Don't go stepping on our blue suede shoes, cause we're introducing Hail to the King, Baby: An anthology of Elvis impersonator-themed speculative fiction.
Get your fried peanut butter, bacon and banana sandwiches ready, folks! Things are gonna get All Shook Up.
www.specul8.com.au/submissions
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Knives, Nightmares & Neon: An 80s Slasher Anthology Cover Reveal and Special Announcement
Happy Halloween kids! It's your good ol' Uncle Henley Hackenslash, and we're just DYING to share our new cover for Knives, Nightmares & Neon: An 80s Slasher Anthology.
Oh, but the fun and gruesome games don't stop there, we're also cooking something else up for y'all!
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Hey kids! It's your good ol' Uncle Henley Hackenslash, and we're DYING to share our new cover for Knives, Nightmares & Neon: An 80s Slasher Anthology this Halloween.
But the fun and games don't stop there, we're also cooking something else up for y'all!
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'The Compiler' by Natascha Rijsdijk | Specul8 Publishing
Elena stared at the lines of code cascading down her screen. At first, it was normal—syntax checks, error logs, memory leaks. Then the colours shifted. Orange lines bled into blue, rearranging …
Check out our final Flash Fiction Challenge winner for 2025! The Compiler by Natascha Rijsdijk.
Don't forget, all winning entries will also be available in our inaugural Christmas Annual coming in November!
#flashfiction #shortandsweet #specul8challenge #writersoftheworld #shortstory
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Are you hanging out for today's big release?
Well, we may not be a Showgirl, but our editor does look good in orange ostrich feathers. PLUS - we've got our own release!
Go back to the beginning with our 10th Anniversary rerelease of our inaugural journal.
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02.10.2025 23:41 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Every story has a beginning...
Ours started back in 2015, with the release of the inaugural issue of Specul8: Central Queensland Journal of Speculative Fiction.
On October 3rd, 2025, we're going right back to the start.
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'The Final Step' by S L Jones | Specul8 Publishing
The floor hums beneath my boots, a low vibration as the airlock cycles. Ahead, the bay doors peel apart, revealing Earth in all its fragile, impossible beauty. White storms coil over vast blue …
Check out our latest flash fiction challenge winning entry, The Final Step by S L Jones!
This is our 2nd last story for 2025's challenge, check out our final prompt for your last chance to get in on the action
#flashfiction #specul8challenge #shortandsweet
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26.09.2025 02:19 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Think fast. Write faster. Can you craft a killer tale in 300-500 words? Submit at www.specul8.com.au
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'Stay Inside' by Shakeel Roa | Specul8 Publishing
She calls to him from further down the bunker. Hidden by shadows. “You know w-w-we can’t leave! It’s not safe yet!” They had lost track of how long they had been here many years ago. Or at least …
Who's HUNGRY for some tasty flash fiction goodness with a little itty bit of cannibalism? 😋🍴🙍♂️
I know you are you beautifully twisted miscreants. Read our latest flash fiction winner, 'Stay Inside' by Shakeel Roa
#flashfiction #shortandsweet #specul8challenge #cannibal
01.08.2025 02:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Merry Xmas in July! As a present for you all, here's the cover reveal for our inaugural Christmas Annual - featuring the winning entries of the Flash Fiction Challenge!
You too can get in on the action, as challenges are still running fortnightly until October 8th!
www.specul8.com.au/specul8-flas...
24.07.2025 22:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It's time for a little less conversation and a little more action!
This book promises to be as big as the King himself. Don't go stepping on our blue suede shoes, cause we're introducing Hail to the King, Baby: An anthology of Elvis impersonator-themed fiction.
Submissions open December 2025
19.07.2025 01:52 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Hello Specul8ors! It's your good ol' Uncle Henley Hackenslash here.
