

Our fourth issue features speculative fiction by Aaron Dries, Chelsea Fritzlaff, Ulysse Dulack and Janan Salem. Nonfiction by Ron Schroer, Pele Cannon and Megan Cook. Poetry by Imogen Wall and A. J. Dalton. With photos by Liv de Jong and Tim Costello, and illustration by Dan Power.
Contact the editorial team to access Issue 04 and be fascinated by dark, strange and beautiful writing from Australia.
Issue 04
REVIEW: BACKROOMS
Lucy Veitch
July 2026
Kane Parsons' (aka Kane Pixels) science fiction horror film, Backrooms (2026) is his adaptation of his YouTube short that has unnerved and captivated audiences.
MEMOIR: SLOW VIOLENCE...
Gemma Carey
April 2025 (Past Issue)
Carey writes about the 'weird' experience of learning how to read and write again after vaccine induced Long COVID.
REVIEW: UNDERTONE
Mariana Pinheiro
May 2026
Ian Tuason's minimalist horror, Undertone, follows the story of a podcaster disturbed by a series of strange audio files.
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