The Deeps - Volume 1, Issue 1: Summer 2023

by Benjamin Vandersluis, Red Lagoe (Illustrator), Cynthia Zhang

The Deeps is an annual anthology of horror fiction and poetry with a particular emphasis on the subgenres of gothic horror, folk horror, cosmic horror, psychological horror, and urban legend. Volume one (2023) is split into two Spring, and Fall.

In our inaugural issue we present haunting works from 14 contributors. Some of these works will chill you in ways that are frightfully familiar. Others will haunt you in ways that are altogether new.

Join us in the shadows. Share our hauntings.



The cover art for this issue is by Red Lagoe.

Genres: Horror

112 pages, Paperback

Published June 17, 2023

Reviews

[K.E. Andrews · Rating 5 out of 5]

Horror and Sea Stories

I normally don't enjoy horror, but I enjoyed most of the stories in this anthology. They were all so different and brought their own unique voices to this book.

[Scum Hellebore · Rating 5 out of 5]

The first issue of The Deeps hit me like a shotgun blast--I don't think I've ever read a literary magazine so surprising and powerful. Each author's work that was featured deserves to be read by everyone, two or three times over. It's magazines like this that keep me glued to small press releases like Spindle House. I've already lent out my copy to multiple friends who've loved it just as much as I have.

[Katherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quite well-selected, these stories and poems comprise a slice of the horror genre, very well-told. The first selection is my favorite, exceptionally written, and a great way to begin a collection of horror stories.

[Scott Watson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really good set of shorts with various themes.

Look forward to the next one!