Don't forget we're DYING to see your most WICKED tales. Give us some GARISHLY GRUSOME GORE and SADISTIC SCREAMS. And don't forget the STABBY-STABBY!
www.specul8.com.au/submissions
11.07.2025 02:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Okay Specul8ors, let's play a game...
Say you’re trapped in an '80s horror flick — think big hair, fog machines, and a killer with a boombox full of bad vibes. 👻🔪
What are your RULES to SURVIVE? Drop your answers below
05.07.2025 01:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"The Last Strike" by Etienne Lombard | Specul8 Publishing
The hammer trembled in Marcus's weathered hands as he raised it above the glowing steel. Forty years of striking iron, and still his heart raced at the sight of metal kissed by fire—orange-white and …
Sick of doomscrolling your way through your phone? Why not do yourself a favour and swap out all the ragebait and the bleak state of current affairs for a few moments of blissful reprieve by delving headfirst into some micro-doses of creative fiction?
04.07.2025 00:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Think Fast. Write Faster. It’s Flash Fiction Time! 🖋️💣
Can you tell a knockout story in just 300-500 words? Specul8 is back with a brand-new image prompt designed to spark brilliance—or chaos. Either way, we want to see what you've got!
#FlashFiction #WritersOfTheWorld #MicroFiction #CreativeWriting
18.06.2025 00:31 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Submissions now open at www.specul8.com.au/submissions
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'The Heart Left Behind' by TJ Wickham | Specul8 Publishing
The heart-shaped planchette hypnotised Clara. Her fingertips traced the cold, burnished gold etchings carved into dark ebony—intricate lines curling like wind around distant celestial bodies.Matt …
Check out our latest flash fiction challenge winner below!
Think you’ve got what it takes? Your story could be next, shining on our site and wrapped up in our very first Christmas Annual!
#FlashFiction #Specul8Challenge #WritersOfTheWorld #MicroFiction #CreativeWriting #ShortAndSweet
08.05.2025 23:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Attack of the Colossal Creatures from Planet X
04.05.2025 12:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Attack of the Colossal Creatures from Planet X is coming this World UFO Day to stomp, smash, and squelch its way through your imagination with 21 titanic tales of skyscraper-sized beasts, interstellar behemoths, and rampaging radioactive reptiles!
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'You Give Love A Bad Name' by David Mann | Specul8 Publishing
The phone on the desk chirped into life. At this hour, that meant only one thing. “Shit,” he muttered, picking up his cell and unlocking the screen. Two missed calls. He reached over with his other …
Get ready for another dose of flash fiction goodness!
Our latest Flash Fiction Challenge winning entry is now live on our site, ready to be devoured.
#FlashFiction #Specul8Challenge #WritersOfTheWorld #MicroFiction #CreativeWriting #ShortAndSweet
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Interview With The Vampire, Mayfair Witches, and the upcoming Talamasca, all part of the Anne Rice Immortal Universe on AMC and AMC+.
Multi-award-winning speculative fiction & non-fiction author. I write creepy stuff & talk to my 10 pets. Save Ferris!
Shirley Jackson Award-nominated horror author. Obscure musician. Partner of Red Wallflower.
Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜 I IGNORE ALL DMs!
Aurealis award winning speculative fiction writer from Naarm/Melbourne. She/her.
Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
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I live in New Zealand crafting stories in my spare time (what's that?). I'm new to this whole Bluesky thing, so go easy on me, I'm technically "old folk" status.
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Writer of off-beat fantastical tales.
Creative director at Kooky Cat Books.
Occasional writing coach.
I like apples. I post photos. I dig birds. I write books. The next book is THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS, April 2025. Yes, I'm cringe. What do you want from me, I'm a 48-year-old dad and my brain is a mouse-eaten shoebox.
Writer, watcher and dog enthusiast.
Author of the Frontier Series (Frontier Incursion, Resistance, and Defiant), and The Chronicles of Albatar.
Aussie horror author and artist with hints of cynicism and dry wit.
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