A list of Calvin Demmer’s published short fiction.
“A Diner at the End of the World” Published in The Town That Feared Dusk, Darkenryde Publishing. October, 2025.
“A Gift from the Bridge” Published in The Town That Feared Dusk (Paperback). Demain Publishing. March, 2020. | Collected in The Town That Feared Dusk, Darkenryde Publishing. October, 2025.
“Angels” Published in Under the Bed, Vol. 04 No. 10, July, 2016. | Collected in Through the Ravenous Night We Ride, Darkenryde Publishing. March, 2024.
“Another Warrior in Paradise” Published in Outpost 28: Issue #3. August, 2018. | Reprinted in The Best of Indie Horror, Anthology. KJK Publishing. November, 2020. | Collected in Her Heart Beats for Ancient Beasts, Darkenryde Publishing. March, 2024.
“A Western Promise” Published in Broadswords and Blasters, Issue 2. July, 2017.
“Blackheart’s Traveling Carnival” Published in Through the Ravenous Night We Ride, Darkenryde Publishing. March, 2024.
“Blind Teddy” Published at Shotgun Honey. September, 2016. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Unnerving. June, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Blood Is Red” Published in WitchWorks Presents: Dark Love. May, 2016. | Collected in Duel the Darkness for Nightmare Rule, Darkenryde Publishing. October, 2024.
“The Bridge That Should Not Be” Published in The Town That Feared Dusk, Darkenryde Publishing. October, 2025.
“Countdown to Extinction” Published in Phantaxis Magazine, Issue 2. December, 2016. | Reprinted in The Horror Collection: Sci-Fi Edition, Anthology. KJK Publishing. December, 2023. | Collected in Duel the Darkness for Nightmare Rule, Darkenryde Publishing. October, 2024.
“The Destroyer” Published in Empyreome Magazine. July, 2017. | Collected in Her Heart Beats for Ancient Beasts, Darkenryde Publishing. March, 2024.
“Dogman” Published in Devolution Z, Issue 9. April, 2016 | Reprinted in Lupine Lunes: Horror Poems & Short Stories, Anthology. Popcorn Press. December, 2016.
“Duel the Darkness for Nightmare Rule” Published in Duel the Darkness for Nightmare Rule, Darkenryde Publishing. October, 2024.
“Dying Valentine” Published at Amazon. Dark Celebrations #7. February, 2017. | Collected in Dark Celebrations, Planet X Publications. March, 2020. | Collected in Dark Celebrations, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Evolution = Crime” Published at Yellow Mama Magazine, Issue 63. August, 2017. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Unnerving. June, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Faster” Published at Amazon. (Kindle). October, 2014 | Reprinted in Deadhead Miles Volume 2, Anthology. FoF Publishing. August, 2016. | Published at Amazon. (Kindle). Darkenryde Publishing. January, 2023. | Collected in Through the Ravenous Night We Ride, Darkenryde Publishing. March, 2024.
“Fear the Clowns” Published in Trickster’s Treats #1. October, 2017. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Unnerving. June, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Forbidden Fruit” Published in The Society of Misfit Stories Presents: Forbidden Fruit. Series. Bards and Sages Publishing. January, 2017. | Reprinted in The Society of Misfit Stories Presents…Volume II. Bards and Sages Publishing, September, 2018. | Published at Amazon. (Kindle). June, 2019. | Reprinted in The Horror Collection: Silver Edition. KJK Publishing. January, 2020. | Published at Amazon. (Kindle). Darkenryde Publishing. January, 2023. | Collected in Her Heart Beats for Ancient Beasts, Darkenryde Publishing. March, 2024.
“From Dusk till Death” Published in The Town That Feared Dusk (Paperback). Demain Publishing. March, 2020. | Collected in The Town That Feared Dusk, Darkenryde Publishing. October, 2025.
“Graves” Published in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Unnerving. June, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“The Guests” Published at AntipodeanSF. January, 2017. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Unnerving. June, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Hangman” Published in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Unnerving. June, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Happy Dark Year” Published at Amazon. Dark Celebrations #6. January, 2017. | Collected in Dark Celebrations, Planet X Publications. March, 2020. | Collected in Dark Celebrations, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Heartless” Published in Sanitarium Magazine, Issue 29. January, 2015 | Reprinted in 9Tales Told in the Dark #16. August, 2016. | Collected in Through the Ravenous Night We Ride, Darkenryde Publishing. March, 2024.
“Hella Weird” Published as standalone, Darkenryde Publishing. October, 2024. | Reprinted in The Horror Collection: Amber Edition. KJK Publishing. May, 2025.
“Her Heart Beats for Ancient Beasts” Published in Her Heart Beats for Ancient Beasts, Darkenryde Publishing. March, 2024.
“Highway Hunger” Published in Double Barrel Horror Volume 3. Pint Bottle Press. March, 2020. | Collected in Her Heart Beats for Ancient Beasts, Darkenryde Publishing. March, 2024.
“The House That Remained” Published in The Town That Feared Dusk, Darkenryde Publishing. October, 2025.
