House of Gamut

Maria Haskins @mariahaskins.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 07, 2024 at 17:25 UTC

Drinking coffee and reading @houseofgamut.bsky.social slush. Pretty good Sunday morning I'd say.

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 17:06 UTC

🎸 𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 #120MurderBook now at 33% off ➡️ bit.ly/49DzUtt

As a pre-order 𝗕𝗢𝗡𝗨𝗦, you’ll also receive an exclusive digital short story by anthology editor, Nick Mamatas @nmamatas.bsky.social.

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 17:06 UTC

Her critically acclaimed short fiction has appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, The Big Book of Cyberpunk, and elsewhere! (4/5) ——

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 17:06 UTC

She also penned the weird western Vermilion, an io9 and NPR “Best Book” of 2015, and the British Fantasy Award-nominated collection, A Pretty Mouth. (3/5) ——

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 17:05 UTC

You probably know Molly @wickedmilkhotel as the author of the Diabolist’s Library trilogy: Creatures of Will and Temper, the Locus Award-nominated Creatures of Want and Ruin, and the Colorado Book Award-winning Creatures of Charm and Hunger. (2/5) ——

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 09, 2024 at 17:05 UTC

We’re thrilled to announce that 𝗠𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗭𝗘𝗥 has joined 𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗿𝗮! (1/5) ——

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 16:01 UTC

🎸 𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 #120MurderBook now at 33% off ➡️ bit.ly/49DzUtt

As a pre-order 𝗕𝗢𝗡𝗨𝗦, you’ll also receive an exclusive digital short story by anthology editor, Nick Mamatas @nmamatas.bsky.social.

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 16:01 UTC

The editors of Amazon.com named Liberation the best science fiction/fantasy book of 2008, saying it "combined the serious and the satirical in creating an unforgettable image of a future America beset by the collapse of the dollar and the specter of a new form of slavery.

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 16:00 UTC

In addition to being an editor at the New Haven Review, he has published three novels, Spaceman Blues, Liberation), and Lost Everything. Spaceman Blues was nominated for best novel by both the Lambda Literary Awards and the Gaylactic Spectrum Awards. (2/4) ——

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 16:00 UTC

Yet another fantastic author has joined 𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗿𝗮! Brian Francis Slattery will be writing a story for our anthology (edited by Nick Mamatas!) exploring the darkness of the alternative era. (1/4 ) ——

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 16:29 UTC

For July, Gamut Magazine has a special theme—it’s all 𝘍𝘈𝘕𝘛𝘈𝘚𝘠 & 𝘚𝘊𝘐𝘌𝘕𝘊𝘌 𝘍𝘐𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕!

From clones to crystal horses, 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘 𝟳 explores the dark side of these speculative genres.

Read it ➡ bit.ly/3SdAEP9

📖 If you have yet to subscribe, subscriptions are only $5.50/month.

Cover art by Daniele Serra

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 16:00 UTC

Writers, get ready.

💀 Gamut Magazine’s submission period for DARK
SPECULATIVE FICTION (both original stories and reprints) opens on 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗝𝗨𝗟𝗬 𝟭 @ 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟭𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗧.

We also accept poetry & non-fiction on an ongoing basis.

Submission details ➡️ bit.ly/4dbhdjY

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 16:06 UTC

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 16:05 UTC

120 Murders—our expansive anthology from @nmamatas.bsky.social—allows writers to focus on the music of their generations while constructing a mystery, crime, noir, gothic, or horror story inspired by the song of their choice.

Here's the killer lineup!

𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 ➡️ bit.ly/49DzUtt

#120MurdersBook

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 16:00 UTC

𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗜𝗗𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗔𝗦 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗔𝗦 𝗜𝗧 𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗦. Whether thanks to an overnight college radio shift or cable pumping flickering videos into TVs across America, the music of the alternative era was the soundtrack to our lives, and sometimes our deaths.  ____

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 16:02 UTC

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 16:01 UTC

🎥💀 Summer thrills on the screen—here are 6 of our top selects!  What dark speculative film is a must-watch in your opinion?  Tell us in the comments ⤵️

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 19, 2024 at 15:59 UTC

“I wrote the night I learned about 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗛, my soul troubled. This is what came forth, a jumble of histories and futures pressed together and viewed under a lens like a kaleidoscope.” 

Read what @lmariewood.bsky.social wrote & why we should ALL know the history of #Juneteenth ➡️ bit.ly/3xknUjt

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 13, 2024 at 15:59 UTC

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 13, 2024 at 15:58 UTC

🔥 A love affair with fire. 
🎭 Unforgiving dance costumes. 
🚪 “Otherwise worlds” where one might find happiness at last…

That’s what you’ll find in 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘 𝟲 of Gamut Magazine ➡️ bit.ly/3SdAEP9

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 15:59 UTC

Craving a new @nmamatas.bsky.social short story?

𝘞𝘓𝘐𝘙'𝘴 "𝘚𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬" 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘥, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘑𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘺 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳.

Pre-order #120MurdersBook to get a free digital copy ➡️ bit.ly/49DzUtt

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 06, 2024 at 16:07 UTC

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 06, 2024 at 16:06 UTC

Which of these are you looking forward to reading for #PrideMonth? 🏳️‍🌈

And if you have any recs for our community, don’t hold out on us—drop them in the comments ⤵️

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 04, 2024 at 16:02 UTC

🏳️‍🌈 Happy #PrideMonth!

