Nightmare Magazine

Huge congrats to our editor @wnwagner.bsky.social for winning the frickin' WORLD FANTASY AWARD!! locusmag.com/2026/10/worl...

This week in LIGHTSPEED: "All the Shapes We Have Ever Been" by Kehkashan Khalid www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/all-...

This week in LIGHTSPEED: "Ice Like Honey" by Rob Cameron www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/ice-...

This week in NIGHTMARE: "Shambling Groaning Brain-Dead Endocannibal on Exeter Street" by Ferdison Cayetano www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/sham...

Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2026, edited by me and guest editor @olivieblake.bsky.social is now available! TOC: www.johnjosephadams.com/projects/bes... Notables: www.johnjosephadams.com/projects/bes... Buy Links: www.johnjosephadams.com/projects/bes...

This week in NIGHTMARE: "The Taker" by Mari Ness www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/the-...

According to Kickstarter tracking service, Kicktraq, the LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE campaign is trending toward only reaching 94% of our goal. So WE STILL NEED YOUR HELP. If you love SF, fantasy, and horror short fiction, please consider backing today and sharing this post. bit.ly/LS-NM-26

This week in NIGHTMARE: "An Unavoidable Consequence of..." by Kurt Fawver www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/an-u...

This week in LIGHTSPEED: "Guidance" by Martin Cahill www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/guid...

This week in LIGHTSPEED: "Until the Cure" by Marissa Lingen www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/unti...

We've now surpassed 75% of our funding goal! In addition to subscriptions, we've got t-shirts, mugs, signed books, stuff from the magazine archives... We're still about $12,000 away from our $50,000 target with 7 days remaining, so please consider backing if you haven't already. bit.ly/LS-NM-26

We haven't mentioned our Kickstarter in a while, but we just made this new GIF which shows you all of the amazing authors who agreed to write stories for us should the Kickstarter fund. We're closing in on 75% funded with 10 days left to go. Please consider backing if you can! 💖 bit.ly/LS-NM-26

This week in LIGHTSPEED: "The Raspberry Manifesto of Professor Warana" by Adam-Troy Castro www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-...

This week in LIGHTSPEED: "Congratulations on your Magic Sword™" by John Wiswell www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/cong...

This week on NIGHTMARE: "Not Even a Fly" by Phoenix Alexander www.nightmare-magazine.com

This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Alterverse" by Sanjana Raj www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/alte...

This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Jempo" by Thomas Ha www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/jempo/

We've reached 40% of our funding goal & we added a bunch of new add-on rewards, including signed books by Chuck Wendig, Daniel H. Wilson, Ken Liu, Paul Tremblay, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Stephen Graham Jones, Veronica Roth, Victor LaValle, Olivie Blake, P. Djèlí Clark, Seanan McGuire & Martha Wells.

We've reached and then quickly surpassed 25% of our funding goal and are now closing in on $15K and 30%. 178 of you have pledged your support so far. Thanks so much to all of you for backing and spreading the word... and being a part of the LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE story. bit.ly/LS-NM-26

This week on NIGHTMARE: "Useless Heart / Stopped Cold" by A. Artemis Chen www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/usel...

This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Alterverse" by Sanjana Raj www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/alte...

This week on LIGHTSPEED: "The Dragon, the Scarab, the Wolf, the Dragon" by Rhiannon Rasmussen www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-...

WOW, what a first day! In our first 24 hours, nearly 150 backers pledged more than $11K, putting us 22% of the way toward our goal. Several of our limited signed books and collectibles are already gone. If you haven't checked it out yet: bit.ly/LS-NM-26

For other time zones—The 2026 LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! Check out our star-studded lineup of authors & peruse our rewards: subscriptions, signed books, rare collectibles, t-shirts, mugs & other fun stuff. Thanks in advance if you're able to offer your support.💖 bit.ly/LS-NM-26

Here's a peek at our current add-ons. Some of them are extremely limited in quantities (some there's only 1), so back early if you want a shot at grabbing one in particular!

The 2026 LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! Check out our star-studded lineup of authors & peruse our rewards: subscriptions, signed books, rare magazine collectibles, t-shirts, mugs, and other fun stuff. Thank you in advance if you're able to offer your support.💖 bit.ly/LS-NM-26

Our Kickstarter launches TOMORROW, OMG. And huzzah, we'll have a new story by NYT bestseller and award-winner Jeff VanderMeer, author of The Southern Reach series (ANNIHILATION, et al), BORNE, and HUMMINGBIRD SALAMANDER. 🔔 Click to be notified when we launch! bit.ly/LS-NM-26

This author is going to either end up in LIGHTSPEED or NIGHTMARE depending on how the story turns out: None other than bestseller @chuckwendig.bsky.social! He's the author of WANDERERS, CALAMITIES, and BLACK RIVER ORCHARD. 🔔 Click to be notified when we launch! bit.ly/LS-NM-26

The next author to give us NIGHTMARE(s) is bestseller @gradyhendrix.bsky.social! Author of THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB'S GUIDE TO SLAYING VAMPIRES, HORRORSTOR, & MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM. 🔔 Click to be notified when we launch! bit.ly/LS-NM-26

This week on LIGHTSPEED: "The Chrysalis of Moth One" by V.M. Ayala www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-...

