Unfortunately, the Indie Horror Inbox Roundups are currently closed indefinitely. My inbox was flooded beyond capacity and I was deleting AI and spam submissions in the thousands. It was overwhelming and disheartening. I’m trying to figure out a way to bring this back in a way that works (maybe a more complex submission form? or an affordable, rather than free, entry fee?). Something needs to change to make this manageable in the AI era. As it stands, I’m struggling to even find human creators in my inbox if/when they submit at all.
For now, we’re returning to basics. HorrorFam.com has always featured indie horror creators and will continue to do so. In the past, we discovered folks on our own and wrote about things we thought were cool. You can see that in the “Izzy’s Eerie Indies” column by Isaiah Swanson where he highlighted films and creators doing unique things in the genre. AJ Spencer often highlighted indie horror novels he thought were rad. Christi Bandy has written about multiple indie horror films and Frank and I have covered horror games. It wasn’t as frequent/scheduled, but it was a joy for us and our readers!
The idea behind the roundups was to help MORE indie horror creators on a more frequent basis. But “more” isn’t always better and, lately, hasn’t even been human.
If anything changes, we’ll make an announcement. Thank you for understanding. And KEEP CREATING! If you are a fully-human horror creator who’s reading this… We’re still rooting for you!
–Lauren*
Nov. 4, 2026