Monday, April 20 2026
publishing the provocative, scary, and strange

Lene MacLeod

Lene MacLeod (she/her) is a Canadian author of quiet horror and poetry. Her short story collection Fringes of Grey was published in 2024 by DarkWinter Press. Work has appeared in various venues including Chthonic Matter Quarterly, Schlock! Webzine, and Polar Borealis Magazine. She edits and publishes a biannual litmag/anthology series featuring other authors.

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Read MacLeod’s short story “Slippers from Hell” in Horrific Scribes.

Description: Lucy received a package in the mail. The familiar crumpled brown paper sack used to wrap the parcel, the string, and the Christmas Seals plastered all over could only mean one thing: a gift from Aunt Belinda. The only problem was, Aunt Belinda had died over a year ago.

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Read MacLeod’s story “Smashing in the New Year” in Horrific Scribes, January 2026.

Description: There is a storm brewing, along with a tension in the air on New Year’s Eve 1999. What will the new millennium bring? One woman just wants to get through the event with her children and dog, but things begin to get strange.