Dreamweaver Press, a division of Twisted Dreams Press, is thrilled to announce a call for submissions for anthologies. These anthologies were previously scheduled to be published by Baynam Books Press. However, after Baynam Books Press closed its doors, the owner of Dreamweaver Press, Dawn Wilson (that’s me!), was given permission to take over all previous anthologies published by Baynam Books Press as well as all future anthologies which were currently accepting submissions from writers.
While Dawn was provided with information about the anthologies (and it’s presented verbatim below), she did not obtain the stories submitted to these anthologies. However, she does have the story titles and email addresses of everyone who submitted and she will be contacting those writers through email in the near future.
While Dreamweaver Press will be publishing these anthologies, we do not yet have a scheduled release date for each book. That said, these calls will remain open until filled. Once an anthology closes to submissions, it will be removed from this list. All writers whose work has been accepted will receive a contract with a release date after an anthology closes to submissions.
When you submit your stories, please note the following guidelines:
We will not accept any writing which glorifies or promotes hate or violence to people in marginalized communities.
No SA or rape, especially anything involving a character under the age of 18. While we are open to anything sexually explicit, we do not want it to include children or even implied that sexual acts were done to children.
No homophobia, transphobia, racism, xenophobia, queerphobia, sexism, misogyny, fetishism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, ableism or anything which discriminates or includes hate speech against the disabled community.
No hate speech towards other marginalized communities.
No MAGA ideology. Nothing in favor of or supporting the Trump regime.
No animal cruelty or torture.
Revenge stories are fine, but don’t use real names or real-life incidents.
Please keep the material free of content that may incriminate you or Twisted Dreams Press.
No AI-generated or written stories.
GENERAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR ALL ANTHOLOGIES:
Reprints are welcome provided that you own the rights to your work.
Simultaneous submissions allowed. Please notify us if your work is accepted elsewhere or you wish to withdraw your submission for any reason.
No multiple submissions.
Please do not submit more work until your initial submission has been reviewed. You are welcome to submit again if you receive a rejection, but please wait for a response first.
Please include your legal name, word count for fiction, and a bio.
Please only submit your work in Word .doc or .docx files.
You can submit your stories to Dawn at this email address:
DMCWriter(at)gmail(dot)com
In the subject line of your submission, please put the title of your submission along with which anthology your submission is for.
Payment is one digital copy of this anthology. Authors included will be eligible for a discount on author copies.
Thank you for your interest! We look forward to reading your work.
ANTHOLOGIES CURRENTLY ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS:
Room 333
Theme: One haunted hotel room, infinite timelines and realities. All stories must center around Room 333.
Genre: Supernatural / Temporal Horror
Word Count: 2,500–6,000
Dumb Ways to Die (and Undie Again)
Theme: Characters die in idiotic, absurd, and avoidable ways — and sometimes return… worse.
Genre: Comedy Horror / Splatterpunk
Word Count: 2,500–5,000
Terror on the High Seas
Theme: Extreme pirate horror — sea monsters, ghost ships, butcher buccaneers, and bloody voyages.
Genre: Nautical Horror / Splatterpunk
Word Count: 3,000–6,000
The Executioner’s Ledger
Theme: Horror in gallows, witch trials, and torture chambers. Historical accuracy meets horror fiction.
Genre: Historical Horror / Torture Horror
Word Count: 3,000–6,000
Creature Feature: Redux
Theme: B-movie monsters reimagined — deadlier, smarter, meaner, and ready for their comeback.
Genre: Creature Horror / Satirical Horror
Word Count: 3,000–6,000
Hell Nursery Rhymes
Theme: Childhood isn’t always innocent.
Description: Monsters under the bed? Try monsters in the crib. These horror stories twist childhood songs, bedtime stories, and creepy kids into something far more sinister. Think teething demons and lullabies that summon the dead.
Genre: Folklore Horror / Surreal / Children-Gone-Wrong
Word Count: 2,500–5,000
Body Hackers Anonymous
Theme: Extreme biotech-body horror — black market mods, surgical cults, grotesque upgrades.
Genre: Cyber Horror / Extreme Horror
Word Count: 2,500–6,000
The Abduction Files
Theme: Not your average UFO encounter.
Description: Alien horror for the deranged — from body-harvesting abductions to rural cults worshipping star-beasts. These are close encounters of the grotesque kind.
Genre: Sci-Fi Horror / Cosmic / Abduction Horror
Word Count: 3,000–6,000
My Dead Valentine
Theme: Undying love — and we do mean undying.
Description: Romance rots. These tales explore twisted devotion, cursed lovers, ghost brides, necromantic exes, and love that doesn’t know when to quit. The heart wants what it wants. Even after death.
Genre: Gothic / Paranormal / Tragic Horror
Word Count: 3,000–6,000
You’ve Reached the Afterlife Hotline
Theme: Messages that shouldn’t exist.
Description: Sometimes the dead have something to say. These tales feature phones that ring after death, haunted voicemails, cursed call centers, or psychic tech that blurs the line between life and limbo.
Genre: Supernatural / Tech Horror / Twilight Zone-style
Word Count: 3,000–6,000
Static in the Sky
Theme: Cosmic horror meets sci-fi. Think Lovecraft in orbit, madness through tech, dread through stars.
Genre: Sci-Fi Horror / Cosmic Dread
Word Count: 3,000–6,000
Inside the Mind of a Monster
Theme: Every story must be told from the killer’s POV — no victims, no remorse. Just pure monstrous intent.
Genre: Psychological Horror / True Crime Fiction
Word Count: 2,000–5,000
Meat Market: Tales of the Butcher’s Block
Theme: Gore, cannibalism, and visceral slaughterhouses. Flesh is currency.
Genre: Splatterpunk / Body Horror
Word Count: 3,000–6,000
NOTE: These are the anthology calls I have submissions for. Once these all are complete, I will post a call for the other anthologies that had no submissions.
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