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Creatures of the Dark Oasis
When Kirsten was little, her mom told her that finwomen preyed on weak little girls.
Read MoreCreatures of the Dark OasisStrange. Surreal. Shocking. Beautiful.


In 2005 when I had the idea to publish Apex Science Fiction & Horror Digest (a print ancestor of this zine), I wanted to publish sci-fi stories that served as cautionary tales regarding our future. Most of it was dark…

We’ve been working hard behind the scenes over the past few months preparing a new website—cleaner, faster, stronger. We’re beginning the migration today and continuing over the next few days. We hope to have the process completed by Monday, July…

In times of difficulty and darkness, fiction provides escape, reflection, insight, relief, and hope. Thank you for sharing your journey with Apex. We have lots to look forward to in July! This is a massive update! Issue 132 Issue 132…
Apex Magazine first launched in 2005. Since then, we’ve released 131 issues, 553 stories, and two-and-a-half million words of strange, shocking, surreal, beautiful fiction. When we reopened in 2020, we returned at our current price of $24/year for 6 standard…




“The Brief Life Story of Lila” by Danny Cherry Jr. fromFiyah Issue 21 is an absolutely wrenching and heartbreaking story, but one that’s also filled with love and hope. Cherry makes effective use of form and the second person POV,…