The Dread Machine

A quarterly literary magazine featuring works of dark speculative fiction and poetry.

In this issue of The Dread Machine¿Smile at the guards, get those pirates off your ship, give your testimony to the gods writers you worship idolize, and pay tribute to your furnace. Battle that misshapen thing inside your chest and read your robot horoscope.Whatever you do, keep calm, don't listen to the background noise, actually read the Terms of Service, and remember: one thumb, and four of the skinny ones.

In this issue of The Dread Machine... Investigate a haunted record store, meet an accidental martyr, and marry a god. Gather the stars, catalog a new planet, and settle the feud with your twin brother. Learn how to determine if your grandmother has been replaced by a fairy, how to build a social media following to crowdfund medical bills before you need it, and thirteen ways to dissect a blackbird. Whatever you do, don't wander to the planet's dark side, be sure to buckle in, and stay far away from the Roomba.