What to expect in Apocryphilia: 1) The Curse of Queen Milano, by Amy Browne: Short (Paisley) story: A life-threatening curse has been put on Princess Paisley’s sister, Cadence, sending both princesses into the edge of evil Queen Milano’s kingdom for a cure. 2) Welcome to the Garden of Eden, by Andi Caldwell: Short story: Two detectives, Moira Kelly and Ted Baines, persue the mystery of dozens of missing couples through a sinister door that leads to a recreated Garden of Eden. Is the garden fake or very real? 3) April Fools, by Andi Caldwell: Flash fiction: A warrior battles a demon and its familiar until dinnertime. 4) Apocryphilia, by Derek Odom: Short story: A man’s returns to his childhood home and the creepy tree that wants him dead. 5) The Black Years, by Derek Odom: Short story: a boy has one chance to escape his pedophile abductor, but it means leaving behind his love for the mystical unicorn that helped him endure. 6) The Anonymous Ophthalmologist, by Mary Margaret McCurin: Short story: Annie is drawn to a personal ad in Craigslist, hoping it’s offers a path to escape the men of her past, living and dead. 7) Dead or Alive? By Robert L. Arend Short story: Michael is on the run after murdering an elderly woman for her purse, directed by a mysterious voice that only steers him into one mishap after another. 8) Twins, by Robert L. Arend: Short story: Renee is an unemotional woman, unloved and unloving; an empty vessel for a soul who only wants to get the ‘life’ thing over and reunite with the love she left behind before birth. 9) Death Whispers, by Angel Sharum: Short story: There’s a voice in Trevor’s head, telling him that, when it comes to Momma, he’d be better off dead. 10) The Reaper, by Angel Sharum: Flash fiction: Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean you aren't being watched. 11) Mirror, Mirror, by Theresa Leschmann: Short story: Alexis tires of waiting for the old man she married to die, so she decides to take matters into her own suddenly aging hands. But will she be able to look at herself in the mirror after? 12) Native Moon, by LL Darroch: Short story: In her dream, her Native lover wanders the hot city night, watched closely by a wolf. She must fly on the back of an eagle to save him. 13) Johnny’s Balloons, by Amy Browne Flash fiction: Little Johnny wants more balloons that talk to him. 14) Turbatio, by LL Darroch Flash fiction: Imprisoned in a closet, a struggle to escape. 15) Worms, by Robert L. Arend Flash fiction: Hell is a cheap coffin that leaks. Poetry: Bloodless, by Angel Sharum: vampires lurk on dark sidewalks Violent Love, by Angel Sharum: Divorce makes Daddy real sad…. The Haunting, by LL Darroch: On a stormy night, terror pounds on the door…. Dark Blue Dirt, by Mary Margaret McCurin: dreaming of mausoleums…. Forget the Dead, Mary Margaret McCurin: hands soiled by ashes of death…. Smoke, by Mary Margaret McCurin: pets better remembered than lovers….