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Announcing CHROMOPHOBIA: A Strangehouse Anthology by Women in Horror. More submission guidelines forthcoming! I’ll be seeking horror stories inspired by colors! Get those ideas brewing, ladies, and we’ll chat more soon!

The use of color in literature is something that has been studied, analyzed, and written about for decades. Think of classics like “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe. Descriptions of color can entirely change a story’s atmosphere and tone; the imagery can lull us into safety or sickness. I’m looking for stories that use color in creative, unconventional ways. Terrify me with pastels. Use watercolors to invoke dread. Take a classic trope and redye it into something unique. I also welcome stories of chromophobia, stories with characters who have never seen color or who are color blind, or who deal with visual disabilities. You do not have to use the color in your title — I don’t want a hundred stories titled ‘Red’ in my inbox Feel free to run wild with these guidelines; the interpretation of the theme is yours, just make sure it’s horror/speculative fiction.