Costs of Living
Description
We’re looking for carefully constructed Horror stories with a focus on the oft-unclear distinction between a scary-enough reality and our less-or-more-frightening imagination, both in personal and social realms. Our working title is Costs of Living.
Possible interpretations of this potentially broad theme:
The Neighbors/HOA/City Council Really Are Trying to Kill Us
A Bad Element… is Already Here in the Neighborhood
Why do I feel like everyone is watching me in my new town’s grocery store?
“How can I be sure I am not dreaming?” without the “Oh, it was all a dream” cliché
Philosophical quandries run amok in one’s mind
Attic dweller keeps neighborhood watch via security cameras on smarthome system starts seeing what they/he/she cannot explain
Possible interpretations of this potentially broad theme:
The Neighbors/HOA/City Council Really Are Trying to Kill Us
A Bad Element… is Already Here in the Neighborhood
Why do I feel like everyone is watching me in my new town’s grocery store?
“How can I be sure I am not dreaming?” without the “Oh, it was all a dream” cliché
Philosophical quandries run amok in one’s mind
Attic dweller keeps neighborhood watch via security cameras on smarthome system starts seeing what they/he/she cannot explain
This market is temporarily closed.
Market Genres
Genres
HorrorMarket Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
500 to 1000 words
2 cents/word
Short Story
1000 to 2000 words
1 cent/word
Short Story
2000 to 4000 words
Less than 1 cent/word
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 45 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 45 days
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Market Response Data
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Count:
There are 38 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 21.54 | Median: 26 | Max: 55
Responded:
92.10%
Accepted:
26.31% - avg 16 days
Rejected:
65.78% - avg 23 days
(20.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
2.63%
Lost/Returned:
2.63%
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
5.26%
Pending:
There are 1 pending responses.
(106 min | 106 average | 106 median | 106 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 1 April 2024
Last officially checked: 4 June 2024