Please check your skins at the door.Fumbling to undress, exhilaration mixes with fear. A decade you’ve waited to find your ticket to this—an experience like no other. Our promise: to untether your mind, unbend reality. You will not be the same when you leave.Now your transformation begins. Unzip your beiges and browns, handing them in […]
So I’m up on my podium gyrating my bits for the gawpers, when who do I see wriggling his way through the crowd? Mickey the fucking Fish.Now I ain’t seen Mickey for a long spell, not since I used to prowl the docks. Never thought to see a Steader like him this far in, and […]
The dead girl had never been a favorite of ours, and now she wouldn’t leave our yard. I watched black birds wheel like burnt crosses over the fields. The sun fell, dragging the sky down with it until the last light shone on our freakish visitor. Jinny saw her first, through the kitchen door. “Like […]
Dark fantasy has enraptured the hearts and minds of readers for decades. Its unique fusion of fantastical elements with dark, sometimes horrific aspects can transport readers to a world where anything is possible—and potentially perilous. The subgenre’s popularity can be attributed to its ability to delve into complex themes and characters, often exploring the darker […]
The boy is taken with the forest, the musk of wet bark – bold, consuming, and the sunlight, gold mist stealing through the canopy. When the forest breaks day with its many songs, its chirps, and croaks, it calls to him, like music longing to be heard. Over the roots and through the low-hanging branches, […]
“One day the fog will come and Mrs. Gamp will arrive.”“When will that be?”Kenzie looks down at the little boy. He still wears a diaper though he is near the age of five. Other than a dirty white shirt with an odd yellow character from some cartoon, he wears nothing else. A smudge of mustard […]
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As we wrap up our 100th issue countdown, let’s take a look at our most recent issues! And don’t forget, you still have until DEC 29 to place your votes for your 2021 favorites in the preliminary ballot for our very first FLASHY AWARDS! (Finalists in each category will be announced at our DEC 30 kaffeeklatsch!)Issue […]
