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\"\"<\/a>\u201cRejuvenating weird fiction in the 21st Century\u201d Black Gate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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copyright Sebastian Cabrol<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Edited by John Linwood Grant & Dave Brzeski<\/strong>
\nPublished by Cathaven Press, Peterborough, UK<\/strong><\/p>\n

WELCOME TO ODM, the only magazine dedicated to exploring, extending, and even re-interpreting, the \u2018occult detective\u2019 genre. From inquisitive Shinto priests, through terrified French police officers, to South African witch-sniffers and American cyber-adepts, we present weird and horror fiction at its darkest \u2014 and sometimes at its most entertaining.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So if you think we\u2019re a magazine for weird literary fiction, you\u2019re correct, and if you think we\u2019re here to offer noir, classic supernatural, folk-horror or even pulp adventure, well, you\u2019re right about those as well. We enjoy them all. If you want to see the sort of places we like to go, then why not read this month’s free<\/strong><\/span> story…<\/p>\n

We also have a love of strange and dark artwork, and so each issue has a striking cover and includes specially commissioned black and white illustrations, some of which are specific to individual stories inside. You can see a few examples on this site.<\/p>\n

\u201cOccult Detective Magazine packs quite a punch. With over 200 (plus) pages of intrepid investigators peeking behind the veil between the worlds and holding back the outer darkness. All of the stories in this issue are very well written and highly entertaining.\u201d Amazon, ODM #9<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Feel free to browse around, or go straight to one of the pages which holds the specific information you require. You can also join in discussions about occult detective fiction in general, the magazine and related stuff \u2013 as well as get the latest updates \u2013 on our Facebook Group: occult detective magazine on facebook<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Copyright George Cotronis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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NEWS<\/h1>\n

30th October 2025<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Last year saw the launch of the second of our Mythos Specials, a range which focuses on stories relating to the ‘Lovecraftian’ and ‘King in Yellow’ Mythos. We don’t often feature Mythos stories in the main magazine, so we selected some great new and reprint stories which reflect the range and diversity such tales can achieve, Mythos Special #1 <\/span><\/strong>went down a storm at the Innsmouth Literary Festival in 2023, and so 2024’s\u00a0 Mythos Special #2<\/strong><\/span> is now available.<\/p>\n

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Draft cover for ODM #11 by Ilan Sheady<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Occult Detective Magazine #11<\/span> is out now, Kindle and paperback.<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/mybook.to\/ODM11<\/a><\/p>\n

The Horror of Folk<\/h1>\n

Our next planned project is a Folk Horror meets dark and occult detection, a Special like the Mythos ones which will be primarily open for high quality reprints, with an interlacing of new material to keep things fresh. Details and dates will be announced on the Submission page here, and in the FB Group.<\/p>\n

Occult Detective Magazine #10<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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No less than four brand new substantial novelettes, along with the usual short stories and reviews. Without giving too much away, we have what we believe is one of our finest longer tales so far, a subtle and moving piece by Simon Avery which might well fit into any anthology of folk-horror stories. To complement this, we offer Joe Talon\u2019s story of the popular Lorne Turner and a terrible past, John Paul Fitch\u2019s very dark return of his \u2018Anna and Turk\u2019 characters, and a classic psychic investigation with a nasty core from Nancy Hansen, featuring Chandra Smoake.<\/p>\n

As for our more \u2018regular\u2019 contents, we offer our usual wide-ranging selection of just what occult detectives, psychic investigators and those who dare to explore the abnatural can get up to. Naching Kassa brings us a first delightful tale of Lady Dahlia Battleroost and her less-than-normal butler, Robert Runt\u00e9 has an investigation at a distance in a time of viruses, and Mike Adamson digs deep into England\u2019s Anglo-Saxon past.<\/p>\n

Rhys Hughes, a master of wry humour, lets his investigator Nathan Gesture interpret chandeliers and tiramisu, Steven Philip Jones provides one of our rare werewolf stories but with a twist, and Michaele Jordan has a \u2018powerless\u2019 PI who nevertheless knows how to deal with the dirty side of magic. We also recommend our substantial non-fiction article by Maria DeBlassie, in which she looks at representation in this sub-genre.<\/p>\n

Buy ODM #10<\/span><\/strong> (print; Kindle<\/em>): https:\/\/mybook.to\/ODM-10<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

ODM Mythos Special #1<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Contains a new novelette by James Bennett, a twisting and twisted tale which is totally Mythosian but which involves protagonists you would certainly not find in HPL. Alongside this, we have a wide selection of reprints from recent years. Paula Ashe provides a dark, epistolary-style glimpse into cadaverous horror, whilst Will Murray gives us something closer to a Lovecraftian version of The Men in Black; Nick Mamatas has a very different and highly inventive take on the Mythos\u2019s Mi-go, and Pete Rawlik offers smart, futuristic noir in his story of shoggoths and much more.<\/p>\n

Denise Dumars explores moving, contemporary echoes of Lost Carcosa, and supernatural horror dwells in Michael Keyton\u2019s story of a mirror with a dreadful secret. Added to this we have an unusual tale by DJ Tyrer set in the era of early post-war atomic tests in the Australian desert. For those who appreciate classic period settings, we have William Meikle\u2019s recounting of a brush with cosmic horror for William Hope Hodgson\u2019s archetypal occult detective, Thomas Carnacki, plus I.A. Watson\u2019s story of another Miskatonic expedition which did not go well \u2013 accompanied by wry derring-do and Shub-Niggurath from Tim Mendees, and an appearance of that old \u2018devil\u2019 Aleister Crowley dealing with the result of dubious pacts, by Bob Freeman.<\/p>\n

BUY MYTHOS SPECIAL #1<\/span> <\/strong>(print; Kindle<\/em>) https:\/\/mybook.to\/ODMMY-01<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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A NOTE ON POLICY<\/h1>\n

Occult Detective Magazine<\/strong> operates on the basis of equality of opportunity. We buy and print stories based on merit. In order to provide the widest opportunities for writers and for our readers as well, we continue to seek out voices from a whole range of backgrounds, including writers of any ethnicity, gender identity, sexuality, and location across the world. All are welcome. We print in English because this is the editors\u2019 primary language, and likely to reach the widest audience.<\/p>\n

We do not tolerate racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism or other similar prejudices. We will not include or support ANY fiction with such elements, excepting in those rare cases where they exist as issues crucial to the experiences of characters in the story, and are handled sensitively. We only accept human-generated works.<\/p>\n

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ALL QUERIES TO OUR EMAIL ADDRESS<\/strong><\/p>\n

occultdetectivemagazine@gmail.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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