,500 words) that have been rejected by a minimum of 10 paying markets (if ≤5,000 words) or 7 paying markets (if >5,000 words), or are 'market killers' (accepted but unpublished due to publisher closure/cancellation or withdrawn for cause); emphasis on scienc

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