Zombie Zak's House Of Pain - Anthology Call For Subs, eh!

[Zombie Zak]

The Library of Horror presents –

Zombie Zak’s House of Pain : Tales of Dark Horror

Edited by Zombie Zak and Bill Tucker


Seeking previously unpublished contemporary creative tales of dark horror/dark fiction to fill up the House of Pain

Not seeking zombie stories


The details:

Word count is 3k to 7k
No headers or page numbers
Single spaced – otherwise follow the Shunn rules

Please put your name, address, email, phone number and approximate word count on the title page.

No multiple or simultaneous submissions please

 
All submissions must be received on or before April 30, 2011

Send submissions to zzhopantho@gmail.com

Payment is 1 cent per word and 1 contributor copy
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[Zombie Zak]

Welcome to my House of Pain!
You're life I'm sure to drain.
You'll scream and shout,
You'll fall all about,
You'll smash my walls,
You're going to fall,
Trying to just get out;
Welcome back to my House of Pain.

And in this little corner
We have Maggie Horner.
She was such a nice young lass,
With a graceful selection of class.
It was such a shame about the boys
She liked dismembering their toys
Now her blades are all sharp and wet;
I certainly wouldn't want to take her bet.

[BrandonLayng]

Awesome ZZ. I'll be sure to send something your way. But seriously, no Zombies? I'm surprised.

[Myrrym]

How can it be Zombie Zak's House of Pain if there are no zombies in it, hmm?
 
What are the genre restrictions?  And by that, I mean 'do you consider humorous horror?'   

[hamstersbane]

How can it be Zombie Zak's House of Pain if there are no zombies in it, hmm?
 
What are the genre restrictions?  And by that, I mean 'do you consider humorous horror?'   

Only if it involves really corny jokes...it is the House of Pain after all.

[Zombie Zak]

"No zombies" - have you seen how many zombie related books that LOTLD (and the rest of the world) has put out?  Hehehe.  Sometimes it's good to rest and try something new.

Now, cannibals, ghosts, serial killers, mad dogs, crazy scientists, and any of that plethora of possibilities are certainly welcome.

I like humorous horror, but with this one, we're not aiming for outright humour.  Smartly written with a wry sense of humour tingling the overriding horror, that will work well (ie: Firefly meets Frankenstein or some such.) 

Really, just looking for a good selection of tales darkly woven.

Now get on your coffins and write!

Have fun, I probably am.

[Zombie Zak]

Welcome to my House of Pain!
Life is drowned in bloody rain.
There is no reason left to cry
You are all just going to die
Somewhere in this house
You, and possibly your spouse
By one means or another;
Welcome back to my House of Pain.

On the porch, we have Bobbie McReedy
He's always been fiery and a little needy.
He'll always be a child
Whipped up and wild.
Fire is his bestest friend
It's with him wherever he ends.
Even on the porch, with his favourite torch
Burning the timeless moments away.

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[Zombie Zak]

Welcome to my House of Pain!
I cherish these moments again and again.
Such simple pleasures easily devised
Of twisted moments and terrors that abide.
If it's not one thing, then it's definitely another
I've got sister vs sister, brother against brother.
Every hand that turns against one, or the rest
Is the evil villainy, that I enjoy the best.

In the basement, there sits poor little Tommy.
He was always a bedraggled son of a gun.
His parents abandoned him to feed a tiger,
But Tommy was smarter; he plotted and he hid,
Getting the creature to do as he was want to bid.
Blood was splattered everywhere, on everything
And nobody ever doubted what Tommy could do
Seeing as he was now the tiger, the tiger king.

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[Graveside Tales - Dale]