Three-Lobed Burning Eye (3LBE) is an online magazine of speculative fiction, bringing you stories of horror, wonder, and the weird. 3LBE launched in 1999, and has published authors Laird Barron, Gemma Files, Kelly Barnhill, Mari Ness, Kristi DeMeester, Gwendolyn Kiste, Nadia Bulkin, and many more. Each issue features 4–6 original short stories. Beginning with issue 20, we offer audio readings, ebook formats, and online (responsive) format for mobile devices.
Our publishing schedule is thrice yearly, with a print anthology every other year.
All issues of the magazine are free online. Please consider different ways to support our publication and its authors, by donating and spreading the word. We also offer advertising opportunities.
3LBE Editor: Andrew S. Fuller.
Oct 8, 2025 — The new issue will be published November 11th.
Sept 18, 2025 — NEW A colossal thank you to all of our backers for helping us meet our goal! We are already working on 2026 and very excited to share another year of weird fiction.
Aug 12 – Sept 11, 2025 — Support our Kickstarter for another year of haunted stories!
July 15, 2025 — Issue 45 is live today. Read stories 1, 2, & 3 online, buy the full ebook, or subscribe to Patreon.
June 17, 2025 — The 3LBE Volume X print anthology is out today, featuring 24 stories and 42 new interior illustrations. Order now in the store!
March 18, 2025 — Issue 44 is live.
January 1, 2025 — Our release dates for new issues this year will be March 18, July 11, and November 11.
Always! — Prints of cover artworks are available from the store.
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3LBE Volume X print anthology is here.
Order now in the store
