WHO WE ARE

Shadow Box Archives on Substack is a community primarily for the sharing of stories and art. All genres are welcome, with our favorite being horror.

HOW TO SUPPORT

Shadow Box Archives on Substack is a free community where posts are publicly visible without needing a subscription, but we do welcome free subscriptions to help our community grow. Our goal is to provide a place for all to post on and be seen, from which they may also get followers to their own Substacks.

Shadow Box Archives on Patreon is the curated side of our community, where only featured contributors may post and where featured contributors, narrators, and admins/moderators split all the profits from SBA plus features equally. Feel free to check out the SBA Patreon as well for curated posts, narrations, SBA Discord access, Shadow Box Podcast episodes, and other additional perks! Shadow Box Archives on Patreon

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NARRATORS

If you would like to narrate any of the stories posted here, you must reach out to the authors of those stories for their permission. They may ask for pay, or they may not give you permission to narrate their stories. You can message them directly on Substack.

HOW TO POST

If you would like to post here, you will need contributor status. DM or email us at adminteam@shadowboxarchives.com for a contributor invite, and once you are designated as a contributor you will be able to post on this community as you like. Please be mindful of the community rules when posting.

NO AI

Shadow Box Archives is against AI-generated content and is firmly in support of human authors and artists.

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Shadow Box Archives is a community for the posting of stories and art. All genres are welcome, with our favorite being horror. Our Patreon is curated, but all are welcome to post on our Substack. DM if you would like an invite to be a contributor.

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Hello, I'm a writer of (mostly fiction) content primarily falling into the horror and horror-comedy genre. Commissions are open: .10 USD per word with negotiable pricing and private stories are extra.
Writer of horror stories, unsettling tales, and weird fiction.
I am an autistic writer who has been writing horror fiction since I was 14 years old. I also love science fiction. I live in Singapore with my family and my dog, Mocca.
Sci-Fi author from the UK!
A Horror-Leaning Story and Art Community
i write short stories from a universe of my creation `the Deluvian'. They are generally all in their infancy drafts, so feedback is welcome as it will help into developing the final copies.
I read more than I write but I do write sometimes, when I'm not tied up with parental responsibilities and obligations.
Your plug for dark speculative fiction and strange stories. I'm Nikki, your Nocturnal Narrator.
Writer of horror and SFF. "Occupant" with New Line Cinema. Fiction in ergot., Liminal, LampLight, and on Patreon and Substack.
I'm from the other LA and living a mile a minute.
Author of horror and weird fiction.
I write nonsense that makes your skin crawl.
Content Marketing Manager by day, author by night. Host of the Saved as Draft Podcast and Creative Director on "The Chronicles of Clenchport" animated series.
I write dark, mythic fantasy that contemplates identity, empathy, & belonging. Come explore the beauty & burden of being human, and to learn that connection endures, even in the dark. Now editing: "In Roaring She Shall Rise".