Nightmare Magazine, Issue 164 (May 2026)

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 164 of NIGHTMARE! We have original short fiction from Sarah Grey ("e;Hollow Cast"e;), plus an unusual treat: a creative nonfiction piece that reads like a short story-"e;Art the Clown attends the Jane Hirschfield poetry reading at the Anchorage Museum"e; by Audrey Coble. Our Horror Lab originals include a flash story ("e;A Magic Kingdom"e;) by Bruce McAllister and poem ("e;consumed"e;) from Ash Vale. Eugen Bacon joins us at the H Word to discuss headless horror, and anthropology writer Lizzie Wade brings us a Plumbing the Depths deep dive into apocalyptic fiction.