Tales from the Canyons of the Damned: No. 13

This Valentine issue of Tales from the Canyons of the Damned consists of six sharp, suspenseful, thought provoking short stories—each from a different featured master of speculative fiction and one intimate poem.


S. Elliot Brandis suggests to Swipe Right.

Nathan M. Beauchamp warns what happens if you're not 100%.

Will Swardstrom tells us what happens After the End.

Poet Hester J. Rook provides some lyrical intimacy.

Kevin Lauderdale brings back James and Reggie.

Jessica West invites us to a paranormal zoo.

And Daniel Arthur Smith recalls a nursery rhyme in a Canyons sort of way.


Tales from the Canyons of the Damned (canyonsofthedamned.com) is a dark science fiction, horror, & slipstream magazine we've been working on since 2015. What is Dark Science Fiction and Horror? Think of it as a literary Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, or Outer Limits, it's Netflix's Black Mirror in the short story format. And it's a bargain. Each monthly issue has three-to-five sharp, suspenseful, satirical tales from today's top speculative fiction writers.

These are Dark Sci Fi Slipstream Tales like you've never read before.