Dark Legacy has returned from the brink of the abyss once more.
     Originally edited by Ron Shiflet and later by Ran Cartwright, Dark Legacy is resurfacing from the murky depths in 2003. Lee Clark Zumpe will serve as both reanimator and editor for the forseeable future. Dark Legacy will produce two issues per year.







     Dark Legacy has two reading periods each year.
     February 1st through March 31st (for publication in July issue)
     August 1st through September 30th (for publication in January issue)

     Dark Legacy publishes fresh, innovative material inspired by the work of H.P. Lovecraft.
     We do not want pastiches. We do not want subtle variations of familiar stories without new twists. We do not want stories relying solely on name-dropping to establish a link to Lovecraft.
     Read Lovecraft. Study his style, examine his tone, research his sources, consider his themes. Reflect upon his work in relation to his environment, and to the time period in which he created his mythos. Once you have done all that, extrapolate.
     Dark Legacy welcomes short stories up to 3,000 words. We also welcome poetry.
     Dark Legacy pays a flat fee of $5.00 for short stories over 1,000 words, $2.00 for poetry or short-short fiction (under 1,000 words). Payment upon publication. Contributors will also receive one copy of the issue in which their work appears.
     Queries can be sent to the editor at clark1@gte.net. Please, positively no submissions by e-mail.
     Submissions can be mailed to:

     Dark Legacy is the first endeavor of the newly-formed Half-Crazed Monks Press. Initially, we will focus on producing a compelling heir to the former incarnations of Dark Legacy, which we hope will exceed the expectations of our readers.
     If all goes well, Half-Crazed Monks Press may branch out into new ventures in the future.
     Needless to say, we do not at present employ any monks, half-crazed or otherwise. Our name was inspired by a line penned by H.P. Lovecraft:
     "No printing-press, but the hand of some half-crazed monk, had traced these ominous Latin phrases in uncials of awesome antiquity."
          H.P. Lovecraft, The Book