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Issues

Oct. 2025 (Issue 157)

Enjoy short fiction from Sam J. Miller (“Courtney Lovecraft’s Book of the Dead”) and Osahon Ize-Iyamu (“Body? Glass”). Our Horror Lab originals include a poem (“Stillborn”) from Shantell Powell and a flash (“The Versions of Yourself That You’re Better Off Without”) from Aimee Ogden. Beatrice Winifred Iker brings us the latest installment of our column on horror, “The H Word,” plus we have author spotlights with our authors, and a feature interview with Carson Faust.

Sept. 2025 (Issue 156)

We have original short fiction from Champ Wongsatayanont (“Autogas Ferryman”) and Ash Huang (“Safe Face”). Our Horror Lab originals include a flash (“Finishing Touches”) from Adam-Troy Castro and a poem (“Blood-Orange”) from L.M. Harris. We’re serving up the latest installment of our column on horror, “The H Word,” plus author spotlights with our authors. Adam-Troy Castro brings us another fun media review!

Aug. 2025 (Issue 155)

Please enjoy a short novelette from Kristina Ten (“Bunny Ears”) and flash fiction from Martin Cahill (“Eight Ball) and Angela Yiu (“Swallow Test”). We also have a poem called “Turnip Heads” from Pedro Iniguez. We also have the latest installment of our column on horror, “The H Word,” plus author spotlights with our authors.

July 2025 (Issue 154)

We have original short fiction from Kristi DeMeester (“Asking For It”) and Anne Mai Yee Jansen (“Hungry Ghosting”). Our Horror Lab originals include a flash piece (“The Hearth”) from Benjamin Percy and a poem (“The Neighbor’s Cat”) from Kevin Varghese. For nonfiction, we’ll be featuring an interview with film director Kevin Greutert. We also have the latest installment of our column on horror, “The H Word,” plus author spotlights with our authors.

June 2025 (Issue 153)

We have original short fiction from Lindz McLeod (“Here I Go Again”) and Ben Peek (“Edgar Addison the Author of DÉVORER (1862 – 1933)”). Our Horror Lab originals include a poem (“Wet Dollars”) from Daniel Oluremi and a flash (“Eleven Songs for Another Lover”) from V.H. Chen. Michael Knost joins up for the latest installment of our column on horror, “The H Word,” plus we have author spotlights with our authors. We also have a review of the smash hit film SINNERS.

May 2025 (Issue 152)

We have original short fiction from Ian Muneshwar (“Beak”) and R. Diego Martinez (“Notes from the Graft Failure”). Our Horror Lab originals include a poem (“Exorcism”) from Cassandra Khaw and a flash (“Blood of the Idugan”) from Lilia Zhang. We also have the latest installment of our column on horror, “The H Word,” plus author spotlights with our authors. We also have a “Plumbing the Depths” essay exploring horror novels about witches—written by Stephanie Wytovitch.

Apr. 2025 (Issue 151)

We have original short fiction from Nuzo Onoh (“The Witchdoctor’s Revenge”) and Neal Auch (“Glory Hole”). Our Horror Lab originals include a flash piece (“A Girl Goes on a Date Alone at Night”) from Cynthia Gómez and a poem (“Old Brooklyn Magic”) from Ian Li. We also have the latest installment of our column on horror, “The H Word,” plus author spotlights with our authors, and a feature interview with Nat Cassidy.

Mar. 2025 (Issue 150)

We have original short fiction from Lincoln Michel (“The Tugwort”) and Ana Hurtado (“Pezcara”). Our Horror Lab originals include a poem (“Touch This Cancer, It Probably Won’t Bite”) from Josh Pearce and flash fiction (“sharp house”) from Samir Sirk Morató. We also have the latest installment of our column on horror, “The H Word,” plus author spotlights with our authors, and a film review by J.B. Kish.

Feb. 2025 (Issue 149)

We have original short fiction from Dan Stintzi (“God of the Black Moon”) and Kelsea Yu (“In Our Skin”). Our Horror Lab originals include a poem (“in your mind they still dance”) from Ariya Bandy and a flash (“The Sound a Rabbit Might Make”) from Bruce McAllister. Neil McRobert brings us our first installment of our “Plumbing the Depths” column. Priya Chand talks about being buried alive in the “The H Word,” we have plus author spotlights with our authors.

Jan. 2025 (Issue 148)

We have original short fiction from Katharine Tyndall (“The Morning Room”) and Leyla Hamedi (“Karabasan”). Our Horror Lab originals include a flash story (“They Bought a House”) from Osahon Ize-Iyamu and a poem (“Annihilation of Red”) from Anuel Rodriguez. Our feature interview is with filmmaker Toby Poser. We also have the latest installment of our column on horror, “The H Word,” plus author spotlights with our authors.

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