We Summon You!

WE SUMMON YOU

 Castle Swanson seeks a scribe to create tales fit for imprisonment within its ancient walls. Only the most unsettling, elegant, or strange horrors shall be admitted. We are growing, out shadow is spreading, and soon we shall encompass the world!

If you would like to join our castle, email a writing sample and a link to your portfolio if you have one.

If you are an aspiring writer and would like to submit a story, just email it to castleswanson@gmail.com. Let me know that is it a SUBMISSION. 

If you would like to submit artwork, let me know you are submitting art. 

We want horror that is

A: Gothic.

B: Says something about the world that created it.

C: Modern, modern fear, modern anxiety.

D: Responsive to real world horrors, but understands genre conventions

Responsibilities — As Decreed by Castle Swanson

We are not a factory of content.
We are not a newsroom chasing crumbs.

We are laid back in manner… but ruthless in spirit.

Castle Swanson seeks authentic and intense fiction, or critical dissections of horror that cut deeper than surface screams. If you bring us a review, it must carry weight — expertise, insight, blood beneath the fingernails. We will publish reviews only if we are first to unearth the corpse… or if you dare to challenge the larger horror empires with a counter-review that burns brighter than theirs.

We do not tremble over spelling slips.
We do not worship formatting rituals.

We seek those who can look upon the ordinary… and douse it in flame.

This is not a business in a glass tower.
We do not bow to résumés or degrees framed upon walls.

We are building something older — something rooted in trust, community, and the shared thrill of standing at the edge of modern horror and peering into its abyss.

If you are passionate about horror in this age —
if you see the world at a crooked angle —
if your voice is strange, fierce, or beautifully unsettling —

Then perhaps the gates of Castle Swanson will open for you.