As the name betrays, we’re looking for short horror stories in the 2,500-7,000-word range
written in epistolary format—meaning, stories written as letters, journal entries, transcripts of
radio broadcasts, newspaper clippings, text messages, etc.
Furthermore, each story should include some mention of how its manuscript was “discovered.” A letter found in a historian’s archive, for example. Or emails saved as part of a
missing persons investigation. Or an audio file recovered from a dead podcaster’s PC. Push
boundaries and play with the format—and above all, be scary