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🔥 One Year of Nightmares: Sparks, Submissions & The Final Awakening

They said it wouldn’t last. They said, “Nobody wants to read flash-sized fiction about hauntings, hunger, and whatever that thing in the cellar is.”


But here we are—twelve issues deep, one anthology on the way, and a growing swarm of strange minds who get it.

This month, Dark Descent turns one year old, and we’re not celebrating with cake. We’re celebrating with stories. Here’s what’s creeping up next...


🖤 The One-Year Anniversary Issue: Submit Before May 26th


Volume 12 of Dark Descent drops at the end of May, and it's more than just another issue—It’s a milestone. A love letter to the dark. A celebration of all the weird, wicked voices we’ve published over the last twelve months.

And you could be in it.

We’re looking for microhorror that bites, creeps, twists, or whispers something uncomfortable into your ear at 2am.


🕯 Deadline: May 26th🖤 Submit here:https://www.darkholmepublishing.uk/submissions-portal


⏳ Final Call: Be Part of the 2025 Dark Descent Anthology


Releasing on June 10th, the 2025 Dark Descent Anthology is our biggest, most permanent scream into the void yet.It collects the very best stories from our first year of microhorror mayhem—including the winners, the shortlisted nightmares, and maybe… yours?

If your story is accepted by the end of May, you still have a chance to make it into print. After that, the door slams shut—probably on someone’s fingers.



🕳️ Subscribe and Survive (Or Don’t)


What do you get for £2.99/month?

  • A brand new issue of Dark Descent every month

  • A free horror eBook

  • Full archive access

  • Plus the comforting knowledge that you’re supporting indie nightmares


Even better? You can try it free for 7 days. If it’s not for you, cancel anytime. We’ll still haunt you fondly.


📘 The Final Awakening — Complete the Descent


It’s here.The final volume of the Ethereal Nightmares trilogy has risen.

Disturbing, poetic, and deeply personal, The Final Awakening brings the journey to a beautifully broken end—and maybe breaks a few readers in the process.

If you’ve read the first two… you need this one. If you haven’t? Well, starting with the ending is the most cursed way to do it. We approve.


👁️ ShadowSphere: Where Horror Gathers


ShadowSphere is our central horror community.Readers. Writers. Watchers. Whisperers.

Inside, you’ll find discussion threads, shared fiction, group events, and enough creepy vibes to make your mirror think twice before reflecting you.


🎭 Whether you’re here to post or just lurk—we see you.


⚡ ShadowSpark: Tiny Horrors, Big Screams


ShadowSpark is our newest group—built for flash fiction lovers, prompt junkies, and anyone who likes their horror hot and fast.

Weekly sparks. Micro challenges. Fictional chaos.

If you’ve ever looked at a 100-word prompt and thought “I can break someone’s brain with this,” ShadowSpark is for you.



🩸 That’s the Dispatch


Twelve months. Hundreds of stories.And somehow, we’re just getting started.

If you’re already part of the descent, thank you. If you’re watching from the shadows, why not take one step further?



See you in the dark.

—Team Dark Holme


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