Cauldron of Chaos

by P.J. Blakey-Novis, Candace Nola, Lee Franklin

Welcome to Issue One of Cauldron of Chaos, a new quarterly magazine focussing on horror flash fiction and artwork.
Includes stories, illustrations, reviews, interviews, competitions and more.

48 pages, Paperback

Published August 4, 2022

About the author

Author of The Broken Doll, parts 1 & 2, both released in 2017. Author of 6 collections of short horror stories: Embrace the Darkness, Tunnels, The Artist, Karma, The Place Between Worlds, and Home, as well as the horror novella Four. Author of a children's book, Grace and Bobo, co-written with his daughter. Editor of Indie Writers Review magazine, and co-founder of Red Cape Publishing P.J. also has stories in numerous anthologies.

Reviews

[Corrina Morse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ive not reviewed a magazine before, so I hope this is ok! 😂
The magazine itself looks amazing, with a really bright, eye-catching cover, good quality paper (meaning it's not flimsy and cheap like some can be!) It feels good in your hands, it's a nice size, nicely set out and has great quality images throughout! There's a good mix of stories, reviews and interesting interviews, and I really enjoyed the artist features too! Including one with our very own Drew Stepek about all things Godless!
Overall a fantastic magazine, with something for everyone, Im looking forward to the next issue!

As I mentioned, there are a lot of short stories in this magazine, so I'll do what I do for collections and write a few words for each one!!

*EMPTY EYES BY CANDACE NOLA* Creepy and horrifying! 😲🖤
*CONVERSION BY DJ DOYLE* Brutal conversion therapy with a massive dose of karma! 🖤
*JUDGEMENT BY NAT WHISTON* Creepy, gets your pulse racing! 🖤
*SHOOT THEM ALL AND LET GOD SORT THEM OUT BY DAVID OWAIN HUGHES* High energy carnage and revenge! 🖤
*THE GATE BY LEE FRANKLIN* A cool, action packed take on a vampire tale! 🦷🖤
*TONGUES OF MEN AND ANGELS BY DEE CAPLES* Creepy, yet charming! 🖤
*STICKS AND STONES BY MARK CASSELL* Eerie revenge! 🖤
*SIMPLE CREATURES BY PJ BLAKEY-NOVIS* Sad and horrifying! 🖤
*THE COLLECTOR BY KEVIN J KENNEDY* This one scares me because my eye keeps being drawn to all the antique books in my local charity shops lately…… 😉🖤
*ORNAMENTS BY JANE NIGHTSHADE* Unusual and bizarre xmas decorations! 🧑‍🎄🖤
*THE POWER OF PRAYER BY JC MICHAEL* Brutal and disturbing! 🖤
*TETHERED BY PJ BLAKEY-NOVIS* Another horrifying yet sad tale from PJ. 🖤

Nothing else to say really, except add this to your regular magazine subscription!! 😁

[D.J. Doyle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great collection of shorts supported by a talented artist... pick up a copy, I highly recommend it.

[Kevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full disclosure, I have a story in this one. The rating is ignoring my own story. I really enjoyed this. It's not often I read horror magazines but this was excellent. A great mix of short stories, horror art, interviews and more. Definitely worth a read.

[Gemma Paul · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the start of a great little indie horror magazine for those who don't always have the time to sit and read full-length horror tales, and as a bonus, each one is accompanied by a piece of artwork.

A great start with fantastic flash fiction, awesome artwork and interesting interviews. This magazine has a lot of potential and I look forward to seeing what else they bring in future editions.

[Jane Nightshade · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chuffed to have a flash story in this nifty little journal that is lavishly illustrated by my friend David Paul Harris. Features short fiction, reviews, and an interview with Jeanine Pipe.