Apex Magazine Issue 78

EDITORIAL Words from the Editor-in-Chief by Jason Sizemore FICTION To Die Dancing — Sam J. Miller Blood on Beacon Hill — Russell Nichols The Beacon and the Coward — Day Al-Mohamed Signal to Noise — Gemma Files NONFICTION Cthulhu Apocalypse and the Terrifying Tradition of Horror Role-Playing Games — Ed Grabianowski INTERVIEWS Interview with Author Russell Nicols — Andrea Johnson Interview with Artist James Lincke — Russell Dickerson POETRY Rolling Dice — Chloe Clark Mother Doll — Brittany Warman When the Gods Come Knocking — Julia Kingston Time Missing — Michael Sikkema NOVEL EXCERPTS The Flux — Ferrett Steinmetz The Weight of Chains — Lesley Conner DRM-free