Crypticon Seattle Writing Contest Anthology 2025

Come one, come all to another mystical and macabre menagerie of horror. As our world continues it's rotation into the ever-darker future, our hunger for dark stories only grows stronger, but be sure that hunger doesn't drive you too far into the confusion of the abyss, lest you find yourself in a flickering dusk, drifting from family and friends you once held dear, unable to scrub yourself free of life's detritus or from your darkest memories. We hope that this collection can allow you an outlet, an escape, and a reprieve from whatever haunts you by showing you a glimpse into our own fears and creations.

Just be sure you take time to enjoy this work for what it is: our author's devotion to art, to creation, to the beautiful genre of horror, and if you can, enjoy an order of delicious French fries for all those tethered to destructive demons who never get to enjoy such luxuries.