If you've been waiting to sink your teeth into my Lovecraftian nightmare "Never Ending, Ever-Growing," go grab a copy . . . before one grabs you instead. After receiving this awesome review from Publishers Weekly, I've been even more excited about seeing my "Lovecraftian Corporate Horror" alive and in print for the very first time.... Continue Reading →
The Prince of Murk and Rot: By Erica Ciko Campbell
Originally published in the "Through Other Eyes" Anthology by All Worlds Wayfarer.
The Last Flight of the Palisades Mega Mallship
Author's Note: This weird little Science Fiction story first appeared in the Tales of Clickbait, Volume 1 anthology, but I have permission from the editor to post it on my site as well! Since I was a child, I've been deeply intrigued by shopping malls and the culture that surrounds them--and in recent years, the... Continue Reading →
My Story “Where Monsters Go to Die” is Live on the Tales to Terrify Podcast!
https://talestoterrify.com/episodes/489-amal-singh-erica-ciko-campbell/ It's an honor to be included in such a long-running, respected podcast and I couldn't have asked for a better narrator. It really was a weird and awesome feeling to hear my story brought to life in such raw, stunning clarity. Thank you to Krystal Hammond for doing such an amazing job at making... Continue Reading →
I’m Now the Editor in Chief of Dark Speculative Fiction Magazine Starward Shadows Quarterly
Today, I'm bringing some very exciting news to the table: Some news I've wanted to announce for a very long time, maybe even years. I'm now the Editor-in-Chief of my own magazine, Starward Shadows Quarterly. My good friend Desmond Rhae is working as my Co-Editor. To quote the homepage, "Starward Shadows Quarterly is an online... Continue Reading →
My Flash Horror Piece “Seth the Skinless” is Live at Dread Stone Press!
As you've probably noticed by now, I've been on a roll with short stories lately. It turns out taking up the Story a Month Challenge really was a good decision, because I've written more shorts over the past couple of months than I did all last year. And now the acceptances are starting to roll... Continue Reading →
My Story “Macrophages” Has Been Reprinted in Tales From the Moonlit Path!
It's been a wild week, to say the least. There are so many exciting things happening in my writing life right now that it's hard to keep up with it all. But I wanted to let you know that my story "Macrophages," which was originally published in the Aggregate anthology in February of 2020, has... Continue Reading →
The Eternal War, by Erica Ciko Campbell
The Eternal War originally appeared in The Kyanite Press: Volume 2, Issue 2 in February of 2020. In this story, my race of psychic bat people, the Insavatu, appear for the very first time. “This is no stardust utopia where the good guys always win,” Kyrnath snarled at his reflection. “This is life on the... Continue Reading →
My Cyberpunk Dystopian Nightmare “When Dark and Light are One” is Available Now From Critical Blast!
"THE DEVIL YOU KNOW is a short-story anthology collection of encounters with various incarnations of The Devil. The genres range from fairy tale to folk tale, from urban fantasy to science fiction, from comedy to horror. For fans of stories like THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER and FAUST. Featuring the works of Jared Baker, Erica... Continue Reading →
My Lovecraftian Short Story “A Deal Between Bats” is now available on Amazon!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C2GP26Y I'm so excited to finally share my short Cosmic Horror story A Deal Between Bats. It follows the Order of Starry Wisdom from Lovecraft's final tale The Haunter of the Dark to the far reaches of space and time. Although most (if not all) of my stories have Lovecraftian undertones, this was my first... Continue Reading →