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What Happens When the Monster Looks Like You?
- darkholmepublishing
- Jul 8
- 2 min read
Some horror stories shout.Others whisper.
Volume 14 of Dark Descent is made of whispers—the kind that come from the walls, the paintings, the quiet corners of memory. This issue isn’t about external monsters. It’s about internal ones: the ones that wear your face, speak in your voice, and wait for you behind the mirror.
It’s one of our most unnerving volumes yet—and not just because of what’s on the page.
First-Time Contributor Artwork: Reflections of Dread
This month marks a first for Dark Descent: we’re featuring artwork created by a member of our own community.
The artist, f_shafee, submitted two digital pieces that changed the tone of the entire issue. Not because they illustrate the stories—but because they feel like part of the haunting.
One invites you in.The other refuses to let you look away.
They’re beautiful. They’re chilling. And they’re exclusive to this issue. You won’t find them in any print anthology or on social media. You have to step inside the webzine to see them—and once you do, they’ll stay with you.
The Workshop: The Monster Inside the Mirror
Each issue of Dark Descent includes a full horror writing workshop—not fluff, not theory, but something practical, strange, and just a little bit unhinged.
This month’s session drills into internal horror. What happens when the villain isn’t some thing lurking in the shadows—but your character’s own unraveling sense of self?
When guilt becomes a haunting
When denial becomes distortion
When identity itself collapses into something monstrous
It’s a webzine-exclusive designed to twist your story from the inside out.Whether you write horror or just want to understand what makes it tick, this session gets under your skin—and stays there.
Burn Her. Then Bury the Truth.
Also inside: a devastating historical horror essay by Lydia Pryba, tracing the 1738 execution of Agnes Olmann.
She was burned not for spells or curses—but because someone said she looked wrong.
Lydia’s piece peels back the layers of myth and exposes the way fear rewrites bodies, especially when those bodies belong to women. It’s personal. It’s political. And it hits with the weight of something real.
Why Subscribe?
Not just for Volume 14.But because Dark Descent offers something most horror mags don’t:
Atmosphere that creeps up on you
Stories that linger
Art that unsettles
Workshops that challenge how you write
Essays that haunt long after you’ve closed the tab
If you like your horror slow-burning, emotionally sharp, and just a little too close for comfort—this is for you.
What you get with your subscription:
✔️ A new issue of Dark Descent every month
✔️ Immediate access to all back issues
✔️ Free digital downloads of all Dark Holme anthologies
✔️ Original horror writing workshops in every issue
✔️ Exclusive essays, artwork, and web-only features
✔️ Full access to our Writers Workshop worth £29.99
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Volume 14 drops soon. The reflection. The art. The essay that burns.
If you want to read it the moment it lands—Subscribe now and start your descent.👉 https://www.darkholmepublishing.uk/ddportal
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