Nightmare

Guidelines summary

Pays

8¢ per word for original fiction

Length

Short stories and novelettes 1,500–7,500 words (5,000 or less preferred); flash up to 1,500

Wants

All types of horror and dark fantasy

Simultaneous submissions

No

Multiple submissions

One story per open period

Reprints

No (solicited only)

Response time

Up to about a month

Submissions

Closed. The page lists an opening of August 24–31.

Submission or entry fee

None

Rights

See their contract template

Last checked

October 31, 2026