The Dark Sire

31/10/2023

Happy birthday, TDS! It's been 4 great years. We've published hundreds of stories, poetry, and art, and we're so proud of all the authors we've uplifted. Such a fantastic ride!

And we can't think of a better time then to now... take a break. That's right! TDS is going on hiatus. There's not been a date set for when/if we'll return. All of this comes from not having enough time in a day to keep TDS going while other outside responsibilities compete for our attention. It was a painful decision, but, one that was needed to free up some time for other important ventures to take flight.

TDS will always be #1 in our hearts! It created a lot of opportunities for so many people, including the staff who got to work with so many talented people. To all the TDS family out there, keep shining your light. You'll always have TDS to call home!

02/06/2023

Enjoy a preview of Hannah and Queen Alice from the horror short story collection HANNAH AND OTHER STORIES by Rami Ungar.

02/06/2023

Publication details and excerpts from Hannah and Other Stories by Rami Ungar.

02/06/2023

Pre-Order HANNAH AND OTHER STORIES now!

eBook, $3.99
120 pages

SWAG available.

https://bscpublishinggroup.square.site/hannah

30/05/2023

27/05/2023

Me at the Canal Town Book Festival, ready to meet readers and revealing the poster with the release date for "Hannah and Other Stories."

27/05/2023

These in-house bookmarks were designed by Bre and hand cut.

"I focused on what would make the cover art pop while accentuating its color palette. Then, I enhanced the text font style and size to create a downward focal point. I really enjoyed creating these bookmarks!"

27/05/2023

The bookplate for HANNAH AND OTHER STORIES by . Just because we're releasing an eBook doesn't mean we shouldn't have collector's items for readers. Want one? Pre-order your copy starting June 1. All pre-orders will get a signed bookplate. More details to come!

27/05/2023

The BSC Family is celebrating!! Rami Ungar the Writer is at Canal Town Book Festival in Dover, OH, today with his new HANNAH AND OTHER STORIES bookplates, bookmarks, poster, preview chapbooks & mini photo cards. We'll be showing pictures all day. Get excited!

HANNAH opens for
June 1st. For more information:
BSCPublishingGroup.com

26/05/2023

I'm too proud of Rami Ungar the Writer to keep the secret any longer! HANNAH AND OTHER STORIES, the eBook collection of 7 horror short stories, is coming Sept 23, 2023. Help support this amazingly talented writer. Pre-orders open June 1. Congratulations, Rami!! 🥂

03/05/2023

Help support authors, poets, and artists by becoming a TDS Patron. Get early access content, digital and paperback issues, and TDS merchandise - all while uplifting these talented creatives. Together, we can make a difference!

https://www.patreon.com/darksiremag/membership

01/05/2023

So proud of our EIC Bre Stephens! WELCOME BACK!

30/04/2023

It's here! Issue 11 in PAPERBACK!! Congratulations to everyone involved - and thank you for your patience! 💯❤️🍾🎉🥂 Support all these amazing creatives by grabbing your copy now!

This momentous issue marks the return of The Dark Sire Literary Journal! After a year of hiatus, TDS comes back stronger than ever with a commemorative issue filled with gothic and horror content: 10 short stories, 1 poem, 4 artworks, and 3 serialization previews. Work contributed by the talented...

30/04/2023

TDS is back and stronger than ever with Issue 11 now available in digital and paperback! Come celebrate with us and grab a copy while they last!

TDS is back! After a year’s hiatus, Issue 11 is out!In this commemorative issue, TDS brings its readers the best in gothic and horror fiction, poetry, art, and serializations. And speaking of…

26/04/2023

Look what's coming! Yep, Issue 11 is finally here and will be released on April 30. With work by Rose Biggin, Liam Hogan, Steven Lombardi, Mary Sloat, Samir Sirk Morato, Logan McConnell, Lisa Rose, Zachary Toombs, Maureen Mancini Amaturo, Mara S. Akram, Keegan Milano, Dee Espinoza, and Shaun Power... you're NOT going to want to miss this! Details on purchasing a copy coming soon.

Who says we don't publish paperbacks anymore?! Get yours on April 30!

02/04/2023

We're excited to be back and are currently organizing our release calendar, with new content coming this month! Get ready for some new serializations, short fiction, poetry, and artwork... coming soon!

