UPBEAT Entertainment News Content Submission

UPBEAT Entertainment News Content Submission Page: "We do not accept or post negative reviews on any subject, our policy is quite simply, 'If you do not like something, don't review it.' We do not accept political or religious opinion columns... or anything that would be considered too edgy or controversial. We are a lighthearted entertainment news publication. We consider ourselves to be fun and wacky. We do not cover anything that would cause anyone to become emotional or violent, or worse yet, both. Think fun. Think lighthearted. "

I have heard about this kind of thing before, but never actually came across it. I did not know that there would any publication with the word "news" in it's masthead that would put this in it's guidelines. It's kind of like a personal ad offering rimjobs.

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Abyss & Apex: Magazine of Speculative Fiction

Abyss & Apex: Magazine of Speculative Fiction

Again, more proof that good spec-fic is dead. Read these stories, would a young Stephen King have a chance of being published in these pseudo-mags? Pick any currently successful writer, would they have a shot in Abyss-Apex now? All you see here are dumb, sloppy, derivative 8th grade-style rough-drafts.

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City Slab Magazine Urban tales of the grotesque

City Slab Magazine Urban tales of the grotesque

What you have here is a magazine for the non-readers and dimwits who have effectively killed real horror fiction. It doesn't even rise to the level of mere pulp. Maybe the fact that I would not spend my money on this means that I am out of touch with the market, maybe it means that I have to try to write down to their level more. Vampire fiction! Seriously, only out-of-touch, semi-literate unimaginative teens think this shit is worth reading.

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