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• 4 • Beware Burning Snow • short story by Kristi Petersen Schoonover
• 9 • Cold Case • short story by Paul Lonardo
• 10 • Wash Me • short story by Sonora Taylor
• 11 • The Meth Monster • short story by Harrison Kim
• 13 • Breathless • short story by Miracle Austin
• 14 • In Memoriam • short story by R. J. Meldrum
• 16 • Summer's Stillness • short story by Tina Hudak
• 18 • 8mm • short story by K. A. Johnson
• 20 • The Hourglass • short story by Tess P.
• 21 • Heatwave 2076 • short story by Alex Grehy
• 24 • Mr. Jakk • short story by Guy Medley
• 25 • Evening Primrose • short story by K. A. Johnson
• 26 • Corridor of Horror: Women of Monster Filmland • essay by Mike Lera
• 30 • The Sacrifice • short story by Naching T. Kassa
• 31 • Waldenheide's Ghost • short story by Kieran Judge
• 35 • Mother's Work Is Never Done • short story by JB Corso
• 38 • Full Moon Saga • (2018) • short story by Kathleen McCluskey
• 39 • Crunch • short story by Sara Martinez
• 40 • Dutiful Husband • short story by Joshua Skye
• 44 • Last Bullet • short story by Patrick J. Wynn
• 44 • Cold • short story by Patrick J. Wynn
• 44 • Remember • short story by Patrick J. Wynn
• 45 • Rest Area • short story by Ken Stephenson
• 46 • Their Blood • short story by Brian Rosenberger
• 47 • In a Field of Wheat • short story by R. A. Clarke
• 48 • Restrained • short story by Corinne Pollard
• 49 • Tranquilo • short story by R. D. Davidson
• 51 • Remembering the Cellar • short story by Will H. Blackwell, Jr.
• 51 • Daguerreotype • short story by Will H. Blackwell, Jr.
• 53 • Dear Martha • short story by Gabriella Balcom
• 54 • The Wolves Den • short story by Dawn DeBraal
• 56 • Fossils • short story by Donna Cuttress
• 58 • Spinal Escape • short story by Radar DeBoard
• 58 • An Example • short story by Radar DeBoard
• 58 • Secret Compartment • short story by Radar DeBoard
• 58 • Vile Nights • short story by Lee Andrew Forman
• 59 • A Good Thrashing • short story by Edward Ahern
• 62 • I'm Talking to You • short story by Harrison Kim
• 64 • No More Mr. Fungi • short story by Sara Martinez
• 66 • Boo-B-Q • short story by Ken McGrath
• 69 • Summer Break • short story by Gloria Bobrowicz
• 70 • In Tents Summer • short story by Doug Hawley
• 71 • Yearning • short story by Gregory L. Steighner
• 74 • Atargatis • short story by K. L. Lord
• 76 • Beneath • short story by Josephine Queen
• 79 • Black Sorceress • short story by Jonathan Worlde
• 79 • A Romantic Interval • short story by Jonathan Worlde
• 79 • Gee, What Big Feet You Have • short story by Jonathan Worlde
• 79 • Seeding Death • short story by Sue Renol
• 80 • Staring Contest • short story by Charis Negley
• 82 • Destroying Angels • short story by Rivka Jacobs
• 83 • Goodbye Big Toe • short story by JB Corso
• 84 • Fire-Mania • short story by Corinne Pollard
• 84 • Fractured • short story by Corinne Pollard
• 84 • Sea Wasp • short story by Corinne Pollard
• 84 • Tomb Tippler • short story by Corinne Pollard
• 85 • Faces in the Water • short story by Rohini Mori
• 87 • Alice and the Toy Maker • short story by Jeanette Andromeda
• 87 •  Alice and the Toy Maker • interior artwork by Jeanette Andromeda
• 109 • A lonely loon • poem by Mathias Jansson
• 110 • The Great Blue Stomach • poem by Jamal Hodge (variant of The Great Blue Stomach That Circles the Sun 2020)
• 110 • Pink Banana • poem by Jamal Hodge
• 111 • Pacific Break • poem by D. J. Tyrer [as by DJ Tyrer]
• 111 • Wonderful Day • poem by D. J. Tyrer [as by DJ Tyrer]
• 112 • Realming • poem by Amy Zoellers
• 113 • Night Walker • poem by Sean Edwards
• 114 • Intent • poem by Ken Poyner
• 114 • Logical Conclusion • poem by Ken Poyner
• 115 • The Outsider • poem by Pete Kelly
• 116 • devourer of the sun • poem by Linda M. Crate
• 116 • into her favorite flowers • poem by Linda M. Crate
• 117 • she knew it was cruel • poem by Linda M. Crate
• 117 • her revenge complete • poem by Linda M. Crate
• 119 • A Fateful Midsummer • poem by TS S. Fulk
• 119 • The silent ones • poem by Justin Permenter
• 120 • Staring Gaze • poem by JB Corso
• 121 • Appetite • poem by JB Corso
• 121 • Under Your Bed • poem by JB Corso
• 122 • Unholy Tome • poem by JB Corso
• 122 • Attic Butchery • poem by JB Corso
• 123 • kdgm • poem by JB Corso
• 124 • First Form • poem by Sloan Porter
• 125 • Love Is Loss • poem by Brian Rosenberger
• 125 • The Barbarian's Forest • poem by Brian Rosenberger
• 126 • This My Pain • poem by Brian Rosenberger
• 126 • Summer • poem by Brian Rosenberger
• 127 • The Pond • poem by Brian Rosenberger
• 129 • You can drink to success • poem by
  Christopher T. Dąbrowski^?Christopher T. Dabrowski
• 129 • To hurt the weaker • poem by
  Christopher T. Dąbrowski^?Christopher T. Dabrowski
