DSOTH Mag: Issue #1

56 Pages of Appalachian Horror, Strange Fiction, and Backwoods Nightmares

Upon Powdered Wings

Cryptid Carl Chronicles: Part 1

by Waylon Graves

Something is rotting in the hills of West by God. Carl is a half-feral drifter raised in the shadow of Storm Mountain, surviving by hunting the strange things that crawl through forgotten corners of Appalachia. Cryptids. Monsters. Things whispered about over cigarettes and church potlucks. When reports of the Mothman surface in a dying river town, Carl expects another payday and maybe a new specimen for his collection. Instead, he uncovers a nightmare spreading beneath the mountains. Upon Powdered Wings is Part 1of the Cryptid Carl Chronicles: a pulp horror adventure filled with ruined towns, backwoods folklore, roadside violence, and the uncanny things waiting in the dark.

Lost Puppy

by Brady Dale

A quiet and deeply unsettling piece of short fiction about family, responsibility, and the creeping dread of realizing something is terribly wrong.

The Moonlit Road

by Ambrose Bierce

A classic American ghost story resurrected from the public domain. Strange grief, haunted memory, and the kind of old-fashioned horror that lingers long after the final line.

Plus:

• Original artwork and illustrations
• Strange fiction and folklore
• Appalachian horror and backwoods pulp
• A collectible first issue from Dark Side of the Holler

Printed in small batches. Meant to be read late at night.

About Dark Side of the Holler

Dark Side of the Holler Magazine is a modern pulp journal of Appalachian horror, strange folklore, and the things that refuse to stay dead. We publish stories of cryptids, cults, hauntings, and the quiet rot that seeps into forgotten places.

Inside these pages you’ll find:

• Original short fiction rooted in Appalachian horror
• Cryptid profiles and field reports
• Essays on folklore, history, and backwoods myth
• Serialized stories and recurring characters
• Sightings, oddities, and things we can’t explain

What We Believe

We believe that the modern world didn’t erase the old, it just buried it in a shallow grave. Every story comes from someone and some place real. Folklore is our dark and twisted memory clawing its way out of the dirt.

Who It’s For

This magazine is for readers who want:

• Horror with bite and dirt under its nails
• Folklore that feels lived-in, not borrowed
• Stories that linger after the page is closed
• A world where the strange isn’t explained away

If you’ve ever driven through a town that felt wrong, you already understand.