Our non-fiction contribution comes from Tracy Kuhn who takes exception to the theory that Horror is for Boys. Winter wouldn't be complete without a Christmas story, but in Demon Darkling author Dana Wright provides more red than Santa's suit.

Sailing holidays will never be the same once you've visited Julia Kavan's Safe Harbour, where reality and nightmare lap at the shore. Steve Emmett takes us to the German countryside in Head of the House, a simmering and atmospheric tale of sweet revenge. Jake Swan provides a warning to the desperate in There Are Worse Things Than Loneliness. Talking of savage work, we have two very different twists on The Ripper theme in Paul Holbrook's short story, Chain Me Not in Heaven, and a poem from Anthony Crowley. Marc E Fitch rolls up his sleeves for a bit of Savage Work. Matt Harrah asks Burning Questions in his flash fiction winner, and Jake Sheridan reveals what glides down mountains full of sin in his distinctive, The Voice. Bestselling author Rupert Smith talks about his first horror novel, GRIM, and the importance of community in tales of the mysterious and macabre. Nearly thirty thousand carefully crafted words from some of today's most promising horror writers.

Massacre Magazine – Submissions Wanted (massacrepublishing.Open the pages of this special first issue of Massacre Magazine and release a plague of darkness.

*Subject to volume of submissions! Related articles The winning story will be announced on 1 st November* and published on both our websites if the winner permits. Send your entries to with HALLOWEEN CONTEST in the subject line. Entries must arrive before midnight ( GMT) on October 31 st 2013. Please format your work with double line spacing and attach it to an email as a. MASSACRE MAGAZINE: ISSUE 1 By Steve Emmett, Julia Kavan, Anthony Crowley, Dana Wright, Jake Swan, Paul Holbrook, Marc E Fitch, Tracy Kuhn, Matt Harrah. Stories can be as short as you like and up to 3000 words in length. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. What tales lurk there, waiting to be told? Buy Massacre Magazine: Issue 2 2 by Various, Kavan, Julia, Emmett, Steve (ISBN: 9781496108463) from Amazons Book Store.

Peer into the shadows, look up into the darkness and down into the light.

Of course, we may be evil but we’re not totally wicked – this isn’t just for our own dark amusement! Whoever manages to come up with a tale that makes us quake and queasy will win a £20/$30 Amazon gift card. We’re running a short story contest during October in the hope of finding some fabulously frightening fiction. I’ve joined evil forces with horror writer Julia Kavan (author of Dreaming, Not Sleeping ) to give you the chance to make our Halloween.

Halloween lurks just around the corner, and we invite you to leap out of the shadows and scare us witless. It’s the horror writer’s favourite time of year.

Massacre Magazine by Julia Kavan