Lost Souls Magazine

18/05/2026

SAVE THE DATE for “Happy Birthday Lost Souls!”.

Time flies in the realm of Lost Souls! Did you know we are one year old this winter solstice?

We invite you to help us mark the first year since our dark, strange and beautiful birth with readings and music on THURSDAY 18th JUNE 2026 Gang Gang Cafe More info and tickets link coming soon. Images: .malbon .artsaunders performing at the first Macabre Dreams event. Photos by: .barling.dzn

18/05/2026

A huge thanks to the team @ Power To Persuade for re-publishing piece from Lost Souls Issue 01, “slow violence, a weird delirium”. We hope the piece reaches as many readers as possible and it’s great to have it appear in such a high quality blog.

The 'weird' experience of learning how to read and write again after vaccine induced Long COVID is one that 'brings to the familiar something which ordinarily lies beyond it’, according to the late Power to Persude founder Gemma Carey . In Carey's memoir from Issue 01 of Lost Souls

15/05/2026

We are very pleased to share Mariana Pinheiro’s fascinating review of the minimalist horror film, Undertone. Pinheiro explores the film’s distinct use of sound:

https://lostsouls.net.au/blog-review-undertone

Image: DigitalCommons@UNO / Journal of Religion and Film.

16/04/2026

To help honour Gemma Carey’s memory on her birthday (R.I.P.), we are pleased to share her memoir piece: “slow violence, a weird delirium”, from Lost Souls Magazine Issue 01. Carey wrote about the 'weird' experience of learning how to read and write again after vaccine induced COVID. Carey was also a founding member of the magazine. With artwork by Nic Carey. The piece is our first print story published online.

https://lostsouls.net.au/past-issues-slow-violence-weird-delerium

31/03/2026

Wonderful to see the following launch happening! Folks, join MadDog Ink. and Americo Alvarenga tomorrow the 1st of April 10am AEDT

They will be live streaming the launch of their campaign of the comic book, DirtBags!

Dirtbags is Stranger Things meets South Park with a grunge and punk rock aesthetic that comes through the alternative artwork and quippy dialogue. Back it at...

23/02/2026

We are lucky to be working with so many talented contributors and editors here at Lost Souls, including Maddison Lee MadDog Ink., Illustrator, Manga Surrealist and the genius behind MadDog Ink. Madi was just nominated for an award at the art competition. A huge congrats to Madi! Her dark, gorgeous and intricate work appears in LS 02 and soon in LS 03. Order a copy of Issue 02 to see more or go check out Madi’s work in her upcoming graphic novel with Americo Alvarenga from Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild, “DirtBags”: https://maddogink.bigcartel.com/dirtbags-graphic-novel (image: Maddison Lee)

Launching April 2026 with ComiX... READ SAMPLE PAGES FOR FREE HERE "South Park Meets Stranger Things" DirtBags is a 100% hand drawn...

23/02/2026

We'd like to congratulate all winners, such a wonderful collection of books, stories and illustrations! And again, we'd like to acknowledge for being nominated for "Bottom Feeders" in our second issue. But, we'd also like to celebrate LS contributor Ron Schroer for them winning BEST HORROR NOVELLA, “Walpurgis” (Thorncroft Legacy). Congrats Ron! Fortunately, Ron just wrote a sharp review of the film Bugonia for us. Check out some of Ron's great writing here before you get his novella! https://lostsouls.net.au/blog-review-bugonia

19/02/2026

A huge thank you to our mesmerising performers and lovely audience at last night’s “The Horror Of Care: Readings and Music” Gang Gang Cafe ! The evening was full of dark yet beautiful storytelling about the loss, pain, new beginnings and transformations possible from looking after others. And the compelling, nuanced stories that come from writing about “truth”, even when it’s difficult. Our host Fionn MacPherson was lovely and inspiring too, as much a part of the macabre act as everyone else! Go check out great books or stories by , and music by Stay tuned for more macabre nights from the LS team - Issue 03 out soon! Images: Sarah McDougall.

18/02/2026

Folks, if you're keen to come along to The Horror Of Care: Readings and Music, we would love to see you there and you can book tickets here:

https://events.humanitix.com/the-horror-of-care-readings-and-music

Or let us know and we can help out with your booking!

Not all creativity heals, but sometimes it can bring a strange kind of peace. And even new ways of seeing and being in the world.

01/02/2026

We are stunned and excited to learn that Fionn MacPherson’s excellent short story, “Bottom Feeders”, was shortlisted for Best Horror Story in the Aurealis Awards ! A huge congrats to Fionn! We were honoured to publish their first short story in Lost Souls Issue 02. It is also an indication of the supremely talented folks at the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild, and what is possible through collaboration. If you’d like to read Fionn’s piece, grab a copy from: lostsouls.net.au

More on the shortlist:

https://aurealisawards.org/

Australia's premier speculative fiction awards