• 129 • Panspermia • poem by Scott J. Couturier
• 130 • Planting Instructions • poem by Scott J. Couturier
• 130 • The Black Muse • poem by Scott J. Couturier
• 131 • His Jekyll-Hyde Bride • poem by Tinamarie Cox
• 131 • Something in the Water • poem by Christopher Hivner
• 132 • Up from the Trench • (2003) • poem by Christopher Hivner
• 132 • Aboard Ship • poem by Christopher Hivner
• 133 • Birds In the Liver • poem by Travis J. Black
• 133 • Girlhood • poem by Mariel Herbert
• 134 • How I Spent My Summer • poem by Mariel Herbert
• 134 • Sabbath at the Community Pool • poem by Mariel Herbert
• 135 • The Garden Eternal • poem by Jen Gardner
• 135 • The Birth of a Monster • poem by Jen Gardner
• 136 • Where Does the Beast Go? • poem by Jen Gardner
• 138 • The Deadest End • poem by Lori R. Lopez
• 139 • If the Curse Fits • poem by Lori R. Lopez
• 140 • Ruminations Upon the Nether • poem by Lori R. Lopez
• 141 • The Fear Crossing • poem by Lori R. Lopez
• 142 • eaters of hearts • poem by Lori R. Lopez
• 145 • The Hero • short story by Nicole L. Nevel -Steighner
• 149 • Dead in the Water • short story by Tom Koperwas
• 150 • Summer Break • short story by D. J. Tyrer [as by DJ Tyrer]
• 151 • The Cuttleman • short story by L. Stephenson
• 156 • Dancing in The Shadows: A Tribute to Anne Rice - A Charity Anthology and the Team Behind It • essay by uncredited
• 162 • Dying Match • short story by JB Corso
• 162 • We Flee • short story by JB Corso
• 162 • Drowning • short story by JB Corso
• 162 • Crimson Structures • short story by JB Corso
• 163 • Fatal Combination • short story by Soter Lucio
• 164 • Sweet Youth • short story by Lee Andrew Forman
• 165 • Bucket of Chicken • (2021) • short story by Mark Towse
• 168 • John • short story by Kathleen McCluskey
• 169 • Belling the Mechanical Cat • short story by John H. Dromey
• 169 • My Neighbor's Dog • short story by K. C. Anderson
• 170 • Trapped in a Suitcase • short story by Radar DeBoard
• 172 • Saving Waves • short story by Radar DeBoard
• 174 • Chubby Hubby • short story by NJ Gallegos
• 174 • How I Spent My Summer Vacation • short story by NJ Gallegos
• 174 • The Other White Meat • short story by NJ Gallegos
• 175 • Illegal Alien • short story by David Whippman
• 176 • Amber May • short story by Matt Martinek
• 179 • Carousel • short story by Darren Todd
• 181 • The Devil's Own Vibe • short story by Edward St. Boniface
• 182 • Cold Hours • short story by Lee Andrew Forman
• 182 • No Gods Here • short story by Lee Andrew Forman
• 184 • Russian's Secret Weapon • short story by Paul Wilson
• 187 • Canyon Overlook • short story by Craig Kenworthy
• 187 • Bioluminescence • short story by Craig Kenworthy
• 187 • Parking Is Not a Game • short story by Craig Kenworthy
• 187 • One Brief Moment • short story by Lynn Ruzzo
• 188 • Our Spot • short story by Cherish Laraine
• 190 • Tangerine Sky • short story by Nina D'Arcangela
• 191 • House Specialty • short story by P. A. Frank
• 193 • Like a Rock • short story by JB Corso
• 195 • Remember Me • short story by Robin Gomez
• 198 • The Ballad of Mabel Outhwaite • short story by Robbie Porter
• 198 • The Tooth Fairy • short story by Robbie Porter
• 198 • Mrs. Twiddles Sups • short story by Robbie Porter
• 198 • Daddy's Little Girl • short story by Robbie Porter
• 199 • Ripples in the Lake • short story by Hillary Lyon
• 201 • Boil • short story by
  J. J. Kīmmorist^?J. J. Kimmorist
• 205 • Saved to Death • short story by Josh Darling
• 207 • For All Eternity • short story by Carole Tyrrell
• 209 • Stars in the Sand • short story by Kerry E. B. Black
• 212 • Katy's Book of Magical Recipes • short story by Roxanne Dent
• 214 • Hopes and Dreams • short story by Sue Renol
• 216 • Grandpa's Birthday Barbeque • short story by Robert Runté
• 219 • Where Only the Mosquitoes Sing • short story by Dan Allen
• 220 • Written in Crayon • short story by Nina D'Arcangela
• 220 • Nextlahualli • short story by Nina D'Arcangela
• 221 • Selfless • short story by Jim Mountfield
• 224 • Windows to the Soul • short story by Ngo Binh Anh Khoa
• 224 • A Bouquet of Red Roses • short story by Ngo Binh Anh Khoa
• 224 • The Meteorite • short story by Ngo Binh Anh Khoa
• 226 • One Last Step • short story by Warren Benedetto
• 229 • Limbo • short story by Alison Armstrong
• 231 • Summer Storm • short story by Bryan C. Laesch
• 233 • Hardening • short story by B. T. Petro
• 233 • Return of the Bereginya • short story by B. T. Petro
• 233 • An Understandable Mix-Up • short story by B. T. Petro
• 233 • Sorceress Datale's Apprentice • short story by B. T. Petro
• 234 • Featured Author: Rebecca Rowland • essay by uncredited
• 237 • Review of "Shagging the Boss" by Rebecca Rowland • essay by uncredited