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Issue 3 Release
The Spring 2014 issue of Psychopomp Magazine is here! We’re pleased to bring you another quarter of great work. Issue 3 features prose by Jennifer Clements, Wilna Panagos, Christopher DiCicco, Lisa Beebe, and… Continue reading
Special Contest Feature: Kelsie Hahn
Kelsie Hahn’s story, “Looking,” was named a finalist in the 2014 Psychopomp Magazine Short Fiction Contest. We’re very pleased to be able to feature it now on our website. Below is a little teaser… Continue reading
Special Contest Feature: Lisa Nohner
Lisa Nohner’s moving story about the love between a parent and child, “Daughter Electric,” was named a semi-finalist in the 2014 Psychopomp Magazine Short Fiction Contest. We’re very pleased to be able to… Continue reading
Contest Results
Congratulations to the winner of the Psychopomp Magazine Short Fiction Award, Allie Marini Batts! Her story, “Summer of the Cicada,” was selected by Timothy Schaffert for the first place prize of $500 and… Continue reading
Book Review: Lungs Full of Noise by Tessa Mellas
I’m drawn to books with otherworldly covers, with titles that seem to speak both to the grittiness of reality and the unexpected horror and beauty of the fantastic. Lungs full of Noise, the… Continue reading
An Interview with Timothy Schaffert, the final judge of Psychopomp Magazine’s Short Fiction Contest
Timothy Schaffert is the author of five novels, most recently The Swan Gondola (forthcoming from Riverhead/Penguin in February). He is also the author of: The Coffins of Little Hope (Indie Next pick; starred review from Publishers Weekly);Devils… Continue reading
Ritual Costumes: The creatures within you, the creatures that are you…
Halloween has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean we’re not wearing costumes anymore. Business suits and work uniforms are charged with history, symbolic meaning, and even power. In the urban jungle, a tie… Continue reading
Creature Feature #2: The Faceless
The Noppera-bo is a type of creature or spirit in Japanese folklore that you could easily walk past on the street if they didn’t show their true face, which is, in fact, no… Continue reading
Creature Feature #1: Headless Riders
The Dullahan (a type of faerie) is an Irish headless rider. The entity rides a black horse while carrying his/her head to the side. The Dullahan’s whip is made of human spines and the wagon… Continue reading