At House of Gamut, our doors are open to everyone. 

We created this tee to celebrate the gamut of color & joy that our friends in the LGBTQIA+ community bring to the world ➡️ bit.ly/4bKiw7S

Together, let’s build an inclusive home for all lovers of dark speculative fiction.

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 03, 2024 at 16:00 UTC

Why hang out in a regular old forest when you could be in one that’s ✨enchanted✨? 

If you want the settings in your stories to feel more like characters than places, check out our 6/9-6/30 online writing course, 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗦𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 with author Sarah Read ➡️ bit.ly/3Oc6Npb

🎥 George Cooper

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 01, 2024 at 15:59 UTC

The June issue of 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗨𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗭𝗜𝗡𝗘 is out! 

From sci-fi flash to African folklore to a look into the marginalisation of Shirley Jackson, there’s a lot packed into 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘 𝟲.

Read it ➡ bit.ly/3SdAEP9

📖 If you have yet to subscribe, subscriptions are only $5.50/month. 

Cover art by Orion Zangara

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] May 30, 2024 at 16:04 UTC

If you’re a writer of dark speculative fiction stories, we want to see your work. 

📆 Gamut Magazine’s submission period for fiction (both original and reprint) opens on 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭 @ 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟭𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗧.

Submission details ➡️ bit.ly/4dbhdjY

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] May 28, 2024 at 15:59 UTC

Headed to 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙧𝘾𝙤𝙣? Keep an eye out for Kari & Emma—our awesome Discord team!  They’ll be passing out some fun Gamut swag and are excited to meet you. Plus, be on the lookout for a special Gamut Magazine deal in the StokerCon Souvenir Book…👀

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] May 23, 2024 at 16:22 UTC

Want a taste of 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗨𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗭𝗜𝗡𝗘?

Read our free issue ➡️ bit.ly/3PHm7uI

Each month, we release dark speculative short stories, essays, and poems that explore the depths of human experience and emotion—both the unnerving and the extraordinary.

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] May 22, 2024 at 15:59 UTC

Read any of these books? 1️⃣ Time Out of Joint - Phillip K. Dick  2️⃣ Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress - Dai Sijie 3️⃣ Touched - Walter Mosley 4️⃣ The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson  5️⃣ The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson  6️⃣ Come Closer - Sara Gran 7️⃣ Perdido Street Station - China Mieville

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] May 21, 2024 at 16:02 UTC

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] May 21, 2024 at 16:01 UTC

🫀 Organ extractions. 
👽 Alien messages. 
🐇 The horrors of Alice in Wonderland.

Are you in…or are you IN? 

See the full stories, essays, and poems within 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘 𝟱 ➡️ bit.ly/3SdAEP9
 
New readers, 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘 to the magazine—it’s only $5.50/month!

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] May 16, 2024 at 16:00 UTC

🎸 𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 #120MurderBook now at 33% off ➡️ bit.ly/49DzUtt

As a pre-order 𝗕𝗢𝗡𝗨𝗦, you’ll also receive an exclusive digital short story by anthology editor, Nick Mamatas @nmamatas.bsky.social. 

(4/4)

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] May 16, 2024 at 16:00 UTC

Stories under various mash-ups of Zandra’s name have appeared in assorted Year’s Best volumes and been nominated for the Endeavor Award, the Arthur Ellis Award, and the Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence.  (3/4)

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] May 16, 2024 at 16:00 UTC

The author of “Flaming Marshmallow and Other Deaths” and many more tales of noir, crime, romance, folk myth, and speculative pasts and futures will be penning a story for our anthology (edited by Nick Mamatas!) exploring the darkness of the alternative era.  (2/4)

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] May 16, 2024 at 15:59 UTC

Another exciting author has joined 𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗙𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝗿𝗮—Zandra Renwick!  (1/4 )

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] May 15, 2024 at 16:48 UTC

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] May 15, 2024 at 16:47 UTC

Here are 5 human-like settings that do just that from author Sarah Read,, instructor of our upcoming online course, 
𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗦𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦! 

Learn more about this 3-week course that will transform your settings ➡️ bit.ly/3Oc6Npb

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] May 15, 2024 at 16:46 UTC

Do the settings you write feel ALIVE? Do they watch, listen, and possess the power to change your characters (and perhaps even your reader)?

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] May 14, 2024 at 16:03 UTC

▪️ And many more authors, from indie darlings to best-sellers, will be announced!

𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 #120MurdersBook now at 33% off  ➡️ bit.ly/49DzUtt

As a pre-order 𝗕𝗢𝗡𝗨𝗦, you’ll also receive an exclusive digital short story by Nick Mamatas! 

(6/6)

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] May 14, 2024 at 16:02 UTC

▪️ Guardian First Book Award and IMPAC Dublin Literary Award nominee Elena Mauli Shapiro delivers us to Ground Zero in her hard-rock inflected “Never Forget.”  (5/6)

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House of Gamut @houseofgamut.bsky.social [ View ] May 14, 2024 at 16:02 UTC

▪️ Underground sensation Jeff Chon, author of Hashtag Good Guy with a Gun, channels the vibe of classic black and white music videos and jangle pop with “Equations for a Falling Body.”  (4/6)

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