12/21/2025 UNCOMFORTABLY DARK HORROR HAPPENINGS
- Candace Nola
- 3 hours ago
- 3 min read
One last Horror Happenings before we close out the year next week! See below for some recent releases from us and from within the industry, the final last call for SELF (S)Cares, and our Winter Schedule!
IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
SPLATTERPUNK AWARDS:
Get your Splatterpunk Award nominations in by Dec. 30! (EMAIL: splatterpunkawards@gmail.com)
LITERARY NASTIES
Make sure to nominate your favorite bizarre- unhinged- most wtf read ever- for the Literary Nasties, hosted by Ira Rat & Rebecca Rowland.
Uncomfortably Dark Top Orders & Page Reads for DEC. 2025
*Amazon stats only
TOP ORDERS FOR DEC 2025
SUBJECT A - BADLANDS - MOLTING -WHITE FLIGHT
TOP PAGE READS AS PER AMAZON KDP FOR DEC. 2025
MOLTING - BADLANDS - BISHOP - CUCKOO
Uncomfortably Dark Review Team: Holiday Break
The Review Team will return from break the week of January 15. Please continue to submit your requests via the website and they will be picked up shortly after the holidays!
Did you know that the team reads and reviews graphic novels, award nominees for the Stoker, Booker and the Splatterpunk awards, mainstream horror, Godless reads, Audible, brand-new ARCs and more? All horror, all sub-genres, in almost all formats?
Need Something Reviewed? Check out our Author Services Page to put your request in today!
INDIE HORROR NEWS FROM AROUND THE INDUSTRY!
NEW RELEASE & PRE-ORDER NEWS
THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS by Tamika Thompson (PRE-ORDER)
THE HIVE by Ronald Malfi (PRE-ORDER)
HOMEWRECKERS by Aron Beauregard
MUSIC TO SACRIFICE VIRGINS TO by Kristopher Triana
BOUNTIFUL BRUTALITY by Sarah DeRosa and Carietta Dorsch
SALVATION FOR THE DAMNED by Jay Bower
ITCH by Gemma Amor
THE SORROWSTONES by Felix Blackwell
THE NIGHT CREW II: BLOODLUST by Brad Ricks
BETWEEN THE JAWS OF DEATH by Matt Shaw
KICKSTARTER: CANARIES BY ROYAL POFF AND OTHERS - A New Exquisite Corpse Style Anthology
PODCASTS - PATREONS - SUBSTACKS
PODCASTS TO WATCH:
COFFEE FUELED STORIES PODCAST FROM MICHELLE COFFEE
Be sure to subscribe to Michelle's channel to see all your favorite authors and more as Michelle spends coffee-fueled time with them, often funny, always delightful, 100% insightful!
WHAT SCREAMS MAY COME- A PODCAST FROM RICK HIPSON
Check out the all-new podcast from Rick Hipson featuring your favorite indie horror authors, in interviews, special features, and more!
JASON'S WEIRD READS
Add Jason White's podcast to your list for great interviews with Horror, Sci-fi, and Fantasy authors.
THE DARK MIND PODCAST WITH VINCENT MIDGARD
This one is a must watch podcast with excellent deep dives interviews and discussion with Vincent Midgard and tons of the industry's hottest authors, both rising stars and established names in the industry.
PATREONS & SUBSTACKS TO JOIN:
BRIAN KEENE - Brian Keene | Patreon
MARY SAN GIOVANNI - Mary SanGiovanni | Substack
BRYAN SMITH - The Horror of Bryan Smith | Journal, fiction, behind-the-scenes, exclusives, and more | Patreon
BEVERLY LEE - Beverley Lee: Nighttide | Substack
JAY BOWER - Jay's Cellar Dwellers | Patreon
MAURICE BROADDUS - Maurice Broaddus | creating STORIES | Patreon
KAT SILVA - The Kat At Night | Katherine Silva | Substack
THIS IS HORROR - This Is Horror | creating Podcasts | Patreon
R.J. JOSEPH - RJ Joseph | Substack
NICK ROBERTS - Nick Roberts | Patreon
AMANDA HEADLEE - Amanda Headlee | Substack
JOSEPH PESAVENTO - Joseph’s Substack | Joseph pesavento | Substack
UPCOMING EVENTS
JAN. 24 - JAN. 25, 2026 - DARK DRAFTS AT BUBE'S BREWERY - MOUNT ROYAL, PA
FEB. 27 - MARCH 1, 2026 - SCARES THAT CARE: AUTHORCON 6 - WILLIAMSBURG, VA
*Is there an event happening soon that we need to know about? Send me an email at editor@uncomfortablydark.com
LAST CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
SELF (S)CARE ANTHOLOGY PROJECT
Self (S)care Submission Guidelines
This is a paid opportunity for self-published horror stories only.
To be eligible: stories must have been published and be available for ordering, download or purchase within 2025, on a platform such as Godless, Google Books, D2D platforms or Amazon.
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LAST CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
DECEMBER 26-DECEMBER 31
Other Details:
Reprints only. The selected stories will be paid at .02 per word.
Anticipated Release Date is April 15, 2026.
Anthology will be produced as an eBook, paperback, and audio book.
REVIEW FULL GUIDELINES HERE BEFORE YOU SUBMIT.
Uncomfortably Dark Anthology Page:
