This month, we have original fiction from C.S. McMullen ('The Nest') and Linda Nagata ('Halfway Home'), along with reprints by The Walking Dead's Robert Kirkman ('Alone, Together') and legendary horror scribe Peter Straub ('A Short Guide to the City'). We also have the latest installment of our column on horror, 'The H Word,' plus author spotlights with most of our authors, a showcase on our cover artist, and a feature interview with horror author/homicide detective Joe McKinney.