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PseudoPod 1056: The Tallow Feast Nov 06, 2026

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“The Tallow Feast” was first published in the anthology ‘Witchcraft Short Stories’, from Flame Tree Publishing, in January 2026 Content Warning Spoiler cannibalism [collapse] Notes from the author: “The Tallow Feast” is taken from editors Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane’s anthology, WITCHCRAFT SHORT STORIES, part of the Beyond and Within series from Flame…

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PseudoPod 1055: Bite-Apple and The Halloween Parade Oct 31, 2026

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‘Bite Apple’ was first published in Shaky Pictures of Vanished Faces, edited by Eric Raglin, in September 2025 C/W: kidnapping, dentistry (Bite Apple), 2nd person PoV Oh yes, I’ll be sure to give her the pills every morning. Thank you for coming all this way, Doctor, and on Halloween, too. I’m sure you’re eager to get home and take your children trick-or…

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PseudoPod 1054: Kill Screen Oct 30, 2026

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‘Kill Screen’ was first published in Murky Depths #18, in October 2011. It was later published here, at PseuodPod, in June of 2012! Click for spoiler trigger warning C/W: child abuse/harm [collapse] When we asked Chris about re-running this story he replied: “I’m genuinely honored that Kill Screen still holds a special place in PseudoPod history…

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PseudoPod 1053: Put Your Metal Blade to the Earth Oct 23, 2026

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PseudoPod 1053: Put Your Metal Blade to the Earth is a PseudoPod original. C/W Mass graves, plague There is an inherent danger in digging. Not metaphorically, rifling through the lives or possessions or hidden minds of others. Though that, too, poses a risk. It’s putting metal blades to the earth and overturning the flesh of their mother that Elias alone seems to…

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PseudoPod 1052: Flash on the Borderlands LXXX (80): Soil, Shadows and Blood Oct 16, 2026

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“The Wishing Angel of Suffolk County” is a PseudoPod original “John Must Die” was first published in Flash Fiction Magazine on 9th February 2025 “Bird Bone” was originally published by Bag of Bones Press in 2022 “Woodsong” was first published in Flash Fiction Online in October 2025 C/W: implied child abuse, strong violence, dysmorphia, 2nd person PoV “The…

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PseudoPod 1051: The Ghost of a Flea Oct 09, 2026

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PseudoPod 1051: The Ghost of a Flea is a PseudoPod original. C/W: explicit sexual content ‘Courtyard’ by Tol, taken using a 2002 Sony DSC-F717 bridge camera. “Of course, I haven’t exactly conducted a survey,” Robert was saying, “but I get the impression that people used to see ghosts a lot more often than they do these days. Doesn’t it seem like the opposite…

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PseudoPod 1050: This House of Hopes, This House of Bones Oct 02, 2026

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PseudoPod 1050: This House of Hopes, This House of Bones is a PseudoPod original. C/W: domestic violence, murder My husband is home again. I cannot hear him well, not with the ringing in my ears and the throbbing headache making every movement agony, but the ghosts keep me informed. There he is, slipping off his coat and shoes at the door and placing his briefcase on…

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PseudoPod 1049: An Inordinate Amount of Interest Sep 25, 2026

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“An Inordinate Amount of Interest” was originally published in the Wilted Pages anthology in 2023 and reprinted in The Skull & Laurel in 2025 C/W: exploitation, violence, reference to misgendering, 2nd person PoV Green flows from your imagination onto the page, bleeding viridescent liquid through the intermediary of your brush. The handle bends to your grip like…

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PseudoPod 1048: The Work of Smith House Sep 18, 2026

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PseudoPod 1048: The Work of Smith House is a PseudoPod original. C/W: Spoiler Warning cultural appropriation, reference to suicide, male on female violence [collapse] “The Work of Smith House” is a PseudoPod original The photos hardly did Smith House justice. Its stone façade loomed above the red oak, black cherry, and eastern hemlock that had…

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PseudoPod 1047: Growing Life Sep 11, 2026

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PseudoPod 1047: Growing Life is a PseudoPod original. C/W: strong body horror, death of a parent Lucy didn’t immediately notice her dead Mama in the middle of the playground. She had been busy having fun for the first time since Mama’s funeral. Sprinting like a bullet, she was a hand, a finger, a hair away from catching Evan, the fastest runner in her grade when…

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