Where do you find new, dark, weird indie writing?

[Joseph]

Hi. I'm wondering where people go online to find new, dark, weird indie writing.

Whether it's a short story zine, a blog, a review site, or anything else.

Places that would be publishing/talking about/reviewing favourably people such as Franz Kafka, William Burroughs, and Chuck Palahniuk, if they were indie writers today.

A few that I know of are 3am Magazine, The Nervous Breakdown, Degenerate Literature, Miscreant Magazine, and Cafe Irreal.

[Johnny]

might try http://www.fluland.com/archive/

[Jay-san]

Broken Pencil Magazine

[Joseph]

Hi. I thought I ought to update this post with a list of recommendations I've got so far.


https://bizarrocentral.com/

As its name implies, Bizarro Central focuses on the Bizarro genre. What that is, though, is fairly fluid, so there's all types of weird darkness and dark weirdness going on here.


http://weirdfictionreview.com/

Fiction, non-fiction, interviews and reviews of all things weird fiction, from established authors, cult authors, and underground/unknown authors alike.


https://conquerorweird.wordpress.com/

Slightly bleaker and leaning towards more misanthropic or nihilistic tastes than some of the other blogs. Features reviews, excerpts, and guest posts.


http://www.fluland.com/archive/

Fluland is an active archive of weird, sometimes dark literature (short stories and poetry). It has a great punk ethos and a simple yet strange aesthetic indicative of its cause.


http://ttapress.com/blackstatic/

A long running monthly magazine, focusing primarily on horror but without too stringent a definition. Includes short stories, poems and illustrations, as well as reviews of both literature and film.


http://strangehorizons.com/

A weekly magazine focusing on speculative fiction, but with a fairly loose definition of what that means, including horror, slipstream and 'fantastika'. Includes fiction, poetry, reviews, non-fiction, and art. Plus a weekly podcast.


http://www.nightmare-magazine.com/

Monthly horror and dark fantasy magazine, including fiction, poetry, non-fiction, reviews, Q&A's, etc. Also features author spotlights, artist showcases, and a podcast on the website.

https://deadmanstome.net/

Themed monthly collections of unapologetically dark fiction.


http://www.unnervingmagazine.com/

Reviews and interviews focusing on challenging, provocative dark fiction.


I'll try to update this list as I find more sites and zines, and as more are recommended. Please feel free to recommend any more in the comments or in a message or something.

[Also, please note that I have no affiliation with the sites listed above]