Slush finished!

Oh my gosh! We had so many good stories submitted for our awesome August 2022 issue of Electric Spec! If you submitted: thank you very much!
We recently finished reading stories in the slush pile. Phew! Thank you to all our editors, including associate editors!
Consequently, all authors should have received their first email from us by now, either 'Sorry, no.' or 'You made it to the final round; stay tuned.'

Right now, the editors are reading the finalist stories and ranking them. We have the Production Meeting coming up this weekend. So...next week I will have even more info to pass along. And soon after that, we can start bragging on the stories upcoming in the next issue! Woo hoo!

Working on awesome August issue!

The submission deadline for the awesome August 2022 issue has passed. (But, don't worry. You can submit for the awesome November 2022 issue!) As usual, we got hundreds of submissions. We've already discovered many excellent stories. Thank you for submitting!.
Authors are starting to hear back from us regarding 'Hold for voting,' or 'Thanks, but no thanks.'

Next steps are: finish reading the slush pile, and send out the rest of the initial emails.
Did I mention the pile was huge? :)
More behind-the-scenes updates next week!

Our Type of Horror

We are working on our sensational Electric Spec slush pile! One awesome thing about Electric Spec is all our stories are free and online. Authors can peruse any of them at any time. Of course, this is an awesome idea. :)
Sometimes there's a bit of author confusion about what kind of horror we like. We like spooky horror, rather than bloody horror. We like stories that give us goosebumps, chills, shivers. We like stories that make us question realities, dreams, imaginations.
If your story involves a lot of blood and/or body parts--we might not like it. If your story has a huge body count--we might not like it.

Good luck with your horrific story!

Happy Fourth of July!