Hell Itself
Description
Note: stories are only eligible to submit if they have been rejected by ten paying markets, or were accepted at a publication that cancelled publication or closed before publishing it.
Hell Itself: Speculative Fiction that No One Else Would Publish
Our emphasis is on science fiction, fantasy, and weird horror, but we will consider other genres if there would be some appeal to our core readers.
We are not looking for bad stories to laugh at. (Though, please be aware that with our mission statement, you are opening yourself up to that criticism by publishing here.) Rather, we're hoping to find great stories that just don't fit well in any other market. There are a lot of those out there, so we believe that readers will spend every issue amazed that no one else would publish the stories we're running.
We particularly want stories that are "unpublishable" because they come from members of marginalized groups and speak truth to power.
Hell Itself: Speculative Fiction that No One Else Would Publish
Our emphasis is on science fiction, fantasy, and weird horror, but we will consider other genres if there would be some appeal to our core readers.
We are not looking for bad stories to laugh at. (Though, please be aware that with our mission statement, you are opening yourself up to that criticism by publishing here.) Rather, we're hoping to find great stories that just don't fit well in any other market. There are a lot of those out there, so we believe that readers will spend every issue amazed that no one else would publish the stories we're running.
We particularly want stories that are "unpublishable" because they come from members of marginalized groups and speak truth to power.
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyHistorical
Horror
Literary
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
$5/piece
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
$5/piece
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.
Count:
There are 22 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 2.36 | Median: 2 | Max: 6
Responded:
100.00%
Accepted:
45.45% - avg 1 days
Rejected:
45.45% - avg 2 days
(60.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
9.09%
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
-
Pending:
There are 2 pending responses.
(1 min | 1.00 average | 1 median | 1 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 5 September 2025
Last officially checked: 3 November 2025