Description: Featuring all new tales of dark fantasy, cosmic horror, supernatural revenge, and the sorcery of terror from masters of the craft, this issue includes the following stories and poems: "Her Happy Place" by Alma Katsu "The Thing in Jesse's House" by Heather Graham "The Dreams in the Cipher House" by Maurice Broaddus "Shadow Plane" by Fran Wilde "Tales from Alexandria" by Priya Sharma "The Secret Priest" by Anne Walsh (poetry) "Apocalypse Nights" by Yvonne Navarro "Devoured by the Soiled and Peeling Wallpaper" by Jake Bible "The Beast of Bray Road" by Gabrielle Faust "A Beautiful Darkness" by Christina Sng (poetry)
Brief description: Alma Katsu is the award-winning author of six novels, including Red Widow, The Deep, and The Hunger. She is a graduate of the master's writing program at Johns Hopkins University and received her bachelor's degree from Brandeis University. Prior to the publication of her first novel, she had a long career as a senior intelligence analyst for several U.S. agencies. She lives with her husband in West Virginia.