“Hungry Ghosts” Published at Amazon. Dark Celebrations #1. July, 2016. | Collected in Dark Celebrations, Planet X Publications. March, 2020. | Collected in Dark Celebrations, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Illusion” Published in Pilcrow & Dagger, October Issue. October, 2015.
“Independence Denied” Published at Amazon. Dark Celebrations #12. July, 2017. | Collected in Dark Celebrations, Planet X Publications. March, 2020. | Collected in Dark Celebrations, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Jelly” Published in WitchWorks Magazine, Issue 3. September, 2015 | Reprinted in Just Desserts, Anthology. Wolfsinger Publications. October, 2016. | Collected in Duel the Darkness for Nightmare Rule, Darkenryde Publishing. October, 2024.
“Karma” Published in The Literary Hatchet, Issue 12. August, 2015 | Reprinted in Bards and Sages Quarterly, Volume IX, Issue 3. July, 2017. | Reprinted in Bardic Tales and Sage Advice, Volume X. July, 2018. | Collected in Her Heart Beats for Ancient Beasts, Darkenryde Publishing. March, 2024.
“Keep the Beat” Published in The Crescendo of Darkness, Anthology. Horror Addicts. May, 2018. | Collected in Duel the Darkness for Nightmare Rule, Darkenryde Publishing. October, 2024.
“Labor Day Hunt” Published at Amazon. Dark Celebrations #2. August, 2016. | Collected in Dark Celebrations, Planet X Publications. March, 2020. | Collected in Dark Celebrations, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Leprechaun Luck” Published in Dark Celebrations, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Letting the Dead Grow” Published in Ravenwood Quarterly, Issue 2. October, 2016. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Unnerving. June, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Like a Spanish Guitar” Published in Coming Around Again, Anthology. Central Arkansas Speculative Fiction Writers’ Group. June, 2016. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Unnerving. June, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“The Lioness Must Hunt” Published in Switchblade Magazine, Issue 3. October, 2017. | Collected in Through the Ravenous Night We Ride, Darkenryde Publishing. March, 2024.
“Love Electric” Published at Deadman’s Tome. July, 2016. | Collected in Through the Ravenous Night We Ride, Darkenryde Publishing. March, 2024.
“Mickey Strange” Published in Pulp Modern: Volume 2 Issue 1. May, 2017. | Collected in Duel the Darkness for Nightmare Rule, Darkenryde Publishing. October, 2024.
“Motel Madness” Published in Double Barrel Horror Volume 3. Pint Bottle Press. March, 2020. | Collected in Through the Ravenous Night We Ride, Darkenryde Publishing. March, 2024.
“Nessie Lives” Published in Black Candy: A Halloween Anthology of Horror. Jaded Books Publishing. October, 2016. | Reprinted in Hydrophobia, anthology. Stitched Smile Publications. October, 2017. | Collected in Duel the Darkness for Nightmare Rule, Darkenryde Publishing. October, 2024.
“Never Sleep Again” Published in Monsters Exist. July, 2017. | Collected in Her Heart Beats for Ancient Beasts, Darkenryde Publishing. March, 2024.
“New Skulls for the Old Cemetery” Published in The Horror Collection: Ruby Edition. KJK Publishing. July, 2021. | Collected in Duel the Darkness for Nightmare Rule, Darkenryde Publishing. October, 2024.
“No Bullets McCaw” Published in Hangmen and Bullets: An Anthology of Western Noir. Dead Guns Press. July, 2016.
“Noisy Neighbors” Published in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Unnerving. June, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Nothing Else Matters” Published in 32 White Horses on a Vermillion Hill: Volume One. December, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Not Suicide” Published in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Unnerving. June, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Now Leaving Goohill” Published in The Town That Feared Dusk, Darkenryde Publishing. October, 2025.
“The One” Published in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Unnerving. June, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“On the Seventh Day” Published at Theme of Absence. July, 2016. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Unnerving. June, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“The Peeper” Published in Mystery Weekly Magazine, December Issue. December, 2015. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Unnerving. June, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Poison” Published in The Sirens Call E-Zine, Issue 21 (Eco-Horror). June, 2015. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Prisoner Reincarnated” Published in The Prison Compendium, Anthology. EMP Publishing. December, 2016. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Prom Screams” Published at Amazon. Dark Celebrations #10. May, 2017. | Collected in Dark Celebrations, Planet X Publications. March, 2020. | Collected in Dark Celebrations, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Red” Published in Through Clouded Eyes: A Zombie’s Point of View, Anthology. Sirens Call Publications. May, 2016. | Reprinted in Infected 2: Tales to Read Alone. Things In The Well. April, 2020. | Published at Amazon. (Kindle). January, 2023. | Published at Amazon. (Kindle). Darkenryde Publishing. July, 2023. | Collected in Duel the Darkness for Nightmare Rule, Darkenryde Publishing. October, 2024.
“Restroom Finds” Published at Robin Lee’s Darkside. April, 2017. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Unnerving. June, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Revenge of the Myth” Published at Deadman’s Tome. December, 2016. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Unnerving. June, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“The River Ran Red” Published in Test Patters: Creature Features, Anthology. Planet X Publications. October, 2018. | Collected in Her Heart Beats for Ancient Beasts, Darkenryde Publishing. March, 2024.
