FORCE OF NATURE
short story | crime noir
by CHRISTOPHER WITTY
A girl has disappeared. Inspector Sanders heads out into the country in search of his prey: a possible rapist and kidnapper, in this post-war crime thriller.
BELLY OF THE BEAST
short story | spy thriller
by NATHAN GILMORE
Dangers mount to explosive heights in the second adventure of Mac MacEnroe. A professor by day, Mac is recruited by British Special Services and embarks on a mission to advise the Germans whilst retrieving further information on their secret weapon. The mission does not go as planned!
HOLMES & MORIARTY
short story | mystery
by SAMUEL J. STEPHENS
How did Sherlock Holmes first encounter the mastermind architect of evildoings in London, the 'Napoleon of Crime', Moriarty? Watson weaves this narrative for us in the form of Holmes notes and recollections, creating a double-portrait of hero and foe.
EPITAPH FOR A GUMSHOE
short story | crime noir
by PHILIP J. PALACIOS
Old Hollywood has its share of troubles, and the skeevy side of the industry comes to light in a dim little diner in a corner of La La Land as a director, an actress, and a screenwriter meet up with a detective with a chip on his shoulder.
Artwork by Sam Stephens
THE FILMS OF NIGEL KNEALE
review | film
by CHRISTOPHER WITTY
Chris Witty explores a little-known name, but nevertheless a major influence, in the history of folk horror film. Nigel Kneale’s influential scripts span the decades between1950s through the 2000s, collaborating with horror giants like John Carpenter.
THE MOVIE BALCONY: FILM FILINGS
review | films
edited by Nathan Gilmore
The new Film Filings has three reviews of Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron, as well as reviews by Poss and Witty.
SHORT POETRY EDITION #2
sonnets | dizains | strophic
edited by Samuel J. Stephens
New poems by Dr. Timothy E.G. Bartel, Nathan Gilmore, Camille DaSilva, and Samuel J. Stephens.
THE BOOK CORNER
review | books
edited by Nathan Gilmore
Announcing THE BOOK CORNER, the magazine’s upcoming page for book reviews. Coming soon: reviews of The Last King of America ; Greenmantle ; and other planned essays.
COMING SOON
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