Nightmare Magazine 38: November 2015

NIGHTMARE is an online horror and dark fantasy magazine. In NIGHTMARE's pages, you will find all kinds of horror fiction, from zombie stories and haunted house tales, to visceral psychological horror.
This month, we have original fiction from Matthew Kressel ("Demon in Aisle 6") and Silvia Moreno-Garcia ("Lacrimosa"), along with reprints by Gemma Files ("The Emperor's Old Bones") and F. Paul Wilson ("Soft"). We also have the latest installment of our column on horror, "The H Word"--this time a look at storytelling in horror video games from gaming insider and author Justin Bailey plus author spotlights with our authors, a showcase on our cover artist, and a feature interview with horror film producer Jason Blum. It's another great month for nightmares, so thanks for reading!
"The woman is a mound of dirt and rags pushing a squeaky shopping cart; a lump that moves steadily, slowly forward, as if dragged by an invisible tide. Her long, greasy hair hides her face but Ramon feels her staring at him. He looks ahead. The best thing to do with the homeless mob littering Vancouver is to ignore it. Give them a buck and the beggars cling to you like barnacles.
“Have you seen my children?” the woman asks. Her voice, sandpaper against his ears, makes him shiver. His heart jolts as though someone has pricked it with a needle. He keeps on walking, but much faster now. It isn’t until he is shoving the milk inside the fridge that he realizes why the woman’s words have upset him: she reminds him of the Llorona."