Whisper House Press

Valerie Tendai Chatindo is a University of Zimbabwe biochemistry graduate, now a writer and sexual health & awareness educator. She’s a regular contributor for The Kalahari Review, Enthuse Magazine, The Diplomat Zimbabwe and EarGround. Her work has also appeared in Pink Disco Magazine, Creepy Pod, Agbowo, Omenana, Writer’s Space, and Literary Yard. Her short story “Sheba,” was shortlisted for the African Cradle African Heroines literary prize, and her work published in Povo Africa’s Nehanda Reimagined. The twenty-eight-year-old writer resides in Harare, Zimbabwe with her cat, Muffins. She runs her own Literary Platform, Shumba Literary Magazine.

The Egg Tree

by Val Chatindo

Published April 1st, 2025

J. Neira is the child of a Mexican immigrant, who now lives a glorious hicklib life in Minnesota. They are a cozy horror author. They are a slush reader at Graveside Press, as well an author at both Graveside Press & West Avenue Publishing. They were a semi-finalist for the 2024 Iridescence Awards and are the author of Raven’s Dream.

Scarlett’s Stove

by J. Neira

Published May 1st, 2025

Jamie Janazian is a short-fiction horror writer. Her first anthology, The Woman in the Walls and Other Stories, was published in late 2024. When she is not reading or writing, Jamie enjoys spending her time hiking, hoarding tea, and crocheting.

Employee of the Year

by Jamie Janazian

Published June 1st, 2025

Paul Lonardo is a freelance writer and author with numerous titles, both fiction and nonfiction books. Paul has placed short fiction and nonfiction articles in various genre magazines and ezines. He is a contributing writer for Tales from the Moonlit Path and an active HWA member.

The Massage

by Paul Lonardo

Published July 1st, 2025

Jen Mierisch’s dream job is to write Twilight Zone episodes, but until then, she’s a website administrator by day and a writer of odd stories by night. Jen’s work can be found in The Arcanist, NoSleep Podcast, Scare Street, and numerous anthologies. Jen can be found haunting her local library near Chicago, USA. She is an active member of the Horror Writers Association.

Break Time

by Jen Mierisch

Published August 1st, 2025

Liam Hogan is an award-winning short story writer, with stories in Best of British Science Fiction and in Best of British Fantasy (NewCon Press). He volunteers at the creative writing charities Ministry of Stories, and Spark Young Writers. Sci-Fi collection: A Short History of the Future (Northodox Press). Fantasy: Happy Ending Not Guaranteed (Arachne Press). More details at happyendingnotguaranteed.blogspot.co.uk.

Life Choices

by Liam Hogan

Published September 1st, 2025

Ben Matthews is a physiotherapist who completed a Master of Writing through Swinburne University in 2021. He is a contributor to the Killer Creatures: Horror Stories with Bite Horror Anthology, Spawn 2: More Weird Tales About Pregnancy, Birth, and Babies, and a finalist in Dark Regions: Survive the Night horror writing competition. When he is not writing, he is drawing, or riding his unicycle. He lives in Perth with his amazing wife who thinks horror stories are silly. Check out his website at bjcmatthews.wixsite.com/ben-matthews-author.

Mother Knows Best

by Ben Matthews

Published October 1st, 2025

Theodore Hill (he/him) is a writer, librarian, and queer horror who lives on the East Coast of the U.S. He spends the majority of his non-work hours maintaining his recreational spreadsheet collection and regaling his friends and loved ones with deeply worrying story pitches. He can be found online at theodorehill.weebly.com.

A Taste

by Theodore Hill

Look for it November 1st, 2025

Erin Dawkins (she/her) received her MA in English with a specialty in Creative Writing from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Her recent fiction has appeared in Wild Greens Magazine, Flash Fiction Magazine, Five Minute Lit, Half and One and forthcoming in Sky Island Journal and Still Here Magazine. She recently completed her debut literary horror novel. In 2025, she received an Author’s Fellowship from the Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing.

First Kiss

by Erin Dawkins

Look for it December 1st, 2025