Nightmare Magazine, Issue 111 (December 2021)

NIGHTMARE is a digital horror and dark fantasy magazine. In NIGHTMARE's pages, you will find all kinds of horror fiction, from zombie stories and haunted house tales, to visceral psychological horror. Welcome to issue 111 of NIGHTMARE! This month's issue is suffused with history, from Steve Toase's archaeologically-inspired story "To Rectify in Silver" through to Ali Trotta's shroud-filled poem "When the Wraith Smiles." You'll find thoughts about the way we've historically treated our dead (in both Trotta's poem and Manish Melwani's poignant new story, "The Plague Puller") and the way we've talked about miscarriages (in Laur A. Freymiller's unsettling flash piece, "The Mothers"). Whether these pieces are historical fiction or modern tales, they reflect upon history and leave the reader with a touch of winter's chill. Our nonfiction features are a bit more festive. In The H Word, Simon Strantzas discusses the role of ambiguity in horror, and Adam-Troy Castro recommends some new novels in his book review column. We also have author spotlight interviews with our authors, and for our ebook readers, an excerpt from Blake Johnson's new novella, PRODIGAL: AN AMERICAN FABLE.