The Inflated Graveworm is a quarterly print zine of "dark" literature.


The Inflated Graveworm

Number: 29
Distributed: Samhain 2024 (November 2, 2024)
Pages: 20
Circulation: 200 print

Cover

Detail from "Passion of Jesus Christ: The Descent into Limbo" by Master AG (Germany, 15th century)
Reproduced under a Creative Commons license kindly granted by the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Fiction

  • "Seeing the Rat" by David Powers
  • "The New Pass" by Amelia B. Edwards

Poetry

  • "No!" by Thomas Hood
  • "Autumn" by John Clare
  • "[untitled]" by Emily Bronte
  • "Lucy Gray" by William Wordsworth

Music Box

  • Wasted Reflektions—Night in Athens
  • Sidr—Vigundr


The Inflated Graveworm has limited print distribution centered in Lakewood, Ohio (a suburb of Cleveland). The zine is available free in select stores in Lakewood, and issues can also be purchased through a subscription or downloaded as an epub file through our patreon page. Current print/distribution run is 200 copies.

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Issues

Samhain 2024 (#29)

Lammas 2024 (#28)

Beltane 2024 (#27)

Imbolc 2024 (#26)

Winter 2023 (#25)

Summer 2003 (#24)

Spring 2003 (#23)

Winter 2003 (#22)

Autumn 2002 (#21)

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