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


The Inflated Graveworm

Number: 35
Distributed: Midsummer 2026 (July 4, 2026)
Pages: 16
Circulation: 200 print
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Cover

The Wren and The Bear by Arthur Rackham (1902)

Fiction

  • The Little Folk—William Gibson
  • Eva's Visit to Fairyland (1854)—Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888)
  • The Willowfolk—David Powers
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Nonfiction

  • Chasing Synchronicities: Called Out By Balloons—T.D. Meis
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  • The Method—The Graveworm
  • True Hauntings: St. Mark's Eve—Lucy Blithe

Poetry

  • dirt—Max Magenta
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  • The Fairy's Work (~1595)—William Shakespeare (1564-1616)


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 250 copies.

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The Inflated Graveworm

Issues

Midsummer 2026 (#35)

Imbolc 2026 (#34)

Samhain 2025 (#33)

Lammas 2025 (#32)

Beltane 2025 (#31)

Imbolc 2025 (#30)

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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