Seeking submissions for Mass Culture Vol. 4

From now until 1 April, I am seeking submissions for Vol. 4 of Mass Culture. Some guidelines:

-Any quality visual art or writing (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, etc.) on the subject of sex and/or death is welcome. The specific theme of Vol. 4 is "torture and lustmord in history," e.g. anything from the Circus Maximus and early Christian martyrdom to Inquisitional zeal and Sadeian decadence to the exploits of Jack the Ripper, H.H. Holmes, and Fritz Haarmann. (I'll probably save Nazisploitation for a future issue.)

-Writing: Try to keep it at 1,000 words or less due to spacing issues. DOC, TXT, or RTF format (or just copy and paste into the body of an email).

-Art: Mass Culture is designed at 7.5" x 5" with a resolution of 300 pixels per inch, so do keep that in mind if you're thinking of submitting a full-page spread (or more). Previous issues have been entirely in b&w and greyscale, though I'm planning on introducing minimal amounts of color in this one. Format: JPEG or PSD.

Send to lcvonhessen@gmail.com. Repeat offenders . . . er, contributors are welcome.

Heathen Harvest on Mass Culture Vol. 2

"I find that I am continuously seduced by the writing, it isn’t blunt shock fact, it pulls you in. . . . Overall this zine is a work of art in itself, an incredible combination of text and artwork and the excellent soundcloud link functions as an added dimension too. But what I keep going back for is the continuous seduction that is performed by art and text, this zine leaves me delirious."--ZRG in Heathen Harvest

Full review here.

Mass Culture Contributor: Paul Kerin

Upstate New York-based collage artist, printmaker, and graphic designer Paul Kerin has two pieces in Vol. 3. He has plans to start his own publication this year.

More of his work can be found here.