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ByJason Sizemore

Interview with Troy Tang

A discussion with Troy Tang about his provocative issue 79 story.

ByTroy Tang

Before I begin, let me say one thing. This story is not for you. No, you’re not first. You’re not important. Get your heads out of your collective asshole. This is my thread, and if you don’t like it, you can GTFO and let it sage.

ByAndrea Johnson

Interview with Sam Fleming

An interview with our featured author.

ByJason Sizemore

Words from the Editor-in-Chief

Welcome to issue 78!

BySam Fleming

She Gave Her Heart, He Took Her Marrow

Chancery hissed at the sudden pain of a splinter in her palm. She took a deep breath filled with the scent of dust and woodsap, and exhaled the hurt as steam to dissipate in the cold air.

ByGemma Files

Signal to Noise

Two months after Cal Fichtner took himself officially “off the map”, Greer Reizendaark logged onto the Company webmail account to find a particularly well-scrubbed piece of e-correspondence waiting for him. No header, no address, no send-date—just a numerical link embedded in the body, with this curt instruction: LIVE AT ONE. CLICK HERE.

ByRussell Dickerson

Interview with Artist James Lincke

An interview with our cover artist.

ByDay Al-Mohamed

The Beacon and the Coward

Danville stared at his hands, only a few shades darker than the walnut wood of the desk. Grease and oil were thick under short chewed fingernails. His gaze strayed to the torn CSA battle flag nailed to the wall. It was riddled with holes and stained with gunpowder, smoke, and blood, a grisly trophy.

ByEd Grabianowski

Cthulhu Apocalypse and the Terrifying Tradition of Horror Role-Playing Games

Horror has always been a part of tabletop RPGs—when you’re fighting zombies, blundering into pit traps, and dodging dragon fire, you can’t help but sense some of your character’s peril.