What is the Circle of Hell?
As darkness falls across the land, do you feel that creeping, crawling sensation in the night? When you look at your reflection in the mirror is what blinks back something strange and unfamiliar? Rotting shadows are now lurking: hungry and menacing. The gates to the underworld have been thrown wide and the hounds have been let loose! The Circle of Hell is now open and we’ve reserved a spot for you!
The Circle of Hell is looking for artists ready to take up the challenge! Searching for those artists who embrace the dark, the twisted and the fantastic! The Circle of Hell is a new horror anthology series made to appeal to classic horror lovers everywhere! We’re looking to match the tone and depth of such classic stories from Tales from the Crypt, Eerie, Creepy, Twilight Zone just to name a few…
Creepy. Weird. Horror. From sci-fi, fantasy, contemporary and beyond, as long as the stories match these themes, the sky’s the limit and the setting doesn’t matter.
And just like some of those old magazines, the book will also accept prose and illustrations. But comics are the major focus and will take priority.
1. Stories must be self contained. No ongoings.
2. The deadline for submissions is September 1st, 2016. Entries must be finished before the deadline. We will not accept late and unfinished work. NO EXCEPTIONS.
3. Comic sans is a sin that even the Circle of Hell frowns upon. All fonts whether hand lettered or digital and must be legible.
4. Comics do not have page limits though quality is expected over quantity and entries may be rejected on this basis. Prose on the other hand is limited to ten pages max per entry. And the book will have a maximum ten illustrations/pinups so slots are limited.
1. Comic will be black and white with the exception of the cover. So no color entries.
2. The book will be standard American Comic size which is 6.625 x 10.25 in. The bleed is 1/8 in. so pages need to be 6.875 x 10.5 in, just keep in mind that when it's trimmed it'll be 6.625 x 10.25 in. Keep type at least 1/4" away from the trimmed edge because there is a risk of it being cut off evcayse if ybfireseeb orubutbg errors.
3. Files should be .tiff but no less than 300 DPI.
4. Do not add page numbers on the bottom of the page as that will be added by the editor during production of the book.
5. Authors are required to include their names (or however they wish their names to appear in publication, a short personal bio paragraph and a link to a body of work if available. As for pictures of the authors, you may include a real actualized picture, an exaggerated caricature or particularly one suited to Circle of Hell. The pictures sent must be 250 x 250 and no less than 300 DPI.
We want to avoid excessively graphic content. Even the Circle of Hell has SOME moral standards. We do not accept entries that contain the following;
Excessive Gore (though some blood and implications thereof are allowed)
Hateful depictions of gender, race, sexuality, etc. We reserve the right to reject entries based on quality and content so please keep it tasteful.
The Circle of Hell aims for the souls of 13 years and older so keep that in mind.
Contributors whose submissions are accepted will receive contributor copies.
Intellectual property rights remain with the creators. Your creations are yours. With submission should come the understanding that I have the right to print and reprint stories within the context of this book. Submissions that are accepted also cede their exclusive worldwide rights for first time print of the story for a full year after the book has been printed. In other words, your story should appear here first and nowhere else until time has passed. Submissions that are not accepted still return to the creators with no strings attached. Previews are acceptable in order to generate hype for the book.
Once the submissions period is over, I'll be using kickstarter to fund and publish the book.
For any further questions, please email me at [email protected].