This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Long Goodbyes" by Anya Ow www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/long...

We're excited to see what Nebula, Locus, and British Fantasy Award winner @pdjeliclark.bsky.social comes up with for us! He's the author of A MASTER OF DJINN, RING SHOUT, THE DEAD CAT TAIL ASSASSINS, and the Dead Djinn Universe stories. 🔔 Click to be notified when we launch! bit.ly/LS-NM-26

Also coming up in NIGHTMARE: A new story by @silviamg.bsky.social, NYT Bestselling, World Fantasy, Locus, British Fantasy, & Ignyte-winning author of MEXICAN GOTHIC, GODS OF JADE AND SHADOW, and SILVER NITRATE. 🔔 Click to be notified when we launch! bit.ly/LS-NM-26

At NIGHTMARE, we'll be featuring a new story from SF/F/H master @tananarivedue.bsky.social, author of THE REFORMATORY and winner of the Bram Stoker, World Fantasy, Shirley Jackson, British Fantasy, American Book, and NAACP Image Awards. 🔔 Click to be notified when we launch! bit.ly/LS-NM-26

Next up is none other than NYT bestselling author Veronica Roth! She's the author of The Divergent series, CHOSEN ONES, POSTER GIRL, and more, plus she served as guest editor of BASFF and was part of my JJA Books imprint. 🔔 Click to be notified when we launch! bit.ly/LS-NM-26

This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Dreamweavers" by Alexander Weinstein www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/drea...

This week on LIGHTSPEED: "A Guide on How to Repay Your Vow to the Deity of Many Faces" by Oyedotun Damilola Muees www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/a-gu...

Our next NIGHTMARE author "scared the hell out of" Stephen King: Award-winning NYT bestseller Paul Tremblay @paultremblay.bsky.social, author of A HEAD FULL OF GHOSTS, 2026's DEAD BUT DREAMING OF ELECTRIC SHEEP, and a boatload of short fiction. 🔔 Click to be notified when we launch! bit.ly/LS-NM-26

We've got new art on the way too! I'm happy to report that Tithi Luadthong (a/k/a Grandfailure) will create all-new illustrations for ALL of LIGHTSPEED's Year 17 & NIGHTMARE's Year 15 covers! www.lightspeedmagazine.com/cover-galler... 🔔 Click to be notified when we launch! bit.ly/LS-NM-26

Well, now, who do we have here, writing us a new story? It's Charlie Jane Anders @charliejane.bsky.social, acclaimed author of ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY, THE CITY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, and the Victories Greater Than Death trilogy! 🔔 Click to be notified when we launch! bit.ly/LS-NM-26

This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Ladd’s Robot Repair" by David Anaxagoras @davidanaxagoras.com www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/ladd...

This week on LIGHTSPEED: "The Goddess of Not Enough" by Susan Palwick @spalwick.bsky.social www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-...

Next up, we'll have Olivie Blake @olivieblake.bsky.social, author of THE ATLAS SIX et seq., 2025 releases GIFTED & TALENTED and GIRL DINNER, as well as the collection JANUARIES, and she also guest edited BASFF 2026. 🔔 Click to be notified when we launch! www.lightspeedmagazine.com/kickstarter/...

We're super excited to be bringing you—in @nightmare-magazine.com—a brand-new story from bestselling horror master @stephengrahamjones.com, author of THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS, MONGRELS, and MY HEART IS A CHAINSAW. 🔔 Click to be notified when we launch! www.lightspeedmagazine.com/kickstarter/...

Dang, he pulled just about the best gif for horror celebration, didn't he? But he's right! Submissions are in fact OPEN. adamant.moksha.io/publication/...

We're excited to welcome back acclaimed author Ken Liu @kyliu99.bsky.social to LIGHTSPEED! He's best known for The Dandelion Dynasty series, THE PAPER MENAGERIE, and translating Cixin Liu's THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM. 🔔 Click to be notified when we launch! www.lightspeedmagazine.com/kickstarter/...

This week on LIGHTSPEED: "What Do You Mean the Nanobots Formed a Union??" by Joel W. D. Buxton www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/what...

This week on LIGHTSPEED: "Of All Who Dream" by Adelehin Ijasan www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/of-a...