24/03/2023

Here's wishing our EIC Bre Stephens a very happy birthday this weekend. March 26 never looked so good! 🎉🍰🥂🥳

21/03/2023

Congratulations, Kailey Reid Design! You deserve all of this success and more. Glad to be your uplift! 🥂

I just found out my final art piece, "A Hole in the Past", sold at the Rye Arts Center!!! SOLD OUT! I can't believe it!! Thank you Rye Arts Center and The Dark Sire once again! What an incredible opportunity this has been!!! 🖤🖤🖤

10/03/2023

From My Shelf Books & Gifts has a fang-tastic list of vampire literature, and Dan Klefstad's (.klefstad) FIONA'S GUARDIANS is included! We reviewed Dan's book a while ago and rated it 5 Skulls, a must read. Read the review: https://darksiremag.wordpress.com/2022/03/16/fionas-guardians-a-review/

To read the fang-tastic list and purchase a copy of FIONA'S GUARDIANS, visit: https://shop.kevincoolidgeoutreach.com/all-vampires-all-the-time

CONGRATULATIONS, Dan, on making the list and standing alongside other great vampire fiction writers such as Anne Rice! We're very proud of you!

Rating: 💀💀💀💀💀 “When she hires you, you’ll wish you were dead” is the tagline for Fiona’s Guardians by Dan Klefstad. After following the main character, Daniel, through his day-to-day life as a guar…

09/03/2023

The TDS website is being moved to a new platform. Until the switch is complete, a temporary URL will be used, effective March 14. Please update your bookmarks. We'll make an announcement when the new website goes live. Thanks for your continued support as we move into our new home!

From March 14th, please use:

darksiremag.wordpress.com

05/02/2023

Celebrating TDS creatives at the Artists of the Night Rye Arts exhibition in New York. This one is the wonderfully talented Kailey Reid Design. She stands in front of her 3 pieces, which were published in Issue 5 (Fall 2020) and then mingles with visitors on opening night.

If anyone has any other pictures to share, please do so in the comments.

04/02/2023

Hey everyone, it's Bre. TDS comes back from hiatus next week! That's right, we're ready to roll. We have a lot of reading to do to get out new content, so please be patient as we prepare Spring 2023's lineup. I'm also very excited to reveal some new serializations, too. And remember: We publish weekly/monthly online content AND paperback issues twice a year. I can't wait to share amazing stories, artistry, and poetry with all of you, so be sure to stay tuned!

Until then, enjoy past stories published in The Dark Forest (blog): https://darksiremag.wordpress.com/

03/02/2023

We're so proud of Kailey Reid Design for selling TWO of her original works on OPENING NIGHT of the Artists of the Night exhibit in New York!! Congratulations!!! 🎉🎊🥂

28/01/2023

TDS authors and artists are shown alongside legendary creatives Edward Gorey and Charles Addams in Artists of the Night exhibit at Rye Arts Center in New York. Reception TONIGHT, 6pm. For more information: https://www.ryeartscenter.org/workshops-1/2023/1/28/gallery-exhibit-artists-of-the-night

TDS authors exhibited are:

David Crerand, narration of The Village: Part One - The Squire," performed by Jonathan Larson & scored by Ben Turner Music

W.C. Mallery, narration of Grave, performed by Richie Ammons

John Kiste, narration of Kettering Hall, performed by Jason Corder

Maureen Mancini Amaturo, narration of One Bitten: A Vampire's Lament, performed by George Raymond

Sean Fallon, narration of Henry Jekyll, P.M., performed by Ian Richardson

TDS artists exhibited are:

Kailey Reid Design, pencil and ink drawings and illustrations

Shaun Power, pastel art drawings

We're so very proud of our creatives and are extremely excited to represent them in New York in this once in a lifetime opportunity. Going BEYOND THE PAGE holds true as we do our best to promote and uplift the literary and art communities!❤️🥂

31/10/2022

Happy 3rd birthday, TDS! Our EIC wraps up the anniversary celebration with a look back on the last year. It's been a busy one - yet fun. And now we look forward to January 2023!

With our third birthday today, I look back at all the wonderful memories. First, we changed our brand, from being a mag to being a journal. Thus, The Dark Sire Literary Journal was born! Changing t…

31/10/2022

TDS' 3rd year anniversary party wraps up with Mara S. Akram's (Twitter: ) SNOWFALL, a tale inspired by the Swiss folk legend of the undead hunter Türst and his three-legged hounds. End the party with a bang!

Welcome to the third year anniversary celebration, where we present three of our favorite Halloween stories. Last but not least is SNOWFALL by the brilliant Mara S. Akram. This story is inspired by…

31/10/2022

Keep TDS' 3rd birthday party going by reading A MATTER OF PRIDE, a vampire story that takes an unapologetic bite, by David Crerand (TWITTER: , FB: .crerand). See you in The Dark Forest!

Welcome to the third year anniversary celebration, where we present three of our favorite Halloween stories. The second story is A MATTER OF PRIDE by the award-winning author David Crerand. This st…