COFFIN BELL || a journal of dark literature

Volume 7, Issue No. 4 - COFFIN BELL QUEER, FEMINIST, & BIPOC GOTHIC with fiction GUEST EDITED BY KIRSTEN IMANI-KASAI Flash Fiction Jezebel Harper Roadkill Mother Aimee Parkison Making Love to Mothman Tiffany Smalls Spector Chiama…

So sad to hear that @coffinbell.bsky.social is shutting down! Check it out while the site is still up. Every issue is great.

@coffinbell.bsky.social was one of the first venues to publish my work, giving me the courage to continue. I will NEVER EVER forget them. Sending strength to their EIC.

Absolutely wrecked to see this happen. Coffin Bell was the first place I ever published any of my work, and I was always grateful to those involved for the opportunity.

Thanks for all of the years and all the great works that were hosted here. I wish y’all the best, and take care of yourselves

Coffin Bell is closing its doors due to unfortunate news & the system raising expenses, so I just want to express gratitude to @coffinbell.bsky.social for hosting such an awesome space for gothic writers, & for publishing my ace horror “What Wakwaks Want.”

You can read the story here while it’s up:

really grateful for this publication and all the work within ❤️❤️

I’m sad to hear this. I published my first short story in Coffin Bell. Thank you for reading, publishing, and promoting our work.

Sad to see Coffin Bell go - a journal full of the strange and spooky. They gave a home to one of my weird eerie stories and were very kind. 💙

Wishing those behind Coffin Bell well - taking care of your health is never the wrong choice.

a sad day. reading your submissions for coffin bell has been a privilege. 🖤

so sorry to see this. I've enjoyed reading Coffin Bell & always hoped to place a story there. best wishes to Tamara on all fronts.

A sad day for the poetry community. Coffin Bell was a favorite journal of mine, I was privileged to have my poetry published there & the editors are all so kind. I wish them all the best. 🖤

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The publication date for Issue 8.1 has been moved to 1/10/2025 — please see our website for details.

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Be it that bad things that occur in threes, or that Friday the 13th is un/lucky, we’re seeking flash, short stories, poems, creative nonfiction, essays, short criticism, and art on the theme of “Dark Numerology.”

Submissions for Volume 8, Issue No. 4 (10/31/2025)–themed “Dark Numerology”–will open 2/14/2025 and close 6/30/2025.

COFFIN BELL - Issue 8.4 Theme – Dark Numerology Submissions for Volume 8, Issue No. 4 (10/31/2025)–themed “Dark Numerology”–will open 2/14/2025 and close 6/30/2025. Numerology is the study of the occult significance of nu…

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Submissions now open for issue 8.2 - DYSTOPIA

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COFFIN BELL - Subs Open 12/10/2024 for Issue 8.2: DYSTOPIA CFS: DYSTOPIA Issue Publication Date: 4/1/2024 We are seeking poetry, flash fiction, short stories, essays, and short criticism for Volume 8, Issue No. 2, themed “Dystopia.” The Merriam…

CFS: Issue 8.2: DYSTOPIA

SUBS OPEN 12/10/2024

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Vote for Coffin Bell in the Chill Subs Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards! If you'd like to nominate us for one or more categories, use this form. Form closes 12/16/24. The number one favorite in each genre gets a $200 award!

We would be darkly honored to have your vote!

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Honoured to have a new poem published in Coffin Bell’s gothic issue. Dark lit: online and free to read-

This is a good magazine. Send your darkness here.

COFFIN BELL - Subs Open 12/10/2024 for Issue 8.2: DYSTOPIA CFS: DYSTOPIA Issue Publication Date: 4/1/2024 We are seeking poetry, flash fiction, short stories, essays, and short criticism for Volume 8, Issue No. 2, themed “Dystopia.” The Merriam…

CFS: Issue 8.2: DYSTOPIA

SUBS OPEN 12/10/2024

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a flock of birds are flying over a group of people running in front of a building Alt: a flock of birds are flying over a group of people running away from the in front of a building, from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds

We now cross live to Twitter.

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“Be sure to set me to ‘delicate,’ Alison. It’d be a shame to ruin that sweater, you know, in case it ever comes back in style.”

It’s been an especially hard month for me (on top of an especially hard few years), so I’m a bit behind in posting about this glint of good news. @coffinbell.bsky.social published 2 of my poems in their newest issue, released on Halloween.

Come meet my ritual-obsessed asexual aswang who never got The Talk about her unholy transition in “What Wakwaks Want”!

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