Dark Moon Digest
Encyclopedia
Dark Moon Digest is a horror fiction magazine
that is published quarterly. It is a publication of Dark Moon Books, an imprint of Stony Meadow Publishing.
. Along with short stories, the magazine also features book review
s, serial novella
s, flash fiction
, comics
, and—up until recently—poetry
, articles and movie reviews (which have since been moved to strictly e-mag material). In addition to the digest, Dark Moon Digest maintains a frequently updated blog called Last Writes that contains articles, reviews, writing games and polls. Recently, it hosted an unofficial retro-Stephen King
month, wherein writers contributed reviews and essays concerning King's work. The editor-in-chief is Stan Swanson
.
titled Dark Eclipse featuring short stories, poems, reviews, and articles. Some of the returning columns include Weaponology, which involves a lesson on horror weapons; The Writer’s Corner, which provides tips on the craft of writing; and The Cellar Door, which analyzes different monsters of horror fiction. The e-magazine also reprints classical fiction and poetry now in the public domain. It is edited by Lori Michelle.
Horror fiction magazine
A horror fiction magazine is a magazine that publishes primarily horror fiction with the main purpose of scaring or frightening the reader. Horror magazines can be in print, on the internet, or both.-Defunct magazines:*The Arkham Collector...
that is published quarterly. It is a publication of Dark Moon Books, an imprint of Stony Meadow Publishing.
Overview
Dark Moon Digest has been welcomed as a new outlet for authors of horror fictionHorror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
. Along with short stories, the magazine also features book review
Book review
A book review is a form of literary criticism in which a book is analyzed based on content, style, and merit. A book review could be a primary source opinion piece, summary review or scholarly review. It is often carried out in periodicals, as school work, or on the internet. Reviews are also often...
s, serial novella
Novella
A novella is a written, fictional, prose narrative usually longer than a novelette but shorter than a novel. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Nebula Awards for science fiction define the novella as having a word count between 17,500 and 40,000...
s, flash fiction
Flash fiction
Flash fiction is a style of fictional literature or fiction of extreme brevity. There is no widely accepted definition of the length of the category...
, comics
Comics
Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...
, and—up until recently—poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
, articles and movie reviews (which have since been moved to strictly e-mag material). In addition to the digest, Dark Moon Digest maintains a frequently updated blog called Last Writes that contains articles, reviews, writing games and polls. Recently, it hosted an unofficial retro-Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
month, wherein writers contributed reviews and essays concerning King's work. The editor-in-chief is Stan Swanson
Stan Swanson (author)
Stan Swanson is an American author, publisher and musician. He is the creator of Stony Meadow Publishing, and its horror imprint, Dark Moon Books. He is also the editor-in-chief of Dark Moon Digest: the Horror Fiction Quarterly. He currently lives in Largo, Florida, with his wife,...
.
Dark Eclipse
Along with the quarterly, Dark Moon Digest also publishes a monthly e-magazineOnline magazine
An online magazine shares some features with a blog and also with online newspapers, but can usually be distinguished by its approach to editorial control...
titled Dark Eclipse featuring short stories, poems, reviews, and articles. Some of the returning columns include Weaponology, which involves a lesson on horror weapons; The Writer’s Corner, which provides tips on the craft of writing; and The Cellar Door, which analyzes different monsters of horror fiction. The e-magazine also reprints classical fiction and poetry now in the public domain. It is edited by Lori Michelle.