The Blog
Contributors welcome!
Paw&Claw Ink is spreading its inky tendrils into all things horror, not just our beloved creature features. This bog will grow to be rife with essays, reviews of horror books, movies, videogames (and more!), creative nonfiction and personal essays, and some positively haunting pieces of flash fiction.
The Bog welcomes external contributors and is always open for submissions. You can read our guidelines for external contributors and submit your own posts for consideration through our form below!
The Rabbit Mask Stays on During Sex: an Examination of Why We’re Attracted to Horror
Introduction We as humans find entertainment in the strangest places. In his Why are we Morbidly Curious? video, Vsauce says, “We are paradoxically drawn towards some pretty repulsive things: car…
The Terrifying Ordeal of Existing in a Body: An Exploration of Akira and Body Horror
In December of 1982, Katsuhiro Ōtomo—under Kodansha—published the first chapter of Akira. The story of the post-World War III city of Neo-Tokyo in the year 2019, and a teenage biker…
Reveiwing Horror Game Demos
I’m a big fan of video games, I’m an even BIGGER fan of buying video games and barely playing them. So to combat this urge, and spare my bank account,…
Murder Husbands: a Queer Analysis of NBC Hannibal’s Season 3 Finale ‘Wrath of the Lamb’
SPOILERS FOR NBC’S HANNIBAL AHEAD The NBC television series Hannibal is a horror-thriller show, heavily based on the novels: The Red Dragon and The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas…
Adam’s Top 10 Magnus Archives Episodes
My History With The Magnus Archives and why I love it so much Fear I would be an Avatar of: Eye Fear I’m most susceptible to: Flesh/Corruption My dalliance with…
Anthology Announcement! Volume 4: Unearthly and Ungodly
It’s time, once again, for another Paw&Claw Anthology! A week from today, on September 1st, submissions will open for the fourth volume of our anthology series—and gang, we’re really excited…
Submission Guidelines
- We accept contributions in the following categories: essay, media review, creative nonfiction or personal essay, and flash fiction.
- Contributions must be related to the horror genre.
- Word Limits:
- Up to 3,500 words for essays, reviews, and creative nonfiction
- Up to 500 words for flash fiction
- Paw&Claw Ink takes submissions through the form below; submissions sent via any other method will not be accepted.
- If you wish to be published anonymously or use a pseudonym, please state so in the Form.
- A.I.-generated writing or art will NOT be accepted. Those found submitting A.I. work will not be blacklisted from contributing to the blog and submitting to the anthology series.