February 2026 (Issue 161)

We have original short fiction from Everdeen Mason (“The Ghost in Apartment 5K”) and Marisca Pichette (“Twelve Facts About the Dermestid Beetle”). Our Horror Lab originals include a flash piece (“Rest Stop”) from Pedro Iniguez and a poem (“when i die”) from Matthew Wollin. We also have the latest installment of our column on horror, “The H Word,” plus author spotlights with our authors, and a new Plumbing the Depths entry. [<a href="https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/ebooks/february-2026-issue-161/">Ebook Permalink</a>]