Beak by Ian Muneshwar – 3.7
Nightmare Magazine, May 2025 Nadia suffers from a severe bedbug infestation in her duplex apartment, but despite months of searching, she cannot find a single specimen to show her landlord…
Bunny Ears by Kristina Ten – 3.7
Nightmare Magazine, August 2025 Hannah Gessen, a thirteen-year-old only child, arrives at Colden Hills Music Camp feeling out of place and unwanted. The camp is poorly maintained, mosquito-infested, and surprisingly…
Jennifer’s Body by Sara S. Messenger – 3.4
Nightmare Magazine, January 2026 Lane is a thirteen-year-old homeschooled girl living with her mother in rural Florida. Her mother, who was tortured to death as a teenager in a scenario…
The Tailors by Kurt Fawver – 3.4
Nightmare Magazine, January 2026 “The Tailors” is a dark horror story set in a war-torn village controlled by the warlord Jurgen Blanco. The narrative begins when Blanco’s enforcers raid the…
The H Word: The Merry Macabre of the Renaissance Faire by Barbara Barnett – 2.3
Nightmare Magazine January 2026 Nightmare 26-01 Barbara Barnett’s essay explores the uncanny darkness that lurks beneath the cheerful surface of Renaissance Faires, revealing how these festivals embody a unique form…