NIGHTMARE is an online horror and dark fantasy magazine. In NIGHTMARE's pages, you will find all kinds of horror fiction, from zombie stories and haunted house tales, to visceral psychological horror. Welcome to issue eighty-four of NIGHTMARE! This month we have a new short horror story from Ray Nayler ( and "Beyond the High Altar and ") that will take us into the cold peaks of nineteenth century Afghanistan and leave us with chills. Merc Fenn Wolfmoor's new short, and "Sweet Dreams are Made of You, and " spins obsession and video games into an unsettling read. We also have reprints by Nina Allan ( and "The Tiger and ") and Letitia Trent ( and "Wilderness and "). If you're starting to plan your Halloween adventures, Lisa Morton talks about extreme haunts in the latest installment of our column on horror, and "The H Word. and " Plus we have author spotlights with our authors, and book reviews from Terence Taylor.