Vol. 136 · No. 1

Special Twins Issue

With short stories by Jeffrey Ford & Nick Mamatas

Special Twins Issue What is this
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Welcome!

In which a grand wel­come is made and dark secrets of Rev­e­la­tor his­to­ry are revealed…

Gaslight

We first heard about the child one evening at The Mon­day After­noon Club from old Mat­ter­son, last heir to an empire of sweatshops …

Selling the Story

From Salem Vil­lage to Witch City

Witch­craft and cap­i­tal­ism make for a potent brew — the hideous TRUTH about Salem.


An interview with Obscuro Comix provocateur Edward Bolman

From Bolman’s years pro­duc­ing the Obscuro art zine “The White Buf­fa­lo Gazette” to his appear­ance on the TV show “Wife Swap”…


We Made Love on Mount Elgon

I tried to sit on him like Sharon Stone would,/ My thighs were too big./ I tried to lick him like ice cream…

Nick Kaufmann, Last of the Red-Hot Superwhores

Every farm­boy was a red-hot super­whore once upon a time…

The Spleen Brothers

Born on a road­side in 1908, the moth­er lean­ing against the side of a truck and drop­ping her kids togeth­er into the sand…

Fresh Coat of Paint

Fresh coat of paint,/ need one for my walls/ “Will an off white do?”…

{ Revelations }

Our con­trib­u­tors share a few of their favorite things.

{ Masthead & Copyrights }

Read them in their exquis­ite detail.