The virus took hold of them slowly, rooting in while they were still wet yolks. And then all at once, their wings seized, fingernail hearts palpitating.
Read MoreWhisper Songs
Welcome to Apex Magazine issue 140! While working on this issue, I slowly came to think of it as the Apex ASMR issue.
Read MoreMusings from Maryland
Issue 140, with Original Fiction by Lyndsie Manusos, Zohair, Lucy Zhang, Victor Forna, Sarah Hollowell, and Rich Larson. Flash Fiction by Chelsea Sutton and Elisabeth Ring. Classic Fiction by Eugen Bacon and Tonya Liburd. Essays by Dana Cameron and Mariano Villarreal.
Read MoreIssue 140
Sure, “blood is the life”, as Dracula’s Renfield would have us believe, but closer examination reveals a plethora of nuances to that phrase, provided we listen close enough to the rantings of a self-admitted lunatic.
Read MoreRenfield: Blood is the Life (But Only if Necessary)
With all the wild weather ravaging the planet, we hope this update finds you and your loved ones safe and secure. September is a busy month for us, let's dive in!
Read MoreApex in September 2023
I used an incisor to pop a hole in her skull, inserted a straw and sucked gingerly.
Read MoreA Young Zombie in Crisis
Also, that should a story be accepted, the current story is deleted and the displaced writer dies. What is worse, I heard that all those rejected by your magazine also die.
Read MoreThe Magazine of Horror
What would you do at the end of the world? Wait, I can already hear you correcting me: in case you haven’t noticed, the end is here.
Read MoreYou and Me and The End
I picked out the smallest ghost. That wasn’t my plan going in. I didn’t really have a plan.
Read MoreThe Discarded Ones