Edited by Wendy N. Wagner, NIGHTMARE is a critically-acclaimed digital magazine of horror and dark f
As Annie slips into the club, she grins at Robert, all trepidation and excitement. She hardly distur
I was inspired by my body, and bodies in general. What it means for a body to exist in spaces that f
I work in a tall brick room with peaked cathedral ceilings. At one end of the room there is a brick-
My little brother once chased me through the house with an ax. He was joking, mostly. But it certain
Pregnancy is an infestation. A hidden invasion. An invisible operative sneaks inside you, planting a
Western texts date the discovery of vagina dentata to 1800 BCE, to the Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus,
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 14:02 GMT. There is movement on the pathway for the first time in 113 days, si
Even before my son was born, my village had made of me a black sheep. When I was young, I would slit
Once upon a time, there was you and there was Jonah. “Jonah!” you would call out. “Jonah, it’s me! L
Dear Andy: The day I was arrested, someone bought the winning Powerball lottery ticket that was wort
You know the one about the Gun. The Gun goes where it wants to. On Thursday morning just after reces
It felt a little like fucking. Reminded Magdalene of the first time she’d ever let a boy get a hand
When the sun plunged beneath the horizon, the striations of red clouds looked like gashes raked acro
When he tells me to feed her, I do. And I do despite her cries, and despite the rattle of her chains
Kachi stroked the yellow python-eye hidden between the cheeks of his buttocks with a distracted fing
I wouldn’t describe it as waking up. If you’ve been in a car accident, you know the violence. One mo
When you get to the body, it’s still warm. Maybe because you’re exhausted, because your joints are f
Centuries of war, conquest, and foreign invasion have drawn and redrawn the map of Argia countless t
The drums sound at first light but you are already awake. Today is the day you will finally meet the
The call comes when Kaitlyn is at Little Star—the cafe on the corner of Third and Main—picking up lu
