October 2023
Standard Edition + Flea Market Variant + Found Footage Variant
The Gift Horse's Mouth
By Zachary Olson
When I finally finished my apprenticeship with Enzo Benedetti, the greatest locksmith I’ve ever known, he sat me down on an old teak chair in his office. He gave me a cigar, a glas...
Cat's Eye
By Aia Järvinen
Damien was the most gorgeous cat Samantha had ever seen. His silken, atramentous coat caught the faintest light, and those mesmerizing green eyes shone more brightly than the quartz...
Cover Art Feature: Mama
By Devin Forst
Children should never have baths,” my grandmother said. “It’s a dangerous habit.”
“I agree, Grandmamma.”
—Roald Dahl
The Witches
Letter from the Editor: Monster Mash
By Rob Carroll
“I’ve just always liked monsters, since I was a little kid. It was always the thing I found interesting. It’s always what I wanted to draw; it’s always what I wanted to read, and so,...
Art Feature: Toad Boys
Art by Dennis PrestonFeature by Phil McLaughlin
Dennis Preston is a special effects makeup artist, filmmaker, and illustrator, with a fondness for horror and gore. Through his company, Preston Pers...
Art Feature: (Un)Muted
Art by Miranda MundtFeature by Alli Nesbit
Every chapter of Miranda Mundt’s completed Webtoon Originals series, Muted, evokes creeping metaphysical dread, the horror of cyclical abuse, and the heal...
Author Interview: Paul Tremblay
Feature by Janelle Janson
Recently I had a chance to chat with renowned horror author Paul Tremblay. Not only does he write thoughtful characters the reader can invest in, his ambiguously styled st...
Halloween 2023 Authors
Warren Benedetto
Polly Hall
Kay Hanifen
Rowan Hill
Aia Järvinen
Eygló Karlsdóttir
Amanda Cecelia Lang
Victoria Nations
Zachary Olson
Samuel Poots
Grace R. Reynolds
Halloween 2023 Artists
Devin Forst
Cover Artist
Miranda Mundt
Dennis Preston