"I’m petrified of taking a wrong turn. Where it could lead, who could be stalking the shadows, the discoveries to be found there. There’s nothing more intriguing than a self-fulfilling prophecy: down the road less traveled is from where your end stems, but who can resist finding out what patiently lurks in the belly of a mistake?

These pieces are some of what you might find in there. They don’t apologize for the darkness they uncover, they simply bring it to life. In this way, they become somewhat of a street lamp guiding us down that road less traveled—but quickly you will discover that they, in all their malignance, mean to leave us stranded where no one will find us, to unearth what it means to be taken victim to circumstance, fate, and pure evil.

I hope you love them, these sinister sets of words, as much as I do."

— Lex Briscuso (Editor)

featuring: Bronwen Harding (Nonfiction), Nat Reiher, Mathew Gostelow, Janice Leadingham, Carolin Jesussek, Sarah Lofgren, Pun, Luz Rosales, Joseph Alcala, J. M. Tyree (Fiction), Kaylee Rowena (cover artwork), Rachel Coyne, Bob McNeil, Elysium (internal artwork).

Horror for humanitarian aid: net proceeds will go to The Palestine Children's Relief Fund.