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This month's book reviews by @ninjafingers.bsky.social in Dirty Magick Magazine include "The Witness for the Dead" by Katherine Addison and The Last Heir of Bradbury Manor by Michael Mizov. Read for free on Substack: dirtymagickmagazine.substack.com/p/book-revie...

In honor of the passing of Tim Curry, I reviewed "Legend" in Dirty Magick's October issue's Naked Steel Column. Spoiler: he's the best thing in it. Read for free on Patreon. www.patreon.com/DirtyMagickM...

Samuel Chapman combines '80s kids on bikes, anime, and lost worlds in the epic "The Ace of Autumn" in Dirty Magick's October issue. Buy now on Patreon. Subscribe if you can! www.patreon.com/DirtyMagickM...

Sam Belleneuve shows that unrequited love waits for no one, even for magic thieves in "The Brain Thief of Langmeer" in Dirty Magick's October issue. Buy now on Patreon. Subscribe if you can! www.patreon.com/DirtyMagickM...

Geoff Holder takes us into the psychology of the dungeon crawler in "Ba-Ba-Barbarians" in Dirty Magick's October issue. Buy now on Patreon. Subscribe if you can! www.patreon.com/DirtyMagickM...

The October Issue of Dirty Magick awaits you at @weightlessbooks.bsky.social Subscribe if you can! weightlessbooks.com/dirty-magick...

A little late on this, but catch up with Dirty Magick's october issue now: dirtymagickmagazine.com/issue-26-ava...

Cover reveal for Dirty Magick's October issue:

Dirty Magick's book reviews by @ninjafingers.bsky.social for September include "Fate & Fortune" by Spencer Hixon and "Evil Goods" by Marcus Bone. Read for free now!

Our film column Naked Steel reviews the original "Masters of the Universe" which is somehow lesser than the cartoon original. Read for free on Patreon.

A killer haunts the subway lines of Lagos, Nigeria in Jeremiah Williams Sylvester's "Metro Wraith" in Dirty Magick 25. Buy now on Patreon. Subscribe if you can.

Sometimes that dungeon crawl into a haunted tomb is a bad idea. Read Matthew X. Gomez's "Tomb of the Cannibal Kings" in Dirty Magick 25. Buy now on Patreon and subscribe if you can.

A mother struggles how to bury her mad scientist son in the family's living garden in Parker McIntosh's "The Darcy Family Garden" in Dirty Magick 25. Buy now on Patreon. Subscribe if you can.

A haunted subway stop tries to capture a RTA driver in Rae Delane's "The Devil Takes the A Train" in Dirty Magick 25. Buy now on Patreon or subscribe if you can.

Dirty Magick Issue 25 September 2026 is now available on Substack. Subscribe now for access to all stories!

Dirty Magick Issue 25 September 2026 is available on Patreon. Buy now or subscribe if you can! #fantasy #indiepublishing

Dirty Magick September 2026 is now available on @weightlessbooks.bsky.social Buy now or subscribe if you can!

Dirty Magick Issue 25 September 2026 is now available! dirtymagickmagazine.com/issue-25-ava...

Dirty Magick is officially closed for submissions. Thank you to all who sent theirs in. Volume 3 should be a great read.

Final week! Submissions at Dirty Magick close on Sept 1, so get your stories in now! dirtymagickmagazine.com/submission-g...

As of today, Dirty Magick has received 277 of 350 submissions. Regardless of whether we hit our quota, we will close on September 1, 2026, so get the subs in now. dirtymagickmagazine.com/submission-g...

As of today, Dirty Magick has received 269 of 350 subs. Get yours in soon as I may have to close subs early because of fall semester duties.

Cover Reveal: Dirty Magick Magazine Issue 25 September 2026

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Dirty Magick's book review column covers "The Children of Menlo Park" by Jessica Nettles and "The Enchantment Emporium" by Tanya Huff. Read for free on Substack.

Our film column Naked Steel covers Ralph Bakshi's "Wizards" in Dirty Magick's August issue. Read for free on Patreon.

A hairdresser works overtime for her after-dark clientele in Aeryn Rudel's "Sunset Salon" in Dirty Magick's August issue. Buy now on Patreon.

A haunted ship obsesses strange professor and vexes a salvage crew in Maico Morellini's "Ice Wraiths" in Dirty Magick's August issue. Buy now on Patreon.

A mob-haunted restaurant drives a salesman crazy in Paul Lonardo's "Underworld" in Dirty Magick's August issue. Buy now on Patreon.

A magic bullet saves the life of a Wild West doctor in Winnie Soldi's "The Ghast's Bullet," the first Dirty Magick weird western. Buy now on Patreon.

I usually don't share my editorials, but I really like what I've written here. "Consider the Shellfish" analyzes writing through the metaphor of my favorite seafood. Read for free on Patreon.

As of today, Dirty Magick Magazine has less than 100 slots left for Vol 3 submissions. Now at 254 of 350. Get your subs in now!

As of this morning, Dirty Magick Magazine is at 233 of 350 subs. There's still plenty of time to get yours in! dirtymagickmagazine.com/submission-g...

Buy Issue 24 of Dirty Magick Magazine on Patreon now! And subscribe for thrilling tales of urban fantasy, sword and sorcery, and gothic tales!

Buy Dirty Magick Magazine Issue 24 at @weightlessbooks.bsky.social the small press' best friend! Stories by Winnie Soldi, Paul Lonardo, Maico Morrellini, and Aeryn Rudel. Naked Steel covers Ralph Bakshi's Wizards plus book review by Jennifer R. Povey.

New issue alert! Dirty Magick Magazine Issue 24 is out and ready! Stories by Winnie Soldi, Paul Lonardo, Maico Morellini, and Aeryn Rudel. Naked Steel covers Ralph Bakshi's Wizards plus book reviews by Jennifer R. Povey @ninjafingers.bsky.social

As of today, Dirty Magick Magazine has surpassed 200 subs: 207 of 350. Submit soon before we close! dirtymagickmagazine.com/submission-g...

Cover Reveal: Dirty Magick Magazine August 2026. That's right, we've got our first weird western coming.

Dirty Magick Magazine has passed the halfway point on submissions for Vol 3. We are now at 186 of 350. Please get your subs in. dirtymagickmagazine.com/submission-g...

As of today, Dirty Magick has received 152 of 350 submissions. Please get your work in soon! dirtymagickmagazine.com/submission-g...