INDIAN GOTHIC LIT MAG
The Spring Edition is dropping next week!
Explore a curated selection of Gothic stories, plays, craft articles, and more. Discover and read new writers.
Explore a curated selection of Gothic stories, plays, craft articles, and more. Discover and read new writers.

In our world, it is never just renewal—it is about return, revenge, reincarnation, and redemption. Of spirits, of things once buried, of blooms that carry souls, and the past that won't rest until it evens the score. Tonight, we unveil the cover design by Monisha Miriam for our inaugural edition, launching next week!
We offer three distinct editions, one for each season.
Our submission windows are organised accordingly.
SPRING runs from January to April
SUMMER spans from May to August, and
WINTER lasts from September to December.
SUBMIT YOUR STORY, ONE-ACT PLAY, CRAFT ARTICLE OR FLASH FICTION BY JUNE 30, 2026
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Driven by an atmosphere of ruin, isolation, obsession, and inherited guilt, the setting often mirrors decay, memory psychological collapse against a backdrop of intergenerational tragedy and supernatural elements.

Relocated classic Gothic fears into modern spaces - homes, relationships, bodies - where power, confinement, repression, memory, and desire are intimately horrifying, psychological, and rooted in lived experience.

Evokes feelings of fear, dread, and unease by confronting us with what we most wish to avoid, such as death, the unknown, the monstrous, ghosts, demons, and the loss of control exposing our fears by distorting the ordinary.

Brings terror into modern life - suburbs, cities, families, and social systems - where fear grows from ordinary environments where something slowly reveals itself to be deeply wrong like subtle shifts in belief, behaviour and reality.

Uncovers forces that transcend natural laws such as ghosts, spirits, magic, and unseen realms that profoundly shape human experience, terrify and provoke, influencing fate and often leading to vindication.

Revolves around unexplained phenomena, including ghosts, psychic powers, hauntings, and surreal events that challenge scientific explanation, often leading to permanent change and no resolutions.

Illuminates the intriguing 'what if' possibilities by reimagining reality to explore humanity, society, and the profound consequences of change.

Delves into the influence of science and technology on humanity by exploring imagined futures, diverse worlds, and intriguing possibilities.

Reveals the enchanting magic of wonder and transformations, showcasing spells, forces and other worlds within our world that transcend ordinary reality.
Carmen Maria Machado
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