The Phantom Pulse is a biannual speculative fiction magazine of the grey corners of humanity, dread that permeates the skin, and the bizarre. We publish traditional horror, sci-fi horror, dark fantasy, and the weird. thephantompulse.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3mlmig4cfdk2zRowan Hill’s “Bait” is calling from beneath the soil of Issue #1 of The Phantom Pulse. Will you answer? @writerrowanhill.bsky.social https://www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/bait/12 May 2026 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmig4cfdk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3mlgqnh4yqc2lDesperation bleeds into every precious ounce of "Mamaborg's Milk and the Brilliance of Gems" by D.A. Xiaolin Spires in Issue #1 of The Phantom Pulse. @spires.bsky.social https://www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/mamaborgs-milk-and-the-brilliance-of-gems/09 May 2026 17:14 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgqnh4yqc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3mlbx3fcdn226Join the chorus and scream when you read John K. Peck's "Littlefeet" in The Phantom Pulse Issue #1 @johnkpeck.bsky.social https://www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/littlefeet/07 May 2026 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbx3fcdn226https://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3ml5jpgfvos2nRead Beth Goder's "The House That Leapt into Forever" for a taste of harbored doom 🏡 @bethgoder.bsky.social https://www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/the-house-that-leapt-into-forever/06 May 2026 01:16 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5jpgfvos2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3mkxo4gdbyk2bIssue #1 kicks off with "Between the Blinds" by Amanda Cecelia Lang, a story spinning the cycle of regret and heartache. @amandacecelia.bsky.social https://www.thephantompulse.com/2026/04/29/between-the-blinds/03 May 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxo4gdbyk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3mkw2hwbcfk2tIssue 1 is available on our website! If you loved the issue and want to support The Phantom Pulse, consider joining our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/cw/ThePhantomPulseMagazine03 May 2026 01:55 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkw2hwbcfk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3mksmark2a226Issue 1 of The Phantom Pulse is live at thephantompulse.com!01 May 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksmark2a226https://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3mkqylvzk4k27Tomorrow brings not only the first issue of The Phantom Pulse but also a full moon! 🌕01 May 2026 01:38 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqylvzk4k27https://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3mkixgsfswc2eThe first issue launches in 4 days with original stories from @amandacecelia.bsky.social, @johnkpeck.bsky.social, Rowan Hill, and Lex Chamberlin and reprints from @bethgoder.bsky.social, @brandoncase101.bsky.social, and @spires.bsky.social!27 Apr 2026 20:56 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkixgsfswc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3mkgpxsyqes275 days until our frist issue launches! Check back tomorrow to see the TOC!26 Apr 2026 23:37 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkgpxsyqes27https://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3mis7mwvdqs2yAll responses have been sent to those that submitted work for our first magazine issue. We received nearly 1200 submissions. If you have not heard from us, please send us a message at thephantompulsesubmissions@gmail.com. Thank you everyone!06 Apr 2026 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mis7mwvdqs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3mimgywaxns2lExciting news! We are increasing our pay for original fiction from $0.03/word to $0.05/word starting immediately.03 Apr 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimgywaxns2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3mifqdloouc2sWe have sent the majority of our submission responses and intended to have them completed by today; however, we are a bit delayed and will now have all submissions responded to by April 5th. Thank you all for your patience and wonderful stories!01 Apr 2026 03:21 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifqdloouc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3mgnb2sx47s2mReading Update: We've been steadily reading the 1,150 submissions we received. If you submitted a story, you'll hear back by the end of the month. Thank you for sending us your stories! 🖤09 Mar 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnb2sx47s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3met4e2a7rc27Today is the last day! Don’t self-reject. Send us your story before midnight Pacific Time. thephantompulse.com https://thephantompulse.com14 Feb 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3met4e2a7rc27https://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3mema5lamxk2tThere are only 3 days left to send us your story! thephantompulse.com https://thephantompulse.com11 Feb 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mema5lamxk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3mehd7xaats265 days until submissions are closed! thephantompulse.com https://thephantompulse.com09 Feb 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mehd7xaats26https://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3me7y6ugmqs2aShout out time! This climbing horror makes looking down at where you’ve been the least of your concerns… ‘Ascension’ by @authorplm.bsky.social in @apexmag.bsky.social’s Issue 15206 Feb 2026 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7y6ugmqs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3me2hrkd3uc2xOur submission window is open for 10 more days! Send us horror stories that seep through skin and settle in the bones. thephantompulse.com https://thephantompulse.com04 Feb 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2hrkd3uc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3mdr2gmtb322aThis week's shout out comes a day late, but the story is evergreen: Check out @abigailkemske.bsky.social's "The Earth Inside Us" in the latest issue of The Dark. https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/the-earth-inside-us/01 Feb 2026 00:15 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdr2gmtb322ahttps://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3md4saqlees2wShout out time! Katherine Quevedo's story "The Sauce Packet King of the West Hills" captures a fun moment at the end of civilization and reminds us its the simple pleasures we should cherish. Give it a read at https://smallwondersmag.com/piece/the-sauce-packet-king-of-the-west-hills/ where it has been reprinted. @smallwondersmag.com23 Jan 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4saqlees2whttps://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3mcuv7zxuik2uWe’re nearly halfway through our submission window! Join our discord for updates on how may submissions we’ve received so far ☠️ discord.gg/28uMZrBwjf https://discord.gg/28uMZrBwjf20 Jan 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcuv7zxuik2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3mcuv7zxuik2uWe’re nearly halfway through our submission window! Join our discord for updates on how may submissions we’ve received so far ☠️ discord.gg/28uMZrBwjf https://discord.gg/28uMZrBwjf20 Jan 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcuv7zxuik2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3mcmxu3oo2s2kThis week’s shout out is for @samanthamurray.bsky.social in @clarkesworldmagazine.com! We loved her story “The Stars You Can’t See By Looking Directly” and the flawless cascading of imagery and thoughts that delivers you to stars at the end of the world. clarkesworldmagazine.com/murray_01_26/ https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/murray_01_26/17 Jan 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcmxu3oo2s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3mc4lsfbe6227A quick FYI. We are renaming our "story of the week" posts to "shout out of the week". Our weekly shout out goes to Leah Ning @leahning.bsky.social and her story "We Used to Wake to Song" from @apexmag.bsky.social. Harrowing family relationships wrapped in water's inevitable pull. We loved it!11 Jan 2026 03:34 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc4lsfbe6227https://bsky.app/profile/thephantompulse.bsky.social/post/3mbx2ks4hqc2xWeek one of submissions has been incredible! Looking forward to more. In the meantime, our Patreon is officially live. If you are looking to support us in the lead up to our first issue, check it out. www.patreon.com/14807269/join https://www.patreon.com/14807269/join08 Jan 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:qyoz2iu25mcxnutujmdpktc2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbx2ks4hqc2x