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• 3 • Santa Pictures at the Mall • short fiction by Sheri White
• 5 •  The Sirens Call, December 2019 • interior artwork by Kent Burles
• 6 • Touching Memory • (2016) • short fiction by Edward Ahern
• 7 • Closure at Last • short fiction by Ivanka Fear
• 9 • Game Time • short fiction by Alyson Faye
• 10 • The Sullen Family Christmas Letter • short fiction by Robert W. Hazel
• 12 • Under the Black Moon • short fiction by Gregory L. Steighner [as by Gregg L. Steighner]
• 15 •  The Sirens Call, December 2019 [2] • interior artwork by Kent Burles
• 16 • The Stranger You Know • short fiction by Willow Croft
• 19 • B Hall • short fiction by Dan McKeithan
• 21 • Spirit of Keening • short fiction by Radar DeBoard
• 22 • The Gentleman and His Mistress • short fiction by Lucie Guerre
• 24 •  The Sirens Call, December 2019 [3] • interior artwork by Kent Burles
• 25 • The Piano Tuner • short fiction by Alexandra Otto
• 26 • Leti • short fiction by Tabitha Thompson
• 27 • Sanity's Smile • short fiction by Stacy Fileccia
• 31 • Wicked • short fiction by D. J. Tyrer
• 31 • Shipwrecked • short fiction by D. J. Tyrer
• 33 • Dear Sweet Evangeline • short fiction by Alyson Faye
• 35 • A Child Named Sorrow • short fiction by Rose Blackthorn
• 36 • Drop Zones • short fiction by Pauline Yates
• 38 • The Crack on Curse • short fiction by Michael D. Davis
• 38 • A Daughters Help • short fiction by Michael D. Davis
• 39 • Family Curse • short fiction by N. M. Brown
• 41 •  The Sirens Call, December 2019 [4] • interior artwork by Kent Burles
• 42 • The Elite • short fiction by Rachael Clarke
• 45 • Mean Bitch • short fiction by Ryan Prentice Garcia
• 47 • The Breakup • short fiction by Dan McKeithan
• 48 • Friendly Ben • short fiction by Chrissie Rohrman
• 50 •  The Sirens Call, December 2019 [5] • interior artwork by Kent Burles
• 51 • Post Mortem: The Lady in the Water • poem by Timothy Hosey
• 52 • Reckoning Day • poem by Juleigh Howard-Hobson
• 52 • The Trees • poem by Juleigh Howard-Hobson
• 54 • The Color of Time • poem by Shawn D. Standfast
• 55 • The Story and Dance of the Demon Master • poem by Ariana R. Cherry
• 56 • Black Reiki • poem by Lesley-Ann Campbell
• 57 • On My Way • poem by Mathias Jansson
• 58 • Ballad of the Night Jogger • poem by Ysadora Alexander
• 59 • Forever Mine • poem by Rose Blackthorn
• 59 • Leaves • poem by Rose Blackthorn
• 60 •  The Sirens Call, December 2019 [6] • interior artwork by Kent Burles
• 61 • The Dark Street • poem by Meg Smith
• 62 • In the End • (2018) • poem by Lynn White
• 63 • White Silk-Lined Casket • (2019) • poem by Jessica Drake-Thomas
• 64 • Red Hot Death • poem by Eliana Vanessa
• 65 • Metal Meticulous • poem by Sonora Taylor
• 67 • Night Guard • poem by Linda Imbler
• 68 • Odyssey of the Dead • poem by E. N. De Choudens
• 69 • Death and the Maiden • (2003) • poem by F. J. Bergmann
• 70 • Friday-Night Sacrifice • poem by D. J. Tyrer (variant of Friday Night Sacrifice 2017)
• 71 •  The Sirens Call, December 2019 [7] • interior artwork by Kent Burles
• 72 • Featured Artist: Kent Burles • interview of Kent Burles • interview by uncredited
• 74 • The Scream • short fiction by Amber M. Simpson
• 76 • Old Tom • short fiction by Rich Rurshell
• 77 • Footsteps Following • short fiction by R. J. Meldrum
• 79 • Feeding Time • short fiction by Andy Swindells
• 81 • Littoral Rendezvous • (2019) • short story by Greg Fewer
• 82 • The Caretaker • short fiction by Ethan Robles
• 83 • Decay • short fiction by Rebecca Anderson
• 84 •  The Sirens Call, December 2019 [8] • interior artwork by Kent Burles
• 85 • Souvenir • short fiction by Kane Salzer
• 86 • Black Chakra • short fiction by Lesley-Ann Campbell
• 87 • Talitha Cumi: Maiden, Arise • short fiction by Andrea Goyan
• 88 • The Price of Gold • short fiction by Elizabeth Nettleton
• 92 • Mr. Dye's Room • short fiction by Dan McKeithan
• 93 • Food for Thinking Fast • short fiction by John H. Dromey
• 93 • Caught Dead to Rights • short fiction by John H. Dromey
• 94 • The Visit • short fiction by Suzanne Craig-Whytock
• 97 • Clean Conscience Cemetery • short fiction by Alex Grey
• 101 • The Death Gift • short fiction by Shelly Redd
• 103 • The Blank Book • short fiction by Maura Yzmore
• 103 • Again and Again, The Blade Glistens • short fiction by Maura Yzmore
• 104 •  The Sirens Call, December 2019 [9] • interior artwork by Kent Burles
• 105 • One Morning, at Breakfast... • short fiction by Damascus Mincemeyer
• 108 • Curing Brian • short fiction by Roger Ley
• 110 • Fight to Death • short fiction by Dan McKeithan
• 113 • Death by Ouija • short fiction by Dan McKeithan
• 114 • Undersea Solitude • (2018) • short story by Ryan Benson
• 114 • Mirror Man • short fiction by Ryan Benson
• 114 • Words Hurt • short fiction by Ryan Benson
• 115 •  The Sirens Call, December 2019 [10] • interior artwork by Kent Burles
• 116 • Mrs. Harrison's New Coat • short fiction by Michael J. Moore
• 119 • Thomas Walker • short fiction by Radar DeBoard
• 119 • Death Knows • short fiction by Radar DeBoard
• 119 • A Distracted Killer • short fiction by Radar DeBoard
• 119 • Lilly, Unfinished • short fiction by Elizabeth H. Smith
• 121 • Down Crow Canyon • short fiction by Shelby Van Pelt
• 124 •  The Sirens Call, December 2019 [11] • interior artwork by Kent Burles
• 125 • The Chase • short fiction by Nicole L. Nevel-Steighner
• 128 • Smash and Grab • short fiction by Ryan Benson
• 129 • Featured Author: Anthony Avina • essay by Anthony Avina
• 131 • Identity (excerpt) • short fiction by Anthony Avina