Fatima Taqvi

Mar 20, 2024 | nightmare-magazine.com | Wendy Wagner |Fatima Taqvi

CW: death, bodily harm, emotional abuse. I like car journeys in the passenger’s seat. They give me time to think and rethink things beyond the shape of my life. I’m not allowed to play music, but I can in my head. Places blur. Memories tangle. Pitying voices from long ago garble in my ear on the thickened tongue of regret. “Muniza,” my husband says, eyes on the road. “Your skin is slipping.”Clunky keys open our heavy front door. I used to be able to smell forest pine on it. I can’t anymore.

Mar 1, 2024 | nightmare-magazine.com | Wendy Wagner |Keith Rosson |Xander Odell |Fatima Taqvi

The H Word: Scream & the Joy of Cheap Thrills by J.D. Harlock “What’s your favorite scary movie?” It’s a question I’m often asked, and, for the longest time, I never had an answer to it. In a genre as storied and diverse as horror, anyone would be hard-pressed for a response. What’s certain, though, is few if any, casual viewers would pick a slasher film. Publishes Online on 3/13