August Issue of Gamut is OUT!
Posted on August 6, 2024 2 Comments

We have four fantastic new stories in this issue: “A Portal Fantasy for Grown-Ups” by Catherine George taps into the darker desires of a mother and wife as she explores the supernatural; “Bright Lights, Dark Millenium” by E. C. Dorgan, is a haunting tale of capitalism framed in the uncanny, and how we often lose ourselves in the pursuit of the unknowable; “The Bass Drops” by Rodrigo Culagovski, is a disorienting, visceral tale that won’t let up; and “Up on Pikes, Smoldering Clowns, Still Twitching” by J. Brian Reed—well, it tells you all you need to know right there in the title. As for reprints, we have one exceptional novelette by Brian Hodge, “It’s All the Same Road in the End.” This is a story and experience I haven’t been able to shake since I first read it many years ago, and it may be my favorite story of his to date. We have two original non-fiction essays this month: “How to Breakup with the Ghostly Partner You Did Not Ask For” by Ailyn Koay and “The Freakiest Phone Calls Ever” by Staci Layne Wilson. Both essays tap into strange and unexplainable phenomena with authority, humor, and haunting imagery. And finally, our reprint non-fiction is the Bram Stoker winner for Superior Achievement in Short Nonfiction: “Becoming Ungovernable: Latah, Amok, and Disorder in Indonesia” by Nadia Bulkin. It’s a powerful essay and we’re honored to reprint it at Gamut. And of course our fantastic cover art again this month is by Daniele Serra. Enjoy!
June Issue of Gamut is Out!
Posted on July 13, 2024 Leave a Comment

Issue Six Intro
June 2024
Richard Thomas
As we start to head into warmer weather with summer right around the corner, there is plenty of exciting new writing to read here at Gamut. We have three new stories in this issue: “The Lack” by C. J. Goldberg is a looping, surreal story filled with tension and the uncanny, but also a dash of hope; “Bone Deep” by Wailana Kalama shows how far two people will go in order to express their love to each other; and “Otherwise Aliyahs” is a bit of science fiction flash that will leave you unsettled, and moved. And for reprints, we three more stories: “Dancing Sober in the Dust” by Steve Toase, a favorite of mine, that disturbs as it educates, the cutting edge theater and costumes of this tale taking us down a path of suffering and expression; “Coral, Again” by E. M. Linden is a haunting story that turns a restless spirit into something else entirely; and “The Things We Burned” by Jennifer Lesh Fleck, is a spirited story of youth and friendship, and what emerges when families are broken apart, fire and destruction always a great release. Our original non-fiction essay this month is “The Marginlisation of Shirley Jackson” by Harley Carnell, which pays respects to one of the first female authors of horror, an amazing writer we still read and talk about today. And our reprint non-fiction is a powerful essay by L. Marie Woods entitled, “African American Horror Authors and Their Craft: The Evolution of Horror Fiction from African Folklore.” Our stunning artwork this month is once again by Orion Zangara. Dig in and enjoy!
—Richard Thomas
Editor-in-Chief / Creative Director
May Issue of Gamut is Out!
Posted on May 1, 2024 Leave a Comment

As we get ready for May, with summer just around the corner, we have another exciting issue of Gamut to read. We have four amazing, original stories—“Red Snowdrop” by Diana Dima, which explores the disorienting loss of a loved one, and a garden with buried secrets; “The Unraveling” by Sheila Massie, where an alien message gets misunderstood, leading to surreal results; “To Hurt a Haunted House” by Stephanie M. Wytovich, a visceral tale that flips the usual haunted house story upside down; and “Be Glad, O Children” by Cormack Baldwin, a terrifying story of religion, belief, and creepy folk horror. Add to that two reprints—“Welcome to the Organ Extraction Emporium” by Alicia Hilton, a hilarious and unsettling story about body parts, fate, and desire as well as “Girl in Glass, Brightly” by Elou Carroll, an immersive dark period piece about longing and possession. I’m thrilled to announce a powerful new original essay by Poppy Z. Brite—“Redefining the Borders: My Experience of Queerness in Horror Fiction.” Such a moving essay by one of the masters of horror. We have two nonfiction reprints as well—Lindy Ryan’s fascinating article, “The Unapology of Baba Yaga,” as well as the thoroughly entertaining essay, “Alice in Wonderland is Horror, Actually” by Alex Woodroe. And finally, two intense, lyrical poems by Whittney Jones—“Wildcat Hills” and “The First Year of Marriage.” We also have amazing cover art by Orion Zangara. Something for everyone, right? I hope you enjoy this issue—tell your friends, and come back for more!
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April Issue of Gamut is LIVE!
Posted on April 2, 2024 Leave a Comment

Thrilled to have the latest issue of Gamut live now. Click over, subscribe, and support us!
Original Fiction:“The Shift” by Miel MacRae; “The Skullhole Panic” by NM Whitley; “Naglfar” by Elin Olausson; “A Voice in Winter” by Derek Alan Jones. Reprint Fiction: “In This Dress, Stitched of Anger, I Thee Wed” by Lindsey Godfrey Eccles; “Coblynau” by Catherine McCarthy; “Cire Perdue” by Ariel Marken Jack. Original Non-Fiction: “Think You Know Horror? Dead Right Might Tell You Otherwise” by Lisa Morton. Reprint Non-Fiction: “The Rue Morgue: Evolution and the Horror of Being Human” by Joseph Sale. Original Poetry: “A Girl Walks Out of a Bar” and “The Boy in the Barn, 1929” by Jessica Walsh. Art by Orion Zangara.
And don’t forget the first three issue are out as well. So many excellent stories.





