Pyre Magazine

10/05/2024

I am considering putting together an event/panel proposal for AWP 2025. It will most likely be an online event, and if it is not approved, I may organize it myself and release it as part of Pyre Magazine. If I proceed with this plan, I would like to know if any of my fellow horror authors on my friends list would be interested in participating. I am looking for 3 to 5 panelists from diverse backgrounds. If you are interested or know someone who might be, please let me know in the comments or share this message with them.

31/01/2024

Well, serial/prolific plagiarist John Kucera is at it again. We received a submission titled "Twilight Mind," after a quick Google search, it's easy to find that the story is a word-for-word copy of a story written by V.M. Ayala and titled initially "Emotional Resonance." Be vigilant, editors; this person has no shame.

24/01/2024

Important “Eldritch Harvest Anthology” update:

With a heavy heart, I must announce that after careful consideration and with deep regret, I must inform you that we have decided to cancel the “Eldritch Harvest Horror Anthology” project. Full message attached

29/11/2023

For the first time, Pyre Magazine is available in a physical edition. There are 120 pages of beautiful full-color images and fiction, flash, nonfiction, and poetry from over 30 contributors.
Due to cost, we had to go the print-on-demand route, and it's far more expensive than I had anticipated, so I am exploring other options to make the physical edition available. However, the PDF/Digital edition is reasonably priced, so if you can afford one and want one, I know I would really appreciate it.
For the past 3 years, I have personally financed the magazine--website upkeep costs, paying artists and writers, not to mention the hours of labor involved with editing and page layout--so every sale goes back into the magazine and helps keep the project going. To be honest, I'm not sure how much longer I can afford to do this if I don't find a reasonable way to make it profitable. So, if you want a magazine full of awesome work from some incredible artists and it won't break the bank, consider purchasing Pyre Magazine Vol 2. Issue 1.

Pyre Magazine Presents its first physical copy edition. 120 beautiful pages full of art, short stories, flash fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. In this slam-packed special edition, you'll find work from more than 30 artists.

12/07/2023

Are you a writer who happens to be a fan of Eldritch and cosmic horror? If so, we cordially invite you to submit your work to our anthology’s open submission call: Eldritch Harvest: an Anthology of Cosmic Folk Horror.

https://www.pyremagazine.com/anthology-submission-call

03/07/2023

Submissions are now open thru the 31st of July for Pyre Presents: Eldritch Harvest. An Anthology of Cosmic Folk Horror! Our very first horror anthology! Submission details are in the link.

Pyre Magazine Presents: Eldritch Harvest. The publications first horror anthology.

18/11/2022

"We always thought that the bees
were what we should be most afraid of
on the playground. That is, until some
students fell in the quicksand... "

Bees, an incredible piece of poetry by Donald Illich, is now available on Pyre! https://www.pyremagazine.com/springsummer-22/bees-donald-illich

We always thought that the bees were what we should be most afraid of on the playground.  That is, until some students fell in the quicksand, leaving baseball caps and Cub Scout hats on the surface to show where they once lived.  Our signs warned people away from the pits, b

18/11/2022

“$5 Face Paint.
A sign is etched into a rotten framework; the letters are peeling, flaking, in the summer heat. A small business, situated between the ring toss and a donut stand—nestled in the yellowing grass. The days are long; the shifts are longer, but she weathers them all the same.”

‘Canvas’ by Lynne Inouye is now available to read (along with so many other great pieces of work) only on Pyre! Just hit the link.

https://www.pyremagazine.com/springsummer-22/canvas-lynne-inouye

17/11/2022

The Fall/Winter issue is here, and I couldn't be prouder. Thank you to all who contributed. We are so happy to be able to publish works from such a vast array of talented writers & artists. I hope you’ll give it a look.

https://www.pyremagazine.com

14/11/2022

So many amazing new stories, like ‘Little Man’ by Matthew Mitchell, are dropping this Wednesday on www.pyremagazine.com! You’re gonna wanna check them out!

31/10/2022

‘Better than Flesh’ by Shelby Dollar—a wonderful piece of flash fiction set at Halloween—is now available on Pyre Magazine.

https://www.pyremagazine.com/springsummer-22/better-than-flesh-shelby-dollar

“What the hell is a bob-a-thon?” Karl asked, passing beneath the cross-stitched banner as he followed Janine to join the small crowd surrounding the barn. It was the usual set-up, a keg on ice and thudding music, but then he saw it—a water tank large enough for cattle, metal splotchy with pale...

31/10/2022

The cover reveal for our Fall/Winter issue is here!

24/08/2022

We made Duotrope’s listing of the day!

20/04/2022

“The switch to activate the SlashGrindTerrorMachine is located inside the mouth of the SlashGrindTerrorMachine...”
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SLASHGRINDTERRORMACHINE — by Scott Cole is now available only on Pyre!
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Steam Stomper [original ink drawing] created by Denny E. Marshall
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https://www.pyremagazine.com/springsummer-22/scott-cole

The switch to activate the SlashGrindTerrorMachine is located inside the mouth of the SlashGrindTerrorMachine. Unfortunately, the SlashGrindTerrorMachine sometimes activates itself without warning.

19/04/2022

“As the screen door slammed behind us, Momma called out a warning about swimming in the creek. “You’re likely to fall in and drown,” she said, “or get eat up by a cotton mouth...”
‘Thoughts too Heavy to Carry’ by Holley Cornetto is a must-read!

https://www.pyremagazine.com/springsummer-22/holley-cornetto

As the screen door slammed behind us, Momma called out a warning about swimming in the creek. “You’re likely to fall in and drown,” she said, “or get eat up by a cottonmouth.” She’d worried about snakes since I was six and she’d found me in the backyard hugging a rattler like a doll. ....

18/04/2022

“Crusty, used up, filth-ridden, a disease tracking robotic vein. The most crucial part of a diabolical mechanism. A hair thin, pin prick point...”

‘Needle in Vain’, a moving piece of creative nonfiction, by is available on Pyre!
https://www.pyremagazine.com/springsummer-22/colin-katchmar

Crusty, used up, filth-ridden, a disease tracking robotic vein. The most crucial part of a diabolical mechanism. A hair thin, pin prick point; the culmination of all pointlessness. I guess everything serves a purpose. The vacant soul of existential worthlessness can't be sewn up, but it seems my par

17/04/2022

“crouches in the corner
stares at your internal organs
through a ninety eight cent pair
of comic book x-ray glasses….”
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Malpractice, a new poem by , is now available exclusively on Pyre Magazine!

https://www.pyremagazine.com/springsummer-22/robert-beveridge

crouches in the corner stares at your internal organs through a ninety eight cent pair of comic book x-ray glasses asks if you’ve taken care of your liver googles recipes behind its back

16/04/2022

‘“Let me see your face,” I drawled.
A hologram projected outward from the glass screen on my desk’s surface.’
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Not This One -- by .jian.g is now available to read exclusively on Pyre!
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https://www.pyremagazine.com/springsummer-22/ai-jiang