"Explores the unnerving and grotesque with glee. Shaw's style suits the stories like a glove." Publishers Weekly "Unforgettable, ominous, and provocative. Shaw is a voice to watch in Weird fiction."...

About One Hand to Hold, One Hand to Carve:Two halves of a human cadaver awaken on a cold morgue slab. The two distinct personalities, Left and Right, remember nothing of their previous life as a singular...

Depression hurts, but does love hurt more?  For Guy Stohler, happiness is a concept for someone who isn't totally fatigued by the simple tasks of living: going to his menial job at a container port, paying...

Something has to be done about Ralph Henry Dalton! The Biggest Bragger in the Universe thinks he's the BEST at EVERYTHING, and he doesn't mind shouting it out every second he can! The kids in Miss Kassell's...

When he wants to get away from things, away from his mum and Uncle Tuck, away from the shouting and the sound of the TV, Merton Browne hides in his cupboard with a torch and a Tintin book and pretends...

As Ed and Sarah Caine's plane passes over the Ngozi hills and begins its descent into Kisuru, Sarah is dazzled by the purity of unspoiled nature, the perfect environment in which to raise their son. Ed,...

The analysis of the relationship between center and periphery is one of many theoretical approaches found in all fields of the Humanities. Looking at this special relationship from several disciplinary...

Strange. Beautiful. Shocking. Surreal. APEX MAGAZINE is a digital dark science fiction and fantasy genre zine that features award-winning short fiction, essays, and interviews. Established in 2009, our...