“Scarecrow” Published in Dark Gothic Resurrected Magazine, Summer 2016. July, 2016. | Collected in Through the Ravenous Night We Ride, Darkenryde Publishing. March, 2024.
“Sea Ate Nine” Published in The Sirens Call E-Zine, Issue 26 (Dreamscapes of the Wicked). May, 2016 | Reprinted in The Literary Hatchet, Issue 16. December, 2016. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Unnerving. June, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“The Sea Was a Fair Master” Published in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Unnerving. June, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Shapes in the Water” Published in New Realm, Vol. 04 No. 03. January, 2016 | Reprinted in The Great Tome of Cryptids and Legendary Creatures, Anthology. Bards and Sages Publishing. December, 2016. | Collected in Her Heart Beats for Ancient Beasts, Darkenryde Publishing. March, 2024.
“She Will Rise” Published at Amazon. Dark Celebrations #9. April, 2017. | Collected in Dark Celebrations, Planet X Publications. March, 2020. | Collected in Dark Celebrations, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Shotgun Blues” Published in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Showdown at the Library” Published in The Town That Feared Dusk, Darkenryde Publishing. October, 2025.
“Slugger Saves” Published in Zen of the Dead, Anthology. Popcorn Press. November, 2015 | Reprinted in The Sirens Call E-Zine, Issue 29 (Hallowe’en Hell). October, 2016.
“The Small Hours Broadcast” Published in Surreal Nightmares, Anthology. April, 2016. | Collected in Duel the Darkness for Nightmare Rule, Darkenryde Publishing. October, 2024.
“The Snakes or the Humans?” Published in Mad Scientist Journal: Winter 2017 (Volume 20). December, 2016. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Unnerving. June, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Spring Outbreak” Published at Amazon. Dark Celebrations #8. March, 2017. | Collected in Dark Celebrations, Planet X Publications. March, 2020. | Collected in Dark Celebrations, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Thanks Sinning” Published at Amazon. Dark Celebrations #4. November, 2016. | Collected in Dark Celebrations, Planet X Publications. March, 2020. | Collected in Dark Celebrations, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Three Dead Men” Published at Amazon. Dark Celebrations #5. December, 2016.| Reprinted in Mummy Knows Best, Anthology. October, 2017. | Collected in Dark Celebrations, Planet X Publications. March, 2020. | Collected in Dark Celebrations, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“The Throne of Space and Time” Published in Bloody Parchment : The Boy Racer and Other Stories, Anthology. Ba en Ast Books. September, 2021. | Collected in Her Heart Beats for Ancient Beasts, Darkenryde Publishing. March, 2024.
“Through the Ravenous Night We Ride” Published in Through the Ravenous Night We Ride, Darkenryde Publishing. March, 2024.
“Tour of Duty” Published in The Great Tome of Fantastic and Wondrous Places, Anthology. Bards and Sages Publishing. September, 2016.
“The Town That Feared Dusk” Published by Demain Publishing. Short Sharp Shocks! #17. April, 2019. | Collected in The Town That Feared Dusk, Darkenryde Publishing. October, 2025.
“Trashcan Sam” Published in Strange Behaviors. January, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Unnerving. June, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Trick or Death” Published at Amazon. Dark Celebrations #3. October, 2016. | Reprinted in Ravenwood Halloween Special. October, 2017. | Collected in Dark Celebrations, Planet X Publications. March, 2020. | Collected in Dark Celebrations, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Two Girls and a Shark” Published in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Underneath” Published in Massacre Magazine, Issue 6. April, 2015. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Unnerving. June, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Unidentified Fatherly Object” Published at Amazon. Dark Celebrations #11. June, 2017. | Collected in Dark Celebrations, Planet X Publications. March, 2020. | Collected in Dark Celebrations, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Voodoo Child” Published in Madame Movara’s Tales of Terror Charity Anthology. October, 2016 | Reprinted in Schlock! Webzine, Volume 11, Issue 8. April, 2017. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Unnerving. June, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Welcome to Goohill” Published in The Town That Feared Dusk, Darkenryde Publishing. October, 2025.
“West” Published in Disturbed Digest, Issue 12. March, 2016 | Reprinted at Digital Fiction Pub: QuickFic (Horror). July, 2016. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Unnerving. June, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“What Is Love?” Published in Hardened Hearts, Anthology. Unnerving. December, 2017. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“When Nurses Scream” Published in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
“Xmas” Published in Morpheus Tales, Issue 27. October, 2015 | Reprinted in Creepy Campfire Quarterly, Issue 4. October, 2016. | Collected in Through the Ravenous Night We Ride, Darkenryde Publishing. March, 2024.
“Yara” Published in The Antares Anthology, Volume 1. Nordland Publishing. November, 2016. | Reprinted in Robots Past & Future Short Stories, Anthology. Flame Tree Collections. September, 2025. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Unnerving. June, 2018. | Collected in The Sea Was a Fair Master, Darkenryde Publishing. June, 2023.
Calvin Demmer 