Nightmare Magazine, Issue 84

by John Joseph Adams, John Joseph Adams, Ray Nayler

NIGHTMARE is an online 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 eighty-four of NIGHTMARE! This month we have a new short horror story from Ray Nayler ("Beyond the High Altar") that will take us into the cold peaks of nineteenth century Afghanistan and leave us with chills. Merc Fenn Wolfmoor's new short, "Sweet Dreams are Made of You," spins obsession and video games into an unsettling read. We also have reprints by Nina Allan ("The Tiger") and Letitia Trent ("Wilderness"). If you're starting to plan your Halloween adventures, Lisa Morton talks about extreme haunts in the latest installment of our column on horror, "The H Word." Plus we have author spotlights with our authors, and book reviews from Terence Taylor.

110 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 31, 2019

About the author

John Joseph Adams is the series editor of BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY. He is also the bestselling editor of many other anthologies, such as ROBOT UPRISINGS, DEAD MAN'S HAND, BRAVE NEW WORLDS,WASTELANDS, and THE LIVING DEAD. Recent and forthcoming books include WHAT THE #@&% IS THAT?, OPERATION ARCANA, PRESS START TO PLAY, LOOSED UPON THE WORLD, and THE APOCALYPSE TRIPTYCH (consisting of THE END IS NIGH, THE END IS NOW, and THE END HAS COME). Called “the reigning king of the anthology world” by Barnes & Noble, John is a two-time winner of the Hugo Award (for which he has been nominated nine times), is a seven-time World Fantasy Award finalist, and served as a judge for the 2015 National Book Award. John is also the editor and publisher of the digital magazines LIGHTSPEED and NIGHTMARE, and is a producer for Wired's THE GEEK'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY podcast. You can find him online at www.johnjosephadams.com and on Twitter @JohnJosephAdams.

Reviews

[Gary · Rating 4 out of 5]

The unnerving "Sweet Dreams are Made of You" by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor is on my list of the Best Short SFF of September 2019: https://1000yearplan.com/2019/10/01/t...

[Ren Strange · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a super interesting collection of fiction & non-fiction, all trending toward horror. I was more entertained by the fiction, especially The Tiger and Wilderness. I'd definitely be interested in checking out more from this magazine.

[nikki · Rating 4 out of 5]

overall a strong issue, and "sweet dreams are made of you" by merc fenn wolfmoor was definitely my favourite piece