Nightmare Magazine, Issue 166 (July 2026)

NIGHTMARE is a digital 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. Welcome to issue 166 of NIGHTMARE! We have original short fiction from Claire Jia-Wen ("The Plague Comes From Chinatown") and S.L. Coney ("Annette Funicello is My Dream Mouse"). Our Horror Lab originals include a flash ("A Nebraskan Choir") from Stephen Toase. We also have the latest installment of our column on horror, "The H Word," plus author spotlights with our authors, and a feature interview with Chloe Lauter.