Nightmare Magazine, Issue 158 (November 2025)

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 #158 of NIGHTMARE! We have original short fiction from James L. Sutter ("Make of Your Chest a Place for Birds") and Sharang Biswas ("Bleed For Me, Bro"). Our Horror Lab originals include a flash piece ("Primordium") from Erica Ruppert and a poem ("Futakuchi onna speaks of the Kamaitachi") from Betsy Aoki. We also have the latest installment of our column on horror, "The H Word," plus author spotlights with our authors. Lisa Morton has also created a great guide to books about scientists exploring the paranormal-so if you loved Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, you'll find some great recommendations.