Remaining in the dark for my next review of literary journals and genre magazines
An online journal, Fever Dream posts new content several times each month.
What They Say About Themselves: “Fever Dream is a new online literary journal of maniac mutterings, half-remembered hallucinations, and all manner of stories that burrow their way into your brain when the clock strikes midnight. This doesn’t mean that we are strictly a horror journal (though horror submissions are enthusiastically welcomed), more that we look for work with a particular sense of odd and alluring darkness (especially those that explore mental illness/neurodivergence through a fantastical lens).”
Issue Reviewed: Since the journal doesn’t publish updates as issues, I reviewed content posted in the last three months.
Genre: Horror
One Story I’ll Remember Not to Forget: “The Lunatical,” by Ceda Parkinson. As a very big object from space descends on the Earth, Satomi hears music from an unknown source as her family and the world around her deteriorates. A lyrical apocalyptic tale.
Exploding Helicopters: Two Explosions. There’s more internal than external conflict and threat in the stories.
Profanometer: Dammit. For the most part, the language was pretty tame.
The Diligent Dilettante 