The Phantom Pulse

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The Phantom Pulse is a biannual speculative fiction magazine publishing horror, sci-fi horror, dark fantasy, and weird fiction.

Response time info: on or before October 15th, 2026

Read the full guidelines at thephantompulse.com↗

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fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorCloses Sep 30Pays: $0.05 per word for unpublished fiction and $0.01 per word for reprints; payment via PayPal.

Seeks traditional horror, sci-fi horror, dark fantasy, and weird fiction, including experimental forms. Original stories may be up to 3,000 words; reprints may be up to 5,000 words. No AI-created or AI-developed stories, and only one story per submission window.

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